Halloween Cooking 2010

Halloween Cooking 2010

There are two varieties of

Royal Icing　ロイヤルアイシング
2 large egg whites　卵白（大）2個
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice　絞りレモン汁　小さじ2杯
3 cups(330 grams) confectioners/
(powdered)sugar, sifted.　ふるいにかけた粉砂糖　3カップ（330グラム）

In a cool bowl beat the egg whites with the lemon juice.
冷たいボウルで卵白とレモン汁を強くかき混ぜる。

Add the sifted powder in portions and continue to beat until well combined.
粉砂糖を少しづつ加え、よく混ざるまでかき混ぜる。

Tint portions of icing to desired colors. Cover with plastic wrap when not in use. Icing will dry quickly when exposed to air.
アイシングに好みの色をつける。使用しないときはラップをかぶせて
おく（アイシングは空気にさらされるとすぐに固まってしまう）。

Kazuizawa Mushroom Expedition

Still reeling about no finding many mushrooms....
I ventured out to Karizawa in Nagano Prefecture.
The mountains in Nagano are well known for it's abundance of wild mushrooms! Not only is it the area with the largest variety of wild mushrooms, but it is also the prefecture with the highest number of fatal poisonous mushroom related deaths in Japan!

Mushroom Hike October 2010

Wild Mushroom Hike in Kamakura 2010

In late October the weather wasn't holding up so we were lucky to find a window in the afternoon to search for wild mushrooms in the afternoon.

We found several lines of Hatake Shigeji
(Hedge mushrooms) along one path but not much else.

A few garden varieties but it's all about the 'timing!'

Kudos have to go out to Ann who tried the hardest. Diving right into the sticky grass and coming out with a collection of seedlings!

More Kudos should go aout to Angelle who did her best to 'shake up' things and get the best fortune possible at Zenniarai Temple(the money washing temple)

Video added: You tube Umeboshisensei/Zenniarai temple wash

We roasted (only) the edible mushrooms ans had a picnic in the field.

Lucky for us the rain let up and we could enjoy some Japanese sweets. Those are Kuzu noodles which are dipped in a sweet, blackened cane sugar syrup.
Anita got slimed!

Thank you all for coming!