As I write this Connecticut is in the midst of one of those storms that started as snow, turned to ice overnight, and is now rain.  My driveway’s been plowed, (make friends with your neighbors, people), but the snowbanks on both sides are keeping the rainwater in and pooling, and when all this freezes on Monday, when we plunge back to single digits again, I’ll be opening it up for ice fishing and charging a nominal fee.

Might as well make some money off of this shitty weather.

Basically, it’s a good day to stay inside and bake.  Mrs. Horatio agrees, but for different baking.  I don’t bake, but I do agree it’s a good idea to stay inside and consume baked goods.  Although that’s most days, come to think of it.

Which leads us, in a very roundabout way, to today’s draft topic:  Bread.

Today’s topic was inspired by a series of comments in an open post a few weeks back, with several Commentists discussing bread.  I saw that and said “Hey, a draft topic!  I should write that down!”  And for once, I did.

The rules are that we’re drafting bread.  No doughnuts, crullers, or other baked goods, delicious as those might be.  It’s gotta be a loaf of bread.  In order to expand, (that’s a yeast joke, get it?  Oh, like you’re so funny), the draft we will allow the same type of bread to be drafted multiple times, so long as it comes from different sources, i.e. someone could draft Wonder Bread, some else could draft a white bread from their favorite local bakery, etc.

Don’t be afraid to shout out the locals!

The usual rules apply.   Make your pick, wait ten picks or 30 minutes, pick again.  Welcome back, wipe your feet outside the door, and someone dust off that Blair Witch gif.  It’s draftin’ time!

With the first pick I will take the Calamata Olive Sourdough from Litchfield’s own Bantam Bread Company.

I cannot begin to explain to you how delicious this is.  I once bought a loaf hot out of the oven and then tried to drive a half hour with it in the car next to me, and when I got to my destination you’d have thought I kept mice in the car.  Irresistible.

The rest of you are on the clock.