Hey Bartender!
19. "New Miserable Experience" pop band: GIN BLOSSOMS. I nailed it sans perps - I have the CD.
Hey Jealousy
25. Pepper named for its resemblance to a tam-o'-shanter: SCOTCH BONNET.
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| Recipe |
52. Role for Jason Derulo in 2019's "Cats": RUM TUM TUGGER.
63. British desserts similar to cannoli: BRANDY SNAPS.
41. "Now you're talking!," and what can be said about the ts of 19-, 25-, 52-, and 63-Across: THATS THE SPIRIT.
That was (hic!) a bit (hic!) of fun, no? (hic!) Let's check the fill...
Across:
1. Range across eight European countries: ALPS. Those countries being France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.
5. Plays the kazoo, say: HUMS.
9. Pet also called a rainbow fish: GUPPY. I was thinking a tetra.
14. Look at: VIEW.
15. Best: ONE UP.
17. Really loud: AROAR.
18. "You are something __!": ELSE. The nerve!
19. [See: Theme]
21. Yelp user, e.g.: RATER. Yelp lets users RATE a service. Look at the 3 & 2-star comments to get a better idea. //my $0.02
23. Actor Hemsworth: LIAM.
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| LIAM |
24. "Pagoda Fruit" artist Jean: ARP.
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| That's a "fruit?" |
25. [See: Theme]
29. UPS alternative: DHL. German company founded in 1969 by Americans Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn.
31. Bangs on the head?: HAIR. In the UK, it's called a fringe.
32. Annual awards: NOBELS. I prefer the Ig Nobels.
34. NNW opposite: SSE. North-northwest is opposite south-southeast.
36. Soda brand that turned 125 in 2023: PEPSI.
40. Ranted and __: RAVED.
41. [See: Theme]
44. Boscs and Bartletts: PEARS. Learned this years ago from crosswords.
45. Book list entry: TITLE.
46. San Jose Earthquakes org.: MLS. The Earthquakes are a Major League Soccer team.
47. Some mattresses: SERTAS.
49. Pond organism: ALGA.
51. Variety: ILK.
52. [See: Theme]
59. "More info soon" letters: TBA.
61. FaceTime alternative: ZOOM. Covid put this company on the map.
62. Drum kit component: SNARE.
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| A drum kit. Wanna hear Neil Peart? [Letterman] |
63. [See: Theme]
67. Actress __ Rachel Wood: EVAN.
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| Evan Rachel Wood |
68. Yogurt-based dip: RAITA.
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| Recipe |
69. Microwave feature: TIMER.
70. French head: TETE. Today's French lesson.
71. Made a choice: OPTED.
72. "Arrivederci!": CIAO. Today's Italian lesson.
73. Sluggish: SLOW.
Down:
1. Swears up and down: AVERS.
2. Purple hue: LILAC.
3. Herbaceous sauce: PESTO. Herbaceous? That's a new word on me.
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| I do love me some basil pesto |
4. Honey: SWEET HEART. I had SWEETie pie.
5. Biker's ride: HOG. Did you know that's the stock-ticker symbol for Harley Davidson?
6. Singular prefix: UNI.
7. __ Park, California: MENLO.
8. Join the game as a replacement: SUB IN.
9. 5-Down fuel: GAS.
10. Major in astronomy?: URSA. Cute - the Great Bear constellation.
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| There must not have been much light pollution for them to get a bear out of this |
11. Pitiable person: POOR DEVIL.
12. Printed handouts: PAMPHLETS.
13. Jr. and sr.: YRS. Not son & father but 3rd & 4th years of high-school or collage (aka UNI).
16. Scheme: PLAN.
20. Sign of things to come: OMEN.
22. Classic TV brand: RCA. Hi Misty!
26. Hula Hoop movers: HIPS.
27. "Ted Lasso" actor Goldstein: BRETT.
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| He played SWEET HEART foul-mouthed Roy Kent on Ted Lasso and his stand-up is funny but NSFW / this Blog. |
28. Pop singer Amos: TORI.
30. Psychopharmacology initials: LSD. Lysergic acid diethylamide - ask your parents about Timothy Leary.
33. Objects that attract iron filings: BAR MAGNETS. How is this not part of the theme? :-)
34. Good memory, metaphorically: STEEL TRAP. My mind is a steel trap... rusted shut.
35. Nickname given to Nemo by the Tank Gang: SHARK BAIT.
37. __ Beta Kappa: PHI.
38. Cohesive group: SET.
39. Imam's faith: ISLAM.
42. Russian ruler, once: TSAR.
43. Attack with water balloons, say: PELT.
44. Inflation letters: PSI. Pounds per Square Inch. And here I was thinking Consumer Price Index until, with ESP, the V-8 can hit.
48. __ Sheep: Peppa Pig's best friend: SUZY. A buddy of mine is trying to learn Mandarin by watching the Chinese version of Peppa Pig. Also, fun bit, Peppa Pig is giving American toddlers British Accents.
50. Gloomy guy: GUS.
53. More than half: MOST.
54. Elixir: TONIC. Add a lime & GIN for a G&T //theme adjacent?
55. Savory flavor: UMAMI. Added to tastes sweet, salty, sour, & bitter in 1907 by Dr. Kikunae Ikeda of Japan after an especially good bowl of miso (er, kombu dashi - aka, seaweed & tofu to us 'Mericans).
56. Judge's hammer: GAVEL.
57. Muse of poetry: ERATO.
58. Sign up for another season: RENEW. I can't tell you how many streaming services we have (no really, I don't know!) and they magically renew.
60. Two chips, say: ANTE. Do Brits sweeten the pot with crisps? ;-)
63. Certain sib: BRO. I have two. And two SISes.
64. Papa: DAD. Pop is the DAD of all five (5) of us.
65. Wasabi-coated snack: PEA.
66. Sellout letters: SRO. Standing Room Only. I've been to a few SRO games; tell you what - even if you had a seat, you'd be standing out of excitement at every pitch.
The Grid:
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| The Grid |
WOs: SWEETie pie
ESPs: SCOTCH BONNET, RUM TUM TUGGER, EVAN
Fav: BAR MAGNETS and TONIC are other Easter Eggs.
That was a lot to swill. But, S.O.B., gimme a drink before I get the Night Sweats.
Cheers, -T
40 comments:
Trying to remember how to spell “Rum-tum Tugger” was the hardest thing about this puzzle for me. Otherwise, it was (mostly) smooth sailing. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Smooth sailing here, too...all the way to the DNF. Slammed in AVOWS at 1d, and when WATER showed up at 21A it looked solid. Never read the clues for 18a and 21a and was shocked when Dash-T told me it should'a been AVERS. Bzzzzzt! Even DHL drivers refer to the company as Dewey, Huey, and Louie. Nicely executed, Rebecca. Noticed your distinctive style right off, Dash-T. (I also had two Sis and two BRO. The two eldest are gone now, so it's just one of each.)
Unknowns today? All four boozy theme fills- GIN BLOSSOMS, SCOTCH BONNET, RUM TUM TUGGER and BRANDY SNAPS. But they were easy to guess after enough perps were on the grid.
Rainbow TROUT are too large to fit in those glassed in cages but a GUPPY isn't; I've never tried baked guppy.
d-otto, Dewey, Huey, & Louie- that's a good one but I haven't seen a DHL truck in years. DHL gave up trying to compete with UPS and FDX in the US. They still deliver packages that originate in other countries.
RAITA, EVAN, BRETT, SHARK BAIT, SUZY- didn't really know them but they were easy to fill, thanks to perps.
FIR, but erased phamplets for PAMPHLETS and erete for ERATO.
Today is:
SAVE THE EAGLES DAY (c’mon, they made the playoffs again)
NATIONAL CUT YOUR ENERGY COSTS DAY (a la Uncle Fred)
NATIONAL HOUSEPLANT APPRECIATION DAY (I don’t think houseplants appreciate ME)
NATIONAL BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE DAY (but Hershey Bars make better smores)
NATIONAL OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER DAY (nature’s Viagra?)
The only one of the bounty of A&E items I knew was ARP. A rare FIR that I didn't much care for.
I know people with a memory like a STEEL TRAP. Mine is more like a balsa colander.
Congrats to the Corn Husker cagers for beating top-rated Purdue last night.
Thanks to Bayou Tony for the fun review of this one.
Jinx, my memory is like a steel whatchamacallit.
Took 6:58 today for me to whisk(ey) my way through this one.
Stumbled at the unknown cat crossing the unknown sheep which crossed the unknown British dessert, but eventually got them to fall.
I needed an embarrassing amount of letters before "Gin Blossoms" came to me.
You've got the CD? Hey, (I'm) Jealous(y).
FIR. I must admit the theme escaped me, at least until I got here, and had not heard of scotch bonnets or brandy snaps.
But otherwise this was a straightforward Wednesday puzzle, and, although challenging, fun to do.
The SW and S Central areas were hard to me since it crossed Finding Nemo, Peppa Pig (which I've never even heard of) and a couple of foods with "Cats", a couple more unknown (to me) foods and a foreign word.
I'm sure some of these are crossword staples. I actually have a very good memory, but only for things that interest me or that I have to remember (for school or work). Otherwise I tend not to file them away in my steel trap. I enjoy crossword puzzles but not enough to retain words I don't care about knowing.
Loved the theme! FIR. Never heard of the band or the pepper but they filled in easily. Took the shotgun approach to solving today, since perps were necessary for the theme entries.
Gin and tonic is my and DW's favorite cocktail. That and avoid dry red or white wine before dinner tops off the day.
Winners today are Rebecca and Anon-T. A fine nightcap and recap respectively.
Nothing beats being in love, except maybe a good night's sleep.
Precisely
That and a good dry red . . . Dang autocorrect again!
Good Morning:
The theme was obvious after filling in Gin and Scotch but the very clever reveal was a total surprise. I wasn't familiar with Gin Blossoms nor Brandy Snaps, but perps did their job well. Other perp-dependent entries were MLS*, Suzy, Shark Bait, Bar Magnets, and Brett. *Until reading the review, I thought this referred to an actual San Jose Earthquake organization, ala Jayce's bailiwick! I thought the fill had some oomph, i.e., Poor Devil, Steel Trap, Shark Bait, Sweetheart, plus the themers, especially Rum Tug Tugger. The duos of Bro and Dad and Psi and Phi were fun as was the CSO to Misty at RCA.
Thanks, Rebecca, for a thoroughly delightful solve and thanks, Anon T, for the usual fun, facts, and musical meanderings. Thanks for pinch hitting so often and so well!
Have a great day.
Musings
-Not being very familiar with the themers did not detract my enjoyment
-This shirt is so old that I’ve had it since Moby Dick was a GUPPY
-ONE UP is only the best if the match/game is over
-The ten most misleading book TITLES
-Young Sheldon forecasting ZOOM many years in advance
-SUB IN – Guess what I’m doing at 11:45 this morning
-Did you have this magnetic filings game growing up?
-Candidates can declare themselves winners in primaries if they only get MOST votes, not necessarily more than half
-How ‘bout dem Husker b-ballers?
Well, I did get the theme even though I didn’t know the names they represented, But I ended up with several errors and some blanks. I couldn’t think of NOBELS, i was misled by filling TeRI instead of TORI. i wanted a sweetener for honey, and no clue about the SanJose Earthquakes.
BAR MAGNETS seemed appropriate in view of this really neat theme. Too bad i wasn’t as successful as i would have liked.
Right off i knew our bar tender today was A-t. Nice write up.
Good Morning! A Wednesday with a bit of crunch for me. Thanks, Rebecca.
The North center was the last to fill. ON top -> ONE UP above the unknown GIN (after I sussed the theme) BLOSSOMS crossing the sly diversion MENLO. I’m more familiar with the one in NJ of Thomas Edison fame. Then Sit IN became SUB IN.
I knew of the pepper, but WO: Scottish -> SCOTCH. I’m always amazed at the amount of liquor consumed by fictional characters, and yet still be at the top of their game as in the book I'm reading now, "Broken Trust."
Thanks, Anon-T, happy to see you SUB IN today.
FLN: Note to waseeley (and you too, Ray-O), although my heart goes out to unclefred for his horrendous cataract experience, on a positive note, I breezed through both laser cataract surgeries, and as I previously said, it was the best gift I gave myself. I wish you an equally positive experience. Please let us know how you fare.
not exactly my cup of tea...
HG, love your write ups, and recaps, but having "To Kill A Mockingbird" as one of the misleading titles rubbed me the wrong way.
Yes, the book/movie, was about many things, but the title was spot on (imho).
No, the title was very apt. Tom Robinson was a mockingbird, and it was a sin that he was killed. boo Radley was a mockingbird, and it was a miracle he was not...
Fairly easy FIR for a Wednesday. The perps took care of the now-obligatory obscure names, and some of the clues were clever. Wrinkled my nose at SUB IN-never heard that expression before. I even managed to get the theme, although not until the reveal. For a while there, I was afraid my STEEL TRAP had rusted shut! Another nice recap by -T.
addendum...
Figured the theme early which really helped. FIR with no problems. Never heard of Raita, but I don't like yogurt. Enjoyable, no complaints.
Not much of a drinker, but I enjoyed the SPIRIT theme. Only vaguely remember RUM TUM TUGGER from seeing CATS on Broadway long ago. Other theme answers totally unknown. Learning moments.
This SWEET HEART was doing the HULA HOOP thing with her HIPS for a good cause and getting hit on by a stranger.
From Yesterday:
Misty You have me utterly baffled by your MOUSE comment and your reply to AnonT. Your profile has no email address to contact you directly.
How do you use your computer without a MOUSE? How do you move your cursor around without a MOUSE?
The computer MOUSE was invented in the 1960s and was standard equipment on every computer for the past 40 years or so. I also can't understand how you could have a 20 year old computer that would function now. No current version of Windows would run on such an old machine. Is it a laptop?
Can you please explain how you move your cursor without a MOUSE?
Hola!
As I fill the puzzle I am recalling my VIEW from the top of the ALPS many years ago. Of course, it was on a lower level, not the very top.
I know about the GIN BLOSSOMS only from seeing them mentioned in the newspaper but have no idea beyond that.
CSO to my daughter's friend, BRETT. He is mourning the loss of one of his boxer dogs. The two of them (the dogs) have been his constant companions for many years.
SERTAS reminds me that I have to buy a replacement mattress for the now guest room which has been vacated by my granddaughter. She came yesterday and took all her belongings.
Time is fleeting so I need to go. Have a wonderful day, everyone!
Thank you, T, for a great recap!
Neat and fun puzzle, many thanks, Rebecca. And enjoyed your commentary, Anon T. And thanks for remembering that my dad worked for RCA for so many years.
Picard, my computer is probably a laptop, although I've never taken it off my desk or taken it anywhere. But it's very small and probably very light, and I could probably close it up by pulling the screen square down over the letters. It has two plugs with cords that end up being plugged into the wall below my desk.
There is a square at the base of all the letters under the screen, and when I touch that square with my finger tip, an arrow appears on the screen that I can move around with my finger tip to where I want it to go. I guess that square gives me the function of a MOUSE.
Wish I had a camera so I could send you a picture of my small computer, but this is the best I can do to explain it to you.
Rebecca served up a fun puzzle. Thanks! After a couple of perps, GIN BLOSSOMS was in the punchbowl. I think I even saw them live once.
FAV: Major in astronomy?
Thanks for the fun review, -T! Nice catch on BAR MAGNETS & TONIC! I also liked the SHARK BAIT clip. Were you the one who posted the dentist office scene a while back? I should re-watch that movie.
The usual transition from easy to hard on hump day but not exactly a “New Miserable Experience”. Got a little tipsy parsing the theme 🥃🍸🍹
Remembered RAITA from a prior CW but still needed perps. The cannolis we are familiar with are Southern Italian style, The northern version is quite different.
Had no trouble with PSI. My car tire pressure warning light comes on every time there’s a major temperature change.
Loved “Ted Lasso” but except for Jason Sudeikis don’t recall the other actors’ names. I do remember there was a rumor/theory that Roy Kent (BRETT Goldstein) was not an actor but a CGI.
A fish as a pet? : as the old song said 🎶”You can’t take a goldfish for a waaaaallk” . Almost put the usual HI HAT for “Drum Kit” …Liked “Major in Astronomy” for URSA (mama bear). Thought a “tam-o-shanter” was what the Scots call a “jack-o-lantern” toadily wrong (a cap or shrub rose). Peppa and her ILK: mutant English pigs with both eyes on the same side of the face (creepy). Hadda perp EVAN “Rachel Wood”
Never hearda DHL
“Elixir”: Classic Donizetti Opera “L’ elisir d’Amore” “The Love Potion”
Lays snack: “betcha can’t eat one”……“Two Chips” …
Tavern counter munchies….BARMAGNETS
Hide with fur: PELT
How do you know class is over if there are____? ……NOBELS
Loud and blizzardy last night. Our garden gazing ball was blown off its pedestal …. but today almost all the snow has melted🫠 Crazy winter
RosE @ 10:16 thanks for the encouragement. I realize yours is/was the overwhelming typical experience.
Misty Thank you very much for your reply. It seems you indeed have a laptop. Many people indeed use them without a MOUSE. When I use my laptop I always use a MOUSE. You might try it and find it is quite a lot easier than that little square.
I am sure your laptop is not 20 years old. Thanks!
Puzzling thoughts:
FIR; and just noticed that this was a 16x15 grid, as the reveal "THATS THE SPIRIT" is 14 letters in length, and due to the other long entries, Rebecca needed an extra column to get that one "dead center" ...
Misty @ 12:51 -> the square object you "touch" is indeed a MOUSE; it is integrated into the laptop, as opposed to being external. My partner Margaret calls it a "touch pad". It performs all of the functions of an external MOUSE. Like Picard @ 1:26, I use an external MOUSE; personal preference
Thanks -T for your pinch-hitting on the Corner; always a treat to get your "younger views and links" ... I had to chuckle when you said "Ask your parents about Timothy Leary ..." I guess I AM your parent, then!! Thanks for making this "70" guy feel old ... :^)
GIN, BRANDY, SCOTCH, and RUM ... only one of those NOT in Moe's liquor cabinet is BRANDY, and I honestly don't know why ...
Ray-O - when I worked at a Pizza Hut over a half-century ago, our takeout bags (we didn't have boxes) featured a caricature of a fat chef with both eyes on one side of his face.
Speaking of old desk top computers, mine is a 14 year old i Mac. Of course i have not been able to update it for a few years, but it’s a 27” so i use it to compose written works and for photos. I now use my iPad almost exclusively but i hate to get ride of my iMac.
Hi All!
I contacted Rebecca on Twitter (got a "heart" back) and I hope she swings by today.
Thanks for the kind words about my review; it was a hoot to put together (gotta give a shout-out to my Angel Editor!)
Monkey - oy! may be time to spring for a new box (or don't click links on it!), vulnerabilities are constantly being fixed an 14yro old machine is a "ripe" target. //see what I did there, your Apple is ripe for bad-actors :-)
Lee - Good lovin' makes a good night sleep ;-)
Ray-O: you spent that much time in Italy and never saw a DHL store? That's how we shipped out our souvenirs home after just 12 days. //Leave the gun; take the cannoli (btw, best cannoli I ever had was in North End of Boston).
Also, Mom in IL got heavy enough winds to knock out the pen. After raiding the feed bag her cow & bull went up to her front porch (I assume to get warm?)
Sumdaze - defiantly watch Finding Nemo again. The jokes stack.
C.Moe - I also noticed the 16x15 but failed to include it. Thanks.
I enjoyed reading y'all!
Cheers, -T
Oy! multitasking is getting more difficult as I age.
Monkey - *AND a 14yro machine is ripe
Sumdaze - *definitely re: Nemo
C.Moe - Pop is 73 years old young. The guy has still yet to retire and tends to his long-term clients' needs. //He just (last year) stopped climbing 30' ladders to clean his gutters.
Cheers, -T
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Rebecca and AnonT.
I FIRed and saw the boozy theme. (Nice catch on BAR MAGNET Easter Egg, Monkey.)
Three inkblots today. Hand up for Avows before AVERS.
Another hand up for SWEETie pie before SWEETHEART.
I held onto Tetra for a long time until only the NE corner was unsolved. Finally perps forced GUPPY.
We saw the ALPS in 6 of those 8 countries on our Switzerland -Austria tour. Best view of many of them from the Matterhorn.
I have seen DHL, RAITA in previous CWs, but needed some perps to jog my STEEL TRAP memory.
Is HOG such an “in-the-vocabulary” word for a motorcycle that its clue does not require any slang/nickname inference?? Small nit.
Wishing you all a great day.
Picard and Chairman Moe, thank you both for your kind comments about my MOUSE issue. We've settled that I have a laptop, and I'll accept that it is probably less than 20 years old, and that it has a "touch pad" instead of a MOUSE. Since I'm perfectly happy with the way it works, I'll stay with what I have right now. But if any issues come up, I'll check with you guys for advice about what to do. That's what makes this blog so helpful--thank you both.
Anon Tony @ 3:05 pm
I went to University in Italy from 1971 to 1977. Did DHL exist? We did all of our shipping back then with a donkey and a cart. (Actually I had no money so nothing to ship except a trunk when I left ). Your Dad is 73? Guess who else is, and will be 74 this year 😉
Jinx @ 1:55pm
So this ocular mutation has jumped species 🙀
Ray-O: a quick Google shows DHL was started in '69 but didn't go global until the late 70's - you are excused from not knowing this :-)
C, Eh! - yes, HOG riders are a thing. Hells Angels (they did security for Rolling Stones [cite] mostly road Harleys and it spread. Some folks are even scared of putting H.O.G. colours on their jackets! [cite]. //In HS I worked as a "runner" for a law-firm in Shreveport - one of the lawyers leathered up on the weekends to cosplay a "biker." //My idea of a bike is a pedal one on the road.
Cheers, -T
I learned HOG and BIKE from crossword puzzles.
At least once a year a motorcycle club meets in one of the local cities here. It's amazing to see literally hundreds of them ride on the local streets and on the freeways. I like to glance at their jackets and see the various logos on them.
A-t. My iMac may be a ripe Apple but it doesn’t stink, yet. I don’t keep it connected to the internet, so i think I’m safe.
Only Harleys can be HOGs. There are bigger bikes (I once saw a BMW retorfitted with a Corvair 6-cylinder engine), and there are better bikes (Yamahas and Hondas,) but only the Harley nameplate is magic in the world of biking. AMF did its best to destroy the brand before it was repurchased by former management of the company. Hey AMF - you are a bowling equipment manufacturer - STAY IN YOUR LANE!
Good stuff, all.
Thank You Rebecca Goldstein for a very nice and enjoyable puzzle.
I had no serious problems with it, except for certain clues .... Gin Blossoms, as clued, SUB IN, SCOTCH BONNET and RUM TUM TUGGER.... I am afraid Ive had no contact with CATS , the play or the book, and the characters are a challenge...
MLS was a total blank, and I had to come here, to understand what it meant. I thought it had to do with Jayce's organisation of the US Geodesic or Seismic surveys ....
Thank You Anon-T for subbing, and it was a pleasure to read you. I did miss references to Eldest and Youngest and their latest educational experiences... Trust you and DW are doing well.
When you mentioned your dad was 73 or 74 ... I realized how young you are ... as RayOSun mentioned, some of us are in your dads age bracket ...
I have been missing posting for the last few days ... one factor, was the trip back home to Ohio, and then I have been in indifferent health, and though I do solve the daily CW, if I can, I often miss posting to the blog commentary because of some health issues. I always enjoy reading all of you ... just like Jayce.
Picard, I also have a computer somewhat older, a Dell, Inspiron, and it had a mouse and a mouse pad, but the first one got lost ... or something, and now I do all my limited amount of work on the touch pad ... and never miss the mouse ... mostly, anyway...
I have about a pound of Scotch Bonnet, in my freezer, -( which I should probably throw out the garbage ...-) ... but the damn chilli is so go---mn pungent for my/our tastes, .... that I have used it only once. I can't imagine baking sweet bread cookies, as the link indicated ... with the infernal thing.
At my age, even Thai chillies can appear to become unbearably hot .... However, Jalapenos and Serranos are still too mild for my taste, yet.
I was more familiar with, .... and passed it several times, about a week ago, when I was out there, ... Menlo Park in New Jersey ... where the genius Thomas Edison had his famous labs, and was known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park" ....
Thanks for putting the various clips on To KIll a Mockingbird, ... it brought back many memories, and I should see the movie again, if I remember.
Have a great rest of the week, all you folks,
I did want to mention that I was again surprised to see RAITA, again ... on the CW menu ... Have some Indian dishes have become so mainstream enough to occur this often, and rampantly in our early day-of-the-week CW's ?
I generally make Raita, atleast once a week, and its is a nice, and a very, very , easy substitute for a greens salad, as opposed to, say, Italian salad dressing. The buttermilk and/or the yogurt is also very, very soothing to the stomach ... and very easy to digest...
Unfortunately, the Raita liquid medium is normally, ... or always ... made with plain Yogurt and/or Buttermilk,
... and I have to really, really watch my Potassium and Phosphorus, because of my continuing renal problems, ... and milk products have a copious amount of both K and P elements... and I have to take plenty of two expensive prophylactics to prevent those elements from entering my bloodstream. Just consuming the prophy's is a pain in the neck ... C'est la Vie ....
Vidwan:
I'll catch you up. Youngest flew to Madrid Friday to spend a semester abroad (mandatory in her major) and Eldest went back to VA this morning (#sadness) to continue her PhD studies at GM.
//tell you what, DW is a great Mom rearing those two. I only taught them how to juggle and be a smart a**.
Sorry to hear about your health issues. I am curious about renal issues and P & K - I have to see the kidney Dr in early Feb 'cuz he thinks something is wrong with me (salts are kinda off but #GoodInsurance).
Cheers & stay well, -T
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