Sunday, October 31, 2010

葡萄酒酿造 . . .

Country Winemaking: basic method (葡萄酒酿造)
http://www.homewinemaking.co.uk/basic_method.html
或 http://www.docin.com/p-42340503.html

“The basic method of making a country wine from fruit is as follows:-
1. Crush or chop the fruit into a white plastic bucket.
2. Add 2 litres of cold water and a campden tablet, stir and leave for 24 hours.
3. Add sugar, yeast, Super Enzyme and additives into the bucket and leave in a warm place to ferment for 5 days.
4. Strain the contents into a clean demijohn, and if needed, top up with water to reach 4.5 litres (1 gallon)
5. Ferment in the demijohn until fermentation has completed.
6. Add a campden tablet and potassium sorbate to stop any yeast activity and leave in a warm place for 4 days under airlock protection.
7. Syphon wine off sediment and add Vin Clear (or other) finings and leave in a cool place to clear.
You could then, 7 days later, use a Vinbrite filter kit to produce a brilliantly clear wine.
8. Carefully syphon into clean bottles and fit corks and labels. ”

我是用传统的 “做酒酿子” 的办法 “酿制” 也行得通, 不过不能和从超市买来的 “葡萄酒” 相比较, “花钱买个乐趣” 罢了。

Friday, October 29, 2010

“饭是要一口一口地吃的” . . .

上回提了 “快乐生活 1001 编委会”, 今儿接着介绍它出版的另一册书 “大众菜谱1001例” (上海科学普及出版社, 2007 年 8 月第 4 次印刷), 书中有一道 “土豆炖牛肉”, 见第 096 页左上角, 如下:

材料: 牛肉 300 克, 土豆 2 个。
调料: 葱末, 姜末, 算末, 酱油, 茴香, 盐, 食用油。
做法:
1. 牛肉清洗干净, 切成 3 厘米见方的块, 放入沸水中焯一下, 捞出沥干, 备用; 土豆洗净, 去皮, 切滚刀块。
2. 锅内倒油烧热, 放入葱末, 姜末, 蒜末煸炒出香味, 放入酱油, 茴香及适量清水烧开, 放入牛肉块, 旺火烧开后转小火煮, 加土豆, 待牛肉熟透, 加盐搅匀即可。

注: 我是用猪肉 (五花的) 代替牛肉, 试着做的, 味道还行。

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

特此介绍 . . .

2008 年暑期, 在南京禄口国际机场, 购得 “快乐生活1001” 编委会出版的 “滋补汤粥1001例” (上海科学普及出版社, 2007 年 3 月第三次印刷), 回家后试着做过几个 “汤”, 味道还行, 特此介绍!

玩味玩味 . . .

杰克•尼科尔森 (Jack Nicholson), 是一位非常成功的美国演员, 获提名奥斯卡金像奖 12 次, 当中有三次得奖, 亦赢得过 7 届金球奖。 其作品有 “Easy Raider” (1969) 等, 据称, Easy Raider 有一首著名插曲 “Leader of the Pack”, 值得品尝, 玩味玩味。

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

爱如空气 . . .

歌:爱如空气
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/E8KlpSZEO30/;
或 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjU0MTk0MjQ=.html。

Saturday, October 23, 2010

脑子不管用,只好搁置 . . .

长久以来,想读 “古今数学思想”, 可是拿到英文版后, 脑子不管用, 只好搁置:

M Kline,“Mathematical Thought from ancient to modern times”,Oxford University Press, 1990 (paperback)

同窗们, 见笑见笑, . . .