Cognac and brandy use in French cuisine and cocktails
About 206000 acres of white wine grapes yield cognac for brandy production. Aging in Limousin oak barrels gives color and aroma, with losses of about 18 million bottles yearly. Cognac features in cocktails like the sidecar and in desserts, with a fruit compote recipe and notes on gourmet use.
Resetting a Sundial and Electric Clock Talks
A speaker muses about resetting sundials and clocks, noting different methods. Some require a simple flip of the minute band. others demand consulting blueprints, manual dexterity, and careful knob adjustments. The text shifts to a dining room electric clock with numbered tabs and a side knob for quick adjustments.
Clock Troubles Amid Time Change And Knobless Bedsides
A memoir style piece describing the author’s struggle with adjusting multiple clocks across the house during the shift to standard time. It notes one clock needing eleven forward moves, a plier adjusted bedside clock, a noisy clock radio, and an odd gag gift with counterclockwise numerals, all amid domestic humor and everyday frustrations.
Mitgang pursues fiction after a day as Times cultural writer
Herbert Mitgang, longtime New York Times cultural correspondent, writes nonfiction and novels. He plans a sequel to The Montauk Fault focusing on newspapers and broadcasting, with more suspense. His shift from journalism to fiction reflects a wish to convey heart and world as he believes it should be. The piece notes his Lincoln biographies and stage work, plus a comparison of journalism's factual duty versus fiction's imaginative reach. It also mentions real estate pricing, listing the most expensive residential lots in Washington DC and Hawaii, then California, and Maine as a bargain.
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Counseling helps man face mental problems
Rick Quezada credits Presbyterian Hospital grief counselor Kay Hankinson with his recovery from years of health struggles and a push to prove himself. He details his initial resistance to counseling, the breakthrough through talking and writing, and his new view that true strength includes seeking help. He now feels at peace, reads philosophy, writes poetry, and hopes for a job suited to his abilities.
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Energy saving program aids rural homes in Oklahoma
In Stillwater Oklahoma resource management specialists Dr Bonnie Braun and Sue Williams of the OSU Cooperative Extension Service run an energy conservation program. Computerized energy audits identify cost effective saving methods and participants install inexpensive devices. Since many rural homes are poorly weatherized bills run high, the project reports 30 to 50 percent energy reductions and more than 2 000 families served in five years.
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