• Today in History - 1979

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Tue Sep 6 12:20:00 2022
    07 September 1979 - CABLE VIEWERS GET AN ALL-SPORTS NETWORK: 'If you
    love sports...if you really love sports, you'll think you've died and
    gone to sports heaven.' With those words, anchor Lee Leonard introduces
    the small cable TV audience to the ESPN network and its highlights show, 'SportsCenter,' followed by a slow-pitch softball game. YAWN .......

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    Title: Jock Itch Remedy
    Categories: Herbs
    Yield: 1 serving

    2 oz Coconut oil
    2 oz Neem oil
    10 Drops lavender essential oil
    10 Drops myrrh oil
    5 Drops tea tree oil
    3 Drops oregano oil; opt
    1 oz Apple cider vinegar

    Combine all ingredients except for the apple cider
    vinegar (ACV) into a glass jar and blend well. (If the
    coconut oil is solid, simply put the closed jar with
    the mix in hot water, which will melt the coconut oil.)

    Next add the ACV to the mixture and blend.

    Clean and pat dry the affected area.

    Rub onto the affected areas twice daily - once in the
    morning and again at night.

    You may want to keep in the refrigerator to provide a
    cooling sensation for added relief.

    RECIPE FROM: https://draxe.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Sun Mar 26 05:18:01 2023
    26 March 1979 - EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY ENDS 30-YEAR WAR: Seven months
    after meeting with US President Jimmy Carter for peace talks at Camp
    David, Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel sign a treaty
    ending decades of conflict between their two countries.

    The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel was signed 16 months after
    Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel in 1977, after intense negotiations. The main features of the treaty were mutual recognition, cessation of the state of war that had existed since the 1948
    Arab - Israeli War, normalization of relations and the withdrawal by
    Israel of its armed forces and civilians from the Sinai Peninsula, which
    Israel had captured during the Six-Day War in 1967. Egypt agreed to
    leave the Sinai Peninsula demilitarized. The agreement provided for free passage of Israeli ships through the Suez Canal, and recognition of the
    Strait of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as international waterways, which
    had been blockaded by Egypt in 1967. The agreement also called for an
    end to Israeli military rule over the Israeli-occupied territories and
    the establishment of full autonomy for the Palestinian inhabitants of
    the territories, terms that were not implemented but which became the
    basis for the Oslo Accords.

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    Title: Egyptian Hawawshi
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Chilies, Herbs, Vegetables
    Yield: 12 Servings

    1 lg Yellow onion; quartered
    2 cl Garlic
    1 lg Bell pepper; cored, in large
    - chunks
    1 Jalapeno; halved, seeded
    1/2 oz Fresh parsley; trimmed
    2 lb Lean ground beef
    3 tb Tomato paste
    Salt
    Extra virgin olive oil
    6 Loaves of pita bread
    - w/pockets

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    1 ts Coriander
    1 ts Allspice
    1 ts Paprika
    1 ts Black pepper
    1/2 ts Cumin
    3/4 ts Cardamom
    1/4 ts Cinnamon

    Set the oven @ 400ºF/205ºC.

    In a small bowl, add the spices and mix to combine.

    Put the onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapeno, and
    parsley in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a
    blade, pulse a few times until finely chopped. Transfer
    the mixture to a sieve to drain excess liquid (it helps
    to push with the back of a spoon).

    Transfer the onion mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add
    the ground beef and tomato paste. Mix to combine. Add
    the spice mixture and a dash of kosher salt. Mix again
    until the mixture is well combined and the spices are
    well distributed within the meat mixture.

    Cut the pita loafs in halves to create 12 pita pockets.

    Prepare a large sheet pan brushed with a bit of extra
    virgin olive oil.

    Stuff each pita pocket with ? cup of the meat mixture.
    Using the back of a spoon, spread the meat mixture
    inside the pita pockets.

    Arrange the pitas in the prepared sheet pan. Brush the
    pita pocket tops with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

    Bake in the heated oven for 15, then carefully turn the
    pitas over and cook on the other side another 5 to 10
    minutes until the meat is fully cooked and the pita is
    crispy on both sides.

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.themediterraneandish.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Tue Mar 28 04:42:00 2023
    28 March 1979 - THREE MILE ISLAND PLANT SUFFERS A PARTIAL MELTDOWN:
    Fears of radioactive contamination run rampant after a coolant leak
    causes a reactor at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island to overheat. The
    power plant, just 10 miles from the state capital, is stabilized before complete meltdown. The accident will swell anti-nuclear sentiment in the public.

    The accident began with failures in the non-nuclear secondary system
    followed by a stuck-open pilot-operated relief valve (PORV) in the
    primary system that allowed large amounts of nuclear reactor coolant to
    escape. The mechanical failures were compounded by the initial failure
    of plant operators to recognize the situation as a loss-of-coolant
    accident (LOCA). TMI training and procedures left operators and
    management ill-prepared for the deteriorating situation. During the
    event, these inadequacies were compounded by design flaws, including inconveniently arranged instruments and controls, the use of multiple
    similar alarms, and a failure of the equipment to clearly indicate
    coolant inventory level or the position of the stuck-open PORV

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    Title: Atomic Buffalo Turds
    Categories: Five, Appetisers, Chilies, Cheese
    Yield: 12 Servings

    6 lg Fresh jalapenos
    12 sl Streaky bacon
    Chipotle honey
    12 sl Brie
    BBQ dry rub

    Cut the chilies in half lengthways

    Remove the seeds and placenta from each chile.

    Spoon about half a tsp to 1 tsp of chipotle honey into
    each half chile.

    Top each one with a slice of brie and wrap w/bacon. If
    needed use a cocktail stick to hold together.

    Sprinkle each ABT with some dry rub and place in the
    fridge until ready to cook.

    Set your grill up for indirect cooking, aiming for a
    temperature of between 250ºF/121ºC and 300ºF/150ºC.

    If you’re running nearer 300ºF/150ºC, cook for one
    hour then check; nearer 250ºF/121ºC and you’ll be
    looking at about two hours. What you’re trying to get
    here is the bacon starting to crisp up before you glaze.

    For the glaze mix 3tb chipotle honey and 1 tb water
    in a pan and warm it up gently.

    Apply glaze to ABT’s and cook for a further 15 - 30
    minutes depending on your BBQ temperature.

    Remove from grill and serve immediately.

    RECIPE FROM: https://gran.luchito.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Wed Jul 12 04:30:00 2023
    12 July 1979 - DISCO PROTEST TAKES OVER BASEBALL GAME: The Chicago White
    Sox and local radio DJ Steve Dahl team up for a promotional event:
    blowing up a crate of disco records in between games of a doubleheader. Thousands of fans-who got in for 98 cents if they brought a record to
    be destroyed-trash the field. The team is forced to postpone, and
    eventually forfeit, the second game.

    Dahl remains defiant. He made his position clear in the 2016 book Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died. "IrCOm worn out from defending myself as
    a racist homophobe," he wrote. "The event was not anti-racist, not
    anti-gay - we were just kids pissing on a musical genre." Moreover, he
    was defending "the Chicago rockrCOnrCOroll lifestyle" from an unwanted
    musical invasion. The rise of disco to mainstream success on the back of Saturday Night FeverrCOs unexpected success was "a repudiation of all
    things rough - like rockrCOnrCOroll and bar nights" and "demean[ed] the ordinary life that kids inhabited".

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    Title: Disco Duck
    Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Herbs, Vegetables, Citrus
    Yield: 3 servings

    6 lb Whole duck
    1/2 lb Baby potatoes
    3 Shallots
    6 Fresh figs
    5 Bartlett pears
    2 tb Butter
    4 Lemons; divided
    5 tb Honey; divided
    Salt & fresh ground pepper
    1 bn Fresh thyme

    Set oven @ 475-|F/246-|C.

    Take the duck out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before
    preparing it.

    Cut the baby potatoes, the shallots, three figs, and
    three pears in half. Arrange them on an oiled baking
    sheet. If you would like the fruit to have grill marks,
    insert a baking rack into a second baking sheet, and lay
    the figs and pears on top. Put the tray in the oven and
    roast 30 minutes while you prepare the duck and fruit
    stuffing.

    Melt the butter, and add it to a mixing bowl. Mix in the
    juice of 1 1/2 lemons and 1 tablespoon of honey.

    Cut the remaining figs and pears and half a lemon into
    eighths, and add them to the lemon-butter mixture.

    Using a sharp knife, score the duck's skin in a
    crosshatch pattern. Avoid cutting into the duck's meat.

    Generously season the duck inside and out with kosher
    salt and freshly ground pepper.

    Trim any excess fat around the duck's cavity. Stuff the
    duck's cavity with the fruit stuffing, then pour in the
    lemon juice from the bowl.

    Criss-cross the duck's legs, and secure with kitchen
    twine. Place the duck breast-side up on a rack inside of
    a roasting pan.

    Put the duck into the oven, and roast for 10 minutes.
    Lower the temperature to 300-|F/150-|C, and roast the duck
    for 50 minutes.

    Turn the duck breast-side down, and roast for 30
    minutes. Turn the duck breast-side up, and roast 30
    minutes. Turn the duck breast-side down, and roast 30
    minutes.

    While the duck is roasting, combine the juice of 2
    lemons, 4 tablespoons of honey, and the fresh thyme in a
    saucepan. Heat the mixture over medium heat until the
    thyme turns brown. Remove the thyme, lower the heat, and
    simmer until thickened.

    Turn the duck breast-side down, and roast 30 minutes.
    Take the duck out of the oven, and brush the breasts
    with the lemonhoney-thyme glaze.

    Increase the oven temperature to 475-|F/246-|C, and roast
    the duck a final 15 minutes. Watch the duck carefully so
    the glaze doesn't burn.

    Take the duck out of the oven, and transfer it to a
    cutting board. Let it rest 15 minutes before carving.

    While the duck is resting, put the potatoes, shallots,
    figs, and pears back in the oven to reheat.

    Cut up or carve the duck, and serve with the fruit
    stuffing, potatoes, shallots, figs, and pears.

    BY:-aAusrine Zygaityte

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.tastingtable.com

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