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The Nordic Ware company that manufactured the straight sided pan you mentioned is located here in Minnesota. Their company rose to prominence on the basis of having obtained exclusive manufactuing rights to the famous Bundt Pan in the early 1950's. In rural areas of the state where church socials are still held, there are old jokes about how the "progressive" Lutherns will bake cakes in a Bundt pan while the "staid" Methodists stick with the more traditional straight sided cakes. In trying to steer clear of controversy, I'll admit to owning both style of pan. Now that I think about it though, I do tend to favor the Bundt for fancier cakes and reserve the tube pan for simpler recipes. The most imaginative use I've put my tube pan to would be for yeast bread baking. Almost any bread dough will work, but it seems best suited to egg-heavy brioche type breads with soft crust and fine texture. SB

My Brother makes up a batch of his famous "brandy" every year for holiday gift giving. His first experience in liquor distilling was for his high school science fair project. SB (he was disqualified)

aka: the Methodist Bundt Pan? SB

Okay, so it's part of a fund drive, but what better reason to support PBS? Coincidently, they just aired the Omlet episode, and Julia did some pretty fancy panhandling! SB (wishing he could make omlets like that)

Episodes of "The French Chef" with short segments about Julia Child tonite on PBS, 7:00 Central! SB

no SB (that's all, just plain "no")

aka: Deep Fried Alaska? Why not? SB (probably holds the sillyness record already)

Angles are those empyreal beings with wings who fly around heaven! I used three different versions of this same post on three eGullet threads. This one, a thread about food on a stick, and one about the supposed flavor of imaginary or mythical creatures. SB (just being silly)

In a feat of reverse engineering I once used baby food in a regular recipe: "Baby Food Brownies" is posted to RecipeGullet

I also made Graham Crackers for Zack when he was little-r. I've posted that recipe too.

Got a recipe for Heffalump? SB (serve with plenty of honey!)

Similarly, the juice from a can of black olives works very good for braisng beef. A little pickle brine works too. You won't need to add much salt.

Baby Food Brownies I found an interesting whole wheat brownie recipe in the King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cook Book. The only problem was that the recipe calls for applesauce, which I was out of. But, then I recalled the last time a baby had visited my house ... and, here's my modified version of the recipe: 1/2 c (1 stick) butter or margarine 2 T vegetable oil 3/4 c sugar 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 c applesauce (or (1) 6oz jar of Gerbers "3" Applesauce) 1-1/4 tsp vanilla 1 c King Arthur Traditional Whole Wheat Flour 6 T cocoa (or carob if you want to share with your dogs) 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt Topping: 2 T sugar 1/4 c chopped nuts 1/2 c chocolate chips In a medium bowl combine butter/margarine, oil, sugar, eggs, applesauce/baby food and vanilla, mix well. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa/carob, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring just to combine. Spoon batter into a greased 8 x 8-inch pan. Mix Topping ingredients together and sprinkle over batter. Bake brownies in a preheated 350°F oven 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before cutting. Keywords: Dessert, Intermediate ( RG1655 )

Graham Crackers Sylvester Graham was an early nutritionist. He preached, (literally, he was a minister), the benefits of the flour containing wheat bran that now bears his name. If you don't have Graham Flour, any whole wheat flour will work. This recipe is based on one in the "King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cook Book". I doubled the quantities and made a few changes. This will make about 4 dozen 2 inch square crackers. 2 c Graham Flour 2 c AP Flour 1/2 c Sugar 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Penzeys Baking Spice (or, another of Cinnamon) 2 tsp Baking Powder 2 Eggs 1/2 c Vegetable Oil 1/4 c + 2 T Honey 2 T Molasses 1/4 c Milk For Topping: 2 Tbl Milk Cinnamon Sugar (@1 tsp Cinnamon/1/4 Cup Sugar) Preheat Oven to 350, very lightly grease two baking sheets Mix Dry Ingredients thoroughly Stir in Wet Ingredients to make fairly stiff dough Roll dough out on floured surface to about 1/8 inch thick Cut into approx 2 inch squares Place on baking sheets and prick with fork Brush with Milk and sprinkle lightly with Cinnamon Sugar Bake about 15-20 minutes until edges almost burn, Cool on racks The first one you eat won't taste like much, but they're oddly addicting. SB (and, if there are any old Girl Scouts out there .... you know what you can do with them!) Keywords: Intermediate, Snack, Healthy Choices ( RG1654 )

Baby Biscuits No, not the little tiny progeny of normal size biscuits, nor a recipe from Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", but teething biscuits for human babies. The first time my de facto grandson visited our house I was pretty much at a loss for anything to do. If there's one subject I know next to nothing about, it's babies. The last direct contact I'd had with an actual baby was long ago when my Sister was one. Since I was only six years old at that time I don't recall too much about it. I did notice, however, that babies like to eat. I remembered that my King Arthur Flour Cookbook included a recipe for Teething Biscuits. I retired to the kitchen, leaving the hands-on baby care in more capable hands of Mom and Grandma. 1/2 c Milk 1/4 c Vegetable Oil 1/4 c Molasses 1-1/2 c AP Flour 1-1/2 c Whole Wheat Flour Blend the Wet Ingredients Stir the Flours into the Wet Ingredients Knead the mixture to make a smooth Dough Let the Dough rest, covered, 20 minutes Roll Dough out to 1/4" thickness Cut in 1-2" shapes (I used a star shapped cutter) and place on baking sheet Let them rest another 15-20 minutes Preheat oven to 350 degrees Bake approx 30 minutes until quite hard Store in refrigerator or freezer and serve cold They tasted rather bland to me, but the 9 month old baby I had available for testing approved. SB (and our dogs liked them too) Keywords: Amuse, Easy ( RG1653 )

I made teething biscuits from a recipe in the King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cook Book for my de facto grandson, and he enjoyed them a lot, as did out dogs. And I really enjoyed making them. I'll see if I can post it to RecipeGullet. SB (another one on the way in August!)

If you're draining tomatos, there's a good chance you're making pasta? Add the juice to the water used for boiling pasta. It sure won't hurt anything. SB (waste not, wont not)

Deep Fried Angels on a Stick (serves 4) Mice in Place 4 Sticks 1 Qt Angels 2 Eggs well beaten 2 Cups Panko Crumbs Salt & Pepper to taste Oil for Deep Frying Dip Stick in Egg, then in Angels, then into Panko Crumbs seasoned to taste Repeat procedure until approximately 1 Cup of Angels adhere to the Stick Repeat with remaining 3 Sticks Deep fry until golden brown SB (They're Empyreal!) (and kids love 'em)

Deep Fried Angels on a Stick (serves 4) Mice in Place 4 Sticks 1 Qt Angels 2 Eggs well beaten 2 Cups Panko Crumbs Salt & Pepper to taste Oil for Deep Frying Dip Stick in Egg, then in Angels, then into Panko Crumbs seasoned to taste Repeat procedure until approximately 1 Cup of Angels adhere to the Stick Repeat with remaining 3 Sticks Deep fry until golden brown SB (They're Empyreal!)

Deep Fried Angels on a Stick (serves 4) Mice in Place 4 Sticks 1 Qt Angels 2 Eggs well beaten 2 Cups Panko Crumbs Salt & Pepper to taste Oil for Deep Frying Dip Stick in Egg, then in Angels, then into Panko Crumbs seasoned to taste Repeat procedure until approximately 1 Cup of Angels adhere to the Stick Repeat with remaining 3 Sticks Deep fry until golden brown SB (They're Empyreal!)

Angels, deep fried SB (three threads, same answer)

How about angels deep fried on a stick? SB (three threads, one answer)

Angels .... on a stick! SB (three threads, one answer)

Angels don't have bodies. No meat on those bones and no bones, so it would be impossible to eat them. [ ← Well I think angels would be positively ethereal! SB (although probably not very substantial)

The most obvious .... Toasted Marshmallow! SB