Tuesday, December 18, 2018


Lots of the cornmeal we now have in our pantries is industrial-milled, yellow, fine-grained and missing in corn taste, not like the coarser, white and, sure, sweeter stuff that was once frequent.  Small producers resembling Anson Mills focus on that heritage kind of cornmeal, which is why cooks who use it can get away with a basic sugar-free corn bread.  A fast and simple recipe comes from cookbook writer Elinor Klivans.  The cooled corn bread could be tightly wrapped in plastic or saved in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as a day.  Reheat, lined with aluminum foil, in a 275-degree oven for about 15 minutes, or till warmed by means of.  For long-term storage, tightly wrap in plastic, place in a zip-top bag and freeze for as much as a number of months.  Find recipe at Tailored from Quick Breads: 50 Recipes for Straightforward, Scrumptious Bread by Elinor Klivans (Chronicle Books, 2010).  https://www.pressmask.com/2018/11/21/corn-bread-is-a-divisive-topic-this-recipe-just-might-bring-us-a-little-closer-together-the-denver-post/

Dear Quote Investigator:  The prominent American literary figure Henry James apparently crafted an expression with a three-fold repetition of the phrase “be kind”.  The influential children’s television personality Fred Rogers has been credited with a similar statement.  Would you please explore this topic?
Quote Investigator:  A landmark biography of Henry James provides substantive evidence that he did construct this saying.  There is also evidence that Fred Rogers employed an instance of this remark; however, Rogers credited James.  Henry James died in 1916, and in 1953 Leon Edel released the first installment of his monumental five volume biography of James.  The final book titled “Henry James:  The Master:  1901-1916” appeared in 1972.  In February 1972 the Chicago Tribune published an evaluation of the fifth biographical volume.  The reviewer reprinted the remark ascribed to Henry James but also highlighted the complexity of the author’s behavior:  James’s kindness was limited in only one respect.  Concerning the fiction produced by even the dearest of his friends he was the all-out professional; when people sent him their novels he assumed they did not want banal compliments in place of criticism.  The reviewer asserted that the harsh critical words directed at H. G. Wells by James eventually led to the rupture of their friendship and a counterattack.  Wells published a novel titled “Boon” which caricatured Henry James.  The two famously feuded about the purpose and nature of literature and the arts.  https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/09/21/kind/

45-Minute Roast Turkey  In 2002, Mark Bittman published this revolutionary approach to roasting the Thanksgiving turkey, which allows you to cut the cooking time of the average turkey by about 75 percent while still presenting an attractive bird.  Simply cut out the backbone—or ask your butcher to do it for you—and spread the bird out flat before roasting, a technique known as spatchcocking that is commonly used with chickens.  Roasted at 450 degrees, a 10-pound bird will be done in about 45 minutes.  Really.  It will also be more evenly browned (all of the skin is exposed to the heat), more evenly cooked, and moister than birds cooked conventionally.  https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/543-45-minute-roast-turkey

Crisp-Skinned Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Turkey With Gravy Recipe  J. KENJI LĂ“PEZ-ALT  Spatchcocking is a method of removing the turkey's backbone to flatten its body prior to putting in the oven.  This flatter shape ensures that the meat cooks more evenly and more quickly, allowing the legs to reach a safe temperature without overcooking the breast.  The result is hands-down the easiest, most reliable route to a juicy, moist turkey with incredibly crisp skin.  12-14 pound turkey serves 10-12  https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/butterfiled-roast-turkey-with-gravy-recipe.html

An allusion is a quick indirect mention of something.  Illusions are tricks. Your eye can be fooled by an optical illusion, and Dorothy and the gang get to the bottom of the Wizard's illusion and discover he's just a regular guy.  delusion is a belief in something despite the fact that it's completely untrue. 

Life in Paradise:  Do you know where it is?  I really do live, legally and physically, in Paradise, Nevada by Steve Fey   The United States Census calls Paradise Township a Census Designated Place (CDP).  That means that you can look up the population, demographics, and even a map of Paradise, Nevada on the Census Bureau Web Site.  Paradise Township became the largest unincorporated town in the United States in 1950.  The reason they made Paradise Township was because the mayor of Las Vegas was pressing for annexation of the Las Vegas Strip.  This was not in the interests of the owners of the newly thriving businesses along the Las Vegas Strip, so those owners, some of whom were mob connected, managed to get a law passed in Nevada forbidding a city from annexing an unincorporated town.  Then all they had to do was form a new township and Las Vegas could forget about annexing the Las Vegas Strip.  The stratagem worked, so that, ironically, very little of what most tourists come to Las Vegas to see is actually in the City of Las Vegas.  https://living-las-vegas.com/2010/02/where-is-paradise/

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  December 18, 2018  Issue 2006  352nd day of the year

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