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Szechuan Peppercorn Chicken
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Like that.
Again for a DSLR point and shoot user, every picture is a gamble. I do not know what is what on the camera, I just focus and press to shoot. The outcome varies all the time. Don't think that my pics look that good right after shooting. I can't live without make up, so can't my pictures live without editing. It's the part that makes everything look prettier. And people who look at the final product happier. You won't want to see me being unhappy with ugly pics. Hahaha! I'll throw the camera and stomp on it til it turns to ashes. Well, that's exagerated. If I can stomp a camera to ashes, I am a superheated monster of which I am totally not. I'm a demure mother and wife *sniggering*
*Cools down*
Okok, now I still have a lot of Szechuan Peppercorn left and whenever I come into contact with recipes that utilizes them, I get all excited. Somehow we didn't get the numbing effect after consuming this, or maybe we didn't bite into the peppercorns. We spit it out whenever one gets into our mouth. But it sure does taste good.
Szechuan Peppercorn Chicken
Recipe adapted from : My Kitchen Snippets
5 boneless whole chicken legs
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine (Shao Xing)
2 Tbsp light soy sauce
Good dash of white pepper powder
15 pcs dried chillies, cut into 3 pieces and seeds removed
10 slices of ginger (from knob of ginger larger than a big toe)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
2 tsp szechuan peppercorn
2 fresh chillies, sliced thickly
2 sprigs of spring onion, cut into 2 inch lengths
Gravy mixture
1 Tbsp dark soy sauce (Lee Kum Kee)
1.5 tsp sugar or more
¾ tsp cornstarch
½ cup water
Few drops of sesame oil
1. Cut boneless chicken meat into preferred sizes. Marinate with salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce and pepper for at least 1 hour
2. Combine gravy mixture and set aside
3. In a hot wok, put in ½ cup of cooking oil. Let oil heat up, make sure your spatula is heated and coated with oil too.
4. Put in chicken and spread it around. Do not toss it.
5. Let it cook for a while then only flip the chicken. Cook until there are no more juices and chicken seems to be releasing oil. Drain and dish up.
6. Discard some of the oil if it's too much. On high heat, sauté smashed garlic and ginger. When it's fragrant, put in Szechuan peppercorn, dried chilli and half the fresh chilli. Cook until it is very fragrant.
7. Put cooked chicken back into wok and toss. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes and put in gravy mixture.
8. Cook until gravy is reduced to preferred consistency. Taste and give it a quick adjustment.
9. Dish up and serve. Read more...
Elvis Presley's Favourite Pound Cake
Friday, January 28, 2011
One of my earliest bookmarked cakes from the internet. It's been more than 3 years!
After seeing Honey Bee Sweets making her version of this cake, I knew I shouldn't wait any longer if I ever have some whipping cream, and I did, after making Mike's chocolate engima cake. I forced myself to bake this cake, and I had no regrets doing it.
I was surprised by how this cake rose and then cracked. Usually cakes that I did without leavening will have a nice flat surface. But not this one. It rose at least by 33% when it was baking and lowered to maybe just 20% more of it's prebaked height when it has cooled.
Another thing is that, when I see cakes baked in cold ovens, usually it's dense and flatter too…but haha, why is mine domed and comes with a canyon? I have no idea.
Elvis Presley's Favourite Pound Cake
Recipe source : Epicurious
225gm butter
350gm sugar (reduced from original recipe of 600gm or 3 cups)
½ tsp salt (my butter is salted, so I reduced the salt but did not eliminate this as I usually will due to the high sugar content of the cake)
7 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
250ml /1 cup whipping cream (do not use non dairy)
350gm cake flour
1. Put oven rack in middle position, but do not preheat oven.
2. Generously butter pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess flour.
3. Sift together sifted flour and salt into a bowl. Repeat sifting into another bowl (flour will have been sifted 3 times total).
4. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes in a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or 6 to 8 minutes with a handheld mixer.
5. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour, then all of cream, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down side of bowl, then beat at medium-high speed 5 minutes(I just beat for 2 mins). Batter will become creamier and satiny.
6. Spoon batter into pan and rap pan against work surface once or twice to eliminate air bubbles. Place pan in (cold) oven and turn oven temperature to 350°F/175C (I used 160Cfor 40 mins and 150C for the last 20mins)
7. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out with a few crumbs adhering, 1 to 1 1/4 hours (mine was nicely done at 1 hour). Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes. Run a thin knife around inner and outer edges of cake, then invert rack over pan and invert cake onto rack to cool completely
Butter cake experts out there, can let me know why my cake has wet lines? I read somewhere that it was due to the butter and sugar not well mixed with the batter, but I scraped the bowl after each egg, and after each addition of flour. Please let me know why…..
It always happens when I make cakes with 5 eggs and above with 1 block of butter. I'm suspecting my eggs are too large.
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Steamed Eggplant with Garlic Vinaigrette 蒜泥茄子
Thursday, January 27, 2011
I've eaten this before at a local lunch spot, serving mixed rice (chap fan or 经济饭), and this is one of my fav dishes from them. And when I saw the recipe here in MeishiChina , gosh, I knew I just got to try this.
There is a difference though with both recipes. The one I had was lightly deep fried to cook it through, but this is steamed, but the garlic thingy is the same. But I made my own modifications to it.
Even my "sour food hater" hubby found this to be nice and appetizing, maybe due to his love for garlic, hahahaha.
Loosely adapted from: Meishi China
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 Tbsp lime juice (original recipe was vinegar)
1 Tbsp sugar (use ¾ first, if not sweet enough then put in the other ¼)
½ tsp salt
Some lime zest
2 bird's eye chillies, thinly sliced (I used one red and one green)
1. Peel and cut eggplant into strips (bear in mind they shrink about 40% when cooked mixed with the vinaigrette)
2. Steam on high heat for 5 minutes, until cooked and tender, but not mushy. Leave t cool, if you like to eat it cold, you may chill it. Pour away juices if there is.
3. Grate garlic into a heatproof bowl (just don't use plastic).
4. Heat oil until smoking and pour onto garlic. Stir.
5. Put in lime juice, salt, sugar, lime zest and half of the chillies into the garlic mixture.
6. Stir until salt and sugar dissolves. Taste, adjust accordingly. It has to be lightly sour, but well balanced with the sugar, slightly oversalted.
7. Pour vinaigrette over cooled eggplants and toss.
8. Put tossed eggplants onto serving plate and top with balance of sliced chillies for garnish.
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Pumpkin Velvety Butter Cake
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Another pumpkin bake. Haha, it's fun to do things in a row.
I loved the texture of pumpkin in cakes, like my soft pumpkin cake. It made the cake taste so smooth. So this time, I tried to make a pumpkin butter cake, and the best reason is that I'm going to meet some bloggers. Good opportunity to get help finish the cake, Muahahahahaha!!!! I'm not going to list them here, as you might have seen this pic elsewhere yonks ago, hahaha. It's boring to read it over and over again, so I'm not going to bore you with this
I had no recipe for this, so as usual, I just dumped things in. Dump, nice word. I like it.
Pumpkin Velvety Butter Cake
Recipe source: Wendyywy
200gm sugar
200gm butter
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla
5 large eggs
300gm cake flour sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder
200gm soft steamed pumpkin flesh (no need to puree )
Handful of pumpkin seeds
1. Preheat oven to 160/180C. Line a 8 inch square pan
2. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add in half of sifted flour, on low speed then beat until well combined.
5. Put in pumpkin and beat until all mushed up.
6. Put in remaining flour and beat until just combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until done when tested with a skewer.
The pumpkin gave the cake a velvety feel. Very fine and the texture is fabulous.
Glad my experiment worked out fine. LOL. Yeah, those bloggers were my guinea pigs, but I guess they were happy guinea pigs, right gals???
Steamed Pumpkin Muffins
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
I've heard of people eating toothpaste, eating shoe polish or some find clay to be tasty. Disgusting, right? But I've only heard about such incidences where those people actually consume a limited diet, and they might be malnourished in some way and the body makes then comsume something that in nature contains the nutrient that the mother so needed. I've never heard of funny stories from people who lived in town, or consumes a veriety of food and never impoverished.
In one of the schools I worked in before, the school cleaner once chatted with me, about how she survived all her pregnancies craving for toothpaste, consuming only cream crackers with chilli paste and drinking only tap water for 9 months!! The rest are all, yucks to her. And she was the one who told me stories about people who eat funny stuff, and those people are relatives of hers. Hard to believe? But I guess it could be true. Just that we are too privileged to be in contact with people who are never deprived of proper food.
Actually that time, my hormones were all crazy and I was having bad constipation. Constipation during pregnancy is due to the increment of progesterone. It's the way that my body reacted and helped me to overcome the problem that I was facing by rejected all foods except fruits. Taking in whatever that is needed to help the mother. When the constipation stopped at week 14, my appetite came back, in a snap! Even now, I totally believe in listening to my body. Eat when it tells u to, and don't eat when it doesn't tell u to. So, if I crave, there's no excuse for not eating. That's one pretty good excuse. Hahahaha!
This time, the pregnancy affected not my appetite, but my kitchen mojo. It hit me so bad that I don't want to wash my cup. I didn't want to touch the sink, didn't want to cook anything at all. I didn't bake anything out of fun, but only out of neccesity. I was craving for something with coconut milk, so I made and oil-less pandan chiffon. It was Mike's birthday and I made him Chocolate Enigma Cake. With the extra cream from the cake, I baked another cake (I'll post that within this week) And I did a sponsored post with a health product that I've promised way before my pregnancy. I didn't cook a proper meal for almost 4 months!! We were eating out daily. Now that I'm at week 22, I'm pretty much the old me now. Not all there, but almost. Still not cooking 3 dishes 1 soup, but one plate meals mostly, like noodles, pasta, fried rice, and congee mostly. Won't call them one pot meals as cooking rice uses one pot and frying uses another wok. LOL.
Funny right? Hard to believe? I was still posting daily, right? hahaha! What you are seeing were usually posts so stale that they were made months ago. Haha! I still have lots of back logs to last me til I move in March.
So now, if you think that this bun in me is a sausage roll, which explained the different pregnancy experience, nah!!! Even Lydia and Lyanne weren't the same. Being pregs with Lyanne was a breeze. I loved food, especially white plain rice during the first 3 months, whereas I hated rice when I had Lydia. Both were burgers, and yet, different. Even now, both girls are very different. One is lingustic, the other technical and artistic. Haha.
Enough pregs talk, let's food talk.
This is the first thing I made, right after I got back my mojo at week 16. And I attempted this recipe twice.
First attempt flopped bad time. Simply because I read in one of the comments that aunty Yochana said the baking powder has to be double action baking powder, whereas the recipe itself called for only baking powder. My first attempt used DABP and weirdly the muffin was super dense and tasted sourish. I've encountered this when I simply substituted regular baking powder with DABP and my baking results were always less than acceptable.
So, with some pumpkin left, immediately I did my 2nd attempt with just regular baking powder. The results were wonderful, all smiling happily and they were all soft and fluffy. I'm now wondering how the taste will be with coconut milk… maybe next time.
Dried Agar-Agar Candy II
Monday, January 24, 2011
I made this candy this year again.
But I improvised on the recipe.
The first batch that I did, I used 25gm agar strips with 1L water, and the second time around I used 25gm agar strips with only750ml water. The result was........ one less day of sunning. Great news, isn't it?
With 10 days left to CNY, and with this current super sunny weather, you can make it in time. Usually my wet bathroom takes half a day to dry, but these 2 weeks, it dried up after 2 hours of usage.
Dried Agar-Agar Candy II
Fills 3-4 jars of those medium sized red cap cookie containers
100gm agar-agar strips
3L water (12 cups)
800gm rock sugar
600gm sugar
2 tsp of rose flavouring+few drop of pink colouring
2 tsp lemon flavour+few drops of yellow colouring
2 tsp strawberry flavouring+few drops of red colouring
2 tsp pandan emulco
Do not think of reducing the sugar. It is needed for the candy structure to form. And I've never heard of a candy that is not sweet. And this is the mildest in terms of sweetness for dried agar candy that I've ever eaten. It is not meant for you to chow down, but savour slowly piece by piece.
If you just want to try try, cut the recipe by 75%--- 25gm agar, 200gm rock sugar, 150gm sugar and 750ml water.
1. Put water and agar strips into a heavy based pot.
2. Bring to a boil and cover with lid. With low heat, boil until all agar strips have dissolved.
3. Meanwhile prepare 4 baking pans/or any heat proof container. Put flavourings and colour into each pan/container.
4. Put in rock sugar and sugar, cook until everything dissolves. It feels thick, almost like cooked can soup.
5. Divide agar mixture evenly between the four pans.
6. Cut with serrated knife when it has solidified.
7. Arrange cut pieces, serrated side down on a large tray lined with non stick baking paper.
8. Sun dry until a whitish crunchy crust appears. Turn jelly pieces every other day for proper exposure to the sun. Bring into your air-cond room at night for further drying at night.
* Bugs love the lemon flavoured one, just don't know why.
The rose flavoured one lost its colour, dunno why. I used Wilton's pink colouring.
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Coconut Currant Butter Cookies
Saturday, January 22, 2011
I love Danish cookies. Do you?
Which is your favourite? The pretzel shaped one? The rectangular? The ribbon like 'C' or the plain round cookie?
Mine is the one with coconut and currants. The coconut is pretty light, but I knew it was there. It's in the list of ingredients, but you won't taste it in other shapes.
So, today I tried to make something similar, hahaha. I melted the butter (so that the cookie will fall flat and spread), and I whacked the eggs to create aeration since the butter is melted (Don't want to use too much baking powder). Weird method, right? But I think I'll skip the cornstarch next time, as it tasted too fine or I'll just use all purpose flour.
If you prefer your cookie to have better stature, rather than falling flat, just use creaming method, Do not melt the butter and whack the eggs.
Coconut currant cookies
Recipe Source: Wendyywy
125gm butter
125m cake flour
25gm corn starch
25gm dessicated coconut
40gm icing sugar
½ tsp baking powder
40gm currants
1 egg
60gm sugar
Fall flat method (LOL : )
1. Preheat oven to 160(fan)/180C
2. Melt butter and let it cool down.
3. Mix cake flour, corn starch, coconut, icing sugar, and baking powder together. Then mix in currants.
4. Beat egg with sugar on high speed for 5 minutes.
5. Mix flour mixture with melted butter.
6. Pour in 1/3 of beaten egg into (5) and combine well.
7. Pour in another 1/3 and combine and lastly repeat with balance of eggs.
8. With 2 small spoon, take 1 tsp of the dough and form balls and put onto baking tray.
9. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden.
10. Cool on wire rack and keep air tight.
The Best Melt in the Mouth Pineapple Tarts (enclosed version)
Friday, January 21, 2011
This is not a recipe for someone who is weight conscious. Fattening cookie ahead!! Warning!!! Do not proceed if you are on a diet.
I haven't been baking pineapple tarts for 5 years. This year I came out from pineapple tart hibernation. It's not because I was sick of it, but I don't like making the same cookies each year. Last year, I didn't make any cookies at all, besides frying arrowhead chips. And this year I didn't fry any, and won't be planning to fry any. There're lots of other things to eat besides cookies and how much can one's stomach take in. Kekekeke. I'd save the space for good stuff, like prawns, abalone, bla bla bla bla bla......
I've seen this recipe many many years ago, during my early years of blogging. I saw it on many blogs then, but not now. Never seen it since 2006. Many of those blogs who tried this recipe are no longer active. And those who tried this recipe all found it lip smacking delicious, one even wanted to spank the recipe source, Josh. Hahaha. I've been KIVing this recipe for so so long, and I finally tried it out this year.
When I looked at the recipe, gosh: Butter, Cream Cheese, Whipping cream, egg yolks. How can this recipe not be soft and melty? And I read through the forum where this recipe was posted. I anticipated a soft sticky dough that will be hard to manage. I've never made enclosed versions before, so this is my maiden attempt.
When I mixed the dough, it was indeed very very soft. Looks like a cake batter, but a thicker one. So I quickly turned on all the airconds in my living room. With a lower room temperature, the dough will be easier to shape. That was my assumption.
See, it's like cake batter, but it's not sticky. Tested before the air-cond was on.
After I prepared the dough, I let the dough sit. It helps to make it more manageable rather than shaping it straightaway. During this time, I rolled my homemade pineapple jam. They are rolled into tiny balls, as big as a 10 sen, about 1cm diameter only. The amount of jam I made was slightly more for this amount of dough. The extra can be used for spreading on bread or other bakes. Keep them chilled while you prepare the dough balls. Cold jam helps with the wrapping process. They are more "solid" when cold.
Then I made balls of dough, double the size of the jam.
And I wrapped them up. Quite slow in the beginning, but picked up pace as I got the hang of it.
See my wrapped up tarts? Roll them round and nice.
After that I preheated the oven at 160(fan)/180C and made marks on my cookies. Brushed with egg yolk and baked them for 20 minutes. The recipe says 15 minutes, but I find they look nicer with 20 minutes. If I baked them at 180C in my convection oven, it takes 15 mins, yeah, but the colour is not that even, top is browner. So, I prefer to go lower and longer for a nicer finish.
Notes to take note:
3. You can push the dough to wrap around the jam, no need to roll it big and huge before you wrap. It's soft enough to be pushed around the jam. More trapped air means high chances of cracked tarts.
3 egg yolks
400gm cake flour
30gm corn starch
One more yolk for glazing
Homemade pineapple jam from 2 large Morris pineapples
1. Cream butter, sugar and cream cheese together.
2. When it comes together, pour in cream and whip on medium speed (I used speed 2 on my hand mixer) for 10 minutes. Scrape the sides from time to time. It may look lumpy, don't worry, later it'll turn all creamy.
3. Beat in egg yolks for 1 minute.
4. Sift both flours and pour half of it into buttery mixture. Mix on low speed until it comes together and pour in the remaining flour and beat until it comes together. Do not over mix.
5. Let dough sit for 10 minutes minimum before you start wrapping your jam with it. Method, please scroll up :p
Gosh, this got to be the best enclosed tart ever. This is my maiden attempt in making enclosed tarts, but I've eaten lots of enclosed tarts and handled lots of different doughs before. Compared to cornstarch laden enclosed tarts, this is a clear winner. It's not very fragile. It doesn't crumble in your hands that easily compared to cornstarch or custard powder ones, but the way it melts in your mouth and not in your hands is truly delicious. I've eaten tarts fresh from the oven, and usually they are slightly crispy, and one needs to wait one or 2 days for it to turn soft and crumbly. Not this one. It's melty the moment it's out from the oven, melty but not fragile. I could just easily arrange them in the containers. It's due to the liquid cream added, the "fat" emulsion helped the dough to be more sturdy but yet remain soft and flaky. Better in terms of handling (very slightly elastic when raw, this helps with the wrapping and sturdy when baked) compared to recipes that uses loads and loads of butter. And the cream cheese added a beautiful dimension to the taste and texture. Lyanne even shook one container but they stayed complete, not broken nor shattered. Just bits of crumbs stuck to the side of the container, but remained whole and no one will notice if you clean the container later. My mom after tasting one piece demanded that I make more of this. Hahahaha. That is a command from Mommy dearest, my biggest fan.
This will the recipe that I will stick to the rest of my life, if I'm making enclosed tarts. There's no need to search for another when I've already found the best.
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May I suggest that you read through all the comments as I might have answered the same questions before.
1. How long will the cookie last: I kept it few weeks before.
2. How come the base is flattened or distorted : Jam too moist
3. Dairy whipping cream can be found at the same aisle with fresh milk and cheese and it's not the spray type. Fat content 35%. Non dairy cream is not recommended
4. Sometimes our weighing equipment could be a bit off, or the weather is too humid and the dough turns a little stickier than seen in the picture. You can add a bit extra flour, but it should not exceed 2 Tbsp. Just add until you can touch it with a clean finger and comes off clean.
More questions can be asked here on my FB. Thank you :)
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Homemade Pineapple Jam
Thursday, January 20, 2011
When I was a teen, right after my SPM (which is something like middle school examination, or O'levels), I made and sold pineapple tarts to earn some pocket money instead of slaving away at local supermarkets.
That time, I didn't even think of selling my tarts, but then word got out after a few tasted my tarts and came asking whether I want to make these for sale. I gave it some thought and said, ok. My tarts were sold for 100pcs/RM12 (don't worry, still made good profit from it). My tarts were open faced, weren't big, but still, dirt cheap. I know, but that was like 15 years ago. Haha, now u can guess my age, right? But even that, there were some who said my tarts were expensive(mostly women in their 40's trying to press a teen for price). But some said, how could I ever charge a cookie that needs 3 layers of job that cheap(tart, jam, lattice deco). And those who said that were men, men in the renovation and construction line, customers of my family's coffee shop. Because when they quote their customers for reno works, it depends on how complicated the job is, and when they look at my cookie, even though they can't cook nor bake, they'd scream "complication"!!
I made my jam from scratch, I don't buy. I tried buying once, 5 years back, and my family told me never to buy pineapple jam. NEVER AGAIN. The store(BWY) bought jam smelled of pineapple essence. Not something that we can accept because we are so used to real jam. Well, can't blame the manufacturers. The fibre used in the jam, might be remnants from the pineapple juicing and canning industry where it is almost tasteless by then, so the extra flavouring is inevitable. There is one cookie stall in Klang Valley's shopping centres, Shazz Delight who used to make quite nice pineapple tarts, but once they changed their filling to stuff that reeks of pineapple essence, that was it. I no longer purchased another box from them. Before that, I was a regular customer. Call me picky. Yes I am.
Cooking 16 pineapples at one time was my record. I didn't peel every fruit. Actually I never did until recent years when I no longer stayed at my hometown. I paid 50 sen extra to the fruit seller to have them peeled. Well, for professionals, it's easy peasy. They'd get the job done in just a fraction of the time. That time one pineapple was sold for RM1.20, and 50 sen for peeling, seemed like 45% extra profit from the fruit. The 50 sen seemed little in amount, but substantial by percentage. I didn't mind it at all. Even if they want to charge me RM1 to peel each fruit, I'd pay too, but of course, I just kept quiet. Hahahahaha!! And I didn't cook all the jam, 16 fruits in one big wok. I'd cook 4 first, let the jam reduce, then add more, adding as it reduces. Needs good bicep work to get the jam stirred.
Now if you ask me, what varieties of pineapples work best?
I'd say Morris. Morris is the most common pineapple around. Fruit vendors may not call it Morris, but maybe call it, the "usual pineapple". Please bear in mind that, here, they don't even call green apples as "granny smiths" but just green apple. So, don't think that they might know what you are talking about if you ever ask them about Morris. Fruit vendors here are mostly proficient only in Durian varieties, haha!
Why Morris?
1. It's big and cheap (this year I bought each fruit for RM2)
2. It's very fibrous
3. It's tart (sourish), doesn't taste sweet
Pineapple jam is all about fibre. How much jam you'd get depends on how much fibre the fruit has. I'd never go for a sweet eating pineapple like Josapine(not Josephine ok, no such pineapple exists) to make this jam. Because sweet eating pineapples are more juicy and has less fibre. I don't think you'd use fuji apple to make your apple cake, but use green tart baking apples instead, right? I won't go for ripe Morris too. Ripe ones are juicier and of course, less of the crucial stuff. The more under ripe they are, the more I love them. Simply because you can add more sugar. Crazy woman, why use more sugar, isn't less much better???? Sugar is a preservative. If you want your jam to last, make sure you use lots of sugar. Tart pineapples allow you to use lots of sugar without tasting overly sweet. My cookies were known to last for months, and not a mould or fungus in sight! My friend kept a box of my tarts in her cupboard for almost 4 months and forgot about it. And it was still fine after the 4 months. And I've seen some pineapple tarts getting mouldy by the 15th day of CNY. Yucks!!!! So I won't be trading sugar with fungus. No Way.
If you want to ask me,
Can I reduce the sugar?
If you can be sure your tarts are eaten within 1 week, u may. I won't take risks. Anyway, mine is still LESS sweet and sticky than store bought ones.
Can I omit the cinnamon?
Cinnamon is a natural antimicrobial spice. It helps in food preservation. Omit if you want, but I won't.
Can I drain the juice before cooking so that it cooks faster?
You may if you prefer jam with less flavour. The juice has tons of flavour in it. I'd never do that.
So, here's what you need to make pineapple jam, my version.
2 large Morris pineapples* (about 1.6kg each fruit before peeling, after peeling it's about 900gm each)
2 cups sugar (400gm)
1 smallish cinnamon stick
Basically it's 20% sugar.
Weigh your cleaned pineapple and calculate the sugar needed.
If you go by volume, then for every 4 cups of pineapple puree, use 1 cup of sugar.
*Take note that hypermarket's Morris's are smaller than those at the wet market
1. Peel the pineapples. Method found in this post
2. Cut pineapples into chunks. DO NOT DISCARD THE CORE. That part has the most of the precious fibre.
3. Put half the pineapple chunks into a blender, add 1/3 cup of water and blitz away.** Pour 80% of the blended stuff into a pan or wok (please, no pot, you need a large evaporation surface)
4. With the remaining blended pineapple in the blender, repeat blending process with the rest of the pineapples, always leaving some blended stuff in the blender if you need to blend more chunks and you won't need more water.
**If you worry about the core not being fine enough, separate the core from the soft flesh and blend the core until it's very fine. There's a lot of fibre there.
5. Cook pineapple paste with cinnamon stick on medium heat until it's very pasty, like thick oatmeal. I don't stir it all the time, see notes below.
6. Add in sugar, it'll turn watery again. Turn to lower medium heat, and cook until it is very pasty. Stir once a while only, but keep an eye on it. See notes below.
7. Increase the heat to high. Don't stir and let the base take on some colour. It will caramelize the jam. Stir once a while to check on the colour. Stop when it almost reaches your prefered colour. Take note that some pans will continue to caramelize even when the heat is off.
Important Notes:
1. Add sugar in after the pineapple paste has lost more than 80% of its water. It reduces the risk of burnt jam and the most importantly, it splatters horribly when there is a lot of water with the large amount of sugar.
2. Do not stir often when you reduce the pineapple paste. Once you stir, it starts splattering again, even with no sugar. When it doesn't contain sugar, it doesn't burn that easily. Stirring once a while is fine, just keep an eye on it. I let it cook and surf the net, checking it every 5 minutes. Splattering is no fun, it's very very hot and the burns are horrible.
3. Use a heavy based pan to do it, if you can. It reduces the risk of burning the jam, drastically. But if you use a regular wok/pan, then you need to stir it more often and you face a higher risk of getting hurt by the splattering.
4. Wear kitchen mittens when you stir to prevent the splatters from hitting ur hand and wrist. It can splatter up to my kitchen hood. No joke! So, don't lean forward to look at the jam. Your pretty face will be at risk. CNY is coming, you will want to look your best.
5. Take note that the jam will thicken further upon cooling. It's best to undercook rather than to overcook the jam. You can cool it and see the texture. If it's too wet, you can cook it again to dry it, but if it's way too dry after cooling, you can only dilute it by cooking another pineapple (with sugar) and adding the too dry paste into it. Adding water might ruin the sugar formation in the dry paste and cause it not to last long.
6. If you want to cook more than 2 pineapples, do not cook all at once. Pour in paste from one fruit into the pan/wok and let it reduce. While it reduces, prepare the next fruit and pour in when it's almost dry. This way, it reduces much faster than cooking all at once, and you save time too. Preparing while cooking, rather than prepare all and cook. Just go by the ration of one large Morris with 1 cup sugar and it'll work fine.
7. If you have a kitchen hood, turn it on. Even though it's not smelly or oily, the exhaust will help with the evaporation. You want it to be quicker, right?


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This was the third of the Rockfax books to be published and the first with major involvement from Alan James who authored it. The book was not actually published by Rockfax but by another company connected at the time to On The Edge Magazine. As a publication the one fact that amazes us now is that it was written on a computer with a hard disk of 80MB - about the size of 4 full colour photos in the current guides!
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10 Emerging Technologies for the Next 10 Years
With the end of the year and decade just ahead of us, lots of people are looking back and compiling their top ten lists (for example, here, here, here, here, and here). Andrew Maynard (a NISE Net advisor and Chief Science Advisor on the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies), however, is looking forward. He recently posted his predictions of ten emerging technology trends worth watching in the next ten years on his blog, 2020 Science. Manipulation of matter at the nanoscale is key to a number of the predictions, and it's an interesting read. Once you've read Maynard's predictions, check out the NISE Net's Flying Cars program all about predictions of future technology.
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Moving an existing bundle to Orbit
Taking a library that is already bundled in another Eclipse project and adding it to Orbit is quite straightforward.
- In your workspace, create a project with the desired name (see Bundle Naming). For this example we'll use com.example.foo.
- In the project, create a readme.txt file that alerts users to the fact that the real content of the project is maintained in CVS branches. Something like
Work in this project happens in various branches according to the
- Share the project into the Orbit repository using the Team > Share Project... wizard. There select CVS then the "dev.eclipse.org/cvsroot/tools" repository. In the following page, choose Use specified module name and enter "org.eclipse.orbit/com.example.foo" (remember to fill-in your bundle name). Finish off the wizard steps.
- Since all real content in Orbit is maintained in branches, immediately create a branch using the Team > Branch... wizard. You will be asked to enter a branch name. The typical pattern for that is "v<version number>" where the version number is that which was assigned by the original library producers with the '.' (period) characters replaced with '_' (underscore) characters. So a library whose version is 2.3 would go in the v2_3 branch. Ensure that the "Work with this branch" option is selected and and finish off the wizard.
- Delete the readme.txt file
- Check out the existing version of the library using Team > Check Out As... wizard from the repository navigator. Pick any name you like for the new project. For example, com.example.foo.old helps keep things clear. This project will only be in your workspace for a few minutes
- Once the original project is checked out, copy and paste all content from the old project into the project you created at the beginning of these steps and delete the old project.
- Commit the changes to the new project (e.g., com.example.foo) to create an exact copy of the original bundle project in a branch in the Orbit repository.
Adding a library for the first time
Use this approach when you have a library (i.e., JAR) that you want to convert into a bundle.
- Start the New > Project > Plugin Development > Plug-in from existing JAR wizard to effectively import the library into a new project.
- Enter the new bundle name etc.
- Ensure that the Analyze library contents and add dependencies checkbox is selected.
- Ensure that the Unzip the JAR into the project checkbox is selected.
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Greencastle Named a 'Stellar Community' in Inaugural Competition; Funds Will Support Community Development Projects
March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray and DePauw University President Brian W. Casey received word this afternoon that Greencastle will be one of two pilot cities for Indiana's new Stellar Communities program. State agencies will invest an estimated $31 million in Greencastle and North Vernon over three years, with the two communities kicking in an additional $9 million in local and private funds.
The Stellar Communities program is a multi-agency partnership aimed at launching multiple community development projects in Indiana's smaller communities. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and Indiana Department of Transportation, along with the State Revolving Fund, are participating in this innovative program.
A total of 42 Indiana communities submitted proposals to become a pilot community. Mayor Murray (pictured at right) and President Casey worked in tandem for months, along with a team of local leaders, to author and promote Greencastle's winning proposal.
Lt. Governor Skillman will travel to Greencastle for a celebration ceremony on Thursday.
Greencastle's plan will -- among other things -- revitalize the downtown area; link the city more closely with DePauw; and improve the quality of life through new initiatives in health, the arts, and technology.
"Stellar Communities will allow us to improve our city in ways that wouldn't otherwise be possible," according to Mayor Murray. "With this help, we will create the next great college town in Indiana."
"I've said that DePauw is at its best when the City of Greencastle succeeds, and that is certainly the case today," says Dr. Casey. "The Stellar Community program offers an incredible opportunity to further enhance the connection between our University and the town we call home. This is the beginning of an incredible journey and we simply could not ask for better partners than Mayor Sue Murray and her team," adds DePauw's nineteenth president.
Main goals of Greencastle's proposal include:
- Revitalizing the courthouse square and central business district;
- Improving streetscapes, parking options and facades, while preserving historical integrity of buildings;
- A wayfinding program to support community visitors;
- Enhancing housing options;
- Community health initiatives including new community health center and new trail linking community to recreational area;
- Creating a partnership with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra;
- Making the commercial district a technology hub with wireless Internet access.
Lt. Governor Skillman says, "It's important for governments to stretch every dollar as far as possible. Stellar Communities has taught us to be intentional and strategic in the way we deliver grant funding to local governments. It will help our agencies collaborate more, be more efficient, and make a bigger impact with the dollars we have."
Details of Thursday's celebration will be announced soon.
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'Being rich and living among the rich isn't a valid reason to forget the poor.'
Franco Cologni, FHH Chairman, HH Magazine.
He considers whether, beyond what they already do, if one Swiss franc were donated by Swiss watch manufactures for every watch sold, how many children could be fed? How many structures could be built? How much medicine could be bought?
One franc is the smallest possible unit for a divide of profits by wealthy Swiss watch manufactures.
Mr. Cologni states: 'Even one small coin in this vast and needy world, we might then appreciate its power and importance. Were someone to give this consideration, thank you to them. Export statistics could provide the basis for a collective fund. Franc by franc, that's a lot of money and innumerable benefits.'
The objective is to eliminate poverty, hunger and sickness from the world. Not just in the "third world" but wherever difficulties exist. And severe difficulties abound, even in several newly industrialised countries.
Street children, of which there are up to 150 million worldwide, face serious health problems ranging from malnourishment to lack of sleep, to no healthcare, to exposure to the elements. They're also forced into drug dealing and prostitution. We know this, but it's so easy to look lovingly upon a shiny new luxury watch and forget about it.
Despite turmoil in the Eurozone, the Swiss watch industry looks set to enjoy highly favourable levels of profit for this year, and the best quarter of all is just getting underway.
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Makes a great first impression: Commercial places like office, hotels, restaurants and others have a lot of competition in the market. Hygiene is an important factor that makes you stand out from the other competitors. If your sofas have a sparkling clean look, you win over the first impression of your audience right away. Moreover, a clean sofa also ensures a healthy ambiance keeping your staff members fit and safe from any harmful germs.
On the other hand if you don't go for commercial sofa cleaning, your sofa may not be completely free of dust and germs. The reputation of your company may also be at stake if your audience take away the impression of a filthy place. So availing commercial sofa cleaning services is really important.
Take care & protect your investment: Regular maintenance from professional sofa cleaning services helps to protect your investment. At the same time professionals also adhere to sofa warranty manufacturer specifications.
Enhance clean indoor air quality: In order to enhance indoor air quality you need professional sofa cleaning. Allergens and dust gets trapped in the upholstery which is the major cause of bad indoor air quality. Professional sofa dry cleaning services use appropriate equipment and cleaning tools to clean the dirty upholstered furniture.
Using professional sofa dry cleaning for commercial properties regularly will help you extend life and durability of your furniture. Hire commercial sofa cleaning service in Pune from Quotemykaam and restore your furniture to it's original beauty.
In case of sofa dry cleaning in office, we recommend you to provide us with a room for sofa cleaning so that we can carry out the work without disturbing the office environment.
Residential sofa cleaning service is equally important as your couch seems to be your best buddy in your house. You and your family spend a lot of time on the sofa set and so you should keep it clean and hygienic to be saved from allergies.
We advise you to clear the area for Sofa dry cleaning at home. Remove all the breakable items and pick up anything lying on the floor, such as rags, plants and toys etc.
Our team of professional sofa cleaners in Pune don't have any problem working in a house with pets. We will be more than happy to clean your house regardless of the pets.
Maintains appearance of your sofa: Sofas are the main focus of your living room. The first impression that your guests get in your house is from your sofa. So it is mandatory to keep your sofas clean and dust free. A shiny and spotless sofa not only forms a great impression but also keeps your family safe from any allergies. If you keep a clean, germ free, odorless sofa you and your family will also be safe from any diseases caused by the germs.
Maintain air quality: We lie, sit and jump on our furniture without knowing that it is releasing dust, grime and dirt and if your upholstery is full of dust then it would definitely affect the air quality in your house. So completely removing dust and allergens is always necessary for clean home.
Necessary for good health: Have you ever thought if these allergens, dust and mites left too long on your upholstery would cause wide range of illness and allergies and if you are too sensitive to dust then it would definitely affect the health of the person. Cleaning regularly helps to prevent dust and mites from settling on your furniture.
Extends life of your furniture: Furniture are huge investment and often an expensive one. Whether it is just a minor wear and tear or spilled milk or oil cleaning it regularly helps to extends the life of your upholstery.
Thus, you should always go for professional residential sofa cleaning services to bring back the shiny and fresh look of your sofa and keep your family healthy.
Fabric sofa cleaning in Pune is a cleaning mechanism specially designed for fabric sofas. This sofa cleaning service in Pune is carried by our expert fabric sofa cleaners who have thorough knowledge about the different types of fabric and the respective sofa care required for it. Once our expert fabric sofa cleaner take up your sofa cleaning service request you will receive a soft and fresh sofa set as an end result.
Yes, we do. Our Professional Sofa cleaners in Pune are expert in cleaning all types of sofa fabric be it natural fibers, synthetics or leather.
Look for the tag or a label on the fabric sofa that contains a cleaning code represented by a letter. This cleaning code will tell you what type of fabric it is and how it needs to be cleaned:
"S" or "P" : This cleaning code indicates that should be cleaned with water free solvents. Never use water for these type of sofas as it may cause shrinkage, discoloration, and water stains. Thus, with these type of s,ofas one should opt the for sofa dry cleaning method.
"W" : If your sofa has "W" on the tag, it means water based cleaning agents can be used for its cleaning. But always use distilled water and never use tap water as it contains minerals which may cause rings or fading. In this case, we always advise our customers to opt for Sofa steam cleaning method for best results.
"W" or "S" : This code means that your sofa can be cleaned either with water based solvents or water free dry-cleaning detergent. Still, we prefer to use dry foam solvents instead of going for the sofa steam cleaning to be on the safer side.
"X" : Sofa with code "X" on the tag can neither be cleaned with dry cleaning solvents nor water-based cleansers, or any kinds of foam. All you can do is either sofa vacuuming or light brushing to remove the dust and debris. In such a case you should always opt for professional sofa cleaning services.
"O" : It means the material is organic, and should be washed using cold water.
The method that our sofa cleaners in Pune follow for Fabric sofa cleaning is as follows:
Sofa Vacuuming : Firstly the Fabric Sofa is properly vacuumed so that all the dust and debris are removed.
Identifying the Sofa Fabric : Most fabric sofa comes with a tag stating instructions about how to clean fabric sofa and accordingly the sofa cleaning method is used.
Chemical Injection : Spraying the eco friendly cleaning chemical using the Spray Injection machine.
Sofa Scrubbing : Advanced Foam generating machine is used followed by deep sofa scrubbing.
Dry Cleaning of Sofa : Fabric Sofa is then dry cleaned making sure all the dirt is sucked out.
Let the sofa dry for 3-4 hours before using it.
The best way to clean fabric sofa would be to hire professional sofa cleaner, as they have complete knowledge of the different types of fabric and the respective sofa care required for it.
Leather sofa cleaning services brings to your doorstep the best leather sofa spa for your expensive couch. Be it Italian leather, Rexine sofa, or any other type of leather sofa. Our leather sofa cleaning services will revive the supple feel and shine of your sofa as our experienced leather sofa cleaner complete the entire service procedure.
As much as leather sofa looks elegant in your drawing room, we cannot deny that this material is sensitive. Therefore, the intent behind Leather Sofa Cleaning is to protect the material by removing dirt particles and oils.
Sofa Vacuuming : First of all the leather sofa is properly vacuumed by our expert leather sofa cleaner to ensure that all loose soil and dust has been vacuumed thoroughly from crevices and surfaces.
Gentle Scrubbing : After this, special Eco-friendly sofa cleaning agent is used mixed with distilled water and is gently scrubbed all over the leather sofa.
Sofa Drying : With a soft dry cloth or rag, the sofa is dried up wiping away the cleaning chemical residue.
Sofa Conditioning : Leather sofa is then conditioned with a safe conditioner to remove all the oils and protect and moisturize it. This conditioning prevents the sofa material from feeling sticky or greasy and creates a barrier that block soils from reaching the sofa material.
Now let the sofa dry for 3-4 hours before using it
If required, Buffing and leather polishing of sofa is done. Additional charges may apply for this.
Cleaning rexine sofa is a delicate job, so don't try to do it at home. Our expert sofa cleaners can clean all kinds of Sofa set including rexine sofa. We will handle your rexine sofa with utmost care and follow safe and modern sofa cleaning methods to get the sparkling shine of your sofa set back. Book services of our professional sofa dry cleaners in Pune to provide the best sofa spa for your rexine sofa and make it like new again.
Our Upholstery Cleaning services involves the cleaning of all kinds of upholstery fixed to furnitures Sofa, Dining chairs, Armchairs etc. If you have separate cushions in your Sofa then additional Upholstery charges apply for Small, Medium or Big Cushions
Upholstery cleaning depends upon the type of upholstery material.
If the material of upholstery is fabric then it will be same as fabric sofa cleaning method.
If the material of upholstery is leather then it will be same as leather sofa cleaning method.
After the Upholstery cleaning service is done sufficient time must be given for the Upholstery to dry.
Upholstery forms the backbone of our house and most of the time we tend to overlook couches. Clean upholstery definitely reflects our lifestyle. Regular upholstery cleaning not only preserve the life of your furniture but also protects and adds life to your upholstery.
Sofa Cleaning are of various types:
Sofa Shampoo Cleaning
Sofa Steam Cleaning
Sofa Dry Cleaning
Sofa shampoo cleaning is one of the best methods to thoroughly clean your sofa set. We ensure using the best quality sofa cleaning shampoo that will remove any bad odour and make your sofa set soft and supple. Once the shampoo sofa procedure is completed by our expert sofa cleaner most of the dirt and smell is removed from the sofa.
Sofa Shampooing is a method in which thick foam is generated with the help of a machine and later the dirt is washed off the sofa.
Safe eco-friendly chemical is applied to the sofa which is then scrubbed thoroughly to remove all the hard stains.
Our professional Sofa Shampoo Cleaning in Pune keeps your sofa in good shape and also reduces any bacteria, germs that might be present.
In case your sofa is heavily soiled, sofa shampooing helps to remove the dirt out of the sofa.
Maintains the appearance: Like other household items even sofas get coated with dust and dirt overtime. Regular sofa shampooing maintains the beautiful and attractive appearance of the sofa.
Prevention of diseases: Dirt gets settled on your sofas so professional sofa shampooing is important for preventing diseases and allergies in your house.
Restoration: The shampooing agents which are used by professional sofa cleaners guards the fabric and removes the stains. Regular sofa shampooing restore the effectiveness of the sofas as well.
Knowledge of the sofa: Our Sofa Cleaning Service Professionals in Pune have the thorough knowledge about the sofas and the various shampoo varieties of the sofa as a wrong method can permanently destroy your sofa.
Sofa steam cleaning is a process in which hot water extraction is used to clean upholstery and furniture. This process is called steam cleaning because of the steam we see as we clean but they don't actually use steam to clean. This method removes all the stain and dirt from your furniture without leaving any residue.
Sofa Steam cleaning or Hot Water Extraction is done by passing the sofa through hot water/steam.
Firstly, hot water is surfaced at high pressure onto sofa making the dirt, soil and grime loosen up.
After 10-15 minutes, high powered vacuum is used for sofa cleaning.
With high temperature steam heat extraction technology, all the dust and unhealthy particles are removed from the sofa.
This process does not give any wet or soggy after effect as the high temperature treatment removes excess moisture from sofa.
Also, it contributes in eliminating the fabric shrinkage and all bad odor from your sofa.
Sofa Steam Cleaning method is mainly preferred when the sofa is dirty or does have stains.
Our furnitures tends to pick up dust which may cause allergies. If you come across these signs then contact sofa cleaning service professionals in Pune as soon as possible.
When you notice tough stain on your sofa.
When you notice soiling on your couch.
When your sofa looks extremely dirty.
There are some sofa fabrics that can specifically be cleaned by dry cleaning method only otherwise it can lead to spoiling or shrinking of fabric.
Firstly, the sofa is properly vacuumed.
Then, water free solvent is used to clean the sofa. The cleaning agent is sprinkled on the sofa and it is worked onto the stain.
After this, the solvent is vacuumed from the sofa giving you a perfectly clean sofa.
How is professional sofa cleaning done – Video
It totally depends on how dirty your sofa is. If you have got a stain on your sofa then you should go fo the sofa steam cleaning method but if you have just got dust then you should go for sofa dry cleaning.
Sofas are our favourite spot for watching TV, Relaxing, Eating and family time. Thus it is mandatory to maintain a clean and hygienic sofa set. You can follow some basic steps to dry clean sofa at home and once in a quarter hire professional sofa cleaning services to thoroughly disinfect your sofa set. Our sofa cleaning professionals in Pune will deep clean your couch thoroughly and make it sparkling clean and fresh.
If you do it very rarely, then chances of getting the small cakes of dust out that has settled down, becomes very difficult. Another main reason is that sofas are the breeding place for a lot of dust mites and tiny insects.
This can cause allergies and bacterial infection and other diseases and asthma. Regular sofa cleaning will keep you and your family safe. Read more about What happens when you don't clean your sofa?
Use dry brush to remove dust particles.
Dry fabric sofa with soft towel. This will soak up residual moisture.
Vacuum fabric sofa regularly. Don't forget the nooks and cannies.
Clean the spills immediately because if it gets hard then it will be difficult to remove.
Always protect your fabric from direct sunlight as this can cause fading.
As soon as you spill the stain get to cleaning immediately. Waiting too long might set the stain and this will make it harder to remove.
Schedule a professional clean by sofa cleaning service professionals from time to time to maintain your sofa's condition.
No doubt that leather sofas are durable and easy to use but at the same time leather furniture require regular maintenance and care so that it lasts for longer period. Here are some of the tips to keep your leather sofa beautiful forever:
Always wipe the sofa with clean and dry cloth.
Always follow manufacturer cleaning instruction.
Do not place the leather sofa in direct sunlight.
Read more about How to clean and maintain leather sofa?
We always recommend that you go for Professional Sofa Cleaning & Upholstery Cleaning. However, these are some generic home tips that you can use (At your own risk) –
Baking soda is a perfect home remedy to remove bad smell from the leather furniture. Sprinkle the baking soda all over the sofa including cushions. Also, stuff some newspapers into any visible crevices and sprinkle baking soda on the paper as well. Leave the sofa like this for few hours or for a day. Vacuum the powder away then and you will get a fresh smelling leather sofa.
White Vinegar has the property of cleaning the leather sofa and eliminating the bad odor from it. Spray the mixture of vinegar and distilled water all over the sofa and cushions. Leave it for 10-15 minutes and then wipe away the mixture with a dry soft cloth and here is your sofa smelling pleasant.
Rubbing alcohol can prove to be effective in getting rid of ink stains from leather furniture. Take a cotton swab and dip in rubbing alcohol (Isoprophl) and rub it on the stain.
You can read here more about how to Clean Fabric sofa at home and Clean Leather sofa at home.


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Greater Worcester Farmers Market 12:30-5 p.m. Thursdays, through Oct. 25. Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain St., Worcester. (508) 753-7761.
Appearance Robert Ballard, deep-sea explorer and oceanographer, presents �Historic Discovery and Exploration of the R.M.S. Titanic,� 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11. $28-$48. The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. (877) 571-7469 or www.thehanovertheatre.org.
Celebration of Authors Renowned writers Chris Bohjalian, Leah Hager Cohen and Elinor Lipman, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. $35; $100 sponsor-level ticket includes cocktail reception, 6-7 p.m. Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester. (508) 799-1656.
Nature Adventures for children 5-7. Registration required. 1-3 p.m. Oct. 11. Massachusetts Audubon Society child members, $8; child nonmembers, $12. Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road, Worcester. (508) 753-6087.
Homeschool Program: �Be a Better Birder� Children 8-13 will spend one hour indoors learning about birds and one hour outdoors observing sanctuary birds, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 11. Registration required. Massachusetts Audubon Society child members, $8; child nonmembers, $12. Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road, Worcester. (508) 753-6087.
Annual Coats for Kids Fundraiser with cash bar, silent auction, raffle, music by Dale LePage and All-Star Friends, 4-9 p.m. Oct. 11. $10. Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St., Worcester. firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, email@example.com, email@example.com; email@example.com. Proceeds provide new winter outerwear to children in need who attend Worcester Public Schools, Worcester Head Start Program and several area homeless shelters.
Rock and Shock Weekend Alesana, In Fear and Fate, Vampires Everywhere, Glamour of the Kill, This or the Apocalypse, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. $18 in advance; $20 day of show. The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester. (800) 477-6849 or tickets.com.
Sixth Annual Slow Food Gala featuring a four-course meal from local, sustainable grown ingredients, silent auction, Urban Habitat Awards and more, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Members, $85; nonmembers, $100. Hogan Ballroom, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester. (508) 799-9139 or www.recworcester.org. Proceeds benefit the awareness for the Regional Environmental Council.
African Community Education Fall Fundraiser Dance performances, drumming, raffles, African food, inspirational stories and more. 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11. $50, adults; students/children, $30; table of 8, $350. Faculty Conference Room, UMass Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave., Worcester. Call (508) 799-3653.
Reception for the 10th anniversary celebration of the Latino Education Institute, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11. Administration Building, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester.
Music Prime Evil, Midnight Hellion, Iron Will, Oath of Insanity, 9 p.m. Oct. 11. Ralph�s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St., Worcester. (508) 753-9543.
Film �The Well-Digger�s Daughter,� 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and 13; 1 and 3:10 p.m. Oct. 14. $6; seniors, $4; Clark University students, $3. Cinema 320 at Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, Downing Street, Worcester.
Ukulele Thursday with Rich Leufstedt, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Beatnik�s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester. (508) 926-8877.
Lecture �The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism,� by Vanessa Williamson, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 11. Free. La Maison Salon, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508) 767-7297.
Lecture �The Economic Road Ahead: Implications For Markets,� by Goldman Sachs credit strategist Charles Himmelberg, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Free. Clark University, Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing St., Worcester. (508) 793-7320.
Discussion �Ligna Pulido, Indigenous Colombian Leader,� by Se�ora Pulido, 1 p.m. Oct. 11. Student Center, Blue Lounge, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester.
Latino Education Institute 10th Year Anniversary Celebration and the introduction of Barry M. Maloney as the 11th President of Worcester State University. Food, music and more, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11. Administration Building, Second Floor, Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester. (508) 798-6507 or email@example.com.
Music Bill McCarthy and local musicians, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Park Grill & Spirits, 257 Park Ave., Worcester.
Wine Tasting 5-7 p.m. Thursdays. Free. Chieftain Liquors, 87 Southbridge St., Auburn.
Drop-in Story Time 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. Auburn Public Library, 369 Southbridge St., Auburn. (508) 832-7790.
Presentation �Live a Flourishing Life,� by Rita Schiano, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 and 18. Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales residents, $80; all others, $85. Hitchcock Free Academy, 2 Brookfield Road, Brimfield. (413) 245-9977 or www.hitchcockacademy.org.
Author Talk and Book Signing Ed Londergan will read from and sign copies of his novel �Devil�s Elbow,� 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11. 3 West Main St., West Brookfield. (508) 867-1410 or www.wbrookfieldlibrary.org.
Music Patty Keogh and Ellen �Buffy� Groves. 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Coffeelands World Gifts Espresso Caf�, 50 High St., Clinton. (978) 733-4277.
Lecture Ravi Ramamurti will present �Slumdog to Smruddhi,� a talk about India�s growing middle class and strategies in dealing with India and China. 7 p.m. Nov. 11. Free. Nichols College, Davis 205, 124 Center Road, Dudley.
Wearable Art Presentation Jurate Calise will speak about the process of creating classic shawls, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11. India Textile display and sale hand-embroidered Kashmiri shawls, jackets and pillows and items from the looms of India will be on display at 3 p.m. in the Fels Community Room, Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library, 40 Schofield Ave., Dudley. (508) 949-8021.
Knit and Crochet Group 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. Fitchburg Youth Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg.
Lego Club 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursdays. Fitchburg Youth Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg.
Yoga for Stress Relief 5:30 p.m. Oct. 11. $12 drop-in fee. Simonds-Hurd Complementary Care Center, HealthAlliance Hospital � Burbank Campus, 275 Nichols Road, Fitchburg. (978) 665-5800.
Zumba Gold 8:30 a.m. Thursdays. Senior Center, 14 Wallace Ave., Fitchburg. (978) 829-1790.
Grafton Garden Club Meeting Plant exchange and how to design a shade garden, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Free. Municipal Center, Room E2, 30 Providence Road, Grafton.
Healing Sound Journey Bring a blanket or yoga mat and pillows for support and comfort with Janine Sousa, 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Oct. 11. Members, $10; nonmembers, $15. Registration required. The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, 145 Bolton Road, Harvard. (978) 456-3532, ext. 3.
Women�s Business Network �Converting Website visitors to Paying Clients,� by Kim Reddington, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 11. Holy Trinity Parish, 15 Still River Road, Harvard.
Story Hour for children 3-5, but younger sibling welcome. 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St., Lancaster. (978) 368-8928.
Grief Share Support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, 7 p.m. Thursdays. Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, 75 Sawyer St., South Lancaster. (978) 365-7059.
Natural Treasures of North Central Massachusetts-Woodland Pools Walk at Lincoln Woods Easy walk of approximately 4.2 miles. For 8 and older. 9:30 a.m. Oct. 11. Massachusetts Audubon Society adult members, $5; adult nonmembers, $7; child members, $2; child nonmembers, $3. Lincoln Woods, Union Street parking area, Leominster. (978) 464-2712.
Fitchburg Table Tennis Club 6:30-10 p.m. Thursdays. Veterans Center, 100 West St., Leominster. (978) 342-9901 or www.fitchburgttc.com.
Social Singles Meeting Movie and discussion with refreshments. 7 p.m. Oct. 11. $3. Congregational Church of Christ, 583 Main St., Leominster. (978) 342-2551 or email@example.com.
Read to Your Bunny for children 2 and younger with caregiver, 10 a.m. Oct. 11. Leominster Public Library, 30 West St., Leominster. (978) 534-7522.
Book Sale 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Leominster Public Library, 30 West St., Leominster. (978) 534-7522.
Halloween Costume Swap 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11. Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachusetts Ave., Lunenburg. (978) 582-4140. Bring your costume in Oct. 9, 10 or until 5 p.m. Oct. 11. You will receive a voucher for each costume you drop off. If you can�t find a costume you may enter your voucher for a $25 Whitney Field Mall gift card.
Girls Night Out featuring a night of pampering, giveaways, and vendors offering their products and services, 5-8 p.m. Oct. 11. Solomon Pond Mall, 601 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlboro. (508) 303-0204.
Turkey Dinner Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Oct. 11. $9.50. Millbury Baptist Church, 17 Main St., Millbury. Takeouts, (508) 865-6321.
Better Breathers Club Meeting featuring guest speaker Jeff Seyler, President/CEO of the American Lung Association. 2 p.m. Oct. 11. Millbury Health Care Center, 312 Millbury Ave., Millbury. (508) 713-4424.
Whist 12:45 p.m. Oct. 11. Senior Center, 1 River St., Millbury. (508) 865-9247.
Yoga for the Young for children 3-5 led by Linda Davis. 10-10:30 a.m. Oct. 11. Free. Registration required. Northboro Free Library, 34 Main St., Northboro. (508) 393-5025.
Goods Drop Off Looking for skis, snowboards, sleds, ski goggles, ice skates, hockey equipment, ski pants, hats, gloves, snow pants, cleats, boots, sneakers, etc. Also collection sporting equipment for soccer, basketball, football, lacrosse, tennis, baseball and softball, 8 a.m.-4oon Mondays-Thursdays and 8 a.m.-noon Fridays. Northboro Recreation Office, 63 Main St., Northboro. (508) 393-5034.
Basic Rights in Special Education Presentation 7-9 p.m. Oct. 11. Northbridge High School, Media Center, 427 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville. www.northbridgespedpac.org.
Informative Presentation The Sutton Garden and Blackstone Valley Garden Clubs on the proper planting, cultivation and design tricks with Clematis, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Refreshments. Blackstone Valley Methodist Church, 61 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville.
Fascinating Forests Hike Children 7 and older are welcome to participate in this 2- to 2-1/2-mile hike involving tricky footing over steep and rocky terrain, 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring water and a snack. Meet at Westminster Road at the junction of the Administration Road park gate and Stage Coach Trail, Princeton. (978) 464-2987.
Casual Walk for Adults Bring a bag lunch and binoculars, 10:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 11. Massachusetts Audubon Society adult members and Princeton residents, free; adult nonmembers, $3. Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. (978) 464-2712.
Jack-O�-Lantern Spectacular presented by Citizens Bank. �All the World�s a Stage,� features a display of illuminated jack-o�-lanterns, through Nov. 4. Mondays-Thursdays admission: $12; seniors, $10; children 3-12, $9; children 3 and younger, free. Saturdays and Sundays admission: $15; seniors, $13; children 3-12, $12; children 3 and younger, free. Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence. (401) 785-3510.
Celestial Stitchers Chapter of the Embroiderers� Guild of America 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, 34 Prospect St., Shrewsbury. (508) 560-9425 or www.newenglandregionega.org.
Author Talk Mary M. Silva will read from her novel �Two Out of Three,� and speak about her writing process, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Free. Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., Shrewsbury. (508) 845-8531.
Speaker �Immigrant Dreams in Life and Literature,� by Iris Gomez. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge.508) 764-5426 or www.jacobedwardslibrary.org.
Film �Protektor,� 6 p.m. Oct. 11. Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge.508) 764-5426 or www.jacobedwardslibrary.org.
Legos Club for those 5 and older. 3-4:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free. Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge.508) 764-5426 or www.jacobedwardslibrary.org.
Coffee and Conversation Sharing, networking, information, referral opportunities and coffee, 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays. Free. South Valley Family Support Center, 128 Main St., Sturbridge. (508) 796-1950.
PJ Story Time with stories, songs and craft, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Registration required. Joshua Hyde Library, 306 Main St., Sturbridge. (508) 347-2512.
Presentation �Lizzie Borden: The Mystery Continues,� by Christopher Daley, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Town Hall, 308 Main St., Sturbridge.
Art Exhibit �Capturing the Moment,� photography and watercolor paintings by Thomas Radcliffe will be on display and for sale through Nov. 2. Artist reception, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 27. Booklovers� Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. (508) 949-6232.


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E-mails. The universe is crawling with them.
Best part about some of the e-mails is the friendly delete button. If you delete e-mails, where do they go? Is the universe also filled with deleted e-mails? Do they bump into each other? Are they recycled?
Anyway, one e-mail that didn't get the delete button was one sent by Frank Coppenbarger. The grey-haired guy is the team's Director, Team Travel and Clubhouse Services.
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- "No matter where Harry went within the castle, the sole topic of conversation was Dumbledore's flight, and though some of the details may have gone awry in the retelling (Harry overheard one second-year girl assuring another that Fudge was now lying in St. Mungo's with a pumpkin for a head) it was surprising how accurate the rest of their information was."
- —The rumour that Minister Cornelius Fudge was the victim of this jinx[src]
The Melofors Jinx (Melofors) is a jinx that encases the victim's head in a pumpkin, although it appears to those watching to transform the victim's head into a pumpkin. The pumpkin can be shattered to free the victim, or can fall apart on its own after a short time.
Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger used this spell on various erklings throughout the grounds of Hogwarts Castle during the 1994-1995 school year, overlooked by their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Bartemius Crouch Jr. (who at the time was disguised as Alastor Moody).
In the very next school year, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore managed to escape Cornelius Fudge, Dolores Umbridge and Percy Weasley after they came to arrest him, and the next day a rumour spread that Fudge was in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries after having had this jinx used on him[1].
Behind the scenesEdit
- The jinx is included in the "5 Spell Pack" DLC for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned as "pumpkin for a head")
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS and PSP version only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Chapter 28 - Snape's Worst Memory)