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Welcome to autumn 2018!
It's time once again for another issue of Cook-zine of the Damned. Although a tenth issue has been written, it will not be released. That is not to say it will never be published, but for the immediate future, I will not be adding new issues to this website. Laughing Squid, my host, seems to only care about providing for its managed WordPress accounts.

I cannot afford an SSL certificate. Let's Encrypt is my only option. I have been asking Laughing Squid to let me use Let's Encrypt for the past 2-3 years.

The first time that I asked, I was told, "We can't do that, because our parent company does not allow it.". The second time that I asked, I was told, "We're working on it, and we hope to be able to offer it by the end of the year.". The year in that case was 2017. The third time I asked, which was only a few months ago, was in response to their announcement that each new managed WordPress account from Laughing Squid would include a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. I was told, "We're still working on it for our non-WordPress websites. We hope to have it available by the end of the next quarter.".

Apart from this certificate issue, I have had not one complaint about Laughing Squid in the eleven years I have been their client. Their service has been otherwise flawless. However, I can't continue to put these issues up for download out of the goodness of my heart without some kind of encryption. I admit it's more about protecting myself than protecting others. This is not a membership website. There are no passwords or profiles. There is just me, and my being sick of getting ripped off. I can also do without the social stigma of having a non-https website. I have an opinion of the people going around demanding it for all websites, even read-only ones. I'll just keep it to myself.

I have little intention of leaving my host. When I ask people to suggest alternatives, they can only tell me who not to use. The issues that are up will stay up. The horse is long out of the barn on those. Download at your peril, or whatever, I guess. The recipe featured on this page is from the unpublished tenth issue.

COTD Issue 09:

Get it here

Issues 05, 06, 07, 08, and 09(our latest) are available for free download from our Mercantile page in the epub format.

Read the first six issues of our gluten-free cooking publication Cook-zine of the Damned for free at our Flash site --See it while you can!: selfsploitationpress.net

We no longer offer our digital publications in the azw3 Kindle-compatible format. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Calibre is a wonderful(and free) program for e-book management and conversion. Those bent on a Kindle version are welcome to download and convert any epub we offer. We're open like that.

Featured Recipe: Mateka:

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• Ingredients:
• 50 grams hibiscus
• 15 grams yerba mate
• 5 grams damiana
• 500 + 250 mL vodka

Directions:
Weigh the herbs. Combine the herbs and flowers in a glass container. Add 500mL of vodka, and cover the container with a lid or plastic wrap. Let it steep for ten to fifteen days. Agitate the mixture at least once a day; take care to keep the plant materials submerged.
Strain the mixture through a fine sieve, then add another 250mL vodka to finish. Use as a bitter in cocktails, and mixed drinks. Drink it straight, if you dare; it is bitter as all fuck.

This recipe will appear in Cook-zine of the Damned Issue 10.

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