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Dutchess Potatoes

2013-02-20T10:15:00.002+02:00

Duchess potatoes. Welcome to old school, fancy schmancy mashed potatoes. Duchess potatoes are a rather precious way of serving mashed potatoes; they've been piped in decorative swirls, usually formed into individual portions, painted with butter, and browned in the oven. They taste great. I think it has to do with the butter. And the cream. And the way that both the tops and bottoms get browned. They're actually rather addictive. You can easily scale up this recipe. To make ahead for a dinner party, just prepare the mashed potatoes, pipe them and refrigerate. Put them in a 425°F oven 20 minutes before serving to brown. Ingredients 2 pounds potatoes or 1KG, peeled and cut into chunks Salt 1/4 cup heavy cream (Double thick cream) 4 tablespoons butter, divided 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 3 egg yolks Method Place potatoes in a medium to large pot and cover with a couple inches of cold water. Add a couple teaspoons of salt to the water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender (the tines of a fork easily pierce), about 20-25 minutes. While the potatoes are boiling, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and set aside. You will use this butter to coat the potatoes right before they go in the oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F or 220 C. When the potatoes are cooked, drain in a colander and put the potatoes back in the pot set over low heat. Allow them to release steam for a minute or so. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and mash the potatoes until the butter has been incorporated. Add the nutmeg, black pepper, heavy cream and continue mashing the potatoes. Once everything is incorporated, add salt to taste and the egg yolks. Continue to mash until the mixture is smooth. Do not over-mash or your potatoes will end up with a gluey consistency. Using a piping bag with a large star point, pipe the potatoes onto a cookie sheet. Alternatively, you can just fill a casserole dish with the mashed potatoes, and use a fork to create lots of peaks on the surface. The swirled edges from the star-point piping bag forms or the peaks of mashed potatoes in a casserole dish will brown nicely in the oven. The browned parts taste great, so you want to maximize them. Whether you make piped portions or a casserole, paint the potatoes with the melted butter. Bake in the 425°F or 22oC oven until nicely browned, about 20 minutes. Serves 4-6 as a side dish.

Chakalaka Brood

2013-02-20T08:49:00.004+02:00

Chakalaka Brood 2K koekmeel 3t Bakpoeier Sout 4 eiers 1 Blik (410g) Chakalaka – enige geur Cheddar of ander kaas opsioneel Meng koekmeel, Bakpoeier en sout in ‘n groot mengbak. Klits 4 eiers liggies met ‘n vurk en meng met droë bestandele. Roer chakalaka by. Roer ongeveer 1 koppie kaas by indien verkies. Smeer of spuit ringpan of broodpan. Krap mengsel eweredig in pan. Strooi bietjie kaas bo-op indien verkies. Bak by 180grade C vir ongeveer 45min of tot gaar. Bedien warm met botter. Kan ook koud ge-eet word.

Suiker Mielie Poffers

2013-01-09T12:51:00.005+02:00

SUIKERMIELIEPOFFERTJIES

250ml koekmeelblom

10ml bakpoeier

5ml sout

1ml rooipeper

30ml margarien (gesmelt)

2 eiers (geskei)

5 ml Uie (gerasper)

300ml Cheddarkaas (gerasper)

420g geroomde suikermielies (Sweetcorn)

Olie vir vlak vet braai

Sif die droë bestanddele saam.

Voeg die margarien of botter by.

Klop die eiergele en voeg dit by die koekmeelblom mengsel.

Meng dit goed.

Voeg die ui, kaas en suikermielies by en meng dit deeglik.

Vou die styf geklitste eierwitte in.

Skep lepelsvol van die beslag in warm olie en bak dit tot goudbruin.

Dreineer goed.

Vir goeie vet dreineering:

Ek sit ‘n klein afkoel rakkie (die soort waarop jy koekies laat koud word) bo-oor ‘n bord en sit die poffers/vetkoek/krummel steak daarop. Dit Dreineer goed. Ek verskuif dit na ‘n skottel of bord toe net voor ek die volgende klomp uit die olie haal.

All Physics - Honda Advertisement. Excellent

2013-01-08T08:00:00.000+02:00

There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in these images.
Everything that you see happened in real time exactly as you see it.
The recording required 606 takes and in the first 605 takes there always was something, usually of minor importance, that didn't work.
It was necessary for the recording team to install the set-up time after time and it took several weeks working day and night to achieve this effect.

The recording cost 6 million dollars and it took 3 months to finish.
The duration of the video is only 2 minutes, but every time that Honda shows the commercial on British television, they make enough money to support any of us for the rest of our lives.
However, this commercial has turned out to be the most displayed in the history of the Internet. Honda execs think that it will pay for itself simply because of the free showings.
There are only six Honda Accords built by hand in the whole world, and to the horror of Honda engineers, the recording team disassembled two of them for the recording.
Everything you see in the sequence (besides the walls, floor, ramp and the untouched Honda Accord) is part of those two automobiles.
The voice is that of Garrison Keiller.
The commercial was so well received by Honda execs when they saw it, that their first comment was how amazing the computer graphics were.
They almost fell out of their chairs when told that the recording was real without any graphics manipulation.
By the way, about the windshield wipers in the new Honda Accords, they are sensitive to water and designed to start working as soon as they get wet.. .
......Enjoy!!!

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26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity in 2012

2013-01-04T10:17:00.002+02:00

26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity in 2012

1. The parents who made their son's wheelchair into the best Halloween costume ever

2. The terminally ill man who loves receiving mail... and got more than he ever expected

Scott Widak has Down syndrome and suffers from liver disease, and he loves receiving mail. His nephew Sean posted his P.O. Box on Reddit and the site's users responded with hundreds of letters, packages, and gifts.

3. A kind stranger who stopped a day from being ruined

4. The doctor who offered free medical care after Hurricane Sandy

5. And the people that helped out any way that they could

Hospital employees make a human chain passing containers of fuel up 13 flights of stairs to the backup generator at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

Saving a dog.

Shared their electricity:

And Gifting:

6. The older couple who saw themselves in two young parents

7. This Libyan child who doesn't believe in hate

8. The parents who tattooed insulin pumps on their bellies so their diabetic son wouldn't feel "different"

9. The police officer who bought shoes for a barefoot homeless man

Jennifer Foster was visiting Times Square on Nov. 14 when she snapped the heartwarming moment. Here's her account of what happened:

“Right when I was about to approach, one of your officers came up behind him. The officer said, ‘I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let’s put them on and take care of you.’ The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man. The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching*. I have been in law enforcement for 17 years. I was never so impressed in my life. I did not get the officer’s name. It is important, I think, for all of us to remember the real reason we are in this line of work. The reminder this officer gave to our profession in his presentation of human kindness has not been lost on myself or any of the Arizona law enforcement officials with whom this story has been shared.”

10. And the police officers who made blind 13-year-old Gage Hancock-Stevens' dream of being a cop come true

They even gave him a cake

11. The Michigan soccer team who gave their team manager with Down syndrome an opportunity to start

12. The Texas A&M students that blocked Westboro Baptist Church protesters with a human wall

When students heard that Westboro Baptist Church planned on protesting the funeral of a soldier, they formed a human barricade around the funeral service to block them out.

13. And this brave kid who stood up against hate

14. The woman who kept a homeless man dry during a downpour

15. The Disney security guard who is amazing at his job

16. The Icelandic heroes who rescued sheep during a major snowstorm

17. The quick-thinking little girl who saved her mom's life by slapping her with a piece of pizza
This 7 year old girl called 911 after she could not wake up her mom.
But first she slapped her with a piece of pizza.
You can see her receiving a medal and talking about it here:
7 Year old called 991, but first slapped her mom with a piece of pizza
Unfortunately we cannot e-mail the video clip due to its large size.

18. The young girl who loves her dog unconditionally

19. The famous rugby player who visited his biggest fan in the hospital

20. The bros who worked together to save a cat

21. The community that came together to make Caine's dream a reality

You can watch the full story here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U&feature=share&list=PL2s5IdVyZY7mp86N4hqhA28RFDpZQtt_6
Unfortunately we cannot e-mail the video clip due to its large size.

22. The football star who gives children in need a shopping spree each year

This is a receipt for $19,000 in toys.

23. The man who comforts the old dog that saved his life

When John Unger had suicidal thoughts after a breakup, it was his dog Sheep who brought him back from the brink. This photograph shows Unger cradling his friend in Lake Superior to soothe the dog's arthritis.
Source: johnschoep.zenfolio.com / via: facebook.com

24. These candidates for parents of the year

25. The amazing couple who stuck together through unbelievable odds
We have send this e-mail out in November 2012.

Your read it again here: http://eposvriende.blogspot.com/2012/11/love-story-without-words.html

26. And every single time anything like this happened.

Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/moments-that-restored-our-faith-in-humanity-this-y

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Noedel hoender

2013-01-02T12:53:00.000+02:00

NOEDELHOENDER

1 heel hoender

150g simba “fruit chutney” skyfies fyngedruk

2 blokkies hoender ekstrak

400ml witsous

250ml noedels

50ml gekapte pietersielie

200ml mayonnaise

200g kaas vir bo-oor rasper

Kook hoender saam met ekstrak tot gaar. Ontbeen en breek fyn. Kook intussen noedels tot gaar en dreineer goed. Meng mayonnaise met witsous en helfte van fyngedrukte skyfies. Plaas in oondpan en strooi ander helfte van die skyfie en kaas bo-oor. Versier met vars gekapte pietersielie. Bak in oons tot kaas gesmelt is. Kan warm of koud bedien word. Genoeg vir 4-6 porsies

Uit Anna Eksteen se nuusbrief.

Bestel gerus haar resepte en ander e-boeke by Kalahari. Kliek hier.

Scary moments

2012-12-26T12:10:00.000+02:00

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God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs...

2012-12-25T14:44:00.000+02:00

How Great is our God!!!
Our Creator and Redeemer . . . and do we THINK about it ???
God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs...

For example:

- The eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;
- Those of the canary in 14 days;
- Those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;
- The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;
- Those of the mallard in 35 days;
- The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.
(Notice, they are all divisible by seven, the number of days in a week!)

God's wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant.
The four legs of this great beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other quadruped is so made.
God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two legs. For this reason,
He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground easily.

The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first.
A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first.
How wise the Lord is in all His works of creation!
God's wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections and segments, as well as in the number of grains.
- Each watermelon has an even number of stripes on the rind.
- Each orange has an even number of segments.
- Each ear of corn has an even number of rows.
- Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains.
- Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row, an even number of bananas and each row decreases
by one so that one row has an even number and the next row an odd number.
- The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather.
- All grains are found in even numbers on the stalks, and the Lord specified thirty-fold, sixty-fold, and
a hundred-fold, all even numbers.

God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day. Linnaeus, the great botanist,
once said that if he had a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature, he could tell
the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those that were closed!

The lives of each of you may be ordered by the Lord in a beautiful way for His glory, if you will only
entrust Him with your life. If you try to regulate your own life, it will only be a mess and a failure.
Only the One who made the brain and the heart can successfully guide them to a profitable end.
I HOPE YOU FIND THIS AS FASCINATING AS I DID.
May God Bless You In Ways You Never Even Dreamed

Thank you Andrina for sharing

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Kaas skons in jou Snackwich

2012-12-19T11:11:00.000+02:00

Kaasskons in jou Snackwich

Iets lekker vir Sondag oggend
4 eetlepels Olie
1 Eier
¾ koppie Melk
1 koppie meel
2 Teelepels bakpoeier (kan bakpoeier uitlaat en Bruismeel gebruik).
1 ½ koppie Gerasperde Kaas
Meng alles saam en dan maak jy dit in die "snackwich" gaar!
Bedien saam met n braai..Sny oop en sit botter en sommer n groenslaai in ...Heerlik!!
Kan dit ook oopsny en botter smeer en op die rooster so n bietjie crispy braai heerlik!!

Amazing Ads

2012-12-18T12:46:00.000+02:00

How much do you weigh?

This is good one, no more running

On the other side

This is good!

Would you use this elevator?
It will be closest ever I will get to skydyving!

Release the hounds

2012-12-18T12:45:00.000+02:00

5 Lessons about the way we treat people

2012-12-18T11:57:00.000+02:00

5) lessons about the way we treat people

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor

Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student

and had breezed through the questions until I read

The last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the

cleaning woman several times. She was tall,

dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question

blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if

the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely, " said the professor. "In your careers,

you will meet many people. All are significant. They

deserve your attention and care, even if all you do

is smile and say "hello."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her

name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p..m., an older African American

woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway

trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had

broken down and she desperately needed a ride.

Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car..

A young white man stopped to help her, generally

unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man

took her to safety, helped her get assistance and

put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his

address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a

knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a

giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A

special note was attached.

It read:

"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway

the other night. The rain drenched not only my

clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.

Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying

husband's' bedside just before he passed away... God

bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving

others."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those
Who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,

A 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and

sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in

front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and

studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the

waitress was growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on

the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice

cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress

came back, she began to cry as she wiped down
the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had

to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a

roadway.. Then he hid himself and watched to see if

anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the

King's' wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by

and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the

King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did

anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of

vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the

peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the

stone to the side of the road. After much pushing

and straining, he finally succeeded. After the

peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed

a purse lying in the road where the boulder had

been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note

from the King indicating that the gold was for the

person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The

peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve

our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a

hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who

was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only

chance of recovery appeared to be a blood

transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had

miraculously survived the same disease and had

developed the antibodies needed to combat the

illness. The doctor explained the situation to her

little brother, and asked the little boy if he would

be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a

deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will

save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed

next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing

the color returning to her cheek. Then his face

grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a

trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the

doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his

sister all of his blood in order to save her.

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3 of a Kind

2012-12-17T12:46:00.000+02:00

LOL

I can't keep it in, I gotto let it out....

2012-12-15T14:43:00.000+02:00

Opera Singer bird

2012-12-15T12:45:00.000+02:00

Mince Flan Recipe

2012-12-14T09:04:00.000+02:00

Mince Flan Recipe (Knorr - Whats For Dinner Recipe)

375 millilitre Flour
5 millilitre lemon juice
125 gram Butter
12.5 millilitre water
500 gram Minced meat
30 gram Margarine
1 Onion, chopped
1 KNORR Mushroom Soup
2 millilitre Robertsons Origanum
60 millilitre Tomato paste
190 millilitre water
250 millilitre Sour cream
2 Eggs
250 millilitre grated cheese

Rub butter into flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Add lemon juice and water (adding more if necessary) to form soft dough.
Roll out to fit a deep 23cm flan tin.
Cover pastry with baking paper and fill with raw beans.
Bake at 220°C for 10 minutes.
Remove paper and bake for an extra 5 minutes.
For the filling: Melt margarine in a pan and sautè the onion until tender.
Add the mince and stir until browned.
Add KNORR Mushroom Soup Powder and Robertsons Origanum and mix well, then stir in tomato paste and water.
Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes or until thickened.
Spread mince in pastry shell and top with sour cream and eggs beaten together.
Top with grated cheese.
Bake at 180 °C for 35 minutes until set and golden brown.
Serve with a crispy fresh salad.
NOTE: this recipe can be made without the pastry shell.

Babies

2012-12-14T09:02:00.003+02:00

To be a Christian Woman

2012-12-14T09:02:00.002+02:00

Why men die early

2012-12-14T09:02:00.001+02:00

Sunrising Jellyfish

2012-12-14T09:02:00.000+02:00

Sunrising Jellyfish

Jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata drifting just beneath the surface looking for capturing the first sunrays to trigger their symbiotic algae to produce energy for it.
photo location Mar Menor coastal lagoon, Murcia province, Spain
Photo by Angel Fitor

The Blue Pond & first snow

"The blue pond" of the famous tourist resort.
This is a place where many tourists gather in spring, summer, and autumn.
However, since this pond freezes in winter, nobody is during that period.
This photograph is the moment first snow of the season is falling in that blue pond.
Why is blue? This is because the underground hot spring ingredient is gushing.
This blue pond changes a color every day.
I think that mystical blue and pure white snow are beautiful.
All are nature's tints.

Splashing

Photo by Shikhei Goh, Indonesia

Panic in the Pan

I was leading a photographic safari in Tanzania's, Serengeti National Park. It was midday and we came across a dazzle of zebra approaching a waterhole the quench their thirst. Every few minutes the zebras will enter the water to drink, just to panic and scatter out of the water again.
Photo by Marius Coetzee

The Hunt

Photo by Stefano Pesarelli
Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve

Happy Belugas

Beluga whales in the artic having fun.
North Russia

Don't abandon your dreams

2012-12-14T09:01:00.002+02:00

There were once 2 brothers who lived on the 80th level. On coming home one day, they realized to their

dismay that the lifts were not working and that they have to climb the stairs home.

After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decided to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags then and climbed on. When they have struggled to the 40th level,
the younger brother started to grumble and both of them began to quarrel. They continued to climb the
flights of steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor.

They then realized that they have only 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace. They silently climbed on and reached their home at long last. Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to open the door.
And they realized that the key was in their bags which was left on the 20th floor.

This story is reflecting on our life...many of us live under the expectations of our parents, teachers and friends when young. We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under so much pressure and stress so that by the age of 20, we get tired and decided to dump this load.
Being free of the stress and pressure, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes.

But by the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We began to feel unsatisfied
and start to complain and criticize. We live life as a misery as we are never satisfied. Reaching 60, we realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and we began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness.
We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream ...... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.

So what is your dream?
Follow your dreams, so that you will not live with regrets.

~Author Unknown~

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Supermarket shuffle

2012-12-14T08:55:00.001+02:00

Get your beat on.

Luckiest driver in Russia

2012-12-12T12:34:00.000+02:00

This was so close.

And this guy escapes like it is the most natural thing to do.

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Kosmos (niks)

2012-12-12T11:36:00.000+02:00

Why is a piggy bang a pig?

2012-12-11T14:45:00.000+02:00

Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?

BECAUSE:
When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich.
Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left.
Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right!
And that's where women's buttons have remained since.

WHY?
Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help?

BECAUSE:
This comes from the French word ‘m'aidez’ - meaning 'help me' - and is pronounced, approximately, 'mayday'.

WHY?
Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?

BECAUSE:
In France, where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf'
which is French for 'the egg.'
When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (mis)pronounced it 'love'.

WHY?
Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?

BECAUSE:
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X.
Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document.
The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.

WHY?
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

BECAUSE:
In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal.
If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

WHY?
Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?

BECAUSE:
It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink.
To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host.
Both men would drink it simultaneously.
When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own.

WHY?
Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?

BECAUSE:
Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theaters by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light.
In the theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the center of attention.

WHY?
Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?

BECAUSE:
Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud.
If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

WHY?
In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?

BECAUSE:
When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.'
He had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment.
To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her.
Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her.
In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into ‘caddie.’

WHY?
Why are many coin collection jar banks shaped like pigs?

BECAUSE:
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.

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