Hilfe! das Pferd Frisst der heilige kartoffel!
*(Help! The horse eats the sacred potato? Well that's a random way to start off a letter.)
It's been a couple weeks since I did much emailing so I'll piece
together the interesting parts.
We've been working much more with the rest of the district, the Bonn
Sisters and the Euskirchen Elders.
They're all crazy and it's wonderful. So you'll see some pictures of them.
As for the Bonn missionary work....we're spending a lot of time
getting in contact with people and trying to help those people we do
have continue to make progress. However our miracle investigator got
deported about a week before his baptism which was bit of a blow to
Elder W. and I. But we're sure he'll go be a miracle for some other
set of missionaries.
Overall It's about finding the people who are ready. Germans are
wonderful people and usually very nice except when you speak to them
about their least favorite subject...religion. Which just so happens
to be our job. so ist das Leben.
Last Pday we played frisbee in the rain and made waffles.
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| *Hey those look just like the ones I posted! So he is eating them in front of me AND everyone else after all, eh?! Well I will just have to go out and buy one of those so when he comes home he will have one, of course. Note: It is all about his needs, not my insatiable desire for German waffles!! |
The following week we went to a zoo in Köln and saw quite a variety of
animals in rather nice enclosures (nicer than any I've seen) with some
animals who are native to America but not to Europe so seeing a
Buffalo as an "exotic" attraction was odd since in Texas I lived next
to a field of them haha.
Today we're going out to Köln again to visit a chocolate museum and
for a holiday "Christi Himmel fahrt" which is just another excuse for
Germans to get drunk, we'll see if anything ridiculous happens.
As an example of drunk German entertainment, A few weeks ago I crammed
into a train with people wall to wall. As I was contemplating how to
talk to someone 6 inches away from my face, a group of drunks broke
out into a well versed song about their favorite ways to cook
breakfast accompanied by some attempted dancing which wasn't so
successful in the cramped train and thus was hilarious.
They would then chant anything and everything, which some silly
American took advantage of and had them chant "aussteigen" which
essentially means "to get out/exit".
At the next stop and to my surprise they followed the chant and got
off even though it wasn't yet their stop. It was beautiful, and a few
rather ugly laughs ensued.
One last note on the last picture, earlier we payed a visit to the
Jehovahs Witness' headquarters here in Bonn. We made some faces and
took some pictures....They weren't at all happy to see us and didn't
open the gate even though we had cookies, but we certainly had some
fun hehehe.
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| Ben's dream come true...a comp that makes faces like him! |
bought way to much chocolate today, and I have yet to try Schnitzel.
I'll let the pictures/video do the rest of the talking/screaming. Bis
nächste Woche.
*Schnitzel as you may know is: Wiener schnitzel is the same things as schnitzel, right? Not quite. There's some confusion surrounding the schnitzel family of foods — which one is made with veal? Which isn't? It turns out the difference between the two isn't what's most surprising about these dishes — it's what they have in common.
Schnitzel Is a Cooking Method
Pounding a piece of meat into tender submission and then lightly coating that meat in a flour, egg, and breadcrumb mixture and quickly pan-frying the whole thing is called "schnitzel." Food historians debate the true origins of the method, but Austrians have claimed it as their own, making the dish something of a national treasure. Schnitzel can be found everywhere from high-end restaurants to street carts and, of course, at home.
Hallmarks of schnitzel include very thin meat and a thin crisp coating. Schnitzel is most often served with cranberry jam and warm potato salad, but it can also be served simply with a bed of greens and a lemon for squeezing onto the meat just before eating.
Wiener Schnitzel Means Veal
True wiener schnitzel is the only schnitzel made with veal and is protected as such under Austrian law. Unfortunately, schnitzel and wiener schnitzel are often used interchangeably on menus throughout the rest of the world, so be sure to inquire as to whether the schnitzel in question is made with veal or pork — another popular preparation and what we use in our recipe.
German schnitzel (or Schweineschnitzel) is traditionally made with pork chops that are also thinly breaded and fried in a tender crisp coating.
Another Infamous Schnitzel
To add to the confusion, there is a chain of hot dog restaurants named "Wienerschnitzel" that was born in Illinois during the 1960s. While Wienerschnitzel are infamous for their chili dogs, burgers, and soft-serve ice cream, there isn't a single schnitzel to be found on their menu.
Sorry about that...a blog is for reading though, right? Now see there, you learned something new...congratulations! 🐄🐷🐔
*Bis nachste Woche means: Until Next Week...or Veek, ha.
