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Daily Rome Shot 458, etc.

Posted on 1 April 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Daily Fervorino HERE

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3:16 isn’t just in John.

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Fr. Z’s Kitchen: A weird intro and then Hungarian food in honor of Bl. Karl’s centenary

Posted on 31 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I stumbled across Modernist Pantry. “Well,” quoth I, “let’s see what this might be.”

Noting the similarity of theme with the Fishwrap or a German Synod (“walking together”) where they can whip up any sort of modernism you want, can make black into white, truth into lies, front into back, I looked around for a while, as one does.

Samples:

Gramercy Kitchen Company Cocktail Smoker

I get smoking and a cocktail. But, really, why not just save yourself a step and reduce the it all into one slug.

And

Spherificator + FREE Modernist Pantry Spherification Spoon

Who doesn’t need a “spherificator” in their kitchen? Now, if it made large, perfectly clear ice spheres, I’d be interested.

And… I’m fresh out of this stuff…

Pure Methylcellulose – High Viscosity Non-GMO Vegan OU Kosher Certified

To think that I made Pörkölt in view of the centenary of the the death of Bl. Karl von Habsburg of Austria without any of these things!

First, I want to thank the reader who sent the good paprikas. You made this possible! Köszönöm!

My mise en place. I had no pork lard so I used a little bacon. And, no, that is not a spherificator! (See what I did there? What a transition.)

What’s that black thing? That and the hysterically sharp, large knife were gifts from a great friend. That’s my pepper cannon. You all know what it is like to grind and grind and twist and twist again and again, to get a sufficient amount of ground pepper. With this thing, one twist and KABLAM! you’ve got ground pepper, as much as many turns in other grinders. Having this frees my other great grinders for different loads.

And so it begins.

Then the onion. Let it go golden. Add then the chopped bell pepper. On retrospect… retrotaste?… I will used less next time. This time it was half each of a green and red. Colors, you know… Hungary?

How sharp is that knife? The tomato hardly moved. I just made the cuts. Refreshing.

After that, the beef. The recipe said to work with the beef until most, but not all, of the pink was gone. We begin with all the pink, of course.

Now for the magic. It called for the sweet. FOUR tablespoons.

Paprika is somewhat delicate. Take your mixture in its dutch oven off of the heat for a moment before adding paprika. It can turn bitter if exposed to high heat before blending in.

NOTE: The cooking process involves slow braising in water. That paste of fat and paprika will thicken.

In goes the tomato and bay and caraway seeds

Add water, not so that it covers, but about half covers, left side or right side. HA! No, just kidding. It doesn’t work that way.

Let it simmer, actually braise, for a couple hours, covered. If, later, it is too loose, keep the cover off for a while.

Meanwhile, although I opted not to have carbs with this, such as spätzle, or nokedli, I did have cucumber salad. A little salt, drain, a little more salt and a touch of sugar with apple cider vinegar.

The only Hungarian wine available at the shop.

And here we are. Szeretem a magyar konyhát.

In honor of Bl. Karl, a day early because Pörkölt would constitute poor cult tomorrow as it is a Friday in Lent.

Nagyon finom volt.

Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Saints: Stories & Symbols | Tagged Card. Marx, Hungarian Food, Pörkölt
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Daily Rome Shot 457, etc.

Posted on 31 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Daily fervorino HERE

Daily Mass Fervorini Page HERE

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Miscellaneous observations

Posted on 31 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

To fight the stupid persecution of the letter Z, please follow me on Twitter. Keep on ZEDDING!

A few interesting stories…

First, call about a long distance call. HERE In 1977 Voyager 1 was sent to the outer edge of the solar system. In November, NASA wanted try to extend the probe’s life by doing a course correction with thrusters that haven’t been used in 37 years. Voyager is so far away now that it took 19 hours for the confirmation signal to return.

Next, a Tulsa cop’s life was saved in a shooting incident because of a challenge coin he was carrying. HERE I am still interested in challenge coin exchanges. As a matter of fact, I just got my collection out of their box and rediscovered my own in another box. I was going to have another one made for the occasion of the 100 millionth visit to to this blog, but time got away. Had a design ready and everything. Oh well.

Next, I am outraged. This and the next story in line indicates that there is no limit to stupid. It seems that there is now an attack on the letter Z because the Russians have Zs on their tanks, etc. “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called on the world to “criminalize” the letter ‘Z’, saying that it represents “Russia’s war of aggression.” Ironically he spelled the word ‘criminalise’ with a ‘z’, rather than use the correct English spelling with an ‘s’.” Really. This is a thing. What’s a Fr. Z to do? Maybe… since once the alphabet included as a last letter the “ampersand”. &. Fr. &? And… or rather &, it has variations:

Since I share my native place with the late Prince, perhaps I should just go by &….etc.

& to make this easier…

Next, in a event at a homeless encampment in LA, Rep. Maxine Waters – once again making it unnecessary to check the Babylon Bee today – got frustrated with the crowd & told them, the homeless, to “go home”. Yes, ladies & gentlemen, Maxine Waters. Keeping our country on course. HERE

However, on that page, an interesting thing popped up when I turned off the ad blockers so I could read that story (something I almost never do). A video ad played in the pages main player for a site called Ham Radio Prep (hamradioprep.com) which purports to take you from step A through Z to get your Ham Radio License. As it turns out right now they have a sale on for the Tech and General Exam prep courses. It also turns out that I’ll be clearing out the cookies on my machine.

Getting a license isn’t that hard & it opens up all sorts of options in a world that is going to have some challenges.

Is it time for you to get that license & put some equipment together? It is IMPORTANT that you start to NETWORK with others in your area, including a priest or two. We don’t know what is going to go down in the next few months.

For these USA, here is one study guide for the entry level license: Technician

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Make sure that any version you get is the guide for exams through 2022!

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The Kindle version is about $10.

And there is this.

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&, at QRZ, for example, there is a link to practice quizzes. HERE

To fight the obscene war on the letter Z, please follow me on Twitter.

Posted in Ham Radio, Just Too Cool, Liberals, Look! Up in the sky!, Random Thoughts, You must be joking! | Tagged Challenge Coins, Ham radio, Voyager, Z
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Fr. Z asks the readers: Is there a sommelier among you?

Posted on 30 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Is there a sommelier among you?

Contact me. There could be an interesting opportunity. HERE In the subject line put “I’m a sommelier.”

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Daily Rome Shot 456, etc.

Posted on 30 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Daily Mass Fervorino HERE

Fervorino page

https://zuhlsdorf.computer/daily-mass-sermons-fervorini/

This one, this rather unusual madonnella. I’ll be impressed if someone can locate this one.

Via Caritatis Wine GIFT CARDS HERE

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Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Long-distance breakfast with a reader

Posted on 30 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I’m having virtual breakfast this morning with one of you readers who sent me a wonderful surprise, which I relish.

There was no gift slip in the box from the UK, and the only address suggest that it was not the giver who did the packaging. God knows who you are and I will include you in my intended prayers for benefactors.

What, you might be wondering, was sent?

Patum Peperium!

US HERE – UK HERE

Just a little bit scraped over bread is not too little, as Bilbo was starting to feel as he aged, but is just the right amount, especially if the bread is good.

It is essentially a paste from anchovy with herbs. I’ve written about it before. Here, in a Zed-Head mug with strong English Breakfast Tea.

A wonderful change of pace from my usual powerful coffee and perhaps a little bread with jam and butter… or nothing. Nothing other than coffee, that is.

The arrival of this Patum brightened two days, so far. Happily, because it is used sparingly, there should be quite a few more.

The only problem is that, once I’ve finished off these rye toasts, I will want to start over.

UPDATE:

The last time I wrote about Patum (sent by commentator here Zephyrinus), and my attempt to make it myself, I had just received a book from Angelico Press, with a title that I relished.

Christ The Liturgy by William Daniel

US HERE – UK HERE

Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Lighter fare | Tagged breakfast, Patum Piperium
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Of Benedictines, Easter Cards and YOU. Or… If you send cards for Christmas, how much more for Easter?

Posted on 30 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I often mention that the Benedictines of Norcia make great beer and that when you but, you help them. (That beer is really good.)

So, too, I mention the Benedictines of Le Barroux who make wine (and they now have GIFT CARDS! A great gift idea HERE), the Benedictines in Frejus-Toulon who have a publishing concern and the Dominicans of Summit who make soap.

The Benedictines of Silverstream Priory in Ireland have produced some great things that I’ve mentioned here, such as my favorite set of altar cards for Mass and a great Way of the Cross for Priests.

Now the Silverstream Benedictines are making Easter Cards.

Here’s a lovely little video.

If you send cards for Christmas, how much more for Easter?

Move fast so you can have these cards early in the Easter season!

I always enjoy your Christmas cards. The notes and letters which describe the year people have had are interesting and, often, moving. I read them all. Easter cards would be great too. This is perhaps a tradition to start or to revive. Maybe even some Silverstream cards will come!

And the Christmasy drawings by kids were a hoot. I’d bet they could do great Easter drawings.

As for Christmas I’ll try to post all the places whence they were mailed from around the world. Keep in mind that if you don’t include your address, at least your city, I can’t easily do that.

I have a US PO BOX address.

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
733 Struck St.
PO BOX 44603
Madison, WI 53744-4603

That is the P.O. Box of the Tridentine Mass Society of Madison

Someone will regularly check the P.O. box for me and forward everything. That will add aEaster little time to how long it takes to reach me.

Please DO NOT send perishable food items like … butter lambs or chocolate… anything. I am sure they would be wonderful but, please, just don’t.

If you want to send a box or something time sensitive contact me. HERE We might be able to find you a faster address!

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity, The Campus Telephone Pole | Tagged Easter Cards, Silverstream Priory
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SAVE THE LITURGY – SAVE THE WORLD: We need a strong revival of the Forty Hours Devotion and we need it NOW.

Posted on 29 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For years I’ve contended that we need a strong revival of the Forty Hours Devotion.

Forty Hours Devotion developed in time of necessity. It is not a kind of long Corpus Christi. It is not a long Holy Thursday.

It grew up to beg God for relief and protection from plague and invasion and other calamities. It is a mighty public supplication to the Eucharistic Lord in time of trial.

Plague… invasion and calamities. Sound familiar?

I was sent this video of Forty Hours at the mighty Brompton Oratory. I sure miss that place and visits to London.

Once, dioceses had Forty Hours going on somewhere every week. The year’s schedule for the churches where Forty Hours would be was even published in secular papers. The clergy would invite each other to participate and priests would come to pray and then to spend time together afterwards… serious and good clericalism! The final Mass was, under the Clementine Instruction about Forty Hours, is celebrated coram Sanctissimo!

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Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World | Tagged Forty Hours, Save The Liturgy Save The World
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How is what Paul VI did to the Mass entirely unlike what Pius V did?

Posted on 29 March 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the great Fr. John Hunwicke at his elevating blog Mutual Enrichment [emphases and comments mine]:

Popes, Liturgy, and Authority (3): S PIUS V compared with S PAUL VI and PF

We are sometimes told that the imposition of a new rite by S Paul VI is precisely what S Pius V did in 1570.

It is not.

What S Paul VI did is precisely the opposite of what S Pius V did..

People who tell you anything different either have not read Quo primum … or cannot understand Latin … or have a regrettably fugitive grasp upon Truth. [Or they just plain lie.]

S Pius V dealt with the question of churches with a Use of more than 200 years (i.e., going back to before the invention of printing made life so easy for liturgical tinkerers and innovators) in the following way.

He said “nequaquam auferimus” — in no way whatsoever do we take it (their old rite) off them.

It is true that he added a “permittimus” — we permit that, if they like my edition of the Missal better, they can adopt it “de episcopi vel praelati capitulique universi consensu” — provided that the bishop and the unanimous Chapter are in agreement.

If S Paul VI … or PF … had really wished to behave like S Pius V, they would have needed to decree something like this:

“We do not take away the right to use a Missal with more than 200 (or 600? Or 1200?) years of lawful use; but if a Bishop and his entire Chapter really do want to use my Novus Ordo instead, I will permit them to do so.”