Subj : Set It On Fire was: Real [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Apr 28 2024 15:33:02
Hi Dave,
RH> It definatly is an eye catcher, especially if they dim the lights. Our
RH> last couple of cruises were on Princess line ((The Love Boat) ships;
RH> they did a Baked Alaska parade one night at dinner. Basically, get
RH> everyone seated, eating and almost ready for dessert. Then they dimmed
RH> the lights in the dining room and paraded around with about a dozen
RH> flaming Baked Alaskas. Not sure as I didn't get a close up look as to
RH> how they kept the flames going but it was quite the show, especially
RH> the night they did it on the Alaska trip--we'd spent the day cruising
RH> in Glacier Bay.
DD> I prefer my restaurant lighting to be bright enough that I can see
DD> what I'm about to put in my mouth. And bright enough that I can read
DD> the menu without resorting to my cell phone's flashlight function.
Normally the dining room is well lit, but to get the special effect, the
lights are darkened. It was more impressive with the fall cruise as it
got dark early on, in Alaska it never really got dark. Even with all the
drapes pulled, lights out, etc, the baked Alaska parade was done in more
of a twilight.
DD> Here's a tasty dish for which I have recipes that call for setting
RH> it DD> on fire and recipes that leave well enough alone.
DD> It's from America's Test Kitchen which means it's in fine detail and
DD> fulll of minutae. I can almost see Mr. Bow Tie McPrissy (Christopher
DD> Kimball - not retired) presenting it on their PBS TV show. Be sure to
DD> read my note at the bottom. Bv)=
RH> I've got the recipe as I've got several ATK compilation books and a
RH> couple of years of the magazine. IIRC, I've seen a (very) few of the
RH> shows but have enjoyed reading the magazine to find out just "how did
RH> they do that". Tried a few recipies from the magazine but most of them
RH> were not really to our taste.
DD> I might catch an episode or two not the Mr. Prissy has gone off
DD> bothering family members instead of the viewing public. Still, they
DD> remind me (or did) that, like with Consumer Reports, what's important
DD> to them is nor
DD> always important to me. They do get exhaustive sometimes.
DD> And for all their nit-pickiness they still manage to forget that a
DD> shepherd's pie is made with lamb/mutton. If it's made with beef or
DD> pork it's a "cottage pie". This recipe is really for a cottage pie.
That seems to be a very common misnomer among Americans. My mom made
what she called Shepherd's Pie a (very) few times when I was young but
it was in reality, a cottage pie. IIRC, we had lanb a few times at my
grandmother's house but it was one of the (many) things my mom never
bought.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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