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Some are reminiscent of the rabbinical parables Singer heard his father tell in Poland. A rich miser lends his neighbor a silver spoon. Next day the borrower returns the utensil, and brings with it a smaller one because "your tablespoon gave birth to a teaspoon." Delighted, the miser offers a set of candlesticks, only to learn, two days later, that they have passed away. "How can candlesticks die?" screams the rich man. Greed gets a talmudic reply: "If spoons can give birth, candlesticks...
Statistically the link is clear. In countries where sodium intake is high, so is the frequency of hypertension. Japan is the most striking example. With a diet based largely on fish, pickled vegetables and soy sauce (1,029 mg sodium per tablespoon), the average Japanese citizen consumes nearly three teaspoons of salt a day. In the northern agricultural provinces, where salt is still widely used as a preservative, six teaspoons or more a day is not uncommon. And what is probably the highest sodium diet in the world coincides with what seems to be the world's highest rate...
...vinegar, I now generally use a malt vinegar rather than red wine vinegar because it is "sweeter" to the taste. Sometimes I add more than a dash of dry white vermouth. The exact recipe is ½ teaspoon of egg yolk put in a bowl with 1 tablespoon each of mustard and malt vinegar, plus a generous grinding of black pepper and, perhaps, a bit of finely minced garlic. I beat the mixture with a wire whisk while gradually adding 3 tablespoons of good olive oil. Last come 3 tablespoons of the vermouth...
...should then do your daily reckoning. Let us say you are out of my homemade unsalted mustard and have only commercially made mustard in the refrigerator. If you wish to make a salad dressing, you could use the commercial preparation, which contains about 200 mg per tablespoon. That salad dressing will serve four. Your share of the dressing will amount to a mere...
...surrounded by 3,000 acres of grouse moors and prime fishing spots along a stream called Leet Water. Angular Angler Home, who has tried "every known lure from the maggot to the dryest of flies," also dotes on lore. His technique for harvesting worms, a favorite bait: "Take a tablespoon of mustard, mix in warm water and sprinkle it on an area of lawn about a yard square. In two or three minutes, the worms will wriggle to the surface...