tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post7893246366312689950..comments2024-02-17T14:50:54.001-05:00Comments on Notes of an Anesthesioboist: Heaven on EarthT.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-39362048849980612672009-07-07T17:55:37.839-04:002009-07-07T17:55:37.839-04:00Not at all - I didn't find Aibileen's voic...Not at all - I didn't find Aibileen's voice distracting at all. In fact, I think the author did a brilliantly job of it, and now that I've finished the book, I honestly think it was one of the best I've ever read.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-83624379836022647722009-07-06T21:59:49.353-04:002009-07-06T21:59:49.353-04:00Okay, honestly, did you not find the voice distrac...Okay, honestly, did you not find the voice distracting, at least at first? I can't decide if I hate it or not. I don't know if I can get past it to finish the book.<br /><br />..mmm sorbet.Northwoods Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122254527523776874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-28078553627793793402009-07-03T15:38:20.046-04:002009-07-03T15:38:20.046-04:00Update: I just asked Oncle G. how he makes his ma...Update: I just asked Oncle G. how he makes his marvelous sorbets, and he said it was very simple: <br /><br />-extract pulp and juice from desired fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or Bartlett/Williams pears apparently work best)<br />-make sugar into a syrup (amount = 80% of weight of fruit)<br />-add juice of 1 lemon or orange for every 500g of fruit pulp <br />-mix till homogeneous and freeze immediately<br /><br />It does seem simple, but I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try. I'd be afraid of messing up some perfectly good fruit! :)T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-71865182938677074202009-07-03T11:22:07.106-04:002009-07-03T11:22:07.106-04:00Becca - thanks for stopping by! I'll have to ...Becca - thanks for stopping by! I'll have to put The Bean Trees on my list. I've read and enjoyed some of McCall Smith's writing.<br /><br />I will ask my husband's uncle, who is hosting us this weekend, how he works his magic to make the family sorbets. Will gladly share a recipe if I can get one, but I have a feeling he's the "A little bit of this, a touch of that" type of glacier-sorbetier! :)T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-67032476984912136162009-07-03T10:45:59.941-04:002009-07-03T10:45:59.941-04:00Now that sounds good.
Do you have a sorbet recipe...Now <i>that</i> sounds good.<br /><br />Do you have a sorbet recipe you'd be prepared to share? I'd really like to have a go as am now on a soft diet and sorbet sounds neeeeeearly as good as nice cold peach slices fresh out of the fridge...<br /><br />If you like Barbara Kingsolver, have you read The Bean Trees? One of my all-time favourite books. I'd be willing to bet that you'd enjoy a lot of Alexander McCall Smith's work too, especially the now deservedly famous Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.<br /><br />/random lurky ex-musician reader fading back into the etherRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436653419185638854noreply@blogger.com