That stollen I made last week? I tried cutting it in half and doing an extra rise, which still didn't rise too well. But then when I shaped the loaves, they rose nicely. But after baking the loaves still had a gooey layer inside, while the outsides were almost too dark for my taste. So I don't know what's going on with the daggone things.
The Emperor's Tomb had a little more excitement toward the end and there was a description (the author's interpretation) of the real Emporer Qin Shi's tomb. But, geez, there was a triple agent (Russian, Chinese, American), some of the guys couldn't tell the truth if their lives depended on it, and some of the situations were just so cartoonish - not funny, but exaggerated and difficult to believe. But I finished it and went on to Lana Turner's autobiography. I just finished that today. Don't know what I'll tackle next. Really need to get back to my spinning.
I was gonna send an email to see if you guys were still livin' in Greeneville,when I remembered the blog. I want to wish you a late Xmas and a fully functioning New Year!
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