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Skriven 2008-01-14 09:57:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
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 JW> It's still awkward when you have hundreds of people trying to get
 JW> back to their cars and drive to a new spot simultaneously to catch a
 JW> 20 minute show.

Hah. In Salem (which some of you remember) the attendance is in
the 10-20K range, and at Pops on the Esplanade, it's in the 100K
range. What do you think of that kind of traffic?

 ML> Do you hire
 ML> an orchestra to play 1812 for your fireworks?
 JW> Nope. No music. Want me to lobby for a gig for you?

Sure. Things have happened in equally unlikely locales - a
buddy of mine founded and was music director of the Sitka Festival.

 ML> Are you suggesting an echo picnic in YK? That would be fun if a
 ML> bit on the expensive side.
 JW> It would be fun but hardly practical. Besides, it would coincide
 JW> with my busy season and I'd be hard pressed to organize and host

That's an issue.

 JW> one properly. And a winter picnic would be a hard sell.

You got Aura up there, did you not?

 -=> Jim Weller said to Dale Shipp <=-
 DS> As I recall, when we went to the one in downtown Columbia, there
 DS> came a time when they stopped bothering to come by -- in spite of
 DS> the fact that we had our flags set to green.   That also happened
 DS> the second time we all went to the Dim Sum place that replaced them
 DS> -- Hmmm?
 JW> Youse guys are killing restaurants!

Au contraire: at least in the case of the meat place,
it killed itself.

--mm
Tortelli di zucca
cat: pumpkin, pasta, Italian
servings: 1

2 3/4 c flour
3 eggs
1 pn salt
1 kg pumpkin
1/2 c amaretti, crumbled
2 oz mostarda di Cremona, minced
1/2 ts grated nutmeg
1/2 ts sugar
s&p
1 c grated Parmesan
1 Tb dry bread crumbs
1 Tb grappa
5 Tb butter, melted

Make a volcano of the flour and break the eggs and salt
into the well. Mix with fingers or a fork gradually
incorporating flour. Knead dough 5 min; let rest 30 min;
knead again 3 min. Let rest.

Bake pumpkin at 350F for 45 min. Process smooth and
mix with amaretti, mostarda di Cremona, nutmeg, sugar,
salt, pepper, half the Parmesan, bread crumbs, and grappa.

Roll dough out as thin as possible. Cut into 3-1/4" wide
strips. Place filling 1-3/4" apart in a row, 2-1/2" from
the edge of the sheet. Fold edges of the strip over the
mounds of filling and press gently between each mound.
Cut between each mound to get square pillows. Press edges
together, gluing with a little water (or egg) as necessary.

Cook in boiling water 5 min. Drain and put in a bowl with
the butter and the rest of the cheese. Serve immediately.

adapted from Johannes van Dam, Play with Your Pumpkins

M's note: Mostarda di Cremona is a sort of fruit pickle

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