#MEwx Cold, overcast with a rain/snow mix on the way - Egg Nog and dessert too

Good morning Augusta

We’re under a winter storm watch and a Special Statement.

This morning we have Clouds with a chance of snow this afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Light and variable winds. 

Tonight we’ll have Snow accumulating as much as 3 - 6 inches. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 32.5°F, Dew Point is 31.5°F, the humidity is 96%, and the outdoor temp is 32.5°F.

The wind direction is East between 0.0 MPH and 0.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.97, the Absolute pressure is 29.77 and rising with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow/sleet.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 300 ft / 91 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:48 A.M., Sunset is 4:03 P.M., Moonrise is 7:33 p.M., Moonset is 10:08 A.M. and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being 86% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 261153Z AUTO 01005KT 4SM BR OVC003 M01/M01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP177 70035 T10061006 10000 21006 53012  | 

We received 0.02 inches of melted freezing rain/snow here over the past 24 hours.  

It’s time for that all-important holiday drink, EGG NOG. But this one is supposed to be from George Washington himself.

Holiday eggnog (George Washington recipe)

“One quart cream

one quart milk

one dozen tablespoons sugar

one pint brandy

½ pint rye whiskey

½ pint Jamaica rum

¼ pint sherry

mix liquor first, then separate yolks and whites of 12 eggs, add sugar to beaten yolks, mix well. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently.”

And do NOT drive.

 

You’ll need to have something to eat with that drink, right?

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY BREAD

Serves 8 thick or 16 thin slices

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (unbleached)

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ cup Splenda

1 (4 serving) package JELLO sugar-free vanilla pudding mix

1 cup coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries

¼ cup chopped walnuts

½ cup unsweetened orange juice

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 egg or equivalent in egg substitute

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 9-by-5 inch loaf pan with buttered flavored cooking spray.   In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, Splenda, and dry pudding mix. Stir in cranberries and walnuts.  In a small bowl, combine orange juice, applesauce, egg, and vanilla extract.  Add orange juice mixture to flour mixture.  Mix well to combine.   Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.  Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Place loaf pan on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.  Remove from pan and continue to cool completely on wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.  Remove from pan and continue to cool completely on wire rack.   Cut into 8 thick or 16 thin slices.

Exchanges:  1 ½ starch/Carbohydrate   -   ½ fruit   147 calories   -  3 gm fat      4 gm protein   -   26 gm carbohydrate   -   393 mg sodium   -   46 mg calcium   - 1 gm fiber