Meggar and I are good at tea parties. Even though it is an English tradition, we made
French Madeleine cookies and invited the
neighborhood ladies to meet our exchange student.
Domitille was charming and told about her family in Paris and their interests. She said she has never done anything like this--meaning
with adults! But she liked it so well that she wants to ask her mother if they can do something similar in the future.
Honey Madeleine Cookies
From "Winnie the Pooh's Cookie Book"
3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. flour
1 2/3 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. ground almonds
6 egg whites
2 T. honey (a little
smackerel)
1. Preheat
oven to 375' F. Grease
Madeleine tins (scallop-shaped) with butter and dust with flour.
2. Melt butter until it begins to brown. Set
aside to cool.
3. Sift flour and powdered sugar together, then stir in ground almonds.
4. Beat egg whites until frothy.
5. Add egg whites to flour mixture, then whisk in butter and honey.
6. Spoon into prepared tins, filling almost to the top. Refrigerate 1 hour.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden. Remove from tins
immediately, using a knife if necessary.
8. Cool on racks and dust with powdered sugar.
(optional: 1/2 c. finely grated bittersweet chocolate or dark cocoa powder can be melted into the butter in step 2.)
Girls walked, while the boys rode bikes with Gr. Gerald to the nearby cemetery to feed the swans. The goldfish/koi were more interested in our stale bread than the birds were.
Our luck was getting to see the four gray babies out with their mother! Was it three girls and one boy?? or three boys and one girl gosling (called a cygnet)? We had the loveliest of weather for our outing!
Dorito is doing the final packing for his High Adventure. Tomorrow the Scouts leave for the Rocky Mountains for 10 days of hiking and camping. He is so eager to pack efficiently and has been thoroughly reviewing his checklist from Mr. Schmitt. Also, he has been talking to Alexander about his Mic-o-Say costume and making initial plans for its construction. Dorito brought home 5 more merit badges he earned during Camp Geiger. When I asked how he could finish another Eagle-required badge, he nonchalantly said, "I wrote two essays while I was at Camp." I nearly fainted, then spent the rest of the day congratulating myself for our homeschool narration and writing exercises.
Meggar and I are good at tea parties. Even though it is an English tradition, we made French Madeleine cookies and invited the neighborhood ladies to meet our exchange student. Domitille was charming and told about her family in Paris and their interests. She said she has never done anything like this--meaning with adults! But she liked it so well that she wants to ask her mother if they can do something similar in the future.
Honey Madeleine Cookies
For years, we meant to attend Kansas City's Shakespeare in the Park. Meggar and Domitille joined several homeschoolers for "The Merry Wives of Windsor" tonight and loved it. ...Except for the French character, who played the part of the fool.
