Unicorn (Unicorn@Indenial.com)
Mon, 17 May 1999 16:00:28 -0400
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Reader Mary Ann says "I must admit that I pilfered these bits of
Kitchen Wisdom
from a recent edition of Joke du Jour." Thanks for giving credit
where credit is due Mary Ann. You can sign up for Joke du Jour's
daily humor service at <http://www.jokedujour.com>.
"Thoughts On Diet"
* Diet... Diet... Diet is a four-letter word, as far as I am
concerned!
* A diet is a weigh of life.
* It's something most of us do religiously: We eat what we want and
pray we don't gain weight.
* A diet is what you go on when not only can't you fit into the
store's dresses, you can't fit into the dressing room.
* One guideline applies to fat and thin people alike:
If you're thin, don't eat fast.
If you're fat, don't eat... fast.
* The problem with curbing our appetites is that most of us do it at
the drive in window of McDonald's.
* The most fattening thing you can put in an ice cream sundae is a
spoon.
* The biggest drawback to fasting for seven days is that it makes one
weak.
* Above all, dieters are advised to avoid Pepsi, the pause that
'refleshes.'
* Sweets are the destiny that shapes our ends.
* Diets are for people who are thick and tired of it.
* The toughest part of a diet isn't watching what you eat. It's
watching what other people eat.
* Diets are for women who not only kept their girlish figure but
doubled it.
* A diet is when you have to go to some length to change your width.
* It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the
seconds.
* Many women reduce and reduce, yet still never manage to become a
bargain.
* The best way to lose weight is by skipping... snacks and dessert.
* Most people gain weight by having intimate dinners for two...
alone.
* People go to Weight Watchers to learn their 'lessens.'
* A diet is the modern-day meal in which a family counts its calories
instead of its blessings.
:::::::::::::::::::::: TODAY'S RECIPE ::::::::::::::::::::::
James Beard says in introducing this recipe "Originally a California
idea, this cocktail delight has become known in other parts of the
country and is especially good for summer parties in the garden or on
the terrace."
Fruit and Curry Dunk
Adapted from James Beard's American Cookery (Galahad Books, 1972)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0883659581/worldwiderecipes
3 cups (750 ml) fresh or canned chicken broth
2 Tbs (30 ml) curry powder
2 Tbs (30 ml) arrowroot
2/3 cups (150 ml) raisins, plumped in warm water, drained
2 cups toasted almonds, finely chopped
2 cups grated coconut, fresh or dried
Fresh fruits, such as apples, peaches, pears, pineapple,
melons, banana, papaya, mango, apricots, figs, cut into
bit-sized pieces and brushed with lemon juice
Heat the broth in a saucepan and stir in the curry powder. Mix the
arrowroot with a little cold water and stir it into the broth. Add
the raisins and heat the broth, stirring frequently, until thickened.
Place the chopped almonds and the coconut in two bowls and arrange the
fruits on a platter. Serve the curry sauce while still hot and invite
your guests to dip the fruit into the curry sauce and then into the
almonds and coconut.
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