Karen liked my shortbread mould and found another just like it when I brought her out to the Beaches. I haven't used mine yet and I am not sure how to...maybe someone can tell me. Do you bake the dough in the mould or do you pat it in and flip it out on a tray to bake?
Melanie brought her auntie (me!) gifts from her trip to Europe. She toured a number of countries in 17 days--she had a great time. France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland and Switzerland where she says she would love to live. She brought me cheese from Amsterdam and wine from Austria.
The cheese tastes like Gouda. Under the cellophane it is encased in green wax; it has a nice buttery taste and there are herbs in it. You can see the package got a little squashed in Melanies suitcase but that didn't affect the taste. I can almost read the label, Dutch seems to have words that sound similar to English. This cheese is made with raw milk. I am not sure what knoflook or ui is, but there is parsley, curry and pepper in this cheese. Quite enjoyable! I am hoping Gerda will come along and tell me what else is in it.
This white wine was crisp and refreshing, it went nicely with the herby cheese. The bottle came with a glass stopper instead of a cork. I don't know if they use glass stoppers in all the wine in Austria or even Europe. Here we have changed from cork to a kind of plastic. I am going to keep the glass stopper for other bottles. It fits very snugly.
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