2nd cousin of zucchini

“Pumpkin” originates from the Greek word pepon.

The French adapted this word to pompon.

The English changed it to pumpion.

American colonists changed it again, to the word we use today.

The zucchetto is a skull cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy.

iobserve.org

It gets its name from “zucca”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philippi_Collection

That’s a pumpkin in Italian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism

Coquilles Saint-Jacques

The abductor muscle of a bay scallop is chewy and delicious.

grubhub

In the 1880s when our ClockTower was being built, bay scallops were so healthy and plentiful that New England was a top supplier. 

Human population in the northeast took its toll.

swr.nmfs.noaa.gov

By the 1930s, eelgrass beds along the eastern seaboard began to die off.

wiki

Now the seafood industry struggles with a severe reduction in the local bay scallop population.

But seared with salt, pepper and lime juice they are fantastic!

Most domestic bay scallops are now farmed in Florida. 

That little muscle is removed and trucked north.

Se dépêcher!

seahag.com

http://www.grubstreet.com/2006/11/nantucket_bay_scallops_are_goo_1.html

what a boar!

The word "ham" is derived from the Olde English ham or hom meaning the hollow or bend of the knee.

It is, afterall, a pig’s hind leg. 

Under US law, a "ham" is a cured thigh of pork that is at least 20.5% protein, and contains no added water.

But check this out. 

This is a “ham and water product.”

wtf.

"Ham and water product" refers to a cured pork product that contains any amount of added water as long as it is mentioned on the label.

It was, but I missed it. 23%!

This sad excuse for a steak cooked down to three fourth’s its original size. 

So at $4.99 a pound, I purchased 3 ounces of water for $1.24!

http://www.mycooksham.com/product/bone-in-traditional-ham-steaks-thick-cut-ham-steaks

Have a great weekend!

what does this even mean?

http://clocktowertenants.com/2010/09/siteavailablecheapdivorcedontshootphone.html

thunder only happens when it's rainin'

reddit

dreams are realities in waiting

http://clocktowertenants.com/2011/04/wont-be-long-now.html

out there

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Street_Blues