{bits & pieces}
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In the hope of figuring out my sourdough issues, I borrowed a bunch of books from the library, including Artisan Baking, which I’ve mentioned here before in my (ridiculously un-systematic, sorry) bread posts. I decided to make this corn bread from the Hi-Rise bakery in Boston, to go with our chili tonight.
One batch of rolls is for a friend who just had a baby — I made a huge pot of chili and doubled this bread recipe, so I got two loaves and two trays of rolls out of it.
The dough does have a good bit of honey in it (I also swapped some of the honey for molasses, just because to me, marrying who I did — Mr. Boston — a yeasted corn bread is “Anadama bread” and needs molasses). But this means it browns really quickly, so I had to resort to an aluminum foil cap for these loaves before they were quite cooked through! And wasn’t completely successful, oh well…
They have fresh corn in them as well as cornmeal — I’m looking forward to supper tonight!
On to our links:
Sooner or later you will, if you have not already, come across a specific instance of transgender ideology in the form of a little boy or girl who is confused about his or her sex. Start reading up now, because the propaganda on this subject is overwhelming, completely unscientific, and intolerant of criticism. Here’s a place to start: I’m a Pediatrician. How Transgender Ideology Has Infiltrated My Field and Produced Large-Scale Child Abuse. I’ve started the tag “transgender” so you can pull up articles I’ve linked to. Decide now that you will never lie about whether a person is a boy or a girl, not even to avoid hurt feelings. Lying is a serious sin, endangering our soul, and society can’t survive where people lie to each other.
This year is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind. Two retrospective articles: Russell Kirk as Historian and The Age of Sentiments.
You are aware of Bartleby, right? So many resources for the curriculum. I can’t believe I never stumbled across this until now (or maybe I did but it’s been so long!): The Student’s Course in Literature: The Library of the World’s Best Literature, Edited by Gerhard Richard Lomer. Do you know anything about it? Prepare to lose yourself in a vast rabbit hole…
Pretty funny — a real letter to the Pennsylvania environmental agency.
If I had the time to blog and weren’t instead working on my manuscript, I’d do a separate post about Ida Elizabeth, a novel by Sigrid Undset of Kristen Lavransdatter fame. I think that this book would make an excellent choice for a reading group if the members want something really meaty to dig into and are willing to commit a chunk of time, perhaps along with Leila Miller’s Primal Loss. Undset examines the effect of divorce on children through the character of their mother, a woman who realizes that pursuing her own self-realization is not finally an option that is open to her, simply because she is responsible for the happiness of the children she has brought into the world. This essay, Sigrid Undset’s Ida Elisabeth: The Moral Nobility of a Loving Woman, would make good companion reading.
Do you have a child with eczema? I did, but it was long ago. I found that I had to be very careful about extra rinsing in the laundry, never using softener, and using good detergent that doesn’t leave a residue (detergent has surfactants that bond with dirt and cleansers to rinse away — soap doesn’t, and liquids with lots of perfumes won’t get the job done). I made sure that only cotton touched his skin, and I realize now that I am conditioned to cringe when someone puts a child in a polyester (fleece) blanket sleeper with no cotton in between the skin and that layer, because the sweat will build up and not have anywhere to go, resulting in more rash. And I used plenty of petroleum jelly, generously applied after bathing. I was surprised that 35 years have not made this advice obsolete! Petroleum Jelly Might Be The Answer To A $3.8 Billion Health Problem.
Two things I already posted on the blog’s Facebook page, but in case you are off there for any reason, here you go:
I wouldn’t say this is everything you need to know, but it’s a good post to read about the upcoming Sacred Triduum!
St. Joseph in the medieval Mystery Plays — we saw this one performed at Thomas More College (outdoors! in the freezing!) in Advent. Having just celebrated that great saint’s feast, I thought it was appropriate to bring it up. I would love to see homeschooling groups and parishes go in for (at least parts of!) these fantastic mystery plays…
From the archives:
Dear Auntie Leila: I don’t know how to get ready for Easter!
A few things to get ready for the Easter Triduum.
(We will see you on the other side! A blessed Easter to you all!)
Today is the feast of St. Catherine of Sweden. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday; [edited to say] in the old calendar last Sunday was called Passion Sunday — it’s well to remember this, so that we can move into next week with a holy sense of penitence, warmed with gratitude on Holy Thursday as the Triduum begins.
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