Under curfew? Make cookies! |
In 1970, as a young teacher, I listened to the proclamation by the then Governor-General of the State of Emergency on my car radio. It was a solemn and portentous moment. The rights of citizens curtailed in the national interest; parliament suspended; all legislative power vested in the head of state; martial law across the land, all of us subject to arrest without bail, search and seizure without warrant. It was a thrilling and terrifying time.
And here we are, 21 years since the last State of Emergency. Locked up in our homes "for our own good" from 9 pm to 5 am. Not that we would have been out and about anyway. But now without our rights as citizens. And yes, this is a long and anxious preamble to a new recipe. But I had to get it off my chest before I can even begin to think about food.
With extra hours indoors, what else to do? Meditate, ruminate. Watch television. Read. Make cookies!
The basic recipe came from the Food Network, but there some extra wild touches - like grated lime peel instead of vanilla essence. And a mix of dried berries - cranberry, raisins, blueberries - to sweeten the oats.
Butter, 3/4 cup melted
Brown sugar, one and one quarter cup
Egg, one large
Milk, one third cup
Vanilla extract (or lime peel)
Flour, one cup
Baking powder, half teaspoon
Salt, half teaspoon
Cinnamon, ground, pinch
Oats, old fashioned, 3 cups
Raisins (dried berries) one cup
Walnuts (lightly toasted and coarsely chopped) one cup
Mixing the batter |
Before baking |
Perfectly done in 12 minutes! |
This is Boonie by the way!
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