I found this this morning when I signed on. This was the night scene from my daughter's back deck in Ct. and I thought I would like to share it with you folks! Comes to be pretty close to full, eh?
Thanks, folks. One of the things that I found most interesting about this was the clarity of the impactcraters at the south pole. She told me a bit ago that she has another that she feels is better and when she sends it to me I will post it here.
I like the first one best. The Chinese celebrate an early fall festival called The Moon Festival. At that time they eat lots of "moon cakes" (shown below) and go outside to look at the moon - there are a couple of interesting legends about what you look for. The moon cakes are about 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches across, and filled with sweets. (With my sweet tooth it's my favourite Chinese festival.)
To be frank, no, I'm not. Sorry. But is there a Chinese baker where you live? You could probably get them there in September. In Toronto I used to buy birthday cakes from a Chinese bakery because they're lighter and less sugary, however I never tasted moon cakes until I came here.
Many different fillings, crushed nuts and honey, dried fruits, egg yolks - check it out here:
It says there that they're around 4 inches across and two inches thick, but that's bigger than almost all the moon cakes I've seen. Right now forget about them. They're not put on sale until about a month before Mid-Autumn festival, and that's usually around the middle to end of September. As well, although now with the kind of unbelievably expensive packaging some are as expensive as they say, the common ones in supermarkets can cost anywhere from 50 cents (US) and up each.
They look super. I like the looks of this one: Suzhou-style mooncakesthe old manwould be in hog heaven working my way through these. I'm going to go into some of the sites there,too! Thanks a lot for this.
I like it Tsula.
Nice...Hey wait a minute I think I see the American flag...
Thanks, folks. One of the things that I found most interesting about this was the clarity of the impactcraters at the south pole. She told me a bit ago that she has another that she feels is better and when she sends it to me I will post it here.
Indeed, Gunny! Nobody will ever convince me that all of the wonders that surround us just happened by chance!
Here's the 2nd one. Which do you feel is best? I can't see too much difference in them.
Astronomical!
Literally.
Figuratively!
I like the first one best. The Chinese celebrate an early fall festival called The Moon Festival. At that time they eat lots of "moon cakes" (shown below) and go outside to look at the moon - there are a couple of interesting legends about what you look for. The moon cakes are about 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches across, and filled with sweets. (With my sweet tooth it's my favourite Chinese festival.)
To be frank, no, I'm not. Sorry. But is there a Chinese baker where you live? You could probably get them there in September. In Toronto I used to buy birthday cakes from a Chinese bakery because they're lighter and less sugary, however I never tasted moon cakes until I came here.
What's the flavor Buzz? They sure do look good and my old sweet tooth just started to throb.
Many different fillings, crushed nuts and honey, dried fruits, egg yolks - check it out here:
It says there that they're around 4 inches across and two inches thick, but that's bigger than almost all the moon cakes I've seen. Right now forget about them. They're not put on sale until about a month before Mid-Autumn festival, and that's usually around the middle to end of September. As well, although now with the kind of unbelievably expensive packaging some are as expensive as they say, the common ones in supermarkets can cost anywhere from 50 cents (US) and up each.
They look super. I like the looks of this one: Suzhou-style mooncakesthe old manwould be in hog heaven working my way through these. I'm going to go into some of the sites there,too! Thanks a lot for this.
You're so cute, A Mac!
If you can find the ingredients, you can see a video demonstration on how to make one type of mooncake yourself on the link I provided above.