We made tea and pancakes today at the Homebase and had a chance to chat a little about women’s things. I asked what percent of the day was sent in meal preparation.
“All of it.”
Sometime there is a short break after lunch and before dinner unless you make pancakes or something special. Add a baby or a job and...
“you have to figure it out.”
A few rural families still have a mother living in the house to help. But most are on their own. Men have time to sit in the cafe and or go to the mosque.
Women “just figure it out.”
It was mint tea, however and quite good. Here are the steps.
Scoops of tea in pot
Add hot water
Pout 1 glass without swirling
Add more hot water
Swirl
Pour out 2nd glass
Return glass #1 to pot
Throw away glass #2
Put in sugar (lots)
Add hot water to below brim
Heat on stove to boiling
Add mint to pot
Pour into glasses and put back 4 times
Allow to cool
Tea poured from a great height is far better than tea just tipped from pot
Want seconds?
“All of it.”
Sometime there is a short break after lunch and before dinner unless you make pancakes or something special. Add a baby or a job and...
“you have to figure it out.”
A few rural families still have a mother living in the house to help. But most are on their own. Men have time to sit in the cafe and or go to the mosque.
Women “just figure it out.”
It was mint tea, however and quite good. Here are the steps.
Scoops of tea in pot
Add hot water
Pout 1 glass without swirling
Add more hot water
Swirl
Pour out 2nd glass
Return glass #1 to pot
Throw away glass #2
Put in sugar (lots)
Add hot water to below brim
Heat on stove to boiling
Add mint to pot
Pour into glasses and put back 4 times
Allow to cool
Tea poured from a great height is far better than tea just tipped from pot
Want seconds?
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