{"id":2379,"date":"2014-05-18T23:28:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-18T23:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2014-05-18T23:28:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T23:28:05","slug":"veni-vidi-vici","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Veni, Vidi, Vici"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Roman city of Volubilis, in Morocco near Meknes between Rabat and Fez, blew me away. I’m something of a ruin junkie, so found it embarrassing that I’d never heard of the place. A UNESCO heritage site, Volubilis, devastated by an early 18th century earthquake, lies in a beautiful plain with gently rolling hills.\u00a0 A great deal of renovation has taken place; more is ongoing and a museum is being built. Currently there is no souvenir shop nor were there very many visitors in early April –great on both counts.<\/p>\n

Our guide took us through the Appian Way, so clearly a Roman road with broad stones leading to the mothership, and pointed out a row of shops with signs delineating their use (bakery, wine-seller).\"bakery<\/a> There are several large houses with wonderful mosaics that made me wish for an effort to protect them; exposed to the elements as they are, further damage is inevitable.<\/p>\n

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Here, in a relatively small city on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, are all the Roman standards: a massive Arch of Caracalla, an aqueduct\u00a0 that provided water to buildings and flushed away sewage, several temples and a basilica.<\/p>\n

Typical of Morocco, there were tensions about restorations made during the era of French colonization. Whatever you think of the Romans, they certainly knew how to design and build.<\/p>\n

As bread and beer were features of Roman cuisine, this is recipe for one using the other, courtesy of a friend. No yeast, no rising, just mix and bake–it’s practical, like the Romans.<\/p>\n

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Faith’s Beer Bread<\/strong>
\n3 cups flour
\nAdd 1 teaspoon of baking powder and \u00bd teaspoon salt for each cup of flour
\n\u00bc cup sugar
\n1 – 12 oz. can or bottle of beer (each brand of beer gives a slightly different flavor so you’re on your own here.)<\/p>\n

Mix dry ingredients and add beer slowly trying to avoid foam if possible. Stir until well mixed and spoon into greased loaf pan. Bake 50-55 minutes @ 375 degrees until golden brown. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and continue cooling on a rack. (Note: bread slices more easily if fully cooled.)<\/p>\n

Skip the marathon, pass the butter.<\/p>\n

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