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    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to RUTH HAFFLY on Thursday, July 04, 2019 12:55:32
    Now it doesn't know if I'm in NYC or Rochester!
    I have not looked anything Rochestery up since
    the Penn Yan phenomenon.
    Something got into its little pea brain that made it think you
    wanted to > be in Rochester.
    One problem is that its little pea brain is no doubt
    connected to someone else's larger brain. Do a simple
    experiment, Google "weather here" without quotation
    marks. It would be interesting to see where your cookies
    I'll give it a try; results might be interesting. (G)

    It might have been in the router I was connected to. I've
    been on several systems since then, and all but one have
    pegged me to more or less the right place.

    and things imply you are (I have cookies and trackers
    supposedly turned off, but that's not working so well).
    Edited to say: It says I am now in Cambridge, Mass.,
    which is correct.
    Any good cookies there?

    There is a store down the street that has good
    cookies, but they're imported from Arlington, about
    4 or 5 miles up the road.

    Steve would have to check that out; it's nothing I'd know where to
    to > look for.
    It sounds annoying enough so somebody has to look.
    I'm not into diagnosing problems, especially ones that seem program
    specific. By the time I call Steve when it first starts, it's over
    before he gets to me so he's never seen it. The computer isn't that old either.

    It takes all kinds, and it sounds as though your
    problem is a hardware one.

    I'm not so sure that with my heart I should be jumping
    into a lake, though people may want me to.
    I did enough times as a kid that I can pass on it now.
    ...
    possibly not. It turns out too that zebra mussels have
    invaded the lakes to the degree that you have to wear
    shoes to go out into the water at all!
    That is, if you don't want your feet torn up.

    I will most likely try without first if I go
    in at all.

    stream crossings, only one was swollen from recent rains
    and which I fell in, landing on my back. If I'd landed
    on my front, things might have been fairly difficult for
    a while.
    I'd be able to do some of the hike, but not all of it.

    The 6 miles on the Forest Service road would be
    enough for normal folk - there was a campground at
    the end of that where most people stopped before
    and after their main "wilderness" experience.

    We have a standard range but if people want to try grilling beef,
    we've > several options there.
    I suppose one could grill a rib roast to good effect.
    Possibly so; we just got a new grill. Will be going out shortly to get something to initiate it.

    My idea would be to foil-roast it to an
    internal 100F and then sear the exterior.
    For myself I'd dispense with the first step.

    That's why I said only a grain or two, not a shaker full. (G)
    I wonder how that idiom came about.
    Haven't the foggiest notion!
    Well, it's an ancient Latin locution, but that
    begs the question.
    Who, what, when, where, why or how?

    It doesn't ask for a question; it begs it.

    We also had The Highway (C&W, from Nashville) on for a bit.
    That's how hits are made.
    Some numbers were pretty good, others, pretty forgettable.
    De gustibus and all that.
    And so on..............
    regular parsley almost as much.
    Probably had it as one garnish too many.
    Sprigs are easy. It's the chopped and strewn all
    over the place that gets irritating.
    If it's liksted on the menu, ask that they leave it off.

    Regular parsley is considered so innocuous that it
    doesn't generally appear in menu descriptions. Too
    bad about that, as it's not really that neutral.

    Fried squid with garlic and parsley
    Categories: British, shellfish, starter
    Serving: 6 to 8

    50 g cornstarch
    50 g flour
    500 g whole squid, cleaned
    - body cut into 1cm rings, tentacles left whole
    500 ml sunflower oil for deep frying
    2 Tb extra-virgin olive oil
    2 Tb flat-leaf parsley, chopped
    1/2 garlic clove, peeled and grated
    salt and freshly ground black pepper
    lemon wedges to serve (optional)

    Combine the flour and starch in a bowl and season well
    with salt and pepper. Pour the sunflower oil into a wok
    or large saucepan so that it comes halfway up the sides
    of the pan, then place the pan over medium-high heat. If
    you have a thermometer, heat the oil to 180C/360F. If not,
    you can check the oil by dropping in a small cube of
    bread: after 1 min, it should turn golden and crisp.

    Take a handful of squid rings and tentacles and turn them
    through the flour to coat. Then place them in a sieve and
    shake off the excess flour so it falls back into the bowl.

    When all the squid pieces are coated, gently add them a
    handful at a time to the hot oil. Fry for 3 to 4 min until
    they are golden and crisp, then lift them out with a
    slotted spoon on to kitchen paper. Allow the oil in the
    pan to heat back up again and repeat with the remaining
    squid, until all the rings and tentacles are cooked.
    Combine the olive oil with the chopped parsley and garlic
    and mix well.

    Heap the squid into a large bowl or divide it among
    smaller plates. Spoon over the parsley and garlic
    dressing and serve sprinkled with salt and with some
    fresh lemon wedges for squeezing, if you like.

    after Gill Meller via guardian.co.uk
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Friday, July 05, 2019 20:28:33
    Hi Michael,

    One problem is that its little pea brain is no doubt
    connected to someone else's larger brain. Do a simple
    experiment, Google "weather here" without quotation
    marks. It would be interesting to see where your cookies
    I'll give it a try; results might be interesting. (G)

    It might have been in the router I was connected to. I've
    been on several systems since then, and all but one have
    pegged me to more or less the right place.

    Possibly the router wanted to route you elsewhere?

    and things imply you are (I have cookies and trackers
    supposedly turned off, but that's not working so well).
    Edited to say: It says I am now in Cambridge, Mass.,
    which is correct.
    Any good cookies there?

    There is a store down the street that has good
    cookies, but they're imported from Arlington, about
    4 or 5 miles up the road.

    What kinds of cookies?

    Steve would have to check that out; it's nothing I'd know
    where to > ML> to > look for.
    It sounds annoying enough so somebody has to look.
    I'm not into diagnosing problems, especially ones that seem program specific. By the time I call Steve when it first starts, it's over before he gets to me so he's never seen it. The computer isn't that
    old > either.

    It takes all kinds, and it sounds as though your
    problem is a hardware one.

    So far it's behaving today.

    I'm not so sure that with my heart I should be jumping
    into a lake, though people may want me to.
    I did enough times as a kid that I can pass on it now.
    ...
    possibly not. It turns out too that zebra mussels have
    invaded the lakes to the degree that you have to wear
    shoes to go out into the water at all!
    That is, if you don't want your feet torn up.

    I will most likely try without first if I go
    in at all.

    Even flip flips will keep the bottoms of your feet from getting cut up.

    stream crossings, only one was swollen from recent rains
    and which I fell in, landing on my back. If I'd landed
    on my front, things might have been fairly difficult for
    a while.
    I'd be able to do some of the hike, but not all of it.

    The 6 miles on the Forest Service road would be
    enough for normal folk - there was a campground at
    the end of that where most people stopped before
    and after their main "wilderness" experience.

    Something I could do, if I didn't push it.

    We have a standard range but if people want to try grilling
    beef, > ML> we've > several options there.
    I suppose one could grill a rib roast to good effect.
    Possibly so; we just got a new grill. Will be going out shortly to
    get > something to initiate it.

    My idea would be to foil-roast it to an
    internal 100F and then sear the exterior.
    For myself I'd dispense with the first step.

    But there are others who like the meat to have less pink or red in it
    than you do. True, we're in the minority around here, but we do exist.


    That's why I said only a grain or two, not a shaker
    full. (G) > ML> > ML> I wonder how that idiom came about.
    Haven't the foggiest notion!
    Well, it's an ancient Latin locution, but that
    begs the question.
    Who, what, when, where, why or how?

    It doesn't ask for a question; it begs it.

    What's tha difference?

    regular parsley almost as much.
    Probably had it as one garnish too many.
    Sprigs are easy. It's the chopped and strewn all
    over the place that gets irritating.
    If it's liksted on the menu, ask that they leave it off.

    Regular parsley is considered so innocuous that it
    doesn't generally appear in menu descriptions. Too
    bad about that, as it's not really that neutral.

    So maybe you need to ask if the chef/cook uses any parsley?


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    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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