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Skriven 2011-05-16 22:53:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Robo Calls
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-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> During our recent federal election I told telephone solicitors that
 JW> I would be voting for the party who bugged me the least and that the
 JW> Green Party was ahead as they hadn't called. None of them had the
 JW> sense to hang up.

 DD> I have made a vow *never* to vote for any candidate using robo-calls.

Mercifully they are now illegal here.

 DD> Speaking of annoyances, I note that the Bloc Quebecois has annoyed
 DD> their constituency sufficiently that they garnered only 4% of the vote
 DD> in their province.

There is some hope for Quebec yet.

Being tired of both the Cons and Libs they voted for the left
leaning NDP (New Democratic Party) for the first time ever, just
because they are different. Sentiment was so strong that a French
speaking riding voted in a English speaking 19 year old single mom
barmaid who had never lived there and didn't even run a campaign. In
fact she spent two weeks in Vegas at the height of the campaign. The
only reason her name was put forward is that as a national party the
NDP have to run a candidate in every riding even if they think they
have no chance of succeeding. So loyal party hacks allow their name
to stand for the sake of procedure. A whole bunch of such "place
holder" candidates actually won.

The young lady says she will take her election seriously, take a
crash course in French and visit her riding real soon. She stresses
that she isn't just a barmaid but also a part time university
student... a first year political science major in fact. The next
session ought to be real interesting.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Ham Pirakka
 Categories: Greek, Mushrooms, Ham, Alcohol, Cheese
      Yield: 8 Servings

MMMMM----------------------FLAKY EGG PASTRY---------------------------
  1 2/3 c  All-purpose flour
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Chilled butter, cut into
    Small pieces
    1/2 c  Sour cream
      1    Egg
      1 tb Fresh lemon juice

MMMMM-----------------------MUSHROOM PATE----------------------------
    1/4 c  Butter
    3/4 lb Mushrooms, chopped
    1/2 c  Minced onion
      8 oz Cream cheese, at room
    Temperature
    Salt and pepper
      1 c  Finely chopped walnuts
      2 tb Brandy,optional

MMMMM------------------------HAM FILLING-----------------------------
      3 c  Ground ham, about 1 1/2 lbs.
    1/2 c  Coarse breadcrumbs
    1/2 c  Chopped fresh chives OR
    1/2 c  Sliced green onion tops
    1/4 c  Minced fresh parsley
      2    Eggs, beaten to blend
      1    Egg, beaten with:
      2 tb Milk (glaze)
    Sour cream, optional

  Combine flour and salt in large bowl.Cut in butter until mixture
  resembles coarse meal. Beat sour cream, egg and lemon juice to
  blend. Stir into flour with fork until stiff dough forms. Gather
  into ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes.

  Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add the
  mushrooms and onion and cook until all liquid evaporates, stirring
  occasionally about 15 minutes; cool. Blend in cream cheese. Add
  salt and pepper. Stir in walnuts and brandy, optional. For ham
  filling, combine all ingredients in medium bowl.

  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment
  paper. Divide dough in half.W rap one portion in plastic and
  refrigerate to keep from drying. Roll remaining portion out on
  lightly floured surface into a 6 x 12" rectangle. Set on prepared
  sheet. Layer with half of mushroom pate and half of ham filling,
  remaining pate and remaining ham, leaving a 1" border on all
  sides. Press filling into rounded log shape. Bring dough edges up
  sides of filling to make a small edge. Roll remaining dough out
  into a rectangle slightly larger than the first. Make several 1/2
  x 4" crosswise slashes in dough. Brush with egg glaze and crimp to
  seal. Bake until golden, about 30 minutes. Serve hot, warm or
  chilled. Pass sour cream, separately, if desired.

MMMMM





Cheers

YK Jim


... Don't attempt to fathom the inscrutable workings of Providence.

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