There is the 1st sheet dry enough to peel from parchment.Took about 22 hours here.

That is 3 cups,will be further dried and powdered.

Its enough to make one pie says Mrs,got 5 of em.

Is that the coolest stuff or what?!

Planning to move my topsy turvey indoors,think on a pulley to lower to water,strand LED lights in leaves,2 CFL on pole lamp shining and in the window in front room.Its probably 6 foot and nicely loaded with fruits.

I call it a fine success.

Just made some Kendal Mint Cake based upon this recipe:

Kendal Mint Cake Recipe

Ingredients
1lb sugar (white, for white mintcake, brown for brown mintcake!)
1/4 pint milk
1 teaspoon of peppermint essence
Optional: melted chocolate (just in case you want to coat the finished product)

I used brown sugar and added dark chocolate. Came out okay, not as good as the real thing, a little on the thin side. I am going to try another larger batch with white sugar and no chocolate.

Pete

this was once a staple for all my canoe trips,great energy boost and a bit in a hot cup of tea was a real treat on a cold wet day.
However!! you can't find it in the USA! REA was my source for years but it's long gone.the price to get it sent from the UK is almost the price of the bars alone.
i get the impression that there is a major hassle with the FDA and some years ago a whole shipment was dumped in the sea because it was not allowed to land.it's called "cake" even if it's a candy bar and "cake" is not allowed.i can buy all sorts of candy bars from Japan,Germany and how about Toblerone!! what is it about the mint"cake"???
my small supply now is from a friend who took a vacation in the UK and brought back some for me.by the way when he went into some outdoor gear shops in London they not only did not have it but wish they could get some themselves.he ended up in Yorkshire where they make it before he could load up for me.
don't get me started on Chunky Bars,another power bar before power bars were invented,now if you can find them they are filled with cheap peanuts and not Brazil nuts!...grumble--grumble-----

I too miss being able to purchase it from REI and plan on checking downtown where there is a store that specializes in British food items – I can only hope that might have it and that it not too expensive. If so, I will let you know.

The recipe I used came close to the original in general flavor. Of course I did not really measure anything and added the dark chocolate to the whole mix, which I am sure, had some culinary effect on the whole process. I purchased some white sugar and plan on taking another stab at making some this weekend.

Pete

Thats great stuff! Thanks so much for sharing spuds. I see your pup likes to help out in the garden.

Yup,Girl is funny,we like to say around here...."Inspected and approved by Girl"

She also inspects all the bags we bring into house,nose in deep and sniffing away,she finds the doggie toys from thrift store and pulls out what is hers.We think its because they smell like kids.

Mrs calls her the TSA.

Picked up a new bread machine at thrift lately,made some bread.

This makes HUGE loaves (4 cups flour),this is French with added gluten to all purpose flour so it was crunchy crust and chewy in the middle.

OK,not as nice as cooked in stove,but durn good anyhow and takes simple to new heights.

So far so good for the tomato moved indoors.Did a little trimming and weaving of branches.

Its a 27 watt CFL light and a west facing window that only gets direct light 15 minutes a day. I open blind in morning and light runs 24/7,seems like a regular old household plant in practice (smells fresh too),hope it makes it through the winter

Various roast beef from Round.......
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For real rare,bear in mind I like rare,for medium heat to 135+ F ....

Making a roast at 250F to an internal temp of 127F,on the grill with smoke and water in the water pan....



Took just under 2 hours....let it sit a good 20 minutes



All done,dipped in sour cream/horseradish,wow!!!



Thanks to slicer I turned the rest into thin sliced Deli cuts,very cool! Now I can save another fortune using cheap cuts of meat made into expensive deli slices!