In chanterelle season it is tradition to have them fresh, so we also had chanterelles for lunch. There is a lovely little nursery and garden shop a five minute walk behind Jenn and Rich's house. I have certainly been there before, but never for lunch. They do an interesting salad buffet and today the hot main was slow roasted beef with a chanterelle cream sauce. Divine! And if that wasn't enough, they had a fabulous hammock chair on sale which made the perfect early Christmas present for Jennie. She and TovaElise were so comfortable in it at the shop and now there is one hanging on the back porch. I love giving gifts that are exactly what the person wanted.
The other tradition is, of course, a visit to Ikea. The closest one to Gavle is in Valbo, about 10 km away. I hope to cycle there someday -- there is a wonderful path that goes from here, but today was not the day despite the lovely weather. My foot is improving, but I think that big a ride for the first time on a bike in 2 months, might be a bit much. I did, however, walk into town, and although I was not fast, I did make it in 20 minutes. The forecast for the rest of the week is quite good, so I hope to be able to do some riding before I leave.
There are a number of items from the garden which needed to be processed. We cut, chopped, and froze chives. The third harvest of rhubarb is being made into a Swedish drink -- it was chopped and is sitting for 2 days with water, cloves and lemons. Ikea sells juice bottles with resealable lids, so this must be a very common procedure. The apples are on the stove steaming away and becoming applesauce. I even picked a small dish of raspberries this afternoon. Still on the plants are hundreds of cherry tomatoes -- most green, which will be processed into a chutney. It has been a very good garden year.
I want to know how the drink turns out.
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