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2-yr-old Gardener
Jul 20, 2008 | 1:35 PM PST

My daughter, Tatyana, is turning two next week.  She absolutely loves to garden.  She can't talk very well yet, so today she sat by the door and fussed, trying to turn the handle, until I came and asked if she wants to go outside.  She said, "Yeah!"  I went out with her and she worked on weeding the garden, stopping every few seconds to grab a mint or parsely leaf and stick it in her mouth. 

I watched her, dumbfounded.  I never once had to tell her what was a weed and what wasn't.  This was her first time working in the garden alone.  She can't even talk yet, but she can tell a weed from a plant. 

Schaum Torte
Jul 19, 2008 | 11:21 AM PST
Tags: old recipes , torte

This sounds like a great summer recipe.  What with the fruit being in season right now, this would be a great time to try it.

Schaum Torte  (double recipe)

6 egg whites beaten stiff.

Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and beat at least 20 minutes.

Add 1 Tbsp vinegar and 1 tsp vanilla.

Let dry in oven.  Do not have very much fire so that it can bake about 1/2 hour.  Serve with fruit and whipped cream. 

My interpretation of the baking part is to transfer it into a large, flat pan and bake 1/2 hour at around 200, just enough to dry it out.  This is my thinking because my favorite aunt, her oldest child, keeps everything the oven at 200 to keep it all warm just before supper.  There's no real way to know unless we have a seance, lol.