Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
I imagine that smelled awful. I did something dumb right after I got my air fryer. Being I am in my late 60’s now, I can’t even imagine I did this. I was here by myself in the house and decided to put some frozen fries in the air fryer, and then said oh well, I’ll have a frozen burger too. Well, I took out the burger and put it in there on top of the fries. Well, not much later it started smelling like smoke and the grease from the burger started dropping onto the fries and the heat started rising up. My home alarm started buzzing really loud and started hollering “Smoke! Fire! Hallway!” I unplugged the air fryer as fast as I could. I had to run onto the front porch to clear the hot air out of my throat. Soon I got it all cleared out, wiped it down and saved the meal the best I could. That smelled awful! That was totally dumb. I was not sure what I was thinking. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:25 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind My most embarrassing but instructive kitchen blooper happened when I was in my first college apartment and involved a paper towel. I learned to keep my counter and range tops free and clear of everything. The paper towel stuck to the bottom of a damp cookie sheet and went into the oven with the cookies. It smelled like smoke in my kitchen but went away as soon as the oven cooled down. My inspection didn't reveal anything in the oven when I looked, but again, smoke when I turned it on again. Sighted help revealed the paper towel which had fallen through the bars of the oven rack to the bottom of the oven. Fortunately it did not have contact with the electric element so there were no flames, but it was a very dried out paper towel by the time it was rescued. The only real flames I ever produced were a potholder that got its corner between the burner and the pot I was working with. I was trying to pop corn in an aluminum pan with a lid which was really the inside of an old electric popper, so the kettle bottom was round like a ball. I deserved what I got for stupidity that time. No harm though, I just put the potholder into a sink of water. I had to throw the potholder away but there was no damage to the pot or kitchen. I gave the pot away or maybe just tossed it too. I had inherited it from a sighted person who had been popping corn in it for years. I learned there were a few things more risky than I wanted to do the same as my friends. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthe ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
I caught a paper towel on fire a couple months ago. Yes, really. I was draining bacon and I had the plate I was draining it on too close to the flame. The paper towel was hanging over the edge, more than I thought. I am too experienced to make such a mistake. It is the kind of dumb thing that somebody with experience can do because of carelessness. The flame was very easy to put out. I was able to smother it with the rest of the paper towel, applied very quickly. It left a nasty smell though. I had hoped my husband would not find out this embarrassing information, but the smell was a giveaway. So carelessness is bad, no matter how long you have been in the kitchen. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 11:48 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind I did the same thing with a paper towel. As soon as I put the pan in the oven, the paper towel caught on fire. I had enough vision to see this little wall of flame in the bottom of my oven. At that time, there was a land line in my kitchen. I instinctively grabbed the phone. Within seconds, the flames were out. Believe me, it was a light show. I was nearly obsessed with running my hand across the bottom of every pan that was going into the oven for a while. Luckily for me, that is the kind of thing I will only do once. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:25 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind My most embarrassing but instructive kitchen blooper happened when I was in my first college apartment and involved a paper towel. I learned to keep my counter and range tops free and clear of everything. The paper towel stuck to the bottom of a damp cookie sheet and went into the oven with the cookies. It smelled like smoke in my kitchen but went away as soon as the oven cooled down. My inspection didn't reveal anything in the oven when I looked, but again, smoke when I turned it on again. Sighted help revealed the paper towel which had fallen through the bars of the oven rack to the bottom of the oven. Fortunately it did not have contact with the electric element so there were no flames, but it was a very dried out paper towel by the time it was rescued. The only real flames I ever produced were a potholder that got its corner between the burner and the pot I was working with. I was trying to pop corn in an aluminum pan with a lid which was really the inside of an old electric popper, so the kettle bottom was round like a ball. I deserved what I got for stupidity that time. No harm though, I just put the potholder into a sink of water. I had to throw the potholder away but there was no damage to the pot or kitchen. I gave the pot away or maybe just tossed it too. I had inherited it from a sighted person who had been popping corn in it for years. I learned there were a few things more risky than I wanted to do the same as my friends. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthe ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
I did the same thing with a paper towel. As soon as I put the pan in the oven, the paper towel caught on fire. I had enough vision to see this little wall of flame in the bottom of my oven. At that time, there was a land line in my kitchen. I instinctively grabbed the phone. Within seconds, the flames were out. Believe me, it was a light show. I was nearly obsessed with running my hand across the bottom of every pan that was going into the oven for a while. Luckily for me, that is the kind of thing I will only do once. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:25 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind My most embarrassing but instructive kitchen blooper happened when I was in my first college apartment and involved a paper towel. I learned to keep my counter and range tops free and clear of everything. The paper towel stuck to the bottom of a damp cookie sheet and went into the oven with the cookies. It smelled like smoke in my kitchen but went away as soon as the oven cooled down. My inspection didn't reveal anything in the oven when I looked, but again, smoke when I turned it on again. Sighted help revealed the paper towel which had fallen through the bars of the oven rack to the bottom of the oven. Fortunately it did not have contact with the electric element so there were no flames, but it was a very dried out paper towel by the time it was rescued. The only real flames I ever produced were a potholder that got its corner between the burner and the pot I was working with. I was trying to pop corn in an aluminum pan with a lid which was really the inside of an old electric popper, so the kettle bottom was round like a ball. I deserved what I got for stupidity that time. No harm though, I just put the potholder into a sink of water. I had to throw the potholder away but there was no damage to the pot or kitchen. I gave the pot away or maybe just tossed it too. I had inherited it from a sighted person who had been popping corn in it for years. I learned there were a few things more risky than I wanted to do the same as my friends. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthe ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
My most embarrassing but instructive kitchen blooper happened when I was in my first college apartment and involved a paper towel. I learned to keep my counter and range tops free and clear of everything. The paper towel stuck to the bottom of a damp cookie sheet and went into the oven with the cookies. It smelled like smoke in my kitchen but went away as soon as the oven cooled down. My inspection didn't reveal anything in the oven when I looked, but again, smoke when I turned it on again. Sighted help revealed the paper towel which had fallen through the bars of the oven rack to the bottom of the oven. Fortunately it did not have contact with the electric element so there were no flames, but it was a very dried out paper towel by the time it was rescued. The only real flames I ever produced were a potholder that got its corner between the burner and the pot I was working with. I was trying to pop corn in an aluminum pan with a lid which was really the inside of an old electric popper, so the kettle bottom was round like a ball. I deserved what I got for stupidity that time. No harm though, I just put the potholder into a sink of water. I had to throw the potholder away but there was no damage to the pot or kitchen. I gave the pot away or maybe just tossed it too. I had inherited it from a sighted person who had been popping corn in it for years. I learned there were a few things more risky than I wanted to do the same as my friends. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthe ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
Yes, there are a lot of chemicals in plastic. I was alone and it really scared me, but I just turned off the stove and waited, and nothing happened, I didn't burn up or anything. (lol) I'm still here amazingly after the life I've lived1 On 7/11/2020 7:35 PM, Lora Leggett via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, wow, that must have smelled awful. Glad we have microwaves for melting butter and chocolate and stuff. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oops! I’ll just bet that gave your dad quite a scare. But, I like the time when you were a bran new cook and wanted to melt some chocolate. But, I’m no better. Way back in the day one of my nieces and I decided to make popcorn. This was the kind of popper you just put on the burner and lifted it up to shake it. Diane was about 8 and I was probably about 19. I was holding the thing on the burner while shaking it a bit. Well, my hand started feeling uncomfortably warm and without thinking I jerked it away. That would have been ok had that not been the hand holding the popper’s lid. Needless to say, we had popcorn all over the place before I could get the lid back in place. It was so dumb I just had to laugh at myself. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, this is such a fun story. Isn't fun to relive those cool memories? I remember one of my resource teachers came and almost set our house on fire when I was a senior. My mom was in the hospital, and my dad was at work, so she asked me if I'd like to surprise my dad with dinner when he came home. He got home just in time to see smoke coming out of the house because we had made hamburgers, and the broiler was on and I think it hadn't been cleaned or something, and ... well, thankfully we didn't have to call the fire dept. (lol) On 7/10/2020 3:39 PM, Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark wrote: Greetings All, While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this post. Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior at Texas School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two other senior guys and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill our graduation requirements. It turned out that we could either take shop or home ec which meant cooking for half the year until Christmas break. We had all taken various kinds of shop for years so we decided together that it might be fun to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. Tipps had been the home ec teacher for many years and in fact, she had written Cooking Without Looking which was inspired by her husband who was totally blind and had passed away sometime back. As fate would have it, it ended up being just us three guys and Mrs. Tipps in cooking class. It was interesting because I don't think she had ever taught any males much less three fun-loving guys like us and no girls in class. It was hard for us to take cooking class really seriously, so we probably took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we laughed a lot and worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps was very tolerant of us. For the culmination of the cooking class, each class got to decide what they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. When she asked us what we wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she looked and what she thought when we told her we wanted to do chili and milk shakes. The day before our meal, she went shopping and bought everything we'd need. The next day when we came to class, somebody came and told us that Mrs. Tipps was out sick but her message to us was to go ahead and prepare our meal. So I remember three unsupervised senior guys prepared and ate our chili and milk shakes. I think we may have laughed the whole period. I remember the next class when she came back, the only thing she said was, "You know guys, you really didn't have to use all the ice cream for your milk shakes". All in all, she was a nice lady and her book is still useful and has pretty much stood the test of time. On 2/18/2020 3:47 PM, Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark wrote: Hi everyone, According to BARD there are two audi
Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
Oh, wow, that must have smelled awful. Glad we have microwaves for melting butter and chocolate and stuff. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Oops! I’ll just bet that gave your dad quite a scare. But, I like the time > when you were a bran new cook and wanted to melt some chocolate. But, I’m no > better. Way back in the day one of my nieces and I decided to make popcorn. > This was the kind of popper you just put on the burner and lifted it up to > shake it. Diane was about 8 and I was probably about 19. I was holding the > thing on the burner while shaking it a bit. Well, my hand started feeling > uncomfortably warm and without thinking I jerked it away. That would have > been ok had that not been the hand holding the popper’s lid. Needless to > say, we had popcorn all over the place before I could get the lid back in > place. It was so dumb I just had to laugh at myself. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 11, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >> wrote: >> >> Oh, this is such a fun story. Isn't fun to relive those cool memories? I >> remember one of my resource teachers came and almost set our house on fire >> when I was a senior. My mom was in the hospital, and my dad was at work, so >> she asked me if I'd like to surprise my dad with dinner when he came home. >> He got home just in time to see smoke coming out of the house because we had >> made hamburgers, and the broiler was on and I think it hadn't been cleaned >> or something, and ... well, thankfully we didn't have to call the fire dept. >> (lol) >> >>> On 7/10/2020 3:39 PM, Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> Greetings All, >>> >>> >>> While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this post. >>> Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior at Texas >>> School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two other senior guys >>> and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill our graduation >>> requirements. It turned out that we could either take shop or home ec >>> which meant cooking for half the year until Christmas break. We had all >>> taken various kinds of shop for years so we decided together that it might >>> be fun to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. Tipps had been the home ec >>> teacher for many years and in fact, she had written Cooking Without Looking >>> which was inspired by her husband who was totally blind and had passed >>> away sometime back. As fate would have it, it ended up being just us three >>> guys and Mrs. Tipps in cooking class. It was interesting because I don't >>> think she had ever taught any males much less three fun-loving guys like us >>> and no girls in class. It was hard for us to take cooking class really >>> seriously, so we probably took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we >>> laughed a lot and worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps >>> was very tolerant of us. For the culmination of the cooking class, each >>> class got to decide what they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. When >>> she asked us what we wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she looked and >>> what she thought when we told her we wanted to do chili and milk shakes. >>> The day before our meal, she went shopping and bought everything we'd need. >>> The next day when we came to class, somebody came and told us that Mrs. >>> Tipps was out sick but her message to us was to go ahead and prepare our >>> meal. So I remember three unsupervised senior guys prepared and ate our >>> chili and milk shakes. I think we may have laughed the whole period. I >>> remember the next class when she came back, the only thing she said was, >>> "You know guys, you really didn't have to u
Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oops! I’ll just bet that gave your dad quite a scare. But, I like the time when you were a bran new cook and wanted to melt some chocolate. But, I’m no better. Way back in the day one of my nieces and I decided to make popcorn. This was the kind of popper you just put on the burner and lifted it up to shake it. Diane was about 8 and I was probably about 19. I was holding the thing on the burner while shaking it a bit. Well, my hand started feeling uncomfortably warm and without thinking I jerked it away. That would have been ok had that not been the hand holding the popper’s lid. Needless to say, we had popcorn all over the place before I could get the lid back in place. It was so dumb I just had to laugh at myself. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, this is such a fun story. Isn't fun to relive those cool memories? I remember one of my resource teachers came and almost set our house on fire when I was a senior. My mom was in the hospital, and my dad was at work, so she asked me if I'd like to surprise my dad with dinner when he came home. He got home just in time to see smoke coming out of the house because we had made hamburgers, and the broiler was on and I think it hadn't been cleaned or something, and ... well, thankfully we didn't have to call the fire dept. (lol) On 7/10/2020 3:39 PM, Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark wrote: Greetings All, While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this post. Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior at Texas School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two other senior guys and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill our graduation requirements. It turned out that we could either take shop or home ec which meant cooking for half the year until Christmas break. We had all taken various kinds of shop for years so we decided together that it might be fun to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. Tipps had been the home ec teacher for many years and in fact, she had written Cooking Without Looking which was inspired by her husband who was totally blind and had passed away sometime back. As fate would have it, it ended up being just us three guys and Mrs. Tipps in cooking class. It was interesting because I don't think she had ever taught any males much less three fun-loving guys like us and no girls in class. It was hard for us to take cooking class really seriously, so we probably took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we laughed a lot and worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps was very tolerant of us. For the culmination of the cooking class, each class got to decide what they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. When she asked us what we wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she looked and what she thought when we told her we wanted to do chili and milk shakes. The day before our meal, she went shopping and bought everything we'd need. The next day when we came to class, somebody came and told us that Mrs. Tipps was out sick but her message to us was to go ahead and prepare our meal. So I remember three unsupervised senior guys prepared and ate our chili and milk shakes. I think we may have laughed the whole period. I remember the next class when she came back, the only thing she said was, "You know guys, you really didn't have to use all the ice cream for your milk shakes". All in all, she was a nice lady and her book is still useful and has pretty much stood the test of time. On 2/18/2020 3:47 PM, Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark wrote: Hi everyone, According to BARD there are two audio versions of the Cooking without Looking book: one with a db starting with 11 and the other with the db starting with 52; as well as a braille version. (I just looked.) When I was a teenager in the 1970s, an aunt of mine read for a Talking Book organization in the St. Louis area. She recorded a copy of the Cooking without Looking book (on cassette) and gave it to me at Christmas that year. I still have the cassettes, but would like to get them on to a sd card for my stream. Happy cooking. :) Jeanne On 2/18/20, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark wrote: I know; I used to have a braille copy. Now, the recipes I copied from it are digital,
[CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind
Oops! I’ll just bet that gave your dad quite a scare. But, I like the time when you were a bran new cook and wanted to melt some chocolate. But, I’m no better. Way back in the day one of my nieces and I decided to make popcorn. This was the kind of popper you just put on the burner and lifted it up to shake it. Diane was about 8 and I was probably about 19. I was holding the thing on the burner while shaking it a bit. Well, my hand started feeling uncomfortably warm and without thinking I jerked it away. That would have been ok had that not been the hand holding the popper’s lid. Needless to say, we had popcorn all over the place before I could get the lid back in place. It was so dumb I just had to laugh at myself. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Oh, this is such a fun story. Isn't fun to relive those cool memories? I > remember one of my resource teachers came and almost set our house on fire > when I was a senior. My mom was in the hospital, and my dad was at work, so > she asked me if I'd like to surprise my dad with dinner when he came home. He > got home just in time to see smoke coming out of the house because we had > made hamburgers, and the broiler was on and I think it hadn't been cleaned or > something, and ... well, thankfully we didn't have to call the fire dept. > (lol) > >> On 7/10/2020 3:39 PM, Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Greetings All, >> >> >> While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this post. >> Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior at Texas >> School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two other senior guys >> and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill our graduation >> requirements. It turned out that we could either take shop or home ec which >> meant cooking for half the year until Christmas break. We had all taken >> various kinds of shop for years so we decided together that it might be fun >> to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. Tipps had been the home ec teacher for >> many years and in fact, she had written Cooking Without Looking which was >> inspired by her husband who was totally blind and had passed away sometime >> back. As fate would have it, it ended up being just us three guys and Mrs. >> Tipps in cooking class. It was interesting because I don't think she had >> ever taught any males much less three fun-loving guys like us and no girls >> in class. It was hard for us to take cooking class really seriously, so we >> probably took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we laughed a lot and >> worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps was very tolerant of >> us. For the culmination of the cooking class, each class got to decide what >> they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. When she asked us what we >> wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she looked and what she thought when >> we told her we wanted to do chili and milk shakes. The day before our meal, >> she went shopping and bought everything we'd need. The next day when we >> came to class, somebody came and told us that Mrs. Tipps was out sick but >> her message to us was to go ahead and prepare our meal. So I remember three >> unsupervised senior guys prepared and ate our chili and milk shakes. I >> think we may have laughed the whole period. I remember the next class when >> she came back, the only thing she said was, "You know guys, you really >> didn't have to use all the ice cream for your milk shakes". All in all, she >> was a nice lady and her book is still useful and has pretty much stood the >> test of time. >> >> >> >>> On 2/18/2020 3:47 PM, Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> Hi everyone, >>> According to BARD there are two audio versions of the Cooking without >>> Looking book: one with a db starting with 11 and the other with the db >>> starting with 52; as well as a braille version. (I just looked.) >>> When I was a teenager in the 1970s, an aunt of mine read for a Talking >>> Book organization in the St. Louis area. She recorded a copy of the >>> Cooking without Looking book (on cassette) and gave it to me at >>> Christmas that year. I still have the cassettes, but would like to get >>> them on to a sd card for my stream. >>> Happy cooking. :) >>> Jeanne >>> >>> On 2/18/20, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark >>> wrote: I know; I used to have a braille copy. Now, the recipes I copied from it are digital, and the book Has long gone into the recycling bin. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca Manners via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Rebecca Manners Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind I don't
