I am going to start a new list of covid cases as it seems this government cannot be trusted. So data from 7 December.
POLITICS
COVID PLAN B
Pepparkakor (Swedish Ginger Cookies)
Ingredients send grocery list
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger (be generous)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice (if you have it)
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to your liking)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon water
Directions
- In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients together.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together, then add egg, maple syrup, and water. Beat until fluffy.
- Mix in dry ingredients about 1/2 cup at a time slowly, so the dough doesn’t get too stiff.
- Remove from the bowl and form a big ball. Separate into quarters and refrigerate, covered, for 2 to 6 hours.
- When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Working with 1/4 of dough at a time, roll out the dough (I like to do this between plastic, but you can also use a floured surface), until it is about 1/8-inch thick. Use your favorite cookie cutter to cut out shapes and place them on parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, but watch the first batch carefully! You want the cookies to get toasty and golden, not too dark.
TORNADO – USA
COVID
Omicron variant likely to suck the fun out of Xmas. It is still hard to interpret the information coming out. predicted doubling time is 2.5 days at present. New cases is highest since January with deaths being constant’s at 120 per day. This last figure needs elaboration please – how many would normally die from influenza, and how many of these deaths had covid as a subsidiary cause?
PIZZA
ROASTED NUTS
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz nuts, such as almonds, pecans, walnuts, Brazil nut pieces or a mixture
- 1½ tsp neutral-flavoured oil, such as light olive oil or sunflower oil
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp yeast extract
MCDONALDS OPENS NET ZERO RESTAURANT
Recycled products for building, sheep wool isolation, a wildlife garden. A move in the right direction.
EGREGIOUS
Is this the word of the year? I was going to say new word – but I am hiding my ignorance!
Definition “Outstandingly bad, shocking”. And basically can be applied to any aspect of the UK Government.