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Feb. 14th, 2003 01:09 pmToday's "Friday five" looks like one I'll do, but likely not on Friday. Too busy. Sorry; you'll have to wait. :-)
I'm trying version two of the fake ham tonight. I tripled the amount of salt in the brine, increased the spices, and left the veal in the brine for 48 hours this time before roasting it last night. I also covered the outside with brown sugar (lightly) before roasting, to maybe evoke some of the right flavor. I failed to acquire beet juice for color. We'll have it for Shabbat dinner tonight, which I realized belatedly might be ironic.
The D&D game has been having some interesting story developments lately, both at the last session and via email since then. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's game, especially as we won't be constrained on time the way we are on weeknights.
The next few local SCA events have higher-than-usual site fees. I wonder what's going on; did I maybe miss a general increase in the cost of sites? (That's possible.) I think I probably won't go to war practice this year; $12 for a day-trip without food just doesn't strike me as worthwhile. One of my apprentices is in charge of an activity, so I feel like I should go and support him, but I don't think I'd enjoy the event.
Oh, and so I don't lose track of this: West Wing, Season 2 (1st half) on DVD, release date April 7, Region 2.
I'm trying version two of the fake ham tonight. I tripled the amount of salt in the brine, increased the spices, and left the veal in the brine for 48 hours this time before roasting it last night. I also covered the outside with brown sugar (lightly) before roasting, to maybe evoke some of the right flavor. I failed to acquire beet juice for color. We'll have it for Shabbat dinner tonight, which I realized belatedly might be ironic.
The D&D game has been having some interesting story developments lately, both at the last session and via email since then. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's game, especially as we won't be constrained on time the way we are on weeknights.
The next few local SCA events have higher-than-usual site fees. I wonder what's going on; did I maybe miss a general increase in the cost of sites? (That's possible.) I think I probably won't go to war practice this year; $12 for a day-trip without food just doesn't strike me as worthwhile. One of my apprentices is in charge of an activity, so I feel like I should go and support him, but I don't think I'd enjoy the event.
Oh, and so I don't lose track of this: West Wing, Season 2 (1st half) on DVD, release date April 7, Region 2.