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----- Original Message -----
From: Julia
To: phaedrus
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: Answer me this...
Hey Phaedrus!!
This is a little different that the usual question about foods but I saw the
making of Spider Man last night television and it got me wondering the
purpose of snapping the little sign for different takes on a scene. What is
the purpose of snapping the top of the board, why are there stripes painted
on it and how did it originate?
Thanks in advance...
Julia
Hi Julia!
Well, I don't know about the stripes, but that sign, which is called a
"slate" or "clapper board", has a couple of purposes. Ever since silent
movies, movies have been shot in a lot of short takes that are not
necessarily filmed in the order that the action in the movie takes place.
When it comes time to edit them all togther into a finished movie, the
director and editors need some way to identify each act, scene, and take
so that they can put them in the proper order. The clapper board fills that
function. It's the first frame in a "take" of scene, so all the editor has
to do to see where that scene goes in the movie is to look at the first
frame of the take. The takes themselves are numbered for identification
purposes.
The other purpose that a clapper board serves has to do with the "clap!"
sound. If you've ever looked at the soundtrack part of a movie film, you
know that it looks like a squiggly line, with loud, sharp noises making a
big squiggle. That's the reason for the "clap!" The editor can line up the
squiggle on the soundtrack with the frame showing the clapper closing and
thereby sychronize the sound and picture of that scene of the movie.
Phaed
----- Original Message -----
From: Neil
To: phaedrus
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:38 PM
Subject: Recipe please!
Hi!
Love your website...checked the archives with my mouth watering
all the way. just got back from Victoria where I had Coconut Jello
for dessert in a tiny asian restaurant.
It was yummy and I can't find a recipe for it anywhere. It was white,
sweet, very coconut tasting with fine coconut flecks in it, firm and
cold - like cubed milk. I'm guessing it's made with Knox gelatin...but
don't know where to go from there. Can you help?
Thanks!
Neil
Hi Neil,
Well, I did find one coconut jello recipe. See below. However it uses Stevia instead of sugar,
and I have no idea how much sugar you would use in place of the Stevia sweetener.
Phaed
Coconut Jello
Mix together and let sit for 5 minutes:
2 pkg Knox Gelatin
1/2 C Cold water
Add and mix until gelatin is dissolved:
1 1/2C Boiling water
Then add and mix well:
1 can unsweetened coconut milk (try to get it without additives)
2-3 Droppers of Stevia
Chill in the refrigerator until solid and serve topped with plain
whipped cream or flavored with several drops of Stevia and a splash
of vanilla or rum flavoring.
----- Original Message -----
From: William
To: phaedrus
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 12:04 PM
> I would appreciate receiving the simplest recipe for great creme caramel.
> Many thanks.
>
> william
Hello William,
I'm not sure as to whether these are the simplest, but these are the three
that I found.
Phaed
French Creme Caramel
Ingredients :
1 c. sugar
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Preparation :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put sugar in a small pan and cook
until melted and transparent. Pour this caramel into a mold,
turning around quickly to coat the sides. In a mixing bowl, blend
evaporated milk, condensed milk, and eggs, with vanilla. Beat well.
Pour egg mixture into the mold and put into a large pan. Pour
water into larger pan so as to reach halfway up the mold. Bake for
1 hour. Test with a knife to see if it is cooked. Knife will come
out clean when creme caramel is done. Remove from oven to cool.
Refrigerate in the mold until ready to serve. To unmold and serve,
put a plate over the top of the mold, turn upside down and remove
mold.
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Creme Caramel
Ingredients :
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 slightly beaten eggs
1/3 c. sugar
1 2/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. sugar
Whipped cream
Strawberries
Preparation :
In bowl combine first 3 ingredients; stir in milk and vanilla.
Set aside. In heavy skillet stir 1/3 cup sugar over low heat until
melted, 8-9 minutes. When golden brown, remove from heat. Pour
syrup into 3 cup ring mold; quickly swirl to coat bottom and sides.
Pour egg mixture into mold. Set in shallow pan on oven rack; pour
hot water around mold 1 inch deep. Bake at 325 degrees until knife
inserted off center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Chill 2-3
hours. Unmold dessert onto serving platter. Garnish with whipped
cream and strawberries. Makes 6 servings.
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Creme Caramel Custard
Ingredients :
1 c. sugar
5 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. milk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Preparation :
Butter 8 (6 ounce) custard cups. In small skillet over medium
heat, melt 1/2 cup sugar, stirring until it is a light brown syrup.
Pour syrup into buttered cups. Place cups in shallow baking pan for
easy handling. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In large bowl with
mixer at low speed, beat eggs, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar until
lemon-colored. Gradually beat in milk and vanilla extract. Pour
mixture in cups; put hot water in pan to within 1 inch of top of
cups; bake 1 hour until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on wire racks; refrigerate; with knife, loosen custard from
cups and invert onto dessert dishes, letting syrup run down side
onto dish.
----- Original Message -----
From: BB
To: phaed
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: maple sandwich cookies
> I am looking for a receipe for a maple sandwich cookie. It is sold in
> Canada, but I can't find it here in the US. Do you have a receipe that
> I can make at home. It is a maple sugar cookie much like an Oreo cookie
> with a maple cream filling.
>
> thanks for your help.
Hi BB,
I found one recipe for maple sandwich cookies. it's below. BTW the yahoo
e-mail address is closing. Use phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com. Please let me
know of any websites that give the phaedrus address.
Phaed
Maple Sandwich Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg yolk
2 cups all-purpose flour
Sugar
Filling:
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in the egg
yolk and flour; mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. Dip the tops in
sugar. Place sugar side up 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Flatten with a fork. Bake at 325 for 10-12 min or until golden
brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Combine filling ingredients
in a small mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Spread on the bottom of
half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Yield: about 3 dozen.
----- Original Message -----
From: carmella
To: phaedrus
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:41 PM
Subject: Willecake
I an an avid baker, and on a recent trip to London, I had a
chocolate-like cake called a Willecake. The proprietor was unwilling
to offer the recipe. Can you help?
Carmella
Hello Carmella,
I cannot find anything at all called "willecake". There is a chocolate torte
called a "williecake" that was created by Chef Willing Howard in honor of his
little boy, Willie. That recipe, however, is not available. At some point in
the future, someone might create a copycat recipe for this and post it on the
Internet, but it's not to be found at the moment.
Phaed
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