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Skriven 2012-11-23 06:02:25 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 31167 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: financial 598
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> It's a pigment of his 'magination, I think.

 ML> news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/panorama/
 ML> transcripts/superdollar.txt sheds some light on the subject.
 ML> Sounds like whatever he read has some basis, or at least
 ML> he didn't make it out of whole cloth. I found some other
 ML> sites that mention the phenomenon, including a few that
 ML> attribute the contrefacon to the CIA - these all seem to
 ML> be pretty fringy and loony, stuff that he would be likely
 ML> to read with interest.

Irish republicans (slightly more loony than US republicans), rogue North Korean
operations and the Russian Mafia - as (allegedly) reported by Auntie Beeb.
Yeah, I'd opine that loony is mild in reference to such far fetched stuff.
 
 DD> The hardest financial implements to counterfeit are those of the U.S.
 DD> Banknote company - who print stocks and bonds, etc. as well as currency
 DD> for many foreign gummints. Also American Express travellers cheques.
 DD> Those are *really* tough to fake.

 ML> Interesting. I never gave it much thought, but the notable
 ML> thing to me about those traveller's cheques (AX did call
 ML> them that, didn't they, rather than traveler's checks) was
 ML> that there was so much ink used in the manufacture that you
 ML> could feel the thickness of the lines. As far as toughness
 ML> of fakery, I leave that to the experts.

Engravings have the feel of raised printing ... it's not from extra ink but
from the intaglio process that forces (and deforms) the substrate (paper in
this case) into the grooves of the engraved plate. I used to be amazed that a
blind man could "read" a piece of paper currency - until it dawned on me that
A> the money needs to be fairly new and B> the back of each bill denomination
is different enough that the one, five, then and twenty are easily identifiable
to the educated fingertips of the sightless person. One an old, limber, worn
out bill the blind person must ask and trust the giver/customer to tell the
truth.
 
 -=> Dave Drum said to Ruth Haffly <=-
 RH> I know you got a santoku at the H-Mart near the Shipps at the 2007
 RH> picnic. Steve, on seeing yours, got one too--it's his favorite "go to"
 RH> knife. My favorite big knife is the chef's--it's a J.A. Henkles. For
 RH> small jobs I use the Victorinox knives we got at a hardware store in
 RH> Gundelwald, Switzerland in the early 90s. Got a plain paring, serrated
 RH> paring and a snall serrated bread knife for probably under $10.00.
 DD> I don't recall that happening - are you sure it might not have been
 DD> someone else. The only Santoku knife I own is the Joyce Chen - and I am
 DD> sure I obtained that as described. I am pretty "choosy" about my
 DD> knives.

 ML> Perhaps the other Dave, who is a bit of a knife connoisseur himself.

If it was a Dave - it had to be the Sacerdote - as it wasn't me.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Blind Date Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Fruits, Nuts
      Yield: 30 servings
 
     30 lg Pitted dates
     30 lg Walnuts; halves
  1 1/4 c  All-purpose flour
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      4 tb Butter
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
    3/4 c  Light brown sugar; firm
           - packed
      1 lg Egg
    1/2 c  Sour cream

MMMMM---------------------------GLAZE-------------------------------
      4 tb Butter
      1 c  Confectioner's sugar
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
      2 tb (to 3 tb) milk
 
  Adjust a rack to the top position in the oven and preheat
  the oven to 400øF/205øC. Cut parchment to fit cookie
  sheets.

  Slit one long side of each date, stuff with one walnut
  half or a few pieces of walnut. Close the date around the
  nut and set aside.
  
  Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking
  soda and set aside.
  
  Cream the butter, add the vanilla and the sugar and beat
  to mix well. Add the egg and beat thoroughly. On the
  lowest speed gradually add half the dry ingredients, then
  all of the sour cream, then the remaining dry ingredients.
  Scrape the bowl after each addition and beat only until
  combined. Transfer the dough to a shallow bowl for easier
  handling.
  
  Using two forks, drop each stuffed date into the the dough
  and roll it around until it is completely coated. There
  will be enough dough to cover each date, but don't overdo
  it or you won't have enough to go around.
  
  Using the forks, place the dough coated dates 2-3 inches
  apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  
  Bake one sheet at a time for about 10 minutes until
  lightly browned.
  
  While baking, prepare the glaze. Melt the butter and mix
  it well with the remaining ingredients, using only enough
  milk to make the mixture the consistency of soft mayo.
  Keep the glaze covered when you are not using it.
  
  Remove the cookies form the oven. With a pastry brush,
  immediately brush the tops with a generous coating of the
  glaze. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool. Let them stand
  until the glaze is dry.

  Recipe by: Maida Heater's Book of Great Cookies
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

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