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Tue, 31 Dec 2013

Nuts and Bolts

Preheat oven to 250.

Mix all ingredients in a wide pan (not deep).

Place in oven for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.

Store in airtight container with paper towels around bottom / edges.

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Thu, 05 Dec 2013

Energy Statistics for 2013

I’ve been getting what feels like “low” electric bills and I wanted to understand them a bit better so it means fun stats time!

Baseline gas load ~$25/mo
Baseline electric ~$45/mo
Minimum utility load ~$70/mo
Maximum utility load ~$195/mo (~3x base load?)
Average utility cost ~$130/mo (~2x base load?)

If you assume that the month with the minimum cost’s average temperature was 73 degrees (May @ $90), it looks like every degree below that costs $2/degree, but every degree above that costs $7/degree. Don’t know what conclusions to draw.

Dec 12 - Temp: 51 - Gas: $55.33 - Elec:  $68.82 - Total: $124.15
Jan 13 - Temp: 49 - Gas: $93.52 - Elec:  $69.52 - Total: $163.04
Feb 13 - Temp: 52 - Gas: $84.14 - Elec:  $56.17 - Total: $140.31
Mar 13 - Temp: 56 - Gas: $66.93 - Elec:  $48.75 - Total: $115.68
Mar 13 - Temp: 56 - Gas: $44.63 - Elec:  $62.55 - Total: $107.18
May 13 - Temp: 73 - Gas: $47.55 - Elec:  $42.85 - Total:  $90.40
Jun 13 - Temp: 83 - Gas: $31.95 - Elec: $102.24 - Total: $134.19
Jul 13 - Temp: 85 - Gas: $28.76 - Elec: $163.43 - Total: $192.19
Aug 13 - Temp: 87 - Gas: $27.54 - Elec: $153.40 - Total: $180.94
Sep 13 - Temp: 83 - Gas: $27.15 - Elec: $155.47 - Total: $182.62
Oct 13 - Temp: 69 - Gas: $27.98 - Elec: $112.53 - Total: $140.51
Nov 13 - Temp: 54 - Gas: $37.04 - Elec:  $57.88 - Total:  $94.92

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Sun, 01 Dec 2013

Yorkshire Pudding

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Sift flour and salt.

Break eggs into flour mixture, beat until smooth.

Add milk slowly, beating until smooth.

Cover 9x12” glass baking dish with ~3 tbsp grease or drippings.

Place just greased pan in oven until the grease melts and is sizzling hot.

Remove pan, pour in batter, return to oven.

Cook at 425 for 20 minutes, then pour off fat.


For an advanced version, try this:

(courtesy Mr. Alan Cox)

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