• Lake Springfield

    From JIM WELLER@1:135/392 to DAVE DRUM on Saturday, July 30, 2022 22:36:00
    Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-

    it's blue not brown

    it's a mud bottom lake - so I've no idea where the "blue" came
    from.

    It looks blue in a number of Google images, lots of them.

    Water is actually clear unless it is loaded with suspended silt and
    clay or algae,

    Water looks blue because it absorbs red and yellow light but
    scatters and reflects blue light. Deeper water looks darker blue and
    you don't actually see the bottom which could actually be dark brown
    or black mud, light coloured sand or green with vegetation and so
    on.

    There are many things that can change the colour of water. Suspended
    mud and sediment in rivers can make them appear brown. Algae can
    turn the water green or red.

    ---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Crawfish Tasso Saute
    Categories: Crayfish, Shrimp, Ham, Chilies, Cajun
    Yield: 2 Servings

    2 tb Oil
    2 tb Minced onions
    1 tb Minced bell pepper
    1 tb Celery; mince
    1 lg Mushroom; sliced
    1/2 ts Seasoning salt
    1/4 ts Tabasco sauce
    2 oz Tasso; chopped
    1 ts Garlic; chopped
    3 oz Crawfish tails
    2 tb Shrimp stock
    1 tb White wine
    1 tb Green onion; chopped
    1 tb Parsley; chopped
    1 tb Butter

    Heat oil over high heat in saute pan. Saute onion and next six
    ingredients until clear, browning slightly. Add garlic and next
    three ingredients; cook until liquid is almost reduced and crawfish
    are hot. Add green onion, parsley and butter, heating until butter
    melts. Serve with seasoned rice, or pasta.

    Source: Cajun Revelations Chef; Patrick Mould

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    Cheers

    Jim


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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to JIM WELLER on Sunday, July 31, 2022 07:04:00
    JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

    it's blue not brown

    it's a mud bottom lake - so I've no idea where the "blue" came
    from.

    It looks blue in a number of Google images, lots of them.

    Water is actually clear unless it is loaded with suspended silt and
    clay or algae,

    Water looks blue because it absorbs red and yellow light but
    scatters and reflects blue light. Deeper water looks darker blue and
    you don't actually see the bottom which could actually be dark brown
    or black mud, light coloured sand or green with vegetation and so
    on.

    There are many things that can change the colour of water. Suspended
    mud and sediment in rivers can make them appear brown. Algae can
    turn the water green or red.

    Fair enuff. Lake Springfield water is brownish as taken from the lake.

    If you were to dip a liter jar of Lake Springfield water and let it sit undisturbed and clear itself there would be a collection of sediment at
    the bottom of the container. The filtration plant for the municipal water system sends truckloads of sludge per day to "settling ponds). I've not investigated where it goes from there.

    And every so often we get an "algae bloom" in the lake causing them to
    tip the chlorine jug more vigorously for a bit.

    https://tinyurl.com/GREAN-SLYME

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Edible Green Slime
    Categories: Five, Novelty
    Yield: 1 batch

    1 tb Powdered fiber supplement
    - containing psyllium
    1 c Warm water
    3.6 g Env green powdered drink mix
    Green food coloring

    Place the warm water and 1 tbs. Of powdered fiber
    supplement in a large microwave safe bowl. The mixture
    will rise in the microwave, so make sure it has room to
    do so in the bowl. Be careful to use a fiber supplement
    like Metamucil that has psyllium as an ingredient, as
    that is what makes the slime form.

    Add one package of green powdered drink mix to the bowl
    and stir until completely dissolved. This will add
    additional scent to your slime and give it some color
    other than orange. If you would like a deeper color of
    green, add some food coloring.

    Place the mixture in the microwave and cook for 4
    minutes. If your microwave is greater than 1,100 watts,
    you might want to put the mixture in for just 3 minutes.
    Take the mixture out and stir well.

    Place the mixture back into the microwave and cook for
    an additional 2 minutes. Stir the mixture again and set
    it off to the side to cool. The slime will look like
    water at first, but as it cools down, it will start to
    take shape.

    Once cooled, you can play with your slime. This slime
    does leave some residue behind on your hands, but it
    does not color your hands, and it is easily washed off
    with warm water.

    RECIPE FROM: https://viewsfromastepstool.com

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