Recipe for a dish from a Serbian Christmas meal: Olivier salad, also known as Russian Salad, was
originally invented at the Hermitage restaurant in Moscow in the 1860's. http://honestcooking.com/russian-olivier-salad-recipe/
PLINY THE ELDER QUOTES An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it
had in pursuit. From the end spring new
beginnings. The only certainty is that
nothing is certain.
Pliny the Elder, Latin in full Gaius Plinius Secundus, (born 23 CE, Novum Comum,
Transpadane Gaul [now in Italy]—died August 24,
79, Stabiae,
near Mount Vesuvius), Roman savant and author of the celebrated Natural
History, an encyclopaedic work of
uneven accuracy that was an authority on scientific matters
up to the Middle Ages. Pliny was descended from a prosperous family,
and he was enabled to complete his studies in Rome. At the age of
23, he began a military career by serving in Germany, rising to the rank of
cavalry commander. He returned to Rome,
where he possibly studied law. Until
near the end of Nero’s
reign, when he became procurator in Spain,
Pliny lived in semiretirement, studying and writing. His devotion to his studies and his research
technique were described by his nephew, Pliny the Younger. Seven writings are ascribed to
him, of which only the Natural History is extant. There survive, however, a few fragments of
his earlier writings on grammar, a biography of Pomponius Secundus, a
history of Rome, a study of the Roman campaigns in Germany, and a book on
hurling the lance. These writings
probably were lost in antiquity and have played no role in perpetuating Pliny’s
fame, which rests solely on the Natural History. Jerry Stannard https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pliny-the-Elder
Dried limes, simply pricked a few times and
dropped into your cooking liquid of choice drink up broths and release a subtle
acidity that, unlike acids themselves, remains bright even after hours of
stewing. As water passes through their
glossy black internal chambers, they soften up and give up all the flavor of
their sun-dried zest and flesh. When
it's time to serve, they can be squeezed of their final juices and neatly
discarded. Max Falkowitz https://www.seriouseats.com/2010/10/spice-hunting-iranian-limu-loomi-omani-dried-limes.html
Dried lime tea
https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/dried-lime-tea
Cremation is the combustion, vaporization,
and oxidation of cadavers to
basic chemical compounds, such as gases, ashes and mineral fragments retaining the appearance
of dry bone. Cremation may serve as a funeral or
post-funeral rite as an alternative to the interment of an intact dead body in
a coffin or
casket. Cremated remains (also known as
"cremains" or simply "ashes"), which do not constitute
a health risk, may be buried or interred in memorial sites or cemeteries,
or they may be retained by relatives and dispersed in various ways.
Cremation dates from at least 42,000 years ago in the archaeological record,
with the Mungo Lady, the remains of a partly cremated body found at Lake Mungo,
Australia. Honoretta Brooks Pratt
became the first recorded cremated European individual in modern times when she
died on 26 September 1769 and was illegally cremated at the burial ground on Hanover Square in London. The organized movement to reinstate cremation
as a viable method for body disposal began in the 1870s. In 1869 the idea was presented to the Medical
International Congress of Florence by Professors Coletti and Castiglioni
"in the name of public health and civilization". Read much more and see graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremation
The quaint town of Livingston, Montana has attracted cowboys, ranchers, the rich and famous
and artists enamored by the scenery for more than 100 years. It's also been featured in A River Runs Through It, The Horse Whisperer and Marlboro
advertisements. On any given day you
could run into Earl Craig, Montana’s poet laureate who works as a
farrier—someone who shoes horses—when not writing poetry; or John Bailey, the
fly-fishing expert who coached Brad Pitt in casting for the movie A River Runs Through It. It was Thomas McGuane, one of the
many writers who lives in Paradise Valley, near where Livingston is located,
who introduced Robert Redford to Norman Maclean’s story A River Runs Through It. Redford then turned it into a feature film of
the same name. The story actually takes
place in the 1920s in Missoula, with the fishing happening on the Blackfoot
River, but Missoula and its river were very different by 1992 when the movie
was filmed. Explore downtown Livingston
and its lively restaurants and shops, some of which have been around since the
1800s. Still owned by the Fryer family,
the Sax & Fryer Co. bookstore and stationary store opened in 1883 and is
the oldest stationary store in Montana.
You’ll even get a window into the history of Yellowstone at the Yellowstone
Gateway Museum (Livingston was the original gateway town to the park). Housed in a 1907 schoolhouse, this museum
contains area items from 12,000 years ago to present day and explores area and
Yellowstone history. Read more and see
pictures at https://www.yellowstonepark.com/road-trips/livingston-montana
Author: Lindgren, Astrid
Book: Pippi Longstocking There were good sandwiches with meatballs and ham, a whole pile of
sugared pancakes, several little brown sausages, and three pineapple
puddings. For, you see, Pippi had
learned cooking from the cook on her father’s ship. (Lindgren 55)
Find recipes for Pippi's Pancakes (Pannkakor) based on Marianne
Grönwall van der Tuuk’s recipe from Best of
Swedish Cooking and Baking at https://36eggs.com/2018/02/17/pippis-pancakes/
and Pippi’s Pineapple Pudding based
on the Pineapple Cream recipe from Inga Norberg’s Good Food from Sweden at
https://36eggs.com/2018/02/17/pippis-pineapple-puddings/
Ferrari is
patronymic or plural form of the last name Ferraro, an occupational surname
from the Italian word ferraro, meaning
"blacksmith"--originally derived from the Latin ferrum meaning
"iron." Ferrari is basically
the Italian equivalent of the English surname SMITH. Ferrari is the third
most common surname in Italy. Alternate Surname
Spellings: FERARI,
FERARRI, FERRERO, FIERRO, FARRAR, FERRARA, FARRAH, PHARRO
Toponyms badminton —
after Badminton in Gloucestershire,
England, Labyrinth,
maze, after a legendary structure on Crete, Left Bank,
style of life, fashion, or "look" — "Left Bank", left bank
of the Seine (facing downstream) in Paris, Magenta, colour
— named after Magenta, Lombardy, Marathon,
long race — Marathon, Greece, town, Madras,
lightweight cotton fabic — Madras, old name for Chennai, coastal
city in southeastern India, Manila envelopes,
Manila fiber — Manila, city in Philippines
Mausoleum,
a large and impressive tomb — Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in
Turkey, meander,
a bend in a river — Meander, a river in Turkey, Muslin, a
lightweight fabric — Mosul, Iraq, Ottoman (furniture), a type of stool — after
the Ottoman Empire, Paisley
(design), used in shawls — Paisley,
Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_derived_from_toponyms The word "toponymy" is derived from
the Greek words tópos (τόπος)
"place" and ónoma (ὄνομα) "name". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toponymy
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com January 8, 2019 Issue 2018
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