St. Patrick's Day

Maddie Jo in the clover during our
move to Mercer this summer

It's hard to believe that we've been here nine months now, but the calendar doesn't lie. We're a long way from seeing any four-leaf clovers as there is still snow on the ground, but that didn't stop us from celebrating St. Patrick's day by baking some Irish soda bread and drinking a little beer.

No big celebration in town - the lakes weren't dyed green, no parades, and not very much green. Some of the bars and restaurants offered green beer and corned beef. We're going to continue to celebrate by going down to the Minocqua Brewing Company on Friday evening and listen to a traditional Irish trio - the Magees.

Irish Soda Bread

4 cups bread flour

1 T baking powder

1 t salt

3/4 t baking soda

2 cups buttermilk

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add the buttermilk and stir until it forms a dough. Knead the dough for one minute. Divide the dough in half, shape the halves into rounds and transfet to a baking sheet. Cut an X 1/4" deep across the tops of the loaves. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Oh no, it looks like we have an
Orangeman trying to disrupt
our celebration.