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'Abdominal Etching' Provides a Six Pack Without the Exercise [Surgery]

from Gizmodo by adam frucci

Do
you want a hot set of washboard abs to impress the ladies with? Are you
also much too lazy to actually do the situps required to get them
naturally? Good news, America! You can get "abdominal etching" done, a
form of plastic surgery that gives you a six pack without the work. For
a mere $4,000 to $7,000 you too can have an awkward combo of manboobs
and a sixpack to confuse and perhaps titillate the ladies. Stay tuned
for a review of the procedure by our very own Jason Chen, god willing. [WSJ via Neatorama]

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White Castle recipe contest winner

Posted Nov 8th 2007 11:39AM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Restaurants, Beef, Recipes, Newspapers

Every year for the last 16, the White Castle
restaurant chain has run a contest in which they ask people to create a
recipe that uses 10 White Castle hamburgers. Leslye Lewis, this year's
winner was crowned on Monday and won the top honors for her creation that she calls, "The Latkes You Crave."

The
recipe takes the hamburger patties off the buns and crumbles them into
a batter of potato, onion, flour, eggs and seasonings. They are then
cooked in vegetable oil and served warm with traditional latke sides
(applesauce and sour cream). If you want to make your own White Castle
latkes you are in luck, as the recipe is after the jump.

Other
finalist dishes (all made out of White Castle sliders) included dim
sum, a White Castle Ruben Bake, a Seven-Layer Burger and a White
Casterole Breakfast Bake. The Latkes You Crave
Submitted by: Leslye Louis

10 White Castle burgers
3 eggs
4 cups grated potatoes
1/4 cup grated onion
4 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Vegetable oil

Remove
the pickles and crumble or dice hamburgers in a large bowl and set
aside. Beat eggs until light and foamy. Stir in the grated potatoes,
grated onion, flour, seasonings, herbs and combine with the hamburger
mixture. Heat 1/8 to 1/4 inch vegetable oil in a large skillet. For
each Latke, drop about 1/4 cup White Castle potato mixture into the hot
oil, fry on each side until golden brown. Add oil to pan as needed, to
keep proper depth for frying. Drain Latkes well on absorbent paper.
This makes about 14-20 of the lightest White Castle Latkes in the
Latke-land. Serve hot, with applesauce, dairy sour cream, apple butter
or eat plain.