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Skriven 2007-01-12 10:30:57 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: NOT CHILI 870  70112
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 ML> What's a 10% fluctuation in voltage to a good sturdy filament?
 GJ> About 50% reduction in life.
 ML> So why don't they offer 90V service and have the light bulbs
 ML> last 100% longer?
 GJ> Because they give 50% less light.  Yer carnt win!

 ML> So you're saying that the bulbs are consciously designed
 ML> to maximize light output, electricity usage, and filament life?
 ML> One could hardly expect that of engineers.

Even so!  It is all a compromise between brilliance, duration of life
and the energy put into it.  Life of man; life of bulbs - the same.
Some, however, would maintain that it is all arranged by the great
engineer in the sky...
 
 GJ> Agreed.  Canola lasts a lot longer than OO without going rancid.
 ML> I like EVOO a lot, but it does have a lot of negatives attached
 ML> to it that more neutral oils do not.

If you use olive oil it pays to use lots of it so that it remains
relatively fresh.  It is not something which can be allowed to sit in
the back of the cupboard for years.
 
 GJ> statistics of electrocuted babies per population in USA with its
 GJ> lethal power sockets, Australia with semi-safe sockets, and UK with
 GJ> super-safe sockets.

 ML> I wonder whether this has been done, with allowances made for
 ML> the little plastic inserts that parents are encouraged to buy.

And then have to remember to use and not lose.  A switch is easier.
 
 ML> 380g steak otherwise). I got one delicious little knob of beef fat
 ML> on one end of the meat; saved that for the last wonderful bite.
 GJ> You have to be careful when you leave the best like that until last,
 GJ> as someone might steal it, resulting in a duel to the death with
 GJ> steak-knives!

 ML> I hid it.

Ha, been caught before?  Hidden under the broccoli.
 
 ML> Turns out I had spinach salad followed by scallops. Less
 ML> satisfactory than a steak.

Good lad.  Your arteries thank you.
 
 ML> And what's the good of that?
 GJ> Reduce older childhood obesity.  (g)  Roo meat has the advantage that
 GJ> it has a reasonable flavour in itself, without needing the fat to
 GJ> carry flavour like lot-fed beef.

 ML> It's total caloric intake and burning that have anything to
 ML> do with obesity. Reducing fat in the diet of youngsters isn't
 ML> that great of an idea, because of their reliance on fat-soluble
 ML> vitamins (A, D, and E as I recall).

True.  Also true that childhood obesity has been increasing.  TV would
be the greatest single cause of that, with the combination of adverts
encouraging the excess consumption of sweet and fatty things, and the
too many hours spent sitting, watching those adverts.

 ML> Frisee Salad with Lardons and Poached Eggs 

 ML> 1/2 lb frisee, torn into bite-size pieces

OK, what is a "frisee"?  Something like an edible frisbee?

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: CASSAVA BIBINGKA
 Categories: Asian, Filipino, Desserts
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      7 c  Grated cassava
      3    Eggs
  2 1/2 c  Sugar
      1    Tall can evaporated milk
      2    Tall cans coconut milk
    1/4 c  Melted margarine
           Topping
      1    Can evaporated milk
      1 c  Thick coconut milk
      2 T  Sugar
      2 T  Flour
      2    Egg yolks, slightly beaten
 
  Mix all ingredients together.   Blend well.  Put in muffin pans and
  bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
  
  Topping Put the first four ingredients in a saucepan and boil,
  stirring constantly.  When thick, add the sligtly beaten egg yolks.
  Cook for 2 minutes.  Spread on top of the cooked cassava and broil at
  400 F for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  
  From "Philippine Cuisine" by Nora and Mariles Daza, typed by Glen
  Jamieson
 
MMMMM

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