I do admit that there are silicone products
that make sense, though.
Like some of the silicone cooking utensils....
I've no problem with silicone-coated things,
but the all-silicone stuff, which I presume
to be easier to manufacture, no.
Is that where you got the green tea version of KitKats...? I wonder if there are similar flavors of the sugar wafers...
I forget where those Kit Kats came from, but I'd
guess Asia someplace.
I think you may be right... rings a quiet bell... they showed up at a
Boyd Pond picnic...
If I got them in 2011, probably Tokyo; in
2015, more likely Australia. But I've no
recollection.
Ellicott City, just a few miles from the Shipps';
Yes, I was in town for that one... in MD for a niece's wedding...
Did the rain put a damper on those festivities?
Not really... as all was planned for indoors... and the rain didn't
really get started until near the end of the reception.... But I did
have to drive in it across the Bay Bridge... which put a damper on
me....
A good excuse for everyone not to exceed the
speed limit, though.
And some of us suspect that the one-in-a-thousand
will start happening several times in a lifetime.
Someone from church that used to live in/near Ellicott City was saying
that a lot of the problem is all the new construction built up not
taking into account the nearness to the river... apparently it just
funnels the flood into the old city....
Land overuse may well have something to do
with it, but apparently what was advantageuos
to a mill town is not so much any longer. And
the place has a history of floods.
It's not up to me any more. I'm not a guardian,
trustee, or even household member.
And he's officially an adult, supposedly capable of fending for
himself... I'd say you've done what you promised... :)
Perhaps if he'd been declared incompetent
years ago, it would have been better at
this far remove, but I thought he needed the
encouragement of standing on his own as much
as possible.
Pop sometimes is the cook, I'll admit, but quite
often I've seen him just hanging around.
I think that in the mom-and-pops around here, dad is usually the cook,
and mom does everything else... at least until they get big enough to
hire some help... Although, the Vietnamese place I was telling Ruth
about, the cooks are two sisters, and they get the rest of the family
helping with the front... there, I think I've seen pop just hanging
around, but not sure... :)
I think it was intended to be good-natured, but it did get out of hand, and there were hurt feelings at the very least, to say nothing of the
mess I ended up having to clean up...
Your son helped, of course?
It's a long time ago... but I don't really remember him helping, at
least not much....
Ah, sorry, but that's the way things go.
Do you recall a story in which some long-lived
people get together for a banquet in which one
of the activities is throwing bread rolls at a
picture of Isaac Asimov?
Nope... interesting concept.... ;)
"The Ritual Bunning of Asimov."
---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01
Title: Hot Cross Buns
Categories: Breads
Yield: 24 servings
4 1/2 c All-Purpose Flour 1/4 c Melted Butter
1/3 c Granulated Sugar 2 ea Eggs, beaten
2 tb Quick Rise Instant Yeast 1 c Raisins or part
currants
1 ts Salt 1/2 c Mixed Candied Peel
2 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 c Icing Sugar
1/2 ts Grated Nutmeg 2 tb Milk
2 c Warm Water
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, lemon rind, salt
cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in warm water and butter, then beaten eggs.
Using a wooden spoon, vigorously stir dough until smooth and elastic.
Stir
in raisins and candied peel. Scrape down sides of bowl, cover with a
clean
dry towel and stand for 10 minutes.
Grease 24 medium to large-sized muffin cups and spoon in batter -- no
more
than 2/3 full. Brush tops with melted butter. Cover and let rise in a
warm
place until almost double, about 20 - 30 minutes.
Bake in an oven preheated to 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until
tops are browned. Let cool on wire racks until warm, about 10 - 15
minutes.
Combine icing sugar with milk until smooth; place in a piping bag or
spoon
on top of buns to make crosses.
Makes 24 buns.
From The Gazette, 91/02/27.
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