Love your quirkness and joy with garbage cans. Read the "ghost streets" and found it fascinating, especially the secret address multiplying the 0.2. Thank you Fran for the history. I'm going to get out my egg beater and cast iron skillet and have a go with Dutch baby
Another collection of intriguing stories and information. Being of Scottish heritage, I enjoyed your definitions. it also reminded me of a long-ago double date with a young Canadian. We went to a dance parlor where old fashioned dances were the specialty, including the Schottish.
The photo of the trash around the dumpster triggered me. Is the dumpster locked to prevent people from using it? Or are people just too lazy in that neighborhood to throw their garbage in the dumpster. Then again, those pesky crows could've had something to do with it.
Robert L. Stevenson was the heir apparent to take over the family business: designing and building lighthouses. All the lighthouses around the shores of Scotland were built by the Stevenson family for several generations. He broke tradition and decided to write. His father finally approved of his chosen career after reading his books.
Your Dutch baby dish reminds me of popovers, a cupcake sized version of this recipe. I learned it in 8th grade cooking class and my mother fell in love with it.
Yes, popover batter is very like Dutch baby. Thanks for the item about Stevenson!
I couldn’t find a way to mention that the Dutch baby is actually German. The daughter at the hotel in Seattle where it was a big menu item couldn’t pronounce “Deutsch.” She said Dutch, and that stuck.
Your triad was personal to me as my maiden surname was McKechnie. We learned about the differences, and my genealogy hobby has reinforced that. It's been a long time since I've seen or heard schottishe. Thank you. We were fortunate to be in Glasgow during a Doors Open Days weekend and got to see Charles Rennie Mackintosh's studio and other sites he designed. His art nouveau designs are still popular.
Dutch babies were generally a dinner item at our house, too. I've made them in my huge cast iron skillet, using 4 eggs, a cup each of milk and flour, and I have a medium-ish skillet that is perfect for 2 eggs. Depends on the number eating and how hungry we are. David would often want one for breakfast before school, and had to remember to tell me the night before, so I could have the oven preheated.
I still mix mine with my egg beater and see no need to change that habit. We have gotten them from garage sales and I gave one to my nephew who was very intrigued with the whole thing when he was visiting. He thought it was pretty unique. ☺️
I had a history teacher, Mr Johnson, who when one unfortunate said ‘scotch’ lectured us that you could say Scottish or Scots, but the only thing that was scotch came in a glass.
Really cool
Love your quirkness and joy with garbage cans. Read the "ghost streets" and found it fascinating, especially the secret address multiplying the 0.2. Thank you Fran for the history. I'm going to get out my egg beater and cast iron skillet and have a go with Dutch baby
Another collection of intriguing stories and information. Being of Scottish heritage, I enjoyed your definitions. it also reminded me of a long-ago double date with a young Canadian. We went to a dance parlor where old fashioned dances were the specialty, including the Schottish.
The photo of the trash around the dumpster triggered me. Is the dumpster locked to prevent people from using it? Or are people just too lazy in that neighborhood to throw their garbage in the dumpster. Then again, those pesky crows could've had something to do with it.
Robert L. Stevenson was the heir apparent to take over the family business: designing and building lighthouses. All the lighthouses around the shores of Scotland were built by the Stevenson family for several generations. He broke tradition and decided to write. His father finally approved of his chosen career after reading his books.
Your Dutch baby dish reminds me of popovers, a cupcake sized version of this recipe. I learned it in 8th grade cooking class and my mother fell in love with it.
Yes, popover batter is very like Dutch baby. Thanks for the item about Stevenson!
I couldn’t find a way to mention that the Dutch baby is actually German. The daughter at the hotel in Seattle where it was a big menu item couldn’t pronounce “Deutsch.” She said Dutch, and that stuck.
There's a real gem of a book about RLS: A Wilder Shore by Camille Peri that tells about his life and his marriage to an especially engaging woman.
Your triad was personal to me as my maiden surname was McKechnie. We learned about the differences, and my genealogy hobby has reinforced that. It's been a long time since I've seen or heard schottishe. Thank you. We were fortunate to be in Glasgow during a Doors Open Days weekend and got to see Charles Rennie Mackintosh's studio and other sites he designed. His art nouveau designs are still popular.
It was great to see you Saturday, April!
Dutch babies were generally a dinner item at our house, too. I've made them in my huge cast iron skillet, using 4 eggs, a cup each of milk and flour, and I have a medium-ish skillet that is perfect for 2 eggs. Depends on the number eating and how hungry we are. David would often want one for breakfast before school, and had to remember to tell me the night before, so I could have the oven preheated.
I still mix mine with my egg beater and see no need to change that habit. We have gotten them from garage sales and I gave one to my nephew who was very intrigued with the whole thing when he was visiting. He thought it was pretty unique. ☺️
Thanks for another enjoyable Sunday morning read.
Yeah, I regret giving away my egg beater. I just have so much kitchen gear.
My middle name is Scott, so I especially enjoyed that section of today's substack!
I had a history teacher, Mr Johnson, who when one unfortunate said ‘scotch’ lectured us that you could say Scottish or Scots, but the only thing that was scotch came in a glass.
PS here in Scotland it is Scots pine.
You had me at "phone guy." Thanks for another great piece of writing.