Oops! I’ll just bet that gave your dad quite a scare. But, I like the time when you were a bran new cook and wanted to melt some chocolate. But, I’m no better. Way back in the day one of my nieces and I decided to make popcorn. This was the kind of popper you just put on the burner and lifted it up to shake it. Diane was about 8 and I was probably about 19. I was holding the thing on the burner while shaking it a bit. Well, my hand started feeling uncomfortably warm and without thinking I jerked it away. That would have been ok had that not been the hand holding the popper’s lid. Needless to say, we had popcorn all over the place before I could get the lid back in place. It was so dumb I just had to laugh at myself.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > 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
