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Desert Rose

desert rose
Desert Rose
The Desert Rose (Adenium) can grow in the desert, but it’s not a rose. This Desert Rose does very well growing in our back yard, with very minimal care and attention.1 About all that is really necessary is a sunny location. As you can see, the bright red color is spectacular.


Another view of the same plant.
Desert Rose
Desert Rose

FOOTNOTES:

  1. Minimal care and attention is the top level of care offered to plants in my yard. ↩
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Country Style Vanilla Ice Cream (requires cooking)

Smooth custardy recipe. Requires cooking. See the general instructions on making home made ice cream, previously posted on K_Line Christian Online

Recipe: Country Style Vanilla Ice Cream

Summary: Home made vanilla ice cream, printed years ago in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Requires cooking. Note, this is a 5 quart recipe. See variation for 6 quart recipe. This ice cream is very creamy, and has a custard texture. It is a little more work, but worth it, in my opinion.

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs (6 eggs for 6 quart recipe)
    3 1/4 cup sugar (4 cups for 6 quart recipe)
    5 cups whipping cream (6 cups for 6 quart recipe)
  • Approx. 6 1/2 cups milk (8 cups for 6 quart recipe). NOTE: Only 4 cups is cooked
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract (3 tablespoons for 6 quart recipe). ADDED AFTER COOKING
  • about 3 bags of ice
  • Rock Salt

Instructions

  1. Combine eggs (beaten), sugar, cream and 4 cups of milk
    2. Cooking the ice cream ingredients
    Cooking the ice cream ingredients
  2. Cook mixture until 160-165 degrees F. The recipe in the Sun-Sentinel says, “lightly coats spoon and finger leaves a path when drawn across back of spoon.” Frankly, this method of checking the temperature never works for me. However, there are two important reasons to achieve this temperature–which is pretty hot but NOT boiling–so it is probably best to use a thermometer. First of all, cooking the mixture fundamentally changes the taste and texture of the final product. Secondly this temperature is what is needed to kill any salmonella bacteria.1
  3. Chill completely in fridge or ice bath. If warm, you may churn flakes of butter. I put the can in the ice cream freezer, and add the ice, but DON’T start the motor/cranking, for about an hour until the mixture in the can is cool to the touch.
  4. Add the additional ingredients. Note the milk is added last, and the amount listed is only an estimate. Add until the fill line.
  5. Crank the ice cream per the general instructions.

CulinaryTradition: USA (Traditional)

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

  1. Apparently the risk of contracting salmonella is small. However, this factor is why I personally recommend skipping the “raw egg” ice cream recipes, unless you use an “egg substitute.” There is an excellent article on point at MissouriFamilies.ORG ↩
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Christian Movie Review: Carriers (2009)

The movie reviewed here is definitely NOT for children. Please see my previous post on why films of this ilk are reviewed on a Christian website like K_Line Christian Online.

Carriers
Carriers (2009), PG-13
  • GENRE: Horror, Science Fiction
  • ACTORS: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Kiernan Shipka , Christopher Meloni, Dale Malley, Stacy Marie Warden, Dylan Kenin, Josh Berry
  • RATING: PG-13
  • PARENTAL NOTE: Not intended for children. Bad language and questionable situations. Violence.
  • INTENDED AUDIENCE: This movie is intended for fans of the genre, and may not be appreciated by others.
  • GENERAL PLOT: (No spoilers) Uncle Josh1 once quipped that all paths lead to the grave. In CARRIERS, as in THE ROAD (another recently released on DVD end of the world story), it turns out that ALMOST ALL paths and/or roads lead to the grave.2 However, ALL paths do seem to lead to the beach. The plot of CARRIERS isn’t so exceptional. Four people on a road trip to the Pacific Ocean try to avoid catching a highly contagious virus which has killed off most of the human population. Their adventures, reactions, and the folks they meet along the path make an entertaining tale.

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  1. Cal Stewart (1856-1919) was a pioneer in vaudeville and early sound recordings. He is best remembered for his comic monologues in which he played “Uncle Josh” Weathersby, a resident of a mythical New England farming town called “Punkin Center.” ↩
  2. Of course, no one in these movies literally makes to an actual grave. The people who die mainly just drop and rot where the body lies (instances of cannibalism excluded). ↩
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