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THE FOOD REFERENCE NEWSLETTER
Food History, Trivia, Quotes, Humor, Poetry, Recipes
AUGUST 15, 2002 Vol 3 #29 ISSN 1535-5659
James T. Ehler, Editor, james@foodreference.com
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=> Quotes and Trivia
=> Website of the Week
=> Ancient & Classic Recipes
=> Food Trivia Questions
=> Readers questions
=> This Weeks Calendar
=> Did you know?
=> Who's Who in the Culinary Arts
=> Requested Recipes
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QUOTE
"What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow."
A.A. Milne
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TRIVIA
According to 'Larousse Gastronomique', here in American we serve boiled or grilled corn on the cob with "redcurrant jelly or maple syrup".
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QUOTE
"My tongue is smiling."
Abigail Trillin
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FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ
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READERS QUESTIONS
QUESTION: I am cooking with fenugreek and it has a very bitter and distinctive flavor. I am trying to mute the flavor and smell. Do you have any suggestions on how I could do that?
Many thanks, Samuel
ANSWER: Fenugreek is one of those seasonings that must be used sparingly. The only way to mute the flavor and smell is to use less. Adding a small amount of sugar will help a little to mellow the bitterness. Also, never purchase cheap fenugreek. The seeds must be dry roasted before being ground. This mellows the flavor a bit, and some processors may skip
this roasting step.
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TRIVIA
Some cranberry beds are over 100 years old and still producing.
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ANCIENT & CLASSIC RECIPES
The Inglenook Cook Book (1906)
OYSTER SALAD
Take 1 can of cove oysters, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 3 or 4 stalks of celery, same quantity of broken crackers as oysters, butter size of an egg. Chop the whites of the eggs, oysters, and celery separately, season and toss together lightly with a fork. Mash yolks very fine with the butter, add 2/3 pint of vinegar, 1/2 teaspoonful of prepared mustard. Let come to a boil, stirring constantly, and pour over the mixture.
Sister Sara Reese Eby, West Elkton, Ohio.
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QUOTE
"Do no make a stingy sandwich; Pile the cold cuts high. Customers should see salami coming through the rye."
Alan Sherman, 'Sandwiches'
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TRIVIA
Cucumbers are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables, having been cultivated since about 8,000 B.C.
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THIS WEEKS CALENDAR
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AUGUST 16
1888John Styth Pemberton died. Pemberton was the pharmacist who invented Coca-Cola in 1885.
AUGUST 17
St. Mammas Day, patron of shepherds.
AUGUST 18
1850 French author Honore de Balzac Died. Balzac would lock himself away during creative bursts, drinking coffee and eating only fruit and eggs. When he finally took a break, he was known to consume huge quantities of food. One report recalls that at the Véry restaurant he consumed at one sitting 'a hundred Ostend oysters, twelve cutlets of salt-meadow mutton, a duck with turnips, two partridges and a Normandy sole,' not to mention the desserts, fruit and liqueurs he finished up with.
AUGUST 19
1856 Gail Borden was granted a patent for his process for making condensed milk.
AUGUST 20
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Day, patron of beekeepers
AUGUST 21
1988 Pubs are now allowed to stay open 12 hours each day (except Sunday) in the U.K.
AUGUST 22
1647 Denis Papin is born. The French physicist who invented the pressure cooker (Papin's Digester) in 1679.
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QUOTE
"There are two types of onions, the big white Spanish and the little red Italian. The Spanish has more food value and is therefore chosen to make soup for huntsmen and drunkards, two classes of people who require fast recuperation."
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)
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DID YOU KNOW?
Red and white currants are used to make the prized French Bar-le-Duc jelly, from the town of the same name in Lorraine. Red currants are also the key ingredient of Cumberland sauce.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE CULINARY ARTS
Kitchiner, Dr. William(1775-1827)An optician, telescope maker, gourmet and exceptional cook. He wrote 'Cook's Oracle,' which was a bestseller in both England and America. He was also the creator of Wow-Wow sauce.
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RECIPE REQUESTS FROM READERS
hi James, i need a recipe for carrot and raisin salad for my class. do you have one. sue
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Carrot & Raisin Salad
Serving Size : 12
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 Whole Carrots -- grated coarsely
1 1/2 Cups Raisins
1 1/2 Cups Pecans; Or Walnuts -- chopped
2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest -- grated
1/2 Tablespoon Salt
Pepper -- to taste
1 1/2 Cups Mayonnaise
1 1/2 Cups Sour Cream
[1) Mix first group of ingredients together.
[2) Combine Mayonnaise and Sour Cream, and toss with above.
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QUOTE
"Wine is sure proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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TRIVIA
Young, tender, spring dandelion leaves make an excellent addition to salads; they can also be cooked like spinach. Older leaves tend to be bitter. The flowers can be used to make dandelion wine.
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Replace that toothpick with QuickFloss, a disposable flossing device and toothpick combined. I was given some samples, and I like them. Some restaurants are giving them instead of wooden toothpicks. For more information check their website http://www.usfloss.com
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QUOTE
"And please don't cook me, kind sirs! I am a good cook myself, and cook better than I cook, if you see what I mean. I'll cook beautifully for you, a perfectly beautiful breakfast for you, if only you won't have me for supper."
Bilbo Baggins to the Trolls in 'The Hobbit', J.R.R. Tolkien
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TRIVIA
Albumen, or egg white, makes up about 60% of an eggs weight. As an egg ages, the protein in the egg white changes and becomes thinner and more transparent. Fresh eggs sit tall and firm in the pan, and older eggs will spread out more.
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"If we don't watch out, the pleasure to be gained from the discriminating enjoyment of food will be lost. It may not be long before the art of fine cooking is viewed as the invention of a handful of snobs....A whole aspect of living well, of civilization itself, is threatened with extinction."
Benoite Groult, 'La Mer a la Cuisine' in 'Loaves & Wishes'
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TRIVIA
The fig leaved gourd was one of the earliest plants cultivated in the Americas. There is archaeological evidence that it was cultivated in Peru around 3000 B.C.
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