Subj : Today in History - 1883
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu May 25 2023 06:19:00

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge was a brilliant feat of
 DD> 19th-century engineering. It was the first bridge to use steel for
 DD> cable wire, and during its construction explosives were used inside a
 DD> pneumatic caisson for the first time.

 SD> I just watched a great documentary on YT about the Brooklyn Bridge and
 SD> how it very nearly didn't get completed.  Fascinating stuff.

Back in the day ... when I was running the Satellite TeeVee shop and we
had at least one boob tube going all opening hours - my two favourite
channels after the Food Network were History Channel and Discovery. But
I've been a scholar my whole life.

What's a nice Jewish boy like David Rosengarten (host of TVFN's "Taste")
doing peddling pork, anyway?

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Baked Ham w/Mustard Sauce
 Categories: Five, Pork, Sauces
      Yield: 9 Servings
 
      7 lb Fully cooked bone-in ham
      1 c  Brown sugar
    1/4 c  Dijon mustard or other
      2 tb Cider vinegar
           Grandma Hitchcock's Mustard
           - Sauce; recipe follows
 
  Recipe courtesy David Rosengarten
  
  Place ham on rack, fat side up in roasting pan. Insert
  meat thermometer, not by bone.
  
  Bake uncovered, @ 325-|F/160-|C, 18-20 mins per lb.
  
  30 mins before ham is done, remove from oven. Score in
  a cross-cross fashion, 1/8" in and 1" apart. Glaze ham.
  Bake an additional 30 mins.
  
  Delicious.
  
  Typed by Sherilyn Schamber
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Grandma Hitchcock's Mustard Sauce for Ham
 Categories: Sauces, Pork, Dairy
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
MMMMM------------------------PER SERVING-----------------------------
      2 tb Cider vinegar
      1 ts Dry mustard
      2 tb Sugar
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper
    1/2 c  Cream
      1 lg Egg yolk, beaten
 
  Recipe courtesy David Rosengarten
  
  In small saucepan, whisk in order as listed. Cook over
  low heat until lightly thickened. Serve in gravy boat
  with a ham dinner.
  
  Stupendous.
  
  Typed by Sherilyn Schamber
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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