Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 5

<em>Network</em> and <em>The Running Man</em> in 2025

One movie from the seventies and one from the eighties remain far more relevant than their contemporaries—and it’s the silliest that remains most relevant. We are living in Heinlein’s Crazy Years.

Mrs. Winslow’s Domestic Receipt Book for 1876

If this is what people were eating in 1876, they were eating very well. From coconut pie to molasses gingerbread to tomato jam, these are great recipes—albeit requiring some serious interpretation.

The Master Kneels

Whose feet are being washed in these rich white liberal rituals? “Ye call me master…”

Agnus Dei: Latin in the Catholic Mass

Latin is fundamental to understanding Catholic Mass, scientific terminology, and the terminology of many other professions. It underlays so much of how we speak and what we speak about.

The New Centennial Cook Book

Over 100 Valuable Receipts for Cakes, Pies, Puddings, etc.… borrowed verbatim from other cookbooks.

Starvation, sharing, and charity

The modern world makes an evil out of sharing, and then complains that too many people go hungry.

Quiet ovens and Australian rice shortbread

What is a quiet oven? How do we translate old recipes? Executive summary: 325°; very carefully. Plus, two Australian recipes for rice shortbread as a test of my theory.

A revised timeline for Kolchak: The Night Stalker

When did the Night Stalker and Night Strangler movies take place? When did the television series episodes take place? The internal evidence is a mess, but it is possible to construct a relatively believable timeline from the evidence, usable for an RPG campaign.

Mimsy@MeWe linked on Mimsy Were the Borogoves

I should have added a link to the Mimsy Were the Borogoves group on MeWe ages ago; not sure why I didn’t. I’ve been updating it for a while now. I’ve found MeWe to be much easier to use than FaceBook, and much easier to interact with people without losing them in a mass of oddly-sorted posts and ads.

Stoy Soy Flour: Miracle Protein for World War II

To replace protein lost by rationing, add the concentrated protein of Stoy’s soy flour to your baked goods and other dishes!