So long, January

[altivo]

And so long, thaw. Got above freezing on the 31st, first time in a solid month. Likewise today, but now it's dropping again.

Baked kaiser rolls today. First try in quite a while, these turned out decent. I tried adding steam to the oven by putting a cast iron skillet in the bottom and filling it with water. That worked better than any method I've used before.

Comments

[jairus-greywolf.livejournal.com]

January seemed to take forever this year. I hope February doesn't drag on as much and isn't as cold.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

We still need the cold for apple trees and daffodils, but I agree it would be nice to keep the temperature in the 20s rather than -20s.

[animist.livejournal.com]

Saw this at a country restaurant yesterday, thought you may be amused:

"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people."

W. C. Fields

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Good one. I know just where to use that. Thanks.

[saythename.livejournal.com]

The skillet/humidifier method!

Yay!

My wife's nanny used to do that one.

Its been up to 36 degrees here.

Time to go to the beach!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Trouble is, it's hard on the skillet. I can see that another such usage will strip the hard-won seasoning from the cast iron, leaving it naked and prone to rust.

However, I can't use my cast iron on this range anyway. It's one of those flat glass tops, so the skillets and dutch oven can only be used in the oven or on the woodstove.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

What be Kaiser rolls? *looks and sniffs at them with interest*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_roll