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Then this might interest you. Two or three years ago my wife went to Greece and Turkey with a few of her classmates. One of her classmates bought a huge bag of saffron from one of the markets in Istanbul. After they returned, the classmate sent Jan about a half pound of the stuff. The local...

Out of curiosity, how much cardamon powder?

I've just finished a book written by Jeffery Archer. Archer has stepped away from fictional thrillers this time. The Book is a kind of historical biography in that all the characters are real. George Mallory was lost on Everest in 1924. He was last seen 800 feet from the summit. His body...

I can't believe you can't buy lard in Germany. I was in Germany for three and a half years with the Airforce. I didn't do any cooking but I certainly sampled all kinds of great pastry. People must be able to buy Schweinfett or lard.

For really good pastry, lard is best. My mom told me years ago that to make nice, flaky pastry, you use lard and don't handle it too much. Good luck...;-)

It's not quiche. It's bacon and egg pie with cheese....:-P

I don't know if I can help you if you haven't heard of shortening. Brand names of shortening: Crisco, Tenderflake, Hell, use lard..;-)

Quiche is an easy dish that can be put together in minutes, after you come up with a pie crust. Pie crust ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup shortening ice water Directions: Blend shortening, flour and salt with a fork. Drizzle in ice water until the...

Raccoons gorging on heron chicks in Stanley Park I no longer think raccoons are cute little animals. I don't know why these too plentiful rodents are not trapped to save the Herons. After a raccoon chewed our cat a while ago, I have no sympathy for the little beasts.

Scientists grow bigger, better diamonds - LiveScience- msnbc.com

he captain of a Continental Airlines flight has died while flying the plane from Brussels to New York.The plane is expected to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport shortly. The plane's first officer is in control of the flight, according to a Federal Aviation...

Niflmir does live in Germany. Going to Italy would certainly be easier for him than most of us. I would hope it was a tongue in cheek suggestion...;-)

If I was having that problem I would add a bit of tomato paste, just enough to bring back the colour and flavour.

It's got to be worth a try. Tomatoes are fairly easy to grow. A bit of aphid dust is all I've ever used on the plants. Along with a bit of cow manure....;-)

We have a deer problem. They eat just about everything including tomato plants. This year we are growing two tomato plants in big pots on our sundeck.. One is a Giant Beef Hybrid and the other is a Roma. Both are close to three feet high. We don't expect these two plants to provide all our...

The CF-105 Avro Arrow is certainly history but most everyone has heard of that aircraft. There was another Canadian aircraft that almost made it back in the fifties that almost no one has heard about. The CF-103 was designed to be transonic but it never saw production. CF-103 Avro The C-103...

I generally use a little hand vaccuum on my computer about once every six weeks or so. We've had construction crews and heavy equipment on our street for about a month. The weather has been warm and dry and there is a coating of fine dust on everything. That should have been a hint for me at...

A week or so ago the Superstore had a deal on ribeye steaks. They had enough steaks out so you could pick and choose a bit. I picked out a half dozen steaks that were close to an inch thick. Cut in half for jan and I, they made steaks that were around six ounces each. Just about right in my...

This is a late post to this topic. We did a big grocery shopping yesterday. I checked the prices on Better than Boullion and you are right. It is over eight dollars. I would still buy it because it doesn't have MSG in it and you seem to only use about half as much Better than Boullion as you...

I just re-read Ian Fleming's story,"Quantum of Solace". I got the book from the library because I had just seen the movie of the same name and wondered where the movie plot came from. It sure as hell didn't come from Ian Fleming's story. I don't mean the movie differed in details from the...