Text 7914, 99 rader
Skriven 2013-12-16 08:50:00 av Dave Drum (71988.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 7882 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Lottery
===============
Ruth Haffly Said to Dave Drum about Budget

RH>  DD> To be honest I sometimes refer to the lottery as a tax on those
RH>  DD> who are bad at math. And I do argue with their methods of
RH>  DD> figuring the odds against .... the lottery people coming up
RH>  DD> odds with WAAAAAAY shorter than I and my Texas Instruments
RH>  DD> calculator get. In a 40 number pool in which one must match six
RH>  DD> numbers the odds, as I see it, should be 1 in 40 X 39 X 38 X 37
RH>  DD> X 36 X 35 (2,763,633,600) 2.76+ billion to 1.

RH>  RH> IOW, a real long shot.

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

RH> And nobody won but I heard on the news tonight that now 75 numbers
RH> are in play vs the 50 or so they used until a few months ago. Since
RH> they added the extra numbers, nobody has won a jackpot. But, they
RH> keep trying, and spending money that could be better spent
RH> elsewhere.

Different lottery game. You are referring to the Megamilions game which 
increased its matrix to 75 numbers on 19 October. The also decreased the 
"Megaballs" to only 15 ... there are increased chances of hitting a 
lesser prize (like up to a couple million bucks) but the odds of hitting 
the big megilla (according the the Virginia Lottery) are about 1:259 
million. Long odds, indeed.

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

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


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

RH> But not for Steve's breakfast! I was looking at various breads at
RH> the Manna Ministry (part of the Sharing Shop) today but didn't pick
RH> any up. All the "whole wheat" had a good bit of enriched (white)
RH> flour, a string of chemicals a mile long and corn/corn meal. I did
RH> get some whole wheat English muffins and some whole wheat sandwich
RH> thins that had none of the above but a little bit of corn meal on
RH> the muffins. It's a small enough amount that Steve isn't bothered
RH> with it.

To be honest I forgot about his corn allergy. Sorry about that. I quite 
like fired mush, couche couche, etc. but loathe grits. Go figger.

Don't serve this to him, though.

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

      Title: Corn Meal Mush
 Categories: Five, Vegetables
      Yield: 12 servings

      3 c  Water
  1 1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Corn meal
      1 c  Cold water

  Bring 3 cups water and salt to boiling. Add the mixture of
  corn meal to the cold water, stirring constantly; then add
  to the boiling water keep stirring until thickened. Cover.
  Lower heat and cook slowly for 15-20 minutes or longer.
  Pour into a lightly oiled bread pan.

  Cover and chill.

  Remove from mold after chilling. Cut into slices about
  1/2" thick. Dip in flour and fry on both sides on a
  buttered hot griddle until nicely brown.

  This is a very old southern recipe; substitute bacon
  grease for butter and lard for oil for more authentic
  flavor.

  UDD Note: Especially good if served with sorghum or
  blackstrap molasses.

  Makes 12 servings

  From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM
--- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32
 * Origin: The Holodeck  telnet://holo.homeip.net (1:261/1381)