We went to Christmas Carols service yesterday morning at the church where we got married and where we went to evening carol service last year (or was it the year before?).
Anyway, it was a nice service, though they sing some of the songs differently – apparently it is the British π¬π§ way….
It was also communion, which I had not done for a long time. In fact, it reminded me of my regular church-going days in Japan. I am far removed from that way of life these days, but I have recently picked up my Bible again with a decision to read it again more regularly. I feel as if I need to return to my faith in God again for some reason. So, taking communion felt a bit like a new step in that direction.
Although, I am not sure that I feel purified, I did not miss a later parallel when baking with M in the afternoon.
We did a project each. M made chocolate balls
and I made gingerbread cookies. We only had heart cookie cutters, but it was good enough. I did try to cut my own on a couple but it took too long and wasn’t great….π¬π₯π
Afterwards, I was on a roll, so we decided to make up some eggnog for later as it is meant to be refrigerated for at least a day.
Now, I know very little about baking outside of the basics. I mean I can make a decent cake, taste brownies or piles of cookies. However, I never do much more difficult than that. Eggnog requires whipping egg whites…. The first whites I used had a tiny bit of yolk in it and then I added others to it along with sugar. Using my electric mixer, M mentioned that it wasn’t going to whip up to “thick ribbons” but didn’t really say why as he didn’t think it would matter.
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After whipping for nearly 10 minutes, I checked on YouTube what it should look like. Well, within a few minutes it was not what I had. Finally, M explained that it was because there was yolk in the white and it prevents it from getting fluffy… π©π‘ He could have said this clearly sooner….ππ
I decided to start over since it was just whites of eggs and some sugar. We washed everything clean, made sure the whites were pure and sure enough it was whipped in no time!
Just goes to show how even the smallest of impurities can prevent the desired result completely until the error is realized and we begin again. How often is life this way? We get so many chances to repeat and do things the right way but sometimes we are slow to figure it out….π³
Thankfully we are capable of learning and starting over to reach success. So these impurities allow for the purities to be reached – even if we take time to get there. ππ
~T π
