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• The deepest part of Challenger Deep is My Dog a
36,200 feet (11,034 m) below sea level.
Lyme Disease
• By comparison, most ocean life lives above Vaccine?
a depth of 660 feet (201 m). The deepest a
human has ever scuba dived is 1,090 feet ---
(332 m). Nuclear submarines travel at a
depth of about 850 feet (259 m). Whales DEAR PAW’S
aren’t seen below about 8,200 feet (2500 m).
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feet (3800 m). loYwoudrogSoewninoerr mDeongtioned to me at the dog
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• The Mariana Trench is located where two I’m wondering if
tectonic plates collide, with the Pacific
Plate being forced downward into the 12 yeaIrss hooldu, ladndohitshdeissciapmlinee fhoarsmy dog. How old
mantle underneath the Mariana Plate. This slippedsqhuoitueladbait dinotghebpeasttocoreucpeleive the vaccine?
subduction zone forms the trench. Although obrufecnyaneDuainsroegse.aITs’vnhieetawtrb’esebaepunlrslyoincbpoeasnrbsosluyatemnmcdMeytdbadfaiawonrueigetllthys, ? -- Clint F., Saco,
there are other trenches in the ocean floor have time to walk him. But this year
across the planet, this is the deepest. That’s wIH’viatethcrhDoeevsuEtoarwAlcvidcRleldainniCloteyotLl(wiIgtsNhetaeteTlnk:brsoeaW.rcaTkchorrieoomleunefboiwtltreu’hsareciksnkd,nifofewrenntthvaat cacLinyemse
because it’s in the middle of the ocean where I call ahvimai,laebspleectioaldlyayatfothredpoagrsk). does confer pro-
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fill the trench. Also, the Pacific plate is made is a grYeoatuidceaa!nOrneceaydotuwstoarvt wetosrk’ ionpg inions on this in a
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that we find, in our sole discretion, to be questionable or not in good taste. In the event of typo-
graphical errors, errors in publication, or omission in or from an ad, Tidbits liability will be limited • Researchers have also identified hundreds
to the reprinting of the ad. By placing an ad in Tidbits, you waive any claim for consequential, of different microorganisms in mud collected
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vertisers reliable and verifies as much data as possible. However, readers using this information in conditions that mimic the crushing cold
do so at their own risk. It is suggested that investors contact the appropriate consumer agency and pressure of the sea floor.
before sending payment. Although persons and companies mentioned herein are believed to be
reputable, neither Tidbits nor its’ employees accept any responsibility whatsoever for their actions • In 1960, a U.S. Navy submersible named
or claims. For more information to help you avoid rip-offs and exercise your consumer rights, the Trieste reached the bottom of Challenger
write: FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580 or log on to http://www.ftc. Deep. It was the first vessel to do so and was
gov/bcp/consumer.shtm. manned by U.S. Navy Lt. Don Walsh and
Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard, the first
humans ever to see the deepest place on
Earth. After a 5-hour descent, they were only
able to spend 20 minutes there due to the
extreme pressures, and their arrival stirred
up too much silt from the seafloor for them to
take any pictures.

• The next visitor didn’t arrive until over 50
years later in 2012, when filmmaker James
Cameron, director of the movie “Titanic,”
solo dived to the Challenger Deep in a
submersible called the Deapsea Challenger.

• Deepsea Challenger weighed less than one-
tenth what the Trieste weighed and carried
much more scientific equipment as well.
Cameron was able to spend three hours on
the bottom, after a descent that lasted 2 hours
and 37 minutes. The extreme pressures took
a toll on his equipment, though. Batteries
drained, sonar died, and some of his vessel’s
thrusters malfunctioned, making it hard to
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(cont) women the right to vote in 1920, and Great Brit-
ain followed in 1928.
• In 2019, American undersea explorer Victor
Vescovo reached the bottom of the Mariana * On Sept. 16, 1932, in his cell near Bombay,
Trench in a submersible called the Limiting Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in
Factor. He reached a record-setting depth protest of the British government’s decision
of 35,853 feet, and noted the presence of to separate India’s electoral system by caste.
plastic grocery bags and candy wrappers on Gandhi worked all his life to spread his own
the sea floor. Since then, the Limiting Factor brand of passive resistance.
has made a number of subsequent trips to
the bottom of Challenger Deep. * On Sept. 14, 1944, the U.S. 1st Marine Di- WONDERFUL WORDS
vision lands on the tiny island of Peleliu in the
• Victor Vescovo was joined by former NASA Pacific as part of a larger operation to provide SAILING TERMS
astronaut Dr. Kathy Sullivan, the first support for an invasion of the Philippines. The
American woman to walk in space, for a Marines suffered heavy losses, with 4,000 men • A “square meal” comes from the age of
dive to Challenger Deep inside the Limiting killed in the first week alone. sailing when sailors were given large meals
Factor. The duo reached a calculated depth served on square wooden plates or boards
of 10,925 m/ 35,843 ft, setting a substantial * On Sept. 15, 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali de- which were easy to store and hard to break.
new record for the deepest diving woman in feats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome
the history of the world. in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight • When the wind is blowing from behind it is
boxing title for the third time in his career. Ali left said to be “large” short for “at large.” This is
• Vanessa O’Brien joined Vescovo to become the sport permanently in 1981. easy going because the sails don’t have to
the first woman to both climb Mt. Everest be constantly readjusted. When the wind is
and dive to Challenger Deep. * On Sept. 18, 1987, cesium-137 is removed coming from the front, it’s called “by” short
from an abandoned cancer-therapy machine for “by the wind.” This is hard because the
• In July 2015, members of the National in Brazil. Junk yard workers, fascinated by the sails have to be constantly adjusted. “By and
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, glowing blue stone inside and unaware of its large” indicates all situations, both rough
Oregon State University, and the Coast dangers, gave pieces to friends, relatives and sailing and easy going: “the ship handles
Guard submerged a hydrophone into the neighbors. Hundreds of people were eventually well both by and large.”
deepest part of the Challenger Deep. Never poisoned by radiation, and 40 contaminated
before had a microphone been dropped past homes had to be demolished. • “Leeway” indicates a ship inevitably being
one past a mile deep. Although researchers blown slightly off its intended course by
were unable to retrieve the hydrophone * On Sept. 13, 1990, the drama series “Law the wind, so a sailor navigating the course
until November, the data capacity of the & Order” premieres on NBC. It will go on to would have to “give some leeway” when
microphone was filled in the first 3 weeks. become one of the longest-running prime-time steering towards an upwind destination.
The deep sea recorder picked up natural dramas in TV history and spawn several popular
sounds like earthquakes, a typhoon, and spinoffs. • When the wind shifts suddenly, or when
baleen whales along with man-made sounds a sailboat changes direction, a sailboat
such as boats. (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. can be blown backwards, with the wind
All Rights Reserved on the wrong side of the sails. This can be
dangerous when the ship has a lot of sails.
Today, to be “taken aback” means to be
surprised by an unexpected turn of events.

• “Avast” comes from the Dutch phrase “houd
vast” which literally means “hold fast.”

• Ships would often carry flags from many
nations so that they could deceive nearby
ships into thinking they were allies. In order
to avoid accidentally shooting an ally, the
rules of engagement required that all ships
hoist their true nation’s colors before firing
upon someone. Thus, it was common to
hoist an enemy ship’s colors and hail them
in a false show of solidarity. Once near,
you’d show your “true colors” and fire upon
them.

• After it was found that citrus prevented
scurvy, all ships carried lemons and limes,
leading to sailors being called “limeys.”

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1. MOVIES: What is the name of the trou- SAILING TERMS (cont)
ble-making fraternity in “National Lampoon’s
Animal House”? • The French word “escoutille” meant hatchway
2. LITERATURE: What kind of pet does Neville or opening. The English version of this word,
have in the Harry Potter book series? “scuttle” came to mean any opening in a
3. MUSIC: Which singer/songwriter is nicknamed ship such as a porthole, hatch, or trap door.
the Queen of Soul? When ships were deliberately sunk, these
4. GAMES: In the NFL, how long is the halftime? hatchways would be opened to let the sea
5. TELEVISION: What is the name of Mork’s rush in. Eventually the word “scuttle” evolved
planet on “Mork & Mindy”? to mean the act of intentionally sinking a ship
6. GEOGRAPHY: Tokyo is located on which of by hacking holes in it.
Japan’s four main islands?
7. MEDICAL: What is the common name for • Later, the French word “botte” meaning “pipe”
deglutition? gave us the word “butt” which originally came
8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of tigers into the English language meaning a cask
called? used to hold liquids. On board a ship, a butt
9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What word rep- full of water was always kept on deck so the
resents the letter “U” in the NATO phonetic sailors could drink. It had a hole or hatch
alphabet code? (scuttle) for a dipper.
10. SCIENCE: What is the “powerhouse” of the
cell called? • Sailors gathered around the water keg,
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. exchanging the ship’s gossip as they drank.
Eventually “a cask of water with a hatch in
it” also came to mean the chitchat passed
around by people who were gathered around
the cask of water: Scuttlebutt.

• In French, “gros” means large, and a type of
fabric called “gros grain” meant “large grain”
meaning a type of coarse-textured wool or
raw silk. Coats made out of
gros grain eventually became
known as grograms.

• In the 1700s British
Admiral Edward Vernon
habitually wore such a coat,
leading to his nickname: “Old
Grog.”

• At the time, sailors

got a daily ration of rum. To

discourage drunkenness,

Vernon diluted the rum with

equal parts of water. Because

the water on board ship was

often rancid, he added lemon

and lime juice to freshen the

taste. Admiral Vernon’s mixture

of rum, water, and citrus

ended up being called by his

nickname, “grog.”

• Today “grog” has come
into our language as a generic
term for an alcoholic beverage,
and “groggy” denotes how a
person feels when they have
too much to drink.

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By Lucie Winborne A FAMOUS BOOK

* Kite flying is an official sport in Thailand. • Hugh Beaver was the manager of Ireland’s
largest brewery, the Guinness Brewery,
* It’s not unusual to cry at weddings, but in cer- when he went bird hunting with friends
tain parts of China, weeping is a required part in 1951. While hunting, they got into an
of preparation for the big day. A month before argument over which was the fastest game
they tie the knot, Tujia brides will cry for one hour bird in Europe: the golden plover, or the
each day. Ten days in, they’re joined by their grouse? That evening, they tried to look up
mothers; ten days after that, grandmothers, and the answer but the information was not in
eventually other female family members. The any reference books.
practice is said to date to China’s Warring States
era when the mother of a Zhao princess broke • They discussed the disagreement with
down in tears at her wedding. the bartender at a pub that night, as they
quaffed pints of Guinness that came from the
* The Chinese soft-shelled turtle urinates from its brewery Hugh managed. It occurred to Hugh
mouth. that people in pubs probably had questions
like this all the time, and bartenders were no
* Fashion designer Michael Kors’ first project was doubt constantly asked to settle disputes.
a redesign of his own mother’s wedding dress, at
her second marriage. He was 5 years old at the • That’s when he got the idea to come up
time. with a book that bartenders could use as a
reference guide: a book that listed the tallest,
* Too much sunlight can damage the algae that shortest, fastest, and slowest of everything.
live inside shallow-water coral and are the main
source of its sustenance. To protect this algae, • Back at work, Hugh discussed his idea with
the corals fluoresce, creating proteins that essen- an employee, who mentioned that some
tially serve as a sunscreen. friends of his had started a professional
fact-finding agency in London in order to
* The Greek national anthem consists of 158 provide facts and statistics to newspapers
verses. and advertisers. Identical twins Norris and
Ross McWhirter were subsequently hired to
* We all know hiccups can be annoying, but at compile the book.
least they tend to pass quickly -- unless you were
Charles Osborne, who began hiccupping in 1922 • A thousand copies of the 198-page book
after a fall while attempting to weigh a hog before were printed in August of 1955 and handed
slaughtering it, and continued doing so for a out free of charge to pubs that carried
total of 68 years. That’s an estimated 430 million Hugh’s brand of beer. Customers in the pubs
hiccups! were intrigued and wanted copies, too. By
Christmas, it topped Britain’s best-seller lists.
* Leeches have a brain in each of their 32 body
segments. • Since then, the Guinness Book of World
Records has set records of its own, becoming
the world’s best-selling copyrighted book.
Over 100 million copies have been sold in
over 100 countries and 37 languages.

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open a can of ‘whoop-ass,’ justifiably, when one’s
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* “If you need to keep your
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* To distinguish all the cords
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Guardians Stole From Helpless
Veterans

Most of the time, a scammer of veterans Trivia Answers
will be given a prison sentence that is less than satisfactory to those of us who
1. Quebec
are following the story. A few years here or there, a monetary fine ... it’s not 2. Anna Paquin
enough. 3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Finland
But now and then, a sentence will come along that just feels right. This hap- 5. “Slaughterhouse-Five,” Kurt
pened in a recent fraud case against a group of four criminals. One of the Vonnegut
6. The left hemisphere
males received a sentence of 15 years. His stepson got almost six years. One 7. Saffron
of the female criminals got 20 years. But the last one, another woman, received 8. “Beverly Hills, 90210”
9. Oregon
a sentence of 47 years for her part in the crimes. 10. Crepuscular
The group, calling itself a nonprofit corporation, acted as guardians, conserva-

tors and financial managers to those with special needs, including veterans.
The 33-count indictment included money laundering, mail fraud, conspiracy and

aggravated identity theft.
The criminals would either use a company credit card to make their purchases,

knowing the company would pay it back out of client money, or write checks
to themselves out of the account. Among the take were RVs, vacations, cars,
cruises and more, to the tune of $11 million in client money ... clients who suf-
fered when they didn’t have enough money for expenses, care and food, and

were sometimes left homeless.
What’s galling is that it could have been stopped as far back as 2012. The com-
pany’s tax accountant raised flags with their attorney, saying one of the women
was using the client funds as her own personal ATM. But instead of going to the
authorities, the accountant let himself be silenced by a threatening confidentiali-

ty agreement and a check for payment in full for his services.
Despite the short sentences the two men received, there is one thing that does
make me smile. The head criminal, the woman who received a sentence of 47

years plus three years supervised release, is 74 years old.

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On Our Wish List: Basketballs

The recreation center is open again! While they tried Sports Quiz Answers
to do a “soft opening,” word traveled quickly. 1. Lou Boudreau.
2. Rope-a-dope.
Going to the rec center won’t be as it was before, of course. There used to be classes in 3. The University of Hawaii Warriors.
the middle of the gym, which is surrounded by a long indoor track. Scattered around the 4. Adam Foote.
5. Stuff the Magic Dragon.
interior were basketball hoops and exercise mats. 6. Mizuno.
Now, we’re told, we’ll check in at the front door for a specified timeslot (one hour) on the 7. Romania.
track. At the end of our time period, the center will be emptied and the next group let in.
There will be no classes, no use of mats, no basketball ... but we’ll have indoor walking.
This is the best news we’ve had around here in a very long time. Indoor walking, while not
urgently needed right now, will be most welcome when cold weather arrives. Icy sidewalks

send many of us to the rec center, which was closed last year, to walk in winter.
But, we’re told, we won’t be able to buddy up and walk with a friend, chatting as we do
laps. We’ll walk alone in the right lane, passing in the left lane if we should overtake the

person in front of us.
No, we won’t be able to use the mats for pre-walk stretching (they’re stacked in the store-
room), and no, the guys won’t be able to play basketball (the balls also are in the store-

room).
So, why, if there are so many restrictions about using the rec center, are we happy? We’re

happy because it’s one small sign that maybe, just maybe, things are inching back to
normal.

How will we know for sure? We’ll know, said one wit, if we walk into the rec center and the
basketballs are on their racks at the center of the courts. That’s going to be our barome-

ter: basketballs.

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A NEWSPAPER COLUMN ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As tensions
ease on the home front, you can once more
• Robert had two interests in life: sports, and drawing cartoons. When an injury put an end to his focus on changes in the workplace. Early dif-
career in sports, he got a job on the staff of the New York Globe as a cartoonist drawing sports ficulties are soon worked out. Stability returns
cartoons. as adjustments are made.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new romance
• One day in 1918 he drew a new feature he called “Champs and Chumps” which depicted odd tests the unattached Bovine’s patience to the
but true things that had happened in sports. The readers loved it and it became very popular. limit. But Venus still rules the Taurean heart,
However, it had a narrow focus, and after a while he began to run out of weird sports stories. so expect to find yourself trying hard to make
this relationship work.
• About that time, readers began to send him letters and photos about unusual things they ran GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s a good time
across: strangely shaped vegetables, oddly marked animals, or people with unusual talents. to consider home-related purchases. But shop
around carefully for the best price -- whether
• He changed the name of his column and began traveling extensively to document bizarre and it’s a new house for the family or a new hose
peculiar people, places, and things for his column. for the garden.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A contentious
• Publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst noted the extraordinary popularity of Robert’s family member seems intent on creating prob-
column and signed him up for syndication. Building upon this success, Robert began publishing lems. Best advice: Avoid stepping in until you
books of his columns and also collecting items for display in museums, which he called know more about the origins of this domestic
Odditoriums. In an apparent promotional gimmick, beds were provided in the Odditoriums for disagreement.
people who fainted or got woosey when visiting. Next he expanded to radio and television. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A recent job-re-
lated move proves far more successful than
• By now newspapers worldwide were carrying his column and he was receiving more mail than you could have imagined. Look for continued
the President of the United States. Though Robert died in 1949, the column he started is still beneficial fallout. Even your critics have some-
run in newspapers around the world, and millions of people visit his Odditoriums every year. thing nice to say.
Robert Ripley’s column was called Ripley’s Believe It or Not. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Ease up
and stop driving yourself to finish that project
on a deadline that is no longer realistic. Your
superiors will be open to requests for an ex-
tension. Ask for it.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You
should soon be hearing some positive feed-
back on that recent business move. An old
family problem recurs, but this time you’ll
know how to handle it better.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21)
Some surprising statements shed light on the
problem that caused that once-warm relation-
ship to cool off. Use this newly won knowl-
edge to help turn things around.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December
21) Your spiritual side is especially strong at
this time. Let it guide you into deeper contem-
plation of aspects about yourself that you’d
like to understand better.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
Your merrier aspect continues to dominate
and to attract folks who rarely see this side
of you. Some serious new romancing could
develop out of all this cheeriness.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
You’re always concerned about the well-being
of others. It’s time you put some of that con-
cern into your own health situation, especially
where it involves nutrition.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Just when
you thought your life had finally stabilized,
along comes another change that needs to be
addressed. Someone you trust can help you
deal with it successfully.
BORN THIS WEEK: You have a sixth sense
when it comes to finding people who need
help long before they think of asking for it. And
you’re right there to provide it.

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1. Is the book of Labor in the Old or New BIBLE TRIVIA
Testament or neither? ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Blessed; 3)
2. From Acts 20:35, “That so laboring ye Gift; 4) Talk; 5) Hands; 6) Six
ought to support the weak, and to remember
the words, it is more ____ to give than to
receive.” Righteous, Understanding, Bless-
ed, Bountiful
3. Ecclesiastes 3:13 states, “And also that
every man should eat and drink, and enjoy
the good of all his labor, it is the ____ of
God.” Will, Gift, Guidance, Law
4. From Proverbs 14:23, “In all labor there is
profit: but the ____ of the lips tendeth only to
penury.” Whispering, Closing, Talk, Howling
5. In Ephesians 4:28, “Let him that stole
steal no more: but rather let him labor, work-
ing with his ____.” Brothers, Soul, Might,
Hands
6. From Exodus 20:9, how many days shalt
thou labor and do all thy work? Two, Four,
Six, Seven

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Photo Credit: Disney+
Photo Caption: Billie Eilish in “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter
to Los Angeles”

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“Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” -- With in-person con-
certs still in the sketchy zone of safety, recording phenom Billie Eilish grac-
es us with a fancy concert to watch from home. Filmed at the Hollywood
Bowl, Eilish performs every song, in order, on her soon-to-be-released
“Happier Than Ever” album. Accompanied by the L.A. Philharmonic and featuring the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, she touts the concert as
a tribute to her hometown. The production incorporates extensive animated visuals as part of the storytelling, along with iconic backdrops of the
city. Premiering Sept. 3. (Disney+)

“Hart to Heart” -- I will be the first to admit that in the pool of celebrities who could potentially carry a talk show, Kevin Hart did not make my short
list (pun not intended). But the comedian’s new venture is surprisingly watchable. His first celebrity guest for the hour-long Peacock original was
singer/actress Miley Cyrus, and the two established a great rapport and played off each other smoothly. Even the show’s set design is fresh and
interesting. Upcoming guests include fellow show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Kelly Clarkson, which should make for relatively clever banter. Call
this one the season’s surprise hit. (Peacock)

“Only Murders in the Building” -- The comedy team of Steve Martin and Martin Short is together again, now with the added bonus of Selena
Gomez. The trio play neighbors who are strangers to each other until they’re informed of a murder in their building. Their shared obsessions
with true-crime mysteries turn them into a band of amateur sleuths, suspecting everyone in the building of the crime, including each other. What
follows is a silly quest of on-the-sly, CSI-type probing and their own true-crime podcast. This 10-episode series also includes appearances by
more big names like Nathan Lane, Tina Fey and Sting (yes, really ... Sting!). (Hulu)

“The Dawn Wall” -- Rock climbers are a special kind of athlete. Not only can they scale the flat side of a mountain using only their fingertips and
toes, but they possess a unique internal drive for pursuing their sport. After experiencing two significant events that would have made most peo-
ple give up climbing on the spot and never look back, Tommy Caldwell managed to turn anguish and tragedy into his strongest motivator yet.
His ultimate goal of successfully completing a never-before-climbed face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park was thought impossible. Even
if climbing isn’t your thing, watch this documentary for the incredible scenery. (Netflix)

In Case You Missed It
“Late Night” -- Emma Thompson plays a seasoned nighttime talk show host about to lose her gig unless she conjures up some new excitement
for her show. Enter Mindy Kaling as the young new writer in a roomful of men (she also wrote the movie). You can probably guess how the plot
unfolds from here. Kaling is comedically perfect, and her chemistry with Thompson is dynamic. Sure, this 2019 film is a little formulaic in its sto-
ryline, but still worth a watch. John Lithgow and Hugh Dancy also star. (Prime Video)

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DIVAS ON A DIME
By Patti Diamond

Photo Credit: www.JasonCoblentz.com

Photo Caption: Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes is old-school comfort food at its best.

Retro Dinner Gets a Modern Makeover

Perhaps best known as an iconic TV dinner, Salisbury steak has been a favorite dinner in my family for decades.
It’s such an old school, comforting meal from back in the day. In honor of National TV Dinner Day, Sept. 10, 2021,
let’s revisit a classic.
When I was a kid, it was a special occasion for me to get a TV dinner, reserved for those rare times when my
folks went out and I had a babysitter. Do you remember the ones in the aluminum pans with the individual com-
partments for each food? When I was 8 years old it was so exciting. A whole miniature meal, all for myself. My
favorite was the Salisbury steak dinner with whipped potatoes that had a yellow square of what we can only
assume was a pat of butter, peas and perfectly square carrots, and in the upper center compartment, a blissful
chocolate brownie! Oh, joy!
Kids today just don’t understand the excitement. (Boy, I sound ancient!) Now everything is frozen and zapped in
the microwave.
I updated the recipe, but the essence remains. Most recipes from back in the day called for a can of this and a
packet of that. My recipe is made simply from scratch, and the difference is glorious. This lip-smacking savory,
beefy delight is even better when it’s homemade.

CLASSIC SALISBURY STEAK WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Yield: 4 servings Time: 45-60 minutes
Serving suggestion: mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.

1 onion, half minced, half sliced into rings
1 1/2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil, divided
1 1/2 pounds hamburger (85/15, you want these juicy)
1/4 cup breadcrumbs or crushed crackers
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, divided
Salt and pepper to taste
3 cups mushrooms, sliced
1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth, low sodium
1 tablespoon cold water
2 teaspoons cornstarch

1. Start with the onion. To clarify -- cut the onion in half. You’ll
finely mince one half and thinly slice the remaining half into rings or half-moons depending on which direction you
sliced the onion.
If you’re serving mashed potatoes, start them now or they won’t be ready when the Salisbury steaks are done.
2. OK! Now, heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. When it’s hot, add 1/2 tablespoon oil and saute the minced
half of the onion until softened. Keep your eye on this while you move on to the next step.
3. In a medium bowl, mix the hamburger, breadcrumbs, egg, horseradish, 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire and a
little salt and pepper. Add the softened onions from the skillet, then reduce the heat on the skillet while you mix
and combine these ingredients. Divide mixture into 4 portions and form oval-shaped patties about 1/2-inch thick.
4. Return your skillet to medium-high heat and add another 1/2 tablespoon oil. Place the patties into the skillet
and cook about 4 minutes per side, flipping once. Set aside and keep warm.
5. In the same skillet, saute the rings of onion and the mushrooms until soft and golden brown. Remove the onion
and mushroom and set aside. Add the broth, and using a spatula or wooden spoon, stir, scraping up all the lovely,
browned bits. Mix the cold water and cornstarch together until very smooth (no lumps!) and pour into the broth.
6. Bring to a simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, or until thickened. Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire.
Return the patties, onions and mushrooms to the pan and give it a stir to coat. Let this simmer for a few minutes
to let the flavors develop.
If we made brownies for dessert, my inner child would think I’d died and gone to heaven.
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Lifestyle expert Patti Diamond is the penny-pinching, party-planning, recipe developer and content creator of the
website “Divas On A Dime -- Where Frugal, Meets Fabulous!” Visit Patti at www.divasonadime.com and join the
conversation on Facebook at DivasOnADimeDotCom. Email Patti at [email protected]

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