Dumplings!

Back in the village we visited a private home for a cooking class. Lelia and her mother taught us how to make both meat and potato dumplings.

A simple dough of flour, water, shortening and salt was rolled and cut into circles. Then each circle was rolled out again and filled. The meat was a combination of pork, beef, onion, sage, and rosemary. Boiled potatoes and cheese filled others.

The dough with filling was then pleated and pinched to form round and crescent shapes. Boiled in salted water, it was served with VODKA and several toasts. It was a very fun event!

A drive back over the summit, once again through the narrow tunnels and muddy potholes. and then down into the plains found us in Tblisi, the Georgian capitol, by sunset.

Tonight we say goodbye to Justin and Clyttie, who travel back to Australia, and meet our new family member, Valeria.