13.3.08 flapjack folly

I can't believe I've been back in the UK for three weeks and I haven't had made flapjack. Ah, today! Buying my first green can of Lyle's Golden Syrup and watching the beautiful amber liquid - and struggling to get a spoon through it - what joy.

To borrow from Einstein,

In the matter of physics (or flapjacks), the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds.

In other food news today:
coffee with milk at home
almond croissant from L'Epicerie
cappuccino from the local organic shop
a couple of Halal snacks at the job fair for the 2012 Olympics
toast
curry from the freezer, rice
a single dolmade
Czech beer

and during our meeting at the house tonight, we'll crack into the flapjack.
sweet.