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----- Original Message -----
From: Christine
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 9:37 AM
Subject: The Russians Are Coming
Hi Phaed,
Do you know whether or not Alan Arkin was really speaking Russian in the film The Russians Are Coming?
Thanks for all your help,
Christine
Hello Christine,
Apparently it is really Russian. I found this on a message board:
"As a russian viewer, I must say it's one of the few movies where american actors speak russian
rather good (maybe because of Mr.Arkin's russian background). Usually russian language sounds awful
even in contemporary movies - when everything is messed up."
Phaed
----- Original Message -----
From: Leah
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:03 PM
Subject: wound healing salve using turmeric olive oil beeswax tea tree oil aloe arnica
slippery elm red clover thyme oil vitamin e
i dont have the measurements was hoping you might thank you very very much for your time!
Leah
Hello Leah,
The statement : "A nice formula for a wound healing salve is a mixture of olive oil, beeswax,
tea tree oil, aloe, turmeric, arnica, slippery elm, red clover, thyme oil, and vitamin E" is
from an article about the properties of turmeric on the website of "The California College of
Ayurveda" at Turmeric-The
Golden Goddess, and it's quoted in a few other places on the Internet. However, there
does not seem to be a formula for such a salve anywhere.
Here is the contact information for "The California College of Ayurveda" :
The California College of Ayurveda
1117A East Main Street, Grass Valley, California 95945
E-mail: info@ayurvedacollege.com
Phone: General Information 530-274-9100
Fax: 530-274-7350
Your best bet is to ask them about a formula, since there is no other mention on the Internet of
such a salve.
Phaed
From: "Diana"
To: "Phaedrus"
Subject: Another recipe
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:48 PM
Hello, friend!
Here's another recipe that was in today's Memphis Commercial Appeal. Perhaps you'll remember the
old Capt. Bilbo's; it was a great place. I though others might be interested in the recipe.
Take care,
diana
northeast arkansas
Captain Bilbo's Crab Au Gratin
1 1/2 cups green onion tops, finely chopped
1 large bell pepper, finely chopped
1 cup celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups canned mushrooms, chopped medium
1/2 cup chablis or other white wine
1/2 lb. butter
1 cup flour
1 cup sour cream
3 egg yolks
1 pint half and half
1 tsp. Tabasco
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. oregano
1 lb. lump crabmeat
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Sauté green onion tops. bell pepper, celery, parsley and mushrooms 40 minutes in 1/2 pound
of butter and chablis.
Remove pot from heat and mix in 1 cup flour and 1 cup sour cream.
In a medium pot, prepare milk-egg mixture by whipping together egg yolks and half and half.
Blend into milk-egg mixture Tabasco, salt, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce and oregano.
Mix together sautéed items and egg-milk mixture.
Squeeze excess liquid from crabmeat (lump crabmeat is best but any kind works) and mix into
above sauce.
Place mixture in casserole dish or dishes, top with grated cheddar cheese and finish in
350 degree oven until hot and bubbly-about 20 minutes.
----- Original Message -----
From: David
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 10:21 AM
Subject: Nut Tree in Vacaville
Hello,
My name is David and I live in Newcastle, CA
When I was a kid and even a young and not so young man my parents, me alone and my wife and
I would always stop in at the Nut Tree on our way to and from the Sierra's. While there we/I
would look at the airplane and cooking stuff and we would always get a few loafs of their
apricot nut bread. One would be devoured the next day, the others frozen and bought out on
Sundays. Toasting the bread and then putting butter on it was the best way to eat it but at
times the need to just pound down the sweet and oh so wonderfully tart bread would overwhelm
and the loaf would simply be devoured. Their blueberry loaf was also quite good but could
not stand up to the apricot's complexity.
I have searched and searched, as has my brother and his wife with no success....Please, I beg
you help us all. Sincerely, David
Hello David,
The below recipe is listed on BigOven as the Nut Tree recipe. It is the only one on the Internet
that I can locate.
If that's not it, then it might be in the Nut Tree Cookbook.:
"Nut Tree Remembered: The Cookbook" by Tara Baumann, Jim Moehrke, Roy Moehrke, 1997
(Vacaville Museum, CA - ordering info: 707-447-4513)
Phaed
Apricot Nut Bread
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 cup skim milk
2 egg whites
1/4 cup orange juice
4 teaspoons orange zest
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
10 large dried apricot halves, chopped
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2 Spray a non-stick 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
3 Measure all ingredients into a large mixer bowl.
4 Beat on medium speed for 30 seconds, scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
5 Pour into pan and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted
in center comes out clean.
6 Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes; turn out and cool thoroughly.
7 Slice into 16 even slices.
----- Original Message -----
From: AnaMaria
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:01 AM
Subject: Looking for a cookie recipe
I just returned from a trip to NY and I live in Jacksonville, FL. I bought 2 lbs of
Italian cookies from Patsy & Son's Bakery in Lindenhurst, Long Island. Now these cookies
are a standard type that are usually garnished with sprinkles, dipped in choc. and or have
a thin raspberry filling.
I believe they are butter cookies, but I can never duplicate their delicate texture as
they practically melt in your mouth. And the flavor isn't really one that can be described
as "buttery". I know there are tons of the pignoli cookie recipes, and the rainbow cookies
too, but I don't want any of these almond based cookies. Just the plain pale cookie that you
can garnish with raspberry or choc, or anything else. Any hope for a copycat recipe out there.
I've been searching for years on the internet as I used to live in NY and miss the bakery treats.
Thanks a bunch,
AnaMaria
Hello Ana Maria,
Try the Italian butter cookies recipes found on these sites:
Recipeclippings
allrecipes
goosiegirl
bakespace
Phaed
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