Good 35ยบ burrrrrr morning. Low fog. Ice on the barn roof. What else is new?
Football for tomorrow...
Yesterday was errand day. I wore my new flying witch shirt (If the broom
flies .... Fly it!)
I also wore my orange black cat socks!
First stop was Ace and I ordered lumber for the raised bed garden that
Martin is going to fix. Dave is going to drop it off for me today.(Thanks
Dave!!!) Got a new handle to fix my toilet (it broke)... then to the cleaners to
pick up my comforter, stop at Brian's office (next door) for a short visit, then
to Sears where I actually bought a new dishwasher!
It will be delivered on the 6th. Then to the
Halloween Store.
What a fun place! I got some spider web decals to put on the glass in the
front door and some spiders. Saw Sami, Tucker, Jen, and Jean there. The best part was hugs from Sami and Tucker!
Leftovers can be good for any meal... yesterday breakfast was a rerun of
the Taboli/rice mixture with eggs...
I so wish this were true....
Today is a special birthday..... Kio (Same day as the Shah!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIO!!!!
Historically this
date...
1881 – The
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at
Tombstone, Arizona.
2003 – The
Cedar
Fire, the second-largest fire in California history, kills 15
people, consumes 250,000 acres, and
destroys 2,200 homes around San
Diego.
And
births this date include...
............Dang! She should have been born on yesterday's date...
World Pasta Day!!!
..... the
Shah of Persia... as it was known then, and that is where Kio's family comes
from. Kio's grandfather was the head of Police for the Shah, before the Shah was
exiled. I was privileged to meet Kio's family and chat with his
grandfather!
1947 –
Bullshillary
Rodham Clinton, American
politician, United
States Senator from
New
York (2001–2009), 67th United
States Secretary of State
BFD.
... and
she's married to a great actor but he's a loud-mouth lefty and BTW Hanks, NOBODY
cares what actors think!
This made me
laugh...
All I know. Happy
Saturday. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
October 26th
(Click on the
underlined for more 411)
| Pumpkin Day | October 26 |
| Pretzel Day | October 26 |
| Mince Meat Pie Day | October 26 |
I like to make a pie with mincemeat on the bottom and pumpkin on the top.
When we'd have family gatherings at Christmas everyone wanted a piece of both
pumpkin and mincemeat pie. I just shortened the theme by baking them both
together. Good!!!
English
recipes from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries describe a mixture of meat and
fruit used as a pie filling. These
early recipes included vinegars and
wines, but by the 18th
century, distilled spirits, frequently brandy, were being used
instead. The use of spices like clove, nutmeg, mace and
cinnamon was common in late
medieval and renaissance meat dishes. The increase of sweetness from added
sugars, and those produced
from fermentation, made mincemeat less a savoury dinner course and helped to
direct its use toward desserts.
By the
mid-twentieth century the term was also used to describe a similar mixture that
does not include meat, but that might include animal fat in the form of suet or
butter, but could also substitute solid vegetable fats, making it
vegetarian. Many recipes
continue to include suet, venison, minced beef
sirloin or minced heart,
along with dried fruit, spices, chopped apple, and fresh citrus
peel. Zante currants, candied fruits, citron, and brandy, rum, or other
liquor. Mincemeat is aged
to deepen flavours, activate the preserving effect of alcohol, which over time
changes the overall texture of the mixture by breaking down the meat proteins.
Preserved mincemeat may be stored for up to ten years.
Mincemeat can be
produced at home, often using a family recipe that varies by region or ancestry.
Commercial preparations, primarily without meat, packaged in jars, foil lined
boxes, or tins are commonly available.
