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April 1, 2005
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Publisher's Desk
Ramblings
Did You Know?
Monthly Theme
Reader Support
Discussion Forum
Crazy Corner
Your Favorites
Heart Healthy
For Two
Publisher's Choice
Well, it's April Fools Day. I had thought about playing a joke on you guys here but decided against it. Sometimes those things backfire on me, lol. Someone tried their hand at April Fool-ing us at the QT Discussion Forum but it never took. This issue is a seriously fun-filled newsletter. We have something serious in our Ramblings, a batch of helpful hints in the Did You Know? section, really funny stuff in the Crazy Corner and delish recipes to cap it all off.
Another treat for you today is the announcement of our newest theme topic. Visit the Monthly Theme section for details. We have had great participation in our theme issues. This month's Pastabilities! will be posted on this Sunday. It is filled with keepers.
Have a great day and be a champ: place that vote at Cumuli.com today and every day.
Shared by Larry Holmes, Ontario, Canada
When an old lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee, Scotland, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.
One nurse took her copy to Ireland. The old lady's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the North Ireland Association for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on her simple, but eloquent, poem.
And this little old Scottish lady, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this "anonymous" poem winging across the Internet...
Crabby Old Woman
What do you see, nurses?
What do you see?
What are you thinking
When you're looking at me?
A crabby old woman,
Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit,
With faraway eyes?
Who dribbles her food
And makes no reply
When you say in a loud voice,
"I do wish you'd try!"
Who seems not to notice
The things that you do,
And forever is losing
A stocking or shoe?
Who, resisting or not,
Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding,
The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?
Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse,
You're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am
As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding,
As I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of ten
With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters,
Who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen
With wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now
A lover she'll meet.
A bride soon at twenty,
My heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows
That I promised to keep
At twenty-five now,
I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide
And a secure happy home.
A woman of thirty,
My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other
With ties that should last.
At forty, my young sons
Have grown and are gone,
But my man's beside me
To see I don't mourn.
At fifty once more,
Babies play round my knee,
Again we know children,
My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me,
My husband is dead,
I look at the future,
I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing
Young of their own,
And I think of the years
And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old woman
And nature is cruel;
'Tis jest to make old age
Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles,
Grace and vigor depart,
There is now a stone
Where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass
A young girl still dwells,
And now and again,
My battered heart swells.
I remember the joys,
I remember the pain,
And I'm loving and living
Life over again.
I think of the years
All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact
That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people,
Open and see,
Not a crabby old woman;
Look closer . . . see ME!!
Remember this poem when you next meet an old person who you brush aside without looking at the young soul within... we will all, one day, be there, too!
GRANDMA'S CURES
Shared by Mary Jane, Stockton, CA
Keep this on the Fridge
Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."?
Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.?
Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.?
Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.?
Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.?
Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never been advertised for this use.?
Honey remedy for skin blemishes... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.?
Listerine therapy for toenail fungus... Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.?
Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.?
Coca-Cola cure for rust... Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.?
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.?
Smart splinter remover...just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.?
Hunt's tomato paste boil cure...cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.?
Balm for broken blisters...To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine... a powerful antiseptic.?
Heinz vinegar to heal bruises ... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.?
Kills fleas instantly. Dawn dish washing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas.?
Rainy day cure for dog odor... Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.?
Eliminate ear mites... All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.?
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief....It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.?
If you send this to 10 people and only one of them doesn't know about this, then it was worth it.
Busy Mom Recipes
Here's the scoop on the current theme:
Like many of our readers, I am a busy Mom. I love to cook (and my kids love to eat!). However, finding recipes that are busy-Mom-friendly can be difficult. Who has the time? Most of us are pretty good cooks. But some of the best recipes take a lot of time and a lot of ingredients. What we are looking for in this coming theme issue are recipes easy to fix, require no fancy-schmancy ingredients, and will help us prepare great food in our busy lives. The issue will be posted in plenty of time for Mother's Day. What a wonderful gift to all the Mothers in our group.
Here's a sampler for you:
QUICK AND EASY SEAFOOD NEWBURG
1 1/4 c. cooked shrimp, crab or lobster
2/3 c. cooked peas
1 can condensed cream of shrimp soup
Warm undiluted soup. Fold in seafood and peas. Add sherry to taste, if desired. Serve over rice. If preferred, omit the peas and serve over asparagus spears, on toast or English muffins. Serves 4.
Please use this link: Busy Mom Recipes
A to Z Recipes continues with its popular Theme Issues. We will share theme recipes and post them on the first Sunday of each month. Send your recipes no later than the last Friday of each month to have them posted in the next monthly theme issue. You may send in your favorite theme recipes in ONE email. If the number of recipes exceeds those needed in the issue, the publisher will post as many from every submitter as possible and save the remaining recipes for the following Sundays of that month. The rules for recipe submissions for the monthly theme issues are the same as ALL recipes submitted for posting.
The rules are as follows:
As a service to your fellow readers, please send only recipes that are in a form that others could easily copy and save for their own use. Recipes that would require a lot of editing or cleaning up or use non-standard measurements should not be submitted. Recipes without a name and location of sender may NOT be posted or posted without any credit given. There will be NO recipes posted that are from other recipe-zines. A to Z Recipes protects the privacy of its readers and does NOT publish email addresses. There will be no exceptions.
See the A to Z Recipes Theme Issues collection here:
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The theme issue for Busy Mom Recipes has a deadline of April 29, 2005, and will be posted on May 1, 2005.
Please use this link: Busy Mom Recipes
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The Shabby Man
Shared by Carol, NY
A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner.
The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead?"
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.
"Will you use it to gamble instead of buying food?" the man asked.
"No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need everything I can get just to stay alive."
"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?" the man asked.
"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20 years!"
"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of food?" the man asked.
"Why would I take a chance on getting a disease for ten lousy bucks?" exclaimed the homeless man.
"Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."
The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."
The man replied, "That's okay. I just want her to see what a man looks like who has given up beer, gambling, golf, and sex."
You Know You're Over 40 When. . .
Shared by Don G., GA
1. You decide you'd better get a rubber mat for the tub--just in case.
2. Real estate ads have become your romance novels.
3. All the birthday party invitations you receive say--No gifts please!
4. You can't get any of your babysitters to call you by your first name.
5. You'd just as soon have cereal for dinner.
6. You lose your car keys--then lose them again 3 minutes later.
7. You now understand the only person who will walk the dog is you.
8. Belts have been phased out of your wardrobe.
9. Someone offers you a seat on the bus. And you don't refuse.
10 A six year old had to set up your DVD player.
11. You actually hear yourself say, "They call *that* music?"
12. You're pretty sure that if your marriage ended, you'd choose life-long celibacy over having someone new see you naked.
13. Your son's math homework is way too hard for you.
14. When you eat a candy bar, you tell yourself that the peanuts have lots of fiber.
15. No one ever tells you to sit up straight.
16. You can actually gather up handfuls of your stomach.
17. You start a lot of sentences with the phrase, "Life is too short to....."
FEMALE BRAIN CELL...........
Shared by Pam, OH
Once upon a time there was a female brain cell which, by mistake, happened to end up in a man's head. She looked around nervously, but it was all empty and quiet.
"Hello?" she cried, but no answer.
"Is there anyone here?" she cried a little louder, but still no answer.
Now the female brain cell started to feel alone and scared and yelled at the top of her voice, "HELLO, IS THERE ANYONE HERE?"
Then she heard a very faint voice from far, far away... "We're down here."
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APPLE WALNUT CAKE
4 c. coarsely chopped, peeled apples
1 3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. Crisco oil
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted reg. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine apples and sugar; set aside. In a large mixing bowl mix eggs, oil and vanilla; then beat 1 minute at medium speed. Add combined dry ingredients alternately with apple mixture. Stir in walnuts. Bake in a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes, until cake tests done with a toothpick. Do not underbake. If desired, drizzle top of cooled cake with
Lemon Glaze.
LEMON GLAZE:
1 c. confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. corn syrup?
Blend until smooth.?
WILD RICE AND CHICKEN
1 pkg. wild rice, cooked according to pkg. directions
1 c. celery, diced
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can water chestnuts, sliced
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. cheddar cheese
2 c. chicken, cooked
Combine all ingredients and place in buttered baking dish. Slivered almonds can be added to the mixture if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Serves 4 to 6.
GYROS
1 lb. ground beef (or lamb, elk, etc.)
2 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped (1/2 c.)
4 pita breads*
2 c. shredded lettuce for garnish
CUCUMBER DRESSING:
1 c. plain yogurt
1 tsp. dried mint leaves
1 tsp. sugar
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
Chopped tomatoes for topping (optional)
Mix ground beef and seasonings; brown. Serve in pita bread, topped with lettuce and cucumber dressing.
*I make and substitute fresh pan fried bread for pitas. I use one thawed frozen bread dough loaf and divide it in 6 sections. Each section I roll into an 8-inch circle and brown both sides on a DRY griddle. Wrap breads in a cloth to keep warm and soft until ready to serve. To serve, place meat on round bread, and fold to eat.
VANILLA CREAM SUPREME
1/2 c. butter
1 c. flour
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. chopped walnuts or pecans
Press in 13 x 9 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown.
SECOND LAYER:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 c. Cool Whip
1 c. powdered sugar
Mix together until smooth and spread on cooled first layer.
THIRD LAYER:
2 pkgs. instant French vanilla pudding
3 c. milk
Beat with milk until thick, then spread on second layer.
FOURTH LAYER:
Top with Cool Whip.
COUNTRY HAM STEAK WITH GLAZED APPLES
3 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. country-style Dijon mustard
2 c. (2 med.) cored, sliced 1/8 inch tart apples
1 lb. (1/2 inch thick) ham steak
In skillet melt butter until sizzling; stir in brown sugar and mustard. Add apples. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are crispy tender (5 to 7 minutes). Place ham steak in same skillet, arranging apples on ham steak. Cover; continue cooking until ham steak is heated through (5 to 7 minutes).
MACARONI BUFFET SALAD
12 oz. pkg. shell macaroni
1 c. mayonnaise
2 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. dill weed
1 c. diced cheddar cheese
1 c. chopped green pepper
1 c. chopped green onion
1/4 c. chopped pimiento
1 c. chopped dill pickles
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and chill. Mix macaroni and remaining ingredients. Chill.
LAYERED MEXICAN DIP
6 oz. lean ground turkey
6 oz. lean ground pork
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 (16 oz.) can pinto beans, drained & mashed
1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chiles, undrained
1/2 c. (2 oz.) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 c. 92 oz.) shredded 40% less-fat Cheddar cheese
1/2 c. commercial picante sauce
1/4 c. chopped green onions
1 tbsp. sliced ripe olives
1/2 c. low-fat sour cream
Cook turkey, pork and onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble meat. Drain and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside. Spread pinto beans in an 11 x 7 x 2 inch baking dish; layer reserved meat mixture, chopped green chiles, cheeses and picante sauce over beans. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until cheese melts and mixture is thoroughly heated. Sprinkle chopped green onions and sliced olives evenly over picante sauce; top with sour cream. Serve with unsalted tortilla chips or melba rounds.
Yield 24 appetizer servings (57 calories per serving). Protein 4.9; fat 2.7; carbohydrate 3.4; cholesterol 14; iron 0.4; sodium 77; calcium 30.
HAM ASPARAGUS SANDWICH
4 slices ham
1 pack asparagus, cooked and drained
2/3 c. mayonnaise
1/4 c. grated sharp cheese
1/4 c. sliced olives (optional)
2 tbsp. chopped peppers
1/4 tsp. salt
2 egg whites, beaten
2 English muffins, halved
Toast muffins. Put ham slice on each muffin; top with asparagus. Mix remaining ingredients. Spoon on top of asparagus. Broil until lightly brown 1-2 minutes.
Serves 2.
CRAB-STUFFED SHRIMP BUNDLES
If you don't try any other recipe from today's offerings, you have got to try this one. I found it in my handy Easy Chef's One Million Recipes 6.0 CD. This is the best and largest cooking and recipe collection I've seen.
1 lb. fresh crab meat, drained and flaked
45 (2") saltine crackers, crushed
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. catsup
1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
2 tbsp. prepared mustard
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Dash hot sauce
30 to 40 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
10 slices bacon
Combine first nine ingredients; mix well and set aside. Place 2 shrimp side by side in the center of a slice of bacon. Spoon 3 tablespoons crab stuffing over shrimp; top with 1 or 2 additional shrimp. Wrap ends of bacon over crab meat stuffing and shrimp, securing with wooden pick. Repeat procedure. Place bundles in a 13x9x2 baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. (Any extra crab stuffing may be spooned into a greased 1/2 quart casserole and baked at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.) Baste bundles with drippings; place under broiler, and broil 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
Serves 5.
May be prepared ahead of time.
Note: Crab stuffing may also be used to stuff flounder. Stuff flounder loosely with crab meat mixture, and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
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