Drifting through life

I've mentioned Malt Extract in comments on a few blogs lately, so thought I'd show you just what it is. thick, syrupy goodness, that comes in a can.  (googled image) Like this. When I was very young, the cans were blue, smaller and made of actual metal, these ones today are foil lined cardboard with a metal lid. A 1kg can is close to $10, but at one teaspoon a day it lasts me quite a while. no fat, source of all the B vitamins and GMO free. this image of the strong baby has always been on the cans, but when the cans were blue it was the main image on the front, where we now have the stocks (sheaves?) of barley. here's the nutritional panel for anybody who might be interested. I don't believe I've ever read this, I just take my teaspoonful and put the can back in the cupboard. I've had a spoonful of this every day as long as I can remember. We kids would line up after dinner (tea) for a spoonful of milk emulsion, ugh! (cod liver oil ...

Today I'm going to the dentist. Painful for me, not at all interesting for all of you out there. So I'll tell you about the last couple of days instead. Instore, we have a new range of breads.  Stone baked sour dough loaves, in a variety of shapes and flavours.  At the front of the store is a table with baskets of these loaves and a few covered trays with cut samples for people to try. I tried the fruit and walnut bread and liked it so much I bought a loaf on the way home. I ripped into it, then had to tape the label back together for the photo. It's a nice round little loaf, not too big, not too small. Well, maybe a bit too big, but I can freeze half. The crust is beautifully crunchy, crusty you might say, while the bread is soft and look at all those yummy walnuts. Slathered with real butter, (not that margarine you see on the side), this is a lovely snack with a cup of coffee. Further news from Adelaide.... we've gone back to winter weat...