When Headlines Make You Go “Huh?”
"Rove prepares 20 judges", says the headline to the article published in The Hill. Which leads me to wonder exactly how one properly prepares a judge. Are they better sautéed or roasted? Sadly the article doesn't say and my cookbooks are no help whatsoever.
By Black Jack, Tuesday, 9 May , 2006 @ 11:08 am
Judges are pretty salty and should be a bit on the tough side, so you have pound them first, then soak them overnight in fresh water. Pat your judges dry then fry them in butter in a cast iron skillet. Two each is about right.
Serve your judges with parsley red potatoes, green beans, and hot biscuits. I’d go with an inexpensive medium red wine, and follow up later with grocery store brandy.
A word of caution: Judges are tricky and can fool you. They can turn out tough as a boiled rooster, or soft and mushy. If yours turn out just a bit too chewy, pound them again, break out the ketchup, horseradish, and hot sauce, and go straight to the bourbon.
If your judges turn mushy, they’re useless, throw them out and don’t buy from the same source again.
By Gaius, Tuesday, 9 May , 2006 @ 11:11 am
Always good to get advice from a real expert!
By Black Jack, Tuesday, 9 May , 2006 @ 11:50 am
Here’s another MSM headline which misses the point. Aaron Beard’s Associated Press article today has the following headline: “Report: Duke Response to Rape Charges Slow.”
However, in the 3rd paragraph we find this tidbit: “The woman initially told police she was raped by 20 white men, then said she was attacked by three, the report said.”
Drudge wasn’t fooled, he retiled the article appropriately: “Duke accuser originally claimed 20 rapists…”