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Skriven 2008-12-20 15:54:02 av Michael Loo (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 18085 av Ruth Hanschka (1:123/140)
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 RH> I bought a prime rib slice for dinner tonight.  It would have been
 RH> right down your alley.  It was a little smaller than a whole camel.  

Even a baby camel? I actually prefer sirloin, even now with my
state of dental compromise, and seldom get prime rib either in
the store or the restaurant.

 -> I like candied grapefruit peel. Did you blanch it sufficiently
 -> before candying it?
 RH> Probably not.  The buddha hand didn't need it.  A lot of it went into
 RH> the stollen tonight; stray bits were promptly devoured. 

Yah, but you can buy a dozen grapefruit for the price of a
Buddha hand.

 -=> Ruth Hanschka said to Glen Jamieson <=-

 -> I notice that lots of you folk are having colonoscopies.  Even your
 -> agile president had one recently, I remember.  That is something that I
 -> have never had, and my local doc hasn't requested it.  Without getting
 -> too alimentary, what are the symptoms which call for such an intrusive
 -> activity to be performed on you?

The actuaries running the HMOs have determined that the 50 is the age
where the incidence of colon cancer and the price of treating it
justifies the cost of the admittedly generally superfluous procedure.

 RH> Turning 50.  Some people manage to avoid it, but probably shouldn't.

I probably should have avoided turning fifty, but I didn't.

 RH> Colon cancer kills enough Americans that they check anyone they can
 RH> catch.   

Interestingly, my sister died from it at 47, despite a high-fiber
diet and an extremely healthy lifestyle.

 -=> Ruth Hanschka said to Carol Shenkenberger <=-
 ->  > -> :whimper: meamie!
 ->  > Raised by cats.  I fight dirty.  I'm evil too; I soak raisins in rum for
 ->  > stollen, and then hide the raisin flavored rum in the fridge.  And you
 ->  > can't have any! I'm thinking rum/raisin over ice cream....

What if one day you wake up and find it stollen?

 -> Ahem, mind sharing that spoon over my way? I need a little rum now and
 RH> again
 -> and rum raisins sound just about right!
 RH> Oh that's right ... Navy.  She would be Navy.  Guess I gotta share
 RH> Nelson's Blood.  Rats

Nelson's blood has rats in it?

Christmas stollen, source unknown
cat: holiday
Yield: 2

1 c raisins
1 c mixed candied fruit
1 ts lemon peel
1/4 ts mace OR cardamom
1/4 c brandy; sub orange juice
1 pk dry yeast
1/2 c warm water
1/2 c milk
1/2 c sugar
1 c butter, divided
5 c sifted flour
2 lg eggs
1 c chopped almonds
2 Tb sugar
1/2 ts cinnamon
1 c confectioner's sugar, sifted
1 Tb cream

Soak raisins, fruits, lemon peel, and mace or cardamom in
brandy or juice. Allow mixture to stand, covered, 1 hr at
room temperature or overnight refrigerated.

Sprinkle yeast on warm water; stir to dissolve. Meanwhile,
scald milk; add sugar and 1/2 the butter. Cool to lukewarm.
Add 2 cups flour, eggs, and yeast to milk mixture. Beat with
electric mixture on medium for 2 min. Stir in fruit mixture
and enough flour, a little at a time, to make a dough that
leaves the sides of the bowl and that can be handled easily.

Turn onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and
satiny, about 5 min. Place in greased bowl; turn dough over
to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled,
about 2 hr.

Punch down dough; turn onto surface, knead and divide in half.
Cover and let rest 5 min. Roll each half into a 15 x 9" oval.

Melt remaining butter; brush part of it over each loaf, saving
what is not used for frosting. Sprinkle with two tablespoons
sugar mixed with cinnamon.

Fold each oval lengthwise in half. Carefully lift onto a
greased baking sheet and curve the ends slightly. Cover and
let rise double, 1-2 hr.

Bake at 350F about 35 min, or until golden.

Add cream and remaining butter to 1 c confectioner's sugar.
Stir until smooth and frost the stollen with this. Decorate
tops with candied fruit or candy sprinkles.

Source unknown


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