One of our favorite shows is from Nat Geo WILD. Secrets of the Zoo Down Under. Real life zoo keepers and vets in Sydney. My favorite part is when they take an animal out to see the rest of the zoo. Or, when they rescue wild animals. Great show.
Reminds me of a joke. A cop pulls over a car, and sees the back seat is full of penguins. “You can’t do that” he says. “Take them to the zoo.”
Next day same cop pulls over the same car, still with penuins. “I told you to take them to the zoo,” he says. The driver responds “I did, and today I’m taking them to the movies.”
That was another way I found to almost cause accidents on the Trans-Canada Highway — driving home from predator control in my MG with the top down and a cougar sitting in the passenger seat…
whoa whoa! ….details, kind sir! I need more details on just WHY
there was a cougar sitting in the passenger seat of that MG
as you traveled across North America.
a pet? an intruder? were you transporting a homeless cougar
to its foster home?
So we needed a cougar skin for the museum collection. Predator control had had to put one down and I was sent to pick it up. It had been stored in a freezer and was frozen stiff. Wouldn’t fit in the trunk, so…
Today I checked out a copy of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One,” the book the movie was based on.
The book was 2011, the movie 2018.
This is the second time I’m reading it; I know that because major plot points come back to me as I’m reading. I don’t remember the “fill in” stuff though, so I’m quite enjoying it. Most of George Carlin’s seven words appear, but they’re pages apart.
After I’m done, I think I’ll go looking for the movie.
From: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook (Reader’s Digest Edition) By: Zoe Coulson Published by: Hearst Books New York (1980) ISBN 0-87851=037-0
Crème Brulée
3 cups heavy or whipping cream
6 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (real not artificial)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
sliced strawberries, Bananas, fresh or canned pineapple chunks and canned mandarin—orange sections
1 In 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat cream until bubbles form around edge of pan
2 Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan with wire whisk, blend yolks with sugar. Slowly stir in cream.
3 Over medium-low heat cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it just coats back of metal spoon, about 15 minutes (do not boil). Stir in vanilla.
4 Pour mixture into 1 1/2 – quart broilersafe (sic) casserole; refrigerate until well chilled, about 6 hours.
5 Preheat broiler if manufacturer directs. Sift brown sugar over chilled cream mixture; broil 3 to 4 minutes until sugar melts. Refrigerate.
6 To serve: Place casserole in center of large tray; surround with fruit. Serve portions of mixed fruit with Crème Brulée spooned over.
Notes from me:
The first time I made this I saw “blend yolks with sugar” and added both the white and brown to them. It sort of worked, but the custard didn’t set up properly. (still good though) The point of this note is; don’t do that!
I find the 1/3 cup of brown sugar a bit much (and for me to find anything has too much sugar is very rare. I cut it back to just over 1/6 cup.
The “…broil 3 to 4 minutes until sugar melts” is just plain wrong. Put the pan under the broiler with good clearance and watch it.
yeah, me too. SO many things have to
go just right for that to happen and in spite of the hate and vile behavior that humanity is capable of, they are also capable of this……landing a spacecraft on a distant planet—and that spacecraft radios images and sounds from the
surface of that planet back to the home planet.
[a similar human version]
…
You have captured Cleveland’s “Terminal Tower” beautifully ! !
yes, now that you’ve captured it, how about letting it go?
Twang!
…
…
And how many of these cute critters do they have to (ahem) ‘do away with’ to make one of them coats? Poor cuties.
One of our favorite shows is from Nat Geo WILD. Secrets of the Zoo Down Under. Real life zoo keepers and vets in Sydney. My favorite part is when they take an animal out to see the rest of the zoo. Or, when they rescue wild animals. Great show.
Reminds me of a joke. A cop pulls over a car, and sees the back seat is full of penguins. “You can’t do that” he says. “Take them to the zoo.”
Next day same cop pulls over the same car, still with penuins. “I told you to take them to the zoo,” he says. The driver responds “I did, and today I’m taking them to the movies.”
That was another way I found to almost cause accidents on the Trans-Canada Highway — driving home from predator control in my MG with the top down and a cougar sitting in the passenger seat…
whoa whoa! ….details, kind sir! I need more details on just WHY
there was a cougar sitting in the passenger seat of that MG
as you traveled across North America.
a pet? an intruder? were you transporting a homeless cougar
to its foster home?
I want to know the answer to that, too.
So we needed a cougar skin for the museum collection. Predator control had had to put one down and I was sent to pick it up. It had been stored in a freezer and was frozen stiff. Wouldn’t fit in the trunk, so…
Will Ferrell and you have something in common
hahahaahaahaaaahhhhhhaaaa
Love this poster, as Cleo vaults over her competition.
Today I checked out a copy of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One,” the book the movie was based on.
The book was 2011, the movie 2018.
This is the second time I’m reading it; I know that because major plot points come back to me as I’m reading. I don’t remember the “fill in” stuff though, so I’m quite enjoying it. Most of George Carlin’s seven words appear, but they’re pages apart.
After I’m done, I think I’ll go looking for the movie.
The poster is beautiful in its simplicity. And suspense! Will Cleo make it over the tower, or go down as a second rate building vaulter?
Crème brûlée
A good, tasty, basic custard! This is good!
From: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook (Reader’s Digest Edition) By: Zoe Coulson Published by: Hearst Books New York (1980) ISBN 0-87851=037-0
Crème Brulée
3 cups heavy or whipping cream
6 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (real not artificial)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
sliced strawberries, Bananas, fresh or canned pineapple chunks and canned mandarin—orange sections
1 In 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat cream until bubbles form around edge of pan
2 Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan with wire whisk, blend yolks with sugar. Slowly stir in cream.
3 Over medium-low heat cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it just coats back of metal spoon, about 15 minutes (do not boil). Stir in vanilla.
4 Pour mixture into 1 1/2 – quart broilersafe (sic) casserole; refrigerate until well chilled, about 6 hours.
5 Preheat broiler if manufacturer directs. Sift brown sugar over chilled cream mixture; broil 3 to 4 minutes until sugar melts. Refrigerate.
6 To serve: Place casserole in center of large tray; surround with fruit. Serve portions of mixed fruit with Crème Brulée spooned over.
Notes from me:
The first time I made this I saw “blend yolks with sugar” and added both the white and brown to them. It sort of worked, but the custard didn’t set up properly. (still good though) The point of this note is; don’t do that!
I find the 1/3 cup of brown sugar a bit much (and for me to find anything has too much sugar is very rare. I cut it back to just over 1/6 cup.
The “…broil 3 to 4 minutes until sugar melts” is just plain wrong. Put the pan under the broiler with good clearance and watch it.
Another way to brown the top is to use a mini blow torch. That way you can really observe the browning and stop before burning.
.
Have i ever mentioned that a nerd out on this kind of stuff?
yeah, me too. SO many things have to
go just right for that to happen and in spite of the hate and vile behavior that humanity is capable of, they are also capable of this……landing a spacecraft on a distant planet—and that spacecraft radios images and sounds from the
surface of that planet back to the home planet.
Man is incredible!
Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.
Good morning, Stel poster phans!
Now there’s the games I would watch. What a great rendering of the thrill of sport.
NATIONAL SCOTCH DAY
NATIONAL CREME BRULEE DAY
NATIONAL NEW JERSEY DAY
Y’all have some scotch and really enjoy your day. (((((HuGz!)))))
Only if you’re wearing your kilt!
You got it.
My favorite scotch is butter.
again, me too
I am one of the few who doesn’t like either.
What a great skyline, Stel.!!! Love how it shows the svelte and agile side of Cleo. You done good, Stel.
Go, Cleo, Go!! You definitely deserve a gold-plated medal…..and maybe a few doggy treats. Beautiful poster!
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