According to Sadie and Deklan, a "cousin" is any person who lives a great distance away, with whom you are guaranteed to have a great time, and upon their departure you are overcome with sadness.
A "cousin" is often mentioned in prayers such as dinner prayer tonight offered by Sadie...."and please bless Drew and Ian and Owen to be safe until we see them again in 3 1/2 weeks".
To alleviate the emptyness we felt in our house after the departure of the Summers we went on an evening walk and then had donuts and wassail. And while I binged on my donuts and wassail I had to giggle at the thought of Johanna's warning to her son as he begged for yet another piece of his Halloween candy which was sure to remedy his hurt toenail....."Emotional eating is not allowed Ian. It leads to obesity." Parenting is so much more fun when done with a touch of humor.
And so in honor of our "cousins", the Summers, I give you from the friend of a friend a yummy wassail recipe.
Wassail
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 3" cinnamon stick
12 whole cloves
1/2 c. fresh lemon juice
2 c. water
1 1/2 c. orange juice
1 1/2 quarts of apple cider
thin lemon slices (optional)
Directions: Bring cider, sugars & spices to a boil. Add water & other juices (at this point you can pull out the whole cloves & cinnamon stick or just leave them in. Another option is to put them in cheesecloth that way you can just pull it out at this point---I left them in & think it's fine). Heat and serve with lemon slices. Yields 3 quarts.
Happy November!
1 comment:
We miss you guys too. As we were running around doing errands Ian very sadly said, "I miss Sadie so much." We can't wait to see you in a couple of weeks. Thanks for making our weekend getaway so fun. I can't wait to try the Wassil recipe, maybe we will make it when you come. Thanks for being such good friends!
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