If you read the last blog entry I mentioned Salome Hoey, she really made an impression on me! What a women! She was truly a pioneer here in PNG. When we stopped in and had a lay over in Mogulu in her humble kitchen I could have chatted all afternoon. As Salome busied herself getting a lunch on the table and pulled a loaf of bread out of the bread maker I asked her where they get their power and how she used to do her baking, when she had all of her children out in the bush. She explained that now they get their power from a little hydro electric damn when there is enough water flowing in the river and when there is not power she falls back on the wood stove or little gas oven that she used to use. She then went on to explain how she used to bake her bread. 
Salome shared that she brought some bread pans with her to PNG back in the 70's but said that they had quickly worn out, so she did what any pioneering women would do, used what was available. She discovered that aircraft oil cans worked really well for bread tins! This one had not been used in a while but was pulled out of a trunk where it had been tucked away should it need to be recalled into service. She said they made great round loaves and the cans never wore out!
(or in this case the tin)!
Mel from the Marshes
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