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Today’s offering is the Christmas Gift Exchange Edition. A Gift Exchange of items, of ideas, of stories, of opinions. Yours Truly offers these:
A true story:
Dr. Joseph Henry Salisbury (1823 – 1905) served in the Civil War as a physician to the Union Army. The soldiers were dying from diseases — dysentery, typhoid, diarrhea. Dr. Salisbury looked into the diet that the soldiers were being given — which was black coffee, beans, hardtack, and minimal amounts of meat. These items were the cheapest that could be provided in bulk. But, this diet was killing the soldiers via inducing serious deficiencies which then permitted the establishment of serious diseases. Dr. Salisbury decided to change that.
What he did was to prescribe that more meat be given to the soldiers. Lean, chopped beefsteak, cooked. Taken along with coffee. Three times a day. His prescription was implemented. The health and morale of the soldiers began to improve.
Dr. Salisbury invented what is now known as Salisbury Steak: chopped steak (ground beef is mostly used now) mixed with onions and seasoning, covered with a gravy, then broiled. Dr. Salisbury further studied the interaction between diet and disease. He believed that beef was a defense against heart disease and tumors, among other conditions. He published a book on the subject, The Relation of Alimentation and Disease, in 1888.
A gift, free copies of the book by Dr. Salisbury: The book is available as a free download as a PDF file, here: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/dpgnzdv2. It is also available for free download in multiple file formats, here: https://archive.org/details/b2150796x/mode/2up (look at “Download Option” on the right of the page.)
For readers who wish to purchase a printed copy of the book, they can find it in hardbound or paperback versions, here: https://www.amazon.com/, search “The Relation of Alimentation and Disease.” For more information about Dr. Joseph Henry Salisbury, please see: https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/11/23/salisburys-steak-medicine/, by Sama Hoole.
Dr. Joseph H. Salisbury, per the entry in Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H_Salisbury):
However, the current situation with the price of beef is problematic, at best. For example, below are screenshots from https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/12/18/meat-monopoly/:
This screenshot is from https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2001375304166814048.
The above screenshot is from https://x.com/DOGEai_tx/status/2001376046176719354.
There are independent beef producers all around the country that sell antibiotic-free and/or mRNA “vaccine”-free beef online. There are likely local farmers, depending on where readers live, who also sell beef that they raise that are antibiotic and/or mRNA “vaccine” free. Prices will vary. Local grocery stores may have certain cuts of beef on sale.
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A recipe from Yours Truly: Almond Butter, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches
Ingredients:
Plain, flat cookies (I use Lotus brand Biscoff Cookies)
Almond butter, any brand (or homemade)
Ground cinnamon
Bar of dark chocolate, broken into small pieces; have an extra bar on hand (I use Dove Dark Chocolate bars, broken into small pieces)
Optional, for those who desire an “adult flavoring”: a favorite liqueur or hard liquor
Method:
On a large plate, place several of the cookies, “name side” down. Have an equal number of cookies at hand to use for the “tops” of the cookie sandwiches.
Combine 2 Tablespoons of the almond butter with a sprinkle or two of the cinnamon. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the “adult flavoring”, if desired. Mix until smooth.
Spread the almond butter mixture evenly, but not thickly, on both the “underneath” cookies and the “tops” cookies. Don’t put them together yet. If more almond butter mixture is needed, make some more. Then, proceed to working with the dark chocolate pieces.
Place several pieces of the broken up dark chocolate bar into a small, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on High just until the chocolate is soft but not “runny.” (Yours Truly uses 15-second time increments for this and checks after each time segment.) Stir the chocolate gently with a small spoon. Drizzle the chocolate on the “underneath” cookies. Cover with the “tops” cookies. Press very lightly together. If more chocolate is needed, microwave some more small pieces until soft but not “runny”, the proceed as above.
Repeat the above method until all the cookies are used.
Put the cookie sandwiches, still on the plate, in the refrigerator for a few hours to chill before serving. It’s all right to “layer” the cookie sandwiches on the plate; just separate the layers of filled cookies with wax paper. Refrigerate leftovers in layers, separated by wax paper, in a covered container.
An 8-oz package of the Lotus brand Biscoff cookies makes about 12 cookie sandwiches. Enjoy!
Bonus: Leftover almond butter + cinnamon + chocolate (+ optional “adult flavoring”) spread is great on toast!
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To close, the gift of a wish:
May all who read this offering today have Good Health, Good Energy, and Peace of body, mind, and spirit.
Merry Christmas to all!
Peace, Good Energy, Respect: PAVACA