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Skriven 2009-09-27 15:37:50 av Michael Loo (1:18/200)
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 GJ> The Malaysians are rather parsimonious with the water they sell to
 GJ> Singapore, which is why Singapore has to recycle and desalinate.

I had presumed that the Jurong waterfall water was waste of
some level of reclamation.

 ML> The ancient Romans made a waterfall by diverting
 ML> a river near Rieti - it is five times as tall as Jurong; but
 GJ> Why did they do that?

Not sure - to get rid of the water, I believe.

 GJ> So, if, as was claimed, the plastic and glass cutting boards, which I
 GJ> think you will agree are impervious, had a greater degree of bacterial
 GJ> contamination than the wood

Sayest you who must never have seen a plastic cutting board,
about which the last thing one would say is that it was
"impervious." Glass is a different matter - no self-respecting
chef would use a glass cutting board, as it prevents proper
knife action by dint of its very imperviety, dulls the blade,
and makes a hideous music when used.

 , that would indicate that it was an anti-
 GJ> bacterial substance being drawn out of the porous wood, rather than
 GJ> bacteria.  It all sounds like bovine feces.

In normal use, moisture - and the bacteria - would be drawn
into the board, and the bacteria led to relative isolation
and then contact with the putative natural antibacterials.

 ML> You may make light of the problem, given its alienness to your
 ML> arid environs, but in the moister parts of the world, the issue
 ML> is quite significant. Do a Web search on "mold house" sometime.
 GJ> There are cases of particularly susceptible people who are adversely
 GJ> affected by chemicals, mold and other substances which are not
 GJ> considered to be toxic to most of the population.

Mold in sufficient quantity is a pretty universal pathogen, and
the sufficiency is actually fairly small. As far as Darwinian
mold overgrowth goes, the varieties of such that grow upon people
are a good indication of where those people have been, and with whom.

WARM LEMON SOUFFLE
cat: dessert
serves: 6

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 c cold water
5 eggs, separated
3 1/2 Tb cornstarch
1/4 c plus 5/6 c sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1/2 c water
1/2 c plus 1 Tb fresh lemon juice
1/2 c plus 1 Tb heavy cream
Zest of lemon, grated
6 or 12 strips of lemon zest for garnish.

Cover a large cookie sheet with plastic wrap, and place 6 flan
rings on it. Dissolve gelatin in cold water. Set aside.

Place egg yolks in electric mixer. Stir together the cornstarch
and 1/4 c sugar, and then stir into yolks. Beat mixture on high
speed until it turns light yellow.

In a 1-quart saucepan, bring lemon juice, heavy cream and grated
lemon zest just to a boil. Slowly pour lemon mixture into yolk
mixture, beating all the time, until lemon mixture is completely
incorporated. Return mixture to saucepan; and bring to a boil,
whisking constantly, and boil for 3 min to a boil. Slowly pour
lemon mixture into yolk mixture, beating all the time, until lemon
mixture is completely incorporated. Return mixture to saucepan; and
bring to a boil, whisking constantly, and boil 3 min to thicken.
Remove from heat. Stir dissolved gelatin into yolk mixture.

Wash and dry mixer bowl thoroughly. Beat egg whites in mixer until
they form soft peaks. In a saucepan, stir 5/6 c sugar with 1/2 c
water, and bring to 250F on a candy thermometer, making sure sugar
does not stick to sides of pan. Remove from heat, and with mixer
running slowly pour hot sugar mixture into egg whites. Make sure
sugar mixture does not get on beaters.

Fold meringue into yolk mixture. Spoon some into each flan
ring, and with a spatula, make a dome shape. Cover each loosely
with plastic wrap, and freeze for several hours or overnight.
Remove souffles from freezer one or two at a time. Unmold by
running a knife around edge of flan ring and pushing gently
from bottom. Place each on a micro-safe plate by itself or on a
very thin circle of sponge cake. Sprinkle sugar on top of each
souffle to 1/8" thickness, and with a hand-held gas torch,
caramelize sugar. Place plate in microwave oven on high 35-45
sec. If you can fit two in oven at same time, cook 90-100 sec.
Decorate with strips of lemon zest, and serve.

NY Times 10-6-99, Adapted from Palio
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