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Skriven 2012-09-04 07:28:52 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> This is more-or-less from the Illinois river (a fairly major,
 DD> navigable waterway) - most of these fields are within 10 to 15 KM of
 DD> the Illinois river, which re-charges the aquifer(s) along its route.
 DD> The main reason for irrigation, even in normal seasons is that the soil
 DD> is very sandy and does not retain moisture well.

 GJ> OK OK, I heard you the first time!

I dunno how that happened. I certainly did not type it twice. <SHRUG>
 
 GJ> The level of the water table would become depressed locally as result
 GJ> of pumping.  That would limit the rate of extraction, so the farmer
 GJ> could have a small quantity of healthy, well watered corn, or a larger
 GJ> amount of poor, thirsty corn.

 GJ> More thought must be given to distributing the world's fresh water
 GJ> supply more efficiently.  Job for engineers.

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. She has a way of balancing things out. And
you may not like the results.
 
 GJ> I wonder how the agave cactus compares with grape vines as a producer
 GJ> of fermentable sugar?

 GJ> {Psst!  Wanna buy some hot maple syrup, cheap?  Makes good booze.}

Not hardly - I don't like maple syrup in nearly any key. FEH!!!
 
 GJ> Any long-range forecasts for next crop?

 DD> I will quote the line from the old television series "Hee Haw" --
 DD> "Gloom, despair, and misery. Deep, dark depression, and agony on me."

 GJ> Cheer up!  It can't be that bad.

Yeah, it can. Farmers are only secret optimists. To the world they present a
gloomy, hang dog face.

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

      Title: Hard Times Leftover Rice Sandwich
 Categories: Rice, Breads
      Yield: 1 Serving

    1/3 c  Leftover rice
      2 sl Bread
      1 sl Emmenthaler cheese
      1 ts (to 2 ts) BBQ sauce or
           - chilli sauce
        ds Cayenne
           Butter

  Depending on the quality of your ingredients, there's no
  reason this cheap recipe should cost more than thirty or
  forty cents.

  First, toss the butter in a pan, turn the burner on low,
  and wait for it to melt. Then spread it around. Next, toss
  the leftover rice in the pan with the butter and sprinkle
  some red pepper on top. Use a spatula to push the rice
  together in the shape of a square. The square should be
  about the size of a piece of bread. Remember, this rice if
  going to have to fit inside a sandwich. Leftover rice
  essentially takes the place of the meat that might
  normally go in a cheap sandwich.

  Cook the rice for a minute or so on one side, and then
  flip it. The rice might stick together enough to flip - if
  it doesn't, don't worry - just push it back into the shape
  of a piece of bread. Put the piece of cheese on top, and
  let it cook for another minute or two. The cheese should
  melt.

  In the meantime, toast the bread. Once the rice is cooked
  and the cheese is melted, scoop those ingredients out of
  the pan and toss it in between a couple pieces of toast.
  Add a little sauce to sweeten it up.

  Now, enjoy!

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MMMMM

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