On Wed 16 Jan 2008 07:34:20p, Puester told us...

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Puester" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> It's customary for experienced adults to double check the cap of any
>>>> bottle before shaking it.
>>>
>>> IME only perfect, smug adults.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> Never had little kids around the house, eh? They're famous for not
>> tightening caps. Checking should be instinctive after the second or
third
>> "event".
>
>
> This morning I made pea soup with a meaty ham bone I had frozen
> just before the holidays. When everything was well cooked, I removed
> the bone and began to puree the remaining peas, onions,.and celery.
>
> The first batch was 2 cups of soup. I put the lid on the blender tightly
> and hit puree. the soup rose, spewed out from the cover all over the
> blender, the counter, the cabinets and me.
>
> OK, two cups was too much. Next batch was a cup. Puree, spew.
>
> This time a half cup. Puree, spew.
>
> By the last of the soup, I had it figured out. If you want to puree
> hot/warm
> pea soup in a blender, you don't push "puree", you push the "stir"
button.
>
> gloria p
>

Lordy, I learned that nearly 40 years ago. Osterizers had multi-speeds
back then when other blenders only had 1 or 2. I have always started out
with nearly the lowest setting and increased the speed as needed. One
accident was enough, though I can't remember now what it was.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Date: Wednesday, 01(I)/16(XVI)/08(MMVIII)
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Useless Invention: Low-calorie PowerBar.
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