Where to buy Chorizo in Sydney

Eumundi Smokehouse

402 New Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, 9569 0205 (Saturday, 7am-2pm)
Dave "Kaz" Kasmaroski is a smoker from way back. He's also the keeper of a swag of old recipes. So his definition of a chorizo can range from Russian (with caraway, dill, onions, parsley and vodka) to Portuguese (all pork and chunky) or hot Spanish (paprika, chilli and red wine). Using hand-diced meat, each is wood-smoked and cured for six weeks before sale ($32.50 a kilogram or about $5 each) - at a string of markets, including the new Cook & Phillip market (Fridays), Orange Grove (Saturdays), Good Living Growers' Markets (first Saturday each month), North Sydney (third Saturday) and Newcastle (second and fourth Sundays).

Carolyn asked ... how do you get candle wax out of a glass?

Put the candle holder in the fridge, let it get really cold. Use a hot skewer down one side. It will give you an air pocket so you can then pull out wax.

Let me know if it works!

Emma asked ... which is the best restaurant at Ivy?

I went to Uccello last week and it was quite fun because you look onto the pool and get some eye candy if you arrive early! The food was nice, simple homestyle Italian but turns out quite expensive. We had a bottle of Veuve ($180) and a bottle of wine and for three of us it was $500. The other thing is they don't do a complete dish so you have to order random sides.

Teppanyaki is the up market Japanese and the food is very nice, I had a delicious lunch there.  The banquet menu is really good value.  It's next to the Den which is the most civilised lounge type bar there. Might have some communal tables.

Ash St Cellar is nice but it's more of a wine bar, Tapas style place. Great for a snack and pre dinner drink if you're waiting for people.

Sushi Choo is a lunch place, no atmosphere at night.

The other restaurant is Mad Cow but I haven't been there.

Pia asked ... how many Americans actually vote in the Presidential election?

Using data from the last twelve elections between 49%(1996) and 63%(1960) of the Voting Age Population (VAP) actually bother to vote. In the last election in 2004 over 56% of the VAP voted and elected, quite possibly the worst President in American history. It's time for a change.


Election -------Turnout ---------% Turnout of VAP
1960---------- 68,838,204 --------------63.06%
1964 ----------70,644,592 ---------------60.92%
1968 ----------73,199,998 ---------------60.83%
1972 -----------77,718,554 ----------------55.21%
1976 -----------81,555,789 ----------------53.55%
1980 -----------86,515,221 ----------------52.56%
1984 ----------92,652,680 -----------------53.11%
1988 -----------91,594,693 ----------------50.11%
1992 ----------104,405,155 ----------------55.09%
1996 -----------96,456,345 ----------------49.08%
2000 ---------105,586,274 -----------------51.31%
2004 ---------122,295,345 -----------------56.69%

In the 2008 election it is estimated that 136.6 million people voted, 64.1% of the VAP.

Paul asked ... when colour fades in sunlight, where does it go?

I don't think it has gone anywhere, we just can't see it! Hope this explains it...

Colour is the byproduct of the spectrum of light, as it is reflected or absorbed, as received by the human eye and processed by the human brain. When light hits objects, some of the wavelengths are absorbed and some are reflected, depending on the materials in the object. The reflected wavelengths are what we perceive as the object's colour. Both dyes and pigments appear to be coloured because they absorb some wavelengths of light preferentially.

The sun shines light of various types of energies, including higher energy ultraviolet rays which are primarily responsible for causing the chemical bonds in some coloured molecules to break. This, in turn, alters the shape of these molecules, destroying the parts of the molecule that make it coloured. Some dyes or pigments are changed into another chemical when they absorb the light. If this new chemical cannot absorb any light it will be colorless and you will notice a faded effect.

For the 5th graders out there...

Sunlight looks white, but is made up of all the colours. We see this
when water drops in the air break sunlight into all the colours of a
rainbow.

When light shines on something coloured, like sunlight on a red jacket,
all colours except red are absorbed by the dye. The red coloured light
bounces off and reaches our eyes. We see red.

We know that light, except for the red, is absorbed because the jacket
gets warm. That is from other colours of light that the red jacket
absorbs.

As dyes get older, they lose their strength and they cannot absorb other
colours of light. All the colours bounce off and reach our eyes. The
colour looks whiter. We say the jacket has faded.

This article is about The Declaration of Independence.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/charters/fading.html