> > but I did make some very respectable hard cider
> > at one point. In general, though, proving that
> > it can be done is enough.
> A cool place, some way to press the apples, and something to store it in
> until the juice gets fizzy.  

Pretty much, and, when one lived within ten miles of
Brooksby Farm, the oldest municipal farm in the US,
which pressed its own cider, it became a snap.

> > estimated at R0 between 2 and 3, in line with the
> > flu, colds, and the original SARS. Compare the
> > measles, whose number is above 10.
> OTOH I got the measles vaccine.  There's nothing out there for this thing.

Eeh, I got the measles about the time my father got 
a '58 Chevy.

> > They leave residues that are more likely to harbor 
> > both resistant and new germs than no hand sanitizer.
> Pretty much what I thought. 

The doc's office offers 70% ethanol in water as 
its public hand sanitizer, which should be fairly
effective. I'd prefer 90%, but the ladies have to
be careful of their smooth skin. One thing about
the emphasis on 70% alcohol for sanitizers is that
nobody so far has figured out that if it has these
emollients to protect your skin, those same things
are going to protect the membranes of the germs.

> > > The masks don't keep you from getting sick, but do a good job of keeping
> > > you from getting someone else sick.  
> > To misquote Gilbert and Sullivan in Pinafore:
> > Oh, yes, of course. If ... you ... sneeze.
> Or cough.  Or sing. Or just breathe hard. 

I hope someone got the reference. Nancy?

Coughing, of course, that's the most common means
of transmission. Sneezing, not generally caused by
infection, only gives you anything if it piggybacks.
Breathing hard, probably way less than coughing or
sneezing, which expels stuff at, what did I say a
month or two ago, 10 mph or something? Singing, I'm
not sure about, as though I couldn't move a blade of
grass with my voice at a foot, I do hve friends who
have filled Symphony Hall with noise, er, sound.

> > reports. Sadly, or happily, he continued to perform
> > for nearly a decade after.
> They wheeled him out.(LOL)  You keep going until you get to stop, I guess.

Well, really, my friend, actually more an acquaintance, 
was one of the people who wheeled him out and hoisted 
him onto the bench. Got to give the old coot credit, 
though; he married for the first time when he was 90, 
to a woman 40 years younger.

> > > I'm allergic to flowers in my hair. 
> > And I didn't like the smells of dope and drugs.
> That waccy baccy smells horrible. 

Though when I'm in the city and get a whiff, it
brings a kind of nostalgia - certainly more than do
the smells of garbage, puke, and pee.

> > have been in nursing facilities. Maybe it's 
> > shed in pee or something.
> More likely it gets into the ventilation and those folks have no resistance

The question is what nd whose get into the ventilation. 
The S2 virus as well as all sorts of other viruses are
already there, though not necessarily in doses nocuous 
enough for normal people.

Bittersweet chocolate waffles weirdness optional
categories: Massachusetts, brunch, pancakes
yield: 1 batch

1 1/2 c flour
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tb sugar
1 ts baking powder
1 ts salt
1 ts baking soda
5 oz Valrhona dark chocolate, chopped fine
3 eggs
1 Tb vanilla extract
2 Tb melted unsalted butter
2 c buttermilk
1/2 lb butter
8 c confectioners' sugar
4 Tb or more mint infused light cream
1 lb ripe strawberries, sliced
2 c sugar
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 Tb mint, finely chopped
h - Mint-Infused Light Cream
1 c light cream
1 c mint leaves

Bittersweet chocolate waffles with mint buttercream 
and strawberry sauce

Bittersweet Waffles - Combine dry ingredients in a 
food processor and blend. In a separate bowl mix 
melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and then buttermilk. 
Add to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. 
Let sit 10 min. Preheat waffle iron. Brush both 
sides with melted butter, and ladle waffle-maker's 
recommended amount onto iron. Cook until crispy on 
both sides (@3 min).

Mint Buttercream - Beat butter until pale, add 
cream and sugar and beat until airy. (If frosting 
is too dry, add more cream, If too wet, add more 
powdered sugar!)

Strawberry Sauce - Toss strawberries with 1 c sugar, 
cover, and let sit overnight. The next morning, add 
1 c sugar and zest and juice of 1 lime and 2 Tb 
finely chopped mint and heat to boil, then simmer 
8 to 10 min. strain off froth, and let cool.

Mint-Infused Light Cream: Heat cream with  mint
leaves almost to boiling, remove from heat, let 
stand for 5 min, and strain.

Lowell Sun 4/24/2014, 3 Lyttleton Inn recipes that are sure to please