![]() And loyal reader Walt Giachini dug out a copy of a Billy Martin biography and found this:Īccording to Billy, before every game, Joltin' Joe sat at his locker enjoying a cigarette and cuppa joe. Then the secretary of the Navy banned booze even for officers but ruled that all hands should have unlimited free coffee. Bonus knowledge: Denis No-name (why do e-mailers assume I know their surname?) says "cuppa joe" originated in the Navy.Įarly this century, Navy ships were alcohol-free, except for officers. What to name in honor of Joe DiMaggio? How about the city's favorite beverage? I know I always ask for a cuppa Joe. With the possible exception of the man who got bowled over by the "this guy's" car, driven by the enraged mystery man. Moon's lawyer said, "Everybody's in this guy's corner." An exercise in existentialism if ever there was one. Loyal Reader Keith notes that following the mishap, police were searching for a '93 Quest. So far, there is no indication that moonshine was involved. Jumping on the case: Director of Parking and Traffic, Stuart Sunshine. Cosmic clash looms: A still-unknown road-rager ran down a traffic-control officer last Thursday at Fifth and Bryant, and the car is registered to S.F. But they were the good guys at the San Joaquin Valley Exhibit, where visitors enjoyed a film on the joys of migrant labor - "The Plums of Plenty." The growers were the bad guys in Steinbeck's book. hosted the World's Fair on Treasure Island. Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" was about to be turned into a movie in '39 when S.F. The spinmeisters have always been with us. ![]() For the true fan, a combo souvenir and cordless night- light. Solution: Pack it in jars, sell it as Diamond Dirt. Problem: No place to dump the tons of toxic soil dug up during construction of the Giants' new ballyard at China Basin. From which the whale was expelled by the Belvedere Yacht Club for refusing to pay the guest fee. In an item about a whale sighting, I referred to Belvedere Bay. The NPR newsies repeatedly said the funeral was in North Beach, "just outside of San Francisco," and "near San Francisco."Ĭontinental drift? Did North Beach leave a forwarding address? Is this a Ferlinghetti metaphor for cultural alienation? Genius.National Public Radio (KQED here) doesn't lie, so their reports on Joe DiMaggio's funeral last Thursday raised concern. If this had existed in my childhood, soooo many fights would have been prevented. I literally mixed together a cup of flour, a cup of sugar and a cup of fruit cocktail with the juice. This recipe is seriously as easy as it sounds. I know that many of you will just be disappointed that this post isn’t about how to make the perfect “piece of ass” armadillo cake that Ouiser serves so delightfully… Another day, perhaps. That’s a cup o’ flour, cup o’ sugar and a cup o’ fruit cocktail with the juice… and you mix and bake at 350 till goooooold and bubbly!”. Truvy chimes in to explain, “Oh, that’s simple! You don’t need to write that down. Truvy is doing hair (Because you shouldn’t trust anyone that does their own… It isn’t natural!) while Clairee is browsing the index-style recipe cards for favorites to copy for her own collection (which I can clearly remember doing with my mom’s recipes when I was growing up), when she asks Truvy about the “Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa…”. The Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake is a the sweet creation of Truvy (Dolly Parton) from one of the all-time best classic movies, Steel Magnolias. After recently seeing a friend of mine in a local theater production of the film, the spark to try to bake the famous cake was reignited. This recipe combines the best of both worlds. ![]() There is nothing that I love more than a super-simple, sweet recipe.
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