#quaruntine

[girlsbestkeptsecret]

I’m just saying....Tea Anyone☕️

[simonalkenmayer]

In times of plague

--and by that, I mean the times of the worst plague I have seen, which was of course, the Black Death-- we “went biblical” and like the Jews marking their homes with blood to prevent the Hand of God from stealing away their first born sons, we marked houses with red to indicate quarantine. Often there was no red paint, red pigments being difficult to source, so often it was a spare bit of cloth, an undergarment, a handkerchief, hanging from a window or a door. At that time, I worked with the ministry out of St. Bart’s and was tasked, as an “immune person” with going around the parish and visiting people, bringing them what food could be found, water, blankets. To be honest it was little more than emotional support, because supply lines had quite literally died and all the remaining labor was tasked with caring for the sick or digging their graves. And also, if indeed you did come into contact with anyone from the house, who took the supplies from you, they knew, and you knew, that they were dead, and this was a meeting of ghosts.

Ah...my apologies for becoming so dark. I know that right now many of you are terrified, because this sort of thing has never happened in your lifetimes. Do not be afraid. This is not that kind of illness. It is good and wise that so many are being so cautious, but I will not be painting any doorways red. I will continue to bring supplies and to visit, but there will be no painting the town red.

So instead I am baking a true red velvet cake, in the old way. You see, the original recipe contained absolutely no dye of any kind, and was red by use of beets alone. Like any long-lived cooking site, I have provided you with a somewhat morbid preamble to this recipe. I do apologize for that bad habit of the trade, but honestly, I find if I do not preamble much of what I say, all those reading are lost.

This post is a recipe of sorts, but also an ongoing discussion hub for you to discuss what you are doing with your isolation.

Ingredients:

3 c flour

1 1/2 c sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

1/2 c oil or melted butter

1 c buttermilk

1 cup pureed beets

3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

1 Tbsp beet root powder (optional for if you can find it)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vinegar

Instructions:

Sift the flour and baking powder together in a bowl and set aside

put all other ingredients into the bowl of a standing mixer and mix thoroughly

add the flour mixture to this little by little while still mixing

grease and flour a 9″ pan and pour batter in

Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes

As you can see, it is quite red and needs no dyes. This is a rich and delicious cake. I will add more photos here as it is finished, and also to my instagram.

For now please do add your own activities while isolating yourself from others. Crafts, recipes, chores, whatever you like. And also, please do bake along with me if you like!

[cextra-loz]

Raise your hand if you're 100+ days into quaruntine and you still haven't revisited that Zelda game you've been putting off for the longest time but keep thinking about ✋

[xxsmallsss]

Quaranting.

[mesmileyousmile]

Hey! I rediscovered my Tumblr again yayyy! A lot has changed since I last posted anything - for one, I'm now blonde! I'm also 24 now so probably should change my bio....I'm not sure how many of my 900 and something followers are still active but come say hi if you're still out there 🙃 gonna go back to reposting shit I like and maybe it'll help pass the time in this crazy Corona world we're living in!

[anintellectualblonde]

Peachy 💞🌸🌼🍑

[weve-madeitthisfar-kid]

My two personalities are the true embodiment of a #gemini

[katheodus]

Really proud of how my 4th of July cake turned out!

Please donate to the black lives matter movement, COVID relief, sign petitions and go annoy your government officials demanding fundamental change. I believe that with some huge changes to our society we can make America something to be proud of.