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January 24th, 2008
10:19 am
I'm trying to get into the habit of posting here more regularly. But since I don't have anything actually written, I thought I'd scare you all with this:
(Click for a larger view, if you dare!)
If you're Of A Certain Age, you'll recognize the uke-player here as Reddy Kilowatt, the spokes-character for electricity (originally the Alabama Power Company, then licensed to other power companies all over the U.S.)
The book itself is a pamphlet with Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino recipes. They don't look… terrible but all the usual suspects are here: Egg Foo Yung and Pork Chop Suey (Chinese), Sukiyaki Chicken and Teriyaki Steak (Japanese), Adobo (Filipino). The Hawaiian recipes seem to be a mix of bake-off recipes made with coconut, pineapples, or bananas, and dishes made with exotic-sounding island ingredients (though there's a list of substitutions at the end, which gives sweet potatoes as a substitute for poi). My favorite recipe is the Poi Cocktail: milk, poi (or sweet potatoes…), sugar, vanilla, crushed ice, a dash of nutmeg). This drink surely belongs in The Gallery of Regrettable Food -- not least because it contains no alcohol.
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| Date: | April 22nd, 2008 09:15 pm (UTC) |
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I am 53 and remember Reddy Kilowatt from my childhood in Atoka County Oklahoma. OG&E used him as a mascot. No-one ever asked "what is a kilo watt" we just thought that was his name. |
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