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Here's one I prepared earlier - originally posted to Wanted section in September. Hummus (also spelled hamos, homos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos or hummous) 1 14oz can chick peas (drain and rinse well) 3 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste - aka tahina, t'hina, tashi)) - stir well before use 3 tbsp (extra) virgin olive oil 1-2 cloves fresh garlic or 1 level tsp garlic paste 1/2-tsp citric acid powder or the juice of two fresh lemons 1/4-cup (60ml) water (or water and lemon juice combined) (add a little more water if too thick) 1/4 to 1/2-tsp salt Blend the above to a smooth paste - voila! Serve with a sprinkle of paprika, a drizzle of olive oil, a sprig of curly-leaf parsley and hot pitta bread. For the more adventurous: hummus may be flavoured by adding (before blending) a few pitted green olives or diced bell peppers or a slice of sun-dried tomato, etc., etc., the possibilities are endless. (All of the ingredients are available from Khan's in Rye Lane.)

Pickle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Our situation ... occurred due to PCN's > being sent to an old address Regarding that particular Grounds for Appeal: success will depend on who is at fault - the registered owner or the Local Authority? It is the registered owner's responsibility to notify DVLC of any change of address in a timely manner.

Still ranged-right at my end even after Ctrl/F5. The Forum's pages are about 15% wider than my screen resolution - which is set to 1024 x 768.

Chicken tikka with chips ? you philistine! It has to be fragrant pilau rice or bust in my kitchen :)

Tarot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hal re you a chef? No, just an enthusiastic amateur. I'm mainly self-taught in Chinese but have taken a course in Anglo-Indian style cuisine.

Congratulations to the Moos family from the entire 9000 series and their networked co-processors.

I can see how that went wrong - the rice is first boiled normally, left to stand until dry and fluffy and then very lightly fried in a little hot soybean oil with constant stirring along with the other pre-cooked ingredients.

My post on this thread might help: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?12,338543,338579#msg-338579

Local newspapers may have relevant reports in their archives.

The advantage with home cooking is that one can experiment with standard recipes to create a taste that precisely suites one's palate. With sweet and sour sauce, one can use either mild or dark soy sauce, brown or white sugar and rice, malt, distilled or other types of vinegar. Also, many other ingredients may be added to expand the taste and texture, including: shredded carrot or sliced green pepper, orange or pineapple juice and fruit chunks, a dash of hot chilli pepper and/or oyster, plum or Worcestershire sauces, for example. Most Chinese restaurants add relatively large quantities of Monosodium glutamate (MSG) to their dishes ? which, although controversial, is necessary to capture the authentic 'umami' taste of commercial Anglo-Chinese cuisine.

As for the sweet and sour sauce, there are gazillions of recipes online, but, basically, it's made from sugar, vinegar, tomato sauce (i.e. ketchup), soy sauce and cornstarch. Couldn't be easier, really.

If anyone is interested in making Chinese (pork, chicken or prawn) batter balls at home: the batter is made with beaten egg and 'potato starch flour' (available from Khan's in Rye Lane under the name 'Farina' - not to be confused with ordinary 'potato flour' which doesn't work), seasoned with a little salt and deep fried at a medium to high temperature until crisp and golden brown. The filling should be pre-cooked - pieces of raw pork and chicken don't have time to cook properly in the short time it takes to fry the batter.

Or a double agent - they don't call it a 'wilderness of mirrors' for nothing.

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Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wouldn't want to get cremated. I wouldn't be > able to rise on the last day I expect. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Thomas Aquinas wrote extensively about the mechanics of resurrection. His work still provides the Church with doctrinal answers to questions about what happens to those whose bodies/corpses are lost at sea or consumed by fire or even cannibals. According to Aquinas, all deceased believers, whatever the fate of their mortal remains, shall be resurrected through God?s omniscience and omnipotence.

Yeah - a good placebo helps relieve the pain of Exploding Balls Syndrome, too.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apparently there is a nerve that runs close to the ear canal ... It's called the Vagus nerve: in some people the slightest pressure via the ear canal can trigger the gag reflex or even vomiting. It?s a primitive nerve that evolved before the spinal column: it takes care of various functions such as speech, breathing and digestion ? which is why a severed spinal cord is survivable.

It might be a case of chronic cough - may be caused by a virus or various other factors. I don't think there's a specific treatment for it. Most people recover gradually over time.

katie1997 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There must be a geodesy joke in there somewhere. I'm glad someone got it! You obviously know how to determine the centre of an irregular shape - well done.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think they are geographically (geometrically?) central. I did think of that - it looks about right for China and Japan - but when I tried a few others, for example Great Britain to France, the journey starts near Glasgow, which didn't seem particularly central although, on second thoughts, it might be if all the tiny islands to the north are taken into account - it's a difficult one to call. On balance, I think you may be right.

Very funny. It's rather odd how the program seems to pick arbitrary starting and finishing points for vaguely specified journeys: from the middle of nowhere to the middle of nowhere, in this case. Also, it doesn?t seem to know how to get from Japan to Korea or Russia.

Sully's maritime clock predated Harrison's but failed to keep accurate time in rough seas.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The actual 2001 census question: > ... > "The religion question was voluntary, and > 4,011,000 people chose not answer it Ironically, the adherents of one religion listed as an option would normally refuse to answer that question because of a religious prohibition against being 'numbered' (revealed in the Book of Numbers). Perhaps the next question should read: Does your religion prohibit the census of its congregation? Tick one box: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Refuse to answer on religious grounds

Just to add that a mirror reverses along its Z-axis, i.e. the perpendicular depth dimension or, in simpler words, front to back, is reversed.

I wonder - could the plurality assigned to St. Thomas be a (gnostic) echo of the New Testament words Dydimous Thomas? The name "Thomas" comes from the Aramaic word for twin: T'oma, but the Greek word Dydimous also means twin. The phrase "Dydimous Thomas" at John 20:24, therefore, translates into English as "twin, twin".