I know you said no need for pictures, but I had them, anyway. So far, so good! I can actually see a little growth on the lettuces, but the spinach may not like the heat of the day out there. I might move it outside. It's such tough stuff!
I have now moved the remaining lettuces and spinach out to the greenhouse, using my, 'handy-dandy under-cover at night' method. Four days in; so far, so good! I also noticed that I had a planter full of spinach that made it through the winter because we got a big snow dump before the really cold weather set in and it was well insulated. I also have Kale that's still alive out there, though the bunnies did some serious PRUNING on my rose bushes, though damage assessment for that will come later.
The milk jugs filled with water provide additional heat, but it didn't work so well as many of them split during the winter with the big temperature swings in there, so if I do that again to extend the season in the fall, I'll need to empty them all before we get to hard winter. Live and learn.
REAL gingerbread! Heavy on molasses and spices. Very moist, flavorful -
sweet and spicy. Can add 1/8 tsp cloves, grated candied gingeroot.
Much loved New England classic. For breakfast or dessert.
OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD
METHOD elec/mixer on low 30 sec, 2 1/3 c flour, 1/2 c shortening, 1/3 c sugar, cup molasses, 3/4 c hot water,
tea ea b/soda, ginger, cinnamon, 3/4 tea salt, an egg; scrape bowl constantly. Beat on med 3 min, scrape occa.
Bake in greased/floured bottom/sides 9x9x2" sq 325 deg 50-55 min--pick in center comes clean.
SERVE hot out of the oven for breakfast slathered w/ ice cold butter. Great w/ scrambled eggs.
VARY Serve as dessert
Topped w/ whipped cream cheese drizzled w/ a thin Lemon Sauce.
Topped w/ whipped cream cheese drizzled w/ Butterscotch Sauce.
Topped w/ whipped cream cheese and canned apricot halves w/ juices.