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Skriven 2009-03-15 07:39:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE SACERDOTE
Ärende: Re: recycle reuse
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-=> DAVE SACERDOTE wrote to MICHAEL LOO <=-

 DS> my Tiger rice cooker has a non-detachable
 DS> cord that retracts into the base.  If the cord got frayed or chewed,
 DS> I could take the base off, unsolder the wire from whatever connector
 DS> is there, and solder on the new cord.

 ML> Which would be beyond the capabilities or ambitions of
 ML> most of us, I'm afraid.

 DS> Ambitions above all, I reckon.  I bet just about anyone in the
 DS> echo, at least, could handle a soldering iron pretty well.
 DS> But I paid a Benjamin for that cooker (years ago, I admit, so
 DS> it's well earned its keep) and I'll be damned if I'd just
 DS> bin it because the cord got frayed.

It's a "disposable" society. I used to have a pretty good business repairing
VCRs, confusers, TeeVees, etc. But, replacement confusers are _very_ cheap (in
ALL senses of that word), VCRs became possible to replace with new for less
than even minimal repairs on the old, etc., etc., etc.

 DS> Did they stop teaching stuff like that in schools?

Betcher ass. In favour of froth classes, or IT theory (but, not practice)  Bv(=
or sports.

 DS> Somewhat related:  I was at a used book sale today and had
 DS> to teach the high-school student cashier how to count back
 DS> change.  Why the hell isn't something that basic in the
 DS> curriculum any more?

Hasn't been for years. We, as a nation, seem to be getting the Brit upper-crust
attitude about being in "trade". And we do not hold our chirrun's feet to the
fire and make them learn things that they will need. We coddle and "protect"
them and make their lives "easier than we had it" to the point where they are
functionally unprepared to live on their own and make their way in the world.

/rant off/

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Farmhouse Butternut Squash Soup
 Categories: Soups, Squash, Pork, Fruit
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      4 sl Bacon
      4 lg Garlic cloves; chopped
      1 ts Caraway seeds
      2 lb Butternut squash; peeled,
           - seeded, chopped
    1/2 lb Carrots; chopped
      1    Tart apple; peeled, cored,
           - chopped
      3    Thyme sprigs
      2    Turkish bay leaves
           +=or=+
      1    California bay leaf
  3 1/2 c  Chicken broth
      2 c  Water
  1 1/2 ts Cider vinegar (to taste)
 
  Green apple and a dash of cider vinegar provide just the
  right amount of tart balance in this slightly sweet, down-
  home soup topped with homemade bacon bits. View more of our
  favorite recipes from this issue.
  
  Cook bacon in a 4- to 6-qt heavy pot over medium heat until
  crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
  
  Add garlic and caraway seeds to fat in pot and cook, stirring
  occasionally, until garlic is pale golden, about 1 minute.
  Add squash, carrots, apple, thyme, bay leaves, broth, water,
  3/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper and boil, uncovered, until
  vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard thyme and
  bay leaves.
  
  Purée about 4 cups soup in a blender, in batches if necessary,
  until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return
  to pot and season with salt, pepper, and vinegar. Serve topped
  with crumbled bacon.
  
  Recipe by Ian Knauer
  
  February 2009 | Gourmet
  
  Serves 6 (first course)
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 19 January 2009
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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