Blue and white

At the hight of the Sweden People's Democratic Republic's era in the 70's the Consumer Co-op chain of stores launched a brand called Blue/white. It was an answer to the more colourful and expensive ranges of goods. The Blue/white range included a lot of basic foods but was a bit cheaper as the Co-op chain did not do any advertising or used expensive packaging for it, and thus could get away with a lesser price. The packaging just said "vanilla ice cream" or "oats" or such. Only a genius in a socialistic country could have come up with this idea. It was too good (and boring) to last. Just now the co-op stores are selling a retro range of selected foods and kitchenwares. I got this mug and bowl for my breakfast cereal today as a reminder of my childhood.

Berries in my garden

As said, snails I do not eat. What I do eat are berries growing in my garden. At twelve o'clock you see my first black currants, at three o'clock there are blueberries and at eight o'clock there are some raspberries.

Weather report 3

Thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightening. Wheeling my way home from work I got in the way of a terrific thunderstorm. Flash, thunderclaps and rain are the usual combination. The extra ingredient this time was a stinging moment of hail. Ouch, it did hurt when the little hailstones smashed into my face. Have a wasp sting your nose and you´ll know what I´m talking about. The sound from my helmet clad head was a smattering noice. End result of the rain was a few litres of water in my shoes not to mention my clothes...

Soaking wet I stumbled into the local bakery and got myself a hefty piece of cinnemon bun for my afternoon tea before doing my laundry.

Applewhatever

At work we get fruit as a treat to keep healthy and always stay on top, sorts of fuelling our brains in the afternoon. Sometimes there are a bit of apples over as we get a bit more than we can eat. When this occurs I bring the apples home for some nice cooking. Below I´ll talk you through how to make "Applewhatever". Great to have with your daily bowl of porridge/youghurt/steak or other preferred staple diet.

Peel 15-20 apples, cut in quarters and take the core away. Cut in small bits, the finer the smoother "Applewhatever".


Fill your pan up to the brim, add a mug of water or two, add three decilitres of sugar and two teaspoons of cinnamon. Stir every now and then to get all apple bits down to the bottom. If too dry after 10 minutes add a bit of more water. Simmer for about 45 minutes. If you like it rustic you leave it as is, if you prefer your "Applewhatever" relly smooth use a hand mixer or use a ordinary beater. Let it cool. If you want it a bit more tangy you may add a bit of ginger.

Indulge!