Sunday, January 16, 2022

Digest for rec.food.cooking@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 12 topics

Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Jan 16 02:03PM -0500

On 2022-01-16 1:11 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
 
> It's in the 20's here, but we're getting 6-9 inches starting about 5PM
> through Monday morning and afternoon.  I doubt I'll be going anywhere
> until Tuesday.
 
It has been down near 5 F here in the morning and warming up only to
about 10F in the afternoon. This morning it was 2F at 8 am and now it is
34. We are looking at about 18" of snow to arrive by this time tomorrow.
Let's hope the weather network has exaggerated this as much as they have
most of their forecasts this year.
Thomas Joseph <jazeev1234@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:06AM -0800

On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 8:43:07 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
 
> and he was having unusual cold weather in Barrow.
 
> Our temperature difference, at that moment, was over 100F different.
 
> Gasp
 
 
Interesting. The universe is a rough place. Even our home planet has many uninhabitable spots. But I have wondered for years and tend to believe that the human can adapt to almost anything - IF it happens slowly enough. For example, 50 degrees below zero would be enough to kill the average human in no time flat. But that's today, because we're not used to it. I often wonder, if temperatures worldwide went insane hot or cold over a long period of time - thousands or millions of centuries - would we get used to it? I believe the answer is yes - IF it happens slowly enough.
 
Mr. Adaptability
 
Oh, there's another story right there. When I was in my late teens I took one of those aptitude tests (because I was and am an egotist like most people) - one of those tests designed to tell you what you're best qualified for. What is your forte? I took the test. The results told me that my number one forte was "adaptability". I was really proud of that one. So proud I began calling myself "Mr. Adaptability - and from that moment on never again adapted to a damn thing in my life.
Thomas Joseph <jazeev1234@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:14AM -0800

Michael Trew wrote:
 
> presents themselves over the internet (either party). That, and people
> are more opt to type things into a computer terminal that they wouldn't
> say in person.
 
 
I agree (once again), and thought of what you are saying even as I wrote the post but decided to send it anyway because it felt good at the time. Kind of like killing someone and enjoying it for a split second before heading off to prison and a world of regret. Anyway, I did not mean to be harsh - not entirely anyway - and agree with you that they probably aren't trying to be harsh either (although I'm not entirely certain). I agree about the internet vs in person thing. I still can't let go of the women vs men thing in regards to the snobby attitude. Sure I've seen it in men as well, but I tend to see it more in women - as you say "the further educated ones". I saw it in a different way when I was driving the cab. A lot of observations from behind the wheel. One was that women more than men tend to give the finger to other drivers from the shelter of their metal or fiberglass shells. Funny topic. But then it gets old, the man vs women thing. I hate it in comedy, so to be fair I must now hate it here as well. So that's the end of that, for now.
Thomas Joseph <jazeev1234@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:23AM -0800

Michael Trew wrote:
 
> not end well. I don't care to dredge that story up again, but I told
> him in the end (after months and months, maybe a year) that I'd run him
> over with my car if he bothered me again.
 
 
Funny. The houseguest guy at the house you wanted was probably a nice guy. But I would hate to be in a position of having to boss someone around. I'd rather pay someone else to do it for me. But wait, I forgot, I don't have enough money for that. Yes, the topic is interesting. Lots of people get into relationships they can't get out of (and they probably deserve it in most cases). Too many friends can be dangerous. Another motto of mine along these lines is "I'd rather be alone than have company I can't get rid of." Booting someone out is sort of like firing someone. Takes the same kind of aggression, or more courage than I have. I'm afraid the guy might come back and kill me. But I see booting someone out sort of like having to fire someone, which brings me to another motto: "If you don't like firing people, make sure you hire the right ones the first time." By the way, if you're going to run the guy over with your car, better do your car a favor and get yourself a set of ultra huge monster tires to protect it..
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Jan 17 06:18AM +1100

On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 19:18:24 -0700, US Janet <USJanet@jan6noplace.com>
wrote:
 
>skills and the presumed knowledge that must have gone with them. I am
>in love with lidar. And satellites that are pointing out
>depressions in earth that we don't recognize from near distances.
 
Yes, have you seen what they've found in Cambodia using lidar? Just
incredible. The ancient Khmer civilisation was enormous.
 
I have been to Angkor Wat twice. The workmanship on is amazing. Huge
stone blocks weighing 100 ton or more, perfectly cut. You can't even
get a razorblade between the blocks. Nobody has ever figured out how
they did it, plenty of speculation of course.
 
>after humans before. There is evidence of very advanced civilization
>all over the globe yet they are gone for ages untold. Fascinating
>subject.
 
Very much fascinating. Are you aware of Randall Carlsson's work on
this topic? He has a podcast on youtube. It gets quite geeky but I
find it fascinating. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRandallCarlson
 
>I too have found so interesting the stories that abound across
>culltures. Some of which seem to have geological evidence.
 
>Keep watching ;)
 
I sure will :)
dsi1 <dsi123@hawaiiantel.net>: Jan 16 11:00AM -0800

On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 6:09:43 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > The star of the picture is that giant root beer float :-)
 
> > Everything you say is true. The first time I had onion rings at A&W was in the early 70's. The rings were indeed an extruded product. I know that because I took several apart to understand what I was eating because that's just the kind of guy I am. I haven't been to an A&W in some 40 years or so. It doesn't surprise me that they've changed the product. I had some onion rings from Jack in the Box this evening and they were real and just awesome!
> Jack's is OK, most of the time. Its just that with many of these fast food places, you have to be careful to say "hot off the grill", that way you won't get food that's just been lying around. I like their tacos, too.
 
The rings I had last night were just beautiful. They were just the right thickness and perfectly fried. In most orders of onion rings, you'll get a few odd ones but these were all perfect. I was probably just lucky.
dsi1 <dsi123@hawaiiantel.net>: Jan 16 11:14AM -0800

On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 5:21:29 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> frosty mug of root beer. so very good
 
> Homemade ones are the very best...always
 
> The Burger King ones are a fail.
 
I have made onion rings but these days, it hardly seems worth the effort.
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: Jan 16 03:02PM -0400


>I may have felt different if I was younger, but I will not remarry. One
>reason, you are not just getting a spouse, but an entire family to deal
>with. Too many potential issues both legal and emotional can happen.
 
Besides which, it is one thing to care for a partner of long standing
but at this stage if you are married a couple of years and the other
one has say a stroke, can you handle all the care all over again?
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: Jan 16 03:03PM -0400

>not take billions.
 
>I've often thought, if I hit the lottery for the really big bucks, I'd
>do the same. I could get by on say, 10 million and give the rest away.
 
Ditto
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 16 02:04PM -0500

On 1/16/2022 9:30, Dave Smith wrote:
> smells of vindictiveness.
 
> Never the lass, the man has an obscene amount of money. Apparently
> Amazon is a horrible place to work.
 
Everyone here says that, but I have a sibling who used to work there,
and a couple of friends that still do. It's good starting pay, steady
hours, and I rarely here a complaint. Most employees seem to have no
interest in unionizing either.
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: Jan 16 03:05PM -0400


>Don't be a bitter feminist, Lucretia. Give credit where credit is due.
>Even if it's a man that deserves some. Billionaire Bezos has created
>many jobs plus an all new convenient way to shop.
 
Has nothing whatsoever to do with 'bitter feminist'. He deserves to
be wealthy, but not billions.
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: Jan 16 03:08PM -0400

On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:39:26 -0500, Dave Smith
 
>I can understand he left of centre politics leading to a negative view
>of Bezos. I was just wonder how many days ago she was talking about her
>online shopping. Thank you Mr. Bezos.
 
You do know, I take it, that Amazon is not the only online shopping
place??
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: Jan 16 03:09PM -0400

On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:44:13 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
 
>> Start paying attention to commercials and tell me I'm wrong.
 
>I can't remember the last time I saw a commercial.
 
>Cindy Hamilton
 
Same here, one of the best things about cutting the cable :)
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 16 02:10PM -0500

On 1/15/2022 19:24, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> bridge club. I thought it would kill me, they soon perfumed the whole
> room but it had no effect on me, natural perfumes are very different
> to chemical perfumes.
 
Very true!! I don't mind the scent of real flowers at all.
 
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: Jan 16 03:12PM -0400


>I think it would be fun to give it away, not to organized charities but
>to individuals that would really benefit from a bit of cash to buy more
>groceries, or pay the rent.
 
Correct, definitely not to organised charities although I do give to
WarAmps (because of the wonderful work they have done helping kid
amputees) and The Sally Army. Their head honcho is paid a modest sum
(unlike most charities) and the money they make, they use locally.
That's said as an atheist too.
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:10AM -0800


> > --Bryan
> Large food producers do not use a lot of capsaicin, because most United Statesians do not like a lot of capsaicin.
 
> When I word for Monsanto in my Computer Engineer Cooping we had a bunch of us make Chicken Wings for a company thing we were having. And one batch of wings specifically said HOT and so some of us sampled them. Someone remarked how these wings were really hot, and me and Martina Chan simultaneously said "They are not that hot"! Because as I learned early on at Asian restaurants I order my food "Thai Hot" because I LOVE capsaicin!
 
I love the idea of you being dead, but knowing that you will
never have the thing that you most want is pretty good.
 
--Bryan
Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>: Jan 16 06:56PM

> dreaming of Venus/took out his penis/And woke up with a handful of goo". ;-)
 
> And I loved this orgasm.A good EJACULATION! I SQUIRTED! :-)
 
> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
 
How far did it squirt?
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Jan 17 06:09AM +1100

On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:21:40 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe <jwk6680@bjc.org>
wrote:
 
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aHD5ruSZ0
 
>It's ALL soundtrack to masturbation! And I love the lyric "He was dreaming of Venus/took out his penis/And woke up with a handful of goo". ;-)
 
>And I loved this orgasm.A good EJACULATION! I SQUIRTED! :-)
 
Please explain how you are recreating via masturbation...
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:07AM -0800

On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 12:40:11 PM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
> You might be right. Primanti brothers is a famous sandwich shop here...
> basically a step up from fast food -- and 2 steps up in price. They add
> coleslaw and fries to every sandwich -- "Pittsburgh style".
 
If they do that, they are a step *down* from fast food.
 
--Bryan
dsi1 <dsi123@hawaiiantel.net>: Jan 16 11:07AM -0800

On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 3:26:54 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California
> Never order Frankfurters in SoCal... best are Der Wienerschnitzles.
> YUCK!
 
Redondo is the family name of the guy that started the company. It's Portuguese, I assume. The Portuguese are into meats, and vintage cars.
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Jan 17 06:07AM +1100

On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:11:18 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe <jwk6680@bjc.org>
wrote:
 
>> fried chicken thighs right about now. If only someone would gift them to
>> you.
 
>Oh, I KNOW! Animal protein and fat is what we are made of. But most USians eat way too much protein/fat anyway.
 
Absolute bullshit, John. Provide some evidence of your claims. I know
you won't. If anything, USAians eat way too many empty carbohydrates.
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Jan 16 11:06AM -0800

Michael Trew wrote:
 
> the workforce post pandemic expecting more, and more folks taking early
> retirement 'cause pandemic. I'm not an economic specialist, but I'd say
> that printing trillions of dollars out of thin air = inflation.
 
 
When you pay peeps more to stay home than they would make out working - as was
done - it's human nature to stay home. Heck, I would...
 
Also, many boomers are simply aging out of the workforce, another factor:
 
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/06/why-did-labor-force-participation-rate-decline-when-economy-was-good.html
 
Aging Boomers Solve a Labor Market Puzzle
 
DAVID HOWARD JUNE 21, 2021
 
"The last decade was free of recessions and from the opening bell in January 2010 to the
closing bell in December 2019, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 soared
173.60% and 189.35%, respectively. The Gross Domestic Product increased from $14.992
trillion to $21.433 trillion.
 
Yet, during that same period, the labor force participation rate actually declined.
 
So, how could it drop when the economy was booming and labor force participation
rates among the working-age population grew in every age category?
 
The solution to this labor market puzzle: rise in the percentage of the population ages 65 and over.
 
The oldest baby boomers were 64 in 2010 and 73 in 2019. As they aged, a large segment
of the population shifted into 65 and older age groups.
 
Because older Americans are less likely than younger ones to be in the labor force, this
demographic shift reduced the overall labor force participation rate.
 
Labor force participation includes working-age adults who are either working or looking
for work.
 
This article uses estimates from the 2010 and 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year..."
 
</>
 
--
GM
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 16 01:58PM -0500

On 1/16/2022 12:20, bruce bowser wrote:
>> half an hour at my house. You can also make them into
>> rolls, called Laugenbr"otchen.
 
> This uses a food processor which is good, because I don't have a mixer.
 
I have a 2006 edition "joy of cooking". I'll have to check to see if
the original is still in there. I do love those soft pretzels!
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 16 01:56PM -0500

On 1/16/2022 9:26, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> (2020 and 2021 were a blur). It helps that we don't deal with
> the public and have a very forgiving dress code.
 
> Cindy Hamilton
 
That seems to be more and more common. There use to be a strict dress
code for the air traffic controllers, and they had to dress at least
"business casual". That rule was dumped several years ago, and most of
them wear jeans or sweatpants and hoodies now. The guys joke that I
make them look bad wearing slacks and a button shirt to work each day
(as a janitor).
 
Years ago, somehow, crocks were allowed, as were button up Hawaiian
shirts (some kind of loop hole). One controller wore a pair of pink
crocks and a Hawaiian shirt to work EVERY day in protest for several
years. He was retired by the time I got there, but he super glued his
pink crocks to the top of the lockers before he left.
 
This was the story that I was told when I asked why there were pink
crocks glued to the top of the lockers. I wish I had a picture to post
as a follow up, LOL.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Jan 16 11:21AM -0700

On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:06:15 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
 
 
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkIo4WTMBo
 
>Note to Michael: Life was not really like this in the 1950's. ;)
 
>Jill
This is NOT my frogger.
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