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Skriven 2011-04-19 20:17:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
Ärende: COLD WEATHER TRICKS10418
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 -=> Quoting Jim Weller to Glen Jamieson <=-

 JW> I guess you won't see this for a week or so...

I didn't.  Initially because I was "inside", and then because my
dial-up phone line was out.

 GJ> Forgive my ignorance, but if the body is kept warm enough by using a
 GJ> sufficient quantity of insulating wolverine skins, is it still
 GJ> possible to suffer fatal hypothermia just from heat lost from nose,
 GJ> face and ears?  Or could the booze help prevent the loss of those
 GJ> extremities from frostbite?

 JW> I suppose booze wouldn't harm you IF you dressed warmly enough to
 JW> protect your body. But drunks have been known to feel so warm that
 JW> they take their coats off. Hypothermia isn't always noticeable; it
 JW> sneaks up on you.

If a high energy source of heat was supplied at the same time as the
alcohol, such as sweet white wine or a port, hopefully that would
maintain the core temp if only the extremities were bare.  (Not that
such an unpleasant circumstance is likely to happen to me!)
 
 GJ> BTW, this is my last posting for at least a week, as I go under the
 GJ> knife tomorrow.
 GJ> I shall report on the sort of catering done in
 GJ> Australian private hospitals these days.

 JW> We shall look forward to that.

I am still alive.  The hospital food was bland and unimaginative.  I
was not allowed alcohol for 24 hours after the operation, but then I
ordered a glass of red wine with my dinner, and got it.  A mediocre,
quaffable Cabernet Shiraz, at a rough guess.  That helped me to keep
down the food supplied.  On checking out from the hospital I asked the
doctor whether I could return to a "normal" diet, while still taking
antibiotics and a blood thinner, and he gave permission for 2 glasses
of wine per day.  Today I finish the last of the antibiotics.

I was forced onto my feet the day after the operation, and kept at it
from then on, with other exercises. Today (day 12) I had my first walk
down the street, in company with one of my gaolers (Daughter Lee); it
was good.  I used a stick.
 
 GJ> If I don't return from the
 GJ> state of imposed unconsciousness, you can send condolences to Kevin.

 JW> Ah but you will. I guess I should say, "see... you did!"

Now I am eating the food that Kevin cooked on Thursday - steak and
mushroom pie.  The Indonesian meatballs are finished, and the pasty
slice remains.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: STUFFED BUSH TURKEY LEG ROASTED
 Categories: Mains, Poultry, Aboriginal, Australian
      Yield: 5 servings
 
      2    Bush turkey legs; boned
      8 sl Bacon rashers
           Salt and pepper
           ; STUFFING
      1 tb Olive oil; OR
      1 tb ; canola oil
      1    Onions; chop fine
      1 c  Carrots; diced
      1 c  Bush peanuts; clean/roast
           ; lightly/skined/rough chop
      2    Eggs
      1 c  Milk
      2 c  Breadcrumbs
      2 tb Mixed herbs, dry
 
  This is a top family dish that adds extra nutrition to the favourite
  hunted bird. The feathers of the bush turkey are used in ceremonial
  dancing.
  
  Lay bush turkey leg meat out & pat flat with stick or hand. Layer with
  bacon.
  
  To make stuffing; lightly fry onions, carrot & bush peanuts in oil.
  Cool. Whisk eggs & milk in large bowl or dish. Add breadcrumbs & dry
  herbs. Mix with onion, carrot & bush peanuts to make a thick moist
  paste (similar to damper dough).
  
  Lay half the stuffing on each leg & form into a roll, folding meat
  over. Season well with salt & pepper.
  
  Tie meat with string to keep shape; alternatly, wrap in aluminium
  foil & twist the ends. Seal meat in roasting pan & then cook in a hot
  oven, 200^C for one hour. A camp oven can also be used.
  
  Set cooked leg aside for 5 minutes to allow juices to rest. Slice &
  serve with mashed potatoes & freshly cooked vegetables. If not
  available, use frozen vegetables.
  
  Serve with pan juices. From: WALKABOUT CHEFS By: STEVE SUNK & DAVID
  HANCOCK ISBN: 0-9751800-1-0 Scanned by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS SEPTEMBER
  2007
 
MMMMM
 

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