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Mingle - Emergency Potluck
Pumpkin Hollow Community Bulletin
WELCOME POTLUCK
Greetings, residents! Those more observant sorts among you may have noticed a large influx of very crowded ferries. In order to welcome our new residents en masse, Town Hall is holding a potluck in Town Square. Please bring a dish if you are able and make a new friend!
All of our newest arrivals need only bring themselves. We look forward to welcoming you all into our community, and may your lanterns always be lit.
This event is open to all! In light of our new influx of prospective players following the Great Sail Migration, we've decided to offer a small public event to tide everyone over until the TDM this weekend.
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She shakes herself a little. "But come," she says ruefully. "We can discuss such sad things anytime. Today we agreed we were going to make bread!" She gestures to the table, where the ingredients have already been laid out, and reaches for a small bowl containing a grey-white mixture. "I started proofing the yeast by mixing it with water and honey a quarter hour ago," she explains. "So it should be ready now. Go ahead and have a sniff."
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He doesn't particularly need to do this to catch the sweet and tangy scent of the yeast, but he tips his face closer just to show he's doing as she suggests. It reminds him most of how fresh sourdough smells. Perhaps that's what they are making?
"I've heard it said that yeast can fail to proof. How do you know if it's gone wrong?"
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"I so love at attentive student," she murmurs. "The scent and appearance will tell you whether your yeast has successfully proofed. See the bubbles?" The mixture in the bowl has turned off-white and creamy, with little clusters of bubbles not unlike the look of pancake batter. "They are produced by fermentation between the yeast and the sugar in the honey. If your yeast hasn't made any bubbles at all after ten minutes or so, it's most likely dead."
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But, he wonders, is it possible that even these small organisms will come back to life on this island? There's an interesting thought.
"Can it not be used at all if it's dead?"