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Let Me Tell You… Uncommon Grounds
By Marie Pinschmidt Unfortunately, I began drinking coffee like a milkshake over heat until mixture leaves the side of the pot. Place
When I moved to New and gained a few pounds. Café au lait is especially delightful mixture in a bowl and cool slightly. Add eggs and egg
Orleans in the late ’60s from when served with the famous beignets. Following is the yolk one at a time and beat thoroughly after each addition.
a small French town on the simple recipe if you want to try it ─ even better when shared Spoon mixture (size of a small egg) in 375-degree
Ohio River, I found myself with a friend. (Taken from a New Orleans cookbook of Fahrenheit fat and fry until brown. Sprinkle generously
on an uncharted course as recipes of famous restaurants by Deirdre’s Stanforth. My with confectioners’ sugar. Makes 24 beignets.
well as uncommon grounds. copy is now falling apart from overuse.) During the 11 years we lived in N.O., I enjoyed
This happens to many of us, Ingredients discovering many new “grounds” in eating and cooking ─
whether geographically, or in 1 stick butter French, Creole (anyone born in the colonies of European
our personal lives. But this 1 cup water ancestry, French, Spanish or both) and Cajun cuisine. If
essay is about grounds of a 2 teaspoons sugar you find this essay a break from my usual subject matter
different sort. I’m talking about 1 cup flour call or email me for more of the same. Also, please call
coffee grounds ─ specifically New Orleans coffee with chicory. 2 eggs if you need new artwork (original oil paintings) for your
As a new resident I continued to make drip coffee in the 1 egg yolk home or office. Until next time …
usual way but found it bitter and much stronger to the taste. I Confectioners’ sugar Marie,
kept reducing the measurement of grounds, but it did nothing Directions: MariePin001@comcast.net
to diminish the bitter taste. Finally, my new next-door neighbor In a heavy-bottomed pot, bring to a boil the butter, (561) 624-9003 or cell (561) 510-5006
solved my dilemma by introducing me to chicory, a necessary water, and sugar. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously
ingredient in their famous coffee. “The bitter taste is chicory,
and you can’t get rid of it so stop trying. Learn to like it or drink Professional Firefighters
tea,” she said.
Chicory is the root of curly endive. When roasted, ground,
signature New Orleans staple. The chicory coffee tradition dates Of Palm Beach County
and mixed with coffee, it turns a familiar cup of joe into a
back to the Civil War when Union blockades forced residents
to get creative to extend their coffee supply. Drawing from Sept. 11 marks 21 years since the attack on the World Something to think about also: All children in elementary,
local Acadian influence, New Orleans turned to chicory to add Trade Center in New York City. middle and high schools, and many college graduates, were
body and flavor to their daily brew. This necessity turned into It was the largest loss of civilian life in a single event born since Sept. 11, 2001. That is a day that adults of a certain
a preference, and chicory coffee became ubiquitous in New on U.S. soil, and it was the largest loss of life for the fire age will remember forever, and will remember precisely
Orleans café au lait. I learned the proper way to “make” coffee and police services from a single incident. where they were and what they were doing when news broke
and soon became addicted. There were 343 firefighters and 60 police officers of the planes flying into the World Trade Center.
The Café du Monde restaurant located in the French Quarter killed while trying to save thousands of people from the We have been very fortunate so far this hurricane
on Jackson Square overlooking the Mississippi River, has towers. You may often notice “343” incorporated into season, but remember that the peak of hurricane season
been a mecca for chicory coffee and beignets for a century fire department insignias and logos, and that is where the is September, with most hurricanes forming in September
and half. It quickly became one of my favorite “outings.” You significance of that number comes from. and October.
can try it at home. Brew Lucienne (or your favorite brew if it Whether you go to a Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony, Please stay vigilant and have a plan in place, so that you
contains chicory), add heated milk, not boiled. You don’t want or just take time to reflect, remember the nearly 3,000 and your family are prepared should a hurricane impact
to separate the milk; just heat it and serve with the coffee. Add civilians lost, and the sacrifices made by the first our area.
sugar to taste. responders who were trying to save as many as they could Steen Eriksson,
before losing their own lives. Professional Firefighters and Paramedics
of Palm Beach County,
We also need to show our gratitude to those first
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IAFF Local 2928,
to the rescue and recovery efforts.
Safety
By Keith Echols, Director of Security, St. Moritz Security
With COVID still a part of our lives and now Monkeypox,
some might say it’s like we’re all living in Murphy’s Law.
With that being said, here’s a friendly reminder from security
that may help you navigate through Murphy’s Law.
Criminals are still active and now is not the time to • Remodels / New Construction / Additions
become complacent. Last month in one night, there were
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Do not leave your key fob in your vehicle or leave your • Gutter Installation / Cleaning
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