Saturday 27 April 2019

Easter Saturday

  Christ will be ressurected, the fast is over.  Tonight we can crack red eggs, eat koulourakia and slurp offal soup.  Eating offal soup after midnight is not always good for the digestion.  We do try to be frugal with our portions though the soup is lovely and hot, lemony and generally yummy, if you eat offal.

Today is a long day doing all the last minute preparations.  



The back terrace has to be swept and mopped


The weeds along our front entrance pulled and the road swept


A big canopy is put up.  We were prepared for rain but now the canopy will keep off the sun.  Yesterday the sun came out and temperatures climbed.  It looks like Sunday will be the same



Dried oregano rubbed ready to put on and in the lamb




The oregano stalks go onto the bbq fire to send out their pungent aroma


The pascal lamb (not goat this year) was picked up from the water taxi and carried home in a big balck plastic bag.  It looks like a big one, around 17 kilos.  That's going to take many hours of cooking





All the chairs are taken out to be hosed down to remove winter's dust and cobwebs

We still have to make the offal soup.  There were no entrails in this lamb so we wait for our friendly butcher to send them across from the mainland

Then it is midnight mass, fireworks and offal

20 comments:

  1. Busy day! I can almost smell the oregano from here! Enjoy. -Jenn

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    1. We had a lovely time. It was owrth all the preparation

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  2. A Feast, entails a lot of prep work!!!!!!! But the family pitches in, and it becomes fun. Well, nearly fun. :-)

    Enjoy!

    ✨🌱✨

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    1. Everyone helped. Many hands make light work, so they say

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  3. Oh what a fantastic view you have there! I am also envious of your sunshine. It is wet and windy here - blowing a hoolie as we say :)

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    1. Finally the sun has come out and looks like staying. You've had your summer lol

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  4. You are going to have a very happy and tasty evening.

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    1. The easter soup was one of the best, Red eggs and bread. That's was all that was needed aftermidnight

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  5. I see everyone working hard ~ enjoy!

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    1. It is hard work and every year I say 'never again'...but

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  6. Kali anastasie
    I haven’t had mayaritsa for many years
    I don’t like it very much lol
    It’s Easter Sunday morning here. And today I’m off to my parents house for the lamb on the spit
    Enjoy

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    1. I don't usually enjoy offal but the woup is so lemony and there's lots of grren stuff in it and rice, You don't 'really' notice ewhat meat it is.

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  7. A good spring clean both inside and out and then a feast. Great.

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    1. Yes, Heather, exactly a good spring clean. So glad we got that cleaning done

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  8. We roasted a whole Lamb for my 50th; what a night that was. I'd love to do it again. Have fun!

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    1. There's something special about a whole lamb, specially for men. The intense inspection, speculation and observance of the roasting makes their day! Then there's all that excitement when it comes down off the spit, the eating of it is only a very small part of the procedure

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  9. 8pm Adelaide Australia time. Our next door
    neighbours are still going strong!

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    1. Oh Barbara, I can imagine the noise. Lucky easter is only once a year, but then there's name days and so many other church days and national days and birthdays...do you ever get any peace living next to greeks?

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  10. oooh I can just smell that oregano on the fire - delicious!

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    1. The smell of that roasting meat is really fantastic

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