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|2012-06-29, 13:38
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Hekiyou Gakuen Student Council
Age: 29
Like usual i will support my underrated anime chara first in preliminary before go to casual fanbase chara in main tourney.
Gonna recheck anime in summer 2011 so i don't missed anybody. Moe is serious business anyway and i really hate myself if i don't vote some chara because i dont watch that anime.
|2012-06-29, 16:10
|Link #65
Harem Lead
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary, Canada
Breaking news: hayate season 3 is confirmed for fall. and hayate characters are eligiable. As long as they survive long enough the currently airing boost might propel them forwards...this could be something big here.
|2012-06-29, 16:38
|Link #66
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Hekiyou Gakuen Student Council
Age: 29
I don't see Hayate get that boost anyway. Fall is kinda far. Even i want see Saki vs Hayate again like 2009 that doesn't happen. Manga also in a slump lately and many people dropped it until interesting happen.
If fanbase that get boost from anime airing is Accel World, Hyouka and Yuru Yuri. These series is kinda famous in japan and Kuroyukihime is no.1 spring character from japan blog. Hyouka is no.1 in BD sales and Chitanda Eru doing great in Newtype poll. (Newtype poll mostly casual japanese voters that don't interested in saimoe anyway)
|2012-06-29, 17:33
|Link #67
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院
Wait, she did it in 2007 then in 2010, so the next time should be 2013
But YRYR will certainly get a boost, not like Akarin needs one that badly.
|2012-07-01, 03:24
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OK. Would this have any relevance here?
|2012-07-01, 06:35
|Link #70
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Hekiyou Gakuen Student Council
Age: 29
That list nothing special anyway because that poll already circulated among western saki fans so it irrelevant now...
Before western saki fans voting in that poll Toki and Ryuuka hold 2nd and 4th place show casual japanese anime watcher love saki too but Kuroyukihime and Nyaruko also fav with 1st and 3rd...
|2012-07-01, 11:12
|Link #71
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院
It's Animeone poll, which can be crazy at times anyway...
Plus, if you look at the vote number (Something, well, always ignored in a certain NSFW website reporting) http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/chara/34693/
Pretty much it's Kuroyukihime fan v. Saki fan at the end anyway. Kuroyukihime got 2811 votes while Toki got 2518. 3rd place on is around 1000....
The only thing that mean? Saki faction is able to destroy any sort of moe competition (AST included) given the opportunity, and as far as top guns from Spring goes, Kuroyukihime, Toki, Ryuuka, Nyaruko, and Eru, with Saki and Koromo certainly able to disrupt any fair competition . Yep, Saki faction is still as scary as ever.
Wouldn't be surprised if someone like Toki is sniped early on, though...
|2012-07-01, 12:28
|Link #72
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Hekiyou Gakuen Student Council
Age: 29
Fuuny about it u don't see Nodoka in ranking but japan saki fanbase love Nodoka very much.
Latest saki chara ranking in japan Nodoka is 3rd below Saki and Toki that both 1st and 2nd.
That poll is already skewed by western fans anyway when someone put that link on 4chan and reddit. I know saki fanbase is strong but that poll didn't show characters strength for saimoe anyway...
|2012-07-04, 16:24
|Link #75
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ottawa, Canada
|2012-07-04, 21:55
|Link #76
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Brazil
Here is the full nominations list I translated. A few characters (the ones that don't have OK on the rightmost column) may have their name edited (like adding a description / nickname) or may be ruled as non eligible before the final list that comes just before the draw.
|2012-07-06, 12:05
|Link #78
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院
From http://ast2012.saimoe.me/schedule/
7/8: 1st Prelim Draw
7/9-7/11: Break
7/12-7/19: 1st Prelim, Group 1-8
7/20: Break
7/21-7/28: 1st Prelim, Group 9-16
7/29: 2nd Prelim Draw
7/30-8/4: 2nd Prelim (Group 1-6)
8/5: Main Draw
8/6-8/13: Break (8/10-8/12 is C82)
Main Battle:
1st Round:
8/14-8/17: Group A
8/18-8/21: Group B
8/22: Break
8/23-8/26: Group C
8/27-8/30: Group D
8/31: Break
9/1-9/4: Group E
9/5-9/8: Group F
9/9: Break
9/10-9/13: Group G
9/14-9/17: Group H
9/18: Break
2nd Round:
9/19-9/22: Group A & B
9/23-9/26: Group C & D
9/27: Break
9/28-10/1: Group E & F
10/2-10/5: Group G & H
10/6: Break
3rd Round:
10/7-10/8: Group A & B
10/9-10/10: Group C & D
10/11-10/12: Group E & F
10/13-10/14: Group G & H
10/15: Break
10/16-10/23: Group Final (A through H)
10/24: Draw for Final
10/25: Break
10/26-10/29: Quarterfinal
10/30: Break
10/31-11/1: Semi-Final
11/2: Break
11/3: Final
|2012-07-06, 12:18
|Link #79
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
Happy Saimoe 2012 everyone. Many familiar faces. It looks like it will be an interesting year compared to last years Madoka thrashing.
And this year I will be in Japan... meaning I should be able to vote! Muahaha.
So what characters and series to watch this year? It's quite an open field and very difficult to predict. Even the most promising series' could realistically be shut out from the top 8!
-Saki- is back, with even more characters. They'll be all over the place for the first few rounds, but most of the -Saki- horde will drop once they hit any real competition. Saki, Nodoka, Koromo and Toki, (and maybe one or two other new characters) have the potential to go pretty deep. I expect one or two Saki girls in the top 8. (I'm secretly hoping for Subara' to win it all)
Estimated top 8 power: 1.6
IDOLM@STER is the other series to throw a truckload of contenders into the mix. I believe Miki will do well, but beyond that I really don't know who's got it in them to go deep in such a frantic field. Again, 1 or 2 in the top 8.
Estimated top 8 power: 1.5
Nisemonogatari has legitimate potential. The returning stars of Hitagi and Nadeko are definitely factors, but the two sisters will probably do even better. There's a decent chance of this series landing a girl, or maybe even 2, in the top 8.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.6
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai will have a decent showing from Yozora and Sena, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kobato turns out to be the show's ace. I'd say it's a 50/50 whether someone from this series makes top 8.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.5
Shana is back! Unfortunately, I don't think this will be her year. The AST community which once displayed deep loyalty to characters over the years nowadays seems to be all about what's new. Even with the boost from Shana's finale, I don't see her going the distance. Then again, it's probably her last year, which could draw some extra support.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.4
Mouretsu Pirates I think will have an impact. Each of the two main girls has their own shot at the top 8. (I haven't finished the show yet- only to EP10 or so)
Estimated top 8 power: 0.4
Ika-Musume was the same lovable squiddy this year as she was last. She may have lost a little power since she's not so squiddly fresh this year, but she's still got a good shot to land a tentacle in the top 8.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.4
Kamisama no Memochou gives us Alice. She's certainly got some of the most popular moe traits of the day and has a decent shot at the top 8. Her weak point is the less than stellar series she's from.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.3
The once powerful Hayate no Gotoku is at a lull. Saimoe knows the characters so well now that they just won't get excited about them over that mediocre movie, even with the new season being announced. They should be stronger next year. We can only hope.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.2
Working!! had a surprisingly good second season (a little better than the first, even). We'll see how well that translates into Saimoe power. Poplar or Yamada might make a mark this year. Top 8 chances are pretty slim, though.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.2
Milky Holmes was a bit of a surprise last year. I didn't watch the second season, but I still think a top 8 isn't out of the question.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.2
Rin from Usagi Drop is adorable. She should make the top 8 IMO, but I'd say the actual chances aren't very high.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.1
The impact of the unconventional Mawaru Penguindrum is difficult to anticipate. Ringo and Himari (and possessed Himari- if they define them as separate characters) might get somewhere, but it'll be tough.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.1
Mirai Nikki has one solid contender, Yuno. I don't think she'll even make the top 8, but I'm interested to see how well the pink-haired Yandere manages nonetheless.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.1
Nichijou will do it's best.
Estimated top 8 power: 0.1
I watched the whole first season of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? but wish I didn't. The series didn't do too well last year and I suspect won't this year either.
Estimated top 8 power: >0.1
K-On!! has been abandoned. We won't see much from the light music club this year either.
Estimated top 8 power: >0.1
Fate/Zero won't be a big factor, unfortunately. Chibi Rin, Sakura, and Illya didn't have big enough parts, and the adults were just too... adult.
Estimated top 8 power: >0.1
There are a few possible contender series that I dropped early on or never watched but know something from. The list includes Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, Zero no Tsukaima, Yuru-Yuri, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, MajiKoi, Guilty Crown, Last Exile, Rinne no Lagrange, and Black Rock Shooter.
So, yeah. I wonder why I like to waste my time on analysis like that. I only half understand the Japanese otaku mind in the first place
|2012-07-06, 15:39
|Link #80
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院
Yuruyuri = Akarin is a Top 8 material. Other than that, the other girls are average in power for the most part (at least as far as I'm concern)
And you left off Eru (Hyouka), Kuroyukihime (Accel World), and more importantly, Shirakiin and Karuta (Inu x Boku SS). There is HS DxD also (Not familiar with the girls myself, so I won't comment).
Some semi-Top 8 material includes another (Mei & Izumi), RKB (Tomoka and of course, Hinata), Papakiki (Mostly Miu, Hina will get the lolicon votes), and probably a few girls that I forgot about.
On last note, Louise will assassinate someone again, mark my word.
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1. Re: About SRGBSteve Werner Apr 19, 2012 3:31 PM (in response to Leewhite57)
This is a very specialized question about color management. I'd suggest you'll get more response either in the Photoshop forum
or the Color Management forum
2. Re: About SRGBArpit Kapoor Apr 20, 2012 5:41 AM (in response to Leewhite57)
Moving the discussion to Photoshop General Discussion forum.
3. Re: About SRGBgator soup Apr 20, 2012 9:57 AM (in response to Leewhite57)
your hardware-profiled (device-specific) monitor profile should always be highlighted in System Preferences> Displays> Color: Display Profile — never set your monitor profile to device-independent profiles like sRGB, AdobeRGB
forget anything to do with 1.8 Mac legacy gamma...profile your monitor to something like 6000 kelvin, D60, 2.2 gamma, luminance 120 cdm2
for the Web, always Edit> Convert to sRGB (if not already there), then File> Save for Web & Devices — include the sRGB ICC profile or not (i usually strip the profile for the Web)
Photoshop already displays sRGB 'accurately' so i wouldn't get too caught up in second guessing that for Web publishing
here is some reading
basic theory (Photoshop color management)
save for web (see profiles in action)
5 simple steps to profile enlightenment (assign or convert profiles)
Photoshop Manages Colors print workflow (Source> Print Profile)
when you come back, i will recommend you only discuss one point at a time and include screenshots...
4. Re: About SRGBLundberg02 Apr 20, 2012 5:02 PM (in response to gator soup)
The second post said that this was a very specialized question about color management.
No, it is not. It is another example of someone who does not know the first thing about color management, i e device dependence.

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CONCORD � New Hampshire's Legislature elected leaders for the House and Senate on Thursday, picking a former Democratic speaker to lead the House and staying with the current president in the Senate. By Norma Love.
CONCORD � As the suspect he was pursuing wheeled on him, a Manchester police officer said he tried to stop and felt himself falling backwards as the first shot shattered his left shin bone. Officer Dan Doherty said more shots followed � piercing his legs and lower abdomen � as he lay on the ground with the gunman advancing to within two feet of him. Doherty testified Wednesday in the attempted murder trial of 23-year-old Myles Webster. Prosecutors say Webster shot Doherty five times as the officer closed in on him during a foot chase in March.
CONCORD � New Hampshire's attorney general says the apparent disappearance of about $100,000 in wine from a state-run liquor store has been solved � it was never missing. Last December, extra cases of wine were found in the stockroom during an audit at the New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlet in Portsmouth. The wine had no invoice or paperwork, and days later it was gone, with no indication of where it went. By Kathy McCormack.
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More concerned about titles than bagels, Sharapova sets up Aussie clash with Venus Williams
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Maria Sharapova was careful not to show any disrespect to the two women she beat 6-0, 6-0 along the way to a third-round match against Venus Williams at the Australian Open.
As rare as it was, she said, an almost flawless start wasn't entirely what she'd come to Melbourne to achieve.
The No. 2-ranked Sharapova overwhelmed Japan's Misaki Doi in 47 minutes Wednesday, even less time than she'd needed to beat fellow Russian Olga Puchkova two days earlier in her first competitive match of 2013.
No woman had posted back-to-back 6-0, 6-0 wins at a Grand Slam since 1985.
Yet it didn't excite the 25-year-old Sharapova, who wasn't even alive when Wendy Turnbull did it at the Australian Open.
"It's not really the statistic I want to be known for," Sharapova said in her most matter-of-fact way. "I want to be known for winning Grand Slam titles, not that I won two matches 6-0, 6-0."
Tennis is all about Grand Slam titles for Sharapova who, with her drought-breaking victory at the French Open last year, now has a complete set of four major championships. And she knows it won't be easy against the 32-year-old Williams, who has won seven.
"Well, you certainly know what she's capable of," Sharapova said. "But when you're out on the court, you're not thinking how many titles she's won or how experienced she is."
To Sharapova, her first two wins have been a matter of "getting the job done." She was recovering from a sore right collarbone that ruled her out of a tuneup event in Brisbane earlier this month. She skipped the Brisbane tournament last year, also due to injury, and went on to reach the Australian Open final.
"Knowing what's ahead of me ... there are certainly no secrets coming into that matchup," she said. "You know, despite the fact that she might not be seeded high or didn't play for a little bit, she's still a very experienced player and a tremendous athlete."
Sharapova leads the head-to-head series 4-3, but Williams has won both of their Grand Slam meetings.
Numbers don't mean much either to Williams, who is making trip No. "Lucky 13" to Melbourne Park.
She's still on the comeback trail from missing seven months after the 2011 U.S. Open to deal with Sjogren's Syndrome. Now seeded 25th, she dropped only one game in her first-round win and then went down a break early to Alize Cornet of France before winning 6-3, 6-3.
Williams hasn't been in a Grand Slam final since 2009 and often jokes about her age, laughing as she told the crowd: "I'm fighting the wrinkles. I'm fighting the battle of the bulge!"
One thing 17 years in Grand Slam tournaments have taught her is the value of knowing who stands in your way.
"Yeah, I look at the draw. I'm not superstitious," she said. "I'm playing against Maria, I know. I'm going to have to be at my best against her.
"I know I'm not the highest seed, so I realize I'm probably going to have to play someone (highly ranked) and someone is going to have to play me — that's pretty much what it is."
Somebody who won't be getting in her way is No. 9 Samantha Stosur, the big upset Wednesday. The 2011 U.S. Open champion led 5-2 in the third set and twice served for the match, before losing 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to China's Zheng Jie.
The kicker was a double-fault on match point by the Australian playing in front of the home fans.
"It was a bit of a choke," Stosur conceded. "Obviously it's a hard one to take when you get yourself into a winning position and you lose five games straight."
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanksa had no such trouble, extending the year's best winning streak to 11 matches with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu. Nor did 2011 French Open champion Li Na, No. 5 Angelique Kerber or 17-year-old American wild card Madison Keys, who all advanced in straight sets.
Serena Williams is due to play her second-round match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the second match at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday. She twisted her right ankle in her opening 6-0, 6-0 win over Edina Gallotis-Hall, an injury that seems the biggest issue likely to hinder her bid for a third consecutive major title.
She cancelled an outdoor practice session Wednesday, switching to the secluded indoor courts.
"She's obviously a fighter and she doesn't complain," older sister Venus said. "She's not looking for any sympathy. She just wants to hopefully play ... and that's it."
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka has the first match on the center court, against Eleni Daniilidou of Greece, and Roger Federer has a night match against Russian veteran Nikolay Davydenko.
No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic is already into the third round, extending his winning streak at Melbourne Park to 16 with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win over 20-year-old American Ryan Harrison.
He's on track for a record third consecutive Australian Open title and doesn't have any other major winners on his half of the draw after Rafael Nadal withdrew and Federer, Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro landed on the opposite side.
Djokovic will next play No. 31 Radek Stepanek, who beat Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.
Fourth-ranked David Ferrer beat American Tim Smyczek 6-0, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. No. 5 Tomas Berdych defeated Guillaume Rufin of France 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, and No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic took almost four hours to oust Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5.
Among the other men advancing were No. 10 Nicolas Almagro, No. 16-ranked Kei Nishikori, No. 22 Fernando Verdasco and No. 20 Sam Querrey, who moved on when fellow American Brian Baker retired in the second set.
Baker, who returned to the tour last year after missing almost six seasons with various injuries, was pushed from Court 6 in a wheelchair with torn ligaments in his right knee.
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When Norman Spike McLane stopped Monday in Durango on his way to Greeley, he gave some rides in his vintage airplane a restored B-25 bomber that saw action in Italy during World War II.
The B-25, named Maid in the Shade, is part of the collection of military aircraft restored to flying condition by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in Mesa.
The Commemorative Air Force regularly restores military aircraft and sends them around the country on exhibition. Greeley was the next stop for McLane.
Bob Winski, president of Durango-based Chapter 997 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, said rides in Maid in the Shade cost $325 for any of four rear seats and $650 for one of three front seats, including the position occupied by the nose gunner in combat.
Winski, who owns a home-repair business, is restoring a 1975 Grumman TR-2 civilian trainer that he acquired disassembled on the Front Range.
He hopes to fly his craft to the 2013 Experimental Aircraft Association show in Oshkosh, Wis. Winski said the 100,000 visitors the show attracts annually make Oshkosh the busiest airport in the world for one week.
Durango insurance agent Bill Swartzman, a private pilot, was at the airport early to get a glimpse of the B-25.
I want to see it come in, Swartzman said. Im enthusiastic.
The Maid in the Shade rolled off the assembly line at North American Aviation in Kansas City in June 1944 and was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force late that year. Its crew flew 15 combat missions in Italy, mainly bombing railroad bridges.
The plane passed through the hands of many owners after the war, including a company that used it for pesticide spraying. In 1981, it was donated to the Commemorative Air Force.
The B-25 didnt fly again until 2009 because its restoration had to mesh with work on other vintage military planes. All labor comes from volunteers, as are pilots.
Robert Stenevik, Commemorative Air Force vice president for operations, maintenance and safety, said by telephone that the organization has 55 wings in 27 states and around 8,000 members.
A handful of the 156 aircraft owned by the Commemorative Air Force are in restoration, Stenevik said. The great majority are World War II planes, with a few pre-war and a few post-war aircraft.
We have the only flying B-29 in the world and one of only two flying B-24s, Stenevik said. We have two B-17s.
The Commemorative Air Force is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
The two-engine B-25 is 53-feet long with a wing span of 67.5 feet. During its military days, the plane, which had a top speed of 275 mph, a range of 1,350 miles and a crew of six, carried 3,000 pounds of bombs and was armed with 11 .50-caliber machine guns.


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Sunday, July 5, 2009
How do you make your burgers
How do you make your burgers?
My favorite way is to take 2 lbs of lean ground beef and mix it with a package of Onion soup mix and a few tablespoons of worchestershire sauce. It gives burgers such a great flavor.
Do you have any great BURGER recipes or ideas????
62 comments:
- Lindsay said...
That is how my husband's family makes burgers. My favorite burger is Oprah's favorite turkey burger. If you google that it will take you to her site...it is from Donald Trump's resort in Miami. It is fabulous!! It does take a little time but it is so worth it!
- July 5, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- Tree Frog Creations... said...
My husband uses angus patties & marinates them in Dale's Seasoning. (You buy it in a bottle at the grocery store...near the BBQ sauces). They are my favorite burgers! Dale's is also good on steaks & chicken.
- July 5, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- Laura said...
I mix half a jar of salsa (of your choice of hot, medium, mild) with 2.5 lbs of ground meat make on the grill. Makes the burgers super moist, very tasty! Sometimes these make better burgers when you mix it and make patties to freeze.
- July 5, 2009 at 8:08 PM
- Angry Julie Monday said...
Yep. That's how we make our burgers too!
- July 5, 2009 at 8:39 PM
I sometimes add freshly pressed garlic, olive oil, black pepper, a little Lawry's, and dried basil leaves. The result is amazing!
- July 6, 2009 at 3:26 AM
- Jenn said...
We use all the normal seasonings and then when forming the burgers, add shredded cheese and bacon bits to the inside and fold the meat around it. It makes for melted cheese inside the burger and is so good!
- July 6, 2009 at 3:51 AM
- Elisabeth said...
That's how we make our burgers, although since I bought the cook yourself thin cookbook I've been following several recipes from there. They're version is a turkey burger (still yummy)and a side of Sweet potato fries (hooked on those).
- July 6, 2009 at 5:01 AM
- Livin' the Life God Gave Me said...
Never had it that way before. Sounds delicious!
- July 6, 2009 at 5:46 AM
- On the Eastern Journey said...
What is it about summer and burgers? Hubs has 16 new burger recipes printed off right now. We've made your recipe before & I thought it was great.
- July 6, 2009 at 6:14 AM
- jodieak51 said...
We use ground beef and season it with Western Sizzle Steak Seasoning. This is truly the best meat seasoning we have ever found!
- July 6, 2009 at 6:40 AM
- The Semberger Newlyweds said...
we usually make stuffed turkey mini burgers. we season the meat w/worstershire, grill seasoning, and Ranch seasoning. Then we seal cheese and bacon bits in the middle :o) YUM!
- July 6, 2009 at 6:55 AM
- nanny said...
Be sure and try Tex-Mex Burgers from http://theungourmet.blogspot.com/2009/05/tex-mex-burgers.html!!! Awesome
- July 6, 2009 at 6:57 AM
- Terri and Bob said...
We mix about 2 T of crushed ice into our burger meat. When you grill them, it makes them super juicy!
- July 6, 2009 at 7:30 AM
- Emily said...
This will sound gross, but our secret ingredient is Grape Jelly!
Seriously... just a tablespoon per pound of meat. Mix as usual (you could also add other regular seasonings if you wish)
The burgers are SO juicy and have just a hint of sweet/salty flavor. No one would know what was in them if you didn't tell!
Got this idea from Megan @ SimpleKids and SortaCrunchy. Love 'em!
- July 6, 2009 at 7:47 AM
- Ani said...
We love homemade burgers. Our recipe includes: lean ground beef, ground pork, grated onion, worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and one egg for binding.
- July 6, 2009 at 8:14 AM
If you have that delicious hamburger recipe, then top it off with some delicious onions.
Cook an onion in olive oil for about 10 minutes until lightly browned, stir in 1/4 cup mayo, and 3 Tablespoons of A-1 steaksauce, delicious!
- July 6, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Rosebud said...
My very favorite is to add a package of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning mix to the meat and make up the patties and cook as usual. Yum!!
- July 6, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- The Polks said...
We make Turkey Burgers - they are so delicious that we usually eat them without a bun.
2 lbs ground turkey, 1 pkg. dry hidden valley ranch mix, 1 pkg. crumbled feta cheese, 1 bunch of cilantro. Mix all together and grill. YUM!!!
- July 6, 2009 at 10:06 AM
- JobandBrittany said...
we switch it up-sometimes we use:
italian dressing
coke (makes meat very tender)
ranch packet
dale's seasoning
we pick a combo of things until my hubby says it smells right!
- July 6, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Brooke said...
My mom adds Dale's Sauce, mushrooms, peppers, onion, carrots (any veggie that she can hide) and mixes all the hamburger meat plus toppings together in a large bowl and then forms the patties and grills them. It is a good way to add flavor and hide veggies for kids. Most kids will not even realize what is in the burger and eat it up!
- July 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Katie said...
After I patty mine up, I poke some butter down into it and then recover the holes. Mmm! For seasoning, I *love* that Lawry's Black Pepper season salt. That's all. Yes...we do it simple round here! (And that black season salt is great on steaks, too!)
- July 6, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Lauren said...
Okay - yum! There are so many good ideas here!
If I am using ground beef I like to add italian dressing, garlic, worcestershire, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
For turkey burgers I like the recipe mentioned above, the mar a lago turkey burgers. But, I add preserves instead of whatever it is they mention in the recipe.
Regardless of what burgers I make, my favorite baked beans are the ones I posted about here - http://preppynewlywed.blogspot.com/2008/09/sue-and-glorias-baked-beans.html
We have also started to put portabella mushrooms and asparagus in aluminum foil with olive oil and seasonings or italian dressing and grill them. It's a quick and delicious way to cook veggies.
I can't wait to check back for more ideas!
- July 6, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- MaryLou said...
Hi Kelly! My fav are Ranch Burgers...1 lb of ground beef (usually 90/10) and mix with 1 packet of Ranch powder salad dressing (or 3tlbs if you have the canister), mix, patty and grill. Yum Yum!
- July 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- Christy said...
sprinkle w/cavendar's, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. YUMMO
- July 6, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- Corby and Lauren said...
We use our 3 favorite seasonings: Lawry's seasoned salt, garlic salt, and course ground black pepper. My husband sprinkles that in the meat, makes into patties, and then on both sides. We use those seasonings for steaks and pork chops too.... so simple but so delicious!
- July 7, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- The B's said...
My fav burger: sprinkle lawrys seasoning salt, onion powder, garlic powder, worchester sauce and dales. Mix it all up really good. Form your patties. Squeeze lime juice all over the patties and let them sit for 20 plus minutes. DELISH!!! The lime is the best thing ever!!
- July 7, 2009 at 9:21 PM
That looks like a perfect burger!!
- July 8, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Josh and Jen said...
I usually add a Ranch Dip packet mix.....and a little BBQ sauce ...and a little Worstershire sauce!
Salt and Pepper! You recipe sounds great too!
- July 8, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Ashley said...
Yum, I have never tried the onion soup mix! I will have to tell the hubby- he is our grill master! ;)
- July 8, 2009 at 1:56 PM
We put one egg, a ranch dressing (dry) packet and some blue cheese in with our meat and mix it up and its SO moist and yummy!
- July 8, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Sonya said...
My husband and I LOVE Cheeseburger In Paradise's mini-cheeseburgers. We were excited when walmart had the mini burger patties, but we wanted something to season them with. In the spice aisle we found "Weber Grill Creations Gourtmet Burger Seasoning". It was really good on them. My husband just sprinkled it on while grilling. I'm sure we'll use it on all of our burgers from now on!
- July 10, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Angie said...
I'm allergic to wheat, so I make mine without the bun and I stuff it with grated vegetables and then drizzle a little bit of olive oil on it to give it a little bit of extra flavor.
- July 10, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- ajphillips said...
Here's the recipe for Tom Perini's ranch burger, owner of Perini Ranch in Buffalo Gap, Texas. He recently won best burger on the today show. His restaraunt is delicious!
8 ounce Certified Angus Ground Chuck, approximately 80% lean
1/2 teaspoon Perini Ranch Steak Rub
4 ounce sourdough hamburger bun
1 slice Cheddar cheese (yellow)
1 slice medium purple onion (approximately 1/4" thick) (Slice them into rings, pop out the center, leaving you with 4-5 rings)
2 medium white mushrooms, sliced
1 ounce chopped green chilies (canned)
1 ounce butter
1 ounce mayonnaise
1 ounce French mustard
Mix 1/2 teaspoon of Perini Ranch Steak Rub into the ground beef. Shape the beef into a ball and then hand pat to approximately the size of the bun.
In a sauté pan with a little melted butter, over medium heat, sauté purple onion until just tender. Remove onion from pan.
In the same butter, sauté mushroom slices, again, just until tender and good color. Remove from pan.
In the same butter, sauté chopped green chilies until warm. Remove from sauté pan.
Grill hamburger patty (will work in a skillet, gas grill or charcoal grill) until internal temperature of 160 degrees or until the juices run clear. Add cheese slice to melt. Remove from grill.
Split bun and brush each half with butter. Grill (on the same surface as you use for the hamburger patty), cut side down until toasted.
To assemble, spread toasted bun with mayonnaise and mustard. Place hamburger patty on bun and top with the mushrooms. Then layer the purple onion slice, then the green chilies.
- July 10, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Alyson said...
Hey Kelly!! E-mail me
or stop by
for our super secret family buger recipe!!! :0) I promise you won't be disappointed!! :0)
- July 11, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Andrea said...
My family loves ranch burgers....I put a packet of the powder hidden valley ranch into the meat with some garlic powder, salt and pepper. Very yummy!!
- July 13, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- Happiest Belly said...
My favorite burger recipe is at http://www.happiestbelly.blogspot.com. Use the search button on the right side and type in 'burger'. I L-O-V-E burgers!! :)
- July 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- noahandlylasmommi said...
I use the McCormick Montreal grill seasoning. So yummy!
- July 15, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Jennifer said...
Omgoodness...all of these tips sound wounderful! We usually just use simple salt & pepper. Sometimes we get fancy, but so far, I prefer the simple way. I've heard others say too, that they use the Hidden Valley Ranch packet...although I've never tried it. Hmmm maybe I will.
- July 15, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Shelley said...
The best secret is nutmeg. Makes a world of difference that no one can quite put their finger on.
- July 17, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- Aimee said...
I just tried adding a ranch dip packet to my burgers the other night and I must say it was delicious! And husband approved!
Love the ideas I get from this blog!
- July 17, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- Cathy said...
Yummy!!! I am going to call my husband and ask him if we can have burgers tonight...you got me in the mood!!!
All of your blogs are darling!!!
I have really enjoyed my visits today!!!
- July 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Carey said...
Boudi Burger-
1 lb. ground chuck
1 link of boudain (out of wrapper)
Mix and that's it. It also taste fabulous with ground turkey too! I'm from SE Texas and on the border of Louisiana so we eat boudain a lot.
- July 21, 2009 at 8:57 AM
I take 1-2(I have to feed 4 hungry boys.lol) lbs of ground beef...add a little rolled oats...one egg...a little ketchup...a few bacon bits...and occassionally bbq sauce. You dont need much of any of the above ingredients or your burgers wont hold together all that well..but it is great. Another thing...saw it years ago on Martha Stewart-eek- I know. But you push a hole into the middle of the burger and put a little slice of cheese in the middle before you cook them. Thats great too :)
- July 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- MindyMac said...
Best burgers you will ever make:
1 lb. ground chuck
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. water
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
Juicy, flavorful, and delicious!!!! From the old red and white Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.
- July 22, 2009 at 1:10 PM
- Channa said...
One of my husbands favorite ways to make hamburgers is to mix feta cheese in with the ground meat and then make your patties. You season the meat however you would like, mix in feta cheese and then form your patty. We like to use gouda, munster or some type of speciality cheese with these hamburgers. If you don't like feta, you won't even know it is in there. It melts and makes the burgers so moist and creamy!! Defiantly 2 thumbs up!
- July 23, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Caroline said...
- July 23, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Jennie said...
I'm a bit late on this one but here's a burger recipe our family LOVES ... they call the "Polly Burgers" after an aunt who created them.
2 lbs ground meat plus 1 cup diced onion, a couple of splashes of Worchestershire sauce and a handful or so of shredded cheddar cheese. Mix well, form into patties and grill. MMMMMM-MM!
- July 23, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Heidi said...
I love bbq burgers that have cornflakes crushed in them and baked or anything on the grill!
- July 24, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- darnold23 said...
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- July 26, 2009 at 8:25 PM
We use the same basic concept as yours, except we use a Tablespoon (or so) of McCormick's Montreal Steak seasoning in place of the Onion Soup mix. Same amount of meat and Worcestershire sauce...grill 'em up. So, good!
- July 30, 2009 at 11:52 PM
- Angel said...
I add the Hidden Valley Ranch powder also and sometimes we saute onions and work them in to the mix. Makes a really juicy burger!
- August 4, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Julia said...
Almost the exact same. I add some sauteed onions, but then again I'd put sauteed onions on a pancake...just kidding but I do love sauteed onions. YUM!!!
- August 5, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- MamaFaMi said...
Yummy looking cute burgers!
- August 10, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- 2SetsOfTwins4Me said...
Burgers sound good right now. I just use basic salt,pepper and onion powder and add 1/4 cup of water to about 1lb ground beef
WATER is the key to making realllllly moist burgers
Not too crazy about some of these other recipes that are listed, especially the ones with egg and bread crumbs. LOL that sounds like meatloaf, not burgers
- August 31, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- The Pifer's said...
I do mine exactly like you, except I put a package of ranch dip package seasoning it in....I am curious to try the onion mix... :)
- September 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM
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- September 21, 2009 at 3:22 AM
- KRZeigler said...
We recently discovered mixing crumbled blue cheese into the hamburger meat before patting it out. It's all mixed together and it adds a wonderful flavor. I season with a little bit of salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Serve on a wheat roll with cheddar cheese. It's awesome!
- September 25, 2009 at 4:53 AM
- Robin H. said...
When I make burgers I add ketchup, ranch, salt, pepper and garlic powder to the meat. If I'm making them in the oven then that's it. If they will be on the grill I like to make sure they aren't too terribly moist so I crush up vegetable ritz and mix that in. They are such a humongous hit at our house and so moist and flavorful that they really require no condiments! Mmmmmmm. Now I'm thinking I know what is for dinner tonight!!
- October 5, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- Lindsay said...
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- October 10, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- V Kirk said...
I do the onion soup mix as well but not always (just depends on my mood). I add a little bit of mustard, ketchup, and bar-b-que sauce(more bar-b-que then the mustard and ketchup)with the onion soup mix and just let me tell you...YUMMY. Sometimes I even add a little Dales. Just don't add too much liquid bc it can give the burgers a weird yucky texture! MMMMm...making me hungry!
- October 15, 2009 at 6:47 AM
- kristy said...
i like to use soy and grill seasoning..also I use ground sirloin instead of ground chuck..smother with sauteed mushrooms and swiss and your set...
- December 3, 2009 at 8:01 PM
- kanishk said...
It is fabulous!! It does take a little time but it is so worth it!
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As we head into a new year and the holidays draw to a close, things are going to get busy again. But don't let cooking slip to the side! We have quick recipes here for weeknight meals, as well as a few desserts and drinks.
Here are some of our favorite quick recipes from the past year at The Kitchn.
Quick Meals!
• Velvety Broccoli and Feta Pasta
• Pork Stir-Fry with Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas
• Anelletti Pasta with Sausage and Greens
• 30-Minute Chicken Posole
• Weeknight Fish for Two
• Chinese Comfort Food: Stir-Fried Egg and Tomato
• Halibut, Spinach, and Tomatoes in Foil Packets
• Pasta with Feta, Broccoli, and Sausage
• Roasted Tomatoes with Shrimp and Feta
• Sesame-Garlic Soba Noodles with Fried Egg
• Tomato and White Bean Panade
• Mark Bittman's Baked Eggs with Tomato (for a Weekend Brunch Crowd)
• Tomato and Boquerones Salad with Garlicky Breadcrumbs
• Tastes Like Summer: The Perfect Tomato Sandwich
Quick Appetizers, Cocktails, and Desserts
• Beets on Crostini with Goat Cheese
• Frothy, Creamy, Refreshing Strawberry Lassis
• Summer Cocktail Recipe: Michelada
• Nearly-Instant Apple Cinnamon Mini-Tarts
• Earl Grey Tea Cookies
• Easy, Foolproof Cobbler (for Any Fruit)
• Roasted Pears with Lemon Stilton, Walnuts and Honey
• Spicy Boozy Mousse
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What can I say, it's been a few weeks since my last post and, as always, I've been busy. School is a time sucker and although I love it, much too often it's getting in the way of my fun. I'm still knitting as much as possible and even have some finished projects to show for it. I love how my metro turned out.
It's knit out of merino and alpaca which is just as snuggly as it looks. The one problem with the cardigan is that I wish it had a tie in the front; I can't stand constantly pulling it together. We'll see if I decide to put some i-cord on it or not. Time will tell.
I also finished my Rowan wool and cotton cardigan. I bought this yarn at a super price because they were all leftover balls of different colors that looked great together and this is the result of my efforts at creating a cardigan.
The colors look so much prettier in person but this is the best I could do for now. I think this would be a great spring sweater. I haven't written up the pattern but if you're interested, let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Of course I can't go a minute without a knitting project so as soon as I read about this KAL I knew I had to join. I'm knitting both hats and it's so exciting to see how they turn out. I hadn't done a mystery knit-along in sooo long that I felt it was time to do one. Here is a picture of the yarn I've decided to use.
Of course Chiquita had to get her nose in the picture and who am I to say no to that.
One of my favorite holidays has come and past; Halloween. This summer I painted ping pong balls to look like real eyeballs and at the beginning of October I tied them on a wreath to hang on the door.
We also dressed up for a fun night of trick-or-treating. It worked and we came home with tons of candy. OH no, my hips!! Those stripes don't help any either. 😉
Of course our beautiful adopted daughter, the neighbor's daughter who lives in the city, came out for the night to celebrate with us.
Thanks to Colleen who wrote to say she wished I would blog more. That made my day and has really made me want to get back to blogging!!!! Thank you!!!
Remember my whisper cardigan with the long sleeves?
I don't like 3/4 sleeves and much prefer long sleeves on a cardigan, I always have. Well, after wearing it twice I noticed how the sleeves just grew and grew with each wear. This drove me nuts so after spending a wonderful afternoon with my knitting girls on the deck in the sun…
and trying on Sooza's whisper cardigan with 3/4 sleeves, I decided I needed to make some major modifications in order to be really happy with my sweater. I then ripped and ripped back until the length was right and knit the cuff one more time. Here she is after the first sleeve was done and then the final product.
Much better!!!!!!
Oh and here are my new slippers knit out of one ball of Lana Grossa Royal tweed.
This pattern made me cry and throw my needles down in frustration, but as soon as I had it, I found it no big deal and actually quite fun. I had to admit, I knit them late at night when my brain wasn't at all at its best, but then again finding a time where my brain fully cooparates with me is very hard thing to do nowadays.
Fabric buckets and two summer sweaters
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments on my last post, I'd almost forgotten about the wonderful bloggers out there, I really did miss you guys. It's good to be back!
I admit it's been hard getting my much-needed knitting in with work, kids and house but now that I have summer break and a bit of freedom with the kids heading to various kids' houses to play, I've actually found some of that golden time to play. Here are some of the fruits of my labors. The first is my brainless knitting that I started a few months ago with sea silk, oh how I looove this stuff! My whisper cardigan.
As soon as I finished her I cast on for my ambrosia from Interweave Knits. I fell in love with the pattern when I saw it and funnily enough, I had 4 skeins of the called for yarn in my stash from a sale I couldn't pass up 2 years ago. Instead of bothering with the hooks and eye closure in the front, I sewed the two sides together and I'm extremely pleased with the result.
It's been a while but a few days ago I was a bit tired of working in the yard so I went straight to my sewing room in the basement to make some fabric buckets. The left one is for me and the right one is for Alida and her many hair things. As you can imagine, she picked out the fabric and, once again, I really like the result.
Since sewing the buckets I've been in the yard working to get this in order and I've made tons of progress. The deck is done and roses, lavendar, blueberries and a butterfly bush have been planted along the edges so now all I have to do is sit and knit.
I've cast on for the Metro from the twist collective using Carpe Diem which is a merino/alpaca mix. It's sooo yummy!
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Shares of Zynga (NADSAQ:ZNGA) soared more than 7% to fresh 52-week highs on Tuesday morning after UBS (NYSE:UBS) upgraded the mobile games maker to "buy" on "renewed growth and margins."
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The brokerage, which raised its outlook from "neutral" and raised its price target on the "Farmville" maker's stock to $6 from $4, said the upgrade is a reflection of its confidence that Zynga's core operations have begun to stabilize under new CEO Don Mattrick.
The analysts also believe the $527 million NaturalMotion buy announced last week will produce a "greater level of scale and innovation" to Zynga's pipeline.
Zynga's shares were up more than 7.35% to an 18-month high of $4.82 in recent trade, though they remain off about 49% from March 2012 all-time highs.
The upbeat outlook comes a week after Zynga said it would slash 15% of its workforce to make room for NaturalMotion, which makes the highly-successful "CSR Racing" and "Clumsy Ninja."
San Francisco-based Zynga halved its quarterly loss to $25.2 million in its most recent period despite a 43% decline in revenue. UBS says this is a sign of further stabilization.
"Despite the decline in daily active users during 2013, conversion of users into payers has remained relatively stable," UBS analysts said. "We believe this bodes well for Zynga as it continues to focus its core operations around its key franchises."


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A child born with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) has difficulty distinguishing one sound from another and understanding speech clearly. Nemours audiologists and other specialists can help kids with ANSD develop strong language and communication skills through the use of medical devices and therapy.
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a broad term that describes any of a variety of problems involving "misfirings" of the auditory (hearing) nerve, or problems affecting the nerve's connection with the cochlea (inner ear). The result of ANSD is the disordered transmission of sound from the inner ear that makes sound disorganized when it reaches the brain.
The causes of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder are unknown, but children who are born prematurely or have a family history of the condition are at higher risk for it. Symptoms can develop at any age, but most kids with ANSD are born with it and diagnosed in the first months of life.
Proper diagnosis and early intervention are important, so if you think that your child has any difficulty hearing, talk with your doctor as soon as possible. Children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder benefit from specialized testing that is often different from what is offered in a newborn hearing screening. As ANSD becomes better understood, it is diagnosed more frequently and now accounts for about 10% to 15% of cases of hearing loss in children.
In some cases, auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder causes only mild hearing difficulties and is only a problem in noisy situations. In the majority of cases, however, it leads to significant hearing loss.
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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) occurs when sound enters the inner ear normally, but the transmission of signals from the inner ear to the brain is impaired. Knowing that ANSD is the cause of your child's hearing loss allows us to approach the problem from the correct perspective.
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As with other types of hearing loss, we believe that a comprehensive team approach to treating auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder is best.
Our unique ANSD program brings together a team of experts including:
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- consultants from various other departments including neurology, ophthalmology, and genetics
Reaching Out to the Community and Beyond
Our auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder team not only manages your child's treatment plan, but is also actively involved in educating the community regarding the diagnosis and management of children with ANSD. Our goal is to use our specialized knowledge about ANSD to create a plan for treatment that we can share with other facilities throughout the country.
During the process of your child's auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder evaluation, members of our team with meet with your family. Our team also meets on a regular basis to review cases.
Audiological testing includes an evaluation of the otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) of the inner ear — measures the function of the outer hair cells, or the "natural amplifiers" of the inner ear — middle ear muscle reflexes (MEMR), and an auditory brainstem response (ABR). The ABR test, performed when your child is either asleep naturally or sedated, measures whether the auditory nerve transmits sound from the inner ear to the brain and how loud sounds have to be for the brain to detect them.
Once the diagnosis of ANSD has been made a full evaluation follows. This evaluation includes a genetics consultation, a speech and language evaluation, imaging studies, and monitoring by our ANSD team.
Testing for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders is appropriate when:
- Parents report their child is having difficulty understanding speech clearly, especially in the presence of background noise.
- Behavioral testing reveals absent middle ear muscle reflexes and decreased speech discrimination testing in quiet and noise.
- Speech and language development is a concern — children with this ANSD can have speech that ranges from mildly distorted to absent.
While there is no known cure for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, hearing aids and assistive listening devices (ALDs) can help kids with ANSD make sense of sounds and develop language skills. Our team approach allows us to collaborate to determine which devices and therapies are right for your child.
A crucial part of making any device effective is ongoing therapy with a speech-language pathologist, who helps children with hearing loss develop speaking and hearing skills.


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Cypress Lending called Gene Vaccaro in 2009 to inspect one of their delinquent accounts. The national company, based in Dallas, knew of Vaccaro's work with distressed properties, and management wanted to know what they'd have on their hands if they foreclosed a property called Warm Mineral Springs.
So, Vaccaro and his wife, Elaine, threw their swimsuits and towels in the car and headed from Naples to North Port.
What they found at the springs shocked them, he says. Employees were smoking behind the counter. Yellow tape encircled the restrooms, which were out of order. The gift shop was empty. The cafe was closed. ("Thank God it was closed," he says.) Small waterways at the entrance were clogged with algae. The fountains did not run. Rusted-out handrails led bathers to the spring-fed sinkhole.
"I'm surprised they didn't get sued every day," Vaccaro says.
Rather than turning around and leaving, the couple agreed they'd make the most of the trip by taking a swim. They stayed for about five hours.
On the ride home, Vaccaro asked his wife for her critique. "It's the most disgusting place I've ever been to," she said. "But, I feel better now than I have in 10 years."
Elaine Vaccaro's reaction carried added weight because she's a kidney transplant recipient who takes 30 pills a day to keep her system in balance.
Vaccaro was impressed. He told Cypress Lending that the water was the real deal, possibly even the Fountain of Youth that Ponce de Leon supposedly sought.
We can all see what's happened afterward. Cypress Lending went full bore on restoring the property, under the guidance of Vaccaro, who has become general manager.
The list of improvements goes on and on, all accomplished with the idea of making things nicer without sacrificing the funky, Old Florida character of the early 1960s.
Mission accomplished. Visitors now encounter clean, well-kept surroundings that enhance the reputation of the springs, as well as North Port, as word keeps getting out.
Along those lines, Vaccaro has really pushed publicity, especially what he calls tank-of-gas marketing in the area from Tampa to Naples. The number of visits has jumped from 40,000 in 2009 to 119,000 in 2012, he reports. Those figures are good for comparative purposes, although they're a bit fuzzy because Vaccaro says he's distributed thousands of free passes.
Bottom line, Cypress Lending deserves credit for helping preserve the state's only warm-water springs, which has historical, archaeological, environmental and health significance.
Of course, Cypress Lending's $500,000 or so investment into sprucing up the springs property was not philanthropy.
The company intended to sell, which it did. In December 2010, North Port and Sarasota County bought Warm Mineral Springs for $5.5 million.
The lenders wanted more, so they negotiated a 30-month management contract through which they got to keep all profits to recoup the difference. The contract ends July 1. Vaccaro says Cypress Lending has made money from the springs. He won't say how much because the company may compete for a long-term contract in which it will share profits with the city and county governments.
If Feb. 6, 2009, when Cypress Lending took over, marked a threshold for the 81-acre springs property, then this is another.
Given its positive four-year track record, Cypress Lending would be a logical partner to continue management of the springs. That doesn't mean it's going to happen.
For now, the city and county seem to be pursuing a short-term contract, no longer than a year, which does raise a few concerns, such as loss of momentum. No one will invest in improvements, or even much marketing, if they face less than a one-year time frame.
Some big expenses loom, so even keeping it simple isn't all that simple.
For example, the buildings need new roofs, and the septic system does not have the capacity to handle big crowds. If we want to share the springs with the world, someone will have to pay to correct those deficiencies, either taxpayers or private investors with, for instance, 30 years to recoup their investment.
On the bright side, these are the extraneous characteristics of the property, the man-made elements that can come and go.
As Vaccaro says, the water is the real deal. More than that, it's the only deal.
Eric Ernst's column runs Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Contact him at email@example.com or (941) 486-3073.
A storied spring's revival
Cypress Lending called Gene Vaccaro in 2009 to inspect one of their delinquent accounts. The national company, based in Dallas, knew of Vaccaro's work with distressed properties, and management wanted to know what they'd have on their hands if they foreclosed a property called Warm Mineral Springs.


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Bobby Parnell will make his fourth start in the experiment to see if he could be a starter next season. He'll go against lefty Cliff Lee, who has won four straight decisions since coming over from Cleveland.
Here's today's line-up:
Angel Pagan, CF
Luis Castillo, 2B
Gary Sheffield, LF
Fernando Tatis, 3B
Daniel Murphy, 1B
Omir Santos, C
Cory Sullivan, RF
Anderson Hernandez, SS
Bobby Parnell (3-5, 4.74 ERA), RP
NOTES; Parnell was ripped against the Braves in his last start, lasting three innings and giving up nine runs on nine hits.


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Twins Return to .500 With 5-4 Win Over Mariners
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins have climbed their way back to .500 after holding on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Friday.
The Twins are now 20-20 overall, good for second place in the American League Central.
Brian Dozier and Josmil Pinto both homered to lead the Twins offense. Kyle Gibson went seven strong innings and only allowed one run off of six hits.
The Twins will face off against Seattle at Target Field again on Saturday at 6:10 p.m.


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Courteney Cox's divorce from David Arquette has been finalized.
The "Cougar Town" star and "Scream" actor finally ended their marriage Wednesday when a L.A. County Superior Court judge entered a final judgment for the divorce, according to TMZ, which ended their 12-year marriage just shy of what would have been their 14-year wedding anniversary.
Arquette, who had been separated from wife since 2010, filed for divorce the same day as Cox in June 2012. The two met on the set of the horror flick "Scream" in 1996 and were married in June 1999.
Both Cox, 48, and Arquette, 41, requested joint legal and physical custody of their 8-year-old daughter Coco.
The pair said they planned to stay friends after the divorce and made good on it. They also said they were committed to raising Coco together. Arquette and the "Friends" alum since shared the screen in the fourth installment of the "Scream" franchise, "Scream 4," in 2011 and have been quite genial about one another in the media.
"He's my best friend in the world. I love him," Cox said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in January, despite their flame going out. "I appreciate David more now than I ever did."
"I mean … it's hard," Cox added. "I don't recommend divorce in general, but he is my best friend and we've both grown and changed, and I think we both appreciate each other more. I hope he does. I do."
"She's incredible," Arquette told People of his ex soon after. "I love her too, and she's an amazing person, a beautiful person."
Talk about an amicable breakup!
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In a prequel to today's home meet, the Leavenworth and Lansing girls' swim teams squared off Saturday at Blue Valley Southwest.
In a prequel to today's home meet, the Leavenworth and Lansing girls' swim teams squared off Saturday at Blue Valley Southwest.
Participating in the 12-team competition, the Lady Pioneers edged the Lady Lions by three points to earn 10th overall. Lansing came in 11th. Coaches from both squads were happy with the performance.
"The team's intense focus at practice this week produced some great results," LV coach Josh Padilla said. "As we get past the midpoint of our season, the girls' work ethic is helping them achieve goals I set for them from the very start."
"We went into this meet with the primary goal of improving times," Lansing coach Mona Hauver said. "We did that with six individual times and two of our relays."
Highlights from the respective rivals went as follows, beginning with Leavenworth:
* 200 free relay foursome of Laura Payne, Marie Claire Peterson, Maggie Campbell and Abbey Defore won sixth
* Nicole Tennant placed ninth in the 100 backstroke
* Linnea Biel, Abi Powell, Savannah Lucas and Tennant earned seventh in 400 free relay
* Tennant, Peterson, Defore and Payne finished ninth in the 200 medley relay
* Abby McWilliams took 12th in the 100 butterfly
"I was so proud when I looked at the board for the results of the 200 freestyle relay," Padilla said. "Our team produced our first possibility of postseason competition for this year...It was a win for the entire team."
Lansing high marks included:
* The squad's 400 free relay quartet placed sixth
* Joleen Rosario captured 10th in the 500 freestyle, improving her time by 34 seconds
* Cynnamon Dill and Carmen Mabee each posted times 1.5 seconds short of state consideration marks
The two rivals will co-host a meet at 3:30 p.m. today inside the Riverfront Community Center.
"Both Leavenworth and Lansing will be honoring their seniors," Hauver said. "It is my hope that we can get a great crowd out to cheer on these teams."


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Mary Jane Strickland is a lady with cerebral palsy. She hasn't been out of a wheelchair since she was a little girl. She has lived the past 20-some years at the Brian Center nursing home in Laurel Park. She can't hold a pencil, wash a glass, make a bed or fry an egg, but she can type.
Mary Jane Strickland is a lady with cerebral palsy. She hasn't been out of a wheelchair since she was a little girl. She has lived the past 20-some years at the Brian Center nursing home in Laurel Park. She can't hold a pencil, wash a glass, make a bed or fry an egg, but she can type.
When she was a teenager, her adoptive dad took the harness out of a construction hard hat, welded a metal rod to the front band and attached a pencil eraser to the end. He then bought her an electric typewriter. That was the start of her writing career, which consisted of daily letters to all her extended family members and friends, culminating with her book of reminisces of what it was like growing up on a Carolina tobacco farm in the '40s and early '50s.
My favorite story is the wagon and the goat that pulled her around in it, and the young uncle who decided the goat should give him a ride, also. The goat didn't like the uncle much to start with, so after some fits and starts, the goat launched itself and the wagon with the uncle crammed inside it at a just-below-speed-of-sound velocity underneath the porch of the house. Houses in that area back then were usually set above the ground on brick pillars, maybe a couple inches above goat horn height but about 6 inches too low for young uncles. Said young uncle woke up in time for breakfast the next morning.
The book is for sale at the Blue Ridge Humane Society's thrift shop, and all proceeds go to the care of the critters. Even if you don't like dogs and cats, you'll like the book, so go and buy a copy. I recommend it.
Now, about the hordes of bicyclists on the roads this year. An all-too-frequent experience in our end of the county is whizzing around a corner while in a hurry to catch up on the day, and there, puffing up the next hill at a blazing 1� miles an hour is a crowd of bicyclers with those funny hats and padded drawers. Darn, not again!
There is only one of two things to do in this situation. First, either take it easy and share the road until the way is clear or ... floor the pedal and send them flying into the ditch, buried under their mangled titanium Italian racing parts and REI water bottles.
I happen to know one or two people who do road cycling. They are pretty decent folks who are really committed to this sport, which is an excellent way to stay in shape and a lot of fun to boot.
Because I know them, I tend to pick the former option whenever this scenario occurs. But I have a near kin who spends most of his driving trying to get somewhere before closing time, get back to the job before the crew runs out of things to do, or get the right parts to the garage so the broke piece of really expensive equipment will be fixed by the next morning. And when he comes around dead man's curve with his off-side wheels smoking while he's running 15 minutes late, and there's yet another gaggle of dedicated road bikers huffing up the hill to the high bridge, the second option gets a lot of consideration.
I suggest that maybe the weekends would be a better time to use our steeper two-lane county roads. Stay to the bike lanes during the week. I'm not demanding any new laws or construction, just a common-sense suggestion here. No blood on the pavement needed.
Now, about that downtown fountain.
I feel for the lady who made the thing. I've been there. You spend hours and money, and whether the thing turned out looking the way you wanted or not, you still have to sell it. People who spend their lives in an office just don't seem to understand that the prototype is it. You either sell it or go bust.
The price tag looks huge to the customer, but the margin left after materials, labor, insurance and permits take their bites out leaves mighty slim pickings more often than not, and there you are with a fountain spewing water and letters that keep popping up in the paper full of complaints before the final check has cleared the bank.
If I were the lady who made it, I reckon I'd say, "You go try to make a giant fountain that looks like a mountain and see if you can keep it from looking like a tooth. it ain't as easy as you think it is."
Look at it this way: No matter whether you love it or hate it, it has to be said that no other town in the world has anything that looks quite like it.


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AUSTIN — Julia Shomenta, a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas, wants to help fellow students register to vote, but it's not easy.
To do that, she must be deputized twice, attend redundant training and spend hours delivering the registration slips in person to the right officials, thanks to new state laws.
"Adding extra hurdles right before an election — I don't know why they'd do it. I wouldn't say that it's intended to disenfranchise voters, but it can have that effect," Shomenta said.
Meanwhile, Austin lawyer James Boyle received a "Dear Voter" letter at his home. In essence, election officials attempting to clean the voter rolls asked him if he was dead.
"It is a little shocking," he said. But even more disturbing, Boyle said, was that if he'd missed the letter, he would have found himself at the polls on Nov. 6 unable to vote.
The new laws enacted last year to govern registration and voter rolls and require photo ID have spawned numerous lawsuits. But they've also vaulted Texas to the forefront of a Republican-led wave of election changes. Few, if any states, have been as aggressive on as many fronts — changing how people register, how they vote and how they stay on the rolls — as Texas was in passing these laws last year.
State Republicans have touted the laws as a reasonable package of safeguards to assure integrity in the voting booth. Democrats and advocates for the poor see it another way: voter suppression — a calculated gambit to make it harder for certain Democratic constituencies to vote.
Bigger in Texas
"Texas is not the only state that has all of these, but it is notable because of its size," said Myrna Perez of New York University law school's Brennan Center for Justice.
Virtually all such election proposals have been advanced by Republican-dominated legislatures, she said.
A federal court struck down Texas' voter ID bill, which mandated that certain kinds of official photo IDs be shown to cast a ballot, saying it contained "strict, unforgiving burdens" that would disproportionately affect minorities.
The state is appealing the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Perez pointed out that in its law, Texas allowed a concealed weapons permit to be an acceptable photo ID but not a university student ID. Such changes, along with the clampdown on voter registration drives that often target low-income neighborhoods, raise eyebrows.
"The concern is that politicians are manipulating the rules so that they can cherry-pick their electorate," Perez said.
Texas Republican Party chairman Steve Munisteri said Texas is trying to enforce the rules, not manipulate them. The only voters the GOP wants to suppress, he said, are those who are ineligible.
"Whether they're under 18, don't live where they say they do, if they're not a citizen, or they're dead, they should not vote. We are absolutely trying to suppress illegal votes," Munisteri said. "We are 100 percent in favor of voter suppression for dead people."
Munisteri said ballot abuse is not a myth. In 1976, when he was first volunteering in politics, Ron Paul lost his first congressional election by fewer than 300 votes, and Munisteri said he found one ballot after another cast from addresses that were empty lots and abandoned houses.
"It was shocking," he said.
Numbers dispute
Attorney General Greg Abbott has claimed in numerous speeches that a check of voter rolls showed that 239 ballots were cast under the names of dead people in Texas elections.
A Politifact check found that claim to be "mostly false," but it did show that at least four people known to be dead were listed as having voted in the state's primaries in May.
Munisteri said that these examples show that fraud does exist and Texans should be united in countering it.
"The worst that can happen is that someone who is thought dead says, 'I'm alive.' And then that gets taken care of and they're allowed to vote. To me, that's a far better circumstance than someone who is dead is allowed to vote," he said.
On the voter ID law, he said he understands the court's reasoning, but he faults the judges for not allowing some easy remedies, such as allowing more types of ID to be used.
And on voter registration, it takes someone only a few minutes to fill out a card and mail it in. "I don't see there being a lot of hurdles," he said.
But for Shomenta, the UT-Dallas student, the new rules are difficult.
The law prohibits out-of-state volunteers. Only residents can sign others up. Also, registration volunteers must take a training course from the county elections office where they will be deputized. The law also prohibits mailing in registration cards; the deputies must bring them in person to the election office within five days of being filled out.
UTD is on the border of Dallas and Collin counties. Shomenta has become deputized in Dallas but must take the same course in Collin County so that she can sign up students who live in dorms north of the county line.
The Dallas registration cards must be driven downtown. The Collin County cards go to McKinney. And there's a deadline for getting them in.
The time required and the double training are difficult with a full school schedule, Shomenta said.
Such rules are the most burdensome in the nation, said Sarah Massey of the nonpartisan Project Vote, which helps train and support volunteers to work for greater participation in elections.
She said the new Texas law presents high hurdles, especially considering that the state historically has the eighth-lowest voter turnout.
"We'd like to see more early voting, universal registration, the type of reforms that make voting more attractive, fair and equal. And the state's doing exactly the opposite, unfortunately," Massey said.
Munisteri pointed out that in competitive races, such as the 2008 primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Texans have turned out to vote in high numbers.
GOP sweeps
It's not the rules keeping voter turnout low, he said, but more likely that the electorate recognizing GOP sweeps in statewide elections are a foregone conclusion.
He questioned why concerns are raised about Republicans trying to change the system but not about entrenched Democratic support of a flawed system that doesn't protect voters.
"I have yet to see a Democrat stand up anywhere and say it's important that people who are not legal to vote do not vote," he said.
He said he has concluded that Democrats "think they benefit from the dead people voting and the illegal people voting. It's a political calculation."
Jacob Limon of the Texas Democratic Party said his party is fighting to protect thousands of eligible people from being turned away at the polls.
"And we're having success in the courts because they have found the laws to be discriminatory actions," Limon said.


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Developers have been given the go-ahead to transform the site of a Whaley Bridge taxi office into a restaurant and cafe bar.
Councillors approved the application for 39 Buxton Road at a meeting in Chapel-en-le-Frith last week.
Simon Plowman, acting as agent for applicant Brett Galley, told members the venture would create 14 jobs.
Under the proposal, the small timber building which operates as the taxi office, will be demolished.
It will be replaced with a larger two-storey building, containing a wine bar restaurant on the ground floor and first floor, and a self-contained flat within the roofspace.
Whaley Bridge councillor David Lomax expressed concern about the absence of parking provision in the plans, adding that parking in the town centre was already "inadequate" and would struggle to support a new restaurant, which could pose traffic issues.
But Cllr John Faulkner pointed out that the plan was not for a takeaway and that the authority had an obligation to encourage investment and employment growth.
He said: "If people park where they shouldn't park, that's covered by highway laws. I just feel we put unnecessary burdens on businesses."
Council officers recommended the plans for approval on the grounds that the development would support the town's economy.
Ten of the 11 councillors present voted in favour of granting permission, on the grounds there would be no takeaways from the site.


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Featured Ingredient: Avocado
It was not too long ago during the "fat is worse than the bubonic plague" era that the creamy avocado was left to rot on store shelves. Thankfully, we have all come to our senses and avocado is once again considered what it should be: an exceptionally healthy food.
Yes, avocado contains a bunch of fat, but almost all of this comes from monounsaturated fat. A raft of studies has demonstrated that this particular guise of fat protects the ticker by helping improve cholesterol numbers. Add on top of this a smorgasbord of nutrients including folate, vitamin E, potassium, magnesium, vitamin K and vitamin C, and you have a bon afide superfood. Oh, and each half avocado supplies a whopping 7 grams of dietary fiber.
This was my first attempt at baking with avocado and I am pleased with the results. When you incorporate pureed avocado into baked goods you don't need to use any eggs. So these chocolaty muffins could easily be vegan by using non-dairy milk such as hemp or soy instead of cow's milk. I've discussed the benefits of kamut flour previously as a great alternative to standard wheat flour, but if you can't locate it whole wheat pastry flour will do. Or try half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat flour. There is a fine line between these being moist and dry, so start testing them after about 20 minutes of baking time.
There are a lot of ways you can adjust the spices, nuts and sweeteners in this recipe to your liking, which is the beauty of so many muffin recipes.
Double Chocolate Avocado Muffins
1 1/2 cups kamut flour or whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 medium-sized ripe avocado, pitted and peeled
2/3 cup pure maple syrup, preferably dark grade
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted or other oil of choice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks
1/3 cup walnut pieces.
Preheat the oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a food processor or high powered blender such as the Vita-mix, puree the avocado, maple syrup, milk, oil, and vanilla extract together until smooth. Add the avocado mixture to the dry ingredients; mix until all the flour is combined. If the mixture is too dry, stir in additional milk. Fold in chocolate chunks and walnuts.
Divide the batter between 12 medium-sized muffin cups, and bake for about 22 minutes, or until a tester comes out with just a few crumbs. Let cool before unmolding.


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There's so much bullshit, myth, and just plain wrong information surrounding Absinthe, that it is hard to know where to start.
If you're interested in Absinthe at all, I first must recommend stopping by the Wormwood Society or La Fee Verte Absinthe House for much more information than I can possibly include here.
First off, Absinthe is part of a very old tradition of flavored, fermented beverages. Basically, we're talking about things like beer and vermouth here. Both hops and wormwood help to preserve the fermented beverages they are added to, giving them a longer shelf life. But, after a while of drinking them, humankind started to have a taste for hops and other bitter flavors.
And by the way, by OLD, I mean, VERY OLD. Before the Roman Empire, very old.
After distillation was invented, originally for use in the perfume and cosmetic industry in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, folks discovered that they could use it to concentrate the essence of alcoholic beverages, giving them an even longer shelf life. Thus, things like Whisk(e)y (distilled beer) and Brandy (distilled wine) started to show up.
What is Absinthe?
Like Gin, Absinthe is a spirit that is distilled with additional flavorings.
For both, one takes some distilled high proof neutral spirits (basically unaged whisk(e)y or brandy), macerates some herbs and/or spices in them, and then re-distills.
In the case of Absinthe, the primary flavoring herbs are: Grand Wormwood (Artemesia absinthum), Florence Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum), and Green Anise (Pimpinella anisum).
If you were to go to your local natural food store, buy these herbs, infuse some high proof vodka with them, and then distill it again, you would have a very basic Absinthe.
Note the very important "distillation" step after infusion. You cannot make Absinthe simply by soaking herbs in Vodka or everclear. Many of the flavors of Grand Wormwood are very unpleasant. Distillation leaves most of these flavors behind, and captures the fragrance of the plant, instead of the taste.
For the same reason, you cannot make Absinthe by adding wormwood extract to Absente or other liquors and liqueurs that purport to taste like Absinthe. Wormwood extract is made by maceration of wormwood in high proof alcohol. Simply adding the extract to any drink will simply make it taste vile. And by vile, I mean vomitrociously vile.
So now that we have those few things cleared up, what is a citizen of the US to do, if they want to sample Absinthe?
Your first choice is purchasing one of any number of the Absinthe-a-likes on the market. Pernod, Herbsaint, Ricard, Absente, La Muse Verte Pastis, etc. The big problem with most of these liquors, is that, well, they are really liqueurs. To a greater or lesser extent almost all of them are sweetened. Also, compared to real Absinthe, most have a simplistic Anise heavy flavor profile. I've tried a bunch of them, and really the only one I can wholeheartedly recommend is Henri Bardouin Pastis.
Your second choice is to spring for having real Absinthe shipped from England or elsewhere in Europe. Unfortunately, this is a rather costly option. Decent Absinthes, like those made by T.A. Breaux for Jade in France, will run you well over $100 US a bottle plus shipping.
Fortunately, a new company called Viridian has decided to enter the US spirits market. They contracted Mr. Breaux and asked him to make an authentic Absinthe that they would be able sell in the US. Early reviews are quite positive, and if we're lucky, we should see Lucid Absinthe on the shelves some time this year. It's not going to be cheap; but, it will be much cheaper than buying Jade Absinthes from England.
OK, so you've got your Absinthe, or Absinthe-a-like. What should you do with it?
The most traditional way to serve Absinthe is as follows:
Absinthe Drip Cocktail
1 Liqueur Glass Absinthe
Dissolve 1 lump of sugar, (leave this out if you are using a sweetened Absinthe-a-like,) using the French drip spoon, and fill glass with cold water.
A couple questions come up right away. First off, how much is a liqueur glass?
Traditional Absinthe is bottled at around 140 Proof, (or 72 Percent Alcohol,) so you're going to want to start with a little less than a shot. An ounce or an ounce and a quarter of Absinthe should be plenty. At least to start out with.
Second what is this "French drip spoon" they speak of? The French Drip spoon is a perforated spoon. I use a tea strainer, not having yet invested in the more advanced paraphernalia of Absinthe.
So what do you actually do?
Have some ice water ready in a pitcher which you can easily drip water slowly from. Some people use water bottles with those nipple things on them. Other just poke small holes in the bottoms of clean yoghurt containers.
Pour an ounce of Absinthe in a double old-fashioned glass or small water glass. Put your tea strainer or Absinthe spoon on top of your glass. Put a sugar cube in your tea strainer.
Slowly drip water onto your sugar cube, allowing the water to drip over, and down into the Absinthe.
At some time while you are dripping, you will start to see the Absinthe cloud. What is happening is, as the alcohol percentage of the solution drops, less oils are able to stay dissolved and they precipitate out forming what is called a "louche".
When your Absinthe appears milky, give it a taste. Too strong? Add a few more drops of water.
The traditional dilution is 5 parts water to 1 part Absinthe. If you're using an Absinthe-a-like, which are usually bottled at 80-90 proof instead of Absinthe's 140, you may not want to use that much water.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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