Eggnog French Toast and a Fairy Tale
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Good morning beloved breakfastpoppers. Today is Fairy Tale Friday, December 24, in the year of our kingdom 2010. The King's men and women have been very busy passing all sorts of regulations and laws which will probably do more harm than good. In the meantime many of our people are out of work, hungry and frustrated. With the Christmas holiday only hours away I would like to meet with you to apprise you of current conditions in the kingdom so that you will be safe in the coming days. Let us meet in the orchard on the south side of the kingdom under the pear tree with a partridge perched atop.
Before we set off for our meeting place, in the spirit of the holiday, let's prepare some Eggnog French Toast. You will need 6 slices of thick bread, 4 eggs, 1/2 cup of eggnog, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon canola oil, sifted powdered sugar and warm maple syrup.
In a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, eggnog, granulated sugar, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves. Place bread into egg mixture until saturated. Heat oil in skillet and cook bread on each side until golden. Remove from skillet, sprinkle with powdered sugar, wrap it up and head for the orchard. I'll have enough maple syrup for one and all and of course plenty of eggnog. See you in a bit.
Welcome friends and neighbors. Many of you will be heading for the chariot ports today and tomorrow. The chariots will transport you far and wide so that you may celebrate Christmas with your loved ones. Be aware that in all probability your dignity will be violated by probing hands and radioactive eyes. In an effort to combat terrorism in our kingdom the Department of Homeland Insecurity has instituted some enhanced procedures designed to keep us safe. Despite all their efforts there are reports circulating that reveal that the agents are really doing a miserable job. While they are busy patting down Grandma, all sorts of weapons are getting through the x-ray machines. Most of them were planted by TSA agents in an effort to test the safety procedures. it seems that while agents are invading your body, those charged with checking the carry ons are falling asleep. My suggestion is that if you want to pack a hand-gun, just put it in your carry-on. The odds are very good that it will arrive with you at your destination. Of course you must realize that the Department of Homeland Insecurity would rather keep us all in the dark about these failures.
Now, if I may, I would like to make a few suggestions. For truly hassle free traveling, I suggest you head for the southern border of our kingdom. You can take as much luggage as you want and you can load up on guns and ammo for your own protection. You will be able to leave the kingdom without being radiated or molested and you can return at your leisure. One word of caution during your travels, stay away from salad bars and buffets. In this instance, actual terrorists will be trying to harm you instead of TSA agents. It is entirely possible that the food might be filed with ricin or cyanide designed to kill you after a few bites. Avoiding these locations isn't really much of a sacrifice. Even if the cyanide doesn't kill you, E-coli will!
In conclusion, my dear friends, I leave you with one last thought. Perhaps one day soon, sanity will return to our land and common sense will prevail. Until then, stay alert, stay safe and enjoy the Christmas holiday with those you hold near and dear...POP...
Good morning Pino,
As dangerous as the Kingdom can be, it still beats the airports! There are way too many terrorists there! I'll see you at the Inn and I'm buying all night.
I will stay here in the Kingdom for safety reasons also. It is just too stressful to have to be aware of every suspicious looking character and now I hear beware of people carrying thermoses.
Merry Christmas to all!
Good morning Pamela,
MY motto these days is "There's no place like home". Merry Christmas to you and yours....
POP - I'll be serving the Heroes of our Kingdom, at the VA Hospital so it will be a very Merry Christmas spent with so many of brothers and sisters of the sword. God Bless and a Merry Christmas to you and yours!
See ya at the Inn next week!
Pop, I'm a non-traditionalist, I celebrate every day that I wake up, but these two days please follow suite and pray that our Soldiers stay safe and enjoy some semblance of home. I shipped 200 shoe boxes with useful goodies to the troops this year, the boxes were donated by Reebok, God Bless them, postage was covered by knocking on doors and only $45.00 came out of my pocket. I paid the entirety of the contents of those boxes. I pray they arrived in one piece.
They are all on duty so pray not a shot is fired and they all get to use those calling cards to phone home. Love Dusty
Dear Hmr,
Have a very Merry Christmas and I thank you for your service to our veterans.
Dear 50,
My prayers will be with the troops and I thank you for being such an amazing human being. It is a privilege to call you my friend.
Pop,
Thanks for the helpful advice. It makes me even more thankful that my family resides nearby where I need only drive my personal car to reach them. God bless you and have a Merry Christmas!!
Did Big Sis have something on Barry? How the heck did she get this job without any qualifications?
Oh My GOD POP!!!! The porous southern border actually comes in handy now! If you can make it to Texas or Arizona, pay a coyote to take you into Mexico for like, $250 bucks, you can avoid the XRAYs and the groping (if the coyote is well behaved...) and enjoy a vacation in beautiful Mexico... And, what are you talking about, those salad bars at Denny's have sneeze guards......which work almost as well as the fences at the porous southern border...
Dear Sheri,
I just heard one more more thing to watch out for... people carrying a thermos! Have a safe and very Merry Christmas.
Dear vrajavala,
Please bring me up to speed on this. if you don't have the time have a very Merry Christmas and I'll do a little research.
Good morning jellio,
Sneeze guards! Maybe the TSA agents should be required to wear them. Who wants a TSA agent sneezing on our naked bodies!
Pop, my favorite trick is dipping my fingers in water and going "aaaahchew" while slinging water on the back of the neck of one in front of me. Everyone who sees it falls down laughing, but the recipient.... not so much, lets go to the inn and try it on the folks there, it is much fun I guarantee, 50
The worst part is, the TSA admits that none of that will detect a well hidden bomb!
It's all show.
Merry Christmask, Pop.
Keep on hubbing!
Dear 50,
I love it. Let's try it out on taxlarry and Pino! See you later... Achoo!!!
Dear WillStarr,
Yes it's all a show and not a very good one either. I'd say it was a "bomb" as they say in show biz. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Dear eovery,
Keep on hubbing and coming to breakfast. Merry Christmas.....
Good morning and a Merry Christmas breakfastpop...the internal borders of home are far more enticing as the kingdom is covered with snow, rain, mud, and traveling on the roads at this time would be unsafe. The chariot ports will have more challenges than Carter has pills, and I do hope the travelers took plenty of sustenance to endure the hours hoping to get where they are going.
The king has further tried to ruin our happiness with his signatures of late. But we should all remember, This is the day that Christ was born...He is our only King, and someday He will overthrow the present kingdom in view of His own Kingdom, which will be run in a totally different manner.
Enjoy your holiday, and thank you for this hub!
Makes me happy to be at home and have the loved ones travel my way! Wishing you the happiest Christmas! Kaie
Morning POP...Those aren't gropings...they are freedom pats.
When they started singing “Can’t see London, Can’t See France… not until I see your underpants!” that gave me pause to reconsider...although they did harmonize quite well...
See you at the tavern, POP...Pino is going to tell us how she " skirted " the TSA checkpoint in her Dance of the Seven Veils...the guy running the Xray machine fell out of his chair, cracked his head on the floor, and was rushed to an emergency aid station...Larry
I am so glad I am scared to fly, I might have to slap someone if they touched me in a strange place. Saying this, I am staying close to home and will be spending time with my friends and family. We plan on singing and dancing and praying for peace on Earth. I will wait to see you after the week-end, Merry Christmas and eve, have a wonderful wonderful time with your family. Love your hubs, I am your fan however mostly your friend. Love & peace Darski rate up
Dear Wealthmadehelathy
I long for the day when things sense. In the meantime, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Dear Kaie,
I wish you the very merriest of Christmases.
Dear maven,
Pino may just be the secret weapon we are looking for. See you at the Inn. I am buying food and drink. Merry Christma,s maven, to you and all those you hold dear.
Dear Darlene,
You are an amazing person and I consider it an absolute honor to have found you. Merry Christmas.
Dear maven,
I am so sorry for the typo. I hate them.....
Dear wealthmadeheathy,
I can't believe I didn't make sense when I answered your comment. Please forgive me.
I sure hope so. I for one will stay at home and sit by the fire sipping on my Cabernet.
Dear Francine,
Sounds like a perfect way to spend every day!
Merry Christmas, POP...You are incapable of making a typo, they are simply reflections of your warp speed brain overpowering your lagging fingers...My best to you and yours this holiday season...Larry
BP - First of all, it is really great to be a "beloved breakfastpopper." Now, just a little foolish thought about what to call that occupation (skill?) the TSA brags of having at the search lines at the airport. I think it might be called "pitter-patter." The pitter part is when they pit you with their X-rays. The patter part is when they grab, grope, poke, and pat you down. Yes, they are pitter-patter people.
At least they are conservative of those costly plastic gloves - one set of gloves per patter serves for a whole day, right?
Gus :-)~
Dear maven,
I am going to print up your most fabulous excuse for my screw ups! Merry Christmas ! P.S. I actually just typed Marry Christmas.....
Dear Gus,
Oh my and ugh..I never thought about the fact they they probably don't change their gloves. Yet another reason to stay home! Merry Christmas, Gus.
What can I add that hasn't already been said? I always enjoy coming to see you and becoming more enlightened to the ways of our world today. Loved the Breakfast.
Merry, Merry Christmas breakfastpop to you and yours!
Dear b Malin,,
How can I thank you for the pleasure of your company.....
I also always enjoy your breakfasts though I can never stay long. I have celebrated my day right here in the Kingdom and a good one it was.
Hi breakfastpop, Merry Christmas to you and your family :)
Good evening, Pop. I am glad to meet you again. I always enjoy your hub and this time you give useful tips for us. Good work, my friend. Thank you very much. I give my vote to you. Have a nice holiday!
Prasetio:)
Good morning suziecat,
I love it when you drop in for breakfast, even if you have to rush off. I'm glad your Christmas was fine.
Good morning darvuthz,
Thanks so much and merry Christmas to you and yours.
Good morning prasetio,
Thanks so much for your good wishes. Wishing you and your family health and happiness.
"Marry" Christmas to you, dear, and a "Hippy" New Year. Why should you have all the fun? :)
Marry Chrissmas. I think we should make it a Christmas tradition to have typos. (Only on Christmas, of course.) It will remind us of our humanity. That, or remind us that it's time to slow down on the eggnog.
Thank you for making my breakfasts oh, so enjoyable! You are awesome!
Hope your Christmas was a great one!
Dear drbj,
And a very Marry Christmas and a Hippy Knew ear....
Deer Sueroy,
Wishing yu and yurs a very Hippy Knew ear and a very Marry Christmas. Maybe we should designate one day a week typo week.....
Pop ~
Enjoying a wonderful Christmas at home with The Doctor. The one Who doesn't MIND housecalls!...
I usually stock up on eggnog this time of year and try to stretch it as far through the rest of year as I can.
I'll be sure to keep eggnog french toast a breakfast staple 'til June!!
Great post!
While I applaud the fact that we are attempting to measure the effectiveness of any measures we've taken since 9/11 toward improving safety and security from terrorist acts in flight, I think we're also (and when I say we I'm speaking in terms of the country as a whole) are also being too quick to debunk everything totally and claim the entire process of airport security measures as a joke. The fact remains that we are not out of the woods. 9/11 may well be nearly 10 years in our past. But the threat is as real as it has ever been, and the terrorists have not gone away. I think we've simply got to take an honest and real look at things and not be so eager and ready to jump to conclusions, or clutch at straws when we argue against the measures we don't like, such as the scanner thing. Perhaps we've jumped to conclusions or are clutching at straws WITH the scanner thing...I'm willing to concede that just a bit. Still...
Look, fact is, as I've stated many times, I don't like the idea of scanners either. I don't like the idea of taking off my shoes, stripping off my belt, or spending an extra 10 minutes in the check-in area. I don't like that I need to be to the airport 2 hours before my flight takes off just to make sure I can get through all the security measures. I don't like that we've had to spend millons, if not hundreds of millions, of taxpayer monies to revamp the entire system, or to institute equipment and machinery such as the scanners. Still, there's a part of me that says we need it. We simply cannot return to complacency as a nation, nor should we be so eager to forget how we arrived at this discussion in the first place.
It's ridiculous. That is to say, the scanners are. About as ridiculous as putting on a seatbelt on a plane. But we do it anyway just in case it saves just one life despite the odds it saves any at all.
Good evening Cathy and Dave,
I have a Doctor lover in the house too! I am so thrilled you came to breakfast. Come often.
Dear Springboard,
I understand how you feel, but I would like to see profiling become a part of the process and quite frankly dogs do a much better job of discovering explosives than scanners and humans.
I'm definitely a proponent of profiling. Still, I think security, to be most effective, must entail a variety of measures that are used conjuctively, with intelligence and care. The whole idea of profiling, however, as we all are well aware, was met with as massive an opposition as the scanners have met with. I think on both issues, those who are opposed sorely miss the bigger picture. The alternative is to do nothing, and that's only going to make the next terror act a guaranteed possibility. Not wanting to be profiled, and not wanting to be seen naked are simply whiny to me, and when it comes to airport safety I think it begins to sound like we simply want to have our cake and eat it too. We want to be safe as we fly, we just don't want to really have to do anything toward that effort personally.
That all said, I'll be going through the experience in mid-February when the wife I take a very short weekend hiatus in Vegas. Perhpas it may change my mind a bit? I don't know, but we'll see.
Good morning Springboard,
It's a lot more than not wanting to be seen naked. It's the beams radiating over the skin and to the organs below. There are some very bright minds out there, doctors and radiation experts, who are quite concerned about this. I'm concerned too and would not subject myself to the rays. Having said that being groped is also very unappealing and stupid. Perhaps we should consult the Israelis to find out what we can do to make us safer. I would also like to see us round up the terrorists. Half of them are probably living in Paterson, Nj and Michigan! We are allowing the terrorists to call the shots, no pun intended.
Back to the chariot ports for just a sec: We-all TRIED to tell folks to fuhgeddabout flyin'...but NO-O-O, they had to go see their kinfolk despite the Grope, Grab, and Grimace Gauntlet.
Only they didn't see that Global Warming Blizzard coming...did they?
Dear Ghost,
Remember what Al said, it's not Global Warming, it's Climate Change. For me it's 30 inches of snow! As for the people who don't mind being groped, I guess they enjoy the whole thing without guilt because it's all be done in the name of national security. Ha!
Dear Ghost,
Remember what Al said, it's not Global Warming, it's Climate Change. For me it's 30 inches of snow! As for the people who don't mind being groped, I guess they enjoy the whole thing without guilt because it's all be done in the name of national security. Ha!
Pino Krisio 17 months ago
POP: I'll be staying put in the kingdom this Christmas holiday. It appears to be safer.
Merry Christmas/(belated) Happy Chanukah to all.
I'm off to the INN - someone save me a seat...