This week, a few special things for the Holidays!
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-JT
Many years ago I made a barrel of hard cider.
Apple cider, raisins, yeast, sugar, as I recall, in an old whiskey barrel. Set it up with a cork in the top and a tube into a bucket of water to keep air out.
It started fermenting too fast and become effervescent.
I don’t know what the alcohol content was. But after drinking a large glass it was the first time in my life I fell asleep sitting up in a chair.
It tasted horrible but I kept sampling it just in case...
;-)
In a wild fit of self indulgence, I bought packages of tortas de aceite, (Spanish olive oil crackers) which arrived yesterday and are now half gone. We are in love. They are a perfect combination of sweet/salty, crisp/flaky 5” round. I bought sesame seed and sea salt, but they also make a cinnamon, a rosemary and thyme and an orange. After wiping up the crumbs, I checked to see if recipes are available. They are, but include fennel seed or anise liqueur, neither of which are listed in the ingredients on the package. Has anyone ever made these?