First Crocus

The First Crocus of 2012


Yesterday was snowdrops.
Today the first crocuses.

Wow, it's an early spring!

Heavy Cream Biscuits

I decided it was time for biscuits.
This is the America's Test Kitchen recipe for Heavy Cream Biscuits.

That's right - no butter or shortening -

It calls for heavy cream.

Here's my adaptation.

2 cups All Purpose Flour

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

2 teaspoons baking powder.

Have everything chilled before you start.
I put the stainless mixing bowl with the measured flour in refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Lightly put ingredients together.

Fold over a couple of times.

Cut into 9 pieces.

This is a picture of a half-recipe.

They were very light, and very delicious.

I don't add salt - there's enough in the baking powder.

Snowdrops

Snowdrops
Think Spring!
March 13, 2012

The first snowdrops are blooming.
We may see crocus tomorrow.

This is an exceptionally warm winter,
and these are much earlier than usual.

Giant Egg

The chickens, ordinary mixed barnyard chickens, are enjoying spring.
Someone laid this egg today.

It weighs 100 grams!
(And yes, I did tare the glove - that's to keep the egg from rolling.)

Egg weight ranges from small - 43 grams
medium - 50 grams
large - 57 grams
and most of ours are in the 60 to 70 gram range
extra large - 64 grams
jumbo - 71 grams
giant - 78 grams
super giant - 85 grams
gigantic - 92 grams
ouch - 99 grams

This does not fit in any egg carton we have!

My guess is someone is walking bowlegged!

You can see some of the chickens at:
chickens and tractor