Three Wise Men

Three Kings

 

The Wise Men

Seeing that star,

The Wise Men, swift

To bow to the Boy,

Gave Him their gits.

 

Their gift was gold,

And the bent knee,

Hard metal and

Humanity.

 

Now He, the Son

Of Joseph’s wife,

Gives them His gift:

Immortal life.

 

This is the hope

Of a world gone wild:

When proud men kneel

To a little Child.

 

Visual source:  picture-book

Sashimi Squid

If you’re tired of the usual squid preparations—dried, deep-fried, canned, adobo, or smoked, – perhaps you’d lie to try something different for a change.  How about turning Japanese?  How about you try a Sashimi Squid, a fancy yet easy-to-fix viand.  You don’t even have to cook! 

 

Ingredients:   

¼ fresh squid

½ cup soy sauce

Lemon or calamnsi

 

Procedure:

1.   Wash the squid thoroughly .  Remove excess water.

2.   Slice the squid’s body into two, lengthwise.  Remove the head, tentacles, quill and viscera.

3.   Carefully separate the skin from the squid’s flesh.  Slice the flesh into 10 mm wide strips crosswise.

4.   Serve with soy sauce and calamansi or lemon.  It is also best served when cooled in the refrigerator for about an hour.

Sources:  Agribusiness Opportunities: Quezon City: World Media Groove, Inc. 1987

 

Production of Fish Sauce and Fish Paste

Fish is a main food in the Philippines.

When there is an abundant supply of fish, they can be preserved in many ways.  One way is through the production of fish sauce (patis) and fish paste (bagoong).  Patis and bagoong are mainstays in every Filipino home.  Here is how to produce them.

MATERIALS:  Fish of assorted species, enzymes from microorganisms, salt

 

PROCEDURE:

1.   Wash assorted species of fish to remove the undesirable dirt.

2.   Grind fish to facilitate hydrolysis of the protein constituent.

3.   Place ground fish into clean bowls with stirrer.

4.   Add exact amount of salt and mix uniformly to prevent the growth of microorganisms during fermentation.

5.   Put enzymes obtained from microorganisms of plant and animals to enrich the natural endoenzymes present in the fish.  Stir the mixture.

6.   Adjust the requirement of the particular enzyme used.

7.   Ferment for 13 days.  Clean the digested mash by filtering.  Bottle the clear reddish brown liquid as patis and the residue containing some insoluble protein as bagoong.

Micro Chair Card Holder

Parties are frequent occasions, and may require a lot of paraphernalia such as balloons, tbales, candies, etc.  one part item that can add elegance and organize the event is the card holder.  Card holders may be used to indicate which group of guests will sit on which table.  They can also be used as tags and labels for drinks, main courses, and desserts.  Here you will be doing a chair-shaped card holder.

 

What you need

Craft wire

Sparkling aplle cider tops (or equivalent material for the cahir seat)

Wire cutters

Small pliers

Cards and other small pieces of paper material

 

What you’ll do

1.   Use the wire cutters to shape the craft wire and fashion the structure of a small chair.  Be creative, but ensure that you leave a sufficient length of wire at the bottom ends of the chair’s back.

2.   Secure the chair seat in its place.

3.   Twist the bottom ends of the chair back around the chair’s back legs.

4.   Form an upside down U shape with the wire.

5.   Place the U behind the chair’s back, and twist the back legs of the chair.

6.   Write the dish label or a guest’s name on a card and secure the card between the chair’s back and the U.

Source

► Wire Chair Card Holders.  www.diynetwork.com/diy/pa_decorative/article/0.2025,DIY_14153_2274216,00.html