Exchange Diary 交換日記 No.34 ☀
>>Chickens are fine.
Today’s Sweets were “Rye bread with walnut and dried fig, whole wheat cracker with orange powder”
>> Ingredients of the bread are bread flour : rye flour = 2:1, walnut, dried fig, sugar, vegetable oil, water, dried yeast. Ingredients of the cracker are flour : whole wheat flour = 9:1, dried orange powder, vegetable oil, salt, and water.
Today’s drink was “chamomile tea”
>>The tea bag was a commercial product. I found some budding of chamomile at the garden in front of goat farm in Fujitani along the street. I pulled lots of weeds to rescue them. I hope they grow enough to make tea.
Ms. Sato “homemade pickles of Yuzu/citrus and Daikon/radish, a pile of Mizuna/potherb mustard”
>>She arrange a pile of Mizuna her friend gave to her on newspaper and was cleaning by removing brown leaves and said “jobs after harvesting is included in kitchen gardening.” I understand! I regret on myself that I often fail to treat vegetables after harvest like this, so vegetables even we grew doesn’t reach kitchen table.. I will treat with that vegetables after that work has done..
Mitsue san folded origami paper into Origami Celebration Crane and gave them to me. It is different from normal Origami Crane but can stand by themselves. Gold and silver looks gorgeous. At first, she saw it ENGAWA visitors made, the next, she search it online, and then, she became to make it. Great! I hope to let people who has no chance to contact on internet try it as a tool to realize your own curiosity. I think that online information is very strong tool for craft lovers like this.
Mots san joined by motorbike. He loves Yuzu, radish and pickles, so quickly start to eat pickles from Ms. Sato. She saw that and gave us one more package. He looks ashamed but still happy. He enjoyed it for lunch, too. I will try to make pickles by radish friend gave me and lemon.
Debut Internet I have thought to show movies of kids to people in ENGAWA but I forgot it. Kids are already jumping around there !
Seed Exchange Unit of seeds for sale is probably too much for kitchen gardeners. Let’s exchange seeds, too on this month!
Next, Mar 20(T) , 27(T), Apr 3(T), 10(T) 10-12am
今日のおやつは、“くるみとイチジクのライ麦パン、陳皮入り全粒粉クラッカー” >>パンの材料は、強力粉：ライ麦粉=2:1、クルミ、干しイチジク、砂糖、サラダ油、水、ドライイースト。をクラッカーの材料は、小麦粉:全粒粉=9:1、乾燥したみかんの皮の粉末、サラダ油、塩、水。
今日のドリンクは、“カモミールティー”
>>市販のティーパック。藤谷のヤギ牧場前、道路に面したフェンス沿いに、雑草に交じって去年のこぼれ種から芽吹いたカモミールを見つけ、慌てて雑草を抜いて加勢。リンゴの香りのカモミールティーにできるほど育つかな。。
佐藤さんの”自家製ゆず大根2パック、水菜の大束”
>>お友達から頂いたという山盛りの水菜を新聞紙の上に広げて、枯れた葉っぱを取り除く作業をしながら、「野菜作りって、畑で育てた後のこういう作業も含めてなのよね～」と。おっしゃるとおり！収穫してもその後の処理に手が回らず、台所までたどり着かないことが少なからずある私は、あらためて反省。あの仕事が片付いたらあの処理をしよう。
光恵さんが、金と銀の折り紙で“祝い鶴”を作ってくれました。普通の鶴と違い、自立できて、なにより華やかな感じがいい。ENGAWAにいらしたお客さんが作って置いていったものを見て、光恵さんがネットで検索して、自分で作れるようになったそう。すごい！
こういう、好奇心を形にする道具としての使い方を、インターネットに慣れていない方にもぜひ気軽に試してもらいたい。手作りが好きな方がネット環境を手に入れたら、鬼に金棒！
モッツさんが、バイクで途中から参加。ゆずと大根と漬物が好物なモッツさん、佐藤さんのゆず大根をもりもりつまみ食いする様子を見た佐藤さんに、おかわりをもらっちゃって、うれし恥ずかしといった様子。やっぱりお昼ごはんでも続けてもりもり。頂いた大根とレモンで作ってみよう。
