HOW TO PREPARE MURSIK THE TRADITIONAL VERSION

HOW TO PREPARE MURSIK .

Ingrediants and what you need.

• one litre of fresh milk.

• sosiat (a brush from the stick of the coconut tree to clean the inside) optional.

• pondered soft charcoal "wosek" formed from the smouldering embers of branches from the Ite or Itet tree (peanut butter cassia, scientifically known as Senna didymobotrya) optional.

• a clean sotet (gourd) or any clean bottle
  

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  sotet is an African gourd used to prepare an African delicacy called mursik(African sour milk/yoghurt)

   

  Procedure

  A brush from the  sosiot  is used to powder the wosek  (charcoal) inside the gourd. Then the fresh milk is left to cool before pouring into the gourd. Finally the gourd is corked to render it air tight for up to a 3 days to a week for the milk to ferment, to give a white, porridge like consistency.

  Serve the Mursik with a hot ugali or cold bread. Enjoy the African delicacy.

  Note and Tips.

  • Hygiene is critical when handling milk and also for perfect results.

  • Many tree species have been adjudged suitable for the purpose of imparting the preservative and aromatic effect to milk. There are many causes of unusual milk flavor, including the effect of plain gourd walls, which impart a bittersweet tang, and the plainness of white ripened milk, the role of itet is paramount.

Its funny watching dogs mate...

Its funny watching dogs mate
 
but its more embarrassing to crack a joke about it in presence of an elderly teacher. I was unlucky or may be the dog was lucky. That morning I arrived late, unfortunately Mr Paul was at the gate. Kama kawaida ilibidi nipige magoti (as usual i had to kneel down ) with other latecomers. Gafla bin vuu (suddenly), dogs appeared just right before us and started mating. Boys are always boys. We made comments and laughed. Mr Paul ignored our comments intentionally. Hio umbwa ya Mr Paul ikonaa... (Mr Paul's dog has...) was the comment that made him stop to ignoring. Nilidhani(I thought)I was lucky because I didn't make the comment. Other pupils were released to go to class except the 3 suspects which included me. Suddenly a miracle occurred before we were punished,  Mr Paul's dog separated from the rest and went and stood next to Mr Paul scratching its bleeding mouth vigorously. I could see the shame in Mr Paul's eyes. Poor dog! The dog was not mating, a u-shaped bone had stuck in its mouth holding the molars tightly. The dog was in grave pain. I looked around, fortunately I found a long nail. I managed to convince them that it could help. While Mr Paul held his dog tightly between his legs. I inserted the nail between  the u-shaped bone and pushed it up slowly removing the bone. I later released why Mr Paul was ignoring our comments.

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