Lettuce and Bacon

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                            FOOD FUNNY
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Here's one that tests the limits of the ol' Worldwide Recipes
Groan-O-Meter. Thanks to Rosemary Zwick for sending it in.

The astronauts in the Sea of Tranquility were amazed to
discover that the moon actually did contain large underground
deposits of cheese. Once outside the landing module, they
climbed into the rover and drove across the lunar surface to
obtain samples.

In one location they discovered a large deposit of brie and
collected twenty-five pounds to bring back to earth. They drove
to a second location and collected fifty pounds of camembert.
In a third location they hit a vein of cheddar and collected
another fifty pounds of samples.

Mission Control crackled through their headsets that it would
not be satisfied unless they brought back at least another
twenty-five pounds of brie. The astronauts turned their rover
around and proceeded to the first location, where they collected
another twenty-five pounds of the cheese.

The astronauts were almost back to the landing module when
Mission Control radioed that it wanted another twenty-five pounds
of brie. Disgruntled, one of the astronauts sarcastically snapped
into his microphone, "Have you ever seen such a thing in your
life as brie mined thrice?"

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                            TODAY'S RECIPE
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This is a traditional dish from the area surrounding Berne in
western Switzerland. You can eliminate some of the bacon if
you're concerned about the fat content, but the recipe I present
here is the authentic dish.

Lettuce and Bacon (Lattich und Speck)

4-6 heads Romaine lettuce, trimmed but left whole
1/2 lb (225 g) bacon, chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Boil the heads of Romaine in salted water until barely tender, 2
to 3 minutes. Drain and set aside. Cook the bacon in a large deep
skillet over moderate heat until crisp. Drain off about half the fat.
Saute the onion in the remaining fat until tender but not browned,
about 5 minutes. Add the lettuce, season with salt and pepper,
and cook covered over very low heat for 10 minutes.
Serves 4 to 6.
Received on Wed Jun 23 06:44:12 2010