AFVOA Newletters of Year 2004

Page 41 of 153 Add the salt, sugar, fat, water and vanilla. Beat the mixture using a wooden spoon or a beater, till well blended. Break the eggs one at a time and add to the cake batter and beat till smooth. The batter looks almost glossy when done. Divide the batter into the tins and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) and bake for another 25 minutes till done (a skewer inserted in it should come out clean). Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on The first surgeon says. “I tike to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up. everything inside is numbered.” The second responds, “Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded.” The third surgeon says, “No, I really think librarians are the best: everything inside them is in alphabetical order.” The fourth surgeon chimes in: “You know. I like construction workers…those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end. and when the job takes longer than you said ii would.” But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he observed: “You’re all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There’s no guts, no heart no balls, no brains and no spine, and the head and the ass are interchangeable. 68. Mooli ki Bhurji Ingredients 2 larae radish-including the leaves 2 tbsp mustard oil ⅛ tsp asafoetida 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp sugar ½ tsp chilli powder Salt to taste Method Wash the radish leaves well and chop fine. Scrape the radish, wash and chop fine. Heat the oil and add the asafoetida and cumin seeds. When they begin to splutter, add the chopped vegetables, salt, sugar and chilli powder. Stir-fry till the leaves are slightly limp but still crunchy and serve. (all the above recipes are by Ms Niru Gupta) Life is wonderful Sometimes we wonder, “What did I do to deserve this?” or “Why did God have to do this to me?” Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, “Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.” Here, has some cooking oil.” her Mother offers. “Yuck” says her daughter. How about a couple raw eggs?” “Gross, Mom!” “Would you like some flour then? Or may be baking soda?” “Mom, those are all yucky!” To which the mother replies: “Yes. all those things seem bad all by