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| Kanasugi Bridge and Shibaura (Kanasugibashi Shibaura) |
| This colorful procession is a group of Nichiren believers crossing Kanasugi Bridge, at the point where the Tokaido crosses the mouth of the Furukawa River, just south of the entrance to Zojoji seen in the previous print.
Kanasugi Bridge marked the city limits of early Edo, and even with the later expansion of the settled area south to Takanawa, Kanasugi Bridge retained its sense of a point of entry and departure. This print presents a peculiar problem in this respect: is the procession entering or leaving the city? |
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This dish probably originated in the middle of the 18th century as a thick oatmeal gruel or hardtack and molasses cooked together. It was a basic item in a ship's mess served to English sailors as early as 1750. It eventually developed into something quite different in America, especially in the southern states. Can you name this dish?
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| Harding Memorial Issue - 1923--Warren Harding died in office near the end of his term, in August, 1923.
There were not yet any rules about when and how anyone could be honored on a postage stamp, so the Post Master General, who had been Harding's friend, issued the stamp below. It was the first time since Lincoln that a President had been honored so soon after his death, and it was ironic that Harding, a mediocre President at best, got a stamp less than a month after he died, while Wilson, for example, a much greater man, was not so honored until a year and a half after his death. | |||
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| KITTY--NEWEST MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD Ann Telling Photo |
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 | It's a novel that has its sources in history--the only sustained slave revolt in American history, an 1831 uprising led by Turner, an educated slave who led a group of fellow escapees on a bloody trail through southeastern Virginia.
Before they were stopped, just short of seizing an arsenal, they had killed about 60 whites. And before he was hanged, Turner dictated a final testament, a document that still exists. But Styron’s book is not that one. It's an invented version of that text, one ringed with bitterness and fire. He plumbs the mind of a man who believed himself ordained to slaughter whites in retribution for the ordeals of slavery, but who found himself nearly incapable of putting in the blade. Turner as Styron imagines him is not a plaster saint, not a cardboard monster. He's a man, one whose ferocious yearnings were formed in the cauldron of a hateful institution. |
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What unit of measure is approximately 2150 cubic inches?
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| Boise Irrigation Project |
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| IDAHO A silk flag, blue field, five feet six inches fly, and four feet four inches on pike, bordered with gilt fringe two and one-half inches in width, with state seal of Idaho twenty-one inches in diameter, in colors, in the center of a blue field. The words "State of Idaho" are embroidered in with block letters, two inches in height on a red band three inches in width by twenty-nine inches in length, the band being in gold and placed about eight and one-half inches from the lower border of fringe and parallel with the same. | |
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| Pencil sketching is an interesting and powerful element of design. To put it correctly, pencil sketching can be termed as "the mother of graphic arts."
The general perception about drawing pencil sketches is that it is either a part of initial training given to Fine Arts students or it's a good hobby for anyone who can draw well. What most of us don't know is that making pencil sketches is almost an inevitable part of design and a unique branch of art in itself. |
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 | Burgoo is a spicy stew, similar to Irish or Mulligan stew, often served with cornbread or corn muffins.
In the U.S. (especially Kentucky) burgoo eventually developed into a dish that would contain anything that would be on hand, especially squirrels, hens and pigs, etc., and a wide variety of root vegetables and seasonings. One old recipe called for "800 pounds of lean beef with no bones or fat, one dozen squirrels for each 100 gallons, and 240 pounds of fat hens or roosters, besides potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, and other vegetables." |
| Traditionally, burgoo was made using whatever meats and vegetables were available -- typically, venison, squirrel, opossum, raccoon or game birds, giving it its mocking name "roadkill soup." Today, local Kentucky barbecue restaurants use a specific meat in their recipes, usually pork, chicken, or mutton, which, along with the spices used, creates a distinct flavor unique to each restaurant.
Burgoo making in Kentucky often serves as a social event, where each person brings one or more ingredients. In Kentucky and surrounding states such as Indiana, burgoo is often used for fund-raising for schools. This kind of event has been claimed to have been invented by the family of former Major League Baseball player, Ollie Beard. In Brighton, Illinois, a local traditional burgoo is prepared and served annually at the village's summer festival, the Betsy Ann Picnic. No standardized recipe exists, but it is a combination of at least three things. Today, the meat is usually one of or a combination of beef, pork, chicken, and mutton, often hickory-smoked, but other meats are seen occasionally. Vegetables such as lima beans, corn, okra, and potatoes have always been popular. A thickening agent of cornmeal, ground beans, whole wheat, or potato starch is all that most cookbook recipes use today, but it is traditional to add soup bones for taste and thickening. The ingredients are combined in order of cooking time required, with meat usually going in first, vegetables second, and if necessary, thickening agents last. A good burgoo is said to be able to have a spoon stand up in it. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and other savory spices can be added much like in Cincinnati chili. Some varieties use cider vinegar, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or chili powder. These condiments are often made available for people to spice up their own bowl as well. Burgoo is still widely served in Owensboro, the self-proclaimed burgoo capital of the world. While burgoo in Owensboro is generally associated with special events, such as church picnics and BBQ competitions, it is sold year-round in locally owned BBQ restaurants. Owensboro burgoo is made exclusively with mutton and pork as the meat base. |
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| EMIGRANT PEAK near Livingston, Montana Ann Telling Photo |
