Friday, January 11, 2013

Daily Factoids

Wish Upon a Star
Watch for the Quadrantid meteor shower now (after midnight is best).
If you say "money be the week's out" three times before a shooting star disappears, your wish will come true.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 3 Jan 2013


To Be Exact
If you see these measures in an old cookbook, use their modern equivalents:

  • Dash = 1/8 teaspoon
  • Pinch = 1/2 dash, or 1/16 teaspoon
  • Smidgen = 1/2 pinch, or 1/32 teaspoon

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 4 Jan 2013

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