Good 38ยบ cloudy but predictions for sun today morning~! We'll
see.......................
Yesterday it was so dark and gloomy most of the day. Not much light even by
7:45 in the morning and then again by 2:30 it was almost dark! Had another 1/4"
of rain...
Here is a few seconds video of the rain, turn up your speakers to hear
it... just to make all you folks who are praying for rain jealous! LOL
Friend George Bachmeier (LASD ret) shared this... amazing display. Only 1
min 34 sec..
Yesterday I worked on Christmas stuff. The rain did stop for a few and I
managed to get the bag of cracked corn out of the back of my car.
Brooklyn Vivia sent this... so fun! Santa's Elves making toys.
Historically this date....
1941 – World War II: Adolf Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Army.
1972 – Apollo program: The
last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt,
returns to Earth.
1998 – Lewinsky scandal:
The United States House of Representatives forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate.
.....just
like the current President, it's all a huge miscarriage of justice with a fraud
in office!
And births
this date include....
1946
– Robert Urich, American
actor (d. 2002)
Too sad. Too young!
1963 – Jennifer Beals, American
actress
1980
– Jake Gyllenhaal, American
actor
...lose
the beard dude, you look dorky!
Thank you Ben Hunt (LASD ret) for this:
Dinner last night was an experiment. A "mashed potato experiment"! I took
a baking potato and a yam, peeled and quartered them...
Cooked in water, with lots of Lawry's Garlic Salt, until soft...
Then mashed them up with some butter and a drained can of artichoke
hearts!
To serve I put some baby spinach on the plate and topped it with canned
sliced mushrooms, some creamy garlic sauce, and a bit of Weber Roasted Garlic
& Herb seasoning..... and two warmed leftover lobster cakes!
Those potatoes were AWESOME!!!! Thank goodness I have some leftovers!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
December 19th
National Hard Candy Day
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We’ve all had hard candy of some type: butterscotch,
horehound drops, lemon drops, lollipops, mints, root beer barrels, sour balls
and fruit flavors galore.
Hard candy begins by boiling sugar and water, then adding
flavors and colors. As the syrup boils, water evaporates and the sugar
concentration increases.
Who invented hard candy?
HARD CANDY HISTORY
Cave men ate honey from bee hives. Ancient Arabs, Chinese
and Egyptians rolled fruits and nuts in honey. That was it for many
centuries.
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In the Middle Ages, merchants brought sugar back from the
Indian subcontinent, where sugar cane originated. But it was very costly.
Whether for tea, baked goods or confections, sugar was a treat for the wealthy.
Honey was the sweetener available to those of lesser means.
By the 17th century there were many more sugar mills, and
sugar became more affordable to the middle class. Confectioners began to express
their creativity, resulting in the large selection of hard candy we have
today.
With the Industrial Revolution (1750 to 1850), candy-making
developed into an industry and hard candies became accessible to everyone. Hard
candy on a stick followed: The word “lollipop” (originally spelled lollypop)
first appeared in print in
1784.
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