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Skriven 2011-11-07 12:12:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: AUSSIE REALITY 11107
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 DD> Since when has eating been about dignity? Even at a rubber chicken
 
 GJ> In some circles, dignified dining is de rigueur.  You are expected to
 GJ> hold your teacup just so, and use just your fingertips to hold your
 GJ> cucumber sandwich.

 DD> Blessed be those who run in circles - for they shall be known as
 DD> wheels. And we
 DD> all know what dogs do to wheels, don't we? Hmmmmmm????

Dogs run after them.

 DD> I don't know who makes such clap-trap so de rigueur ... but, I have
 DD> never pretended to subscribe nor aspire to such rigmarole.

Can I make a wild guess that your bookshelves do NOT hold a copy of,
"Etiquette, the Blue Book of Social Usage", by Emily Post?  Or even a
translation of the set of behavioural instructions that the ancient
Egyptian, Ptah Hotep gave to his son.
 
 DD> Heck, I've seen people try to tackle fried chicken with knife and
 DD> fork. A cheeseburg will succumb much more easily to such manipulation
 DD> than fried chicken.

Which is why I don't remove the tips from chicken wings.  They make
convenient handles.
 
 GJ> I blame Webster, who acknowledges the origin of your "bun" by defining
 GJ> it as "a kind of bread roll, light in texture and slightly sweetened"?

 DD> Just regional differences. Webster's lexicon defines the American
 DD> dialect of English. For instance football means different thing to an
 DD> American, an Australian and a Brit. The American rules and Australian
 DD> rules football being similar but distinctly different as to play and
 DD> scoring and the Brit's "footie" being an entirely third thing.

Football, Soccer, Aussie Rules, Gridiron, Rugby (Union, League,
Sevens), Rugger, take your pick.  I have never played any of them.
 
 DD> Stretch and YAWN again.
 GJ> Yawned like a true non-flyer.

 DD> So your National Labour Relations Board finally moved off its arse and
 DD> did something. So what? The rich will get richer, the poor will get
 DD> kids and the fliers will piss and moan. IOW - business as usual. YAWN.

Wake up!  Don't you realise the importance of that?  If Qantas hadn't
gone back to work, thousands of people would have missed the Melbourne
Cup - the horse race that stops the entire nation.  You have to
appreciate what is truly important to Australians.  Some women had
spent thousands of $$ on their ensemble to wear at the Cup.
 
 DD> I missed it to - but, then, I barely care about either Qantas or
 DD> koalas - except as models for children's stuffed toys.
 GJ> I didn't know you had a thing about children's stuffed toys!

 DD> Get stuffed!!!

I'm sure your collection is quite exquisite.

 DD> 1 c  White raisins; or, of course
 DD> - flame
 
 GJ> Huh?

 DD> Flame raisins - A natural real flavorful raisin - made by drying the
 DD> sweet red seedless flame grape. As opposed to the Sultana - which is
 DD> made by drying the white grape. You flamer, you. 

Why flame?  That sounds like what we call "raisins", which can be
seedless or with seeds.  They can be made from white or dark grapes.
"Sultanas" are a smaller, sweeter variety, made from Sultana grapes.
 
 DD> Soak the raisins in the rum over a low flame. Set aside.
 GJ> That would be rather dangerous.  Better to consume them un-heated.
 DD> Not so long as you do not allow the rising alcohol fumes to contact
 DD> the open flame. Or, better yet, use an electric fire/hot plate. 

Electric would be much safer, considering the carelessness of some
people who occasionally use my stove.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Sultana Scones
 Categories: Smlcakes, Snacks, Non-dairy
      Yield: 15 servings
 
  2 1/4 c  Self raising flour
    3/4 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  Sultanas
      4 T  Dairy-free margarine
    1/2 c  Soy milk
 
  Preheat oven to 180^C and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
  
  Rub the dairy-free margarine into the sifted flour until the mixture
  resembles large crumbs. Stir through the sugar and sultanas, and then
  the soy milk using a butter knife, beingcareful not to overmix. With
  floured hands, turn the dough out onto a piece of floured baking
  paper. Knead until the dough is smooth. Roll dough out to a thickness
  of 2-2.5cm. With a 5cm scone cutter, cut out as many rounds as
  possible. Roll leftover dough and repeat until the dough has been
  used up. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the scones mske a hollow sound
  when tapped lightly with a butter knife.
  
  From: LUSCIOUS LACTOSE-FREE RECIPES By: KELLY INGLIS ISBN 0646 40723 6
  Scanned by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS    JULY 2006
  
  From: Luscious Lactose-Free Recipes
 
MMMMM
 
On this day in 1861, Archer won the first Melbourne Cup.

... Free Speech is not a euphemism for bad manners.
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