the_anti_turnip's New Writeups

blueberry fungi (thing)

2004-09-25T12:02:25Z

Blueberry Fungi

My great grandma used to make this sweet treat, I guess it's a Cape Sable Island original.

Throw some blueberries in a pot, a pound should do, heat them till they begin to liquify. Add a half cup of sugar if you want it sweet, less is best. Add a half cup of water, bring it to a slow bubbling boil.

While the heat rises grab two cups of flour and a tablespoon of baking powder, add water and stir till all the flour is moist. Toss the flour mix on top of the boiling blueberries.

Bring the temperature down to simmer. When the flour mixture expands to near overflowing of the pot chop the spongy blob up and dunk it, then spoon it out for dessert.

Toilet (thing)

2004-09-17T12:07:42Z

The water closet, often referred to as toilet, has a long history and an almost as long a list of problems.

Flush toilets use an enormous amount of water. Usually toilet water is potable and the use of it leads to lower availability for drinking, which can worsen or cause emergencies.

It takes more water to process waste than to carry it away, and that water is not all gray or already polluted.

Don't use potable water, gray water from the dishwasher and laundry tub can be used in a toilet with no loss of functionality.
Use a low flow toilet, but not yet one made in North America. The Australians have mastered the art of low flow toilet. The Australian designs use a different method of flushing, and separate levers for liquids and solids.
Use recycled water, a solar treatment system can evaporate water from the waste, collect it and use it for the next flush.
In a rural setting, anaerobic

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Canadian Bacon (thing)

2004-09-17T11:34:58Z

Canadian Bacon

, a rather twisted comedy loosely based on the war of 1812, but set in modern times

In both instances a bunch of drunken yahoos from the United States of America decide to attack Canada. Difference being that in this movie the drunkards weren't sent packing red faced and brutalised.

The cast, both US and Canada included just about every performer from the Canadian SCTV comedy troupe. Highly featured of course as the ring leader of those drunken louts, was the venerable, and missed John Candy

My understanding of the plot is that some jealousy over sliced ham and tall towers was at the root of this invasion.