SLOTHING AND EATING IN MINNESOTA
Vaca is nearly over. This has been an authentic vacation—as in doing as little as possible and then only the most pleasant of activities. I’ve started sleeping again which was a touch-and-go proposition for awhile before leaving Albuquerque. I’ve read and read and read. Visited—as in sitting around talking to people you haven’t seen for awhile—and if in Minnesota, drinking coffee and eating cake. In other words, slothing (an act of just lazying around, an act of indolence , moving around clumsily or lazily. Urban Dictionary) So here’s a small slothing album.
The Food Section: Part of ‘vacationing’ is eating food other people have cooked and/or eating things you ordinarily wouldn’t. I’ve been totally meat free (working toward vegetarianism, seafood- free as well…but not yet) all year. Made my only 2019 exception by taking Dried Beef sandwiches up to the Old Place for our day of reminiscences. Mom always made them for excursions because they tasted the same on Day #3 as on the first day! Maybe not a recommendation but never mind that…I will always love them.
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- The story of an extremely non-foodie food that I love. Soft white buns, lavishly spread with good Finnish or Irish butter (Norwegian butter UNFORTUNATELY unavailable in the US) and topped with multiple slices of Hormels Dried Beef in jars (which is made of flattened meat parts [we think] and salt.) LOVE IT.
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- First taste of kohlrabi. Didn’t change my life but it was quite okay.
I have never hear about this dried meat thing. The only meat I ever ate with butter on the bread was when I was in elementary school and the cafeteria sometimes made sandwiches with white bread, butter, and bologna. I did not like it. I think this could be the same. However, never let it be said I said negative things about local eating customs, after all I like scrapple.