Of Webs and Butter

Since we were in Maine, E.B. White country, I thought the spider who made this web may have been one of descendents of Charlotte and her web. Alas, I was unable to verify it for literary historical purposes.

Also while in Maine we bought some heavy cream at the little farm stand and made our own butter. Basically the recipe calls for heavy cream and a pinch of salt and a jar to shake it in. With the leftover buttermilk we made pancakes the next morning which those not on a diet covered with pats of our homemade butter. It prompted an interesting discussion on the chicken and egg theory.

I'm sorry we didn't make our no-knead bread to go with the butter. It's the sort of thing the River Cottage people would have approved of. But this is a very nice cookbook for kids or adults . It's British (I think you knew that by looking at their rather poncey names) and written with the same sensibility as Jamie Oliver.