DisclaimerBy joining this open thread, you are agreeing to a few rules (in addition to those of Mizahar and Zeltiva of course). There is a posting order, you will always reply after the same person, unless a new person jumps in, then they are added to that spot in the posting order list. Now, I'm not going to add a hard amount of time you need to reply, but please keep it reasonable, I don't want anyone waiting unduly. If you disappear for too long, I will skip over you. Keep in mind that the more people that join the thread, the shorter the reply time becomes, just to be fair and reasonable to everyone here. Respect these rules, your fellow writers, and most importantly, have fun! Timestamp: Summer 1, 513 AV Time: Midday Location: Leila's Soothing Salves and Clinic Leila was sitting at the counter in her new shop, a piece of paper in front of her. She was planning out the food she wanted to make for this evening's potluck. She left the front door to her shop unlocked, as people who were helping were coming and going freely. She'd been thinking for days of which foods she wanted to make. The first she'd have to start making was the clam chowder. She started scribbling the recipe from memory of how her mom used to make it, though she had tweaked over the years. "Zeltivan Clam Chowder One basket of fresh clams, quahogs preferred One bag of potatoes One pound of butter One bag of onions One bag of celery One bag of flour One gallon of cream" She also had several spices and herbs on hand that she would add as needed. Everything else was a bit more simple. "Sweetpea salad One basket of sweetpeas One dozen eggs One block of yellow cheese One bottle of vinegar One lemon One bottle of olive oil One jar of pickled cucumbers Mustard seasoning Fried Cod fillet Five Medium Codfish One small bag of baking powder Fried calimari Five medium squids, cleaned One bag of cornflour Kelp Fritters Five lengths of kelp Gingerbread One small pouch nutmeg One small pouch cloves One small pouch cinnamon One small pouch ginger One bag brown sugar" Leila looked over her list several times, knowing the meal would be mildly costly, but it would all be worth it. Happy customers were returning customers. She'd have to go buy some new kitchen ware as well, but she wanted to do that personally. Today had already been busy, and there was much more to go, but Leila couldn't be more content. She smiled and sighed as she looked out over her new shop, wondering who the next person to walk in would be. |