Subj : Today in History - 1913
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jul 10 2023 04:47:00

10 July 1913 - APTLY NAMED DEATH VALLEY SIZZLES WITH RECORD-SMASHING
HIGH: With hot spots like 'Furnace Creek' and 'The Devil's Golf Course,'
California's Death Valley doesn't surprise with a mercury rise, but the
temperature today tops out at 34º F, the highest ever recorded on
Earth, and a record that will stand more than a century later.

The highest temperature recorded on Earth has been measured in three
major ways: air, ground, and via satellite observation. Air measurements
are used as the standard measurement due to persistent issues with
unreliable ground and satellite readings. Air measurements are noted by
the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Guinness World Records
among others as the standard to be used for determining the official
record. The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth
is 56.7 ºC (134.1 ºF), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch,
in Death Valley in the United States. For ninety years, a former record
that was measured in Libya had been in place, until it was decertified
in 2012 based on evidence that it was an erroneous reading. This finding
has since raised questions about the legitimacy of the 1913 record
measured in Death Valley, with several meteorological experts asserting
that there were similar irregularities. The WMO has stood by the record
as official pending any future investigative results. If the current
record were to be decertified then the holder would be a tie at 54.0 ºC
(129.2 ºF), recorded both at Furnace Creek and in Kuwait.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Furnace Creek Date Nut Bread
 Categories: Breads, Nuts, Fruits
      Yield: 2 Loaves

      2 c  Dates
  1 1/2 c Vvery hot water
      4 c  A-P flour
      1 c  Brown sugar
      1 c  Granulated (white) sugar
      1 c  Walnuts
    1/2 c  Butter
      2 ts Salt
      3 ts Baking soda

  In bowl, cover chopped dates with hot water; let stand 1
  hour. In another bowl, blend flour, both sugars, chopped
  walnuts, softened butter, salt and baking soda.

  Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. 

  Add dates and water; mix until dates are evenly
  distributed and dry ingredients are moistened; do not
  overmix. 

  Pour into 2 loaf pans and bake for about 1 hour. A
  wooden pick or skewer inserted in center should come out
  clean.

  Makes 2 two-pound loaves.

  FROM: "American Country Inn and Bed and Breakfast
  Cookbook" by Kitty and Lucian Maynard

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.hindsjerseyfarm.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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