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Skriven 2011-02-22 10:33:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> of the original name, "Amerigo", as that is how it appears on the
 GJ> first map, drawn by Martin Waldseemuller in 1507.  He gave it to
 GJ> that country in honour of the man who did most of the exploration of
 GJ> it, Amerigo Vespucci, of Florence.  It is fortunate for Australia
 GJ> that the custom of naming continents after explorers' first names

 DD> Hardly a custom. Yurp, Asia, Antarctica, even tiny little pretend,
 DD> sort- of, continent Australia ain't named after explorers. Some

Rhodesia was, sort of, but is not now.  That custom died out quickly.
Quite a few cities around the world have been named after monarchs,
and probably some countries also, as well as Philippines.

 DD> countries,  possibly. AFAIK your island continent is the only one where
 DD> a single  country makes up the whole political structure of the
 DD> continent. 

The Republic of Nauru is comprised of a single island, but it could
hardly be described as a continent.  I walked around it in 4 hours.

 GJ> did not continue.  James Cook did most of the early exploration in
 GJ> these parts, so the country could have finished up being named after
 GJ> him. Can you imagine the image problem we would have had if our
 GJ> country had been called, "Jim"!  Our cricket team would be called
 GJ> "The Jimminies"!

 DD> Or possibly the "Cookies"

(Groan!)  I hadn't thought of that alternative possibility.
 
 GJ> So what one-word name would you use for the whole land separating
 GJ> the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?

 DD> The Americas are individually named on all the maps I can remember 
 DD> seeing. Youse is just being chauvinistic.  Bv)=

Not on the original map.  On that the lot is called "Amerigo".

 DD> Since you seem to be so big on custom - the customary manner of 
 DD> referring to the United States of America, even by religious fanatics 
 DD> who hate us, is "America".

That is because it is easily recognisable when written in blood on
posters, which are then burnt.  Young Jim, however, has pointed out
the best collective name that I was looking for - "The Americas".
 
Achacha.

 GJ>  DD> And, as it seems to be a fruit it is substantially different
 GJ>  DD> from okra -  more kin to the Kiwi fruit (Chinese gooseberry) or
 GJ>  DD> (American) paw-paw. 
 GJ>  DD> www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pawpaw.html
 
 GJ> It does have a large stone in its middle, but the Australian growers
 GJ> hope to breed them with a smaller stone, as has been done with
 GJ> lychees and some other tropical fruits.

 DD> I was not referring to pits or internal structure, rather to usage.
 DD> And  the paw-paw does have substantial sized seeds in it. Two or three
 DD> dark  brown/black pits about the size of the first joint of my pinky
 DD> finger. 

One of these days I hope to try your "paw-paw", which as you know is
quite a different beast from the Australian one, which you call
"papaya".  Some people here use "papaya" to differentiate one
particular variety of paw paw.

 GJ>  DD> Title: Baroque Achacha Cocktail

 GJ>  DD> Created by the friendly bar staff at Baroque Bistro &
 GJ>  DD> Patisserie; 88 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney
 
 GJ> Hmmm.  I didn't know that it had already made its way into booze in
 GJ> Australia.  I will have to look for it in the Central Market.

 DD> Are you kidding, most Australians I have known will drink hooch mixed 
 DD> with most anything ... or mixed with nothing at all.

Always experimenting...
 
 GJ> BTW, I think I saw that "Amerigo" map in the Doge's House in Venice.
 GJ> Do you know where it is now, as there was some talk of it being
 GJ> bought by USA for Zillions of Euros?

 DD> No idea and less interest as it was not all that accurate a map and I 
 DD> couldn't afford it anyway.

And I don't think it would go with the decore in your caravan.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: CURRIED GREEN PAW PAW
 Categories: Australian, Tropical, Fruit
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    700 g  Green paw paw (papaya)
      2    Tomatoes, peeled
      2    Onions, finely sliced
      1 t  Mustard seed
      1 t  Garam masala
    1/2 t  Turmeric powder
    1/2 t  Chili powder
      7    Mm slice creamed coconut
           Salt to taste
           Oil for frying
 
  Peel the paw paw and dice into 2 cm cubes.  Finely slice the onion and
  chop tomatoes.  Fry mustard seeds in a little oil until they
  splutter, then add onions and fry till tender and transparent.  Add
  tomatoes together with the garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder
  and fry for five minutes.  Add paw paw and salt to taste.  Simmer for
  five minutes before adding coconut.  Cover and cook for a further 10
  minutes or until paw paw is tender.  Serve with tomato wedges.
  
  ~ Darwin Gardeners Gourmet Guide, 1972.  Typed by Glen J, 07-09.
 
MMMMM
 

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