cellini's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mmmm. Venison Jerky Last night I made a bunch of venison jerky. Well, I did half of the work anyway. Carving up an entire forequarter into jerky strips, making the teriyaki marinade and putting the strips in to soak. The carving took a long time but wasn't too much trouble. I had to cut out every little bit of fat and connective tissue and make sure that every slice was no more than 1/4 inch thick. Then I put it all in the fridge to marinate for 20 hours. When I get home I'll set everything up to start drying it on low heat in the oven. I bet this will be really good. Ida has demanded that I play Monopoly with her for the last few evenings. Which I have gamely done. It is not easy trying to teach a child who is still not quite 4 years old how to play Monopoly. She still doesn't really get it but she is getting a little better at counting and learning about money. So the endeavor isn't a total loss. I'm amazed at how long she can keep her attention on it. Like, over an hour at a time. Playing a game that she only very dimly understands with all sorts of mysterious cards and counting and arcane rules. It was only after about 2 hours of play that she asked how we will know if anyone wins. The first time she passed 'go', I handed her the $200 and she looked at me and said "no thank you. I don't want it." I should come up with some simplified, children's version of the game for her. 12:51 p.m. - 2007-11-14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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