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 HN> Could be, I'm careful to make my phrasing
 HN> unisex....such as "Folks, we need for you to
 HN> keep it G rated please!"...but now if it's a
 HN> same sex couple we have to get our Captain
 HN> involved, get video "evidence" and "permission"
 HN> before we can do any of that...sigh!

Funny, it sounds as though they should let you
collect the "evidence" without "permission." Calling
for a supervisor would make the process cumbersome.

But of course, if you make a big megillah about it,
then that in itself probably serves as a deterrent.

 HN> Fact of life, people and groups have
 HN> agendas...we just have to deal with it!

What's the agenda at the ballpark, except to beat the
Padres?

 HN> Have you looked at the M's lately? Of course they
 HN> swept the padres, and so far have split with the
 HN> BlueJays...maybe a turnaround is in progress!

Yup, and seen the Sox lately? Being swept twice down
in Florida leaves a sour taste ... stupid pen.

 HN> I knew her through a former boyfriend...we both
 HN> exchanged the same look (grin)...and the
 HN> comment was made...is the former boyfriend
 HN> "normal"? to which I replied...that's why
 HN> he's "former" (grin).

That goes double.

 HN> Evidently she's back in Alaska again.

So I've been told.

DUCK WITH BLACK PEPPERCORN SAUCE
Cat: poultry, main
Serves: 8

3 Tb sweet butter
2 shallots, minced
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
3 Tb unsulfured molasses
2 ts fresh cracked black peppercorns
2 1/2 c duck stock
2 Tb arrowroot or cornstarch
3 Tb dry, spicy red wine
1/2 c Madeira
2 5 lb ducks
salt and pepper to taste

Wilt shallots in 1 Tb butter. Add vanilla bean, molasses [I'd
omit or cut the molasses and use something like Marmite instead],
pepper, and stock. Simmer 15 min. Strain and return sauce to pan
with vanilla bean [I'd be tempted to get rid of the bean here].
Blend arrowroot with wine. Beat into sauce base and simmer 3-4 min
until slightly thickened. Set aside. May be made ahead to here.

Season duck cavities with s&p. Pierce skin around lower breast,
back, and thighs. Truss duck and place breast side up on rack in
shallow roasting pan. Bake at 425F for 15 min. Reduce heat to 350F
and roast duck 30 min; then turn over and roast another 30 min.
Remove fat with bulb baster as ducks roast. Turn duck breast side
up again and roast 10-15 min longer for medium rare. For well done
cook until juices run pale yellow. Remove trussing, place ducks
ducks on heated platter, and keep warm. May be roasted in morning,
if desired, and reheated at 300F for 30 min before serving.

Add Madeira to defatted roasting pan and scrape brown bits from
bottom and reduce liquid to 3 Tb. Strain into prepared sauce,
simmer 2 min and swirl in remaining butter. Remove vanilla bean
before serving. Sauce can be completed earlier in day and
reheated at serving.

http://www.alderbrook.com/recipes/zinpoult.htm
posted to NCE 01 Jul 98

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