Ruth Haffly wrote to Ben Collver <=-
While reading an outdoors book, i read a reference to old Forest
Service Lookout cookbooks. Below is a link to online versions. They mention
that a regular diet of quick bread (such as biscuits, pancakes, etc.)
is not wholesome, and that sourdough is healthier.
<https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/ u-s-forest-service-publications/general-publications/post-6930/>
Interesting idea, might look into that a bit more. Somewhere around in this house we've got a Forest Service Lookout cookbook--put out for
their 50th anniversary. I'll find it (eventually) and see what it says about sourdough. Right now we've got to get rid of this crud and get
ready for the mission trip to VT, with a stop in western NY beforehand.
<https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/ u-s-forest-service-publications/general-publications/post-6930/>
Interesting idea, might look into that a bit more. Somewhere around in this house we've got a Forest Service Lookout cookbook--put out for
their 50th anniversary. I'll find it (eventually) and see what it says about sourdough. Right now we've got to get rid of this crud and get
ready for the mission trip to VT, with a stop in western NY beforehand.
I snagged those yesterday. If you'd like I can e-mail attach them to
you. They're in PDF or .DOC format.
Title: Apple Fritters
Categories: Fruits, Pastry
Yield: 4 servings
1 c Milk
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Sugar
Salt
2 c A-P flour
1 tb Baking Powder
Apples
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I snagged those yesterday. If you'd like I can e-mail attach them to
you. They're in PDF or .DOC format.
I'll take a pass for right now. Trying to get back to healthy and reset for another trip is taking a lot of energy from both Steve and me.
Cooking has been minimal, even less on my part. Last night Steve had a radio club meeting at a local restaurant so he got supper there. We'd
gone out for a few basic groceries at Wegman's so I picked up a package
of pork pot stickers for my supper. Tonight we'll probably open a can
of soup. I've got one more heavy duty antibiotic to finish the 10 day cycle, hopefully we'll be back to (or at least close to) normal by the
end of the week.
of pork pot stickers for my supper. Tonight we'll probably open a can
of soup. I've got one more heavy duty antibiotic to finish the 10 day cycle, hopefully we'll be back to (or at least close to) normal by the
end of the week.
If you're on the road and don't want to cook right then I can
recommend Arby's pecan chicken salad sandwich. I bought one a few days
ago and was quite favourably impressed. First off, it's huuuuuge. One
of them would probably make a meal for both you and Steve. Served on
wheat breadm not a bun. And they put a plastic knife in the bag to
make divvying up much easier. I had one for lunch yesterday and
skipped supper. I'm hoping
that they'll make it a reguler item on their menu. But, it's probably going to be seasonal like McDonald's bratwurst or McRib.
So, I went out and found this copycat recipe which I *will* use.
Title: Arby's Grilled Chicken & Pecan Salad
Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
Yield: 4 servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
If you're on the road and don't want to cook right then I can
recommend Arby's pecan chicken salad sandwich. I bought one a few days
We're at home, continuing to get better but it's a slow proccess. The pecan chicken sandwich does sound good, might use some of the
rotisserie chicken we got to do something similar.
ago and was quite favourably impressed. First off, it's huuuuuge. One
of them would probably make a meal for both you and Steve. Served on
wheat breadm not a bun. And they put a plastic knife in the bag to
make divvying up much easier. I had one for lunch yesterday and
skipped supper. I'm hoping
that they'll make it a reguler item on their menu. But, it's probably going to be seasonal like McDonald's bratwurst or McRib.
I've seen it on the menu quite often when we've gone in but usually ordered roast beef. They've made a decent Rueben sandwich in the past
but their gyros are nothing like the ones we had over in Germany.
So, I went out and found this copycat recipe which I *will* use.
Title: Arby's Grilled Chicken & Pecan Salad
Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
Yield: 4 servings
Looks good to me. I'd probably grab some mischbrot (from Wegman's or, surprisingly, Lidl) to put it on.
If you're on the road and don't want to cook right then I can
recommend Arby's pecan chicken salad sandwich. I bought one a few days
We're at home, continuing to get better but it's a slow proccess. The pecan chicken sandwich does sound good, might use some of the
rotisserie chicken we got to do something similar.
That might/should add a bit of extra flavour.
I've seen it on the menu quite often when we've gone in but usually ordered roast beef. They've made a decent Rueben sandwich in the past
but their gyros are nothing like the ones we had over in Germany.
I like their roast beef ... especially the "French" dips. I get the
twofer deal and use one of the tubs of "au jus" for bothandwiches then drink the second one like a soup or beverage. Bv)= Gyros is a Greek
thing. I'd not expect a place whose name means "America's Roast Beef!
Yes Sir!" to doa good job on it. Besides I have a family run place
called Gyros Stop which nis nearer my home, lower priced and run by a Greek family. Their souvlaki is killer, too.
So, I went out and found this copycat recipe which I *will* use.
Title: Arby's Grilled Chicken & Pecan Salad
Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
Yield: 4 servings
Looks good to me. I'd probably grab some mischbrot (from Wegman's or, surprisingly, Lidl) to put it on.
That should work, even if a more flavourful bread that the Arbys
version. LIDL shouldn't surprise you. They are, after all based in Neckarsulm,
Baden-Wurttemberg. It's cousin ALDI is really two companies - ALDI
Nord and ALDI Sud (which operates my nearby stores). ALDI Nord also operates their Trader Joe stores. Based in Essen.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
If you're on the road and don't want to cook right then I can
recommend Arby's pecan chicken salad sandwich. I bought one a few days
We're at home, continuing to get better but it's a slow proccess. The pecan chicken sandwich does sound good, might use some of the
rotisserie chicken we got to do something similar.
That might/should add a bit of extra flavour.
Yesterday Steve made some chicken salad (mayo and Mrs. Dash) sandwich
fill with some of the chicken. Tonight we'll have chicken with leftover fried rice (from chinese take out) and a bagged salad. We're still not doing a lot of cooking but more than we were last week.
I've seen it on the menu quite often when we've gone in but usually ordered roast beef. They've made a decent Rueben sandwich in the past
but their gyros are nothing like the ones we had over in Germany.
I like their roast beef ... especially the "French" dips. I get the
twofer deal and use one of the tubs of "au jus" for bothandwiches then drink the second one like a soup or beverage. Bv)= Gyros is a Greek
We usually get the 2/for and a side of fries. We each have a sandwich
and I have a few fries. Steve will have probably 90% or more of them.
thing. I'd not expect a place whose name means "America's Roast Beef!
Yes Sir!" to doa good job on it. Besides I have a family run place
called Gyros Stop which is nearer my home, lower priced and run by a
Greek family. Their souvlaki is killer, too.
We tried the gyro one time with a coupon, and agree, Arby's is not the place for a gyro. We've got other places locally that do a much better
job of making them; we'll stop in every so often to get a couple to go.
So, I went out and found this copycat recipe which I *will* use.
Title: Arby's Grilled Chicken & Pecan Salad
Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
Yield: 4 servings
Looks good to me. I'd probably grab some mischbrot (from Wegman's or, surprisingly, Lidl) to put it on.
That should work, even if a more flavourful bread that the Arbys
version. LIDL shouldn't surprise you. They are, after all based in Neckarsulm,
Baden-Wurttemberg. Its cousin ALDI is really two companies - ALDI
Nord and ALDI Sud (which operates my nearby stores). ALDI Nord also operates their Trader Joe stores. Based in Essen.
We've got both Aldi and Lidl in town, the latter a block or so from us
and just up the road from Wegman's. Don't hardly ever go to Aldi any
more, Lidl--a bit more often but mostly for German Christmas specials.
(G)
Yesterday Steve made some chicken salad (mayo and Mrs. Dash) sandwich
fill with some of the chicken. Tonight we'll have chicken with leftover fried rice (from chinese take out) and a bagged salad. We're still not doing a lot of cooking but more than we were last week.
Maybe it's just me but I like something with a bit of "tooth" or
crunch in my chicken/tuna salad. That's why I usually add celery diced small.
I've seen it on the menu quite often when we've gone in but usually ordered roast beef. They've made a decent Rueben sandwich in the past
but their gyros are nothing like the ones we had over in Germany.
I like their roast beef ... especially the "French" dips. I get the
twofer deal and use one of the tubs of "au jus" for bothandwiches then drink the second one like a soup or beverage. Bv)= Gyros is a Greek
We usually get the 2/for and a side of fries. We each have a sandwich
and I have a few fries. Steve will have probably 90% or more of them.
I like the Arby's curly fries. Their chicken-bacon-ranch fries can be
a meal by itself. Bv)=
thing. I'd not expect a place whose name means "America's Roast Beef!
Yes Sir!" to doa good job on it. Besides I have a family run place
called Gyros Stop which is nearer my home, lower priced and run by a
Greek family. Their souvlaki is killer, too.
We tried the gyro one time with a coupon, and agree, Arby's is not the place for a gyro. We've got other places locally that do a much better
job of making them; we'll stop in every so often to get a couple to go.
So, I went out and found this copycat recipe which I *will* use.
Title: Arby's Grilled Chicken & Pecan Salad
Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
Yield: 4 servings
Looks good to me. I'd probably grab some mischbrot (from Wegman's or, surprisingly, Lidl) to put it on.
That should work, even if a more flavourful bread that the Arbys
version. LIDL shouldn't surprise you. They are, after all based in Neckarsulm,
Baden-Wurttemberg. Its cousin ALDI is really two companies - ALDI
Nord and ALDI Sud (which operates my nearby stores). ALDI Nord also operates their Trader Joe stores. Based in Essen.
We've got both Aldi and Lidl in town, the latter a block or so from us
and just up the road from Wegman's. Don't hardly ever go to Aldi any
more, Lidl--a bit more often but mostly for German Christmas specials.
(G)
It's easy enough to find an ALDI. Jusst head for Wal-Mart and look
across the street/road. Aldi has a store adjacent to all three of our Wally-Worlds. They even relocated a very busy store from the inner
city to the outskirts to be across the road from the newest WM "super centre"
That called much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth as many
without cars in their former area complained that their last
"accessible" source of groceries had abandoned them. Many were seniors
or lower income folks who depended on that store. So County Msrket
(Niemann Foods) put an new stupormarkup in that inner city area.... DD> it's busy all the time as it's near two senior high-rise
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Yesterday Steve made some chicken salad (mayo and Mrs. Dash) sandwich
fill with some of the chicken. Tonight we'll have chicken with leftover fried rice (from chinese take out) and a bagged salad. We're still not doing a lot of cooking but more than we were last week.
Maybe it's just me but I like something with a bit of "tooth" or
crunch in my chicken/tuna salad. That's why I usually add celery diced small.
We do too, but I'd not picked up any celery when we did some grocery shopping earlier in the week. Just got basics, figured celery would
wait until we do a full trip (yet to come).
I've seen it on the menu quite often when we've gone in but usually ordered roast beef. They've made a decent Rueben sandwich in the past
but their gyros are nothing like the ones we had over in Germany.
I like their roast beef ... especially the "French" dips. I get the
twofer deal and use one of the tubs of "au jus" for both sandwiches
then drink the second one like a soup or beverage. Bv)= Gyros is
a Greek
We usually get the 2/for and a side of fries. We each have a sandwich
and I have a few fries. Steve will have probably 90% or more of them.
I like the Arby's curly fries. Their chicken-bacon-ranch fries can be
a meal by itself. Bv)=
Ranch isn't a flavor either of us care for. The other day Steve picked
up some chicken strips at PDQ; the only sauce they put in was a ranch dill. It got binned when he got home and I unpacked the bag.
thing. I'd not expect a place whose name means "America's Roast Beef!
Yes Sir!" to doa good job on it. Besides I have a family run place
called Gyros Stop which is nearer my home, lower priced and run by a
Greek family. Their souvlaki is killer, too.
Only grocery store in the town I grew up in was taken out by Hurricane Irene in 2011. It's in a floodplain, at the headwaters of a NYC
reservoir, serves several smaller towns in the area. NYC was a real
bear about them rebuilding so the local Dollar General and mini
mart/gas station started carrying more basics. It took quite a while
but the grocery store was finally rebuilt--in the same location. At the time, my folks were still able to get out on their own so would shop
when they had medical appointments elsewhere. My brother worked out of town (lived accros the street from mom & dad) so he'd shop elsewhere
also but a lot of people were hurting for decent grocery shopping.
(Niemann Foods) put an new stupormarkup in that inner city area
.... it's busy all the time as it's near two senior high-rise
apartment buildings and much "affordable" DD> housing. And on two
different bus routes.
Good for them for meeting a need!
Maybe it's just me but I like something with a bit of "tooth" or
crunch in my chicken/tuna salad. That's why I usually add celery diced small.
We do too, but I'd not picked up any celery when we did some grocery shopping earlier in the week. Just got basics, figured celery would
wait until we do a full trip (yet to come).
I've got a celery heart in my cart for a grocery pick-up later today
at Hy-Vee. There is tuna salad in my near future Bv)=
We usually get the 2/for and a side of fries. We each have a sandwich
and I have a few fries. Steve will have probably 90% or more of them.
I like the Arby's curly fries. Their chicken-bacon-ranch fries can be
a meal by itself. Bv)=
Ranch isn't a flavor either of us care for. The other day Steve picked
up some chicken strips at PDQ; the only sauce they put in was a ranch dill. It got binned when he got home and I unpacked the bag.
I, otoh, like ranch dressing. It's right up there with bleu cheese dressing AFAIAC. Diff'rent strokes and all that.
Only grocery store in the town I grew up in was taken out by Hurricane Irene in 2011. It's in a floodplain, at the headwaters of a NYC
reservoir, serves several smaller towns in the area. NYC was a real
bear about them rebuilding so the local Dollar General and mini
mart/gas station started carrying more basics. It took quite a while
but the grocery store was finally rebuilt--in the same location. At the
We've got some villages around here that have just one grocery/general store - usually a long established Mom & Pop. The big grocery
operations in Springfield all have a location on the exit routes from town. They
do a good business in supplying the bedroom communities. But the folks
who live and work in and near the villages are loyal to their "home
town" stores.
(Niemann Foods) put an new stupormarkup in that inner city area RH>.... it's busy all the time as it's near two senior high-rise DD>
Good for them for meeting a need!
And turning a tidy profit whilst they're at it.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Maybe it's just me but I like something with a bit of "tooth" or
crunch in my chicken/tuna salad. That's why I usually add celery
diced small.
We do too, but I'd not picked up any celery when we did some grocery shopping earlier in the week. Just got basics, figured celery would
wait until we do a full trip (yet to come).
I've got a celery heart in my cart for a grocery pick-up later today
at Hy-Vee. There is tuna salad in my near future Bv)=
We did some grocery shopping a couple of days ago; a bag of (2) hearts caame home with us. The remains of the chicken will be made into salad
and stock, with celery going into the salad. Also picked up a couple of kimmelweck rolls and some sliced roast beef for an easy do supper (beef
on 'weck) with a bit of kale crunch salad.
Steve likes bleu cheese dressing but I don't. I'll eat small quantities
of it but for salad dressing, I'd rather have 1,000 Island.
Only grocery store in the town I grew up in was taken out by Hurricane Irene in 2011. It's in a floodplain, at the headwaters of a NYC
reservoir, serves several smaller towns in the area. NYC was a real
bear about them rebuilding so the local Dollar General and mini
mart/gas station started carrying more basics. It took quite a while
but the grocery store was finally rebuilt--in the same location. At the
We've got some villages around here that have just one grocery/general store - usually a long established Mom & Pop. The big grocery
operations in Springfield all have a location on the exit routes from town. They do a good business in supplying the bedroom communities.
But the folks who live and work in and near the villages are loyal
to their "home town" stores.
We've got several chain stores in/around Wake Forest. When we came,
Lowe's was building their second store in town, also had Harris Teeter
and Food Lion. Latter moved outside of town several years ago--nicer building but further away from us. Aldi and Lidl built in the last few years, W-M and Target also have good sized grocery sections. Publix
came in 2016 and was our main store until a couple of years ago.
Wegman's opened up a couple of years ago, basically around the corner
from us so it's our "go to" for 99.5% of our grocery shopping now. We
also still frequent the weekly farmer's market--need to make my list
for that when I finish Fido.
(Niemann Foods) put an new stupormarkup in that inner city area RH>
.... it's busy all the time as it's near two senior high-rise DD>
apartment buildings and much "affordable" DD> housing. And on two DD>
different bus routes.
Good for them for meeting a need!
And turning a tidy profit whilst they're at it.
Gotta make a living somehow. (G)
I've got a celery heart in my cart for a grocery pick-up later today
at Hy-Vee. There is tuna salad in my near future Bv)=
We did some grocery shopping a couple of days ago; a bag of (2) hearts caame home with us. The remains of the chicken will be made into salad
and stock, with celery going into the salad. Also picked up a couple of kimmelweck rolls and some sliced roast beef for an easy do supper (beef
on 'weck) with a bit of kale crunch salad.
I have trouble using up a single heart before it gets so limber it's
only goot for soup.
8<----- TRIM ----->B
Steve likes bleu cheese dressing but I don't. I'll eat small quantities
of it but for salad dressing, I'd rather have 1,000 Island.
I like Thousand on a salad sometimes. But I like it better if there is some Gorgonzola I can shred over it. Gorgonzola is an Italian
blue-vein cheese - similar to Stilton or Roquefort in taste.
We've got several chain stores in/around Wake Forest. When we came,
Lowe's was building their second store in town, also had Harris Teeter
and Food Lion. Latter moved outside of town several years ago--nicer building but further away from us. Aldi and Lidl built in the last few years, W-M and Target also have good sized grocery sections. Publix
came in 2016 and was our main store until a couple of years ago.
Wegman's opened up a couple of years ago, basically around the corner
from us so it's our "go to" for 99.5% of our grocery shopping now. We
also still frequent the weekly farmer's market--need to make my list
for that when I finish Fido.
My local Target has a grocery section, canned/boxed staples only. And
they redesigned their store so there is only one entrance/exit which
is about as far away from the stuff they carry which I might be
interested in. So they've lost my business altogether.
Wally-World groceries are a RIP-OFF. Especially the "fresh" meat - all
of which has "up to 15% flavor enhancing solution added". I will be forever damned (as in condemned to the pit) if I'll pay meat prices
for salt water.
I've told the story here before about the time I challenged by sister- in-law's daughter to make a list of 10 things she buys at WalMart and we'll both go, she to W-M and me to my usuals, and fill the list then compare receipts. I got everything on her list, Wally's was out of 3
items on that list and I still spent less money than she did. But, did that wean here away from being a Wal-Martian? Not on yur nellie.
.... it's busy all the time as it's near two senior high-rise DD>
apartment buildings and much "affordable" DD> housing. And on two DD>
different bus routes.
Good for them for meeting a need!
And turning a tidy profit whilst they're at it.
Gotta make a living somehow. (G)
They do quite well and they are employee owned and have a management
team that has its finger on the pulse of the times. They've jsut added
an "up-market" stupormarkup on the south-west corner of Spring-A-Leak
(out where the $$$$ lives) and it's doing wuite well.
https://www.goharvestmarket.com/locations/springfield-il/ and take a
look at their specials. The prices are not out of line with the rest
of my near-bys. But, like the C-F-A they're about as far from me as
they can get and still be in town. Bv)= They put me in mind of the Wegman's "super" stores, w/mezzanine dining and live music sometimes.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I've got a celery heart in my cart for a grocery pick-up later today
at Hy-Vee. There is tuna salad in my near future Bv)=
We did some grocery shopping a couple of days ago; a bag of (2) hearts caame home with us. The remains of the chicken will be made into salad
and stock, with celery going into the salad. Also picked up a couple of kimmelweck rolls and some sliced roast beef for an easy do supper (beef
on 'weck) with a bit of kale crunch salad.
I have trouble using up a single heart before it gets so limber it's
only goot for soup.
We use it for various things, sometimes just cutting it into "sticks"
to go with a sandwich for lunch. It's also good, diced, with some
onion, and added to herb bread for stuffing & broth for a quick stove
top side to stretch out a supper meal.
8<----- TRIM ----->B
Steve likes bleu cheese dressing but I don't. I'll eat small quantities
of it but for salad dressing, I'd rather have 1,000 Island.
I like Thousand on a salad sometimes. But I like it better if there is some Gorgonzola I can shred over it. Gorgonzola is an Italian
blue-vein cheese - similar to Stilton or Roquefort in taste.
Something I'd go for in small quantities.
We've got several chain stores in/around Wake Forest. When we came,
Lowe's was building their second store in town, also had Harris Teeter
and Food Lion. Latter moved outside of town several years ago--nicer building but further away from us. Aldi and Lidl built in the last few years, W-M and Target also have good sized grocery sections. Publix
came in 2016 and was our main store until a couple of years ago.
Wegman's opened up a couple of years ago, basically around the corner
from us so it's our "go to" for 99.5% of our grocery shopping now. We
also still frequent the weekly farmer's market--need to make my list
for that when I finish Fido.
My local Target has a grocery section, canned/boxed staples only. And
they redesigned their store so there is only one entrance/exit which
is about as far away from the stuff they carry which I might be
interested in. So they've lost my business altogether.
I can see why. Our Target has 2 entrance/exits but we usually don't go there. Other stores usually carry all we need; we do go to Target now
and again for non grocery items tho.
Wally-World groceries are a RIP-OFF. Especially the "fresh" meat - all
of which has "up to 15% flavor enhancing solution added". I will be forever damned (as in condemned to the pit) if I'll pay meat prices
for salt water.
I don't get meat or produce at W-M; usually get toiletries, some foodstuffs (not their house brand canned goods), automotive/camper
needs, etc.
I've told the story here before about the time I challenged by sister- in-law's daughter to make a list of 10 things she buys at WalMart and we'll both go, she to W-M and me to my usuals, and fill the list then compare receipts. I got everything on her list, Wally's was out of 3
items on that list and I still spent less money than she did. But, did that wean here away from being a Wal-Martian? Not on yur nellie.
Wegman's is our go to for just about all foodstuffs. Did get some
produce (beets, strawberries, onions, greens) and some baked goods (cinnamon rolls, slice each of apple & black cherry pies, coconut cake slice) at the farmer's market yesterday.
.... it's busy all the time as it's near two senior high-rise DD>
apartment buildings and much "affordable" DD> housing. And on two DD>
different bus routes.
Good for them for meeting a need!
And turning a tidy profit whilst they're at it.
Gotta make a living somehow. (G)
They do quite well and they are employee owned and have a management
team that has its finger on the pulse of the times. They've jsut added
an "up-market" stupormarkup on the south-west corner of Spring-A-Leak
(out where the $$$$ lives) and it's doing wuite well.
https://www.goharvestmarket.com/locations/springfield-il/ and take a
look at their specials. The prices are not out of line with the rest
of my near-bys. But, like the C-F-A they're about as far from me as
they can get and still be in town. Bv)= They put me in mind of the Wegman's "super" stores, w/mezzanine dining and live music sometimes.
We don't have the mezzanine dining and live music at our Wegman's, just
a lot of good foods. (G)
I have trouble using up a single heart before it gets so limber it's
only goot for soup.
We use it for various things, sometimes just cutting it into "sticks"
to go with a sandwich for lunch. It's also good, diced, with some
onion, and added to herb bread for stuffing & broth for a quick stove
top side to stretch out a supper meal.
I use it in salads (meat or traditional), in chilli (to add body), stuffing/dressing, and soups. Also with peanut butter (yes, I know) or cream/pimiento cheese in the trough as a snack.
I can see why. Our Target has 2 entrance/exits but we usually don't go there. Other stores usually carry all we need; we do go to Target now
and again for non grocery items tho.
I used to. They were never a big deal for me with grocery items unless there was a "killer" sale on something I used regularly. But some of
the other merch that I did use from them was located near the food.
And they had an entrance (and check outs) on that end of the building. Easy to
dash in, get your stuff, pay and beat feet for the next stop. But, no more. So, no more Dave as a customer. Bv)=
Wally-World groceries are a RIP-OFF. Especially the "fresh" meat - all
of which has "up to 15% flavor enhancing solution added". I will be forever damned (as in condemned to the pit) if I'll pay meat prices
for salt water.
I don't get meat or produce at W-M; usually get toiletries, some foodstuffs (not their house brand canned goods), automotive/camper
needs, etc.
I don't care for their corporate culture since Sam Walton passed and
his heirs turned their largess over to the avaricious bean-counters.
So, I vote with my wallet and withhold my custom.
They do quite well and they are employee owned and have a management
team that has its finger on the pulse of the times. They've jsut added
an "up-market" stupormarkup on the south-west corner of Spring-A-Leak
(out where the $$$$ lives) and it's doing wuite well.
https://www.goharvestmarket.com/locations/springfield-il/ and take a
look at their specials. The prices are not out of line with the rest
of my near-bys. But, like the C-F-A they're about as far from me as
they can get and still be in town. Bv)= They put me in mind of the Wegman's "super" stores, w/mezzanine dining and live music sometimes.
We don't have the mezzanine dining and live music at our Wegman's, just
a lot of good foods. (G)
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I have trouble using up a single heart before it gets so limber it's
only goot for soup.
We use it for various things, sometimes just cutting it into "sticks"
to go with a sandwich for lunch. It's also good, diced, with some
onion, and added to herb bread for stuffing & broth for a quick stove
top side to stretch out a supper meal.
I use it in salads (meat or traditional), in chilli (to add body), stuffing/dressing, and soups. Also with peanut butter (yes, I know) or cream/pimiento cheese in the trough as a snack.
You're cooking for one; I'm cooking for 2.
Wally-World groceries are a RIP-OFF. Especially the "fresh" meat - all
of which has "up to 15% flavor enhancing solution added". I will be forever damned (as in condemned to the pit) if I'll pay meat prices
for salt water.
I don't get meat or produce at W-M; usually get toiletries, some foodstuffs (not their house brand canned goods), automotive/camper
needs, etc.
I don't care for their corporate culture since Sam Walton passed and
his heirs turned their largess over to the avaricious bean-counters.
So, I vote with my wallet and withhold my custom.
Sometimes they're the only place in town for something.
They do quite well and they are employee owned and have a management
team that has its finger on the pulse of the times. They've jsut added
an "up-market" stupormarkup on the south-west corner of Spring-A-Leak
(out where the $$$$ lives) and it's doing wuite well.
https://www.goharvestmarket.com/locations/springfield-il/ and take a
look at their specials. The prices are not out of line with the rest
of my near-bys. But, like the C-F-A they're about as far from me as
they can get and still be in town. Bv)= They put me in mind of the Wegman's "super" stores, w/mezzanine dining and live music sometimes.
We don't have the mezzanine dining and live music at our Wegman's, just
a lot of good foods. (G)
Our store isn't as big as the one in MD nor as small as the one in
Newark. Good sized--and busy all the time.
I use it in salads (meat or traditional), in chilli (to add body), stuffing/dressing, and soups. Also with peanut butter (yes, I know) or cream/pimiento cheese in the trough as a snack.
You're cooking for one; I'm cooking for 2.
And I can always use the limber (but not rotten) celery for soup.
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Wally-World groceries are a RIP-OFF. Especially the "fresh" meat - all
of which has "up to 15% flavor enhancing solution added". I will be forever damned (as in condemned to the pit) if I'll pay meat prices
for salt water.
I don't get meat or produce at W-M; usually get toiletries, some foodstuffs (not their house brand canned goods), automotive/camper
needs, etc.
I don't care for their corporate culture since Sam Walton passed and
his heirs turned their largess over to the avaricious bean-counters.
So, I vote with my wallet and withhold my custom.
Sometimes they're the only place in town for something.
In which case I'll do without or order on-line.
of my near-bys. But, like the C-F-A they're about as far from me as
they can get and still be in town. Bv)= They put me in mind of the Wegman's "super" stores, w/mezzanine dining and live music sometimes.
We don't have the mezzanine dining and live music at our Wegman's, just
a lot of good foods. (G)
Our store isn't as big as the one in MD nor as small as the one in
Newark. Good sized--and busy all the time.
Weggies are no dummies. They size their stores according to the area's demographics. I'm in a twn that is (currently) 120K bodies w/metro
area more than double that.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I use it in salads (meat or traditional), in chilli (to add body), stuffing/dressing, and soups. Also with peanut butter (yes, I know) or cream/pimiento cheese in the trough as a snack.
You're cooking for one; I'm cooking for 2.
And I can always use the limber (but not rotten) celery for soup.
Always a use for it, even rotten celery can be used for compost.
8<----- SLASH ----->B
Wally-World groceries are a RIP-OFF. Especially the "fresh" meat - all
of which has "up to 15% flavor enhancing solution added". I will be forever damned (as in condemned to the pit) if I'll pay meat prices
for salt water.
I don't get meat or produce at W-M; usually get toiletries, some foodstuffs (not their house brand canned goods), automotive/camper
needs, etc.
I don't care for their corporate culture since Sam Walton passed and
his heirs turned their largess over to the avaricious bean-counters.
So, I vote with my wallet and withhold my custom.
Sometimes they're the only place in town for something.
In which case I'll do without or order on-line.
On line isn't always an option and sometimes it's something needed.
of my near-bys. But, like the C-F-A they're about as far from me as
they can get and still be in town. Bv)= They put me in mind of the Wegman's "super" stores, w/mezzanine dining and live music sometimes.
We don't have the mezzanine dining and live music at our Wegman's, just
a lot of good foods. (G)
Our store isn't as big as the one in MD nor as small as the one in
Newark. Good sized--and busy all the time.
Weggies are no dummies. They size their stores according to the area's demographics. I'm in a twn that is (currently) 120K bodies w/metro
area more than double that.
I'm not sure what the population of WF is but Wegman's draws in
customers from a wide area. More are being built in the area but none close enough to draw customers from our store; others are west, south, east of Raleigh. When the Raleigh store opened, they had the largest number of customers to ever go thru a store on opening day. They also
had to have Raleigh police at the exits off the Beltline to control the traffic flow.
Always a use for it, even rotten celery can be used for compost.
But the soup is tastier. I also put leftover/overaged/going rotten veg
and fruit on the six-foot plus diameter maple stump in the back corner
of my yard for the bird, squirrels, rackety coons, etc.
I don't care for their corporate culture since Sam Walton passed and
his heirs turned their largess over to the avaricious bean-counters.
So, I vote with my wallet and withhold my custom.
Sometimes they're the only place in town for something.
In which case I'll do without or order on-line.
On line isn't always an option and sometimes it's something needed.
In which case I will do without or go to an alternative. It's a matter
of principle with me and I'll not broach the principle for
convenience.
My Grandfather told me as a young guy to always follow the Shakespeare quote from Ham;et "To thine own self be true" and I'd not go wrong.
I've lived by that for the most part. and treat people as I'd like to
be treated.
Our store isn't as big as the one in MD nor as small as the one in
Newark. Good sized--and busy all the time.
Weggies are no dummies. They size their stores according to the area's demographics. I'm in a twn that is (currently) 120K bodies w/metro
area more than double that.
I'm not sure what the population of WF is but Wegman's draws in
customers from a wide area. More are being built in the area but none close enough to draw customers from our store; others are west, south, east of Raleigh. When the Raleigh store opened, they had the largest number of customers to ever go thru a store on opening day. They also
had to have Raleigh police at the exits off the Beltline to control the traffic flow.
Nice to be popular, innit?
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Always a use for it, even rotten celery can be used for compost.
But the soup is tastier. I also put leftover/overaged/going rotten veg
and fruit on the six-foot plus diameter maple stump in the back corner
of my yard for the bird, squirrels, rackety coons, etc.
We have several compost bins in the back of the house. When we bought
the place, the front yard was more weeds and poor quality dirt than anything else. Steve started composting the next spring; now we've got grass and clover.
My Grandfather told me as a young guy to always follow the Shakespeare quote from Ham;et "To thine own self be true" and I'd not go wrong.
I've lived by that for the most part. and treat people as I'd like to
be treated.
Understandable. Since we've been R-Ving, we've found that W-M is
usually pretty good about letting us boondock overnight. Found one in Nebraska that had a dedicated truck and RV lot, others have areas well away from the general flow of traffic. No matter where we park, we
always stay out of the main traffic areas and always make at least a minimal purchase to "pay our rent".
Our store isn't as big as the one in MD nor as small as the one in
Newark. Good sized--and busy all the time.
Weggies are no dummies. They size their stores according to the area's demographics. I'm in a twn that is (currently) 120K bodies w/metro
area more than double that.
I'm not sure what the population of WF is but Wegman's draws in
customers from a wide area. More are being built in the area but none close enough to draw customers from our store; others are west, south, east of Raleigh. When the Raleigh store opened, they had the largest number of customers to ever go thru a store on opening day. They also
had to have Raleigh police at the exits off the Beltline to control the traffic flow.
Nice to be popular, innit?
Yes, we're about the same size as the Raleigh store but they were the first one in NC. We were about the 3rd, been open for 2 years now. It's open from 6 am to 12 pm, always a good bit of traffic in the parking
lot, no matter what time of day/night. It's very convenient to us so we can run over if I've forgotten an ingredient or we can stop on the way home and pick up some ice cream for a bedtime snack (G) after a night
trip to Raleigh.
We have several compost bins in the back of the house. When we bought
the place, the front yard was more weeds and poor quality dirt than anything else. Steve started composting the next spring; now we've got grass and clover.
Shortly before I bought my little house the D.O.T. widened the parkway
and installed nice sidewalks ... at the expense of part of my lawn.
The contractor re-seeded the parts they had laid waste to which a VERY lowest common denominator seed mixture containing timothy and several other
varieties seen growing in medians and roadsides. I tilled it all up
and planted bluegrass and white clover. Currently I'm consideried
going to zoysia grass mixed with mint.
My Grandfather told me as a young guy to always follow the Shakespeare quote from Ham;et "To thine own self be true" and I'd not go wrong.
I've lived by that for the most part. and treat people as I'd like to
be treated.
Understandable. Since we've been R-Ving, we've found that W-M is
usually pretty good about letting us boondock overnight. Found one in Nebraska that had a dedicated truck and RV lot, others have areas well away from the general flow of traffic. No matter where we park, we
always stay out of the main traffic areas and always make at least a minimal purchase to "pay our rent".
I'd have to find a shopping centre or a Cracker Barrel - where "paying
the lot rent would be a lot more enjoyable. Bv)=
I'm not sure what the population of WF is but Wegman's draws in
customers from a wide area. More are being built in the area but none close enough to draw customers from our store; others are west, south, east of Raleigh. When the Raleigh store opened, they had the largest number of customers to ever go thru a store on opening day. They also
had to have Raleigh police at the exits off the Beltline to control the traffic flow.
Nice to be popular, innit?
Yes, we're about the same size as the Raleigh store but they were the first one in NC. We were about the 3rd, been open for 2 years now. It's open from 6 am to 12 pm, always a good bit of traffic in the parking
lot, no matter what time of day/night. It's very convenient to us so we can run over if I've forgotten an ingredient or we can stop on the way home and pick up some ice cream for a bedtime snack (G) after a night
trip to Raleigh.
I scream is good even when it's not bedtime for Bonzo.
This is the first I scream I made in my new *motorised* ice cream
maker. Actually an attachment for my Kitchen Aid.
Title: Peach Ice Cream
Categories: I scream, Dairy, Fruits
Yield: 7 servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
varieties seen growing in medians and roadsides. I tilled it all up
and planted bluegrass and white clover. Currently I'm considering
going to zoysia grass mixed with mint.
Whoever established our front yard dumped a lot of cheap fill dirt on
it. Steve has found a good number of pieces of broken glass, don't know how many golf balls and other assorted junk in it, especially in the
first few years we lived here.
I'd have to find a shopping centre or a Cracker Barrel - where "paying
the lot rent would be a lot more enjoyable. Bv)=
We've stayed at Cracker Barrel, also Flying J and Pilot truck stops.
Down side to the truck stops is that the trucks are in and out all
night plus they play music outside all night. Not condusive to a good night's sleep. Cracker Barrel usually has an RV lot out back, "fun"
part there is the POV's that think it's also parking for them. The
R-Pod and truck took up just 2 spaces front to back; the ew set up will take a bit more.
I'm not sure what the population of WF is but Wegman's draws in
customers from a wide area. More are being built in the area but none close enough to draw customers from our store; others are west, south, east of Raleigh. When the Raleigh store opened, they had the largest number of customers to ever go thru a store on opening day. They also
had to have Raleigh police at the exits off the Beltline to control the traffic flow.
Nice to be popular, innit?
Yes, we're about the same size as the Raleigh store but they were the first one in NC. We were about the 3rd, been open for 2 years now. It's open from 6 am to 12 pm, always a good bit of traffic in the parking
lot, no matter what time of day/night. It's very convenient to us so we can run over if I've forgotten an ingredient or we can stop on the way home and pick up some ice cream for a bedtime snack (G) after a night
trip to Raleigh.
I scream is good even when it's not bedtime for Bonzo.
It's good most any time of the day or night.
This is the first I scream I made in my new *motorised* ice cream
maker. Actually an attachment for my Kitchen Aid.
We have a separate ice cream maker, haven't used it in a while.
Probably ought to look into the KA attachment as we've got the machine.
Title: Peach Ice Cream
Categories: I scream, Dairy, Fruits
Yield: 7 servings
Just the right time of year for it but I understand that the GA crop
will be much smaller this year due to weather conditions in the spring.
Whoever established our front yard dumped a lot of cheap fill dirt on
it. Steve has found a good number of pieces of broken glass, don't know how many golf balls and other assorted junk in it, especially in the
first few years we lived here.
Be interesting to learn where those load of "fill" came from. Sounds
like from the bottom of a golf course water hazard.
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I'd have to find a shopping centre or a Cracker Barrel - where "paying
the lot rent would be a lot more enjoyable. Bv)=
We've stayed at Cracker Barrel, also Flying J and Pilot truck stops.
Down side to the truck stops is that the trucks are in and out all
night plus they play music outside all night. Not condusive to a good night's sleep. Cracker Barrel usually has an RV lot out back, "fun"
part there is the POV's that think it's also parking for them. The
R-Pod and truck took up just 2 spaces front to back; the ew set up will take a bit more.
Never had a truck stop where I overnighted play music outdoors. And
the comings and goings of other trucks didn't bother me as my truckcalendar) and the radio was on to provide "white noise". And I would
was usually running to power the AC or heater (depending on the DD>
roll a dollar bill up in the driver's window to keep the "lotlizards" DD> from banging on the door soliciting trade.
My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
I've had (and used) it for a while.
It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Whoever established our front yard dumped a lot of cheap fill dirt on
it. Steve has found a good number of pieces of broken glass, don't know how many golf balls and other assorted junk in it, especially in the
first few years we lived here.
Be interesting to learn where those load of "fill" came from. Sounds
like from the bottom of a golf course water hazard.
House was built in 1992, don't know if any topsoil was added between
then and when we bought it. Probably not, tho we've thought of getting some to level out the yard a bit.
8<----- CUT ----->8
I'd have to find a shopping centre or a Cracker Barrel - where
"paying the lot rent" would be a lot more enjoyable. Bv)=
We've stayed at Cracker Barrel, also Flying J and Pilot truck stops.
Down side to the truck stops is that the trucks are in and out all
night plus they play music outside all night. Not condusive to a good night's sleep. Cracker Barrel usually has an RV lot out back, "fun"
part there is the POV's that think it's also parking for them. The
R-Pod and truck took up just 2 spaces front to back; the ew set up will take a bit more.
Never had a truck stop where I overnighted play music outdoors. And
It's usually audible at the (automobile) gas pumps and not too far
beyond that. Trouble is, the overnight parking for cars and (most
often) campers is just to the side of that. Sometimes they make campers park out among the big rigs; that brings its own set of noises. We do
have a white noise app on the phone to help mitigate that but it
doesn't totally cover the sounds.
the comings and goings of other trucks didn't bother me as my truck
was usually running to power the AC or heater (depending on the DD>
calendar) and the radio was on to provide "white noise". And I would
roll a dollar bill up in the driver's window to keep the "lot
lizards" DD> from banging on the door soliciting trade.
Never had any of the "lot lizards" but have had some folks come by to
take a look at the R-Pod. Had a busload of farmers and wives at a rest stop in TN take a look at it. (G)
My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
I've had (and used) it for a while.
It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
That's what we have.
BTW, we're goinng to be on the road for a bit. I will have my computer with me since we're not flying so will hopefully have a chance to log
in from time to time and catch up with the echo. It'll be easier when we're visiting family; the mission trip part will be busier.
House was built in 1992, don't know if any topsoil was added between
then and when we bought it. Probably not, tho we've thought of getting some to level out the yard a bit.
I've been dumping my collected coffee grunds around the depression in
the front yard where a storm drain (go figger) is located to make the depression less steep and deep.
We had a major storm hit my town on 29 Junw and take out about 60+% of
the electric supply. So my bedroom computer that plays jazz to me as a "white noise" generator has benn inoperable. As has been the AC, the electric ranges, etc. Power came back on early this morning (about
2:20 as near as I can figure). The power outage came just as I was reachining for the <CTRL> S to save the recipes I had been inputting.
Now I have 5 recipes to pound back in. Bv)=
the comings and goings of other trucks didn't bother me as my truckwould DD> roll a dollar bill up in the driver's window to keep the "lot
was usually running to power the AC or heater (depending on the DD>
calendar) and the radio was on to provide "white noise". And I
lizards" DD> from banging on the door soliciting trade.
Never had any of the "lot lizards" but have had some folks come by to
take a look at the R-Pod. Had a busload of farmers and wives at a rest stop in TN take a look at it. (G)
Well, the lizards wouldn't bother you guys because you're not
potential profit. Bv)=
My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
I've had (and used) it for a while.
It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
That's what we have.
How does it work for you? The KA attachment is certainly a lot easier
than the old wooden bucket that my grand dad filled with ice and rock
salt around the hand cranked I scream maker. All the children took a
turn at the crank. Bv)=
I may get the Cuisinart if I can find a place on my limited counter
top area to put it.
BTW, we're goinng to be on the road for a bit. I will have my computer with me since we're not flying so will hopefully have a chance to log
in from time to time and catch up with the echo. It'll be easier when we're visiting family; the mission trip part will be busier.
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
House was built in 1992, don't know if any topsoil was added between
then and when we bought it. Probably not, tho we've thought of getting some to level out the yard a bit.
I've been dumping my collected coffee grunds around the depression in
the front yard where a storm drain (go figger) is located to make the depression less steep and deep.
Steve's coffee grounds usually go into the compost barrel or directly
on the roses.
We had a major storm hit my town on 29 Junw and take out about 60+% of
the electric supply. So my bedroom computer that plays jazz to me as a "white noise" generator has benn inoperable. As has been the AC, the electric ranges, etc. Power came back on early this morning (about
2:20 as near as I can figure). The power outage came just as I was reachining for the <CTRL> S to save the recipes I had been inputting.
Now I have 5 recipes to pound back in. Bv)=
Sigh! Good to see you back on line. This is my first time on the
computer since we left home, will be here for a bit, then move on to
VT.
the comings and goings of other trucks didn't bother me as my truck
was usually running to power the AC or heater (depending on the
calendar) and the radio was on to provide "white noise". And I
would roll a dollar bill up in the driver's window to keep the
"lot lizards" from banging on the door soliciting trade.
Never had any of the "lot lizards" but have had some folks come by to
take a look at the R-Pod. Had a busload of farmers and wives at a rest stop in TN take a look at it. (G)
Well, the lizards wouldn't bother you guys because you're not
potential profit. Bv)=
No, and we don't send out "drop by" vibes when staying at a truck stop. Sometimes, when staying at a W-M lot, we will talk with other
boondockers, but those are rare times. Most often it's "pull in, set
up, go to bed, wake up and pull out"; occaisionally if someone needs
help setting up or otherwise we'll meet a fellow camper.
My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
I've had (and used) it for a while.
It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
That's what we have.
How does it work for you? The KA attachment is certainly a lot easier
than the old wooden bucket that my grand dad filled with ice and rock
salt around the hand cranked I scream maker. All the children took a
turn at the crank. Bv)=
We've always had electric ice cream makers. The Cuisinart one works
quite well, have to remember to pre chill the cannister so it resides
in the freezer when we're not making ice cream.
I may get the Cuisinart if I can find a place on my limited counter
top area to put it.
BTW, we're goinng to be on the road for a bit. I will have my computer with me since we're not flying so will hopefully have a chance to log
in from time to time and catch up with the echo. It'll be easier when we're visiting family; the mission trip part will be busier.
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
First real one; Steve had it to amateur radio field day last week.
We've discovered several things that need attention (here or back
home), other things we'd like to add or have added and want to move,
etc. My mind still halfway looks for the Frontier and R-Pod when we
stop at a rest area or otherwise tho it has helped that we've had the F-150 for a few months (now sort of used to looking for it in a parking lot). The kitchen area doesn't have the work space of the R-Pod but it
has an almost full size fridge/freezer, 3 burner stove, oven,
microwave, dinette seating, nice size sink................Still working out best stowage space for things as we don't have the pantry that the R-Pod had.
On 07-04-23 05:59, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Ruth Haffly about Re: Chicken Salad <=-
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Tell me about it. We have been in our retirement apartment for just
over three years. There are still things that we believe shipped to
here, but we still have not found them. Other things seem to float
from one place to another, which also means that they are hard to find when needed.
Steve's coffee grounds usually go into the compost barrel or directly
on the roses.
Same effect. I only have one rose - it grows at the end of my
decorative evergreens that are currently in front of the house. They
will disappear when I put in my raised bed garden ... which will be another place to put the spent coffee grounds.
We had a major storm hit my town on 29 Junw and take out about 60+%of DD> the electric supply. So my bedroom computer that plays jazz to
Sigh! Good to see you back on line. This is my first time on the
computer since we left home, will be here for a bit, then move on to
VT.
Fortunately I have learned over the years to save my work as I go
along. I was saving every five recipes - and just happened to get
caught out. Those recipes are now pounded back in and the whole batch
of 50 fishy
recipes are waiting for their trip through MMconv and into Meal Master before appearing in the echo as part of my daily bulk recipe postings.
My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
I've had (and used) it for a while.
It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
That's what we have.
How does it work for you? The KA attachment is certainly a lot easier
than the old wooden bucket that my grand dad filled with ice and rock
salt around the hand cranked I scream maker. All the children took a
turn at the crank. Bv)=
We've always had electric ice cream makers. The Cuisinart one works
quite well, have to remember to pre chill the cannister so it resides
in the freezer when we're not making ice cream.
Thanks for the information. I don't have the available freezer space
as I stock-up on bargains when available and keepn the freezer full of future meals. Bv)=
I may get the Cuisinart if I can find a place on my limited counter
top area to put it.
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
First real one; Steve had it to amateur radio field day last week.
We've discovered several things that need attention (here or back
home), other things we'd like to add or have added and want to move, microwave, dinette seating, nice size sink................Still working out best stowage space for things as we don't have the pantry that the R-Pod had.
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Steve's coffee grounds usually go into the compost barrel or directly
on the roses.
Same effect. I only have one rose - it grows at the end of my
decorative evergreens that are currently in front of the house. They
will disappear when I put in my raised bed garden ... which will be another place to put the spent coffee grounds.
We've no evergreens but do have elm, oak, fig, magnolia, sweet gum and others. Figs are starting to ripen, not sure what I'll do with them
this year as I've got an abundance of fig preserves yet. I'll probably dehydrate or freeze this year's crop.
We had a major storm hit my town on 29 June and take out about 60+%
of the electric supply. So my bedroom computer that plays jazz to
me as a "white noise" generator has benn inoperable. As has been
the AC, the electric ranges, etc. Power came back on early this
morning (about 2:20 as near as I can figure). The power outage came
just as I was reachining for the <CTRL> S to save the recipes I
had been inputting. Now I have 5 recipes to pound back in. Bv)=
Sigh! Good to see you back on line. This is my first time on the
computer since we left home, will be here for a bit, then move on to
VT.
Fortunately I have learned over the years to save my work as I go
along. I was saving every five recipes - and just happened to get
caught out. Those recipes are now pounded back in and the whole
batch of 50 fishyrecipes are waiting for their trip through MMconv
and into Meal Master before appearing in the echo as part of my
daily bulk recipe postings.
A help. I'm not saving the quantity of recipies I used to, need to
sort and see what can be added to the recycle pile.
My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
I've had (and used) it for a while.
It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
That's what we have.
How does it work for you? The KA attachment is certainly a lot easier
than the old wooden bucket that my grand dad filled with ice and rock
salt around the hand cranked I scream maker. All the children took a
turn at the crank. Bv)=
We've always had electric ice cream makers. The Cuisinart one works
quite well, have to remember to pre chill the cannister so it resides
in the freezer when we're not making ice cream.
Thanks for the information. I don't have the available freezer space
as I stock-up on bargains when available and keep the freezer full of future meals. Bv)=
It doesn't take up a whole lot of space but if you have a small
freezer, it may seem like it takes more space than it should.
I may get the Cuisinart if I can find a place on my limited counter
top area to put it.
That's an alternative. No out of the usual type storage spaces in the house/garage? We're finding all sorts of out of the ordinary (except in campers) storage areas in the new rig. Steve is sub dividing some of
the big useless space into smaller, more useful storage areas but the
fun part is figuring out where we stowed what for this trip. Some may
stay in their current locations, others will be moved to better for them/us spots.
chance to log RH> in from time to time and catch up with the echo.
It'll be easier when RH> we're visiting family; the mission trip part
will be busier.
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
First real one; Steve had it to amateur radio field day last week.
We've discovered several things that need attention (here or back
home), other things we'd like to add or have added and want to move, microwave, dinette seating, nice size sink................Still working out best stowage space for things as we don't have the pantry that the R-Pod had.
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Been there, done that (at least) 17 times since getting married, may
have missed one (or more) move(s) along the way.
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Tell me about it. We have been in our retirement apartment for just
over three years. There are still things that we believe shipped to
here, but we still have not found them. Other things seem to float
from one place to another, which also means that they are hard to find when needed.
Best way to finds things that have "gone walkabout" is to buy a new
one. than the lost piece will appear, as if by magic. And nearly every time it works.
I have habitua; places where I set things that I use a lot. if Ileave DD> that thing in a different spot it can cause anxiety. I've
I know you don't use a cell phone much (or didn't). I'm not as bad as
a teenager but the cell phone is part of my essential equipment. If it gets misplaced, or falls out of its pocket in my trousers I sometimes
have to resort to calling it from my land-line phone and listen for
thw ring tone. Bv)=
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I hear that! We've had nothing but cell phones since we came back from
HI in fall of 2006. Every so often one of us will misplace our phone
and the other person will have to call it. Doesn't happen a lot but
it's handy to have the other phone. I don't think we've had a "misplacement" while one or the other of us has been out of the house
tho.
You could make fig newtons, or any number of savoury dishes. I only
have one fig recipe I call my own - it's below
We had a major storm hit my town on 29 June and take out about 60+%
of the electric supply. So my bedroom computer that plays jazz to
Sigh! Good to see you back on line. This is my first time on the
computer since we left home, will be here for a bit, then move on to
VT.
Fortunately I have learned over the years to save my work as I go
along. I was saving every five recipes - and just happened to get
caught out. Those recipes are now pounded back in and the whole
batch of 50 fishyrecipes are waiting for their trip through MMconv
and into Meal Master before appearing in the echo as part of my
daily bulk recipe postings.
A help. I'm not saving the quantity of recipies I used to, need to
sort and see what can be added to the recycle pile.
Those are all banged in, formatted, and ready to post
That's an alternative. No out of the usual type storage spaces in the house/garage? We're finding all sorts of out of the ordinary (except in campers) storage areas in the new rig. Steve is sub dividing some of
the big useless space into smaller, more useful storage areas but the
fun part is figuring out where we stowed what for this trip. Some may
stay in their current locations, others will be moved to better for them/us spots.
For my upright freezer I have a "key" sheet with what mainly is on
each shelf. It's a help.
chance to log RH> in from time to time and catch up with the echo.part RH> will be busier.
It'll be easier when RH> we're visiting family; the mission trip
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
First real one; Steve had it to amateur radio field day last week.
We've discovered several things that need attention (here or back
home), other things we'd like to add or have added and want to move, microwave, dinette seating, nice size sink................Still working out best stowage space for things as we don't have the pantry that the R-Pod had.
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Been there, done that (at least) 17 times since getting married, may
have missed one (or more) move(s) along the way.
I'll probably never move again ... voluntarily anyway.
I hear that! We've had nothing but cell phones since we came back from
HI in fall of 2006. Every so often one of us will misplace our phone
and the other person will have to call it. Doesn't happen a lot but
it's handy to have the other phone. I don't think we've had a "misplacement" while one or the other of us has been out of the house
tho.
I lose mine at least once a day. My short term memory is getting
worse by the day. lol
Ruth Haffly wrote to Shawn Highfield <=-
I try to keep mine with me, either in a pocket or purse or just
carrying it place to place. I miss the old flip phones; they fit the pocket better than the "new" everything on the screen phones. Besides that, the flip phones fit my hand better and I could text one handed.
(G)
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Fortunately I have learned over the years to save my work as I go
along. I was saving every five recipes - and just happened to get
caught out. Those recipes are now pounded back in and the whole
batch of 50 fishyrecipes are waiting for their trip through MMconv
and into Meal Master before appearing in the echo as part of my
daily bulk recipe postings.
A help. I'm not saving the quantity of recipies I used to, need to
sort and see what can be added to the recycle pile.
Those are all banged in, formatted, and ready to post
Something to do in your spare time?
chance to log RH> in from time to time and catch up with the echo.
It'll be easier when RH> we're visiting family; the mission trip
part RH> will be busier.
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
First real one; Steve had it to amateur radio field day last week.
We've discovered several things that need attention (here or back
home), other things we'd like to add or have added and want to move, microwave, dinette seating, nice size sink................Still working out best stowage space for things as we don't have the pantry that the R-Pod had.
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Been there, done that (at least) 17 times since getting married, may
have missed one (or more) move(s) along the way.
I'll probably never move again ... voluntarily anyway.
We're talking maybe to AZ after Steve's mom passes (hopefully not for a while yet) but it may just be pipe dreaming. Time will tell.
I try to keep mine with me, either in a pocket or purse or just
carrying it place to place. I miss the old flip phones; they fit the pocket better than the "new" everything on the screen phones. Besides that, the flip phones fit my hand better and I could text one handed.
(G)
I almost think I could go back to a flip phone, I find myself using my phone less and less for things other then phone calls and texting.
Mainly because I can't see it anymore. lol
Ruth Haffly wrote to Shawn Highfield <=-
We're up in VT right now, don't know if your news sources have covered
the flooding in the north eastern states. VT got hit hard, especially
Ice Cream) but personally we've escaped damage. Our team will be
helping with flood remediation/feeding the displaced in the rest of the time we are up here. It's not what we came up to do but we're willing
and able to adapt when/where needed. Travel home will be over the week end; hopefully all roads will be open and flights will not be delayed
or canceled.
Fortunately I have learned over the years to save my work as I go
along. I was saving every five recipes - and just happened to get
caught out. Those recipes are now pounded back in and the whole
A help. I'm not saving the quantity of recipies I used to, need to
sort and see what can be added to the recycle pile.
Those are all banged in, formatted, and ready to post
Something to do in your spare time?
I don't watch TeeVee - except on rare occasions. And being retired
from the "mating game" I have lots of "free" time. And I am interested
in recipes and cooking.
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chance to log RH> in from time to time and catch up with the echo.
It'll be easier when RH> we're visiting family; the mission trip
part RH> will be busier.
I know the words to that song. Will this be the first outing for your
new tow-along camper?
First real one; Steve had it to amateur radio field day last week.
We've discovered several things that need attention (here or back
Rather like moving in to a new home. It takes a while to get
everything situated the way you want it.
Been there, done that (at least) 17 times since getting married, may
have missed one (or more) move(s) along the way.
I'll probably never move again ... voluntarily anyway.
We're talking maybe to AZ after Steve's mom passes (hopefully not for a while yet) but it may just be pipe dreaming. Time will tell.
Check the climate/average temps verrrrrry carefully before you make
the leap. It's hot, and getting hotter. One of my chilli cooking
friends moved to Surprise, AZ (Phoenix area) for the lack of snow and
the year around pasture pool. He's been regretting that leap for the
past couple of years.
We're up in VT right now, don't know if your news sources have covered
the flooding in the north eastern states. VT got hit hard, especially
Yes Andrea told me about it. I don't watch the news at all anymore,
she tells me the things she knows I'm interested in.
Ice Cream) but personally we've escaped damage. Our team will be
helping with flood remediation/feeding the displaced in the rest of the time we are up here. It's not what we came up to do but we're willing
and able to adapt when/where needed. Travel home will be over the week end; hopefully all roads will be open and flights will not be delayed
or canceled.
Good for you guys, and hopefully things remain damage free for you!
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