Sunday, September 18, 2005 Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“I'm Frank Thompson, all the way from 'down east.' I've been through
the mill, ground, and bolted, and come out a regular-built down-east
johnny-cake, when it's hot, damned good; but when it's cold, damned
sour and indigestible; --and you'll find me so.”
Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before The Mast (1840) Captain talks to
his crew

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Play-Doh Day
* National Chocolate Day
* St. Winnoc, patron of millers.

1709 Samuel Johnson, dictionary author, was born. I have read
somewhere that he served his cat fresh shucked oysters.

1851 The first edition of the New York Times was published.

1883 Elmer Maytag was born. Founder of the Maytag Co., washing
machine manufacturer. One of his descendants was Fred Maytag II,
whose Maytag Dairy Farms manufactures Maytag Blue Cheese.

1990 A 500 pound, 6 foot high Hershey Chocolate Kiss was put on
display at Times Square in New York City.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Camel was considered an ulclean meat in the Bible, but was highly
regarded in Ancient Rome, where grilled camel's feet was a gourmet
dish. Both Aristotle and Aristophanes mention it.  Young camel is
eaten in some North African and Middle Eastern countries, and in
Mongolia. During the siege of Paris in 1870, it was listed on the
Voison restaurant's Christmas Eve menu.

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in
the end not produce food either.”
Joseph Wood Krutch, naturalist(1893-1970)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Apple Dumpling Day

1630 Boston, Massachusetts was founded. Nickname, 'Bean Town.'

1836 Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu died. A French botanist whose ideas
formed the foundation of a natural plant classification system

1900 Hotelier John Willard Marriott was born. Beginning with Hot
Shoppe restaurants, then airline catering, and then motels, Marriott
built his business into one of the largest, fastest growing, and most
profitable hotel and restaurant businesses in the U.S.

1997 'Honey' by Mariah Carey is #1 on the charts

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
California's vineyards were less than 100,000 acres before
Prohibition, and by the end of Prohibition had expanded to over
600,000 acres! (1920-1933)

Friday, September 16, 2005 Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on
their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and
drop it?”
Steven Wright

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
* Feast of St. Cornelius, patron of cattle, domestic animals.
* St. Ludmila, patron of in-law problems.

1380 Charles V of France Died.
* It was Charles V who commissioned Taillevent to write what would
become the first professional cookery book written in France, 'Le
Viandier'.
* Forks were mentioned in an inventory during his reign
* Some believe that he died as a result of eating amanita mushrooms.

1630 Shawmut changed its name to Boston. If not for this, we might be
eating Shawmut Baked Beans and Shawmut Cream Pie today!

1736 Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit died. Fahrenheit was a German
physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature scale thermometer.
It was the first thermometer to use mercury instead of alcohol, which
also extended the temperature range of thermometers.

1835 Charles Darwin arrived at the Galapagos islands aboard the HMS
Beagle. The unique fauna he observed on the various islands there
helped in forming his theory of natural selection.

1919 Marvin P. Middlemark was born. He invented the TV 'rabbit ear'
antenna, and among other minor inventions, a water powered potato
peeler.

1947 The first aluminum foil, Reynolds Metals 'Reynolds Wrap' goes on
sale.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Butter has been colored yellow for a long time. During the Middle
Ages it was colored with marigold flowers.

"Doctors commonly view excessive daytime sleepiness as a cardinal
sign of disturbed or inadequate sleep. But a new study suggests it
could also signal depression or even diabetes, regardless of whether
an individual doesn't sleep well. Among a random sample of 16,500 men
and women ranging in age from 20 to 100 years old from central
Pennsylvania, 8.7 percent had excessive daytime sleepiness.
Researchers, who considered a wide range of possible reasons for why
these individuals were excessively sleepy during the daytime, found
that excessive daytime sleepiness was more strongly associated with
depression and obesity or metabolic factors than with sleep-
disordered breathing or sleep disruption." - Source

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Thursday, September 15, 2005 Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.”
Julia Child (1912-2004)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Creme de Menthe Day
* Lebanon Bologna Festival, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
* St. Catherine of Genoa, patron of brides.

1885 Jumbo, an African elephant exhibited by in France, the London
Zoo, and finally in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, died after being hit
by a locomotive in Ontario, Canada. Jumbo was supposedly 12 feet tall
at the time of his death.

1898 William S. Burroughs died. An American inventor, Burroughs
invented and manufactured  the first adding machine with a printer

1962 The Four Seasons 'Sherry' hits number 1 on the charts.

1965 Green Acres TV show debuted.

1971 Greenpeace founded.

1981 The USDA announced that ketchup could be counted as a vegetable
in the school lunch program.

1995 Tan M&Ms are replaced by the new blue M&Ms. The tan ones
originally replaced violet M&Ms in 1949.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Brothers Robert and George French bought a flour mill in 1883 in
Fairport New York. It burned down in 1884, and they relocated the
flour mill to Rochester, New York. They named their mill the R.T.
French Company. Robert French died in 1893, and brother George became
company president.  George (who developed the creamy yellow mustard)
and another brother, Francis, introduced French's mustard in 1904.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“I understand the big food companies are developing a tearless onion.
I think they can do it -- after all, they've already given us
tasteless bread.”
Robert Orben (1927--) American humorist.

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
* Eat a Hoagie Day
* National Cream-filled Donut Day
* Feast of Notburga of Eben, patron of waiters, waitresses and farmers.

1752 Yesterday was September 2, 1752.

1849 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born. Pavlov's work with dogs actually
started as a study of digestion. He theorized that digestion was
controlled in part by sensory inputs of sight, smell and taste - and
as he discovered, sound; 'conditioned reflex.'

1976 'Play That Funky Music' by Wild Cherry is #1 on the charts

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Bouillon cubes are compressed, concentrated cubes of dehydrated meat
or vegetable stock. Bouillon cubes were first made commercially in
1882 by Swiss flour manufacturer Julius Maggi. He produced them so
the poor living in city slums (who could not afford meat) would have
an inexpensive method for making nutritious soup.

Panel chief sees cows as more exposed to BSE in U.S. than Japan

(Kyodo) _ Cows in the United States are more exposed to mad cow
disease than those in Japan due partly to insufficient regulations on
the use of feed, the head of an expert panel on the disease said Monday.
The reference was made in a draft report presented by Yasuhiro
Yoshikawa to the day's meeting of the prion research group under
Japan's Food Safety Commission to discuss terms for removing the
nation's ban on imports of U.S. and Canadian beef.

Yoshikawa drafted the report as a step to compare issues related to
mad cow disease in the three countries, including imports of meat-and-
bone meal -- the feed said to cause the brain wasting disease -- and
the removal of specified risk materials, such as spinal cords and
brains, from cows before processing for human consumption.

The University of Tokyo professor said the different degree of
exposure to the disease, also known as bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, does not necessarily mean that U.S. beef is riskier.

Japan has banned Canadian and U.S. beef imports since BSE was
discovered in Canada and the United States in May and December 2003,
respectively.

BSE becomes detectable when prions, a type of protein, accumulate in
the specific risk materials.

The Food Safety Commission, meanwhile, said Monday that even if Japan
resumes beef imports from the United States, the securing of ox tongs
and short plates, popular with Japanese consumers, will amount to
only 5 percent and 16 percent respectively, of levels before the
import ban.

Japanese imports of U.S. beef, if resumed, would be limited to beef
from cows of up to 20 months old for the time being.

The commission added that enough fillets and sirloins can be secured.

CULINARY QUIZ

1) A member of the legume family, with flesh the color and texture of
waterchestnuts, this tuber has a sweet, nutty flavor. It is native to
the Americas, and was introduced into the Philippines and Malaysia in
the 17th century. Its use has spread thorughout Asia and the Pacific
islands. It is great in salads, and is frequently used in stir fries.
The crisp white flesh remains crisp after cooking. Only the roots are
eaten, as the leaves, stems, ripe pods, and seeds may be poisonous.
The mature seeds contain a fairly high concentration of rotenone, an
insecticide. Name this tuber.

2) This is a European cousin of the American cranberry, especially
popular in Scandinavia, where they are used as a topping for omelets
and pancakes. There is a smaller North American variety native from
Massachusetts to Alaska. They are commonly available as preserves in
most specialty food stores.

3) This large subtropical evergreen tree is one of Australia's few
food plant contributions to the world. It was named by botanist
Ferdinand von Mueller after his friend, a Scottish born Australian
physician, chemist and teacher who promoted its cultivation. Various
species are native to coastal rainforests and near streams in
Queensland and New South Wales. Demand for this trees product is
greater than the supply, so it remains fairly expensive. It is used
in everything from sweets to soups and stews as well as eaten alone.
It is cultivated today in such diverse areas as Indonesia, Brazil,
Kenya, Guatemala, South Africa, Hawaii, Costa Rica, the West Indies,
California and in many Mediterranean countries. Name this tree and
its product.

4) I was one of America's earliest health foods. Named after 19th
century vegetarian Sylvester, I am still popular today. What Am I?

5) What chicken dish was created by a New York chef to honor a great
Italian operatic soprano (1871-1940).

6a) What do the following plants have in common?
Kidney beans, lima beans, haricot verte, potatoes, tomatoes, corn,
tapioca, peanuts, vanilla, green peppers, avocados, scarlet runner
beans, butter beans, and pineapples.

6b) What do these plants have in common?
Bananas, rice, yams, citrus fruits, cow peas, wheat, chick-peas,
coffee, breadfruit and coconuts?

7) "G" was a surveyor, school teacher, newspaper publisher, inventor
and businessman. As an early pioneer settler in Texas he made the
first topographical map of Texas, and in 1838 he surveyed and laid
out the site of Galveston. He developed a meat biscut in 1851, and
after several failed attempts, finally developed a method to make
another new product in 1853. A product that scientific experts said
was impossible to make!
He had to work hard to convince the U.S. Patent Office to grant him a
patent, but he finally obtained one in 1856. His first attempts to
market this new product ended in business failure, but finally with
financial backing from a wholesale grocer, Jeremiah Milbank, he
founded a new company which eventually became the largest of its kind.
What is "G's" name, and what product did he invent?





ANSWERS

1) Jicama.

2) Lingonberries, also called cowberry, red whortleberry, foxberry,
and mountain cranberry.

3) Macadamia, named after John Macadam (1827-1865).

4) Graham Crackers, Named after Sylvester Graham.

5) Chicken Tetrazzini.

6a) This group of plants are native to the Americas and were
introduced to Europe after Columbus discovery of America.

6b) This group of plants are not native to the Americas and were
introduced after Columbus discovery of America.

7) Gail Borden developed condensed milk and founded the New York
Condensed Milk Company, later renamed Borden Inc. Which became the
largest dairy in the United States.

Monday, September 12, 2005 Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat
my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that seems to you too
trifling a cause, pray tell for what cause you would have a cook
flogged?”
Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet (1st century B.C.)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Chocolate Milkshake Day
* St Guy of Anderlecht, patron of horned animals, work horses, sheds
and outbuildings.

1818 Richard Jordan Gatling was born. Before inventing the Gatling
Gun, he developed a machine for sowing rice, wheat, and other grains,
and invented a steam plow.

1928 Katharine Hepburn makes her first New York stage appearance in
'Night Hostess.'

1940 The caves at Lascaux in France are discovered. They contain some
of the earliest know art, dating back over 15,000 years. The
prehistoric cave paintings (over 600) depict many large animals
including aurochs, red deer, horses, stags, bison, etc.

1959 The TV show 'Bonanza' premiers. The frontier adventures of the
Cartwright family, father, 3 sons and Chinese cook Hop Sing, on the
'Ponderosa' ranch near Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

1965 Norwood Fisher of the music group 'Fishbone' was born.

1971 Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey closed.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Bombay duck is really a small (up to 16 inches) edible lizardfish
which in India is salted then sun dried and used as a condiment. It
is also used as a food fish in many areas of southern Asia. Also
known as bumalo and bombila .

Sunday - September 11, 2005   Food

TODAY’S QUOTE

"Digestion, of all the bodily functions, is the one which exercises
the greatest influence on the mental state of an individual."
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
Hungary: Harvest Festival
National Hot Cross Bun Day

1721 Rudolph Jacob Camerarius died. A German botanist, he showed the
existence of sexes in plants, and identified the stamen and pistil as
the male and female organs.

1777 The Battle of Brandywine in the American Revolutionary War. The
British win, enabling them to capture Philadelphia.

1851 Sylvester Graham died in Northampton, Massachusetts. He
advocated vegetarianism, temperance and the use of coarse ground
whole wheat (graham) flour. He developed the Graham cracker in 1829.

1959 Congress passed legislation creating the Food Stamp program.

1961 The World Wildlife Fund, a  conservation organization, was founded.

2001 World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attack. Among those
who perished, due to these heinous attacks, were many food workers
who worked in the restaurants of the 2 Towers.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885, at Morrison's Old
Corner Drug Store, probably by Charles Alderton, a young pharmacist
working there. It became known nationally, along with hamburgers and
hot dogs on buns, and ice cream cones, at the 1904 World's Fair
Exposition in St. Louis.

There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper, it was dropped from the
name in the 1950s.  There is no record of how the name came about,
and the company museum has collected more than a dozen different
stories of the name's origin.

Dr Pepper is the oldest major soft drink manufacturer in the United
States.

One 12 ounce can of Dr Pepper contains approximately 40 mg. of caffeine.

Defrosting Frozen Foods Safely

Food safety experts recommend thawing foods in the refrigerator or
the microwave oven, or putting the package in a water-tight plastic
bag submerged in cold water and changing the water every 30 minutes.
Gradual defrosting overnight in the refrigerator is best because it
helps maintain quality.

When microwaving, follow package directions. Leave about 2 inches
(about 5 centimeters) between the food and the inside surface of the
microwave to allow heat to circulate. Smaller items will defrost more
evenly than larger pieces of food. Foods defrosted in the microwave
oven should be cooked immediately after thawing.

Do not thaw meat, poultry and fish products on the counter or in the
sink without cold water; bacteria can multiply rapidly at room
temperature.


"The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later
you're hungry again."
George Miller.



The cow is of the bovine ilk;

One end is moo, the other milk.

Ogden Nash

trust me  i do it too  my roommate has treatened to hide the scales from me  lol


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Am I obsessive, or does anyone else weigh themselves everyday?

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September 10, 2005    Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“Fake food -- I mean those patented substances chemically flavored
and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut
-- is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good
cooking.”
Julia Child (1912-2004)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

Hot Dog Day
St. Theodard's Day, patron of cattle keepers

1859 Thomas Nuttall died. An English naturalist and botanist, he
collected and studied plants around the Chesapeake Bay area in the U.S.

1898 Waldo Lonsbury Semon was born. Semon was an American Inventor
who is credited with the invention of Vinyl. Vinyl is the 2nd most
used plastic in the world. Semon held over 100 patents.

1913 The official route of the Lincoln Highway was announced. It was
the first coast to coast highway, running from New York to San
Francisco.

1949 Barriemore Barlow of the music group 'Jethro Tull' was born.

2001 The first case of mad-cow disease in Asian animals was reported
in a dairy cow in Japan.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
DATES

Historians generally agree that almonds and dates, both mentioned in
the Old Testament of the Bible, were among the earliest cultivated
foods.

Date stones have been found in Egypt that date to 4500 BC.

There are 60 references to date palms in the Old Testament.

Dates contain up to 70% sugar by weight.

The United States produces over 52 million pounds of dates each year,
mostly in California. (USDA 2003)

California grows 99.5% of all dates grown in the United States, and
Arizona produces the rest. (USDA 2004).

The Coachella Valley in California is known as the Date Capital of
the world.

The average date palm produces about 100 pounds of dates a year. A
good date palm can produce 300 to 600 pounds of dates per year, and
will produce for 100 years or more.



“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish,
and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.”


"If you mean the demon drink that poisons the mind, pollutes the
body, desecrates family life, and inflames sinners, then I'm against
it.   But if you mean the elixir of Christmas cheer, the shield
against winter chill, the taxable potion that puts needed funds into
public coffers to comfort little crippled children, then I'm for
it.    This is my position, and I will not compromise!"
A Congressman's response about his attitude toward whiskey.


"Cider Apples"

When God had made the oak trees,

And the beeches and the pines,

And the flowers and the grasses,

And the tendrils of the vines;

He saw that there was wanting

A something in His plan,

And He made the little apples,

The little cider apples,

The sharp, sour cider apples,

To prove his love for man.


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"Researchers from Finland and the United States report evidence that diets high
in cereal fiber and whole-grain products may slow the progression of
atherosclerosis, plaque build-up in the arteries, of postmenopausal women.
Several studies have linked increased dietary fiber, especially cereal fiber,
with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and death, but most of them have
been conducted in patients without coronary artery disease and have not directly
assessed the effect of fiber intake on the progression of plaque build-up in the
arteries of patients with established heart disease." - Source / CET Archive


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Some do and some don't. You may also want to measure yourself with
seamstress type measuring tape - waist, hips, thighs, arms. Sometimes
you will not see a loss on the scale, but you will see yourself losing
inches. It can keep you from becoming discouraged.

-- In Atkins_Diet_Support@yahoogroups.com, "Eunice Miller"
<ejmill@c...> wrote:
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> Am I obsessive, or does anyone else weigh themselves everyday?
>
> Eunice
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Friday    September 9, 2005      Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
"Please don't eat the daisies."
Jean Kerr, author, playwright


TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

National Steak au Poivre Day

1754 William Bligh was born. He became captain of the English ship,
'Bounty,' and while sailing to Tahiti to bring back breadfruit trees,
the most famous mutiny in history took place.

1890 Harland Sanders was born near Henryville, Indiana. Founder of
Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurant chain.

1901 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec died. French artist who documented
Parisian night life in the 1890s with his insightful posters.

1995 Orville Redenbacher died. Founder of gourmet popcorn company.

1999 'Catfish' Hunter, baseball pitcher, died.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia

The Maitake mushroom, Hen-of-the-woods, Ram's Head or Dancing
mushroom has been cultivated for many years in Asia, especially
Japan, where it originated. Maitake means 'dancing mushroom,' so
named because they were so valued that whoever found them would dance
for joy. They have a mild, pleasant flavor.


"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage, We take time to go
to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight dinner, soft
music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays."
Henny Youngman



“A great way for to lose weight is to eat naked in front of a mirror.
Restaurants will almost always throw you out before you can eat too
much.”
Frank Varano
"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring
the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote
to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."


"Letters to Emily"
Charles Pierre Monselet
French journalist and author.
(1825-1888)

Hello Everyone,

Am I obsessive, or does anyone else weigh themselves everyday?

Eunice



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"As many as 97 million influenza shots will be available in the
U.S. market for the upcoming flu season starting in October, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said September 1, 2005. It
said with the addition of GlaxoSmithKline as a supplier, there were
four companies providing vaccines to the United States, but some
prioritization of who gets the shots will still be required.
'However, because of the uncertainties regarding production of
influenza vaccine, the exact number of available doses and timing of
vaccine distribution for the 2005-06 influenza season remain
unknown,' the CDC said in its weekly report on disease and death." -
Source / CET Archive




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"Always aim for achievement, and forget about success." - Helen Hayes

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Thursday September 8, 2005,  Food

TODAY’S QUOTE

"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
Steven Wright

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

National Date-Nut Bread Day
Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia, patron of butchers.

1621 Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, was born. He
was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice.
Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and
Creme Condé.

1636 The Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
established Harvard College (New College), the first college in the
Americas.

1930 Richard Drew invented Scotch tape.

1966 The first episode of the TV show 'Star Trek' airs. Chemically
synthesized food on the Enterprise - we seem to be getting close to
that now.

1978 'Grease' by Frankie Valli is #1 on the charts


DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
'The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
the British or Americans.
The French eat a lot of fat and also have fewer heart attacks than
the British or Americans.
The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than the British or Americans.
The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer
fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
Conclusion: Eat and drink what you like. What kills you is speaking
English.'

Michael Fitzpatrick, (author of The Tyranny of Health: Doctors and
the Regulation of Lifestyle, 2000), writing in the electronic journal
Spiked (www.spiked-online.com)

THOUGHTS TO GET YOU THROUGH ANY CRISIS

Indecision is the key to flexibility.
There is always one more son-of-a-b---- than you counted on.
There is absolutely NO substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.
Happiness is merely the remission of pain.
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
Sometimes too much to drink is not enough.
The facts, although they may be interesting, are irrelevant.
The careful application of terror is also a form of communication.
Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.
Things are more like they are today than they ever were before.
Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
I have seen the truth and it makes no sense
Suicide is the most sincere form of self-criticism.
This is probably as bad as it can get, but don’t count on it.
If you think that there’s good in everyone, you haven’t met everyone.
All other things equal, fat people use more soap.
If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to
blame.
One seventh of your life is spent on Mondays
By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that live is serious.
The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets


Animal Crackers

Animal crackers and cocoa to drink,
That is the finest of suppers I think;
When I'm grown up and can have what I please
I think I shall always insist upon these.
What do YOU choose when you're offered a treat?
When Mother says, "What would you like best to eat?"
Is it waffles and syrup, or cinnamon toast?
It's cocoa and animals that I love most!

The kitchen's the cosiest place that I know;
The kettle is singing, the stove is aglow,
And there in the twilight, how jolly to see
The cocoa and animals waiting for me.

Daddy and Mother dine later in state,
With Mary to cook for them, Susan to wait;
But they don't have nearly as much fun as I
Who eat in the kitchen with Nurse standing by;
And Daddy once said, he would like to be me
Having cocoa and animals once more for tea!


Christopher Morley (1890-1957)

Pre-schoolers mimic parents' smoking
Tuesday September 6 2005 17:10 IST
IANS

NEW YORK: Beware smokers. If your pre-school kid is watching you
smoking, he may mimic the habit, says a study.

Most tobacco and alcohol prevention studies target children during
adolescence, the peak age for initiating alcohol and tobacco use.
Younger children's attitudes have been difficult to assess because of
their limited language skills.

Madeline A. Dalton and colleagues at Dartmouth Medical College in New
Hampshire used a role-playing scenario to assess pre-schoolers'
attitudes, expectations and perceptions of tobacco and alcohol use.
They compared their observations with parent surveys on their own
alcohol and tobacco use and their children's movie viewing, reports
New Scientist.

The researchers used dolls in a role-playing game from two to six
years of age. The children were told to take the doll shopping, as
there was no food in the dollhouse.

When the doll entered the doll grocery store, the researchers noted
which products were "purchased".

The children purchased an average of 17 of the 73 products in the
store. Of the 120 children participating in the study, 34 (28.3
percent) bought cigarettes and 74 (61.7 percent) bought alcohol.

Children were 3.9 times as likely to buy cigarettes if their parents
smoked. Children were three times as likely to choose wine or beer if
their parents drank alcohol at least once a month; children who
viewed PG-13 or R-rated movies were five times as likely to choose
wine or beer.

"Children's play behaviour suggests that they are highly attentive to
the use and enjoyment of alcohol and tobacco and have well-
established expectations about how cigarettes and alcohol fit into
social settings," the researchers report.

"Several children were also highly aware of cigarette brands, as
illustrated by a six-year-old boy who was able to identify the brand
of cigarettes he was buying as Marlboros, but could not identify the
brand of his favourite cereal as Lucky Charms," says Dalton.

For children two years of age, the scenario was simplified to just
asking the children to select a doll and take it shopping.

Although it is not clear whether the children were more likely to
ultimately smoke or drink alcohol, the study provides "compelling
evidence that the process of 'initiation', which typically involves
shifts in attitudes and expectations about behaviour, begins as young
as three years of age," Dalton claims.

According to the researchers, alcohol and tobacco-use prevention
efforts need to be targeted towards younger children and their parents.

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A doughnut

Sept 6, 2005, Tuesday    Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“It isn't so much what's on the table that matters, as what's on the
chairs.”
W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911) (Gilbert & Sullivan)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
National Coffee Ice Cream Day
St. Magnus of Fussen's Day, patron of crops.

1620 The Pilgrims set sail from England aboard the Mayflower.

1800 Catherine Esther Beecher was born. American educator and author
of 'Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book', etc.

1892 John Froelich made the first gasoline powered tractor.

1899 Carnation began producing evaporated milk.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia

America has more varieties of crabs than anywhere else in the world.

The smallest crabs are the pea crab, which live inside oyster shells,
and can be less than 1.5 mm. The largest crab is the Japanese spider
crab, which reach 12 feet from leg tip to leg tip, and a body 18
inches by 12 inches.

The oldest crab industry in the United States is the blue crab
industry of the Chesapeake Bay area, dating back almost to the early
1600s.

A single Alaskan King Crab can yield over 6 pounds of meat. They can
measure up to a 6 foot leg span.


CHOWDER

To make a good chowder and have it quite nice
Dispense with sweet marjoram, parsley and spice;

Mace, pepper and salt are now wanted alone.
To make the stew eat well and stick to the bone,

Some pork is sliced thin and put into the pot;
Some say you must turn it, some say you must not;

And when it is brown, take it out of the fat,
And add it again when you add this and that.
A layer of potatoes, sliced quarter inch thick,
Should be placed in the bottom to make it eat slick;

A layer of onions now over this place,
Then season with pepper and salt and some mace.

Split open your crackers and give them a soak;
In eating you'll find this the cream of the joke.

On top of all this, now comply with my wish
And put in large chunks, all your pieces of fish;
Then put on the pieces of pork you have fried
I mean those from which all the fat has been tried.

In seasoning I pray you, don't spare the cayenne;
'Tis this makes it fit to be eaten by men.
After adding these things in their regular rotation
You'll have a dish fit for the best of the nation.

Author unknown



ELEPHANT STEW

1 Elephant, Medium size,
2 rabbits (optional),
gravy.

Cut elephant into bite size pieces and cover with gravy.
Cook over kerosene fire for about 4 weeks at 465 degrees F.
This elephant serves 3,800 adults and 35 children.
If more are expected, two rabbits may be added.
Do this only if absolute necessary, as most people do not like to
find a hare in their stew

source unknown

Sept 5, 2005   Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
Blessed

“Cooks are in some ways very much like actors; they must be fit and
strong, since acting and cooking are two of the most exacting
professions. They must be blessed - or cursed, whichever way you care
to look at it - with what is called the artistic temperament, which
means that if they are to act or cook at all well, it cannot be for
duds or dummies.”
Andre Simon (1877-1970),
The Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy (1952)

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

National Cheese Pizza Day

1643 Louis XIV, King of France (the 'Sun King') was born. A gourmet,
gourmand and many say a glutton. During his reign food began to be
served in courses, rather than placed on the table all at once, and
forks came into widespread use.

1698 Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards.

1946 Dean Ford of the music group 'Marmalade' was born.

1949 Clem Clempson of the music group 'Humble Pie' was born.

2001 Justin Wilson, Cajun chef and humorist died. He wrote five
cookbooks, hosted several cooking shows on TV, including 'Louisiana
Cookin' and 'Cookin' Cajun.'

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Bell Peppers

Green, sweet bell pepper have 2 times as much vitamin C as oranges;
red and yellow bell peppers have 4 times as much.


PONDERING POINTS

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered
plant?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

Since bread is square, why is sandwich meat round?

If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you?

Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.

Sept 4, 2005   Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
BACON

“The universal food of the people of Texas, both rich and poor, seems
to be corn-dodger and fried bacon.”
Frederick Law Olmstead, 'A Journey Through Texas' (1856)

"Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables
smelled as good as bacon."
Doug Larson

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

National Macadamia Nut Day
St. Ida of Herzfeld, patron of brides.

1768 Francois Auguste Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand was born.
Chateaubriand was a French writer and politician. His chef,
Montmireil, created the famous recipe consisting of a center cut from
the beef tenderloin, grilled and served with béarnaise sauce and
chateau potatoes. He named the dish Chateaubriand.

1781 The settlement known as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de
Los Angeles de Porciuncula” (City of the Queen of the Angels) was
founded. Now known as simply Los Angeles, California.

1885 The Exchange Buffet opened, the first self service restaurant.

1920 Craig Claiborne, food writer and critic, was born.

1957 Last game of the greatest baseball team in history. On September
4, the last game is played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn as the Dodgers
prepare to move to LA. On February 23 of 1960, they tear the stadium
down. Days that will live in infamy. I guess you can tell I was born
in Brooklyn.

1967 The final episode of 'Gilligans Island' TV show airs.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Automatic Restaurants

  From the July, 1903 Scientific American magazine:

“To the American, who is now so accustomed to mechanical contrivances
that he no longer is astonished by them, the automatic restaurant is
but the logical development of the vending machine. This
establishment, in New York City, is fitted up elaborately. Its
electric lights, its dazzling mirrors, and its resplendent marble
outshine everything on Broadway. On the upper floor the patrons
purchase what they desire; in the basement the food is cooked, and
lifted to the floor above by means of small elevators.”

TO A GOOSE

If thou didst feed on western plains of yore;

Or waddle wide with flat and flabby feet

Over some Cambrian mountain's plashy moor;

Or find in famer's yard a safe retreat

  From gypsy thieves, and foxes sly and fleet;

If thy grey quills, by lawyer guided, trace

Deeds big with ruin to some wretched race,

Or love-sick poet's sonnet, sad and sweet,

Wailing the rigour of his lady fair;

Or if, the drudge of housemaid's daily toil,

Cobwebs and dust thy pinions white besoil,

Departed Goose! I neither know nor care.

But this I know, that we pronounced thee fine,

Seasoned with sage and onions, and port wine.

Robert Southey

September 3, 2005  Food

TODAY’S QUOTE
“News is like food: it is the cooking and serving that makes it acceptable,
not the material itself.”
Rose McCaulay, English writer


TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

--National Welsh Rarebit Day
--St. Gregory the Great, patron of educators, musicians and stone masons.

1875 Ferdinand Porsche was born. He was an Austrian engineer who designed
the VW Beetle in 1935.

1881 Lorenzo Delmonico, famed restaurateur died. Born 1813 in Marengo,
Switzerland. In 1851 he joined his uncles in their catering and pastry shop
in New York. He transformed the business into one of the most famous
restaurants in the country.

1912 The first cannery opened in England. It was to supply food to the Royal
Navy.

1964 'The House Of The Rising Sun' by the Animals is #1 on the charts.

1966 The last episode of the TV show 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'
airs.

1967 Sweden switches from driving on the left side of the road to driving on
the right.

1970 Alan Wilson of the music group 'Canned Heat' died.

1970 The largest recorded hailstone fell in Coffeyville Kansas. It weighed 1
2/3 pounds and measured 17 1/2 inches around.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Aceite de Bacalao

'Aceite de bacalao' is Spanish for cod fish oil. Cod liver oil is an
important natural source of vitamins A and D. It has been used since at
least the 18th century as a folk remedy for a digestive aid and appetite
stimulant; in the treatment of 'wasting' diseases and rheumatism.

By the early 20th century its medicinal value was linked to the presence of
these vitamins. Today, it is used in the treatment of rickets and other
diseases, and as an ingredient in animal feeds.

Cod liver oil has one major drawback: it tastes horrible!

Cod liver oil is obtained from the livers of codfish and several related
fish.




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Why is our pee sometimes clear and sometimes yellow?

The color of pee is caused by bile, a chemical the liver produces to break
up fat. When our bodies break down bile, the pigment urochrome turns pee
yellow. The lighter the color, the more liquid has watered it down.

In fact, you can easily determine if you're dehydrated from the color of
your urine. Dark yellow is a symptom of moderate dehydration and is a sign
that you should drink fluids right away. However, taking vitamin supplements
can also cause pee to appear yellow.

Believe it or not, urine's yellow color was once believed to come from gold.
Long ago, alchemists attempted to extract gold from pee. Needless to say,
they were unsuccessful. However, in 1669, an alchemist named Hennig Brand
discovered phosphorus while engaged in the undertaking. Among other things,
this find helped to spark the creation of matches.

For hikers and parents of small children, understanding the significance is
important for health and safety.


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SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 - Food

“But doth not the appetite alter?
A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.”
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 'Much Ado About Nothing'

History of food and drink

--National Blueberry Popsicle Day
--St. Agricola of Avignon, patron for rain, good weather and storks.

1666 The Great Fire of London began in the shop of the King's baker.
After burning for four days, more than 13,000 buildings had been
destroyed.

1752 Tomorrow was September 14. The Gregorian Calendar went into
effect in Great Britain and its colonies, to correct an accumulated
11 day discrepancy. Most of the rest of the world had switched from
the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar in 1582.

1935 The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 hit the Florida Keys. Over 400
were killed and the Railroad to Key West was destroyed. It was the
most powerful hurricane to ever hit the U.S., with winds estimated at
200 mph.

1969 The first ATM is installed at the Chemical Bank in  Rockville
Centre, New York.

1973 J.R.R. Tolkien died. Author of 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the
Rings' trilogy. Food and hospitality play important roles in both.

1985 The wreckage of the British luxury liner 'Titanic' was located
73 years after it sank. This inspired a new interest in the menu and
last meals that were served on the ship.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia

YOUNGBERRY

The youngberry is a hybrid of a blackberry and a dewberry grown in
western and southern U.S.
Zucchini

Zucchini (courgette in French) are a variety of vegetable marrow, a
summer squash. They are tender and tasty when young, but most
varieties are tasteless when large and overgrown. When buying
zucchini, look for that is firm and heavy for its size. Do not wash
until ready to use.

Mild bitterness in zucchini, like that in related species like
cucumbers, may be result from environmental factors such as high
temperature, low moisture, low soil nutrients, etc. The bitterness is
caused by compounds called cucurbitacins.          There is also a
rare condition which can cause extreme bitterness in zucchini. A
compound called Cucurbitacin E is found in wild species of squash,
but is extremely rare in cultivated species. Very, very rarely a
mutant plant or a chance cross with a wild species may result in
cultivated plants with Cucurbitacin E. There will be an acrid smell
when you cut the zucchini, and just touching the flesh to your tongue
will have an extremely unpleasant bitter taste. Do Not Eat such
zucchini. They may cause cramps, diarrhea and even collapse. If you
know where the seeds came from, notify your local Agricultural
Extension service.
Remember, this is not the normal bitterness which occurs occasionally
with zucchini and related species. This is a very unpleasant and very
bitter taste and is an extremely rare occurrence.

The answer to your question is: it depends. Some people deduct the
fiber to obtain net carbs, which is allowed per DANDR. Others don't do
net carbs - if it says 6g carbs and 2g fiber, they still count it as
if it were 6. Hope that helps!

--- In Atkins_Diet_Support@yahoogroups.com, "Eunice Miller"
<ejmill@c...> wrote:
> I have a quick question.  If a recipe has 21 grams of carbs per
serving and 8.9 grams of fiber per serving, do I subtract the amount
of fiber to obtain the net carbs of this recipe?
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> Eunice
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I have a quick question.  If a recipe has 21 grams of carbs per serving and 8.9
grams of fiber per serving, do I subtract the amount of fiber to obtain the net
carbs of this recipe?


Eunice


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