In praise of patience

[pecunium]

rivka has made me glad I did not jump on the bandwagon of outrage over the use of children as unwitting test subjects for HIV drugs in New York City.

She goes into detail on the subject at Respectful of Otters.

I'd like to say this tripped my worry meter enough that I'd done more than set it aside, pending corroboration, before I let outrage take over, but I didn't. I merely filed it as unlikely.

Maia and I are heading to L.A. this afternoon, because I have drill this weekend, and it's mandatory fun (to be honest, I'd rather have some real work to do this weekend, but it's needful. We have to have a couple of briefings every year, and this letes family get together. With guys deployed, it lets their families know we've not forgotten them, but feh. Even with people I really like, mandatory fun is tedious).

I may make the time to try and marshall some thoughts a fight in another place has set to bubbling, but I may not.

No food porn, no descriptives, and no real ranting at the moment. See you all later.


Oh, andmatociquala thanks for all the exposure. If I were having a subscription drive, you'd be the prize winner, by miles.

Comments

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Thanks. I also found a ton of info sbout coffee roasting at http://www.sweetmarias.com (which you probably already know about).

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

I didn't, and some of the stuff they have, esp. as regards skillet roasting, is poor.

Do not use a thin skillet, it makes for hot spots, and really uneven roasting. I use an open pan, so I can see it. It takes a little longer (20-40 minutes) and the light roasts are harder to obtain (because it is contact heating), but eveness is not that tricky.


One can use a hot air popper. It won't let you control the roast, because when the beans expand to the point they are light enough, they fly out, and that's all she wrote.

TK

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I have a large heavy iron skillet--need to re-season it, but I think it should do the trick.

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

If it isn't all over rust, then you can use it before you season.

The little skillet I got two weeks ago, was rinsed and put straight to use. The only aviso I have on the subject is to be certain you rise, and wipe it, between uses, so that the oils sweated out of the beans don't go rancid.


TK