Montreal

Went on a little trip last week. B was driving up to see C and Montreal, and I went along. First time in Quebec, second time in Canada as an adult not counting changing planes in Toronto, third time in Canada ever ditto. I had fun. Subways are better than Boston's, I got a taste of the underground pathways (they're not too exciting, lots of shopping, but you could indeed get around much of downtown in the winter without going outside), it felt like a taste of French culture but where everyone knows English too.

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The Power of Sourdough

I'd bought some New York Rye from When Pigs Fly a few weeks ago. I brought the remains of it to Montreal, where I didn't touch it much until the trip back to Boston. It still hadn't gone moldy yet, without having gone totally stale and dry. This surprised me. Then I remember it's supposed to be a mild sourdough (at least I think that's what they told me, though the website doesn't say that) and that sourdough is preservative. Woot!

Or maybe they put in preservatives? But the ingredients list is wheat flour, rye flour, cider, caraway seeds, evaporated cane juice, salt and yeast. And just 1g of sugar per 110 calorie 48 gram serving, so not a lot there. The cider is odd, though.