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  • WTF Cookbook

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    My fellow Chicagoans will recognize the name... Ann Sather's Cinnamon Rolls https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/01/11/on-a-roll-56/ ANN SATHER’S CINNAMON ROLLS Makes 12 rolls 1 envelope (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees) 1 cup milk, scalded, cooled 1/4 cup (2 ounces) butter, melted 1/3 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 1/2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) butter, room temperature 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon Powdered sugar glaze, optional, recipe follows In a large bowl, stir the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar into the warm water and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in milk, melted butter, 1/3 cup sugar, salt and 1 cup flour. Beat with a spoon or an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually stir in 11/2 cups flour, keeping the dough smooth. If the dough is still moist, stir in 1 tablespoon flour at a time to make a soft dough. Cover with a dry cloth and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide the raised dough in half. On a lightly oiled board, roll out (with a lightly floured rolling pin) and stretch 1 piece of dough to make a 12-by-8-inch rectangle. Spread 2 tablespoons of the soft butter over the top of the dough. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Beginning on the long side, roll up tightly, jelly-roll fashion. Repeat with remaining dough. Cut the dough into 2-inch slices. Place on greased and floured baking sheets. Let the dough rise (in a warm place) until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes. Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Take the baking sheets out of the oven and place the cinnamon rolls on a wire rack to cool. Top rolls with a sugar glaze immediately, if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature. POWDERED SUGAR ICING Makes 1/2 cup 1 cup sifted powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon milk, plus additional as needed Combine sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk in a small bowl. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is loose enough to drizzle.
  • When you've lost Alex Jones...

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    Impeachment? Does he have a way to get the Senate to vote for impeachment?
  • House for sale

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    @AndyD Very beautiful house and location. Isn't all that far from Glasgow--as a crow flies, but 3 hours one way due to waterways. $10.5K/month for 30 years. Yikes.
  • McConnell

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    At least give him that cognitive test that Trump always says he aces.
  • Placebo sleep?

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    AxtremusA
    Not sure I should be surprised. I thought it's well established that sleep duration is not the same as sleep quality. There has got to be better comparisons than to sleep duration.
  • Gosh, I'm so relieved

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    AndyDA
    He can afford them now
  • Kim Philby, on the record

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  • Mildly Interesting - People

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    AxtremusA
    The 2026 Fields Medal Link to video
  • Spent oyster shells

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    In New York harbor it’s about more than shells. Oyster farming has come back in a big way. . It’s partly a method of having oysters clean the water, but oysters were a significant food source here decades ago.
  • Best friends discover they are related

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    AxtremusA
    No real harm done as long as no genetically compromised offspring is conceived.
  • 100 days to midterms

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  • A bit of a drive

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    Big_AlB
    Very glad to hear that you dodged that bullet. Did you do anything fun or pleasurable while you were in Philadelphia? Big Al
  • Scandinavia, The Baltics, and Iceland - traveller insight?

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    dolmansaxlilD
    @CHAS said: Hope you have a great time and that you post pictures on your return. We were going there until Bob has some trouble. I’m sorry to hear that. I hope at some point you can revisit that plan. And you remind me I need to write up an Italy post with photos. I’ll try to get that done this week!
  • It's so hot in Japan, they invented a new name for it

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    @wtg They are being too nice. I use other words.
  • Probably bots and spammers

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    @Jodi said: Klaus has done some housekeeping on the other forum because of that. Yea, they've had hundreds and hundreds of bogus accounts for years. When this was just the backup site the registration didn't require admin approval and we had a zillion spam accounts, too. I deleted them when we moved over here as the permanent WTF, and @axtremus changed registration to require approval. The only hiccup that I'm aware of is that I rejected @marchant twice, not realizing that it was Ballyhoo with a new name.
  • Bit of excitement in the neighborhood

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    @wtg wow!! That’s a lot of drama, and a lot of noise, to then still be able to have that morning coffee. I’m not confident we would have the same positive experience here!
  • Buy an iPhone will be more like leasing a car now?

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    It’s shocking how many people (and seemingly those who can least afford it) already behave this way. I’ve heard many people talk about how with their plan plan they “get to upgrade in one more year” or whatever. The implication being as soon as they’ve paid off one phone they “get to” buy another one. Having said that the component cost increase is quite real. Strange though because we generally expect consumer electronics to be relentlessly driven down in cost over time. I buy my phones outright from the Apple Store. Hopefully memory gets cheaper by the time I need to replace Mayla’s, she’s a bit of an instagram queen and needs the max memory on hers.
  • Jackie and Shadow 2026

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    wtgW
    Jackie is sick, undergoing treatment. https://abc7.com/live-updates/big-bear-bald-eagle-jackie-latest-health-update-says-bird-received-successful-life-saving-blood-transfusion-remains-critical/19564788/
  • Haven't seen Daniel lately

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    ShiroKuroS
    Either way, I hope he’s ok.
  • What are you reading?

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    AndyDA
    Got these this week: [image: 1784917186533-6867.jpg] [image: 1784917194286-6907-resized.jpg]