Wetland Work and Fire Experiments
Friday, January 25th 2019
Work on the wetland is making good progress, with the bank rebuilt, new pipes installed, the dredging has started on the nearest ponds. A difference can already be noticed, and we are excited to see all the changes in the coming weeks.
A little snow a few days ago didn’t slow the digging rate!
With an impressive ash pile left from yesterday’s fire, we decided to experiment a little. Having done baked potatoes and S’mores, it was time to step up our game and try to bake a cake on the fire.
The unbaked cake looked rather impressive, with a rather unusual combination of Peach and Rosemary.
The cake was placed on some hot stones on the ash.
Oven management as its finest!
While the finished product might look less than appetizing and lightly charred, it did taste delicious and wasn’t a bad result for a first try.
To add to a rather unusual day, a female Bullfinch was found this afternoon in front of one of our cabins. It looked rather stunned, and didn't fly away when approached. It was brought back to the Field Centre for a little TLC, and soon perked up again.
After half an hour in the warm, and a few minutes posing for the camera, it flew off strongly and was seen preening in a nearby tree.
(2) Comments:
The cake looks really good. I’ve always loved the scorched bits on baked foods - much tastier!
Lovely photo of the female Bullfinch. It’s good to know that it recovered well.
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Elizabeth responded on 27th Jan 2019 with...
Love the cake!