BEST CORN BREAD RECIPE EVER, HUMOROUS BANANA STORY, PLANTING FORWARD
Rise and Wednesday shine!
Half way through the week and only 4 short days until we greet September.
Presenting August 28, Wednesday reader for fun + inspiration + intrigue.
But wait!
Before we get into the read, I had a message from Carol that she ordered the **Ticarve Cleaning Gel** to use for automobiles and has already received it. (Remember? It was in Monday’s post click Creative Products That Had to Have Been Created by Geniuses – looks like grown up Silly Putty with a purpose.) Let us know, Carol!
And Cynthia who messaged that she loved the Smile video from Monday’s post so much she might wanna take up ping-pong (competitive, of course! ha) I said to her that she’s gotta sport the goggles and happy face ping pong paddle. Game on!
We both laughed.
In case you missed it — ** click HERE to see and smile**
And I did a little quick Google research for Marty who posted in Comments regarding what are nutritional value of sweet potatoes vs. white potatoes. Here’s what I found, Marty:
According to www.Nutritics.com:
“… in terms of micronutrients, boiled sweet potatoes comes at the top top in terms of Vitamin C, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron and Phosphorous while the regular potato wins when it comes to Potassium, Vitamin B1 and Folic Acid.”
HERE’S WHAT’S IN THE LINE-UP TODAY:
BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS
Such talented artists – detail and color are a stop-and-stare-can’t-help-yourself. At least I can’t.
LESLIE ELMAN’S POP QUIZ AND FASCINATING FACTS
Are always a favorite to me. I mean who knew what a nit comb was??
QUICK QUESTION
What’s my immediate ICK?
By smell?
Hands down liver cooking. Ick!
By sight and kinda feel?
Seeing road kill and then if I inadvertently roll over it in my vehicle. A little bump thing. Ick!
How about you?
PLANTING FORWARD
Is definitely a make-ya-think and consider kinda short little story.
CORN SPOON BREAD
So easy and the finished product will be made so often by those of us who love corn bread that the recipe will be by heart = to memory.
While the heat’s still on (summer temps) – serve with a simple side salad and favorite dressing! TDF!
TRACY BECKERMAN
Never fails to make me laugh. I haven’t graduated to the order groceries and have them delivered convenience thing yet. Not sure I will – I kinda like sliding in the grocery store and checking things out for a brief moment or 2. Plus I like to chat with some of the cashiers whom I have become pals with.
However, I totally get the order and have it delivered — just like pizza! Or back in the day — the Avon Lady!
THANKS ALL FOR BEING PART OF THE DAYMAKER READABLE ART COMMUNITY!
We feel the love and we love ya back.
ONE MORE THING!
STACY’S WORLD COLUMN is back this Friday —
I’m in the early bird loop.
All I can say is ya don’t wanna miss it!
Ready?
Set.
Go!
POP QUIZ
- BETWEEN 1897 AND 1926, WHICH IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER PRODUCED NUMEROUS PAINTINGS OF THE WATER LILIES IN THE GARDEN PONDS AT HIS HOME IN GIVERNY, FRANCE?
a) Claude Monet
b) Camille Pissarro
c) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
d) Alfred Sisley - AS MENTIONED IN A WELL-KNOWN SONG, WHICH CELEBRITY COUPLE MARRIED IN “GIBRALTAR NEAR SPAIN” IN 1969?
a) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
b) John Lennon and Yoko Ono
c) Mick and Bianca Jagger
d) Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onasis - WHICH IS THE DEEPEST LAKE IN NORTH AMERICA?
a) Crater Lake in Oregon
b) Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories
c) Lake Louise in Alberta
d) Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada
QUICK QUESTION
WHAT’S YOUR IMMEDIATE ‘ICK’?
POP QUIZ ANSWERS
- Claude Monet produced numerous paintings of the water lilies in the garden ponds at his home in Giverny, France.
- As mentioned in “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” John Lennon and Yoko Ono married in “Gibraltar near Spain.”
- Approximately 2,015 feet deep, Great Slave Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories is the deepest lake in North America.
~ COPYRIGHT 2024 LESLIE ELMAN
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PLANTING FORWARD
A wise man was walking along a road when he came across a man planting a tree.
The wise man asked, “How many years will it take for that tree to bear fruit?”
The man answered that it could take 30 or more years.
The wise man asked, “Are you so fit and strong that you expect to live that long to eat its fruit?”
The man answered, “I found a fruitful world because my forefathers planted for me. So I will do the same.”
Author unknown
from my collection of emails – this one circa 2001
THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM,
BUT THE SECOND MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE.~ WILLIE NELSON ~
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Act Without Expectations
RIDDLE ME THIS
IF YOU GIVE ME A DRINK, I DIE,
BUT IF YOU FEED ME, I GROW.
WHAT AM I?
CORN SPOON BREAD
Yep, this is one of those recipes that reads: a box of this and a can of that.
Shoulder shrug. I don’t care. It’s easy-peasy and totally one of the best cornbreads I’ve ever had.
HERE’S HOW WE MAKE IT:
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (8 1/2 ounce) box corn muffin mix — think Jiffy — tried and true and has been around like FOR-EVER.
- 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can whole kernel corn, juice included — I like to use white shoepeg corn
- 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can creamed corn, juice included
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup freshly grated Swiss cheese
- HEAT
Oven to 350 degrees - COMBINE WITH A WOODEN SPOON
All ingredients in a large mixing bowl (except cheese) - POUR
Mixed wet ingredients (except cheese) into a lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish - BAKE
For 35 minutes - REMOVE FROM OVEN
Sprinkle Swiss cheese evenly on top - RETURN TO OVEN
Bake an additional 10 minutes - YOU’LL KNOW WHEN IT’S DONE
When a toothpick comes out clean - REMOVE FROM OVEN
Let set on the counter for about 10 minutes
Cut into big squares and serve
Or totally wrap up leftovers and store in fridge or freezer and reheat for a bit in a toaster oven or in a skillet over medium heat with lid on – flipping once or twice
((Pro-Tip — If you can’t find the little cans – 7 1/2 ounces – split by eyeballing a little over half of a regular size can ))
Stellar with all the comfy food main attractions :
chili, stew, soups, meatloaf, roast beef, fried chicken, fish, grilled meats
~ Hippie Cowboy recipe box
RIDDLE ANSWER
FIRE
LOST IN SUBURBIA
PLAYING SECOND BANANA
BY TRACY BECKERMAN
It took me many years of schlepping bags of heavy groceries from the market to my house before I realized I was the only one in my neighborhood doing it. Most of the other suburban shoppers had already realized what Domino’s Pizza learned years ago: If it can be delivered, deliver it.
Newly wise to the ways of grocery procurement, I downloaded an app that would allow me to pick out all my groceries online and then choose a delivery window for their arrival. I was thrilled to find I could get everything from kumquats to shish kebabs delivered that day, to my door, without me having to ever leave the house.
It seemed very straightforward, and I checked off the various produce I wanted, I clicked on a picture of a bunch of bananas and selected the box for “1.”
Two hours later, I unpacked the groceries and found one banana.
One. Just one lone banana.
Shaking my head, I went back and checked my order. Next to the picture of a bunch of bananas, there was the number “1.”
Annoyed that my order was incomplete, I called customer service.
“Hi, this is Tracy Beckerman. I just ordered groceries from you guys and I’m missing part of my order.”
“What item is missing?” asked a woman with a cheerful voice.
“I ordered a bunch of bananas and I only got one.”
“Just one banana?” she said.
“Yes, just one.”
“OK, ma’am, let me check that order.”
A moment went by, then she returned to the phone.
“You only ordered one banana, ma’am.”
“No, I ordered a bunch of bananas,” I protested.
“When you selected one, it was for one banana. Not a bunch of bananas,” she explained slowly, as though I were somehow not only banana-challenged but a banana idiot as well.
“But there was a picture of a bunch of bananas,” I said.
“Yes, that’s to show you the bananas in their natural state.”
“What is this, a National Geographic Special?” I said. “It’s misleading.”
“Well, ma’am, we’ve never had any other complaints. Most people understand when they select one banana, they get one banana. Would you like to order more bananas?”
I made a face at the phone. I was pretty sure I had left my mortal existence and was trapped in some kind of banana purgatory.
“OK, fine,” I said. “I want five more bananas.” I wondered if I was ordering five bananas or if she was mistaken and an entire banana tree was going to be delivered to my house.
“OK, you’re all set,” she said. “Is there anything else you’d like?”
“Yes. I’d like to order one grape,” I said.
“You mean one bunch of grapes?”
“No. Just one grape,” I said. “But please send it in its natural state.”
~ Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble.”
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Fascinating Stuff
- Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory that borders Spain, is 15 miles from Morocco and has a long history of welcoming sailors from all over the world. Thus its local patois, Yanito (or Llanito) is a mix of languages twisted together. Thus, including corruptions of the English words misheard by a largely Spanish-speaking population, such as “tipa,” the Yanito word for teapot.
- The history of Katmai National Park and preserve in Alaska started with a bang — literally. On June 6, 1912, the Novarupta volcano erupted with such force that it caused a collapse on Mount Katmai and devastated fishing communities in the area. With the devastation came opportunity to preserve and study the pristine volcanic environment as it regenerated and evolved. At the urging of the National Geographic Society, in 1918 Woodrow Wilson signed a presidential proclamation to preserve the area.
- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, better known as San Siro, is the largest football (soccer, if you prefer) stadium in Italy. Opened in 1926, it’s been expanded and modified several times to bring it to its current 80,000-plus seating capacity. Today San Siro is home to both A.C. Milan and Football Club Internazionale Milano, better known as Inter — rival teams who generate plenty of heat whenever they meet at home.
- The Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s flagship, was sunk in battle off the English coast in July 1545, taking hundreds of crew members to their deaths. Despite a few salvage attempts, the ship remained on the seafloor near Portsmouth, England, for more than 400 years. When it finally was raised in 1982, thousands of artifacts were recovered, including plum, apple and cherry pits. There also were dozens of nit combs used by the ship’s crew of 300 sailors to keep themselves free of lice.
- We wouldn’t have the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) without Alice Hamilton, the first female faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a pioneer in industrial medicine and occupational health. Her study of American workers exposed to dangerous — often lethal — industrial materials led to the adoption of many 20th-century workplace safety regulations. Hamilton died in 1970 ath age 101. A few months later, President Richard Nixon signed the act that established OSHA.
COPYRIGHT 2024 LESLIE ELMAN
DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
That cornbread recipe sounds wonderful! So wonderful I’ve printed it and added the ingredients to my tomorrow shopping list. Expecting yummy.
Great art – as we’ve come to expect. Thank you!!!
Laughed at Tracy Beckerman’s always funny tales. Like you, I haven’t yet tried the online order/home delivery route – for the same reasons as you. I like to browse and see new things and discover bargains and, of course, support the lovely ladies or kids that check out. But I do think it might come in handy when that day arrives – in the very distant future I’m sure 😉 – when getting to the store is more effort than I can achieve. THEN I will happily order. Assuming I can still operate my computer 😉
Fun reads, fun chuckles, lots of info.
Thank you, Daymaker!
An big laugh at the cartoon with the Oscar Meyer get-away car about to rob a bank. I took my cell phone and snapped a photo so that I can laugh as needed, sitting in a waiting room at the dentist office.
Daymaker asks “WHAT’S YOUR IMMEDIATE ‘ICK’?”
It would be pouring delicious cream into my morning coffee and finding the cream had soured. Ohh ick!
That cornbread recipe sounds delish and so easy!!!