Of course, but you could have done like me and spread
dark chocolate, rather than syrup, over. The carbs in
the waffle itself are problematic, but I made me a
thin one, compromising between they're bad for me and
"when in Belgium you have to have a waffle."

No, just give me the (dark) chocolate and I'll be happy.

It is pretty good, but it's not substantially specialler
than the better domestic or Swiss or German brands.

Agreed, and at this point, is it really worth starting another "tradition"?

Planning a tradition is kind of silly, though some
"first annual" events actually get repeated.

And probably many more never make it to the second annual. The picnic
has changed over the years, but keeping the word "picnic" in the
description still honors the original gathering.

The picnic hasn't changed that much, more in volume
than anything else. True, earlier siteswere often in
more picnicky venues, but by 20 years ago the house
picnic became much more the rule.

Someone's tagline goes something like "the winner
is the one who dies with the smallest bank balance."

I've seen other lines with "the winner is..........." but the upshot is,
you still die.

My thing is that I want to have used up all my resources
when I die and to die when I've used up all my resources.

We've been upper 80s/low 90s, lower humidity but still will be nice

when > the heat of the summer backs off.
When we hit Washington, it was in the 90 range,
but Boston was only mid-80s.

We've been upper 80s/low 90s the past few days with afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Should be cooler tho, next month for the picnic.

Anchorage just had the hottest August 15 in its history.
It was 75F. On July 4, it had hit 90F for the first time in
history. Fairbanks, of course, can get quite a bit hotter.

We usually have a pretty good idea of where we want to go, just need

the > GPS for pinpointing directions for the most part.
One can use Tom-Tom, which often tells you to turn
after you've passed the intersection.

We've used Garmin or Google maps.

Tom-Tom seems dominant in Europe and has similar issues in the
US to what Google has in Europe. I don't ride often in cars
with Garmin, though I think echo people favor that brand.

source of cheap protein, it isn't any more.

Probably not missed by most people anyway, except maybe the

latest ML> > generations.

I'm kind of fond of it, and I was never even Jewish.

I'll leave it for the real connisoures.

The ones who are sour, anyway.

Same as sour pickles?

The Jews I know, at least in the urban US, seem to favor
half-sours, lactically semifermented cucumbers. I think
they're (the half-sours) are superior, but it might be
too that people are too impatient to wait for full-sours.

Looks good, have to get some more wine tho.

Ah, there are possible substitutes for that one, juices
and such.

Stock? Beef, pork or chicken?

More like balsamic mixed with fruit juice. Stock
maybe, but that misses the point of the dish. And
pork stock severely misses the point.

OK, good enough.

Stock isn't good enough in that recipe, which needs the
fruitiness to pull the flavors together.

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Title: Grilled Fish In Foil
Categories: Fish
Yield: 4 servings

1 lb Fish Fillets,Fresh or Frozen 2 T Margarine Or Butter
1/4 c Lemon Juice 1 T Chopped Parsley
1 t Dill Weed 1 t Salt
1/4 t Pepper 1 x Paprika
1 ea Med. Onion, Thinly Sliced

On 4 large buttered squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil, place equal
amounts of fish. In small saucepan, melt margarine; add lemnon juice,
parsley, dill weed, salt and pepper. Pour equal amounts over fish.
Sprinkle with paprika; top with onion slices. Wrap foil securely around
fish, leaving space for fish to expand. Grill 5 to 7 minutes on each
side
or until fish flakes with fork. Refrigerate leftovers. Source: ?

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Hi Michael,

Of course, but you could have done like me and spread
dark chocolate, rather than syrup, over. The carbs in
the waffle itself are problematic, but I made me a
thin one, compromising between they're bad for me and
"when in Belgium you have to have a waffle."

No, just give me the (dark) chocolate and I'll be happy.

It is pretty good, but it's not substantially specialler
than the better domestic or Swiss or German brands.

Still beats milk or the white stuff they try to call chocolate.

Agreed, and at this point, is it really worth starting

another > ML> > "tradition"?

Planning a tradition is kind of silly, though some
"first annual" events actually get repeated.

And probably many more never make it to the second annual. The

picnic > has changed over the years, but keeping the word "picnic" in
the

description still honors the original gathering.

The picnic hasn't changed that much, more in volume
than anything else. True, earlier siteswere often in
more picnicky venues, but by 20 years ago the house
picnic became much more the rule.

You probably get to talk to more people in a house picnic, especially if
events are planned over several days. First one we went to was at Shipps
in 2007, met quite a few "faces" we'd only had names for prior to the
event.

Someone's tagline goes something like "the winner
is the one who dies with the smallest bank balance."

I've seen other lines with "the winner is..........." but the upshot

is, > you still die.

My thing is that I want to have used up all my resources
when I die and to die when I've used up all my resources.

What are the possibilities?

We've been upper 80s/low 90s, lower humidity but still will

be nice > ML> when > the heat of the summer backs off.

When we hit Washington, it was in the 90 range,
but Boston was only mid-80s.

We've been upper 80s/low 90s the past few days with afternoon or

evening > thunderstorms. Should be cooler tho, next month for the
picnic.

Anchorage just had the hottest August 15 in its history.
It was 75F. On July 4, it had hit 90F for the first time in
history. Fairbanks, of course, can get quite a bit hotter.

And B-52 sized mosquitoes to go with the heat.

One can use Tom-Tom, which often tells you to turn
after you've passed the intersection.

We've used Garmin or Google maps.

Tom-Tom seems dominant in Europe and has similar issues in the
US to what Google has in Europe. I don't ride often in cars
with Garmin, though I think echo people favor that brand.

Garmin was the brand sold by Bass Pro Shops where we bought our first
GPS. Before that we printed directions/maps from Google maps--we
continued to do that for a bit longer after we got the GPS. Helped us
save a good bit of time one trip when Steve had the "avoid toll roads"
feature turned off. Print out showed a faster way, minor toll so we took
it.

source of cheap protein, it isn't any more.

Probably not missed by most people anyway, except

maybe the > ML> > latest ML> > generations.

I'm kind of fond of it, and I was never even Jewish.

I'll leave it for the real connisoures.

The ones who are sour, anyway.

Same as sour pickles?

The Jews I know, at least in the urban US, seem to favor
half-sours, lactically semifermented cucumbers. I think
they're (the half-sours) are superior, but it might be
too that people are too impatient to wait for full-sours.

Could be, or that the full sours are too sour.

Looks good, have to get some more wine tho.

Ah, there are possible substitutes for that one, juices
and such.

Stock? Beef, pork or chicken?

More like balsamic mixed with fruit juice. Stock
maybe, but that misses the point of the dish. And
pork stock severely misses the point.

OK, good enough.

Stock isn't good enough in that recipe, which needs the
fruitiness to pull the flavors together.

OK, so juices or balsamic vinegar plus something would be better.

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