Observations 5/19

First I learned that a traditional roux is equal parts butter and flour, its (not it's) flavor (longer = more) and thickening capacity (longer = less) determined by how long it's (not its) toasted. Then I learned that a quick roux can be made from equal parts flour and a neutral cooking oil.

My usual habit with soups like egg drop and hot and sour is to thicken them using cornstarch. I can't be the first person to use a wheat flour and spiced oil roux to thicken soups, not if bacon grease and pan drippings can be used the same way in sauces; and straight toasted sesame oil will likely work just as well to beef these soups up.

我不信任中国的豺狼政权的说话. You've already got multiple instances of violent suppression, both historical and present day; you've already got multiple instances of language erasure, both in recent history and present day; and you've got quiet part out loud showing you're nowhere near a neutral peacemaker. You don't respect your neighbors (still there, 微软) or your contemporaries, but you expect them to respect you; and to their demerit, so many have caved.

Therefore I continue to keep an eye on any crack in that cap-toothed veneer, though any satisfaction in the action is sandpaper, knowing 豺狼政权的国人 are going through some mess. The satisfaction comes in the refusal of such poor leadership, and I'm seeing quite a few parallels between those forced to accept it and those pack-led into choosing it. Now since 我不是豺狼政权的国人, and don't have a vote in their government even if there were a choice to begin with, I say - why yes indeed, mass mailer, let's "vanquish malarkey."

Oh, and considering spying on journalists (and their pets), manipulating viewers' feeds, distorting research information, and feeding information to a 豺狼政权 regarding 不是他们的国人, tell me again whose freedom of speech is at risk.