2-Not many people can be sure, but I'm going with yes
3-Which Ones (sarcasm)
3a-Many of the Crop Circles(80%, According to a two-Year Study by Colin Andrews and his team of Researchers) have been
made by People, who either did it for art or amusement. (or in a rare case, Advertising for Swedish Railways)
3b-The Remaining 20% were Classified as anything from Freak Meteorological Phenomena to Messages from
Extraterrestrials
3c-Crop Circles is a Collaboration between the psychedelic trance band Etnica and a Milanese group called Lotus
Omega.
4-The Easter Island Statues, officially known as the Moai are chiefly the "Living Faces" of Deified
Ancestors
Question 1
The Tart Shell Ingredients
Vegetable-Oil cooking spray
Three 2 1/2-Inch Square Graham Crackers
1 1/2 TableSpoons granulated sugar
Four 17 by 12-Inch phyllo sheets, thawed if frozen, stacked between 2 sheets wax paper and covered with a kitchen
towel
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
The Filling Ingredients
1 Large Ripe Pineapple (about 4 1/2 Pounds), peeled, halved lengthwise, cored, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thick
slices
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, and pod reserved
Directions
Making the shell
Setup-Preheat Oven to 350 degrees and lightly coat an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim with vegetable-oil
cooking spray
Step 1-In a food processor grind graham crackers with sugar to fine crumbs.
Step 2-Working quickly, line tart pan with 1 phyllo sheet, allowing egdes to overhang evenly, and with a pastry brush
dot phyllo on bottom of tart pan with butter in 4 or 5 places.
Step 3-Sprinkle phyllo in bottom of tart pan evenly with one third of the crumb mixture and top with another phyllo
sheet, arranging it at right angles to first phyllo sheet so overhang is even all around.
Step 4-Dot phyllo with butter and sprinkle with one third of the crumb mixture in same manner.
Step 5-Repeat layering process with remaining 2 phyllo sheets, remaining crumb mixture, and butter in same manner,
ending with the phyllo
Step 6-Trim phyllo overhang with scissors to one inch beyond rim of tart pan and roll towards center, forming a shallow
edge just inside tart pan.
Step 7-Brush shell with remaining butter and bake in middle of oven 12 minutes or until golden and crisp.
Step 8-Cool shell in tart pan on rack
Shell may be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered loosely, in tart pan in a cool dry place
Making The Filling
In a heavy 12-Inch skillet simmer the pineapple slices, sugars, vanilla seeds, and reserved vanilla pod over moderate
heat, carefully turning pineapple occasionally(try to keep the slice whole), until most of the liquid is evaporated and
pineapple is slightly translucent (reducing heat as liquid is evaporated), about 25 minutes. Cool mixture slightly and
discard vanilla pod
Final Step-Arrange the pineapple in overlapping concetric circles in shell and top with any remaining syrup in
skillet.
Tart may be made one day ahead and kept, covered loosely, at room Temp.
Each serving has about 180 calories, 34.2 calories are from fat
Phew