Sun, clouds and low fat whoopie pies

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Good morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds and sunshine with a high of 64°F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy and a low of 50°F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Dew Point is  46.8°F, the humidity is 85%, and the outdoor temp is 51.1°F.

The wind direction is   Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.95, the Absolute pressure is 29.74 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:03 a.m. Sunset is 8:08 p.m., Moonrise is 2:56 p.m., Moonset is 2:51 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 75% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 241046Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN007 BKN022 OVC035 09/07 A3009 RMK AO2 T00890072

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly cloudy to 700 ft / 213 m, mostly cloudy to 2,200 ft / 670 m and overcast to 3,500 ft / 1,066 m.

 

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 69, the solar wind speed is 495 Kilometers per second and

There is a 1% chance for a Solar Storm.

Here is another low-fat recipe.

WHOOPIE PIES low fat version

Serves:  12

1/3 cup shortening

1 cup Splenda

1 egg

1 cup low fat milk

2 cups flour

1¼ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

5 tbsp. cocoa--heaping

Filling:

¾ cup shortening

¾ cup confectioners sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

½ jar marshmallow fluff

  • Cream together 1/3 cup shortening, 1 cup Splenda, and 1 egg.
  • Add 1 cup milk and 1 ½ tsp. vanilla and mix thoroughly.
  • Mix 2 cups flour, 1¼ tsp. Baking soda, ½ tsp. salt and 5 tbsp. heaping cocoa and add to creamed mixture.
  • Stir till very smooth.
  • Drop by spoonfuls on baking sheet about 4 inches apart.  Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.  Cool.
  • Mix together ¾ cup shortening, ¾ cup confectioners sugar, 2 tsp. vanilla and ½ jar marshmallow fluff.  Mix well and then fill between two pies.

Exchanges:  1 carbohydrates, 4 fat

Calories:  269; fat:  20 g; protein:  4 g; carbohydrate:  19 g; fiber:  1 g; cholesterol:  18 mg; sodium:  236 mg

 

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