Nittiodagarskornet
In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all.
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Baren i Kirkwall hade fem bord och en brasa. Polly satte sig nära värmen. "Kan jag få se menyn?" frågade hon. Det fanns bara några få rätter på kortet.
"Skulle du kunna rekommendera en god rätt?" Ägaren var en häger. Hon sa bannock. Bere är ett korn som odlats här i hundratals år. Det växer snabbt, på en kort sommar.
"Har ni vegetariska alternativ?" frågade Polly. Hägern pekade på samma rad. Bannock, smör och mjuk ost.
"Kan vi få notan, tack?" sa Polly. Hägern tog god tid på sig, vilket är ett gott tecken. Utanför var vinden nästan stilla. Polly gick upp till den röda katedralen.
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