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Culinary Adventures
‘Right,’ Bonnie said, pointing at the recipe book. ‘First we have to make this lump of gunk into a powder.’
‘How do we do that?’
‘We have to chop it up really fine and sun-dry it.’
‘It’s November! There isn’t any sun!’
‘We’d better make one, then. You chop. I’ll see what I can find.’
As Debbie got to work with the knife, dicing the piece of root, Bonnie hurried upstairs to see what she could find. Five minutes later she was back down with a desktop lamp and a hairdryer.
‘Rustic,’ Debbie muttered.
‘It works for incubating chicks,’ Bonnie said. ‘Chop it a bit finer, then put it on this bread board.’
‘Why the bread board?’
‘Wood will hold the heat. Then, if we make a little wall with this foil, it’ll keep the heat in.’
‘Looks good. What about the hairdryer?’
