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THE FOOD REFERENCE NEWSLETTER
Food History, Trivia, Quotes, Humor, Poetry, Recipes
July 22, 2001 Vol 2 # 28 ISSN 1535-5659
James T. Ehler, Editor, james@foodreference.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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=> Sponsorship Notice
=> Quotes and Trivia
=> Website News
=> Ancient & Classic Recipes
=> Food Trivia Question: What Am I?
=> This Weeks Calendar
=> Did you know?
=> Feedback from visitors
=> Requested Recipes
=> Answer to Food Trivia Question
=> Culinary Crossword Puzzle
=> Subscribe/Unsubscribe information
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Abraham Lincoln
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TRIVIA
The origin of the expression "bringing home the bacon" is
uncertain. It might come from the English custom, which
originated in the 12th century, of giving a young couple bacon
if they were still happy after a year of marriage. Maybe it
comes from the 'greased pig' competition at fairs, the winner
bringing home the bacon (the pig). Or maybe bacon is meant to
represent all food since it is very ancient, having been a
favorite of the early Romans and Greeks.
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ANCIENT & CLASSIC RECIPES
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FROM MARCUS GAVIUS APICIUS: "DE RE COQUINARIA" 1st Century AD
PATINA DE PIRIS (Pear Soufflee)
Ingredients:
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1kg pears (peeled and without core)
6 eggs
4 tblsp honey
100ml *Passum
a little bit oil
50ml *Liquamen, or 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
ground pepper to taste
Instructions:
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Mesh cooked and peeled pears (without core) together with
pepper,cumin, honey, Passum, Liquamen and a bit of oil.
Add eggs and put into a casserole.
Cook approximately 30 minutes on small to moderate heat.
Serve with a bitt of pepper sprinkled on the soufflee.
*Passum: Very sweet wine sauce, made by boiling the must
(new wine or grape juice) to thicken it.)
*Liquamen: a salty fish sauce.
Most of the time you can replace it by salt.
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QUOTE
"In Paris today millions of pounds of bread are sold daily, made
during the previous night by those strange, half-naked beings
one glimpses through cellar windows, whose wild-seeming cries
floating out of those depths always makes a painful impression.
In the morning, one sees these pale men, still white with
flour, carrying a loaf under one arm, going off to rest and
gather new strength to renew their hard and useful labor when
night comes again. I have always highly esteemed the brave and
humble workers who labor all night to produce those soft but
crusty loaves that look more like cake than bread."
Alexandre Dumas, French writer (1802-1870)
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TRIVIA
The common green bean has been cultivated in Mexico for at
least 7,000 years.
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QUOTE
"I don't believe you have to be a cow to know what milk is."
Ann Landers
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TRIVIA
During World War II the government purchased 260 million pounds
of instant coffee.
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THIS WEEKS CALENDAR
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July 24 - 28 NATIONAL BABY FOOD FESTIVAL (Fremont, Missouri)
July 24
Birthdays: 1802 Alexandre Dumas
1783 Simon Bolivar
1898 Amelia Earhart
July 25 - 31 NATIONAL SALAD WEEK
July 26
Birthdays: 1856 George Bernard Shaw
1894 Aldous Huxley
July 27 - 29 OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL
July 27 - 29 GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL
July 28 ALL-AMERICAN SOAP DERBY
Birthdays: 1901 Rudi Vallee
1929 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
1866 (Helen) Beatrix Potter
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QUOTE
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1975)
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DID YOU KNOW?
When poached or fried, the fresher the egg, the more it will
hold its shape rather than spread out in the pan.
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RECIPES FROM READERS
From John W., Ohio
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Brandy-Orange Barbecued Hens
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 Whole Cornish Game Hens
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Salt And Pepper -- to taste
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice -- divided
1 Tablespoon Brandy
1/4 Cup Orange Marmalade
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
Salt And Pepper -- to taste
Rinse hens and pat dry; with kitchen string tie drunsticks
together. Rub hens with oil and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice;
sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon ginger and salt and pepper to taste.
In a small bowl, combine marmalade, brandy, and remaining
ginger, set aside. Grill, covered, 5-6 inches over medium-hot
coals 50-60 minutes.
After 40 minutes, brush hens with brandy-orange sauce.
Cook until juices run clear when thigh is pierced,
basting 3 to 4 times. Serves 2 to 4.
Email your recipe requests, food info or history
questions to me at james@foodreference.com
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QUOTE
"The very discovery of the New world was the by-product of a
dietary quest."
Arthur M. Schlesinger
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TRIVIA
Research has shown that ginger is more effective than Dramamine
in combating motion sickness.
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CULINARY VERSE
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns
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TRIVIA
Lettuce (of all types) is the second most popular fresh
vegetable in the United States behind #1 potatoes. The average
American eats approximately 30 pounds of lettuce each year,
which is five times what was eaten in 1900.
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