Testing, Testing....

 

Other than my fruitcakes, I've been dragging my feet about holiday baking this year but I did take out the little pizzelle maker last night. 

I thought I'd test out a few recipes but this wasn't it. They turned out dry and brittle. 

I have one of those wooden things you use to roll them up krumkake style while they are hot but most of them broke.

I like to fill them up with ice cream for dessert. The Mister bought me a little cup of Peppermint Stick for my birthday. A spoonful or two is all I can handle at a time these days so that little cup will last me forever. 

And.....I've also started testing the soap I made in October. It's had a nice, long rest.

I'm not going to lie, it's different. Remember, I had to change my formula because the price of some of my usual butters and oils went through the roof this year because of crop failures. It's not terrible but it's softer and I don't think it lathers as well. The good news is that it didn't bother my sensitive skin. It's actually been fun to play with because it feels a bit more "slippery" than my old soap-or maybe it's just my imagination. I do get carried away sometimes and think too hard about such things. It's just soap.