Mahina's Diary

(This diary is written ICly by Mahina.)

950 FI (Insert specific date here)

To all the future "me"s (or past "me"s somehow found this),

Welcome! You'll find all sorts of interesting stuff about my days and thoughts here, should you ever need them, and especially if it is because I am doing something important and then you would definitely need to know more context about whatever I was thinking or doing at a certain time because this might also help you in finding the exact moment where you would need to travel further back in time or travel better into the future.

So from present me, you're quite welcome and yes, I do have some honey rolls in the larder so feel free to help yourself- especially since Simon (my guylove) doesn't come back until the morrow and Alexandria knows when Loni (Allonia, my girllove) will be back. She's always off getting neat things and coming back with fun stories.

So this is what I did today: I made sweet rolls.

It took me a lot longer than normal because first I had to find Gabriele's cookbook (to past "me"s, Gabriele was my mentor and friend- she passed on and is sorely missed!) and then I had to find all the things I needed which was harder than normal because usually Simon cooks and he has everything in different places. But once I found everything I just followed the directions, except I used extra honey because Symphonia the Bee Queen was mad that I hadn't visited lately and did I even bother using the honey she so graciously gifts me? Plus, she told me that honey is the ultimate food source anyway so I am cheating myself by not eating it. So I promised her I would eat honey every day but I guess I don't eat as much honey as I should because I still have half a jar left and she wants me back the day after Simon comes back. She can be so contrary but she's really nice to be giving me honey even though I'm not a bee. But I do plant the flowers she requests by the hive so it's not like I don't do anything for her!

Back to the rolls. They smelled so good and tasted even better though they are kind of sweet. Squirt did not care for the little bit I gave him so I gave him a treat.

I meant to write this down earlier but keep forgetting but will write it here because this is probably the best place since I forget things a lot.

    Squirt's Treat Recipe
   4 thin strips of meat, smoked and cured with a 1-1-3 beet sugar & salt brine
   1 spoonful of fish oil

   After the meat has been smoked and cured, coat strips with the fish oil. Place in the oven hearth in the panini iron plates for 2 minutes, then turn, then 2 more minutes. Immediately cut into tiny pieces. Place pieces in clean rag and allow to cool. Placed cooled treats in the ceramic jar marked Squirt's Treats.

Simon figured out the recipe for me because Squirt really likes jerky but it's not squishy enough for his little snakey tummy and gave him the worst indigestion. Simon came up with the idea that if we let the oil soak in, it would have kind of a firm but gummy texture and would not only be better on Squirt's tummy but also keep a little longer because he says things keep longer if there's oil in them. He's older so I believe him.

Speaking of Simon, he gave me a list of things to do if I could while he's gone. He didn't want to go at first but we really needed more willyroot and my foot is still stinging from trying to lift the flour barrel and dropping it on my foot. Allonia had just left and he doesn't like her so he didn't want to send her anyhow (he says he can't trust her, he's so silly).