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Skriven 2012-01-25 23:05:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
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 GJ> a pain removing all the little hard bits around the suckers
 JW> It sounds like your tentacles were fairly large. When I buy the tiny
 JW> little squid used for calamari I just chop the tentacles from the
 JW> body with no further action required.
 GJ> The short tentacles ranged from 10 to 20 cm long.

 JW> The only squid I ever see in our stores are under 10 cm in total
 JW> length with at most 5 cm tentacles and small soft suckers. 

The dear little things!  I used to eat those little ones in Manila.
 
 GJ> tentacles so that they are tender, but with crunchy tips.  I was
 GJ> hoping to achieve something like that.  Perhaps they simmer them for a
 GJ> long time, then do a quick fry?
 JW> I am a firm believer in under 90 seconds (if fried) OR over 90 minutes
 JW> (stewed).

I have tried the former, but not the latter, yet.  Kevin tried hitting
them with a hammer, post-frying, but without doing much good.  Perhaps
he would have done better hammering before cooking.  Or doing what the
Greeks do in Darwin on Glendi calebrations with octopus - leave them
with a few large stones running in a concrete mixer for an hour or so.

 GJ> One area in which Australia lags behind Canadia is in free dental
 GJ> care, which unlike other medical treatment, is not readily obtainable.

 JW> Most of us have to pay for our own dental. The exceptions are the
 JW> truly poor (on social assistance), Native Aboriginals who are
 JW> "status Indians" and those with dental plans as a fringe benefit
 JW> through their employment. The NWT (but not all the territories or
 JW> provinces) has some limited basic assistance for Seniors (over age
 JW> 60) regardless of income. For example I qualify for one check-up and
 JW> cleaning/polishing per year. My dentist thinks I need four cleanings
 JW> annually and I compromise with two, paying for the second one out of
 JW> pocket. And I should note that people on social assistance and
 JW> qualified natives don't get everything free. For example they get
 JW> free extractions as required but not bridges and crowns. One way to
 JW> get free work done is to tell your dentist that you have a morbid
 JW> fear of dentistry and need to be knocked out. Then, if you can
 JW> convince the dentist and a sympathetic doctor that you are sincere,
 JW> the fillings and extractions are done in a hospital setting under
 JW> anesthesia and then it's a medical procedure and covered! 

For some time I used the service provided by the Dental School.  It
was good, as the students were closely supervised, but there were so
many pensioners and poverty-stricken queued up waiting that the period
between checkups increased to 2 years, which meant some of my teeth
were non-recoverable by then.  Now I pay!

Did you know why most dentists wear face-masks?  It is nothing to do
with infection.  On one occasion a dentist didn't wear one, and in the
reflected light from my face I could see right up her nose, to bits of
snot that needed to be blown out.  Most dentists are self-conscious
about patients looking at that.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Shark Teeth
 Categories: Snacks, Chocolate, Nuts
      Yield: 20 Servings
 
      7 oz Bugles Original corn chips
      3 oz Milk chocolate
      1 c  Smooth peanut butter
 
  These little tasty treats provide a satisfying combination of salty
  and sweet. Very simple recipe for anyone to do! Microwave milk
  chocolate in a medium bowl for 60 seconds, checking and stirring
  after 30. Meanwhile, fill a pastry bag or other frosting tool with
  smooth peanut butter. Fill Bugles chips with peanut butter until
  full. Dip peanut butter side of the Bugles into the chocolate and
  place onto wax or parchment paper. Try to tame the crowd! Makes 20
  servings From: http://caloriecount.about.com Uncle Dirty Dave's
  Archives From: Dave Drum Date: 04-27-11
 
MMMMM
 
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