Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-10-2021: Escoffier.

28th October, 2021.

Right … the UK’s had it’s Autumn Budget, yesterday: the statement from the UK’s Chancellor about government spending.

It’s the usual mixed bag of things.

Those of us who drink … ?   Will welcome the alterations to the various alcohols duties announced.

Many will welcome the money for various public departments.

Many of us receiving Universal Credit will be angry about the removal of the twenty pound uplift handed out during the Pandemic: and were looking for that to have been made permanent.

Just so you know?   Universal Credit features a taper: an amount of money you lose, per pound, for every pound you earn.

The last time I worked, I lost sixty-three pence (63p) for every point in my pay packet.

What Mr Sunak did, yesterday, was reduce the taper by eight pence.

Were I working?   I would now lose fifty-five pence (55p) in every pound.

I’d get to keep more benefit.

That, and the rise in the national living wage are something I welcome: in theory.

It’s great … if you’re claiming both the benefit, and working.

For me and many others, who aren’t working?

It’s useless.

Thanks for nothing, Mr Sunak.

~≈Ÿ≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Edith†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with Olga, Mum and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Edith on four.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1)        Chef, Auguste Escoffier was born on 28th October: of which year of the 1840s?

Q2)        He worked with hotelier, César Ritz.   In which London hotel: the Savoy, the Hilton or Claridge’s?

Q3)        Escoffier codified the mother sauces, the basic sauces used in French cooking.   How many of these sauces are there: four, five or six?

Q4)        Escoffier’s credited with inventing the way kitchen staff are organised.   The system’s known in English as the kitchen what: squad, company or brigade?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Escoffier’s Le guide culinaire is one of the standard texts used to train chefs.   The word, ‘chef,’ translates into English as what: chief, cook or bottle washer?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Philadelphia was founded: on 27th October of which year: 1682, 1683 or 1684?

A1)        1682.

Q2)        The city’s in which US state: New York, Pennsylvania or North Carolina?

A2)        Pennsylvania.

Q3)        The Philly steak is a sandwich made with beef, covered in what: cheese, cabbage or chutney?

A3)        Cheese. (Which is what it’s also called the Cheesesteak.)

Q4)        Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium host concerts.   Including the American end of which 1985 concert: Live Aid, Woodstock or the Elvis Comeback Special?

A4)        Live Aid.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Fresh Prince of Bel is from West Philadelphia.   What’s his name: Will Smith, Tim Smith or Jim Smith?

A5) Will Smith.   (He mentions Philly in the theme tune … !)

Here’s a thought … 

“If the art of Cookery in all its branches were not under-going a process of evolution, and if its canons could be once and for ever fixed, as are those of certain scientific operations and mathematical procedures, the present work would have no raison d’etre.”

From the first English language edition of Le guide culinaire, by Auguste Escoffier.

And a video …

(Fanny was a bit of a fan of Auguste’s.)

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        I’m going to be picking that up, today, Olga: they’re giving me six whole tubes!   That should last!   And I’m not surprised Baldwin’s stepping back: the whole thing’s the ultimate in car crash movie making.

        Oh, I’ve got that Fanny Cradock video on in the background.   Johnnie’s got to the turkey’s wishbone.   And Fanny’s on the champagne, already … !   Come back, Graham Kerr, all is forgiven!

†        You’re right, Edith!   I’m always having to turn music down, if it’s loud!

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        Ah HA!   My Marmite got to me before your dodgers turned up, Debbi!   So did the spare key for the rat box!

        Right, about iMovie, Debbi … 

        The first time I tried opening it in Monterey, Debbi, iMovie hung: telling me it was validating the iMovie library.   I had to force quit the thing, several times.   After a quick search, I found out that holding down the Option key (⌥) whilst starting the app, forces iMovie to create a new library.   I then had to CTRL-click on the old one — it’s in Home>Movies>iMovie Library.imovielibrary — and hit ‘Show Package Contents,’ so I could get the files out, delete the old library, and drag them into iMovie.   It’s sounds more technical than it isª.

ª        This may help, Debbi.   Before you install Monterey, and just in case you get issues AFTER the install?

• CTRL-click/right-click on your iMovie library, and hit ‘Show Package Contents.’
• Copy those files to a USB stick or external drive.
• Install Monterey.
• If iMovie hangs after the install, and says ‘validating the iMovie library’?
• Force quit it.
• Restart it, whilst holding down Option (⌥), and click ‘New,’ in the window.
• Close iMovie.
• Delete the OLD library.
• Reopen iMovie.
• You’re good to go.

Option-clicking iMovie on Start

I hope that helps, Debbi!   I hope that makes sense!!!