• Today in History - 1978

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Monday, May 02, 2022 19:42:00
    1978 First unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail ("spam") is sent by a
    Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the US west coast.

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    Title: Jim's Hot Spamwich
    Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Cheese, Chilies
    Yield: 1 Servings

    7 oz Can Spam; sliced
    1 sl Onion
    1 sl Tomato
    2 sl Cheddar cheese
    2 tb Habanero sauce
    1 Onion roll; split

    In a skillet, brown Spam. On bottom half of roll place 2
    tablespoons of habanero sauce and 2 slices of Spam. Lay 2
    slices of cheddar crosswise. Microwave until cheese just
    begins to melt, about 1 minute. Add 1 slice of onion and
    tomato. cover with top half of roll. Microwave 10 seconds
    longer.

    SOURCE: Jim Bodle

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Dave Drum on Tuesday, May 03, 2022 13:22:21
    Hello Dave,

    02 May 22 19:42, you wrote to All:

    1978 First unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail ("spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every
    ARPANET address on the US west coast.

    How appropriate for this echo. <G>

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    Title: Hearty Spam Breakfast Skillet
    Categories: Main dish, Beverages
    Yield: 6 Servings

    2 c Frozen diced or shredded
    -potatoes
    1/2 c Chopped onion
    1/4 md Green bell pepper, cut into
    -1" thin strips
    1/4 md Red or yellow bell pepper,
    -cut into 1" thin strips
    2 ts Oil
    1 cn SPAM Luncheon Meat, cut into
    -julienne strips (12 oz)
    1 cn Frozen fat-free egg product,
    -thawed, OR
    4 Eggs
    1/4 ts Dried basil
    1/8 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper
    6 dr Hot pepper sauce
    1/4 c Shredded Cheddar cheese

    In large non-stick skillet, cook potatoes, onion, and peppers in oil
    over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add SPAM; cook
    and stir 5 minutes. In small bowl, combine egg product, basil, salt,
    pepper, and hot pepper sauce; blend well. Pour over mixture in
    skillet. Cover. Cook over medium-low heat 8-12 minutes or until set.
    Sprinkle with cheese; remove from heat.

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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, May 04, 2022 06:45:46
    Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Hello Dave,

    1978 First unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail ("spam") is sent by
    a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every
    ARPANET address on the US west coast.

    How appropriate for this echo. <G>

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    Title: Hearty Spam Breakfast Skillet
    Categories: Main dish, Beverages
    Yield: 6 Servings

    I pick the "Today .... " entries from a longish list on
    https://www.onthisday.com I try for something interesting and non -
    offensive that I also have a recipe on file to accompany.

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    Title: Mondo Spam Deluxe on Rye
    Categories: Sandwiches, Pork, Vegetables
    Yield: 999 Servings

    1/2 cn Spam; sliced in 4 slabs
    3 Slices "Beefsteak" Rye
    1 ts Vidalia Onion mustard
    1 ts Horseradish
    1 tb Miracle Wimp salad dressing
    1/4 c Cole slaw
    4 Lettuce leaves
    1 sl (thick) tomato
    2 Dill pickle spears;
    - quartered
    1 Slab of Sharp Cheddar
    2 sl (thick) Bermuda onion
    2 l Bottle Coke

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    Plate
    Napkin
    Glass
    NFL Sunday game
    +=OR=+
    WWF match

    Assemble all components, slice in two if desired, chow down

    NOTE: Recipe from confirmed bachelor, currently training
    for other uses.

    From: Ed Karsten

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Sunday, July 24, 2022 13:48:00
    25 July `1978 - WORLD'S FIRST IVF BABY BORN: England's Lesley and John
    Brown welcome Louise Joy, their newborn daughter and the world's first
    child conceived with the help of what will later be called 'in vitro fertilization,' or IVF. Although the press dubs Louise a 'test-tube baby,'
    she was in fact conceived in a petri dish.

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    Title: Petri Dish Jello Shots
    Categories: Five, Booze, Novelty, Dairy
    Yield: 20 shots

    9 oz (3 boxes) Jello gelatin
    1 1/2 c Vodka
    1/4 oz Env unflavored gelatin
    2 tb Sour cream
    Decorating gels (like Dec-A-
    - Cake Writing Gel)

    Toss your bottle of vodka in the freezer, ice cold works
    best.

    Choose some nice contrasting Jello colors for maximum
    effect. Pour each packet of jello into a separate bowl.

    Boil 3 cups of water and pour 3/4 cup of boiling water
    into each bowl.

    Stir vigorously until all powder is dissolved.

    Add 1/2 cup cold water/cold vodka mixture. (The ratio is
    up to you, but together they should total 1/2 cup.) I
    usually do 1/4 vodka and a 1/4 water and they are very
    firm when done, so you can certainly increase the vodka,
    if you wish. Just remember the more vodka, the softer
    the end product.

    Pour into dishes (there is a line around the dish that
    you don't want to fill past).

    Place in the fridge for 1 hour with the lids off.

    Make your microorganisms: Pour 1/4 cup water into a
    small microwave safe dish.

    Sprinkle the gelatin packet (I use Knox) over the water
    and allow it to absorb for 5 minutes.

    Microwave for 20-25 seconds to dissolve gelatin.

    Stir in the sour cream, mix until smooth.

    Pour mixture into a ziploc and allow to cool, kneading
    from time to time.

    Mixture should be cool, but still runny. If it's getting
    to solid just pop it back in the microwave for a few
    seconds.

    Cut a corner of the bag and drip gooey "bacteria" and
    "fungus" onto your culture dishes.

    Top the biggest cultures with some contrasting
    decorating gel.

    Put back in the fridge for another 15 minutes.

    NOTE: you can buy Petri Dishes w/lid from Amazon for
    U$12.99 per sleeve of 90mm dishes

    Recipe By Erin K. Brown

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.food.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:58:00
    18 November 1978 - OVER 900 DIE IN MASS MURDER-SUICIDE IN JONESTOWN,
    GUYANA; Following the murder of a visiting US congressman, American
    cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers in a mass murder-suicide that
    claims over 900 victims, a third of whom are children. Some are forced
    to drink cyanide-laced punch; others do so willingly. Jones shoots
    himself.

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    Title: Ruby Tuesday Killer Kool Aid
    Categories: Five, Beverages, Booze, Fruits
    Yield: 1 shooter

    1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
    1 1/2 pz Amaretto
    4 oz Cranberry juice

    Fill a highball glass with ice.

    Add Southern Comfort and Amaretto.

    Fill to the top with cranberry juice.

    Garnish with cherries if desired.

    RECIPE FROM: https://copykat.com

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