It comes with two speeds: Cook, and Warm. 1, 2008, telling readers about “the pot and how to use it”: First, get the Pot. Here is how Ebert begins his Sun-Times journal entry of Nov. The light-heartedness, the absolute jollity of Ebert’s prose was so at variance with the conditions under which it was produced, it was like a homeless man writing a book on home renovation. And when the editors tested the recipes, they found them to be accurate, with no need for adjustments.Īware of all this as I read, I laughed at every turn, but with wonderment at the ability of the human spirit to overcome tragic limitations. He wrote out his recipes from memory or instinct. Ebert did not stop cooking and entertaining others just because he could no longer eat or even taste food himself. Reading this book was itself a humbling experience. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. So I will also remember Ebert for his delightful late-life book: The Pot and How to Use It: The mystery and romance of the rice cooker, which was a hilarious paean - with recipes added almost as an afterthought - to the glories of that humble gadget.
He and his wife entertained frequently and with gusto. In 2010 he told Esquire magazine, “When I am writing, my problems become invisible, and I am the same person I always was.” That statement could not possibly be true, and yet one must unreservedly admire the magnificence of the courage behind the lie.Īdding insult to injury, Ebert was a man who loved eating, cooking and feeding others. Though he could not speak, he could write (including, in recent years, tweeting, which he did extensively, keeping people up to date on his medical progress and all manner of other matters on his mind). He accepted his deprivations and adapted to them. Modern medicine kept him alive, but most people would hardly call his fate “living.” Most people - I include myself - would have slid into depression and become reclusive. He had to take in nourishment through tubes and a prosthesis leading directly into his stomach. His thyroid salivary glands were operated on, causing deformities to his face. In 2002 Ebert’s long battle with cancer began. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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