Tomato Consomme

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            FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks again to Rosemary Zwick of Cape Town, South Africa for today's
chuckle:

Martha's Way: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar
cone to prevent ice cream drips.

Maxine's Way: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone,
for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet
up eating it, anyway!

Martha's Way: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag
with the potatoes.

Maxine's Way: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix and keep it in the
pantry for up to a year.

Martha's Way: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan,
use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white
mess on the outside of the cake.

Maxine's Way: Go to the bakery! They'll even decorate it for you.

Martha's Way: If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still
cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt
for an instant "fix-me-up."

Maxine's Way: If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that's
too bad. Please recite with me the real woman's motto: "I made it and
you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!"

Martha's Way: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the
refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

Maxine's Way: Celery? Never heard of it!

Martha's Way: Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking
to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

Maxine's Way: The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include
brushing egg whites over the crust, so I don't.

Martha's Way: Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub
it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

Maxine's Way: Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink!

Martha's Way If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex
dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars
easy.

Maxine's Way: Go ask that very cute neighbor if he can open it for
you.

Martha's Way: Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice
cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

Maxine's Way: Leftover wine? HEL-LO!

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            TODAY'S RECIPE
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Below is the entire ezine as it was originally published on January 6,
1998. I think it has improved a little since then, don't you?

This week's soup is good either hot or cold, but at this time of year
we definitely serve it hot.

Tomato Consomme

2 cups tomato juice
2 cups beef or chicken broth
1 small shallot, chopped fine
1 inch strip lemon rind
Salt and pepper to taste
Dry sherry to taste
4 Tbs sour cream
Chopped fresh chives

Heat the tomato juice, broth, shallot, and lemon rind to boiling and
then strain. Season with salt, pepper, and sherry. Garnish with sour
cream and chives. Serves 4.
Received on Tue Dec 21 06:30:29 2004