Posted by in cooking Here is something tasty for a rainy day. You will need these ingredients: 2 cups flour 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 T. baking powder 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ginger 1/4 cup milk 1 large egg 3 T.molasses 1 tsp. vanilla extract 6 T. butter 2/3 cup raisins 1/8 tsp. ground cloves Preheat oven 375…Read more »
Posted by in Just A Thought I found an interesting fact about doctors. Did you know in the 14th century, doctors wore false noses when they visited their patients? The noses were made from leather or paper-mache and they had a sponge inside soaked with vinegar. Doctors became known as quacks because of this practice.
Posted by in Health Ebola is a serious contagious disease and once believed contained in Africa. However, the facts are outstanding and in the summer of 2014, the largest recorded epidemic to date had over 1400 cases and 1100 deaths. Profound ignorance and superstition led to fear and panic which impeded reporting early cases and proper care. African health workers had limited…Read more »
Posted by in Health I’ve always been one of those skeptics that never got the flu shots. I’ve been healthy and I take my vitamins. I also have some of the same allergies as my dad and because of that, I have never had a flu shot. However, after listening to Dr. Katz on viruses and germs, he gave…Read more »
Posted by in Health The Avian influenza or bird flu virus can survive indefinitely when frozen and up to 100 days in hen houses. A few years back when this flu was prevalent in Asia, a farmer fed his chickens kimchi. The result was that his chickens did not get or spread the Avian flu while other chickens in…Read more »
Posted by in Health Did you know viruses can last one to two days on hard, non-porous surfaces, such as plastic or metal? Stainless steel is neutral while brass and bronze actively kill viruses. Survival of a pure culture of a virus can remain 15 minutes on dry paper tissue and 5 minutes on healthy, intact skin. If a virus…Read more »
Posted by in Health Unless you are allowing that sanitizer to dry on your hands for 15 seconds, you are not doing anyone any favors. If you touch someone’s hands or things before that sanitizer is dry, you are still spreading germs.
Posted by in Health I recently went to a lecture on viruses and germs. An interesting piece of information about health care workers, especially in the hospitals, that wear laced tennis shoes: they are spreading MRSA ( a bad staph infection). How you say? Because those laces of the tennis shoes drag on the floor and the person wearing…Read more »
Posted by in cooking When I asked my daughter what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday, her reply was root beer. I secretly groaned. Seriously…root beer? I remembered my mother had made me a 7-up cake as a kid. How hard would it be to substitute root beer for 7-up? I found her old recipe and after…Read more »
Posted by in cooking I’m always thinking of different things I can do with zucchini when I have an overabundance from the garden. Here is my recipe for a bread I made. You will need these ingredients: 2 eggs 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup Crisco butter-flavored shortening 1 cup grated cheddar cheese dash salt…Read more »
