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Skriven 2013-12-14 08:50:06 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Budget
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 RH> OK, Steve didn't have a disk replacement. The disk was taken out and a
 RH> "bridge" built between the two vertabrae, with a cage of filler bone.
 RH> It's a lot more than I'd want to go thru but he only needed it done in
 RH> one area. Disk replacment doesn't sound like a picnic either.

 DD> To be clear - Georgia has had 4 separate fusions on her spine - which
 DD> limits her mobility somewhat. Erin has had three disc replacements.
 DD> Which have (in the long run) reduced her pain and enhanced her
 DD> mobility.

 RH> Not a fun time for either of them but if it needed doing.............

I just wish for Georgia's sake that the Israeli research facility that came up
with the disc replacement technique was on the hop about 40 years sooner. But,
that's a futile wish - there probably was insufficient background or
infrastructure at that time. I'm just glad that it was stumbled upon
in time to help Erin. (others, too - but I don't know them).
 
 DD> To be honest I sometimes refer to the lottery as a tax on those who
 DD> are bad at math. And I do argue with their methods of figuring the
 DD> odds against .... the lottery people coming up with WAAAAAAY shorter
 DD> odds than I and my Texas Instruments calculator get. In a 40 number
 DD> pool in which one must match six numbers the odds, as I see it, should
 DD> be 1 in 40 X 39 X 38 X 37 X 36 X 35 (2,763,633,600) 2.76+ billion to
 DD> 1.

 RH> IOW, a real long shot.

True enough. I note that the Power Ball was hit last Wednesday and tonight's
draw is worth *only* U$40 million to a single winner. Long odds - but a huge
payout.

 RH> She wasn't a deep south cook, that's for sure! Enough sugar in there to
 RH> get my teeth itching; it's a corn cake, not corn bread recipe.

 DD> In my experience southern cooks use a lot more sugar in things like
 DD> that than normal people.

 RH> Down here, tea gets more sugar than corn bread.

 DD>       Title: Skillet Cornbread
 DD>  Categories: Pork, Breads, Dairy
 DD>       Yield: 7 servings

 DD>       2 tb Bacon drippings
 DD>   1 1/2 c  Stone-ground white cornmeal
 DD>     1/4 c  All-purpose flour
 DD>       2 tb Sugar

 RH> That's leaning toward more authentic. (G) I'd probably leave out or cut
 RH> back on the sugar & salt and use yellow cornmeal.

 DD> Here is *MY* (stolen from Emeril) Cornbread - no sugar at all

 DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 DD>       Title: Skillet Cornbread -- 01
 DD>  Categories: Emeril, Breads, Pork, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 5 Servings

 DD>     1/2 lb Bacon; chopped
 DD>       2 tb Minced garlic
 DD>       4    Jalapenos; seeded, diced
 DD>       3 c  Cornmeal
 DD>       1 ts Baking powder
 DD>       1 ts Baking soda
 DD>       2 ts Salt
 DD>     1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper
 DD>       3 c  Buttermilk
 DD>       2 lg Eggs; lightly beaten
 DD>      10 tb Melted, unsalted butter

 RH> I could live with this but would cut down the salt to half the amount,
 RH> or less.

That depends on how salty the bacon is - and if I use the dripping from the
bacon in place of part or all of the butter.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Cajun Cornmeal Mush (Couche Couche)
 Categories: Grains, Dairy
      Yield: 4 servings

      2 c  Yellow cornmeal
    1/4 c  Oil
  1 1/2 ts Salt; to taste
      1 ts Baking powder
    3/4 c  Milk
    3/4 c  Water

  Heat the oil in a heavy pot over medium-high heat.

  Mix the dry ingredients, then add the milk and water. Pour
  the batter into the hot oil, and allow a crust to form on
  the bottom before stirring. Reduce heat to low and stir
  occasionally; cook for about 15 minutes.

  Serve in bowls like oatmeal or other hot cereals. It's
  great with milk and powdered sugar, with maple syrup, with
  butter and cinnamon, with jam, with raisins, with
  blueberries... I could go on and on and on...

  Makes: 4 servings

  A hot cereal made with cornmeal. Serve it just like
  oatmeal. It's tasty. It's different. You can make it your
  own adding your favorite mix-ins - raisins, maple syrup,
  etc.

  From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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