tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post7547772579236300728..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Say It With FlowersLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32170841238659644822014-10-06T17:38:56.811+02:002014-10-06T17:38:56.811+02:00Really? That's nice to know!Really? That's nice to know!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67648632995075168672014-10-06T15:51:51.057+02:002014-10-06T15:51:51.057+02:00I love German bread and it would definitely top my...I love German bread and it would definitely top my list for 'bring home treats' with or without flowers .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31744147621346511922014-09-30T17:44:19.076+02:002014-09-30T17:44:19.076+02:00My Dad is the potato-expert in our family. I don&#...My Dad is the potato-expert in our family. I don't buy them very often since I hardly cook for myself anyway, and when RJ is here on weekends, we cook other things (he tries not to eat too many carbs). But I love spuds and am astonished by the 80 varieties mentioned by YP - I think I could name maybe 5 or 10 German ones! "Sieglinde" comes to mind first of all, but of course there are many more, they are just not as well known.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-15462548790445454002014-09-30T10:41:18.121+02:002014-09-30T10:41:18.121+02:00I could be the President of the Fan Club! Yes, I c...I could be the President of the Fan Club! Yes, I could do that.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-59118679885047529012014-09-30T10:30:43.991+02:002014-09-30T10:30:43.991+02:00This made me laugh. Meike, you are so funny.This made me laugh. Meike, you are so funny.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3733007117314044602014-09-30T10:29:16.822+02:002014-09-30T10:29:16.822+02:00I have never had German potatoes but they must be ...I have never had German potatoes but they must be very good.<br />I am amazed by the 80 varieties of English potatoes. I have never had a bad English potato. In fact, when we are in England, we take PHOTOS of the potatoes, they are just that noteworthy to us. My Dad grows potatoes in his garden here in Georgia and they are good...the ones from the grocery store...not so good.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-16391740464959937692014-09-30T07:35:51.938+02:002014-09-30T07:35:51.938+02:00Germany is certainly the country with the most var...Germany is certainly the country with the most variety in bread and rolls, but so far, I've always found something I liked well enough in other countries, too. Then again, I have never spent more than four weeks anywhere else than home. From my sister, who lived in England for a while, I know that she did miss our Swabian Brezeln.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31361988446114466992014-09-30T07:32:58.302+02:002014-09-30T07:32:58.302+02:00Yes, who knows! It's like drinking a cup of he...Yes, who knows! It's like drinking a cup of herbal tea with my sandwich :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31300590736061997722014-09-30T07:32:11.845+02:002014-09-30T07:32:11.845+02:00I need to grow my hair before I can become member ...I need to grow my hair before I can become member of a heavy metal band!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61523106633962403812014-09-29T21:10:54.413+02:002014-09-29T21:10:54.413+02:00Thanks YP. I rather fancy being calm and slightly...Thanks YP. I rather fancy being calm and slightly aloof.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-57014996880390753712014-09-29T19:45:23.664+02:002014-09-29T19:45:23.664+02:00Hmmm good question, Jenny! There isn't any sti...Hmmm good question, Jenny! There isn't any sticky glazing on the bread, just the normal "watery" one that you usually find on that type of bread. And I must say the flowers do come off very easily. Every time I took the loaf out of its bag, there was a little shower of flowers, and when I cut slices off for my meal, there were little dried flowers on the bread board. I am quite sure they are added after baking.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77964794710784330902014-09-29T18:34:02.503+02:002014-09-29T18:34:02.503+02:00I love the look of that flower bread. I'm wond...I love the look of that flower bread. I'm wondering how they do it. If they put the flowers on before they bake it, they will go brown. Do they glaze it and sprinkle the flowers over the sticky glaze? I'm really intrigued! :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19236682851688532792014-09-29T15:00:59.065+02:002014-09-29T15:00:59.065+02:00Which varieties of English potatoes are you referr...Which varieties of English potatoes are you referring to Friko? Around eighty varieties are grown commercially but there are dozens of other varieties that are only grown by amateur enthusiasts. Surely all of the eighty commercial varieties can't be bad. Have you tried Osprey, Bambino, Pink Fir Apple, Inca Dawn, Red Duke of York? Until you have you should perhaps keep your "yuks" in check.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-64037878343869325392014-09-29T13:20:11.007+02:002014-09-29T13:20:11.007+02:00Is there any bread better than German bread?
If o...Is there any bread better than German bread?<br /><br />If only I had access to a decent German baker. The bread here has come on over the decades but purely English bread is still pretty much rubbish. Like English potatoes. Yuk!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-22235797914443893822014-09-29T11:34:30.723+02:002014-09-29T11:34:30.723+02:00It is very beautiful bread, and who knows what spe...It is very beautiful bread, and who knows what special minerals or vitamins are in the flower petals!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-89182575009228267852014-09-29T11:08:23.484+02:002014-09-29T11:08:23.484+02:00"Wildblumenbrot" sounds like a good name..."Wildblumenbrot" sounds like a good name for a heavy metal band. Adrian will be the nutter on the drums. Graham will be the calm and slightly aloof bass guitar player. I will play lead guitar like Jimi Hendrix and you will be the wild child screaming into the microphone about librarianship and country walks. You will need to buy a black leather motorcycle jacket with the name of our band in brass studs on the back.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-11125552390943322432014-09-29T07:50:31.457+02:002014-09-29T07:50:31.457+02:00That's interesting, Nan! I hope the dream was ...That's interesting, Nan! I hope the dream was pleasant and I did not turn into a nightmare-guest :-) (I usually am a very easy house guest, trying to be invisible when people are busy, and help them with whatever task is on hand, and generally just fitting in as best as I can.)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19047079969635003752014-09-28T22:34:24.539+02:002014-09-28T22:34:24.539+02:00What a lovely idea to put flowers on top like that...What a lovely idea to put flowers on top like that. They add such a nice touch to life! I wanted to tell you that I dreamed about you the other night - all I can remember is that you came over to visit and stay with us a while!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-41772239872868847812014-09-28T09:05:50.017+02:002014-09-28T09:05:50.017+02:00I hope you still think it is.I hope you still think it is.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87889701613724397322014-09-28T09:05:30.242+02:002014-09-28T09:05:30.242+02:00Although I have been to this (and many other) bake...Although I have been to this (and many other) bakeries regularly all my life (that must sum up to thousands and thousands of times), I've not come across the Wildblumenbrot until very recently.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-46522260949087921622014-09-28T09:04:13.611+02:002014-09-28T09:04:13.611+02:00But only "almost" :-) It's still jus...But only "almost" :-) It's still just a loaf of bread :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-89626890216972860752014-09-28T09:03:29.115+02:002014-09-28T09:03:29.115+02:00I had not thought of that, Nonnie, good idea!I had not thought of that, Nonnie, good idea!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-84751953973637203762014-09-28T09:03:12.899+02:002014-09-28T09:03:12.899+02:00I ate it all alone, but you are right, it would ma...I ate it all alone, but you are right, it would make a nice addition to a breakfeast or brunch with friends.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74857026696233177202014-09-28T07:44:29.788+02:002014-09-28T07:44:29.788+02:00I thought all bread was made from flour.I thought all bread was made from flour.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-48310736381422989972014-09-28T00:16:23.119+02:002014-09-28T00:16:23.119+02:00I've been pondering on this and trying to thin...I've been pondering on this and trying to think of something even more unusual but I can't. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com