If life were a bowl of cherries...

My sister is making pretzels... it is a highly entertaining business! :D

She started just before her flute lesson... had the recipi book open at the right page and measure out the yeast and added the water.... unfortunately no one has ever explained to her the way yeast works... so she added the water and the honey and started to measure the flour (well came in to ask me which flour to use - suggesting self raising heh!)... and then we called her for her lesson...

A bit of biology/chemistry....

Yeast FERMENTS and ... REPRODUCES! (through budding if you wanted to know :P)

She has a 30minute flute lesson so that was attempt one out of the way....

Attempt two: Leave yeast (dry) in the bowl and measure out all other ingredients first... using cups and spoons :S

2 cups for flour.... and about a 1/3 more on the table around it
1 teaspoon of honey.... dripping everywhere
1 teaspoon of salt... this presented a slight problem as the measuring teaspoon was already in use...

Heather: ruth what do I do, I need another teaspoon
Ruth: use a teaspoon, it doesn't have to be accurate
Heather: but where can i get a teaspoon
Ruth: *indicates cutlery rack*
Heather: *huh*
Ruth: tea spoon... for stirring tea?

Teaspoon of salt goes on the table next the flour.... and water is measured out into yet another cup and carried across the kitchen....

I leave.

I'm sorry... I really shouldn't laugh... but it was amusing... and she *is* my sister.... :P I am very proud of her... she has done hardly any cooking on her own before so she has done very well.... it's just I'm allowed to laugh at her... so I do. :P

Had carrot and corriander soup for tea :D very nice too.

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