"It was not so much the sea in their faces as the river at their backs." I wish i were a writer, that sounds lovely. There are more pictures in this chapter, i do believe. Many large cities in Italy are based on salt. That's like the 1800s, big towns had gold. Also oil. It's strange comparing salt to these valuable things. We buy salt for like 3 cents so animals and younger siblings can lick some and drool on it.
I love the sounds of these Italian cities.
Platina of Parma decided that if you liked the smell of ham, then you'd like the taste of it! That's the easiest recipe yet. It's like a law in chemistry except not nearly as painful and far more interesting. In the Po Valley, they like butter better than oil. I was born in the Po Valley, and it shows. Oil is flavorless and bad for you.
I am such a liar in these blogs. I'm pretty sure you can tell, but i'm like anyone else on the internet.. a liar!
Romans made a lot of cheese. Probably like 24597837 kinds, i'd say. But that's just an estimation. Cheese is pretty good. I like it with crackers or pizza. All my family eats is cheese. Romans made a lot of cheese. If that sounds redundant, it's because it is. Why is this about cheese? I want to read about SALT!
That's a lie too.
Each creamery had a cheesemaster who touched the cheese goo with "knowing fingers." Cheesemaster makes me laugh. Perhaps it is from my love of making new dumb words and also annoying nicknames. I'm a big fan of the great suffix. Osity? Yep, she's a winner.
Salt makes itself useful when it helps the mountains be beautiful. Ok, salt had other uses, but i like my eyecandy. And these pink mountains were snazzy. People decorated them with faces and shapes and love and kindness and peace. It was artsy.
I love that Christopher Colombus had a bunch of names. I definitely prefer Cristoforo Columbo. Anyway, he allegedly found North America, which is pretty cool. Except that i think the Chinese people found it first. Which is backed up by no information or research. And is written with a bunch of sentence fragments. Forgive me, Ammar-gray Od-gay or whatever freaky thing stares at me in English.
The mediterranean is no longer a leading sea, and this class is no longer requiring me to read about salt. It was interesting, i suppose, but not in the subject matter. Just that we actually read 100 pages about salt. It delivered the lols though... i guess.
What a strong ending.
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No wonder the art of commenting has died..
I write way too much. I'm a sick blogging enthusiast.
Liking the smell of something doesn't always mean you will like the taste. Chemistry is not that painful at times, we shall survive. I also think that butter is ten times better than olive oil, but I'm pretty sure I wasn't born in the Po Valley. I would love to have been a cheesemaster. I could have eaten all the cheese I wanted. Good strong final blog,you sure know how to liven a story up!
Final blog? Did I miss something? Many lurves go out to you. I am a fan of olive oil also.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I love your blogs. You make salt seem like the funniest thing ever. Seriously. "Forgive me Ammar-gray Og-day." And the fact that you say what you are writing is a lie. It is epic. And I agree with the thing about the mountains. Pink mountains for the win. There were a ton of cheeses. I bet they were constipated frequently. That is unpleasant. But didn't Mr. Farrell say they all died from lead poisoning anyway? That's a shame.
I'd definitely vote in jo0 poll, but you closed the darn thing-I love salt. Anyway, whenever I'm about to try food, I always smell it first. When I do this, Dad makes fun of me, telling me its too judgmental. I think he's crazy, and I agree with the...Parmesians...
bahaha
That is really wierd comparing something like salt to things such as gold or oil. It makes me wonder, if sometime way in the future, people will look at gold or oil the way we now look at salt. It seems crazy, but if you think about it its very similar to what happened with salt. Salt used to be super valuable and important to the economy, just like oil is today.
You write a really lot.
"We buy salt for like 3 cents so animals and younger siblings can lick some and drool on it."
Yeah, I agree. Think about how we throw it on our sidewalks and roads without so much as a worry as to its value. Then at one time in human history it was valued so highly. I like what Tim stated in the comment above. What will they think of us in years to come about our passion for crude oil? Is it any less silly?
Oil is not always flavorless, and can be seasoned for cooking and such.
As for the liar comments, Hey, it's your blog. Should you wish to confess such things, have at it. Just try and stay on topic.
When we are in Italy this summer, you will have a lot of chances to try some of these cheeses. They hang them outside sometimes, or in store windows. Some cheeses are aged and gross looking, but when cut open and served are quite good.
You wrote: "Romans made a lot of cheese. If that sounds redundant, it's because it is."
My response: Hey, it's your grade. Don't complain when I deduct points.
"Why is this about cheese? I want to read about SALT! That's a lie too."
-Great attitude.
Mr. Farrell
they really didnt have that many kinds of cheese, obviously youve got all your information wrong. lori, did you even read this section at all?
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