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Skriven 2009-09-23 23:03:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: orders of mag 202
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 ML> Surely your billions are larger than our billions.
 GJ> By a factor of 1000.  Really, really big.  A million million, thus the
 GJ> "bi" in billion.

Well, that was clear from Jim's response to you, even to
those who had never encountered the distinction before.

 GJ> If they are to be
 GJ> larger than the Jurong Bird Park waterfall they will be quite deep.
 ML> I am not sure about the depth, but they will be orders of
 ML> magnitude greater in width.
 GJ> That makes sense.  To achieve the "largest" by measuring sideways.
 GJ> Lateral thinking.

The Jurong waterfall, a pleasant enough sight, is something
like 100 ft high, though the volume that flowed when I saw
it was disappointing. But largest man-made waterfall depends
on the meanings of largest, man-made, and waterfall. For
example, it is said that the spillway of the Shasta Dam has
this distinction, as it's tall, man-made, and to most people a
waterfall: but it was constructed, of course, as part of a dam
and doesn't look particularly waterfallish. It is six times as
tall as Jurong. The ancient Romans made a waterfall by diverting
a river near Rieti - it is five times as tall as Jurong; but
perhaps using a natural cliff as the bedrock, as it were, for
the project might disqualify its man-madeness in some eyes,
certainly in those of the Singapore tourist board.

 GJ> It is only what is on the surface of the boards that matters.

It is actually what lurks just below the surface of the boards
that matters. The surface of any dry board isn't going to harbor
many bacteria, no matter what it's made of, even if it were
made of bovine feces. But when juicy food is placed on a board
that harbors bacteria near the surface, the buglets will be
drawn out by capillary (I think that's the type) action with
the potential of contamination.

 GJ> As far as I know, I have never inadvertently poisoned anyone - yet.
 GJ> The black mould around the edges of my board is probably harmless.
 ML> Aside from its being contagious, not much will happen -
 ML> though if you let it take hold around the house (not much
 ML> chance given your level of humidity), people could get
 ML> serious respiratory infections from it.
 GJ> I shall remind people not to go sniffing my cutting board.

You may make light of the problem, given its alienness to your
arid environs, but in the moister parts of the world, the issue
is quite significant. Do a Web search on "mold house" sometime.

MMMMM----- Recipe via UNREGISTERED Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: Death By Chocolate Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 6 Servings

      3 pk Ladyfingers
    1/2 c  Dark rum
  1 1/2 lb Butter (no substitutes)
     27 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
     12    Eggs
  2 1/2 c  Heavy cream
    1/4 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
      2 tb Vegetable oil

  From: John Totels, 25 May 89 00:13:00

  Here's a recipe I recently obtained from a friend who in turn
  received it from a friend ....  This recipe can be made a week or so
  in advance, or so I'm told.  It's more like a mousse than a cake, but
  it is indecently rich!

  Preparation: Paint outside of the ladyfingers with rum, and place
  flat side down, around the sides and on the bottom of a 10 in.
  springform pan. Melt butter in medium pan; remove from heat and add
  24 oz. of the chocolate bits.  Stir until melted; cool slightly. Beat
  the egg yokes into the mixture one at a time until all are
  incorporated into the chocolate. Beat the egg whites until they form
  stiff, not dry, peaks. Fold the whites into the chocolate mixture,
  and pour into the lined springform pan. Chill for at least 6 hours.

  Whip the cream until thickened and add the sugar and vanilla.
  Continue
  whipping until very stiff.  Turn the cake onto a serving platter,
  removing the pan sides and bottom (the lady fingers will now be on
  top). Spread a layer of whipped cream over the entire cake, then pipe
  the rest of the whipped decoratively however you wish around the cake
  ~ be imaginative! Melt the remaining chocolate chips with the oil in
  a double boiler. Cool completely.  Dribble the sauce down the sides
  of the cake. Garnish with stemmed candied cherries. Store in the
  refrigerator.

  Should make about 16 servings, or 8 - depending....

  Note: If the cake is going to be displayed for any length of time,
  you may wish to use stabilized cream, and add 1 teaspoon of dissolved
  gelatin to the cake mixture.

  One more note: I don't know to whom the credit goes for this
  "slightly" fattening recipe, and I apologize for that.  But I am
  passing it on to those of you who are in good health.  If you are not
  in good health, you use this recipe at your own risk - 12 eggs, 2-1/2
  cups of cream, 27 oz. of chocolate, 1-1/2 lb. of butter (no
  substitutes) - there ought to be a law! Thanks for listening.
  Recipe and comment by John Totels.  U/l to NCE by Burt Ford 11/98.

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