Next question. When was the last time you saw a
crank phone? I've seen some, over 50 years ago, but

They might have had one at the Vermont Country Store (Weston branch) but
I don't remember for sure or not. We didn't go up there this year so my memory isn't fresh on that.

That doesn't count anyway! We've seen all sorts of
stuff in museums and curio collections.

I don't recall having used one. Question. Does one
make crank calls using a crank phone?

That was the only call that could be made--you had to use the crnk to
get the switchboard operator. If it was a middle of the night call, she probably would be cranky.

Depends - if all the calls were routed through Central,
someone hired for the night shift might welcome some
excitement or a change of pace.

do > more of that than read write ups (very few of them for the Mets)
in the > Raleigh paper.
Most papers I've seen have complete MLB boxes every
day, not that I look at them.

Correction--it's the standings/results of last few days I look at. Box

Ah. All that matters is that they make the playoffs,
that sort of thing?

scores are in the on line only version of the paper. Today's edition of
the sports section had more commentary/human interest stories than
actual sports write ups. Had a few stories about upcoming college
football season & the local teams involved but that's neither human
interest or write ups of sporting events.

Nope, not human or any other kind of interest!

microfiche in the main library.

Quite possibly so.

Or, nowadays, available from some remote source.

Probably so, and you would probably find some interesting recipies in
the collections. Fun part would be figuring out obscure measurements and instructions, maybe a few ingredients also.

I'd not be so thrilled by the recipes, were there
such. Mrs. Beeton might interest, maybe.

Don't know, it was (and still is) a very small town. Very little in

it > besides the college.
So the canallers, would they have been inclined to
spend much time there, I mean, at school?

Some might have. Some of the tavern keepers might have gone or sent
their young adult children to the school also. School is still going but

One could hope, though the kids may have made more
money in the hospitality trade.

the taverns are long gone.

With others to take their place, certainly.

Color coding is a big help, unless you're color blind. (G)

I've > ML> never > gotten into Cyrillic so have no idea how to transliterate or > ML> translate > it.

Probably Wikipedia has a chart that would help.

If I'm that desperite.

If there's the need.

So far, no need. It would be interesting to visit the city but it's not
very high on my bucket list.

Some of us have no bucket list.

It works--allows you to be more mobile than Skype. She walked to the various kid's rooms so they could all see us/wish me a happy

birthday.
I've also never done a Skype.

(It was Google Hang Outs we used.) We have the daughters and

I'd not even heard of Google Hang Outs until reading this.

grandchildren we like to see/talk to every once in a while. Did Skype
with both sets of parents for a while but my dad gave it up (still kept
and used the computer) some years before he passed away. Steve's parents
gave up using the computer some years some years ago, kept it until
their latest move. I'm not sure what they did with it.

Great, I'm of the older generation now.

Tried an > Alton Brown recipe for duck with chard once; it was ok, not great. Dont > knoww if we kept the recipe or ditched it, figuring it wasn't worth the > fuss for what the end result was. OTOH, I was going thru a bunch of old > newspaper clippings last week, found one for
lemon blueberry bars. Made > it, it's definately a keeper.
The fact that it had chard in it at all should have
been a tipoff.

The chard was a side dish. First time I'd ever used it, but have cooked
it many times since then.

My recipe for duck with chard. Cook duck. Discard chard and
any accompanying zucchini.

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Title: Zucchini Frittata
Categories: Vegetarian, Vegetables
Yield: 6 servings

2 tb Salad oil 6 x Eggs
1 x Small onion, finely chopped 1/8 ts Pepper
1 x Clove garlic, minced/pressed 1/4 ts Dry basil
2 x Large Swiss Chard * 1/4 ts Oregano leaves
1 x Med-sized zucchini chopped 1 c 3oz. grated Parmesan
cheese

A frittata is a flat omelet with a meledy of vegetables and herbs mixed
into it. This recipe calls for zucchini and chard, but you can
substitute
any summer squash for zucchini, and spinach for the chard.
* Swiss chard leaves (including stems), coarsley chopped
Heat oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat. Add onion,
garlic,chard, and zucchini; cook, stirring ocasionally, until vegetables
are soft (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Beat eggs lightly with pepper, basil, and oregano. Stir in cheese and
vegetables. Pour into a greased 9-inch pie pan. Bake in a 350 degree
oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until puffed and brown. Serve hot or at
room
temperature. Source unknown

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Hi Michael,

Next question. When was the last time you saw a
crank phone? I've seen some, over 50 years ago, but

They might have had one at the Vermont Country Store (Weston branch)

but > I don't remember for sure or not. We didn't go up there this
year so my > memory isn't fresh on that.

That doesn't count anyway! We've seen all sorts of
stuff in museums and curio collections.

I know, but you weren't that specific with your question so my answer
should have been acceptable.

I don't recall having used one. Question. Does one
make crank calls using a crank phone?

That was the only call that could be made--you had to use the

crank ML> to > get the switchboard operator. If it was a middle of the
night ML> call, she > probably would be cranky.

Depends - if all the calls were routed through Central,
someone hired for the night shift might welcome some
excitement or a change of pace.

Where I grew up, we didn't get dial phones until I was in 4th , maybe
5th grade. I remember the phone company building, think we toured it in
maybe first or second grade but I don't recall what they said about
operators. it's possible they had some sort of work at home set up for
the night time hours.

do > more of that than read write ups (very few of them for the

Mets) > ML> in the > Raleigh paper.

Most papers I've seen have complete MLB boxes every
day, not that I look at them.

Correction--it's the standings/results of last few days I look at.

Box

Ah. All that matters is that they make the playoffs,
that sort of thing?

Basically, and they're not in contention yet but were on a winning
streak until yesterday.

actual sports write ups. Had a few stories about upcoming college football season & the local teams involved but that's neither human interest or write ups of sporting events.

Nope, not human or any other kind of interest!

Not really. Don't really want to have to go on line for other stories
but that's the way most print is going these days--a big on line
presence and a very thin hard copy. I've noticed that in magazines as
well as newspapers.

microfiche in the main library.

Quite possibly so.

Or, nowadays, available from some remote source.

Probably so, and you would probably find some interesting recipies

in > the collections. Fun part would be figuring out obscure
measurements and > instructions, maybe a few ingredients also.

I'd not be so thrilled by the recipes, were there
such. Mrs. Beeton might interest, maybe.

Maybe so--good way to spend some time if you've nothing else to do.

Don't know, it was (and still is) a very small town. Very

little in > ML> it > besides the college.

So the canallers, would they have been inclined to
spend much time there, I mean, at school?

Some might have. Some of the tavern keepers might have gone or sent their young adult children to the school also. School is still going

but

One could hope, though the kids may have made more
money in the hospitality trade.

the taverns are long gone.

With others to take their place, certainly.

No, the college is sponsored/supported by the Wesleyan Church. Nearest
watering holes are several miles away.

Color coding is a big help, unless you're color blind.

(G) > ML> I've > ML> never > gotten into Cyrillic so have no idea
how to

transliterate or > ML> translate > it.

Probably Wikipedia has a chart that would help.

If I'm that desperite.

If there's the need.

So far, no need. It would be interesting to visit the city but it's

not > very high on my bucket list.

Some of us have no bucket list.

I don't have one as such but there are some things I'd like to do before
I get too old and decrepit. Going back to Germany for one, hitting up
Italy on the same trip would be nice.

It works--allows you to be more mobile than Skype. She walked

to the > ML> > various kid's rooms so they could all see us/wish me a happy

birthday.
I've also never done a Skype.

(It was Google Hang Outs we used.) We have the daughters and

I'd not even heard of Google Hang Outs until reading this.

Better Hang Outs than hang ups. (G) Did you check it out?

Steve's parents > gave up using the computer some years some years
ago, kept it until

their latest move. I'm not sure what they did with it.

Great, I'm of the older generation now.

I think most of us here are.

The fact that it had chard in it at all should have
been a tipoff.

The chard was a side dish. First time I'd ever used it, but have

cooked > it many times since then.

My recipe for duck with chard. Cook duck. Discard chard and
any accompanying zucchini.

They're both veggies we eat. IIRC, the card was stir fried/wilted in the
duch fat briefly, then served. I'd have to find the recipe to know for
sure tho.

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