While the Medison Celebrity $150 laptop was obviously a good idea, it was — as some have noticed — very, very poorly executed. While debates on whether or not it’s actually at all possible to produce a laptop that cheap are still heated, I don’t think anyone disagrees that a $150 laptop would be nothing but great.
So, August 13 my little sister and her wife had a child, Silius. Now that I just spent a couple of minutes looking through their Picasa gallery I couldn’t resist posting this picture of my totally awesome nephew, whom I have yet to actually meet. (Oh, and for those who don’t get the title of this post, here a hint.)
I just can’t get over how awesome he looks in this shot. On a scale from 1 to 10, he looks really awesome. ;)
Or rye bread, if you prefer. [0] A week or two ago I’ve made my first rugbrød using real wet sourdough. The sourdough I got of Jakob together with baking directions – both pictured below.
As a nerveus learner I followed the directions as close as I could. Made half a portion. Below is pictured the sourdough resting and the result.
It was yummy. And quite sour. With luck I can keep this sourdough for a long while. I can’t wait to experiment with different kinds of rugbrød.
A summery of the directions in English is, for half a portion, this: Mix the wet sourdough in 1/2 L cold water. Then mix in 4 tea spoons of salt, 3.5 dL chunky grains of rye (knækkede rugkerne, anyone?) and a good 2 dL wheat flour. The wheat flour is there to make the bread firm and stick together. Then 3.5 dL rye flour. Rest under cling film for a whole day (not in the fridge though).
The next day, first take a sample of the sourdough for the next time. Then mix in the same measure of rye flour, some dark sweet beer (hvidtøl, da) and a spoon full (dark) syrup. Smear the form(s) with grease (butter or margarine, not oil), pour the dough into the form(s), cover with cling film and let it rest for another three hours. Then bake for 3/2 hours at something just less then 200 degrees. For lower heat, bake longer. When done, eject the bread from the forms, wrap them in a tea towel and let them rest till not hot. If nice, then eat.
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugbr%C3%B8d,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye_bread