Four things of note:
It is literally sweet, sweet
sunshine in a glass and we now have another Easter ritual: a toast
to the resurrection of spring with a shot of sweet, sweet sunshine before we
grind The Root and maybe one during and definitely one after the grinding has
concluded.
In the name of the long
awaited resurrection of spring of course!
Cheers to another successful year grinding The Root! As indicated, the Limoncello ritual is a (weather permitting) keeper and this was the first year we moved the grinding set up outside. A general pain the ass, but after I drove
Agnes and the dogs from the house and nearly destroyed my nasal passages last
year, it was a sound move.
We put up
five jars, one for keeping, four for passing along. I am of the opinion that like spring, The Root’s bite is harsh, but fleeting
and should be consumed in a couple of weeks.
They say this year’s crop is hotter than usual owing to the frigid,
awful winter. Hotter? Perhaps.
I will say it definitely clears the sinuses. At least something good came out of that mess
of cabin fever and near insanity!
Agnes and I have agreed to a Celebration of The Root over the course of the next couple of weeks and we will be passing along details, photos and maybe a recipe or two. So you have that to look forward to gentle reader. Try to contain your excitement please!
I made spiral ham, asparagus and whipped potatoes for Easter
dinner.
The ham, from
Aldi, the little store that could, was a serious improvement over the regular
hams they inventory.
I picked up the asparagus
at Bayview Farms when I stopped to get our supply of The Root. Nothing local yet, but it was fresh and very
good. A step above what I have seen in
the other grocery stores around town where I wondered if we were going to even
have asparagus with the ham.
CostCo
supplied the red potatoes which are some of the best longest lasting tubers we
have recently procured. Yes Virginia, Big Box stores are good for something!
Happy Dyngus Day everyone!
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