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Jul. 5th, 2009 12:45 pmSome nice news, the Red Nose Day drive that we did has raised £77 for Comic Relief, which is about $125. This is enough to enable a family in Africa to start a small business and become self-sufficient. Or, as I observed, dude, we're givin' people giant gourds!
Anya also wrote us the epic, fabulous poem of Askworld, The Lovesong of A. ROFLd Truesock. I nominate it for best use of "incipit" in a rhymed couplet.
It's been a quiet weekend for the most part but I got a lot done; this afternoon I'm going to do some fanfic work, and settling to mess around with the Lucky Book some more.
BUT FIRST. CARAMELS.
Between those and the pitas yesterday, my flat smells like a bakery exploded in a sweetshop.
It's too soon to tell if they'll set up properly, but the slightly runny caramel goop that I poured into the buttered parchment looks promising. I've always been a bit afraid of candy-making, mainly because WTF "soft ball" and "hard ball", that's the kind of shit you learn after doing this for thirty years. But I have a candy thermometer now, so everything juuuuust got easier.
I love salted caramels. I might even roll them in chocolate if I'm feeling especially ambitious.
( Salted Caramels )
Anya also wrote us the epic, fabulous poem of Askworld, The Lovesong of A. ROFLd Truesock. I nominate it for best use of "incipit" in a rhymed couplet.
It's been a quiet weekend for the most part but I got a lot done; this afternoon I'm going to do some fanfic work, and settling to mess around with the Lucky Book some more.
BUT FIRST. CARAMELS.
Between those and the pitas yesterday, my flat smells like a bakery exploded in a sweetshop.
It's too soon to tell if they'll set up properly, but the slightly runny caramel goop that I poured into the buttered parchment looks promising. I've always been a bit afraid of candy-making, mainly because WTF "soft ball" and "hard ball", that's the kind of shit you learn after doing this for thirty years. But I have a candy thermometer now, so everything juuuuust got easier.
I love salted caramels. I might even roll them in chocolate if I'm feeling especially ambitious.
( Salted Caramels )