-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-


 >     Title: Wes 'n' Kathy's Authentic Original Lima Bean Soup
 >     1    Chili pequin; crushed
 
 JW> I never see Pequin peppers in my JW> stores.

 DD> Peqiun are AKA "bird chilies" and are very hot.

I do get Thai bird's eye chilies which are that hot.

 DD> or cayenne.

Which are cheap, readily available everywhere in many forms and hot
enough.

 DD> You do realise that St. Pat's celebration/PARADE is a mostly American 
 DD> holiday THING, do you not?

It's widely celebrated in Canada as well. We didn't do anything
special this year. We're getting too old for the kind of excesses
called for.

Sour milk cakes were common in the days before residential
electricity and refrigerators. Later on, cooks soured fresh milk on
purpose with vinegar to obtain the same taste.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Banana-Date Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Low-fat, Fruit, Nuts
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
    2/3 c  Nonfat milk
      2 ts Vinegar
  2 1/3 c  Flour
  1 2/3 c  Sugar
  1 1/4 ts Baking powder
  1 1/4 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
      2    Eggs
      1    Egg white
  1 1/4 c  Mashed very ripe bananas
    3/4 c  Pureed Dates (replaces 3/4
           Cup shortening)
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c  Chopped walnuts, optional
           Powdered Sugar, optional
 
  Mix nonfat milk and vinegar and let stand until thickened. Sift
  together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into
  mixing bowl. Stir to blend. Lightly beat eggs and egg white. Add to
  flour mixture with bananas, Pureed Dates, soured milk, vanilla and
  nuts. Stir just until blended. Pour into 12-cup bundt pan sprayed
  with non-stick vegetable spray. Bake at 350 degrees F. 45 to 55
  minutes or until cake tests done. Remove to wire rack to cool. If
  desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

  Note: In place of nonfat milk and vinegar, substitute 2/3 cup
  buttermilk if desired.

MMMMM

Cheers

Jim


... It was my idea to call them enchiladas instead of little wet burritos

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