Two weeks ago, we took the new senior missionary couple, Elder and Sister Hjorten, to our local farmer's market. It is a fun place to go, and it was interesting to see how the Hjorten's reacted to the new culture and new veggies that are available here. As we were leaving, we saw a little Maori grandmother and her granddaughter selling bread. We all wondered what it was. So we went to find out. They were selling a traditional bread called Rawena bread. Turns out it is a sourdough bread. We bought a loaf. Lois got talking to the lady, and lamented that we wished we had a starter for breads and our sourdough chocolate cake. The lady got really interested in a sourdough chocolate cake.
They negotiated and decided that this past Saturday, they would trade Lois' recipe for a sourdough starter. Now we hope to nurse the start into a bigger blob to make a cake.
Interestingly, the lady's daughter married a guy from Louisiana, so the family traveled there for a visit. The lady fell in love with American bread. Said that she bought a loaf in every city they visited.
Note the traditional Maori Moko or tattooing on her face, lips and hands. It is very well done, and really is green.
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