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Skriven 2012-08-23 08:21:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> I've not paid so much attention before this year, and I know
 ML> that summer thunderstorms are the norm, but this year seems to
 ML> me to have brought more and more violent ones than usual.
 NB> I'd guess that it's on the higher end of the curve than one generally
 NB> has, but I do remember other years with similarly violent storms. 

I'm in the climate change camp, actually the global warming
camp (one thing that irritates me about liberals is that they
pussyfoot around until all the evidence is in with great
degrees of redundancy). More thermal energy. More interesting
meterological things. I hypothesize no more calm years.

 NB> Perhaps it's more noticeable when, wherever one goes (and one is doing
 NB> a lot of traveling), it seems that one is there just in time for yet
 NB> another really bad storm...  ;0

But in previous years I've done even more traveling, and though
the percentage of cancelled flights doesn't seem to have changed
much, the bumpiness of the flight paths has, and on the ground,
the damage I see is more widespread. It may be the new or newly
fashionable phenomenon of the derecho, or that these are this
season focusing on the population centers by chance; I'm not sure.

 NB>> As you've actually had their "London Broil", maybe you should take
 NB>> them up on their stated promise that they want to hear from you if
 NB>> there are problems with things they put their name on.  Maybe they'll
 NB>> either upgrade the quality, or take it off the shelf...  :)
 ML> Chances are no, because it's clear that others don't know
 ML> the difference - Annie bought it more than once, after all!
 NB> Never know unless you try...  I'd hope for upgrading the quality,
 NB> actually... probably others are likewise just withholding their
 NB> comments thinking it wouldn't do any good...

There are similar commercial products that have been proven
in the marketplace, meat glued and brined and detexturized -
the Buddig "meats" that we've described for example. Maybe,
though, I'll take the trouble someday.

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 NB>> Purity being a highly rated Ice Cream shop according to the locals... 
 ML> It was perfectly fine ice cream - I really liked the
 ML> vanilla.
 NB> That wasn't meant to be a slur, by the way, just for information...
 NB> and it was indeed perfectly fine ice cream.  :)

For the purposes of this discussion, there are two kinds of locals:
those with palates and those without. Ithaca, NY (Moosewood
notwithstanding), can safely be said to be populated with the
former. For examples of the latter you can go to Trip Advisor
and find communities that have voted Ruby Tuesday and Wendy's as
the top restaurants.

 ML> Ginger ice cream is easy to make. Take some candied ginger
 ML> and swirl it into some partially softened vanilla or sweet
 ML> cream ice cream. If you want more pep, you can add a few
 ML> grains of ginger powder or a very few grains of cayenne.
 NB> I'll try it myself someday... but you'd think that it would be simple
 NB> enough for others to make it so that one would find it on offer more
 NB> often...  :)

Guess #1 - ingredients are relatively costly. Guess #2 - you
and I are in a minority, tastewise.

 ML> Title: Ginger Chocolate Biscotti
 ML> Loosely inspired by the fresh ginger ice cream and chocolate sauce
 ML> served by Barbara Tropp at her restaurant China Moon.
 NB> I think I'd stay with the fresh ginger ice cream and chocolate sauce,
 NB> myself... instead of turning it into biscotti...

I thought that was an especially fine recipe; one advantage
for me is that it's lactose-free.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

      Title: Indonesian Soda Bread
 Categories: Breads
   Servings:  1

      4 c  All-Purpose Flour, Sifted
      1 ts Baking Soda
      1 tb Sugar
      1 c  Dried Currants
  1 1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Buttermilk

  Soda Bread: This bread, which many consider the Irish soda bread, is
  usually served at high teas and other important occasions.

  Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking soda into a large bowl.  Stir in
  currants to coat with flour.  Stir in buttermilk just until flour is
  moistened.  Knead dough in bowl with lightly floured hands, 10 times. Turn
  dough out onto lightly floured cookie sheet and shape into an 8-inch round.
  Cut a cross into top with a floured knife.  Bake in hot oven (400 degrees),
  for 40 minutes, until loaf turns golden and gives a hollow sound when
  tapped.  Cool completely before slicing.

  Source unknown

  I do not know by what whimsy this was attributed to Indonesia,
  but let it be pointed out that it's not something that I would
  expect to find in Jogjakarta even at the Sheraton.

MMMMM

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