Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-17-19 17:41 <=-
along the way, but rarely ate at a restaurant (Daddy did discover 10
cent hamburgers which we ate in the car) or stopped at a motel...
We usually had sandwiches for lunch but one time Mom and Dad had the
(not so) bright idea of using Carnation Instant Breakfast since their
ads indicated it had all the nutrition of a bacon and eggs type meal. Nutrition may have been there but it did not fill anybody up; we had
to have something else about an hour later. Suppers were usually same
as home but subbing instant potatoes for real ones. For breakfast, they bought the asssortment of mini boxes of cereals but we had to have the requisite (in their opinion) bread, milk and orange juice (Tang for camping trips) also. IOW, ate about the same as we did at home.
I was talking about our camping at a campground as an extended
family... my parents, my siblings and I, and our assorted kids
and spouses...
Helps that most of your family is concentrated in one area. Steve
and I have been the furthest away from the rest of the family
most of the time. One of Steve's brothers was in CA for a few
years but came back and settled near the rest of the family. I
have a sister in AZ but she moved there in the mid 90s; we lived
in NC before the rest of the family moved anywhere else.
We aren't really all that concentrated... especially in the
younger generation now... Next year the camping will be at
Virginia Beach again, in the hopes of getting more of the
southern contingent... and we've family as far away as CA and TX
etc now... most of Tait's kids aren't close at all... We just
figure that we'll try to get as many as possible, and hope that
more will make a special effort... :)
Still more of your family in one area than ours, given the size of
both.
that first year, Lydia and I scouted out locations beforehand,
along with possible nearby restaurants where we could hold a
celebratory meal...
Did you find such a place?
Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a few
miles from the campgrounds... reasonably priced, decent food...
had a nice buffet along with a more extensive menu... and they were
happy to help us celebrate the anniversary... :) The place burned
down later, and then was rebuilt, so I think still exists... :)
Sounds like a place to check out some time.
The main idea was to have a week or so in order to visit and
spend time together rather than the always madhouse that a
one-day Christmas get-together always is... :) And another
opportunity for the next generation cousins to play together
and get to know each other... ;) And now we are into the NEXT
generation cousins... ;) And Mommy and Daddy are both gone...
But the camping tradition continues. Both of our girls have taken
their kids camping.
Various of my siblings and their kids take the camping trips on
their own, too... they're the ones that have tents for the Elder
camping... :)
Rachel used tents I think once, then they rented cabins. Deborah uses tents or cabins, depends on where they go, when.
We usually had sandwiches for lunch but one time Mom and Dad had the
(not so) bright idea of using Carnation Instant Breakfast since their
ads indicated it had all the nutrition of a bacon and eggs type meal. Nutrition may have been there but it did not fill anybody up; we had
to have something else about an hour later. Suppers were usually same
as home but subbing instant potatoes for real ones. For breakfast, they bought the asssortment of mini boxes of cereals but we had to have the requisite (in their opinion) bread, milk and orange juice (Tang for camping trips) also. IOW, ate about the same as we did at home.
Mommy would pack stuff for us to eat in the car... celery and carrot sticks, maybe sandwiches and certainly bread, pretzels, fruit like
grapes or apples that wouldn't be too messy... Daddy would buy those
little cereal boxes for the trip, the only time we'd get those... we'd
be fed more like at home when we'd stop at some relative's house...
younger generation now... Next year the camping will be at
Virginia Beach again, in the hopes of getting more of the
southern contingent... and we've family as far away as CA and TX
etc now... most of Tait's kids aren't close at all... We just
figure that we'll try to get as many as possible, and hope that
more will make a special effort... :)
Still more of your family in one area than ours, given the size of
both.
I'm not convinced, but I doubt I'd convince you.... ;)
few NB>> miles from the campgrounds... reasonably priced, decentthat first year, Lydia and I scouted out locations beforehand,
along with possible nearby restaurants where we could hold a
celebratory meal...
Did you find such a place?
Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a
food...
were NB>> happy to help us celebrate the anniversary... :) The place burned NB>> down later, and then was rebuilt, so I think stillhad a nice buffet along with a more extensive menu... and they
exists... :)
Sounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it out
again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often go there
for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at Kenshire...
taken RH>> their kids camping.The main idea was to have a week or so in order to visit and
spend time together rather than the always madhouse that a
one-day Christmas get-together always is... :) And another
opportunity for the next generation cousins to play together
and get to know each other... ;) And now we are into the NEXT
generation cousins... ;) And Mommy and Daddy are both gone...
But the camping tradition continues. Both of our girls have
Various of my siblings and their kids take the camping trips on
their own, too... they're the ones that have tents for the Elder
camping... :)
Rachel used tents I think once, then they rented cabins. Deborah uses tents or cabins, depends on where they go, when.
I've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on the campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my siblings
are also renting cabins...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-25-19 20:00 <=-
to have something else about an hour later. Suppers were
usually same as home but subbing instant potatoes for real
ones. For breakfast, they bought the asssortment of mini
boxes of cereals but we had to have the requisite (in their
opinion) bread, milk and orange juice (Tang for camping trips)
also. IOW, ate about the same as we did at home.
Mommy would pack stuff for us to eat in the car... celery and
carrot sticks, maybe sandwiches and certainly bread, pretzels,
fruit like grapes or apples that wouldn't be too messy... Daddy
would buy those little cereal boxes for the trip, the only time
we'd get those...
We had no nibbles in the car, same as at home--no eating between
meals.
Sometimes that rule was lifted.......if we had an over abundance
of apples, we could have one as an after school snack. That was more
the exception than the rule however.
we'd be fed more like at home when we'd stop at some relative's
house...
We were fed better than at home when we stopped at Dad's sister.
Mostly tho our camping trips didn't involve a stay at a relative's
house except maybe the first night. That, of course, depended on where
we went. If it was other than NJ (mom's mother) or western NY (dad's sister), we were on our own.
that first year, Lydia and I scouted out locations beforehand,
along with possible nearby restaurants where we could hold a
celebratory meal...
Did you find such a place?
Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a
few miles from the campgrounds... reasonably priced, decent
food... had a nice buffet along with a more extensive menu...
and they were happy to help us celebrate the anniversary... :)
The place burned down later, and then was rebuilt, so I think
still exists... :)
Sounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it
out again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often
go there for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at Kenshire...
Doesn't ring any bells, what other towns is it near?
But the camping tradition continues. Both of our girls have
taken their kids camping.
Various of my siblings and their kids take the camping trips on
their own, too... they're the ones that have tents for the Elder
camping... :)
Rachel used tents I think once, then they rented cabins. Deborah
uses tents or cabins, depends on where they go, when.
I've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on the
campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my
siblings are also renting cabins...
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but getting
up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have all the
comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Mommy would pack stuff for us to eat in the car... celery and
carrot sticks, maybe sandwiches and certainly bread, pretzels,
fruit like grapes or apples that wouldn't be too messy... Daddy
would buy those little cereal boxes for the trip, the only time
we'd get those...
We had no nibbles in the car, same as at home--no eating between
meals.
Obviously somewhat different parental mindsets... The "nibbles" in the
car were in lieu of whatever meal, and usually doled out by Mommy as
we went.... Part of their thinking was that the salt on the pretzels
would help minimize the need to make potty stops... and the fruit and veggies to keep from getting dehydrated. Bread, especially raisin
bread, was a typical eat in the car on Sunday on the way to church breakfast anyway, so an obvious trip bringalong... :)
Sometimes that rule was lifted.......if we had an over abundance
of apples, we could have one as an after school snack. That was more
the exception than the rule however.
There were a few things that were designated as after-school snacks...
not enough to ruin the appetite for supper, but enough to keep us
until supper was on the table...
we'd be fed more like at home when we'd stop at some relative's
house...
We were fed better than at home when we stopped at Dad's sister.
Mostly tho our camping trips didn't involve a stay at a relative's
house except maybe the first night. That, of course, depended on where
we went. If it was other than NJ (mom's mother) or western NY (dad's sister), we were on our own.
As we've noted, different styles of traveling, too... ;)
Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a
few miles from the campgrounds... reasonably priced, decent
food... had a nice buffet along with a more extensive menu...
and they were happy to help us celebrate the anniversary... :)
The place burned down later, and then was rebuilt, so I think
still exists... :)
Sounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it
out again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often
go there for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at Kenshire...
Doesn't ring any bells, what other towns is it near?
Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a few miles
to Galeton to get groceries... If one went further east from Wellsboro
on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt 15)...
Elder NB>>> camping... :)But the camping tradition continues. Both of our girls have
taken their kids camping.
Various of my siblings and their kids take the camping trips on
their own, too... they're the ones that have tents for the
Rachel used tents I think once, then they rented cabins. Deborah
uses tents or cabins, depends on where they go, when.
I've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on the
campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my
siblings are also renting cabins...
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but getting
up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have all the
comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes along... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-01-19 20:18 <=-
Mommy would pack stuff for us to eat in the car... celery and
carrot sticks, maybe sandwiches and certainly bread, pretzels,
fruit like grapes or apples that wouldn't be too messy... Daddy
would buy those little cereal boxes for the trip, the only time
we'd get those...
We had no nibbles in the car, same as at home--no eating between
meals.
Obviously somewhat different parental mindsets... The "nibbles"
in the car were in lieu of whatever meal,
Dad had to have his 3 meals a day.
and usually doled out by Mommy as we went.... Part of their
thinking was that the salt on the pretzels would help minimize the
need to make potty stops... and the fruit and veggies to keep from
getting dehydrated. Bread, especially raisin bread, was a typical
eat in the car on Sunday on the way to church breakfast anyway, so
an obvious trip bringalong... :)
My dad didn't like raisins so we very rarely saw raisin bread.
Probably only if some was given to us--and he'd not eat any.
I used to pack fruit and veggie nibbles, plus granola type bars
for snacking on our trips--have changed up the mix somewhat but
still do pack munchies.
(snip)Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a
Sounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it
out again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often
go there for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at Kenshire...
Doesn't ring any bells, what other towns is it near?
Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a few
miles to Galeton to get groceries... If one went further east
from Wellsboro on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt 15)...
OK, I recognise Mansfield.
I've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on
the campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my
siblings are also renting cabins...
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have
all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes along... ;)
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the knee
problems.
Mommy would pack stuff for us to eat in the car... celery and
carrot sticks, maybe sandwiches and certainly bread, pretzels,
fruit like grapes or apples that wouldn't be too messy... Daddy
We had no nibbles in the car, same as at home--no eating between
meals.
Obviously somewhat different parental mindsets... The "nibbles"
in the car were in lieu of whatever meal,
Dad had to have his 3 meals a day.
Daddy liked regular meals, too, but was obviously more flexible than
your dad... :) I suspect that his mother had car snacks/meals for
the long car trips she took with her boys, up and down the coasts, following granddad's ship. to meet up with him in the ports... :)
the NB>> need to make potty stops... and the fruit and veggies to
keep from NB>> getting dehydrated. Bread, especially raisin bread,
was a typical NB>> eat in the car on Sunday on the way to church breakfast anyway, so NB>> an obvious trip bringalong... :)
My dad didn't like raisins so we very rarely saw raisin bread.
Probably only if some was given to us--and he'd not eat any.
The alternative for us on car trips was pumpernickle bread... ;)
I used to pack fruit and veggie nibbles, plus granola type bars
for snacking on our trips--have changed up the mix somewhat but
still do pack munchies.
I'd rather have something to nibble on in the car than stop for a
meal, so for me I pack cheese, fruit (like grapes or cherries or
berries), and maybe Wegmans mini muffins or Nutra-grain bars... and
the flavored water to sip on... :)
(snip)Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a
Kenshire... RH>> Doesn't ring any bells, what other towns is it near?Sounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it
out again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often
go there for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at
Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a few
miles to Galeton to get groceries... If one went further east
from Wellsboro on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt 15)...
OK, I recognise Mansfield.
I figured you should at least recognise that, from traveling on Rt
15...
;)I've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on
the campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my
siblings are also renting cabins...
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have
all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes along...
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the knee
problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-06-19 14:23 <=-
Obviously somewhat different parental mindsets... The "nibbles"
in the car were in lieu of whatever meal,
Dad had to have his 3 meals a day.
Daddy liked regular meals, too, but was obviously more flexible thanSounds like a logical presumption. My dad wasn't raised like that; I
your dad... :) I suspect that his mother had car snacks/meals for
the long car trips she took with her boys, up and down the coasts,
following granddad's ship, to meet up with him in the ports... :)
think he/his parents did very little travelling, especially when he
was young. WWII changed that for Dad--he enlisted in the Navy and saw quite a bit of the Pacific. Reserves, after the war, brought him to
South America and our being stationed in Germany gave him a chance to
see a small bit of Europe.
the need to make potty stops... and the fruit and veggies to
keep from getting dehydrated. Bread, especially raisin bread,
was a typical eat in the car on Sunday on the way to church
breakfast anyway, so an obvious trip bringalong... :)
My dad didn't like raisins so we very rarely saw raisin bread.
Probably only if some was given to us--and he'd not eat any.
The alternative for us on car trips was pumpernickle bread... ;)
Sounds good. We were raised on store bought, white sandwich bread. A
piece in the morning to suppliment whatever cereal we had, school
lunches and sometimes for supper as well. If Mom had made "chili" or
beef stew, it was always served on bread as a way to stretch it out.
I used to pack fruit and veggie nibbles, plus granola type bars
for snacking on our trips--have changed up the mix somewhat but
still do pack munchies.
I'd rather have something to nibble on in the car than stop for a
meal, so for me I pack cheese, fruit (like grapes or cherries or
berries), and maybe Wegmans mini muffins or Nutra-grain bars...
and the flavored water to sip on... :)
We've packed bars, nuts, fruits, etc plus flavored water. Now, when we
tow the camper, we've got a wider variety of nibbles available. (G)
(snip)Yes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only a
Sounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it
out again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often
go there for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at Kenshire.
Doesn't ring any bells, what other towns is it near?
Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a few
miles to Galeton to get groceries... If one went further east
from Wellsboro on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt 15)...
OK, I recognise Mansfield.
I figured you should at least recognise that, from traveling on
Rt 15...
Done that road quite a number of times over the years, especially
since moving to the east coast from HI.
I've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on
the campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my
siblings are also renting cabins...
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have
all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes along...
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the knee
problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
than NB>> your dad... :) I suspect that his mother had carDaddy liked regular meals, too, but was obviously more flexible
snacks/meals for NB>> the long car trips she took with her boys, up
and down the coasts, NB>> following granddad's ship, to meet up with
him in the ports... :)
Sounds like a logical presumption. My dad wasn't raised like that; I
think he/his parents did very little travelling, especially when he
was young. WWII changed that for Dad--he enlisted in the Navy and saw quite a bit of the Pacific. Reserves, after the war, brought him to
South America and our being stationed in Germany gave him a chance to
see a small bit of Europe.
Different backgrounds played into different mindsets later... :)
the need to make potty stops... and the fruit and veggies to
keep from getting dehydrated. Bread, especially raisin bread,
was a typical eat in the car on Sunday on the way to church
breakfast anyway, so an obvious trip bringalong... :)
My dad didn't like raisins so we very rarely saw raisin bread.
Probably only if some was given to us--and he'd not eat any.
The alternative for us on car trips was pumpernickle bread... ;)
Sounds good. We were raised on store bought, white sandwich bread. A
piece in the morning to suppliment whatever cereal we had, school
lunches and sometimes for supper as well. If Mom had made "chili" or
beef stew, it was always served on bread as a way to stretch it out.
And different practices.... :)
a NB>> meal, so for me I pack cheese, fruit (like grapes or cherriesI used to pack fruit and veggie nibbles, plus granola type bars
for snacking on our trips--have changed up the mix somewhat but
still do pack munchies.
I'd rather have something to nibble on in the car than stop for
or
berries), and maybe Wegmans mini muffins or Nutra-grain bars...
and the flavored water to sip on... :)
We've packed bars, nuts, fruits, etc plus flavored water. Now, when we
tow the camper, we've got a wider variety of nibbles available. (G)
Up to, and including, real meals that can be cooked on site... (G)
aYes, a nice somewhat rustic place called Antlers Inn... only
(snip)
few NB>>> miles to Galeton to get groceries... If one went furtherSounds like a place to check out some time.
If we ever camp again in the area, I'm sure we would check it
out again... it's on Rt 6 just east of Gaines PA... We'd often
go there for a Sunday dinner when we were camping at Kenshire.
Doesn't ring any bells, what other towns is it near?
Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a
east
from Wellsboro on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt 15)...
OK, I recognise Mansfield.
I figured you should at least recognise that, from traveling on
Rt 15...
Done that road quite a number of times over the years, especially
since moving to the east coast from HI.
Indeed. :) It's my main route to points south, at least to
Harrisburg... :)
along... RH>> Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages ofI've always rented either a trailer or a cabin, depending on
the campground... now that we're all getting older, some of my
siblings are also renting cabins...
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have
all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes
the knee
problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
To be expected, at this stage... :) Possibly for quite a while....
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-15-19 16:54 <=-
Different backgrounds played into different mindsets later... :)
Yes, definatly. Then there are some people raised one way but go off
on a different tangent when they leave home.
keep from getting dehydrated. Bread, especially raisin bread,
was a typical eat in the car on Sunday on the way to church
breakfast anyway, so an obvious trip bringalong... :)
My dad didn't like raisins so we very rarely saw raisin bread.
Probably only if some was given to us--and he'd not eat any.
The alternative for us on car trips was pumpernickle bread... ;)
Sounds good. We were raised on store bought, white sandwich bread. A
piece in the morning to suppliment whatever cereal we had, school
lunches and sometimes for supper as well. If Mom had made "chili" or
beef stew, it was always served on bread as a way to stretch it out.
And different practices.... :)
That's for sure! My parents got a freezer while I was in college and
would hit up the bakery "day old" stores when they went to other towns
for medical appointments. They'd bring home lots of bread, coffee
cakes, doughnuts, etc but the bread was still mostly white flour
"balloon" stuff.
We've packed bars, nuts, fruits, etc plus flavored water. Now,
when we tow the camper, we've got a wider variety of nibbles
available. (G)
Up to, and including, real meals that can be cooked on site... (G)
Yes, we've even cooked at rest stops--grilled burgers once but it's usually soup or something like that.
Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a
few miles to Galeton to get groceries... If one went further
east from Wellsboro on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt 15)...
OK, I recognise Mansfield.
I figured you should at least recognise that, from traveling on
Rt 15...
Done that road quite a number of times over the years, especially
since moving to the east coast from HI.
Indeed. :) It's my main route to points south, at least to
Harrisburg... :)
Sometimes we take it even further south--found a nice little bbq place just outside of Frederick, MD called Chubby's. On the left side of the road as you're headed south, we've stopped there several times in the
past few years.
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us have
all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes
along...
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the knee
problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
To be expected, at this stage... :) Possibly for quite a while....
Probably so; I go back for a check up in early October.
Different backgrounds played into different mindsets later... :)
Yes, definatly. Then there are some people raised one way but go off
on a different tangent when they leave home.
True... which is why I said "played into"... often not a one-to-one carryover... ;)
;) RH>> Sounds good. We were raised on store bought, white sandwich bread. A RH>> piece in the morning to suppliment whatever cereal weThe alternative for us on car trips was pumpernickle bread...
had, school RH>> lunches and sometimes for supper as well. If Mom had made "chili" or RH>> beef stew, it was always served on bread as a
way to stretch it out. NB>> And different practices.... :)
That's for sure! My parents got a freezer while I was in college and
would hit up the bakery "day old" stores when they went to other towns
for medical appointments. They'd bring home lots of bread, coffee
cakes, doughnuts, etc but the bread was still mostly white flour
"balloon" stuff.
Even without a freezer to store it, Daddy was hitting up the day-old stores... but mostly what he got were the fancier breads, whole wheat, pumpernickle, rye, raisin... and things like Spanish bar... ;)
(G)We've packed bars, nuts, fruits, etc plus flavored water. Now,
when we tow the camper, we've got a wider variety of nibbles
available. (G)
Up to, and including, real meals that can be cooked on site...
Yes, we've even cooked at rest stops--grilled burgers once but it's usually soup or something like that.
You'd want something quick to cook, eat and clean up after... so as to
be back on the road in some decent time... :)
15)... RH>>> OK, I recognise Mansfield.Closest big town is Wellsboro, to the east... We'd go west a
few miles to Galeton to get groceries... If one went further
east from Wellsboro on Rt 6, you'd get to Mansfield (on Rt
especially RH>> since moving to the east coast from HI.I figured you should at least recognise that, from traveling on
Rt 15...
Done that road quite a number of times over the years,
Indeed. :) It's my main route to points south, at least to
Harrisburg... :)
Sometimes we take it even further south--found a nice little bbq place just outside of Frederick, MD called Chubby's. On the left side of the road as you're headed south, we've stopped there several times in the
past few years.
So far I've not used 15 further south... usually either I81 or I83...
or the PA Turnpike.... depending on where I was headed from there....
have RH>>>> all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us
while....Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes
along...
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the knee
problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
To be expected, at this stage... :) Possibly for quite a
Probably so; I go back for a check up in early October.
So after the Picnic... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-24-19 21:15 <=-
Different backgrounds played into different mindsets later... :)
Yes, definatly. Then there are some people raised one way but go
off on a different tangent when they leave home.
True... which is why I said "played into"... often not a
one-to-one carryover... ;)
I think we all change somewhat after we leave home, some more than
others.
And different practices.... :)
That's for sure! My parents got a freezer while I was in college
and would hit up the bakery "day old" stores when they went to
other towns for medical appointments. They'd bring home lots of
bread, coffee cakes, doughnuts, etc but the bread was still
mostly white flour "balloon" stuff.
Even without a freezer to store it, Daddy was hitting up the
day-old stores... but mostly what he got were the fancier breads,
whole wheat, pumpernickle, rye, raisin... and things like Spanish
bar... ;)
Mom would buy about 3 loaves of sandwich bread as part of her weekly shopping. That would usually last about the week but if she made
something that required more bread, we'd go thru another loaf or so.
We've packed bars, nuts, fruits, etc plus flavored water. Now,
when we tow the camper, we've got a wider variety of nibbles
available. (G)
Up to, and including, real meals that can be cooked on site...
Yes, we've even cooked at rest stops--grilled burgers once but
it's usually soup or something like that.
You'd want something quick to cook, eat and clean up after...
so as to be back on the road in some decent time... :)
Basically, yes. Those times we also use disposable tableware to make
clean up easier--dump most of it in the trash can and wash up the pot
when we stop for the night.
OK, I recognise Mansfield.
I figured you should at least recognise that, from traveling on
Rt 15...
Done that road quite a number of times over the years,
especially since moving to the east coast from HI.
Indeed. :) It's my main route to points south, at least to
Harrisburg... :)
Sometimes we take it even further south--found a nice little bbq
place just outside of Frederick, MD called Chubby's. On the left
side of the road as you're headed south, we've stopped there
several times in the past few years.
So far I've not used 15 further south... usually either I81 or
I83... or the PA Turnpike.... depending on where I was headed
from there....
Found something from them the other day--its address is Emmittsburg,
MD. We've taken that route a few times with plans to stop there.
The camper is nice too. Sleeping on the ground isn't bad but
getting up is more of a pain as we age. The camper lets us
have all the comforts of our bed back home. (G)
Which indeed become increasingly important as time goes
along...
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the
knee problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
To be expected, at this stage... :) Possibly for quite a
while....
Probably so; I go back for a check up in early October.
So after the Picnic... :)
Yes, but before the Getty concert.
I think we all change somewhat after we leave home, some more than
others.
Quite likely true... :) DIfferent influences, different reactions to said influences... ;)
breads, NB>> whole wheat, pumpernickle, rye, raisin... and thingsAnd different practices.... :)
That's for sure! My parents got a freezer while I was in college
and would hit up the bakery "day old" stores when they went to
other towns for medical appointments. They'd bring home lots of
bread, coffee cakes, doughnuts, etc but the bread was still
mostly white flour "balloon" stuff.
Even without a freezer to store it, Daddy was hitting up the
day-old stores... but mostly what he got were the fancier
like Spanish NB>> bar... ;)
Mom would buy about 3 loaves of sandwich bread as part of her weekly shopping. That would usually last about the week but if she made
something that required more bread, we'd go thru another loaf or so.
I don't really remember now how much bread we went through... seems to
me that Daddy was bringimg home more than jwst 3 loaves at a time...
but I don't remember how long it lasted... or how often he shopped the outlet stores...
You'd want something quick to cook, eat and clean up after...
so as to be back on the road in some decent time... :)
Basically, yes. Those times we also use disposable tableware to make
clean up easier--dump most of it in the trash can and wash up the pot
when we stop for the night.
That works... :)
Harrisburg... :)
Sometimes we take it even further south--found a nice little bbq
place just outside of Frederick, MD called Chubby's. On the left
side of the road as you're headed south, we've stopped there
several times in the past few years.
So far I've not used 15 further south... usually either I81 or
I83... or the PA Turnpike.... depending on where I was headed
from there....
Found something from them the other day--its address is Emmittsburg,
MD. We've taken that route a few times with plans to stop there.
Ah. :) I rarely stop to eat, anyway... I tend to use various
eateries as a sort of landmark as to how far I am on the journey... :)
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the
knee problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
To be expected, at this stage... :) Possibly for quite a
while....
Probably so; I go back for a check up in early October.
So after the Picnic... :)
Yes, but before the Getty concert.
Had the checkup yet...? and when is the concert...? Your knee seemed
to be doing pretty well while we were there, even if not totally back
to where it should be... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-05-19 15:20 <=-
Even without a freezer to store it, Daddy was hitting up the
day-old stores... but mostly what he got were the fancier
breads, whole wheat, pumpernickle, rye, raisin... and things
like Spanish bar... ;)
Mom would buy about 3 loaves of sandwich bread as part of her
weekly shopping. That would usually last about the week but if
she made something that required more bread, we'd go thru
another loaf or so.
I don't really remember now how much bread we went through...
seems to me that Daddy was bringing home more than jwst 3
loaves at a time... but I don't remember how long it lasted...
or how often he shopped the outlet stores...
When you're young, you usually don't pay attention to things like
that. (G) I had to help Dad with the shopping when Mom was in summer school (in my early teens) so I became more aware (at an early than my siblings age) of how much we bought of various things. It was basically once a week shopping for most things, some basics might need
replenishing during the week.
Meat and potatoes plus another vegetable make for a somewhat
easier shopping than say Italian one night, Mexican another
night, Asian a third, etc. (G)
Harrisburg... :)
Sometimes we take it even further south--found a nice little bbq
place just outside of Frederick, MD called Chubby's. On the left
side of the road as you're headed south, we've stopped there
several times in the past few years.
So far I've not used 15 further south... usually either I81 or
I83... or the PA Turnpike.... depending on where I was headed
from there....
Found something from them the other day--its address is
Emmittsburg, MD. We've taken that route a few times with plans
to stop there.
Ah. :) I rarely stop to eat, anyway... I tend to use various
eateries as a sort of landmark as to how far I am on the
journey... :)
So if you go 15 south into MD often, you'll recognise Chubby's as a landmark. (G)
Very much so as I've noticed in the various stages of the
knee problems.
Those would make it even more obviously obvious... :)
Very much so; I still have to watch its placement.
To be expected, at this stage... :) Possibly for quite a
while....
Probably so; I go back for a check up in early October.
So after the Picnic... :)
Yes, but before the Getty concert.
Had the checkup yet...? and when is the concert...? Your knee
seemed to be doing pretty well while we were there, even if not
totally back to where it should be... :)
Checkup is the 8th, concert is the 15th.
The knee has it's fits and spurts--I was on my feet a lot (or
sitting, not with the knee up) a lot during the picnic so it was
hurting more. Overall, that has settled down, not quite entirely
but not as bad as it would have been last year. Talking with our
mail man (he's had both replaced), he said to figure a year before
it fully settles down. It'll be 8 months on the 15th so.....
Replying from the Pond, 10 October about 8:58pm...
I don't really remember now how much bread we went through...
seems to me that Daddy was bringing home more than jwst 3
loaves at a time... but I don't remember how long it lasted...
or how often he shopped the outlet stores...
When you're young, you usually don't pay attention to things like
that. (G) I had to help Dad with the shopping when Mom was in summer school (in my early teens) so I became more aware (at an early than my siblings age) of how much we bought of various things. It was basically once a week shopping for most things, some basics might need
replenishing during the week.
Daddy did the weekly shopping in our house, and usually brought along
some of the kids, including me, usually.... I just don't remember now
if the forays to the outlet stores happened in the same trip, or if
that
was separate... And I suspect that why I don't remember quantities is
that he'd get what was available, and that would fluctuate from trip
to trip.... :)
Meat and potatoes plus another vegetable make for a somewhat
easier shopping than say Italian one night, Mexican another
night, Asian a third, etc. (G)
Ours weren't quite as standardised as yours were.... but the ventures
into other cuisines weren't very taxing... "Italian" was spaghetti
with the sauce mixed into the same pot, "Asian" was LaChoy, and I
don't think we ever had anything resembling Mexican... But we did
have things like tongue and liver and heart fairly regularly, along
with beef stew with
canned tomatoes added to the veggies, and various forms of meat,
chicken and fish (the sort that came in a box, frozen)... Some of it
was what was a good price that week....
bbq RH>>> place just outside of Frederick, MD called Chubby's. On the
several times in the past few years.
So far I've not used 15 further south... usually either I81 or
I83... or the PA Turnpike.... depending on where I was headed
from there....
Found something from them the other day--its address is
Emmittsburg, MD. We've taken that route a few times with plans
to stop there.
Ah. :) I rarely stop to eat, anyway... I tend to use various
eateries as a sort of landmark as to how far I am on the
journey... :)
So if you go 15 south into MD often, you'll recognise Chubby's as a landmark. (G)
If/when I started taking that route.... ;)
Probably so; I go back for a check up in early October.
So after the Picnic... :)
Yes, but before the Getty concert.
Had the checkup yet...? and when is the concert...? Your knee
seemed to be doing pretty well while we were there, even if not
totally back to where it should be... :)
Checkup is the 8th, concert is the 15th.
Ok, so you've had the checkup already as I write, and the concert is
the day I get back from the Pond... :)
The knee has it's fits and spurts--I was on my feet a lot (or
sitting, not with the knee up) a lot during the picnic so it was
hurting more. Overall, that has settled down, not quite entirely
but not as bad as it would have been last year. Talking with our
mail man (he's had both replaced), he said to figure a year before
it fully settles down. It'll be 8 months on the 15th so.....
Visited with Linda Peters last night... she said the same... her knee
took about a year to settle down.... Now the other knee is getting
bad, but she's not ready to deal with it yet... And she indicated
that she
isn't making bread... she said you and Steve made it look so easy, but that she'd not found it so... Probably she just didn't do it soon
enough and often enough after she'd been shown... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-16-19 20:34 <=-
Replying from the Pond, 10 October about 8:58pm...Hopefully you had a good trip up there. Were the leaves in full color
or past their peak?
I don't really remember now how much bread we went through...
seems to me that Daddy was bringing home more than jwst 3
loaves at a time... but I don't remember how long it lasted...
or how often he shopped the outlet stores...
When you're young, you usually don't pay attention to things
like that. (G) I had to help Dad with the shopping when Mom was
in summer school (in my early teens) so I became more aware (at
an early than my siblings age) of how much we bought of various
things. It was basically once a week shopping for most things,
some basics might need replenishing during the week.
Daddy did the weekly shopping in our house, and usually brought
along some of the kids, including me, usually.... I just don't
remember now if the forays to the outlet stores happened in the
same trip, or if that was separate... And I suspect that why I
don't remember quantities is that he'd get what was available,
and that would fluctuate from trip to trip.... :)
Sounds logical, we ate a lot of white sandwich bread over the years. That's probably why I remember it more; to have something different
was a rare exception. Mom and Dad had more of a variety after us kids
left home, especially after Bread Alone (an artisinal bakery) opened
up on the road to Kingston. Steve and I stop there whenever we can and
I bought their bread making book some years ago.
Meat and potatoes plus another vegetable make for a somewhat
easier shopping than say Italian one night, Mexican another
night, Asian a third, etc. (G)
Ours weren't quite as standardised as yours were.... but the
ventures into other cuisines weren't very taxing... "Italian"
was spaghetti with the sauce mixed into the same pot, "Asian"
was LaChoy, and I don't think we ever had anything resembling
Mexican... But we did have things like tongue and liver and
heart fairly regularly,
I remember having tongue sometimes when I was young but once Mom
started working for the school, it was off the menu. Still had a lot of liver but no other offal meats.
along with beef stew with canned
tomatoes added to the veggies, and various forms of meat,
I put tomatoes in my beef stew, along with a sprig of fresh rosemary.
chicken and fish (the sort that came in a box, frozen)...
Our fish was usually fish sticks.
Ah. :) I rarely stop to eat, anyway... I tend to use various
eateries as a sort of landmark as to how far I am on the
journey... :)
So if you go 15 south into MD often, you'll recognise Chubby's
as a landmark. (G)
If/when I started taking that route.... ;)
You might be tempted to stop. (G)
The concert was last night--glad it's over but enjoyed participating
in it. Got some new CDs to add to the music mix for when we travel. (G)
but not as bad as it would have been last year. Talking with our
mail man (he's had both replaced), he said to figure a year before
it fully settles down. It'll be 8 months on the 15th so.....
Visited with Linda Peters last night... she said the same... her
knee took about a year to settle down.... Now the other knee is
getting bad, but she's not ready to deal with it yet...
She'll reach the moment when she knows it's the right time for the new knee.
Dr said my quadricepts muscle is still somewhat weak but I think
he's overall happy with it.
And she indicated that she isn't making bread... she said you and
Steve made it look so easy, but that she'd not found it so...
Probably she just didn't do it soon enough and often enough after
she'd been shown... ;)
That sounds reasonable; you have to make it often enough to know how
to recognise the various stages--when it has been kneaded enough for instance. I made some on Monday--came out looking really pretty.
at peak... a week later, when we went up to close camp for the
winter and take RJ to Montreal for his flight out, most of the
leaves had dropped... so I was there at the right time... :)
Sounds like it--we're losing a lot before they turn color (other than brown) thanks to the dry weather we had over the summer. We do see
some spots of color but it's nothing like you had at the camp.
Here in Rochester, things finally went to color... with the wind we've
had overnight, a lot have been blown down now... but it's still pretty bright with color....
bakery) RH>> opened up on the road to Kingston. Steve and I stop
there whenever RH>> we can and I bought their bread making book some years ago.
day-to-day NB>> routine... ;)True... the exceptions are easier to remember than the
Basically so. Bread Alone sends a lot of their stuff to the NYC area
but does also sell some products in local stores. They have a small
cafe store front that has more of an assortment than the stores so we
like to try to get our bread from that. It's all natural, no yeast,
wood fired ovens etc---IOW, good stuff!
No yeast...?
along with beef stew with canned
tomatoes added to the veggies, and various forms of meat,
I put tomatoes in my beef stew, along with a sprig of fresh
rosemary.
Ours was more a tomato juice based stew... not thickened or
gravy-like... Always had a bay leaf or two or three.... along
with the carrots, potatoes and onions... dried parsley, too...
Mom's was a standard beef/carrots/potatoes/bit of onion stew, with a
thin gravy. Seasonings were just salt and pepper. I took her version
and tweaked it to our tastes.
I never knew that beef stew should have a gravy, since we had the
other sort....
chicken and fish (the sort that came in a box, frozen)...
Our fish was usually fish sticks.
I don't think we ever had fish sticks....
You didn't miss much. (G) Probably as much breading as fish per stick. Over the years Steve and I bought anything from fresh off the boat to frozen in the commissary, depending on where we were living. I don't
think we ever bought fish sticks tho.
We did buy them later, when we had people living with us that didn't
like fish cooked the normal ways.... Wasn't impressed with them
then... when we get fish now, it's either fresh or frozen...
our RH>>> mail man (he's had both replaced), he said to figure a yearbut not as bad as it would have been last year. Talking with
her NB>>> knee took about a year to settle down.... Now the otherbefore it fully settles down. It'll be 8 months on the 15th
so.....
Visited with Linda Peters last night... she said the same...
knee is NB>>> getting bad, but she's not ready to deal with it yet...
She'll reach the moment when she knows it's the right time for
the new knee.
Yup, just like the last time...
Then she will be glad she did it.
Probably... ;)
And she indicated that she isn't making bread... she said you
and Steve made it look so easy, but that she'd not found it
so... Probably she just didn't do it soon enough and often
enough after she'd been shown... ;)
That sounds reasonable; you have to make it often enough to
know how to recognise the various stages--when it has been
kneaded enough for instance. I made some on Monday--came out
looking really pretty.
Exactly... Maybe one of these days, I'll get a chance to sit
down with her and talk her through it... have her do most of
the work, so that she actually gets a chance to feel what it
feels like, how the dough works at each stage and all... :)
Again... when she's ready... ;)
Sounds like a good idea--do you remember how you did it?
I've not lost my touch... I baked enough bread for long enough, and
then at least once a year, that I don't think I'll ever totally lose
it... :) I could do part and have her do most... I could check the
feel, and then let her feel it, etc.... I made bread for my son's kindergarten class... and had them do the punching down, and some of
the kneading... they had a great time... and since it was an all-day kindergarten, they got to
taste it when it was baked, too... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-02-19 15:19 <=-
Sounds like it--we're losing a lot before they turn color (other
than brown) thanks to the dry weather we had over the summer. We
do see some spots of color but it's nothing like you had at the
camp.
Here in Rochester, things finally went to color... with the wind
we've had overnight, a lot have been blown down now... but it's
still pretty bright with color....
We'll probably hit the peak in 2-3 weeks--if the wind doesn't blow
them all off first. Had quite the storm come thru on the 31st, really putting the damper on activities for the night as tornado watches and warnings went up before dark thru about 11 pm.
Basically so. Bread Alone sends a lot of their stuff to the NYC area
but does also sell some products in local stores. They have a small
cafe store front that has more of an assortment than the stores so we
like to try to get our bread from that. It's all natural, no yeast,
wood fired ovens etc---IOW, good stuff!
No yeast...?
i'll have to check the book but they basically use a sponge (probably
some yeast in that, thinking about it). It'll take about twice the
usual time for making bread to do one of their recipies; a lot of that
is sitting around, waiting for the bread to rise.
Mom's was a standard beef/carrots/potatoes/bit of onion stew,
with a thin gravy. Seasonings were just salt and pepper. I took
her version and tweaked it to our tastes.
I never knew that beef stew should have a gravy, since we had the
other sort....
All depends on what you were brought up on as to what you use for your taste reference. The stew I make has gravy but it's more of a
thickened tomato based one than the greyish-brown one my mom's stew
had.
when we get fish now, it's either fresh or frozen...
Same here. We're not buying as much as we have some places but every
once in a while...............were at Publix today but fish didn't
look that appealing so left it in the case.
And she indicated that she isn't making bread... she said you
and Steve made it look so easy, but that she'd not found it
so... Probably she just didn't do it soon enough and often
enough after she'd been shown... ;)
That sounds reasonable; you have to make it often enough to
know how to recognise the various stages--when it has been
kneaded enough for instance. I made some on Monday--came out
looking really pretty.
Exactly... Maybe one of these days, I'll get a chance to sit
down with her and talk her through it... have her do most of
the work, so that she actually gets a chance to feel what it
feels like, how the dough works at each stage and all... :)
Again... when she's ready... ;)
Sounds like a good idea--do you remember how you did it?
I've not lost my touch... I baked enough bread for long enough,
and then at least once a year, that I don't think I'll ever
totally lose it... :) I could do part and have her do most...
I could check the feel, and then let her feel it, etc....
I don't bake it weekly as I did at one time but often enough that I've still got the touch. Most of the mixing/kneading is done in the KA now instead of by hand.
I made bread for my son's kindergarten class... and had them
do the punching down, and some of the kneading... they had a
great time... and since it was an all-day kindergarten, they
got to taste it when it was baked, too... ;)
I did that with Rachel's class in California--we lived within walking distance of the school. We were in Texas for Deborah's kindergarten,
both off post and on post schools, neither of them convenient to us.
All kindergarten classes were half day.
I baked the bread at home and brought it in the next day. The kids
were having a pre Thanksgiving feast so the bread was part of it.
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-08-19 19:39 <=-
And now we're getting our first snow of the season... maybe a
half inch or less, but it's sticking... and chances of more
straight through into next week...
I saw snow on the ground on the news tonight--a story from Albion
(won't go into details here tho). We just have very cold weather; it's 7:40 and the thermometer is reading 33 degrees. Supposed to get down to the 20s tonight, then warm up to mid 60s (highs) by Monday only to drop again, even colder, starting Tuesday. I picked up several cans of soup
at Wegman's today.
stores so we like to try to get our bread from that. It's all
natural, no yeast, wood fired ovens etc---IOW, good stuff!
No yeast...?
i'll have to check the book but they basically use a sponge
(probably some yeast in that, thinking about it). It'll take about
twice the usual time for making bread to do one of their recipies;
a lot of that is sitting around, waiting for the bread to rise.
So, with or without yeast, it's a slow-rising bread...
Quite so; I think the first rise is about 3 hours. The bread is well
worth it tho.
I never knew that beef stew should have a gravy, since we had
the other sort....
All depends on what you were brought up on as to what you use for
your taste reference. The stew I make has gravy but it's more of
a thickened tomato based one than the greyish-brown one my mom's
stew had.
True... Lately, I've just been using the Hormel beef tips in
gravy as a starter base for making stew... adding celery, garlic,
onions, carrots, potatoes if I have them, sometimes adding a can
of tomatoes...
That's a good starter. I usually start from either cutting up a roast
or stew meat, depending on the time/amount I need to make factors.
when we get fish now, it's either fresh or frozen...
Same here. We're not buying as much as we have some places but
every once in a while...............were at Publix today but
fish didn't look that appealing so left it in the case.
Lately, we've been getting most of our fish urges satisfied by
regular visits to Fu... ;)
We buy it occaisionally at (usually) Publix--walked right by it at Wegman's today as neither of us were thinking "fish".
BTW, they had a sampling going on in the produce area, roasted
brussels sprouts. I took a sample (very good) but Steve ignored it.
Sounds like a good idea--do you remember how you did it?
I've not lost my touch... I baked enough bread for long enough,
and then at least once a year, that I don't think I'll ever
totally lose it... :) I could do part and have her do most...
I could check the feel, and then let her feel it, etc....
I don't bake it weekly as I did at one time but often enough
that I've still got the touch. Most of the mixing/kneading is
done in the KA now instead of by hand.
I've always done the mixing and kneading by hand... start with the
spoon, and then turn it out and add the rest by hand while starting
the kneading... I know, you have the issues with your wrists...
thankfully I don't have those issues... :)
I used to do it all by hand, 8 loaves worth at a time. One week end,
just before Deborah was born, I did 16 loaves, 8 of whole wheat on
Friday, 8 of rye on Saturday. That stocked the freezer until I was
able to get back into making it 2 or 3 months later.
And now we're getting our first snow of the season... maybe a
half inch or less, but it's sticking... and chances of more
straight through into next week...
I saw snow on the ground on the news tonight--a story from Albion
(won't go into details here tho). We just have very cold weather; it's 7:40 and the thermometer is reading 33 degrees. Supposed to get down to the 20s tonight, then warm up to mid 60s (highs) by Monday only to drop again, even colder, starting Tuesday. I picked up several cans of soup
at Wegman's today.
Sounds like soup would be a very good idea... :) There was more snow south of us, that first storm.... and then yesterday, we got the snow,
and south of us didn't get quite so much... We got just under a
foot... started out as rain, then mixed with snow... and then got
quite cold so a lot of the snow was pretty fluffy... We'll be staying
cold for most of the week... highs only in the 20s for the next couple days still...
about RH>> twice the usual time for making bread to do one of their recipies; RH>> a lot of that is sitting around, waiting for the bread
to rise.
So, with or without yeast, it's a slow-rising bread...
Quite so; I think the first rise is about 3 hours. The bread is well
worth it tho.
Yes, a slow rise can make for a nice bread... :)
for RH>> your taste reference. The stew I make has gravy but it'sI never knew that beef stew should have a gravy, since we had
the other sort....
All depends on what you were brought up on as to what you use
more of
garlic, NB>> onions, carrots, potatoes if I have them, sometimesa thickened tomato based one than the greyish-brown one my mom's
stew had.
True... Lately, I've just been using the Hormel beef tips in
gravy as a starter base for making stew... adding celery,
adding a can
of tomatoes...
That's a good starter. I usually start from either cutting up a roast
or stew meat, depending on the time/amount I need to make factors.
My cooking is a lot more semi-homemade... ;)
when we get fish now, it's either fresh or frozen...
Same here. We're not buying as much as we have some places but
every once in a while...............were at Publix today but
fish didn't look that appealing so left it in the case.
Lately, we've been getting most of our fish urges satisfied by
regular visits to Fu... ;)
We buy it occaisionally at (usually) Publix--walked right by it at Wegman's today as neither of us were thinking "fish".
Had you been, it would have been a good place to be getting it,
though... :)
BTW, they had a sampling going on in the produce area, roasted
brussels sprouts. I took a sample (very good) but Steve ignored it.
Might have been a good idea for him to try a little... see if it was
worth your getting... :) They have that available at various stages
of being pre-prepared....
the NB>> spoon, and then turn it out and add the rest by hand while starting NB>> the kneading... I know, you have the issues with your wrists...I could check the feel, and then let her feel it, etc....
I don't bake it weekly as I did at one time but often enough
that I've still got the touch. Most of the mixing/kneading is
done in the KA now instead of by hand.
I've always done the mixing and kneading by hand... start with
thankfully I don't have those issues... :)
I used to do it all by hand, 8 loaves worth at a time. One week end,
just before Deborah was born, I did 16 loaves, 8 of whole wheat on
Friday, 8 of rye on Saturday. That stocked the freezer until I was
able to get back into making it 2 or 3 months later.
That was how your nesting instinct played out... :) I was generally making 4 loaves at a time.... then, when I was just making the
Christmas bread, 2 loaves...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-13-19 17:03 <=-
And now we're getting our first snow of the season... maybe a
half inch or less, but it's sticking... and chances of more
straight through into next week...
I saw snow on the ground on the news tonight--a story from Albion
(won't go into details here tho). We just have very cold weather;
it's 7:40 and the thermometer is reading 33 degrees. Supposed to
get down to the 20s tonight, then warm up to mid 60s (highs) by
Monday only to drop again, even colder, starting Tuesday. I
picked up several cans of soup at Wegman's today.
Sounds like soup would be a very good idea... :) There was
more snow south of us, that first storm.... and then yesterday,
we got the snow, and south of us didn't get quite so much... We
got just under a foot... started out as rain, then mixed with
snow... and then got quite cold so a lot of the snow was pretty
fluffy... We'll be staying cold for most of the week... highs
only in the 20s for the next couple days still...
We didn't get snow but got rain, then the cold temps. Yesterday we
made potato-leek soup (recipe from Whole Foods From the Whole World)
for lunch, braised lamb shanks and orzo for supper. Lamb came from Wegman's; it was actually the shank, knee joint and a bit above the
knee.
I never knew that beef stew should have a gravy, since we had
the other sort....
All depends on what you were brought up on as to what you use
for your taste reference. The stew I make has gravy but it's
more of a thickened tomato based one than the greyish-brown one
my mom's stew had.
True... Lately, I've just been using the Hormel beef tips in
gravy as a starter base for making stew... adding celery,
garlic, onions, carrots, potatoes if I have them, sometimes
adding a can of tomatoes...
That's a good starter. I usually start from either cutting up
a roast or stew meat, depending on the time/amount I need to
make factors.
My cooking is a lot more semi-homemade... ;)
I've done that from time to time but most of the time it's more
home made.
when we get fish now, it's either fresh or frozen...
Same here. We're not buying as much as we have some places but
every once in a while...............were at Publix today but
fish didn't look that appealing so left it in the case.
Lately, we've been getting most of our fish urges satisfied by
regular visits to Fu... ;)
We buy it occaisionally at (usually) Publix--walked right by it
at Wegman's today as neither of us were thinking "fish".
Had you been, it would have been a good place to be getting it,
though... :)
Ended up getting some tuna at Publix on Saturday and cedar plank
grilled it--just a bit of salt for other seasoning but the plank
grilling gave it almost a citrusy taste.
BTW, they had a sampling going on in the produce area, roasted
brussels sprouts. I took a sample (very good) but Steve ignored it.
Might have been a good idea for him to try a little... see if
it was worth your getting... :) They have that available at
various stages of being pre-prepared....
He only likes raw brussels sprouts in the one salad mix we get--long
story but I've tried fixing them several ways over the years and ended
up eating all but one or two.
I've always done the mixing and kneading by hand... start with
the spoon, and then turn it out and add the rest by hand while
starting the kneading... I know, you have the issues with your
wrists... thankfully I don't have those issues... :)
I used to do it all by hand, 8 loaves worth at a time. One week
end, just before Deborah was born, I did 16 loaves, 8 of whole
wheat on Friday, 8 of rye on Saturday. That stocked the freezer
until I was able to get back into making it 2 or 3 months later.
That was how your nesting instinct played out... :) I was
generally making 4 loaves at a time.... then, later, when I was
just making the Christmas bread, 2 loaves...
I make only 2 loaves at a time now but we don't go thru it as fast as
we used to. Did buy a loaf of regular whole wheat at Wegman's to try it out.
get down to the 20s tonight, then warm up to mid 60s (highs) by
Monday only to drop again, even colder, starting Tuesday. I
picked up several cans of soup at Wegman's today.
Sounds like soup would be a very good idea... :) There was
more snow south of us, that first storm.... and then yesterday,
we got the snow, and south of us didn't get quite so much... We
got just under a foot... started out as rain, then mixed with
snow... and then got quite cold so a lot of the snow was pretty
fluffy... We'll be staying cold for most of the week... highs
only in the 20s for the next couple days still...
We didn't get snow but got rain, then the cold temps. Yesterday we
made potato-leek soup (recipe from Whole Foods From the Whole World)
for lunch, braised lamb shanks and orzo for supper. Lamb came from Wegman's; it was actually the shank, knee joint and a bit above the
knee.
I wonder if Dale looked for lamb or pork shank at his Wegmans yet...
I never knew that beef stew should have a gravy, since we had
the other sort....
All depends on what you were brought up on as to what you use
for your taste reference. The stew I make has gravy but it's
more of a thickened tomato based one than the greyish-brown one
my mom's stew had.
True... Lately, I've just been using the Hormel beef tips in
gravy as a starter base for making stew... adding celery,
garlic, onions, carrots, potatoes if I have them, sometimes
adding a can of tomatoes...
That's a good starter. I usually start from either cutting up
a roast or stew meat, depending on the time/amount I need to
make factors.
My cooking is a lot more semi-homemade... ;)
I've done that from time to time but most of the time it's more
home made.
Indeed.
when we get fish now, it's either fresh or frozen...
Same here. We're not buying as much as we have some places but
every once in a while...............were at Publix today but
fish didn't look that appealing so left it in the case.
Lately, we've been getting most of our fish urges satisfied by
regular visits to Fu... ;)
We buy it occaisionally at (usually) Publix--walked right by it
at Wegman's today as neither of us were thinking "fish".
Had you been, it would have been a good place to be getting it,
though... :)
Ended up getting some tuna at Publix on Saturday and cedar plank
grilled it--just a bit of salt for other seasoning but the plank
grilling gave it almost a citrusy taste.
Sounds good... I've never tried plank grilling, but then we don't
grill stuff anyway....
it. NB>> Might have been a good idea for him to try a little... seeBTW, they had a sampling going on in the produce area, roasted
brussels sprouts. I took a sample (very good) but Steve ignored
if
it was worth your getting... :) They have that available at
various stages of being pre-prepared....
He only likes raw brussels sprouts in the one salad mix we get--long
story but I've tried fixing them several ways over the years and ended
up eating all but one or two.
Ah... I thought I remembered once you'd roasted some that he thought
were ok... I did remember that they aren't his favorite veggie... :)
I've always done the mixing and kneading by hand... start with
the spoon, and then turn it out and add the rest by hand while
starting the kneading... I know, you have the issues with your
wrists... thankfully I don't have those issues... :)
I used to do it all by hand, 8 loaves worth at a time. One week
end, just before Deborah was born, I did 16 loaves, 8 of whole
wheat on Friday, 8 of rye on Saturday. That stocked the freezer
until I was able to get back into making it 2 or 3 months later.
That was how your nesting instinct played out... :) I was
generally making 4 loaves at a time.... then, later, when I was
just making the Christmas bread, 2 loaves...
I make only 2 loaves at a time now but we don't go thru it as fast as
we used to. Did buy a loaf of regular whole wheat at Wegman's to try it out.
Some of their breads are quite nice... :)
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