tenspeed
Executive Chef
Beautiful weather this evening, so cooking outside it is. Cheeseburgers on the grill, potato salad.
That sounds more like a March 17 dinner than a June 17 dinner.We had corned beef, cabbage and potatoes.
I didn't find anything fun, but I'm glad you did. Still, I'm happy I posted first. Otherwise, the menu might have featured the staple of the buffets, rubber chicken!You beat me on the "Submit Reply" button, tenspeed. However, I'm not wasting my effort at finding something significant about today. Here I go:
On this day in 1837, Charles Goodyear patented the method for making rubber. Years later, Frank Seiberling founded the tire company named after the inventor of rubber. This resulted in sports fans everywhere enjoying aerial coverage of all types of events.
We're cleaning up some leftovers: chicken-barley stew, one chicken quesadilla, one breaded pork chop, and various veggies. Hmm, there's so much there that if I make salads, I might be able to stretch those leftovers for two days.
Ran out of stock so there's a pot of pig feet simmering. Will add some of the meat to ricotta and mint for a spaghetti sauce.
You beat me on the "Submit Reply" button, tenspeed. However, I'm not wasting my effort at finding something significant about today. Here I go:
On this day in 1837,Charles Goodyear patented the method for making rubber. Years later, Frank Seiberling founded the tire company named after the inventor of rubber. This resulted in sports fans everywhere enjoying aerial coverage of all types of events.
We're cleaning up some leftovers: chicken-barley stew, one chicken quesadilla, one breaded pork chop, and various veggies. Hmm, there's so much there that if I make salads, I might be able to stretch those leftovers for two days.
I knew that, but I was afraid that saying "Vulcanized" would conjure up images of Mr. Spock.
Goodyear started playing around with rubber because it was gooey in hot weather and brittle in cold, making practical applications like boots and weatherproof coats impossible. He wanted to figure out how to make rubber stable. From what I found around the interwebs, Goodyear obtained several patents relating to rubber, the first being on 6-17-1837. He got the patent for vulcanized rubber on June 15, 1844. Quite an invention; right up there with Willis Carrier and his A/C.