"A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones."
heart has a continual feast.
heart makes a cheerful countenance,
But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
WHAT IS A TRUE CAJUN?
You are a CAJUN
If your ANCESTORS were born in Louisiana.
You are of ACADIAN DESCENDANTS.
You are what your ANCESTORS WERE.
You do not have to be born in Louisiana.
We have Ancestor from France, Canada,
Germany, Spain, & Italy. If you have Ancestors that were born or live in
some part of South Louisiana chances are you have some Cajun blood & you
are Cajun.(you have no choice)
A Cajun as a friend, will love you as family.
A Cajun has a true love for life.
A Cajun is always very friendly & willing to help.
One other thing, if you cross a Cajun, you will always be SORRY.
~"A Lady Tourist And The Alligator Shoes"~
~A young lady
was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine
alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high
prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very frustrated with
the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the young lady sounded,
"Maybe I'll just go out and catch my own alligator so I can get a pair of
shoes at a reasonable price!" The shopkeeper said, "By all means, be my
guest. Maybe you'll luck out and catch yourself a big one!" Determined,
the lady turned and headed for the swamps, set on catching herself an
alligator.~
~Later in the day, the shopkeeper is driving home when he spots the young
woman standing waist deep in the water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he sees
a huge 9 foot alligator swimming quickly toward her. She takes aim, kills
the creature and with a great deal of effort hauls it on to the swamp bank.
Laying nearby were several more of the dead creatures. The shopkeeper
watches in amazement. Just then the lady flips the alligator on it's back,
and frustrated, shouts out, "Well I just be, this one isn't wearing any
shoes either!"~
NOTE: No alligators were harm while telling this ridiculous joke.
Old folks are worth a fortune: With silver in their hair, gold in their teeth,
stones in their kidneys, lead in their feet and gas in their stomach.
One lady wrote, "I have become a lot more social with the passing of the years;
some might even call me a frivolous old gal. I'm seeing five gentlemen everyday.
As soon as I wake, Will Power helps me get out of bed. Then I go see John.
Then Charley Horse comes along, and when he is here he takes a lot of my time and attention.
When he leaves, Arthur Ritis shows up and stays the rest of the day. (He doesn't like to stay
in only one place very long, so he takes me from joint to joint.)
After such a busy day, I'm really tired and glad to go to bed - with Ben Gay. What a life!"
P.S. - The preacher came to call the other day. He said that at my age I should be thinking about the hereafter. I told him I do all the time. No matter where I am, in the parlor, upstairs, in the kitchen or down in the basement, I ask myself, "Now, what am I here after?"
"May the good Lord bless you"
The rectangular doughnuts served fresh and hot 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, are called Beignets. You can find them at any French Market Coffee Shop. They are easy to make at home, and make sweet wonderful breakfast bread, or a snack at any hour of the day.
A lot of people have made Beignets at home and they did not taste right. They were using regular milk, or diluting the evaporated milk in their recipes. That is not the traditional New Orleans way. You must use undiluted canned evaporated milk. The yeast dough must be prepared in advance and refrigerated overnight.
Even if you are making them at home it is best to make a large quantity, enough for about 5 dozen beignets. Do not worry; the dough keeps beautifully under refrigeration for up to 8 days. When you get ready to cook a wonderful sweet Beignet, just go to the refrigerator cut off some dough; roll it out, cut it up, and fry for about 3 minutes per batch, then sprinkle the beignets with confectioners' sugar and serve piping hot. (They are better than those popular donuts than we cannot eat just one.)
Serve piping hot Beignets with a good cup of strong coffee, or other drink of your choice.
1-1/2 - cups warm water
1/2 - cup of sugar
1 - package active dry yeast
2 - large eggs
1 - teaspoon salt
7 - cups of flour
1- cup undiluted canned evaporated milk
1/4 - cup of vegetable shortening
Confectioner' sugar
Enough Oil for deep-frying
Put warm water into a large bowl, then sprinkle in the dry yeast and stir until thoroughly dissolved. Then add the sugar, salt, eggs, and evaporated milk. Gradually stir in 4 cups of flour and beat with a WOODEN SPOON until smooth and thoroughly blended. Beat in the shortening, then add the remaining flour, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating it in with the spoon until it becomes too stiff to stir, then working in the rest with your fingers. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
The next day roll the dough out on a floured board or marble pastry surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch, and then cut it into rectangles 2-1/2 inches by 3-1/2 inches with a sharp knife. Preheat oil in a deep fryer to 360 degrees. Fry the beignets about 3 or 4 at a time until they are puffed out and golden brown on both sides (about 2 to 3 minutes per batch) Turn them over in the oil with tongs once or twice to get them evenly brown, since they rise to the surface of the oil as soon as they begin to puff out. Drain each batch, place on a platter lined with several layers of paper towels, and put the platter in a 200-degree oven to keep warm. After you have cooked the desired amount, sprinkle the beignets heavily with confectioner's sugar and serve hot.
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