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Skriven 2008-06-18 22:52:29 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Sacerdote
Ärende: ANY GARDENS?  80618
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 -=> Quoting Dave Sacerdote to Glen Jamieson <=-

 DS> We're at the very start of a heat wave today; it was 32 C
 DS> today.  Tomorrow is forcast to be 35 C, and Monday 37 C +.
 DS> Temps are expected to break perhaps on Tuesday.
 
 GJ> That could be rather oppressive if the humidity is high, 
 GJ> but not so bad if low humidity and you have an evaporative 
 GJ> cooler.

 DS> I meant "tropical" in it's full meaning.  When the temperature
 DS> goes that high, it is normally accompanied by 70 to 80% humidity.
 DS> "Swamp coolers" do nothing to alleviate that since the air is too
 DS> saturated for evaporation to be an effective cooler.

Right.  That is the sort of weather I experience in the Wet season in
Darwin, where I spend some time every year.  It is possible to get used
to it, particularly if you use the early morning coolness for your most
vigorous activities.  Last year when I was staying in Houston the
weather was like that, but I enjoyed my 6 am walks.

 DS> We do use fans to draw in cooler air at night, and usually by
 DS> 2300 the bedrooms are comfortable enough (though still humid
 DS> and damp) for some sleep.

Ceiling fans are quiet and make sleeping without much clothing
reasonably comfortable.

 DS> - - 

 DS> This week is much cooler, overcast, and somewhat rainy.  I'm
 DS> taking the opportunity to install a drip irrigation system
 DS> in the garden to eliminate the need for the sprinkler, which
 DS> delivers far more water than the plants can effectively use.

Lucky you, to have water!  We are having occasional winter rains here,
which is fortunate as the water use restrictions restrict the use of
sprinklers to a 4 hour period, once a week.  Our main river system no
longer flows into the sea; all the water is used up before it gets to
the lakes near the mouth, and the lakes there are drying up.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: (SBS) Baked Carp
 Categories: Iraqi, Fish
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      2    Whole carp, prepared for
           Baking
      1 lg Onion, diced
      2 lg Tomatoes, diced
      1 ts Turmeric
      1 tb Ground dried limes
           Salt and pepper to taste
           Olive oil
 
  Place the fish in a foil-lined baking dish. Mix together the other
  ingredients and spread them over the fish to cover it well. Drizzle
  with a little oil and bake in a moderate oven for about half an hour.
  
  Note: Considered by many to be a pest, carp is actually a very
  popular fish in Iraq. In riverside restaurants in Baghdad you will
  find the local specialty, mazguf - whole carp butterflied and crusted
  with salt, set upright on sticks and cooked against an open fire.
  
  Our cooks Huda and Amera get their fish from the Murray River which
  flows through Cobram. Few Anglo-Australians would contemplate eating
  it but it is one of the most common freshwater fish in the world and
  extensively farmed on other continents.
  
  The NSW Department of Agriculture has a useful web site on preparing
  carp for eating. www.agric.new.gov.au
  
  Recipe provided by the Iraqi ladies of Cobram, Victoria.
  
  The Food Lovers' Guide to Australia SBS - Special Broadcasting Service
  http://www.sbs.com.au
  
  Series: An Iraqi Kitchen
 
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