On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 11:42:36 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >, U.S. Janet B.
> > wrote:
>
> > I just put a frozen ham bone and some frozen smoked ham drippings in
> > the pressure cooker with some celery, onion, carrot. The pressure
> > cooker will pull all the flavor from that meaty bone. I'll strain the
> > odds and ends from the resulting broth and add the lentils, onion,
> > celery, carrot and potatoes. I'm looking forward to dinner. I made
> > fresh bread today as well. Although the sun is shining and the fog is
> > gone, it is very cold. Soup sounds good, doesn't it? Maybe baked
> > apples for dessert.
>
> It all sounds good! I thought I'd knock back a few and make wienies,
> kielbasa, Clausen's sauerkraut, a Granny Smith apple and celery seed
> into my version of a well known dinner. Oh! And with Texas Toast.

Leftover lentil soup for lunch today.

> We are supposed to get a atmospheric river coming through tomorrow and
> for a few days. It used to be called a pineapple express. We'll take
> all the water we can get, anytime we can get it.
> I can't imagine what a atmospheric river might cause by colliding with
> a polar vortex. Stay tuned.
> I just love these new-age meteorologic terms for ancient phenomena.
> leo

The term "atmospheric river" dates from about 20 years ago. "Polar
vortex" dates from the 1950s, if memory serves. Both terms
originated in meteorology rather than the popular press.

Given the age of most posters here, 20 years ago would be "new".

Cindy Hamilton