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Ronald Mcdonald.
I wonder about this mascot sometimes. I mean sure I could go look it up, but why ruin it for myself. I really do come back to this from time to time. Why? Why oh why was Ronald choosen as the mascot of McDonald’s?
Yeah yeah… someone knows but it’s more fun this way. of all the things i have looked up over the years to find out the reason why something is the way it is. Where did a word come from, a sayisng, who named it uranus? (6year old me snickering). I have never looked this up. and I still wont. because of this.Top Ten possibilities of why Ronald “The Clown” Mcdonald became the mascot.
1. People really do like clowns, contrary to Pennywise and Gacy
2. Originally they meant to add Pancakes to the menu and ended up with makeup so, why not.
3. Bertrum Mcdonald hated his name so he changed it to his Hero Ronald McCallister.
4. No one but Bertram remembers Mr. McCallister his 3rd grade teacher.
5. The Hamburgler was on parole and couldn’t leave the state for commercials on location.
6. Grimace was never really very happy and painting a smile on him was super creepy.
7. Nothing says nutrition like someone in witness protection.
8. With the loss of Captain Crook to, Pirates of Penzance on Broadway his understudy ‘Ronald” took over.
9. Nothing says Burgers like the circus
10. Ronald McDonald is, has and always shall be The Best Brand Ambassador.
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I like to go on Quests
Well no, I sort of don’t but I do it anyway. By quests I mean when I have to go to multiple doctors to get something fixed. For example, when I couldn’t walk and it steadily got worse over the course of five years while the Dr’s office did everything except fix it. I say this because after I stopped going there and finally got over being mistreated by them and got a new Dr it took him all of 5 minutes to give me a preliminary diagnosis and send me to the Dr he recommended to find out and then fix it.
This is as Quest!!! The brave adventure goes forth to discover the cure for whatever ails them. In video games, the main quest is usually gatekept by other quests. An example would be collect 15 flowers in the same area. You do that and turn it in only to be sent back again for 15 rocks. This is what Dr. tests do, go get this brain scan, also this one… oh nice, good job go back and get this one now… then when they look at that one they send you for yet another one. I had two different MRI’s and a brain electro thingy done to ensure what everyone said was Bells Palsy was in fact that. When I had surgery to fix my leg, I had to have tests to make sure i could have surgery to fix it. The alternative was not being able to walk and losing my leg. So…. besides being bitter about it now I take things. If I have to go to the Dr for something and they don’t actually DO anything. I take something from the office. No, not like a MRI machine, although… maybe with a forklift and some chains…
When I get to a Dr. who does something, fixes a problem or whatever the end result might be… he gets all the things I have collected on my questing. Three pairs of gloves, two gowns a bedpan and a set of clacking teeth plus a dummy appendix model for one diagnosis. Sounds like a deal guy who did my surgery he got a liver and a bunch of ear tube things, the black disposables also 5 pens plus various gloves and a pair of those no slip socks.
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Popovers Recipe.
Look folks if ya don’t know what a popover is than I’m here to tell you right now… You need to go make some. NO GO DO IT NOW. well print the recipe first.
My Gram comes from Maine. Every summer we would go up there to visit family and every summer my Grandfather would walk around Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park. When I was a little older I would go with him. It’s a nice hike.. and I liked frogs and stuff so I didn’t get bored. After though we would get popovers. The Jordan Pondhouse is a big deal now, then, it was just a place we stopped at after our hike.
A popover is a muffin type delicious treat, maybe its a Soufflet… I’m not sure I just eat em. They are made from a thin egg batter that rises to make a shell when baked. That shell then is filled with butter and strawberry jam, like INSANE AMOUNTS!
There are only 5 ingredients — flour, milk, eggs, salt, and baking soda (Not Powder Sometimes I do dumb things). Things to remember, leave the eggs out about an hour before. Use an electric mixer, even when I was a kid and my Gram or Mom made popovers they would get the electric mixer out. I doubt anyone would do it any other way now but the recipe says Electric and it’s because you have to mix those eggs A LOT! You’ll need to sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. then it’s just milk and the eggs.
- 2 large eggs at room temperature (figure an hour out of the fridge)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup all purpose flour (sifted)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Pinch of baking soda
- Preheat oven to 425°. (YES PREHEAT LOL)
- Sift and measure flour, salt and soda. Set aside for now.
- Beat the eggs at high speed until doubled (Air makes it expand I’m reading two different handwritings on what I think is an old envelope)
- On slowest speed, very slowly 1/2 cup of the milk. Beat until well mixed.
- Add slowly (with mixer going on slow speed) the dry ingredients.
- When mixed, stop beating. (no times on here lol)
- Scrape sides of the bowl clean.
- Beat at medium speed and add the remaining milk.
- Beat until mixed.
- Grease muffin pan and put in over 5 minutes. (it says crisco, ummm thats not healthy lol do it anyway)
- Mix on high again. 🙂
- Batter should be smooth and textured.
- Take pan out. (HOT, Dont burn yourself)
- Strain into muffin tins.
- Bake on the middle shelf 425° for 15 minutes.
- Reduce to 350° and bake 18 more minutes.
At this point ya take em out, make a hole add butter and strawberry jam… and burn your moth eating them. No really, you will. Mine look awful whenever I make them but my goodness are they delicious. Why am I telling you this? Well someone should warn you they are HOT!! and you might not care, they are that good. When I looked for pictures… they make popover pans now, we just used a muffin pan, I mean if you like em.. buy all means get a popover pan. From what i just read it makes a bigger head so more room for butter and jam (laugh)
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