Subject: Bunuelos
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sat Aug 16 2003 - 02:39:19 EDT
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FOOD FUNNY
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Here's a good one from Charles Laubscher:
A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of lager and a ham sandwich.
The landlord looks at him and says, "But you're a duck."
"I see your eyes are working," replies the duck.
"And you talk!" exclaims the landlord.
"I see your ears are working," says the duck. "Now can I have my beer
and my sandwich please?"
"Certainly," says the landlord, "sorry about that, it's just we don't
get many ducks in this pub. What are you doing round this way?"
"I'm working on the building site across the road," explains the duck.
So the duck drinks his beer, eats his sandwich and leaves. This
continues for two weeks. Then one day the circus comes to town. The
ringleader of the circus comes into the pub and the landlord says to
him, "You're with the circus aren't you? I know this duck that would
be just brilliant in your circus - he talks, drinks beer and
everything!"
"Sounds marvellous," says the ringleader, "get him to give me a call."
So the next day, the duck comes into the pub. The landlord says, "Hey
Mr. Duck, I reckon I can line you up with a top job paying really good
money!"
"Yeah?" says the duck, "Sounds great, where is it?"
"At the circus," says the landlord.
"The circus?" the duck enquires.
"That's right," replies the landlord.
"The circus? That place with the big tent? With all the animals?
With the big canvas roof with the hole in the middle?" asks the duck.
"That's right!" says the landlord.
The duck looks confused. "Why would they want a plasterer?"
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TODAY'S RECIPE
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In other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, bunuelos (sorry, there's
supposed to be one of those squiggly lines above the "n") are fried
dough similar to doughnuts and beignets, but here is a quick and easy
version done the Tex-Mex way:
Bunuelos
Vegetable oil for frying
12 flour tortillas
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar mixed with
1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
Heat about 1/2 inch (1 cm) oil in a skillet over moderate heat and fry
the tortillas one at a time until they are crisp, turning them once.
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Serves
4 to 6.
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