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Kennedy's Waffles - Futility Closet
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Kennedy's Waffles - Futility Closet

For no reason, here’s a recipe for waffles that John Kennedy ate in the White House, “his breakfast treat for special occasions”: 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 egg yolks 1 cup and 1 tablespoon sifted cake flour 7/8 cup milk or 1 cup buttermilk 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten 4 teaspoons baking powder Cream the sugar and butter. Add the egg yolks and beat. Then add the flour and milk alternately. This mixture may be kept in …Read Article
What's That? - Futility Closet

What's That? - Futility Closet

Suppose now that two philosophers, McX and I, differ over ontology. Suppose McX maintains there is something which I maintain there is not. McX can, quite consistently with his own point of view, describe our difference of opinion by saying that I refuse to recognize certain entities. … When I try to formulate our difference of opinion, on the other hand, I seem to be in a predicament. I cannot admit that there are some things which McX countena…Read Article
Black and White - Futility Closet

Black and White - Futility Closet

By N.A. Macleod. White to mate in two moves. SelectClick for Answer White could mate immediately with 1. Be5 if his queen weren’t in the way. But where can he move her? For example, if 1. Qg4 then 1. … Rh5 and White can’t mate on his next move. And if 1. Qc7, 1. … Rb8 and again White has no immediate win. The answer is 1. Qb8!, threatening 2. Be5#. If Black takes the queen then 2. Bxb8 is mate. If 1. … Rh5 then 2. Nh3 is mate. And if Black shi…Read Article

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