20 g butter 2 tablespoons sugar. A teaspoon of salt and two tablespoons of sugar
1. MACKELER IN THREE MINUTES!
Ingredients:
9679; Mackerel (medium) - 1 piece
● Onion peels (as much as you can, by eye)
● Salt (flat spoons) - 5 tbsp.
● Water - 1 l
Preparation:
Soak onion peels briefly in water. Then put on fire and add salt. For a liter of water you need 5 tablespoons of salt (if you need more water, then salt accordingly). Boil salted onion water, add mackerel and cook for exactly 3 minutes! Then drain the fish in a colander and you can eat it. Bon appetit!
Bon appetit!
2. SPICY SALTED MACKEREL
Ingredients:
● 0.5 l water
● 1 tablespoon salt
● 1 tablespoon sugar
● 0.5 tablespoon of dry mustard
● 3 bay leaves
● 1 bud of clove
● 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
● 0.5 tablespoon of coriander.
Preparation:
Place all the ingredients in a stainless steel saucepan, boil for 5 minutes, and then be sure to cool.
Place the fish pieces in cold brine and cover with a plate. The next day you can try.
Bon appetit!
3. Amazing mackerel in marinade!
Ingredients:
● Mackerel (frozen, defrost) 2 pcs.
● onions to taste
● water 250 ml
● cloves 6 pcs.
● whisper peppercorns
● ground allspice 1/3 tsp
● coriander grains a whisper
● salt 2 tsp
● sugar 0.5 tsp
● sunflower oil 2 tbsp
● apple cider vinegar 2.5 tbsp
Preparation:
Clean the mackerel and cut into pieces. Boil water, add salt, sugar, cloves, ground and peppercorns, coriander, oil, boil for 1 minute over low heat. Finally add vinegar. Cool. Cut the onion into half rings. Place the fish in a bowl mixed with onions, pour over the cooled marinade. It is better to leave it to marinate for a day.
Bon appetit!
4. Salted fish? Easily!
Prepare the pickling mixture:
● 2 tablespoons salt
● 1 tablespoon sugar
● 2-3 tablespoons of dill, fresh can be used
● 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
● dried basil (optional)
Preparation:
Place the fish on cling film, first dipping it into the pickling mixture on both sides. We press the whole fish tightly, wrap it in film and place it in a plastic bag for a day. Then place the fish on a dish, add a few drops of lemon juice and 2-3 tablespoons of vegetable oil! The fish is ready!
Bon appetit!
5. COLD SMOKED MACKERL
● 2 liters of water
● 8 tablespoons salt
● 4 tbsp sugar
● 4 handfuls of large onion peels
● spices to taste
Preparation:
Boil the brine and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature, strain.
Cut off the head, gut it, wash it. Place it in a container. Pour brine over mackerel and press
Salting will last 2.5-3 days. During this time, periodically change the position of the fish so that it turns golden evenly. It's time to hang her up. I do this with the help of large stationery
paper clips Unbend the paper clips, pierce one end of the fish in the area of the tail and hang it over the bathtub, placing a basin or over the sink.
I usually hang it out overnight. And in the morning, lo and behold, the fish is ready! The skin will be slightly stretched, take a brush or use two fingers to lubricate our little fish with vegetable oil and enjoy!
Bon appetit!
6. Herring
Prepare the brine.
For 3 liters of water, a pack of salt. (I make a little less - 700 gr.) I don’t like it too salty. boil and cool. Drain the water from the herring. Pour in brine and leave for a day. stirring periodically to ensure even salting, take out the pieces of herring, dip them in oil and you can simply pour it into the jar and add oil to the top of the jar under the lid.
Roll up, the brine is for 30 pcs. herring. I have this output from 15 pcs.
no brine, just add a little oil.
Bon appetit!
7. Herring "HE"
Ingredients:
● herring St. frozen 3 pcs
● carrots 3 pcs.
● onions 2 pcs.
● garlic 2 cloves
● vinegar 9% 200 ml
● salt 1 tsp
● vegetable oil 2 tbsp
● soy sauce 4 tbsp
● sesame 2 tbsp
Preparation:
Thaw the herring, remove the bones and cut into pieces. Pour vinegar over the herring and leave for 30 minutes. Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots to Korean carrots. Peel the garlic and pass through a press. Drain the vinegar from the herring (you can put it in a colander, but I poured the vinegar over the edge so that a little vinegar remains). Then add onions, carrots, garlic, oil, soy sauce, salt and sesame seeds to the herring. Mix everything well and put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Herring "HE" is ready!
Bon appetit!
8. Spicy pickled herring with lemon juice!
Ingredients and preparation:
Herring is healthy treat! It contains valuable Omega 3, necessary for normal human life. Herring is extremely beneficial for brain cells, normal functioning of the heart and blood vessels. Try pickling it yourself, it’s much tastier!
For 1 kg of herring, take 3 tablespoons of salt, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 0.5 teaspoon of citric acid, or preferably lemon juice to taste. Add black peppercorns, allspice, vegetable oil and 0.5 liters of boiled water. You can also add slices of raw carrots, chopped red onion and bay leaf. Looks very nice in a glass jar!
Clean the fish, cut off the tail and fins. Prepare the marinade. Dissolve sugar, salt and citric acid or lemon juice in water. Stir everything and pour the marinade over the herring, then put it in the refrigerator for a day.
Then wash the fish under cold running water, cut into small slices and put in a jar, seasoning each layer with spices and pouring vegetable oil, adding carrots, bay leaves and onions. Let it sit a little longer and soak. Spicy salted herring is ready!
You can marinate the whole carcass, pieces or rolled fillet slices.
Bon appetit!
9. Herring in mustard-vinegar sauce!
Ingredients:
● 3 large fresh frozen herrings
● 1 large onion (more impressive with lilac)
● 2 teaspoons salt
● 1 teaspoon sugar
● 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
● 1 teaspoon mustard powder
● 150 ml sunflower oil (more is possible)
● 1-1.5 teaspoon of vinegar essence
● sugar
● mustard
● pepper
Preparation:
1.Mix the oil with vinegar essence.
2.Cut the onion into half rings.
3.Cut the herring fillet into 1 cm strips, mix with salt and spices.
4. Place in a liter jar in layers - herring-onion-herring-onion. Top the jar with onions, then pour in a mixture of oil and essence, close nylon cover and into the refrigerator.
Bon appetit!
15 best recipes cucumbers for the winter (Be sure to save it for yourself so you don’t forget!) 1. Canned cucumbers with red currants Ingredients: Cucumbers 600 grams; Garlic 2 cloves; One onion; Red currants 1.5 cups; Black pepper, three peas; Three cloves; Water 1 liter; Sugar - 1 tbsp; Salt 2.5 tbsp. ; Wash the cucumbers. Place spices at the bottom of the jar. Place the cucumbers vertically in jars. We clean the currants (0.5 cups) from the branches, sort them and wash them. Distribute the berries between the cucumbers. Pour hot brine over the cucumbers, immediately cover with lids and sterilize for 8-10 minutes. Next we roll up the cans and wrap them up. Brine. Bring the water to a boil, add salt and sugar, add red currants (1 cup). 2. Cucumbers in spicy tomato sauce Wash the cucumbers and soak for 1-2 hours in cold water. I have 4.5 kg of cucumbers. Let's prepare: Garlic - 180g, Tomato paste- 150g (3 full tablespoons), Sunflower oil - 250ml, Sugar - 150g, Salt - 3 tbsp. While working, you can add salt to your taste. Vinegar 6% - 150ml, Hot paprika - 1 tsp, Black pepper. they say - 1 tbsp. Cut off the ends of the cucumbers. Cut large cucumbers into 4 pieces lengthwise. Smaller cucumbers - only lengthwise. Press the garlic through a press. Add all ingredients except vinegar. Place on moderate heat. After 0.5 hour, the cucumbers will already be floating in the sauce. Let's taste the sauce. It should be spicy, not salty, but not too sweet. Let the cucumbers simmer for another 15 minutes. Add vinegar. The total simmering time is 40-45 minutes. Cover the pan with a lid and let it brew for 15 minutes. Place the cucumbers in prepared sterilized 0.5-liter jars. Pour in the sauce and sterilize for 25-30 minutes. Close the jars and turn them over until they cool completely. 3. Cucumbers with apples (pickled and lightly salted) Products: for a 3-liter jar, apples (sour) 1-2 pcs., Garlic 3-4 cloves, dill (umbrellas), cherry leaves, currants (a handful), allspice peas 12 pcs., cloves 12 pcs., bay leaf 4 pcs., sugar 5 tsp., salt 4 tsp., vinegar essence 2 tsp. (almost), cucumbers - 1.5 - 2 kg (depending on size) Cucumbers marinated with apples: Cut the garlic into slices, wash the greens. Place washed cucumbers into clean jars, interspersing them with spices and apple slices (do not peel). Fill the jar with boiling water and let stand for 20 minutes. and pour into a saucepan. Boil this water again, add sugar and salt to it. Fill the cucumbers with syrup to the top, wait 10 minutes, pour the brine into the pan again. Boil. At this time, pour 2 incomplete teaspoons of vinegar into the jar, fill it with boiling syrup and roll up the boiled lids. Turn the jars over and wrap them until they cool. Cucumbers are stored at room temperature or in a cool place. Lightly salted cucumbers(hot method): Place cucumbers with spices and apple slices in a deep container. IN hot water(per 1 l) dilute 2 tbsp. l. salt, pour cucumbers, cover with a plate so that they do not float. Leave at room temperature until completely cooled, then put in the refrigerator. The next day, the cucumbers are ready to eat. 4. Pickled cucumbers for the winter Products: For a 1 liter jar: Cucumbers - as much as it will take, Dill umbrella - 1 pc., Horseradish leaf - 1 pc. Garlic - 5-6 cloves, Hot pepper - 3-4 rings, Bell pepper - 2 ring, Currant leaves - 2 pcs., Coarse salt - 20 g, Acetyl (crush) - 1.5 tablets Pour over cucumbers cold water and leave for 4-6 hours. Prepare the jars, pour boiling water over the lids. Peel the garlic, rinse the herbs, chop the pepper. Place a horseradish leaf, a sprig of dill, and currant leaves at the bottom of the jar. Fill the jar tightly with cucumbers. Add the garlic cloves and add the peppers. Pour boiling water over, cover with lids and let cool enough to handle. Drain the water into the pan. Add 100 ml of boiled water. Let it boil. Pour salt and crushed acetyl into jars. Pour boiling cucumber water over the cucumbers, one jar at a time. To the top. Close the jar immediately. (Reduce the heat to a minimum and do not remove the water, it should constantly boil.) Turn the finished jars upside down and place in a pre-prepared “warmth”. Leave the pickled cucumbers for a day. 5. Pickled cucumbers with gooseberries The recipe has been tested several times. There are never misfires. For several years I have been sealing cucumbers according to this recipe - the jars do not explode or become cloudy. Products: For four liter and three 700-gram jars: Small cucumbers - 4 kg, Gooseberries - 0.5 kg, Garlic - 1 head, Cherry leaf - 10 pcs., Currant leaf - 5 pcs., Large horseradish leaf - 1 pc. ,Dill - 1 branch-stem with an umbrella, Black pepper - 10 peas, Cloves - 10 flowers, Small horseradish root - 1 piece, Spring water - 3.5 liters, For the marinade (per 1 liter of water): Salt - 2 tbsp. . l. Sugar - 3 tbsp. l., Vinegar 9% - 80 g Wash the cucumbers thoroughly. Pour cold water over the cucumbers for 3-4 hours. Wash the greens and dry with napkins. Chop finely. Peel the garlic and horseradish root and also finely chop. Place everything in a bowl and mix well. Cut off the butts of the cucumbers. Sterilize jars. Place a tablespoon of mixture of herbs, garlic and horseradish in each jar. Place the cucumbers tightly, sprinkle a handful of washed gooseberries on top. Boil water, pour in cucumbers, heat for 15 minutes. Repeat again. Then add pepper, cloves, sugar, salt, and vinegar to the water drained from the cucumbers. Cook the marinade over low heat for 10-13 minutes. Fill the jars with marinade to the top so that even a little flows out. Boil the lids for 5 minutes. Roll up the jars, put the lids down, wrap them very well. After a couple of days, turn the cucumbers over and keep them under the blanket for another two days. 6. Pickled cucumbers for the winter Products: For a 3-liter jar: Cucumbers - 2 kg, Dill (umbrellas) - 3-4 pcs., Bay leaf - 2-3 pcs. Garlic - 2-3 cloves, Horseradish root - 1 pc., Horseradish leaves - 2 pcs., Cherry leaves - 1-2 pcs. Or oak leaves (optional) - 1-2 pcs., celery, parsley and tarragon - 3 sprigs each, capsicum and bell pepper (optional) - 1 pc. , black peppercorns - 5 pcs. For brine, per 1 liter of water: Salt - 80 gr. Sort the cucumbers by size, wash and soak in clean cold water for 6-8 hours. After this, rinse the cucumbers with clean water, wash the greens and put everything in a prepared jar. Place layers of spices, cucumbers, spices and cucumbers on the bottom of the jar, place dill on top. Prepare brine (dissolve salt in cold water), pour brine over cucumbers to the very edge of the jar. Cover with gauze and leave at room temperature for 2-3 days. After this, when a white foam appears on the surface, drain the brine, boil well and pour it back over the cucumbers in the jar. Immediately cover with the prepared lid and roll up. Turn the jar upside down on the lid, wrap it thoroughly (cover with a warm blanket) and leave to cool. 7. Pickled cucumbers, sterilized without vinegar A recipe for pickled cucumbers without vinegar allows you to make fragrant and crispy cucumbers for the winter. Ingredients: Cucumbers - 1 kg, horseradish root - 50 g, garlic - 1-3 cloves, bay leaf - 1-2 pcs. oak leaves - 1 pc., cherry leaves - 1 pc., black currant leaves - 1 pc., mustard (grains) - 1-3 pcs., dill - 30-40 g, dill (seeds) - 2-3 pcs. ,For brine:,Water - 1 l,Salt - 2 tbsp. The cucumbers are placed in jars, filled with brine, covered with lids and kept for 3-4 days at room temperature (for lactic fermentation). Then the brine is drained from the jars and boiled. Cucumbers are thoroughly washed in cold water. Place them in jars again, adding spices and seasonings for the aroma, density and fragility of the cucumbers. Pour boiling brine into the jars of cucumbers and sterilize at a temperature of 80-90°C: liter jars - 20 minutes, three-liter jars - 40 minutes. 8. Pickling cucumbers in jars - the simplest and most delicious recipe Ingredients: Water - 1 l, Salt - 50 g, Cucumbers - as long as it takes, Spices to taste. A small amount of cucumbers can be pickled without pasteurization in glass jars. Fresh cucumbers, preferably the same size, are thoroughly washed, placed in jars, layered with spices and poured boiling (but you can also cold - this cold method pickling cucumbers) with a 5% salt solution (i.e. 50 g of salt per 1 liter of water). The jars are closed with tin lids, boiled in water, but do not roll up, but are placed at room temperature for several days (up to 7-10 days) for fermentation, after which they are topped up with brine and sealed using a seaming machine. This recipe for pickling cucumbers in a jar is good because the cucumbers are of high quality and are well preserved even at room temperature. 9. Pickled cucumbers and tomatoes (very simple and tasty recipe) This recipe for delicious pickled cucumbers and tomatoes is really very simple and will require a minimum of time and effort. Ingredients: For a three-liter jar: Cucumbers - as much as it will take, tomatoes - as much as it will take, citric acid - 0.5 tsp, salt - 70 g, Sugar - 1.5 tbsp, bay leaf - to taste, pepper peas - to taste, onions - 2-3 pcs., garlic - 3-4 cloves, sweet pepper - 2-3 pcs., cherry, currant, oak leaves - 3-4 pcs., amaranth (schiritsa) - 1 sprig At the bottom of a dry steamed jar put dill, horseradish, 34 leaves of cherry, currant, oak, and a sprig of agaric (to make the cucumbers crunchy). Place cucumbers (tomatoes) in a jar or make an assortment. Add spices, 3 aspirin tablets. Pour boiling water (1.5-2 l) - be careful not to crack the jar. Immediately roll up, turn upside down and wrap until completely cool. 10. Secret recipe for awesome cucumbers “You will lick your fingers” Products: Cucumbers - 4 kg, Parsley - 1 bunch, Sunflower oil - 1 glass (200 grams), Table vinegar 9% - 1 glass, Salt - 80 grams, Sugar - 1 glass, Ground black pepper - 1 dessert spoon, Garlic - 1 head. 4 kg of small cucumbers. Mine. You can trim the tails and noses slightly. Cut the larger cucumbers lengthwise into 4 pieces. Cut the smaller ones in half lengthwise. Place the prepared cucumbers in a saucepan. Finely chop a good bunch of parsley and send it to the cucumbers. Add a glass of sunflower oil, a glass of 9% table vinegar and 80 g of salt to the pan (do not fill the 100-gram glass to the top on your finger). Pour a glass of sugar and a dessert spoon of ground black pepper into the resulting marinade for cucumbers. Cut the head of garlic into slices and place in a saucepan. We wait 4-6 hours. During this time, the cucumbers will release juice - the pickling will take place in this mixture. We take sterilized 0.5 liter jars and fill them with pieces of cucumbers: place the cucumbers in the jar vertically. Fill the jars to the top with the marinade remaining in the pan, cover with the prepared lids and sterilize for 20-25 minutes. We take it out and roll it up tightly. Place the jars upside down, wrap them in towels until they cool completely. 11. Marinated cucumber salad An excellent cucumber recipe for the winter. For a 0.5-liter jar: Cucumbers, Onions - 2-3 pcs., Carrots - 1 pc., Garlic - 1 clove, Dill seeds (dry) - 1 teaspoon, Bay leaf - 1-2 pcs. Allspice - 2 peas, For the marinade (for 8 0.5 liter jars): Water - 1.5 liters, Salt - 75 grams, Sugar - 150 grams, Table vinegar - 1 glass 0.5 liter jars with lids must be done in advance sterilize. Wash the cucumbers. We peel the onions, 2-3 medium onions and 1 carrot are used for each jar. Cut the cucumbers crosswise into centimeter slices. We also cut the onion into thin rings, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. In each prepared jar we put one good clove of garlic in slices, 1 tsp. dry dill seeds, 1-2 bay leaves, 2 mountains. allspice. Next, lay out a layer of onion rings (about 1 cm), then the same layer of carrots, followed by a layer of cucumber slices (two centimeters). And so on up to the top of the jar we alternate layers. Next, we make the marinade for 8 cans: boil one and a half liters of water, dissolve 75 g of salt in it (about 3/4 of a 100-gram glass), 150 g of sugar and finally pour in a glass of table vinegar. Fill the jars with boiling marinade, cover with lids and sterilize for 35 minutes at low boil. We take it out, roll it tightly, you can turn it over, but if you want to keep it beautiful appearance To avoid mixing the layers, it is better not to turn them over. Cover the pickled salad and let it cool until the next day. 12. Lightly salted cucumbers with vodka Ingredients: cucumbers, horseradish leaves, cherry leaves, currant leaves, bay leaf, dill umbrellas, black peppercorns, 50 ml of vodka, 2 tbsp. salt. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly and cut off the ends on both sides. Wash all the greens and place them in a saucepan, add peppercorns and place cucumbers on top. Prepare the brine at the rate of 2 tablespoons of salt and 50 ml of vodka per 1 liter of water. Pour cold brine over the cucumbers, cover the pan with a lid and let stand for a day, after which your crispy cucumbers are ready. 13. Lightly salted cucumbers “Hot” Ingredients: 1 kg of small cucumbers, 4-5 cloves of garlic, ½ pod of hot pepper, a large bunch of dill, 6 tbsp. coarse salt Take young and firm cucumbers, rinse. Cut off the ends on both sides. Wash the pepper and cut it lengthwise, remove the seeds and cut crosswise into thin strips. Place 2/3 of the total amount of dill and thinly sliced garlic at the bottom of the jar. Then place the cucumbers tightly, sprinkle them with strips of pepper and garlic, lay out the next row of cucumbers, which also sprinkle with pepper, garlic and the remaining dill. Place salt on top of the dill, cover with a lid and shake the jar. Boil water and pour over cucumbers. After a few minutes, drain the water, bring to a boil and pour the resulting salt solution over the cucumbers again. Cover the jar with a saucer, on which place a small weight, for example, a small jar of water. Leave the cucumbers at room temperature for 2 days. 14. Summer salad for the winter In a sterile jar (I have 1 liter), put 3-4 sprigs of dill and parsley (green) on the bottom, cut 1 clove of garlic, if desired, you can put a ring of hot pepper, cut 1 medium-sized onion into rings, Cut 1 sweet pepper into strips (I always take either yellow or orange peppers for a variety of colors), then cut cucumbers, but not thinly, and tomatoes (it is advisable to take tomatoes that are strong, fleshy, well browned, so that they do not become limp and turn into porridge ). When adding vegetables, compact them a little. Then put 4-5 pcs on top. allspice, 2 cloves, 2-3 bay leaves. Prepare the brine: for 2 liters of water, 0.5 cups (250 g) of sugar, 3 level tablespoons of salt; when it boils, pour in 150 g of 9% vinegar and immediately pour the brine into jars (this brine is enough for 4-5 liter jars) . Then sterilize the jars for 7-8 minutes from the moment of boiling and immediately roll them up. In winter, when serving, pour the brine into a separate bowl, place the vegetables (without spices) in a salad bowl and pour over vegetable oil to taste. 15. Grandma Sonya’s marinated assortment For 3 l. jar: Marinade: 2 tbsp salt, 6 tbsp sugar, 100 g vinegar 9% Place a grape leaf on the bottom of the jar, 1 leaf cr. currants, 1 black leaf currants, a bunch of dill along with the inflorescence, 2 laurel. leaf, horseradish root (the size of an index finger), 1 pod of hot pepper, 10 black peas. pepper, 2 cloves of garlic. We put vegetables in a jar (anything - cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, sweet bell peppers, cauliflower, white cabbage). Pour 1150 ml of boiling water into each jar (1 liter 150 ml). Let it sit for half an hour. Then pour all the water from the cans into a large saucepan (or two), add salt, sugar, vinegar, and boil for 2-3 minutes. Now pour the marinade back into the jars, close the lids, turn them upside down and wrap them in a warm blanket.
Whoever crosses the desert with a caravan can live in heaven.
Whoever crosses the desert alone can be God.
("Book of Birds." part one, chapter 12)
1162 Northeastern part of the Libyan Desert.
As soon as the sun appeared above the horizon, the caravan left the city and set off. Under
Mournful songs of muezzins, swaying bales of goods in time with their steps, stretched out camels
In a chain, step by step, they walked away from civilization, dissolving more and more among
Peskov. Soon only the black dots on the yellow were still visible, and then they disappeared.
The leader walked first, his strong long legs confidently stepping on the dense sand. Eyes
Covered with large shaggy eyelashes, they tirelessly watched the surrounding dunes, but the desert
Didn't cause any alarm. A light tailwind that began in the morning brought with it the remains of
Sea freshness, calming wary animals.
The heat and the measured pace of the caravan exhausted the drivers. Bent over covered with scarves
Their heads were dozing, sitting in high saddles painted with bright patterns...
Something pushed Asaph, the leader of the caravan, and he opened his eyes. Camels
We stopped. Having looked around in bewilderment and not noticing anything alarming, he put his hand on
Gemmel's neck. Small tremors came in waves from the strong body of the animal.
What do you feel? Tell!
But the camels, shuffling their feet, huddled on the top of the dune, showing more and more
Asaf! - the young driver, pointing to the sky, called the headman, - look at
Sun...
The hot ball quickly lost its brightness, becoming covered with a cloudy veil. Blue and
The clear sky, so pleasing with its beauty, began to darken. A gray cloud rose from the horizon
Haze, the wind died down...
There was silence... So in the ocean before the start of a monstrous wave, the water first
It will subside, exposing the bottom... But then, turning into a tsunami, it will pass, destroying everything in its path...
From the height of the dune, at a distance of five arrow flights, red rocks with
Shapeless peaks...
It was mortally dangerous to remain in place and Asaph directed the caravan to the saving
Shelter... They rushed without making out the road, and the wind, gaining strength, was already beginning to lift
Luckily for them, the rocky platform at the foot, covered with large cracks, had
A small natural depression... Turning the camels back to the beginning storm,
The drivers placed waterskins under their bellies, pulling the bales into the middle and covering everything
Wide, thick capes...
We’re finishing, we’re finishing,” urging his assistants on, Assaf once again looked around
Parking lot. He managed to take a step, then another towards the shelter and froze in horror in place...
Huge, with shaggy tops, swaying in different directions, two
Gigantic pillar. The setting sun, breaking through the veil for a moment, illuminated this
A terrible picture and at some point it seemed to the caravan driver that Allah was walking through the desert,
Rearranging heavy legs. Completely numb, Asaph fell under the cape and did not see the lightning,
Flying out of the black clouds and striking the pillars with a white sword. They scattered wide
A sand bank, covering the sheltered caravan with an avalanche...
The morning after the storm was cleaner than a mountain stream... A nimble, voracious lizard, merging with
The color of sand, I watched a large praying mantis climbing a branch of a dry bush. All
Having approached, she pressed her paws in impatience, but then the soil beneath her collapsed and appeared
Big camel head. At the same time, the sand began to move in all places. From under the capes
People got up, they took the animals aside, dug up the load and loaded it on them
An hour later, the sun rose quite high and illuminated the tirelessly moving forward
Caravan. They walked until noon until the air, saturated with heat, began to burn the lungs, and the stuffiness
She became unbearable.
Asaf did not stop, he knew that soon there would be a biar, a small well and he could
There will be a break. The next turn again did not show a well, instead from behind a dune
A mirage emerged. Somehow everyone immediately felt an incomprehensible anxiety. Condensed air colored
The lilac color swayed gently at the foot of the large dune. Smeared dark spots moved
Inside the mirage, making strange sounds similar to music.
The caravan driver mentally drew the line of the path and realized the proximity of danger. But camels
Urged on by no one, they suddenly began to quicken their pace and soon began to gallop
Along the mirage, trying to go as far to the left as possible, avoiding encounters with the unknown.
The dust raised by the galloping animals did not make it clear what happened, but it was similar
To the swordsman's thrust. Mirage made a smooth lunge and immediately came back...
The caravan has disappeared...
Our days... Neighborhoods of Cairo...
I stood in the center of the large yard of a local moving company and checked the list
Downloadable things.
Victor! This is definitely our box,” Philippe turned his back, with
looked at the long man doubtfully
A cardboard box squeezed with difficulty into the back of a Ford Raptor.
You can be sure this is a drone. Our expedition will not move forward if we forget it.
Got it, got it. He will help us find the ghost... Yes?
And a more silent partner...
Phil chuckled in response and continued loading. And then the control room door swung open and
A boy in a red and black striped T-shirt with bulging eyes jumped out onto the porch.
Sir Victor, Sir Victor,” he shouted over the car horns. Continuing to make short notes in the margins of the notebook, I approached the glass...
I'm Victor. What's happened?
Sir, please call. But I don't know who. He didn't introduce himself...
The cool air of the room cooled my flushed face, it was quiet inside and
Calmly. The telephone receiver lay next to the device. Its cracked body is securely strapped
With transparent tape, making him look like a wounded signalman...
Yes, I'm listening?
Unrest.
Hello father...
Mom says hi to you. How are you?
Everything is fine... A little hot...
The father was silent for a long time; only soft clicks and cracklings were heard in the receiver.
Victor! Do you remember who our estate in Hampshire is named after?
I remember, in honor of your brother...
George was thirty when he died in the Western Sahara... Don't let yourself
Extra son. The desert is not as simple as it seems... I have nothing more to tell you.
I'll be careful, father... I promise... Tell your mother, I'll fly to London at the end of September.
The Lord will meet you,” and hung up.
I really wanted to give vent to my feelings, my eyes turned red and my nose became treacherous.
Squish. There was no need to call my father before leaving, thoughts about home always distracted me from work
Moods. I had to wait a pause, put on dark glasses and go out.
All the loaders had dispersed and only Philippe, sweating profusely, covered the body with an awning.
Can I help you?
Phil tightened the lacing with a double mooring line and turned...
No need...
I saw his surprised look
What happened Victor?
I talked to my parents. They are worried.
I would be worried too. When were you last time Houses?
Last year... For Christmas.
Philippe pushed his hat back on his head, leaned against the car and lit a cigarette. We stood in silence and
Our thoughts were far away. I remembered my home in rainy London, and sunny Corsica. Not in
This was the first time I experienced this moment of choice, but faith in the correctness of the chosen path always
She won.
It is time. It is advisable to get out of Cairo before dark...
Phil didn’t ask any questions and sat behind the wheel. I sat down in the navigator's chair.
It was not for nothing that we were in a hurry to leave the city. Cairo greeted us with chaos on the roads and huge
Traffic jams. It took us at least an hour to get to the small town named October 6,
Do you remember that guy on the ferry in Alexandria,” I turned the navigator in my hands.
- Who doesn't have two fingers on his left hand?
- He... He warned him... about the navigator.
- And what?
- There is no navigation, the date and time are lit. All...
- We can handle it... Now it’s better to think about spending the night. How will it look like? The sun is moving towards
Sunset.
- In an hour you will pull to the side of the road. Let's have dinner and go to bed. We'll spend the night in the car...
The Corsican did not need to explain twice, having lit another cigarette, he opened the window slightly,
Letting the cool evening air in. I opened my work notebook and wanted to review it
The last notes.
Almost two years ago I first heard about a strange phenomenon in Libya
Desert. I was not new to the desert, but what I listened to caused me bewilderment. WITH
On one side of the desert there was a strange mirage, within which movements took place,
Movements, sometimes sounds similar to music were heard. On the other hand, eyewitnesses could be found
Impossible. Those who saw this either quickly died or disappeared without a trace.
I was lucky to find some interesting materials in the London City Library.
I paid £400 for a membership and did some research and as a result I was able
Outline an approximate area of action. Then a simple thought came to me about
Drone. To study the nature of this phenomenon and not put my life in danger, I was in
Delighted with my intelligence. But then my memories were interrupted in the most arrogant way,
The car braked sharply, I was thrown forward and we pulled over to the side of the road...
What’s wrong with you? - I looked at Philippe in surprise, - this doesn’t look like you.
Some kind of nonsense seemed to me, - the Corsican looked somewhat confused at the road.
Under my attentive gaze, he became a little embarrassed, but overcame himself and said...
It seemed,” he was silent for a little longer, “that’s it, let’s unload, in half an hour it will be dark...
I went out and stretched with pleasure, stretching my stiff muscles. The sun touches the disk
A high dune that went into the night. Philippe went along the side of the road to collect branches...
Victor! Make some coffee. I'll go find something for the fire...
Taking a small table and sliding chairs out of the back of the truck, I cut up some ham and built
Impressive sandwiches, coffee was ready.
Phil arrived five minutes later. He was pleased with his work. Related branches and
Several boards formed an impressive pile.
It will be better this way,” Philippe lit the fire and leaned back in his chair with pleasure
I threshed two large sandwiches, washed it down with a mug of coffee and lit a cigarette with a burning twig from the fire,
Dreamily he raised his eyes to the starry sky.
You do as you wish, and I’ll finish my smoke and go to bed. It was a hectic day for us. Tomorrow is early
I get up, and my eyes are drooping, - and the Corsican threw his half-smoked cigarette into the fire,
I walked to the car.
Slamming the door, he was not too lazy to open the window and give the last instructions...
Before going to bed, throw some branches to let the fire burn longer...
I didn’t have time to respond; light snoring preceded me. Throwing branches was a matter of one thing
Minutes, but I was haunted by the situation with Phil. What could he have dreamed and why did he
Did you remain silent? The night that surrounded us on all sides no longer seemed enchanting, it carried within itself
Danger. Deciding not to skimp, I threw all the remaining boards and branches into the fire. Bright flame
It shot into the black sky, sparks flew into the darkness... the weight was lifted from the soul. But in the car
Already falling asleep, my father’s phrase came to me - “the desert is not as simple as it seems”...
Morning brought good mood, heavy unnecessary thoughts evaporated, my head was clear and
Light. Turning on my left side, I looked with serene eyes at Phil, but he was still there.
Did not have. Pulling myself up on my arms and taking a more vertical position, I looked out the window.
Philippe was squatting near the fire. In his left hand he held a cigarette, and in his right
The beloved branch... Seeing my sleepy face in the window, he waved his hand...
Come here, it seems we had guests...
The good mood disappeared instantly. Opening the door, I approached hesitantly...
Victor, I’ve been studying our fire for half an hour, and I’ve come to some disappointing conclusions. Its someone
They went out. This doesn't happen in the desert. Everything had to burn to the ground...
What about the branch you are holding? - I extended my hand. Burnt and containing a small
Warm in itself, in some places it was covered with a light lilac coating, similar to
Frost..
He was here,” I raised my head to the sky, “let’s go to the car.” Everything needs to be thought through.
It became easier in the cabin, the Corsican lit a cigarette, and I pulled out a notebook...
Philippe! Let's start from the beginning, here on the map I have indicated the approximate area, the most
Frequent appearances of mirage. This is the time, the second... But I didn’t have time to finish, my gaze stopped
On the navigator
What date is today?
Phil looked at me in surprise
September 3rd, we left Cairo yesterday...
I pointed my finger at the scoreboard, the date on it was glowing in yellow numbers - 09/04/2012. 06h 47m...
We raised our left hands at the same time. Our watches had “fours” in their windows.
Victor, I didn’t want to tell you, but not a single car has passed here since this morning.
But I didn’t want to tell you. But it seems we're in big trouble. Start...
It's time to get out of this shit.
After idling the engine for a bit, Phil went out onto the track and accelerated the car to 80 miles
He sighed in relief.
Everything seems to be quiet, maybe we were panicking in vain?
No Philippe, not in vain...We are faced with a very great danger...
We managed to drive for ten, maybe fifteen minutes. Philippe touched me on the shoulder and
He pointed his thumb back.
To the right and left of the route, at a low altitude, two planes were catching up with us. A minute later they
They flew over us, fanned out, turned and rushed towards us on a counter course.
Let’s go into the desert,” I shouted at the top of my lungs, “into the dunes, they won’t have room to maneuver there.”
Phil pressed the pedal to the floor, went to the right and drove the Ford into a narrow corridor between the dunes.
The planes did not lag behind, they turned around again and, rising higher, fired two
Machine gun bursts... Having fallen on the bullet-ridden wheels, the car burst into flames and drove several
Meters by inertia, exploded...
My jaws unclenched and a sweet and salty liquid poured down my throat. I coughed and Phil
I put the glass away...
Alive? - The Corsican left me to drink, drank the remaining water, and took bags of sugar
And salt, I made another portion.
“Drink,” he put the glass in his hand, “we are severely dehydrated.”
Not realizing anything, I looked out the window. We stood in the same place, next to the right
There was an extinguished fire...
Phil! Do you understand anything? And the planes... what were they all about?
You said, “we are seriously in trouble,” I understand... You were not mistaken. Our friend decided that we
We'll die of thirst. Look at the navigator.
The next date was displayed on the board: 09/07/2012. 06h 47m.
- There is no need to kill us. Three days in the hot sun in a closed car and that’s it...
- And the planes? - I didn’t calm down...
A mirage... it's a mirage.
For the next fifteen minutes we burst into food, stuffing ourselves with sandwiches and drinking coffee,
Enjoyed life. My mood was improving. We were alive, there were forty liters of gasoline in the tank,
"Raptor" on the move. As Mother Teresa said, “Life is a challenge, and you have to accept it.”
The good mood lasted until the minute the first drops of rain began to patter on the car...
Damn it,” Philippe slammed his fists on the steering wheel in frustration, “I thought it was all over.”
Now we were going in the other direction. Low clouds covered the entire horizon, the rain turned to
Shower. Having turned on all the locks and bridges, the car confidently stayed on the track.
Our friend has a peculiar sense of humor,” the Corsican smiled tensely, “we will not die from
Yes... it looks like we're going to drown in the desert. He has a really subtle sense of humor...
The road went down, our speed began to increase...
Where are you going? Slow down...
I can’t, Victor, my speed is even turned off. We don't drive, we sail...
Then we heard music, it filled our space, calming and putting us to sleep... The car
It was lifted up by another wave, turned over and dragged into a wide crack that had formed on
Dear...
The Bedouins surrounded the burgundy Ford with interest and looked at two people lying in
“Get them,” a tall old man with a large gold ring on his back ordered without getting off his horse.
Left hand.
The young rider, having thrown the carbine from his shoulder, with short blows of the butt, broke the side
Glass and putting his hand in, he opened the door. Having felt the pulse of both, he doused them with water from a bottle,
Standing in the salon and without turning around, he shouted to everyone...
“We’ll try to take you to the hospital,” he thought a little and added, “if it works out...
By the evening, when the sun had already begun to fall behind the dunes, the burgundy Ford was still standing,
Useless to anyone on the side of the road near an extinguished fire. Through the slightly open door one could see
HALF - 1/2 cup of sugar is how many GRAMS (g, g) - SEE TABLE 1. HALF - 1/2 cup of sugar is how many SPOONS (tablespoons, teaspoons) - SEE TABLE 2. ONE SECOND (half) - 1/2 cup of sugar is how many grams (g, g) of granulated sugar. TOPIC: how to measure sugar in grams in a glass without scales.Using an ordinary glass glass with a capacity of 250 ml (standard) or 200 ml (cut), we can actually measure the required number of grams (g, g) of granulated sugar. At least approximately determine its quantity with sufficient accuracy to culinary recipe some dish, pastry or drink. However, using a glass to measure the number of grams of sugar is not always convenient in practice. I think you've already encountered this. Libra on modern kitchen- this is no longer exotic, but familiar measuring tool. Naturally, scales are always more convenient, and most importantly, much more accurate than any proportion associated with converting the volume of glassware into grams. In home cooking, we are gradually abandoning the “old method” of measuring grams with glasses and spoons. Getting used to measuring the mass of granulated sugar by directly weighing the sweet product. The inconvenience usually lies in the recipes that we find in literature and cookbooks. There, all recipes are most often prepared “the old fashioned way,” and instead of grams (g, g) of sugar, its quantity is indicated in whole glasses or fractional parts. Therefore, there is a need to “translate” recipes into “modern language”. Which implies a refusal to measure sweet sand with glasses and spoons, and a transition directly to the number of grams (g, g) of sugar. How can one technically convert the volume of sweet granules specified in a recipe or indicated in a cookbook by the number of glasses into weight, the mass of sugar in grams (g, g)? Let's look at a specific example. Let's say the recipe states that we need to measure granulated sugar and explains its quantity - 1/2 cup of sugar. How many grams is this? The answer is shown in Table 1. Please note. The capacity of glassware may vary. Which is related to two popular standards: 250 mm (regular glass) and 200 mm (cut glass). In each case, we will get a different number of grams (g, g) of the sugar product in 1/2 cup of sugar and the difference will be large enough to neglect the size of your glassware.
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