Marshmallow

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Date: 28 June 2006 01:29:55

Marshmallow is awesome!!
On Sat eve Guy and Rach and I tried to make marshmallow and got it nearly right except amidst confusion about tablespoons we put a whole measure of gelatine into the half recipy we were making... So it gooped and we left it until we had time to fix it.
It's been fixed.
It's cooled and set.
It's now been powdered with homemade icing sugar (viva the coffee grinder!!).
It's tried and tested and found excellently yummy and better than any other marshmallow I've ever tasted in my life!!!
I'm not exagerating.
I love the texture: more fluffy than usual (I did beat it for what seemed half a century)
I love the taste: unrefined organic sugar and fresh vanilla from a pod.
I love the feel: puffy and kinda squashy.
I love the colour: very slight cream.
Right now I don't understand why people ever buy it from shops because it simply does not compare, packets don't have a patch on this.
Guy and I agreed, as I cut it into pieces and he dusted it in icing sugar, that it tasted truly amazing.
Homemade is officially best!!!

The lady at the till asked me today whether the organic milk I was buying tasted any different and was worth it. I told her that it tastes more like the milk we used to get fresh and unpasturised from the farm when I was a kid and that yes it was worth it.
I dislike the idea of something being homogenised specially milk.
It reminds me the way smash is a processed and powdered version of mashed potato and I think that's why I prefer real mashed potato and I like it best a bit rough, mostly mashed but not pulverised...
It's nice blended if it's got carrots mixed in though.

Veg box arrives in the morning. This week it includes a pineapple. And I've asked for a new crate of apple juice cos it's so nice. Guy has a wakeup glass of juice if I'm home to sort it for him. Therefore recently he's been taking his med with apple juice (or any other juice I've found).
I'm going to write to Innocent and PJ and ask for more citrus free smoothies. Pineapple and apple have enough anti-oxidant in them that there should be no need to put orange juice in everything. I think pomegranate has too.

I have another 'ode to a friend' to sing!! :D
I had a pretty rum day yesterday and was pretty much done by the time I decided I was going to walk to Blockbuster and take dvd back. So with cash from Guy to buy dvd of Madagascar and possibly some others if there were good ones, I set out. Having turned back to fetch the late dvd I needed to return and meandered to the main road I got a call. My night in shining armour for the day offered me a lift and picked me up shortly after, mooched round Blockbuster while I tried to pick some dvds and once all was done and we climbed in the valiant red car :) he mentioned food. I'd clean forgotten the stuff.... So off we go, on a mission, to the only decent place open by that time and find grub. Well masterchef made us a meal fit for kings and a queen. He and Guy wiped their plate clean and I nearly did (eyes bigger than beely, I'm sorry to say).
Needless to say, we chatted on our travels. It was really good catching up...
God knows I needed it all: chat, food and out time.
Totally appointed! It was. Without a shadow of a doubt.
And then today I get a text message from said hero saying 'thank you for the food. It was nice catching up'

Crackers!!!

Roooo, you're a hero! You were promoted from star to knight in shining armour the moment you rang me and said you'd pick me up! The rest was bonus. I've said thank you already but it bears repeating :D
Thank you thank you!

Well well. I actually hope that every single one of you that I ever thank gets a little embarrassed about it and wants me to shut up. Not to embarrass you all but to give glory to my very very good and kind Heavenly Father who is full of grace and goodness and looks after me so well and has such willing and loving children ready to serve when He calls. Words fail me. My heart doesn't. God knows how much help I need right now. I don't know what to ask for. So He just turns people up on my doorstep at ideal moments. If that's not worthy of all praise then nothing is. :)

That marshmallow is gorgeous. Guy suggested we make some green and some red. I think I like the idea!!

Ah, another late night. It's a very good oint Martyn. Story of my life though. It's hard to break the habit once I start. I sleep too long in the morning if I'm tired. I don't notice I'm tired or how late it is if I've woken late. I easily stay up longer than my body says anyhow. Still, meeting with God thing is about much more that early mornings and early nights. I can be up at 6 and not get round to taking the time out to check in to say hi, and for resourcing and instructions...
It's more about focus and discipline. Habit is another operative word.

Tomorrow Vegbox Man will wake me if I'm not up before 8 so I'd better turn in.
I wonder if the new neighbours like mashmallow...
I like my bed.
It's calling...