Oh wow! Thank God you did not set the house on fire! I bet that scared your Dad! But now it seems like it started out to be kind of fun. Too bad it didn’t end up that way. Wonder if the burgers burned or if it was a little of the grease that dripped onto the burner.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 9:23 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind Oh, this is such a fun story. Isn't fun to relive those cool memories? I remember one of my resource teachers came and almost set our house on fire when I was a senior. My mom was in the hospital, and my dad was at work, so she asked me if I'd like to surprise my dad with dinner when he came home. He got home just in time to see smoke coming out of the house because we had made hamburgers, and the broiler was on and I think it hadn't been cleaned or something, and ... well, thankfully we didn't have to call the fire dept. (lol) On 7/10/2020 3:39 PM, Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Greetings All, > > > While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this > post. Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior > at Texas School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two > other senior guys and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill > our graduation requirements. It turned out that we could either take > shop or home ec which meant cooking for half the year until Christmas > break. We had all taken various kinds of shop for years so we decided > together that it might be fun to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. > Tipps had been the home ec teacher for many years and in fact, she had > written Cooking Without Looking which was inspired by her husband who > was totally blind and had passed away sometime back. As fate would > have it, it ended up being just us three guys and Mrs. Tipps in > cooking class. It was interesting because I don't think she had ever > taught any males much less three fun-loving guys like us and no girls > in class. It was hard for us to take cooking class really seriously, > so we probably took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we laughed > a lot and worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps was > very tolerant of us. For the culmination of the cooking class, each > class got to decide what they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. > When she asked us what we wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she > looked and what she thought when we told her we wanted to do chili and > milk shakes. The day before our meal, she went shopping and bought > everything we'd need. The next day when we came to class, somebody > came and told us that Mrs. Tipps was out sick but her message to us > was to go ahead and prepare our meal. So I remember three > unsupervised senior guys prepared and ate our chili and milk shakes. > I think we may have laughed the whole period. I remember the next > class when she came back, the only thing she said was, "You know guys, > you really didn't have to use all the ice cream for your milk > shakes". All in all, she was a nice lady and her book is still useful > and has pretty much stood the test of time. > > > > On 2/18/2020 3:47 PM, Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> According to BARD there are two audio versions of the Cooking without >> Looking book: one with a db starting with 11 and the other with the db >> starting with 52; as well as a braille version. (I just looked.) >> When I was a teenager in the 1970s, an aunt of mine read for a Talking >> Book organization in the St. Louis area. She recorded a copy of the >> Cooking without Looking book (on cassette) and gave it to me at >> Christmas that year. I still have the cassettes, but would like to get >> them on to a sd card for my stream. >> Happy cooking. :) >> Jeanne >> >> On 2/18/20, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark >> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >>> I know; I used to have a braille copy. >>> Now, the recipes I copied from it are digital, and the book >>> Has long gone into the recycling bin. >>> >>> Marie >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark >>> [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On >>> Behalf Of Rebecca Manners via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:11 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Rebecca Manners >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind >>> >>> I don't know about the others, but Cooking without looking is also >>> available >>> in braille. >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> on >>> behalf of >>> Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00:30 AM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>> Cc: Marie Rudys <marmusi...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: [CnD] More books written for the blind >>> >>> Hello, everyone. >>> >>> >>> >>> For those who may be interested, I highly recommend the following >>> >>> Books written for the blind. They are all on Bard, >>> >>> And in audio formats. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cooking Without Looking by Esther Knudson Tipps >>> >>> >>> >>> There are two different recordings of this book. >>> >>> The information is dated, but much of it is useful and there >>> >>> Are many easy recipes. One of the audio versions is actually >>> >>> Read by a blind man from a braille copy for NLS. >>> >>> >>> >>> When the Cook Can't Look by Ralph Reed >>> >>> He is blind and explains how he does things well, how >>> >>> To do things step by step without vision or supervision. >>> >>> He has recipes in the book, and he >>> >>> Rates them level 1, 2, and 3. All the recipes >>> >>> Are easy and that book is well written. It is read by >>> >>> Ray Hagen. One recipe I like is sauerbraten, which is not >>> >>> Soaked with cookies; that recipe in the book is the real >>> >>> Sauerbraten. >>> >>> >>> >>> Another book full of tips is written by a >>> >>> Deaf-blind woman. It is called Pathways to >>> >>> Independence by Rita Kersh. >>> >>> It covers everything from housekeeping to >>> >>> Cooking without sight and hearing, but those who can >>> >>> Hear can also benefit from this book. >>> >>> Please check it out. It's on Bard. >>> >>> >>> >>> Another one available on Bard is >>> >>> Adaptive Culinary Techniques for the Visually Impaired >>> >>> It is well written by its blind author. >>> >>> >>> >>> I frequently monitor Bard and so all this >>> >>> Comes down to knowing what is out there. >>> >>> >>> >>> Now, you have more easy recipes when you >>> >>> Get these books from Bard or your local braille and talking book >>> library. >>> >>> >>> >>> Of course, we should continue to help each other on the list. >>> >>> Don't stop sending tips!! Even I can benefit, >>> >>> And I'm an old hand. There are things I never would >>> >>> Have thought of, always something new to learn from others. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Marie >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
