Champagne grapes

[jethrien]

They had champagne grapes at the supermarket last night. I bought myself a bunch. They are so incredibly cute and yummy. Teeny tiny little grapes!

In other news, I always forget how long it takes to prep fruit for pies and cobblers. I never really factor that in when I try to figure out how long baking is going to take me. Hopefully the peach cobbler comes out well enough to justify all the time blanching and peeling peaches...

Comments

[jeths-mom.livejournal.com]

Here I am. My very own account. Just so you can see my pretty picture. Or maybe instead of having to log on, it would be easier just to identify myself when I respond to your posts.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Well, you can hit reply, and it gives you the option of logging in or just staying anonymous.

[jeths-mom.livejournal.com]

This is the fourth time I'm trying to do just that. It keeps rejecting my password.

[jeths-mom.livejournal.com]

Oh, right, now it makes a liar of me. Stupid technology.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

You can also stay permanently logged on on a computer.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

We'll love it anyway! Even if the peaches aren't properly blanched (?).

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Ok, so when you have ripe peaches that you want to peel, you plunge them into boiling water for about 30 seconds or so, and you can pretty much pull the peel off in two or three pieces with your fingers. It just comes right off.

Unfortunately, all the peaches the supermarket had were a little underripe. And we didn't come up with the cobbler idea until last night, so it's not like I could get them and let them ripen. So mostly, I had hot peaches with the skins still stubbornly attached.

[shnayder.livejournal.com]

Got any nails? No? Got any grapes?

[jeths-mom.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's my joke! It's one of only two that I can ever remember.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Which is the other one?

You tell it so well. You do an excellent cute-little-duck voice.

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Is that where you got it from? I can still remeber you doing a very cute little duck voice the night we first met.

[jeths-mom.livejournal.com]

The other one is:

A string walks into a bar. The bartender says, "We don't serve string here. You'll have to leave." The string goes outside, ties himself in a knot and fluffs up his ends. He goes back in. The bartender says, "Didn't I tell you we don't serve string?" The string says, "I'm afraid not." (a frayed knot)


I think your page looks much more festive with my icon on it four of five times.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

I don't get it.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I've never told you this joke. Remind me, I'll tell you tonight.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

And I'll explain the seizure site.

[superjan42.livejournal.com]

i love that joke. good job.

[fairylane.livejournal.com]

I now think of that joke (and, consequently, Rebecca) every time the subject of grapes comes up. It's just so memorable!