| Tuesday * October 12, 2010 Today is...National Gumbo Day! Gumbo is a tasty stew-like dish originating in New Orleans that consists of meat or seafood, celery, bell peppers, and onions. The key ingredient of gumbo is okra, from the African word which the dish gets its name. The thickness of gumbo can be altered by adding roux, a mixture of wheat flour and fat. Gumbo has been called "Louisiana's greatest contribution to American cuisine" on more than one occasion. It's origin began sometime around the 1800's, and it's popularity has since flourished across the Gulf Coast and the rest of the United States. Happy Birthday to... 1970 Kirk Cameron American actor. TV: Growing Pains (Mike Seaver). 1950 Susan Anton American actress, Miss California. (1969). Film: Goldengirl (1979). TV: Baywatch. 1935 Luciano Pavarotti d. 2007 Italian tenor, one of "The Three Tenors." He was caught lip-syncing during a live BBC radio performance (1992). 1932 Jake Garn American politician, U.S. Senator (R-Utah). He was the first U.S. Public official launched into space (1985, aboard the space shuttle Discovery). 1932 Dick Gregory American comedian, diet-mix salesman. 1860 Elmer Ambrose Sperry d. 1930 American engineer, inventor of the gyro-compass (1910) and founder of Sperry Electric Co. (1888). 1798 Pedro I d. 1834 first Emperor of Brazil (1822-31). 1537 Edward VI d. 1553 King of England (1547-53). He was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Moments in Time 1992 Is anyone out there? NASA, using two giant radio-telescopes in California and Puerto Rico, begins scanning the skies for signs of alien life. 1992 First pig-to-human liver transplant Cedars-Sinai Medical Center performs the operation on a 26-year-old woman. She died shortly thereafter. 1984 Blank Gun Death Actor Jon-Erik Hexum critically injures himself playing Russian Roulette with a blank gun on the set of TV series Cover Up 1973 First U.S. Vice President Appointed Under the 25th Amendment Gerald Ford is appointed the position of U.S. Vice Pres. After the resignation of V.P. Spiro Agnew. 1969 Paul McCartney dead? A Detroit disc jockey and his radio audience determine from "clues" found in Beatles' songs and album covers that Paul had died in an car accident in 1966. They were wrong of course. 1960 Khrushchev Shoe Incident At a United Nations conference, Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev takes off his shoe and pounds a conference table. (Note: Although commonly believed and reported, there is much debate as to whether he actually pounded the table with his shoe or just waved it in the air) 1949 First woman U.S. Ambassador Eugenie Moore Anderson is nominated by Pres. Truman as ambassador to Denmark. She was sworn in on the 28th. 1933 John Dillinger is freed from prison The Pierpont Bunch rescues him, killing a sheriff in the process. They then formed the famous Dillinger Gang. 1901 First non-religious record Three Blind Mice is recorded. 1861 First ironclad steamer of the U.S. Navy The St. Louis is launched. 1788 John Fitch's steamboat makes the trip from Philadelphia to Burlington in 3 hours, 10 minutes. 1492 Columbus reaches one of the Bahama Islands, naming it San Salvador. Funny Pic du Jour Daily Aphorism "The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting For our wits to grow sharper." -Eden Phillips "Down deep in every soul has a hidden longing, impulse, and Ambition to do something fine and enduring...If you are willing, Great things are possible to you." -Grenville Kleiser Blinkies 4 U Soul Food Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2 (Read all of Romans 8) Blanks 4 U Tuesday's Brain Teaser (answer at bottom of page) The island of Elbonia have a rather eccentric postal system. Postage for an item can be anything from 1 dinar to 15 dinari, and you must use exact postage. Frustratingly, there is only space on the envelopes in Elbonia to attach a maximum of three stamps. What is more, they only have three different denominations of stamps, can you work out what they are? Tasty Tuesday Almond Joy Fudge Brownies
Prepare mix according to brownie package directions, except only use 3 tbsp. Of vegetable oil. Pour into a greased 9 x 13" pan. Pour and spread 1 cup of condensed milk. Sprinkle with chopped candy bars and toasted almonds. Bake at 350° for 35-38 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into 2 dozen bars. Useless, yet interesting, Facts The first recorded sandwich was by the famous rabbi, Hillel the Elder, who lived during the 1st century B.C. He started the Passover custom of sandwiching a mixture of chopped nuts, apples, spices, and wine between two matzohs to eat with bitter herbs. The filling between the matzohs served as a reminder of the suffering of the Jews before their deliverance from Egypt and represented the mortar used by the Jews in their forced labor of constructing Egyptian buildings. Potato chips are American's favorite snack food. They are devoured at a rate of 1.2 billion pounds a year. (Special thanks to Janice for these Facts!) Brain Teaser Answer 1 dinari, 4 dinari, 5 dinari. We must be able to create 1, so we must have a 1 dinari stamp. As we need to create all numbers from 1 up to 15 it's easiest to think about the start and end. We must have 1 to create 1, and we also need 5 to create 15 (5 + 5 + 5). The missing value can't be above 5 otherwise we can't make 4. If the other value was 1 or 2, there would be no way to make 13. If the other value was 3 or 5, there would be no way to make 12. So 4 is the only value it could be: 1 = 1 2 = 1 + 1 3 = 1 + 1 + 1 4 = 4 5 = 5 6 = 5 + 1 7 = 5 + 1 + 1 8 = 4 + 4 9 = 5 + 4 10 = 5 + 5 11 = 5 + 5 + 1 12 = 4 + 4 + 4 13 = 5 + 4 + 4 14 = 5 + 5 + 4 15 = 5 + 5 + 5 | |||||||||||||||
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