A relatively quiet day, chatting and shopping for the week's meals. At five, Chris's colleague Max Peter picked us up. Max Peter, who visited Winona this summer, volunteers as a firefighter in the nearby city of Hilden, where, Gen will remember, we had tea in the old city a couple years ago. Anyway, Max Peter took us through the firehouse and yes, down the fire pole. Then he threw me a coat, pulled out the ladder truck, and took me up in the bucket. Chris had been up before. 'Fraid all we had was Chris's cellphone camera. But you can get the idea from the photo above. And this was half the reach of the bucket. Let's just say that I gained a heightened respect for firefighters everywhere.
We had supper at Max Peter's with his wife Heike. Nothing like home cooking. I am sure she won't mind my sharing the recipe for the soup.
Pizza-Suppe
500 g Mett (minced pork)
2 Zwiebeln (onions)
2 P. Tomaten Al Gusto - Kräuter (tomatoes, herbs)
500 ml Sahne (Küchensahne 20 %) (cream)
Oregano, Tabasco
200 g Sahne – Schmelzkäse (cheese)
1 Glas Champignons (geschnitten) (mushrooms)
Pfeffer, Paprika
etwas Salz, Pizzagewürz (salt, spices)
