Distracted . . .

I can get so distracted . . .

Does that happen to any of you?

(the following was written a few days ago)

 My goal for today is to get out doors while it is a bit cooler

and clean out the garden house. It is now 2:30 in the after noon.

I have gone from cleaning up twigs from the lawn after the wind/rain storm last night. 

(I found a nest that fell from a tree, with two little eggs. It makes me sad when things like that happen.  As soon as I carefully picked up the eggs, they broke apart.  

I felt horrible!  I quietly apologized . . . "sorry birdies!" )

See how off track I can get, even in writing a post.

This is a very loooong drawn out message, believe me!

So after the nest/egg incident,

Snickers and I walked a bit and then back inside,

to rinse her off, dry her, make the bed, tidy up the house,

send off a post which wouldn't post last night, no doubt due to the stormy weather. 

Then I finished some laundry, hung my sheets and blouses,

and reminded myself about my goal for the day.

So I gathered some old towels, cleaners, paper towel and such

to get out doors to start my garden house clean up.

First though, I needed to boil some eggs for "egg salad sandwiches" for later. 

Phone calls interrupted me, (adding to distraction). 

Made myself a smoothie, eggs were finished

and resting in their 12 minute pause before the ice water dump.

(recipe below)

And then I became really distracted. 

Eggs peeled as smooth as a breeze. 

I decided to look up Egg Salad Sandwiches

in my tried, true, tattered,

1961 wedding shower

Better Homes & Gardens, red checkered cook book. 

Reading, egg salad, it sounded more like a salad and I didn't want a salad. 

And having been disappointed in the past

with making ES sandwiches with a bit of onion and celery

and having the mixture turn overly moist,

I scratched the "Egg Salad Sandwich" idea

to be "Chopped Hard Boiled Eggs for Sandwiches" plan.

 

BUT . . .

Digressing a bit here,

when I was looking for a magic recipe

for the sandwiches and eggs I came across

GOLDENROD EGGS

and in a "flash" I was back in the forties!

(I wasn't called "Flash Gordon" for nothing!)

I couldn't believe there was actually a recipe.

My mom made them often!

and just like the recipe above said.

Bet she got the recipe from her own

Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book.

There I was, back in the forties, seeing my mom in the kitchen,

with her "house dress", waist apron, dark hair,

shoes with a bit of a heel, white socks. 

I could see the refrigerator with the big round freezer thingy on top,

kitchen sink with a gingham fabric skirt in front,

small table, four chairs for mom, dad, Terry and me. 

There I was . . . back in my Wisconsin home kitchen

ready to eat

Goldenrod Eggs on Toast.

Oh My Yum!!!

I think the next time I cook up some hard boiled eggs

they are going to be served

Goldenrod Style!

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Three o'clock now, and off I go

to do what I had planned to do when my day began!

Like I said,

DISTRACTED

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Lynne's recipe for Hard boiled eggs,

eggs room temp, cover with cool water, all eggs covered,

bring water to rapid boil, remove pan from heat, set eggs aside while in the hot water,

cover, set timer for 12 minutes. 

Prepare ice bath. 

Pour off hot water, place eggs in ice water. 

Peel eggs.

I have found that eggs which are a bit less than fresh, peel much better.

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A photograph is like the recipe — a memory the finished dish.

Terri Guillemets
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