7/12-14: 2. Sunday in Advent and time for some Christmas spirit!

 

Jeg starter med det der lykkedes: Brændte mandler!

Derefter må jeg hellere forklare hvad der skete med mit næste projekt.. 

Det skulle være endt som pebernødder, og ifølge opskriften skulle de ikke flyde særlig meget ud. Men opskriften tog altså ikke højde for fugtigheden her i det sydlige Georgia, og min første plade pebernødder endte som én stor flad kage. Jeg forsøgte at redde et par stykker af dem, men det lykkedes ikke helt. 

Den næste plade endte med fine runde, men meget flade pebernødder, som min værtsmor pænt forklarede med at det altså var svært at få noget til at hæve i fugtigheden. 

Jeg troede i starten at hun bare prøvede at være sød, men da jeg fik samme forklaring flere steder fra, er det nu blevet en officiel grund til min kæmpe fiasko med pebernødder! (det skal dog sige at smagen næsten var i orden!)

Til sidst endnu et vellykket projekt: Brunkager! De både smagte og lignede præcis det de skulle (og der er stadig et par stykker tilbage). 

Henover julen har jeg lavet små pakker med alle tre "kager", som jeg har givet til familie og venner sammen med flettede julestjerner og kravlenisser :-)

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I am going to start with the thing that turned out right: my burnt/caramelized almonds!

After that I should probably explain what happened to my next project...

It was supposed to be Danish "pepper nuts" ( see picture), and according to the recipe they weren't supposed to slide out a whole lot, but I supposed the recipe didn't know that I was going to make them in South Georgia and as you can see my first try ended out as one big plate of pepper nuts.. 

I tried to save a few, but without any luck.

The next try resulted in very nice, but very flat pepper nuts, which my host mum explained was due to the humidity here. At first I thought she was just trying to make me feel better, but after I heard the same explanation from others, it is now considered an official excuse at to my complete failure with this project. (However I must add that the flavor was almost just right!)

And finally another successful project: Brown cookies! They both tasted and looked exactly like they were supposed to - and there are even a few left still today!

During Christmas I made small bags of all three kinds of cookies that I gave to family and friends over here along with some home made Danish Christmas stars and climbing elves (pictures inserted for your understanding) :-) 

The home made stars

The climbing elves that you put on your picture frames, etc.