Apparently doubling the recipe changed the proportions for those Ginger Snaps yesterday, and I have to confess, though they weren't a flop, they were not the usual slightly cakey, chewy cookie that recipe usually turns out for me. Instead they should have been called Ginger Thins. Still very tasty (butter, sugar, molasses--which is cane syrup or sugar beet syrup, apparently; thanks, Nath!). But flat. I could have draped them over something, hot out of the oven, and they would have taken on that shape. I could have made Ginger Cups and filled them with daubs of whipped cream for a fancy dessert. But instead, I filled my cookie jar and freezer with loads of paper-thin flat cookies.
It's nice to type. I can't really talk. A cold has been creeping up on me for days and last night I felt it settling in. Do you know that sensation? Sliding down your throat to your lungs, settling in like a damp fog. My voice is particularly vulnerable to colds, and I'm often hoarse for days or weeks--once it was months--at a stretch.
We got to school early this morning. A wanted to play with his friends before the bell. I was able to drop them at the playground and walk home a bit earlier than usual. Today is storytime at the library, but first I'm enjoying a cup of coffee and will hang laundry, change a diaper, nurse the babe, and make a little grocery list because I'm craving orange juice. I also need ginger for my stalwart ginger-garlic tea, which I make whenever I'm sick. Here's the recipe: a good whack of peeled ginger root, the cloves of a bulb of garlic, peeled and crushed, the juice of one lemon. Boil together in about 4-6 cups of water, then drink with lots of honey. You can also add cayenne pepper for a real kick (I don't). Or steep a bag of peppermint tea in the mixture at the end to make it a little more palatable. But the weird thing is, it is very very palatable., even without the peppermint. Could be the honey. Don't breathe on anyone after imbibing, however.
Okay, by my calculations, we have 15 minutes till departure time, and, some mmoments having elapsed since the above was written, I've accomplished hanging the laundry, feeding the baby, and (nearly) drinking the cup of coffee. We also read a story while feeding the baby. Who is obligingly filling his pants now, pre-diaper change, rather than waiting till storytime. Go CJ!!Labels: cookies, garlic, kids, recipes