Postby Harriet » Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:20 pm
By the 10:00 a.m. Crossroads things were running pretty smoothly around here, with only the dryer still tumbling with a load of kitchen towels - some in line for washing, some just because they don't smell so good.
By the way, how do ya'll store your clean dish towels? I have grown disappointed in storing mine in a drawer in the kitchen. As I pull them out to start using them they have an odor. I think the first problem is that I also store potholders and hotpads here and these may have a very hard life - maybe with more spatters or drips sneaking up on them when we don't even notice, plus not getting washed as often anyway - utility things, not "pretty" or ever on display much. I think another problem could be that the bottom drawer in this line-up is for root vegetables, and earthy odors could be rising. Okay for utensils, but not good for toweling! Meantime, I'm considering a large plastic bag for just towels and putting them back into the drawer, but I'm on the lookout for a better idea. My aprons are always in the bedroom in a drawer since I consider them clothing.
I read Dee's post through twice. Hope you have a good Women's Sunday! Who will bring your message then?
King cakes are now sold seasonally at the front of the Pub lix here, as you walk through the door, in a display. No grocery store had ever done that until them - they are our newest addition to the grocery wars here. HT bought by Kro gers, Bi Lo virtually gone, Lowes Foods closing many stores , Al dis much more of a presence, FLion (last local people) closing Bloom stores and taking all back to the FL name, etc. And of course now WMart is a huge grocery presence, Tarjay somewhat. I was extremely faithful to HT for decades, but not any more, since local people won't get the money now, and K means nothing to me. Sorry, off on a grocery tangent. The point was that I knew what a King cake was because it's been mentioned in our village. The cake was featured in an episode of The Great British Baking Show, but the history was not discussed.