Wednesday 9 December 2020

This and That

 Yesterday my DH mixed the dough for the Stollen. It's a big recipe and there's no way I could mix it myself,  even he had a bit of a problem. Oh well, it got made.  It looks very flat when first put on the pans but it does rise nicely. This morning before he left for his volunteer "job"  I iced one so he could take it along  for their coffee break.

 



 This tin Advent calendar is different in that it counts days left until Christmas. The sheep and the star are magnetic and I just move it as the days pass.

Have I shown you our Advent wreath?   We have it in the sunroom where we two eat our meals. I took this picture last week when we only lit the one candle.  The three other candles come from the Holy land and have pictures on them. Rather than burn those I've substituted some ordinary ones this week. We like to have them lit when we eat our suppers there.
 


 We had a day of mild temperatures and I managed to get my walk in before it began to rain. Which it did on and off all day.  I stopped at the little library and was pleased to see the ashes and half-burnt books had been removed and it was all neat again. Luckily it's made of metal and didn't burn ( it once held newspapers). If it's not raining tomorrow I'll take a picture of it. 


Thanks for stopping by,  GM

10 comments:

  1. This baking of Dresdner-Christstollen remembers me of my mother. Every year she had big work with this task, and sometimes they were rather flat, but always delicious! We were allowed to help her picking the little stones from the raisins - -

    What precious candles you have from the Holy Land!

    Nice to move the star and the sheep in your calender.


    (The text about the burnig books I could not understand perfekt - - )

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  2. Your wreath is beautiful. i love Stollen but have never tried to make it.

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  3. Hi G.M.- I like your 'Advent Wreath'- a lovely touch especially for Christmas. My German Friend 'Karl' does like Stollen- so do I...your baking looks delicious too. Best Wishes. KEV.

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  4. I bet the Stollen are delicious...I love something like that with a cup of coffee.

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  5. My goodness the stollen looks so good, yummy. Love the Advent wreath too, a real delight.

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  6. Oh that stollen looks so good. I'd love a piece about now.

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  7. I have never made stollen, but yours looks so good.
    We are burning our Advent candles at dinner time now too.

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  8. Your advent wreath is beautiful! My husband's mom was Norwegian and I usually make a pastry that his family loves which looks a little like your stollen but thicker. This year, however, I think I'll make my mom's old fruitcake recipe. I really like it. It's full of pecans, dates and maraschino cherries. The pecans seem to tame the sweetness of the other two ingredients. She always cut it very thinly with an electric knife. I tried to find an electric knife at the store. Do they even make them any more?!? I just got a good serrated one instead. Hopefully it will work. Have a merry and cozy Christmas!

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  9. The Stollen looks so good! Wow! The Advent wreath is perfect for the sunroom. What a wonderful place to eat!

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  10. Your Advent wreath is so beautiful! I wouldn't burn those pretty candles from overseas either :) Our Advent "wreath" is actually just a small wooden stand that Adam made for us about 30 years ago. It looks much worse for the wear, but I would not have another. Special memories.

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