Thursday, January 09, 2020

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 08 02:58PM

> when food is browned, and gives browned food its distinctive
> flavor. The flavor of a seared steak and a bread crust are in
> part caused by this reaction. What reaction?
 
Maillard
 
> 2. The five basic tastes are sweetness, sourness, bitterness,
> saltiness and what fifth taste? The name we want is a loanword
> from Japanese.
 
umami
 
> and thus preparation is strictly controlled by law. Only chefs
> who have qualified after three or more years of training are
> allowed to prepare this food. Name it.
 
fugu
 
> poisonous, but this was due to their acidic quality which leeched
> lead out of the pewter plates they were sometimes served on.
> What food?
 
tomato
 
> think it is due to raw eggs. While eggs are occasionally the
> culprit, which other cookie ingredient is often a carrier of
> E. coli bacteria and should never be eaten raw?
 
flour
 
> or any of a number of other medications, this fruit and its
> juice should be avoided. It can increase concentrations of
> certain drugs, and block the uptake of others. Name the fruit.
 
grapefruit
 
> juice and forms "wine crystals". These crystals in their crude
> form are called "beeswing", and are collected and purified into
> a white powder sometimes used in meringues. Name the ingredient.
 
tannic acid
 
> preparations are flash-heated to kill botulism, but many people
> are sickened when this flavor ingredient is added fresh to oil
> for storage in home kitchens.
 
garlic
 
> expressing the author's discomfort after eating repeatedly at
> Chinese restaurants. This is believed to have been a hoax.
> What additive was thus maligned?
 
monosodium glutamate
 
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana - Other Flags of Canada
 
> 1. Mi'kmaq nation.
 
M; L
 
> 2. Naval ensign.
 
F
 
> 3. Acadian flag.
 
J
 
> 4. Iroquois Confederacy.
 
L; M
 
> 5. Newfoundland tricolor.
 
K; A
 
> 6. Yukon.
 
C
 
> 7. Governor-General of Canada.
 
D
 
> 8. Scarborough.
 
B; H
 
> 9. RCAF Ensign.
 
G
 
> 10. Labrador.
 
I; E
 
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Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jan 08 04:24PM

On Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:58:02 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> when food is browned, and gives browned food its distinctive flavor.
> The flavor of a seared steak and a bread crust are in part caused by
> this reaction. What reaction?
 
Maillard
 
> 2. The five basic tastes are sweetness, sourness, bitterness,
> saltiness and what fifth taste? The name we want is a loanword from
> Japanese.
 
Umami
 
> and thus preparation is strictly controlled by law. Only chefs who
> have qualified after three or more years of training are allowed to
> prepare this food. Name it.
 
fugu
 
> deadly nightshade family. They were once thought to be poisonous,
> but this was due to their acidic quality which leeched lead out of
> the pewter plates they were sometimes served on. What food?
 
Tomato
 
> think it is due to raw eggs. While eggs are occasionally the
> culprit, which other cookie ingredient is often a carrier of E. coli
> bacteria and should never be eaten raw?
 
flour
 
> or any of a number of other medications, this fruit and its juice
> should be avoided. It can increase concentrations of certain drugs,
> and block the uptake of others. Name the fruit.
 
grapefruit
 
> juice and forms "wine crystals". These crystals in their crude form
> are called "beeswing", and are collected and purified into a white
> powder sometimes used in meringues. Name the ingredient.
 
cream of tarter
 
> least 10 minutes before eating. The FDA recommends boiling for at
> least 30 minutes. Thankfully, beans from a can are safe to eat
> immediately.
 
Garbanzo beans
 
> preparations are flash-heated to kill botulism, but many people are
> sickened when this flavor ingredient is added fresh to oil for
> storage in home kitchens.
 
garlic
 
> author's discomfort after eating repeatedly at Chinese restaurants.
> This is believed to have been a hoax.
> What additive was thus maligned?
 
MSG
 
 
> and identify each of the following flags.
 
> 1. Mi'kmaq nation.
> 2. Naval ensign.
 
D
 
> 3. Acadian flag.
> 4. Iroquois Confederacy.
> 5. Newfoundland tricolor.
 
K
 
> 7. Governor-General of Canada.
> 8. Scarborough.
> 9. RCAF Ensign.
 
G
 
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 08 08:44PM +0100

> when food is browned, and gives browned food its distinctive
> flavor. The flavor of a seared steak and a bread crust are in
> part caused by this reaction. What reaction?
 
Dehydration

> 2. The five basic tastes are sweetness, sourness, bitterness,
> saltiness and what fifth taste? The name we want is a loanword
> from Japanese.
 
Umi

> think it is due to raw eggs. While eggs are occasionally the
> culprit, which other cookie ingredient is often a carrier of
> E. coli bacteria and should never be eaten raw?
 
Flour

> or any of a number of other medications, this fruit and its
> juice should be avoided. It can increase concentrations of
> certain drugs, and block the uptake of others. Name the fruit.
 
Grapefruit
 
> at least 10 minutes before eating. The FDA recommends boiling
> for at least 30 minutes. Thankfully, beans from a can are safe
> to eat immediately.
 
Brown beans

> expressing the author's discomfort after eating repeatedly at
> Chinese restaurants. This is believed to have been a hoax.
> What additive was thus maligned?
 
Soya

 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/other.pdf
 
> and identify each of the following flags.
 
> 1. Mi'kmaq nation.
 
L
 
> 2. Naval ensign.
 
F
 
> 3. Acadian flag.
 
A
 
> 4. Iroquois Confederacy.
 
J
 
> 5. Newfoundland tricolor.
 
K
 
> 6. Yukon.
 
B
 
> 7. Governor-General of Canada.
 
I
 
> 8. Scarborough.
 
E
 
> 9. RCAF Ensign.
 
G
 
> 10. Labrador.
 
C
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 09 01:52AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QOudneP-C5oHBIjDnZ2dnUU7-
> when food is browned, and gives browned food its distinctive
> flavor. The flavor of a seared steak and a bread crust are in
> part caused by this reaction. What reaction?
 
Maillard reaction

> 2. The five basic tastes are sweetness, sourness, bitterness,
> saltiness and what fifth taste? The name we want is a loanword
> from Japanese.
 
umami
 
> and thus preparation is strictly controlled by law. Only chefs
> who have qualified after three or more years of training are
> allowed to prepare this food. Name it.
 
fugu

> poisonous, but this was due to their acidic quality which leeched
> lead out of the pewter plates they were sometimes served on.
> What food?
 
tomato
 
> or any of a number of other medications, this fruit and its
> juice should be avoided. It can increase concentrations of
> certain drugs, and block the uptake of others. Name the fruit.
 
grapefruit

> at least 10 minutes before eating. The FDA recommends boiling
> for at least 30 minutes. Thankfully, beans from a can are safe
> to eat immediately.
 
fava beans (?)

> expressing the author's discomfort after eating repeatedly at
> Chinese restaurants. This is believed to have been a hoax.
> What additive was thus maligned?
 
monosodium glutamate

 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/other.pdf
 
> and identify each of the following flags.
 
> 1. Mi'kmaq nation.
 
M; A
 
> 2. Naval ensign.
 
F
 
> 3. Acadian flag.
 
J
 
> 4. Iroquois Confederacy.
 
A; M
 
> 5. Newfoundland tricolor.
 
K; I
 
> 6. Yukon.
 
L; C
 
> 7. Governor-General of Canada.
 
D
 
> 8. Scarborough.
 
C; E
 
> 9. RCAF Ensign.
 
G
 
> 10. Labrador.
 
C
 
> So there were 3 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you like and identify
> them for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Pnanqvna pragraavny synt.
 
B
 
> 12. Senapb-Nyoregna synt.
 
J
 
> 13. Arjsbhaqynaq synt orsber 1965.
 
I
 
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Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 08 08:36PM +0100

> the date 1959, what you mainly have to guess is whether or not you
> think Eisenhower would have been likely to react in this way.
 
> Of course, if you don't remember the date, that makes it harder!
 
"Trap" may not be the right word. Then again, it stumped everyone.
 
I was more thinking of the Cuba crisis, but, yes I should know that Castro
took power when Eisenhower was in power.
 
And, I should add, I think it was a brilliant question!
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