A blog by Calgary freelance writer Jeremy Klaszus.
Commute at 20 k.p.h.? Hell no!
Posted by Jeremy Klaszus in Klaszus CornerThis is long overdue:
Ald. Ric McIver is bringing forward a notice of motion at Monday’s council meeting seeking a review on the posted speeds on multi-use pathways to ensure public safety.
Cyclists riding on city pathways are limited to a speed of 20 km/h, and violating that can result in a $50 fine.
McIver said he heard from hundreds of cyclists that the speed limit is too low and they should be able to go faster when the path is clear.
“That seems perfectly reasonable,” he said.
Perfectly reasonable is right! And the 20 k.p.h. bylaw is perfectly unreasonable, just one more deterrent against commuting by bicycle in this city (same with bridges that require cyclists to dismount to cross, bike paths that remain uncleared of snow and so on).
Bob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 5
Posted by Jeremy Klaszus in Klaszus CornerDoes anybody actually read this stuff? Drew tells me he does, so here's the fifth Yuletide recipe from Bob Edwards:
Roast Turkey
Save up for months until you have price of good big bird. Then take money and send to Maple Creek for half a dozen bottles of Scotch. You won't want any turkey.
— Bob Edwards Summer Annual, 1923 (as found in Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers and Unabashed Grafters: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy, edited by James Martin.)
This is the last recipe in this series. If you want more Bob Edwards goodness I can post more but for now that's it. To recap, here are the previous recipes in this series: bread pudding, stewed chicken, pudding a la reine and rabbit stew.
Read MoreBob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 4
Posted by Jeremy Klaszus in Klaszus CornerAnimal rights types won't like this one, but here goes:
Rabbit Stew
Take a good fat cat and give it a bat over the head in the cellar. Remove skin and dismember with sharp knife. Put in pan with a little water and allow to simmer slowly for a couple of hours. Season to taste.
— Bob Edwards Summer Annual, 1923 (as found in Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers and Unabashed Grafters: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy, edited by James Martin.)
First recipe is here, second is here and third is here.
Read MoreBob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 3
Posted by Jeremy Klaszus in Klaszus CornerHad enough of Bob's recipes yet? Here's the third installment:
Pudding a la Reine
Take down flask from shelf and pour stiff horn down your throat. Whip five or six eggs into a fine lather and pour in a quart of milk. Add cupful of sugar. Have another drink. Add a little minced onion and the contents of a can of strawberries with pepper and salt to season. Flavor with vanilla and set away to cool. If the guests are not satisfied with this, tell them to go to hell and throw the pudding out of the window. Finish the flask.
— Bob Edwards Summer Annual, 1923 (as found in Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers and Unabashed Grafters: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy, edited by James Martin.)
The first recipe is here, and the second one is here.
Read MoreBob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 2
Posted by Jeremy Klaszus in Klaszus CornerOK, here's the second recipe:
Stewed chicken
Take the varicose veins of an aged chicken and wind them around the bones. Lay the flesh of the bird aside for private consumption the next day. Stick veins and bones in shallow pan and allow to simmer for a while, then serve in white sticky sauce. The latter can be procured in desired quantity from the Calgary Bill Posting Company Limited.
— Bob Edwards Summer Annual, 1923 (as found in Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers and Unabashed Grafters: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy, edited by former Fast Forward columnist James Martin.)
You can find the first recipe in this series, bread pudding, here.
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Feb 2010 Dec 2009- Bob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 5
- Bob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 4
- Bob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 3
- Bob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 2
- Bob Edwards Yuletide recipes: Part 1
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