>  ML> his naming system used people he didn't like as the
>  ML> models (to show how loony he was, for at least one
>  ML> year he used the names of girls he did like).
> He might have been a bit loony but his basic idea caught on. Better than
> "rmember the storm of 19xx"; we now can say "remember Fran".

Remember the storm of '38? How about the one in '78?

Funny thing is that they've been recycling names, and
when the American system was instituted, nobody thought
there would be much danger of having multiple major 
disasters with the same name. We had Hurricane Emily
in '05 and Tropical Storm Emily, which missed hurricane
status by this much, in '17. Also the appropriately
named Hurricanes Lili, 1984, 1990, 1996, and 2002.

>  ML> It won't be a discernible season any more, at least
>  ML> until the computer models get a whole lot smarter.
> Which will happen as programmers get smarter.

That they won't do, I'm pretty sure.

>  ML> Actually, in NYS this year, there's probably just
>  ML> low season and 52 weeks' unpaid vac for the help.
> It has been like that in a lot of states this year. NC is, as well as
> some of the others, picking up slowly but it's going to be a long
> recovery.

tttt, I've always wondered about this massive
proliferation of food and lodging options and
the vast number of graduates of culinary 
programs and how long the economy could 
sustain the growth. Now, and this is one of
the possible salubrious effects, the shakeout
is happening, and people can get out of the
business without shame.

>  ML> > But El Nino/La Nina weather patters affect how much of a "season" we
>  ML> > have or don't have also.
>  ML> Those are descriptive and neither prescriptive nor
>  ML> predictive - for example, there was a Nino in 2014
>  ML> and then one again in 2015, not waiting until 2018
>  ML> the way it's supposed to.
> Just throwing a curve ball into the mix. (G)

When all balls are curveballs, one starts to wonder.

>  ML> There are international boards that pass on name
>  ML> lists. On the other hand, as there really is no
>  ML> effective international government or even set of
>  ML> guidelines, and especially Europe and Britain
>  ML> getting a divorce, we can see anomalies such as
> The whole thing is crazy!

That was the impression I was trying to convey.

>  ML>       Title: Kreplach Fillings
> Sounds good to me.

That, too! I'd endorse all but maybe the kasha, with the 
proviso that for me I'd season them much more highly.

LEMON MADELEINES
categories: French, Californian, dessert
yield: 24

3 eggs, room temperature
2/3 c sugar
1 1/2 c sifted flour
9 Tb butter
2 Tb lemon juice
1 ts grated lemon peel

Madeleines are baked in small shell-shaped tins, available 
in specialty food stores.

Beat eggs and sugar until pale yellow and frothy. Stir in 
flour with wooden spoon.

Melt butter over low heat and stir into flour mixture. 
Add lemon juice and lemon peel and mix well. Use spoon 
to fill buttered madeleine pans 3/4 full of batter.

Bake madeleines at 350F until set, about 25 min. Remove 
from oven and cool to lukewarm before removing them from 
pans. Place madeleines on wire rack to dry and cool 
completely. They will keep several days in airtight 
container.

LA Times, inspired by Claude Monet and 
perhaps indirectly by Marcel Proust
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