Unicorn (Unicorn@Indenial.com)
Mon, 03 May 1999 09:31:58 -0400
:::::::::::::::::::::::: FOOD FUNNY ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Reader "Linda" was the first of many to send this one in:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith have been back from their honeymoon for two weeks
when Mr. Smith come home from work and says that he has invited 4 of
his friends from the office home for dinner on Friday night. The
miss's is a bit apprehensive and asks if she must cook a meal for the
four. Mister explains that there will be eight coming because each
will bring his wife or a date. Since this is there first party,
Mister consoles her by saying that all she has to do is get some
Chinese food in and perhaps she can bake a cake. This sounds like a
good idea, and they sit down and decide what Chinese food to get.
Friday morning wife calls the office in tears. She explains that the
only cake recipe she has will only feed six. Hubby says, "why don't
you just double the recipe?" She decides that is a good idea.
At four hubby gets another phone call -- this time quite frantic. "I
just can't do it," wifely weeps. "It's impossible."
"Now, now, what's the matter?"
"Well, the recipe calls for two eggs..."
"So, you use FOUR eggs. Don't you have them?"
"Yes -- then it needs 4 cups of flour."
"Well," hubby says rather testily, "you will have to use 8 cups of
flour -- what is the problem?"
"It isn't the ingredients," wife sobs, "it says that the cake must
be baked at 350 degrees and I have checked the oven and I can't
turn the heat up to 700 degrees!"
::::::::::::::::::::::: TODAY'S RECIPE :::::::::::::::::::::
Canned Mushroom Soup Substitute
2 Tbs (30 ml) butter or margarine
1/3 cup (80 ml) sliced mushrooms
3 Tbs (45 ml) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 ml) milk
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
A grating of fresh nutmeg
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add the
mushrooms and saute for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the
flour and stir until the mixture had formed a paste and the flour and
the butter are thoroughly incorporated. Add the milk and stir with a
whisk or spoon until the paste is completely dissolved. Bring the
sauce to a boil, stirring frequently. Season with salt, pepper, and
nutmeg. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (375 ml).
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