Maybe the availability relates to how many lambs they
sell, though the carcass we saw being hauled into the
store seemed a little big given how small the kidneys
were that we got.

Perhaps what we saw that day was a goat being delivered...? He did say

That's possible - I may have been unable to tell the
difference, given my eyesight.

that the lamb kidneys were to be delivered late Saturday morning... so probably not connected with the delivery we saw on Friday...

Definitely not, but if what we saw Friday was a lamb,
that would have be indicative of what would be delivered
on Saturday.

Cleanliness, well, it speaks well for the halal butchers.

Indeed. :)

I know people who buy only Kosher meat because of the
guaranteed cleanliness, and Glen Jamieson favors halal
meat for similar reasons, plus it's reasonably priced,
which Kosher meat tends not to be. Interesting - in his
town there was this little halal market that was doing
great, and a supermarket across the street, an IGA or
or something, that was not - it was kind of crappy even
when I first went to it. So the inevitable happened, and
the halal market owner took over the supermarket and made
it work. The only disadvantage is that you can no longer
get a pork roast in Blair Athol, as he made it halal as
well. Funny thing is that there are enough customers who
don't trust the supermarket so the little shop across
the street has to stay open as well.

I'm not much of a bread person myself... I often find other things to spread jams on, like cheese... or my finger.... ;)

For me, jams are eaten with a spoon, though if Lilli
leaves bits of toast, I may salvage them.

That, too... Bits of toast, or even crackers can also be decent vehicles
for the jam...

I have to be in the throes of starvation to eat
crackers with jam. Peanut butter, maybe.

I'm glad you liked it... :)

The right level of heat, though I could have used more,
and just a little sour, though a hint of sweetness came
out as one savored.

I wonder if there's an extra-spicy version...? never seen it, but you

Doubt it, as there was enough beat already, and few
have greater hot requirements than I.

never know.... ;) The sweet might have come from the pickle included in it...

It was sour pickle, I'm pretty sure.

There's the complaint that browning coated meat browns the
flour and not the meat, but that's false unless one uses so
much starch that the meat is essentially coated in pastry.

And I noted that you were somewhat sparing of the coating....

Just the right amount.

meal. It turned out to have been cooked in the home of
Whole Foods or something similar. I also noted that she had
Harvard magazine on her table, with the label indicating an
expiration date. If you actually ever had been a graduate
of that institution, your label doesn't have a renewal
date. Subscribing is for the ultimately pretentions and
dentists' offices and such.

Oops... And true, graduates get the school alumni magazine whether or
not they care about it... as long as the college can find them... ;)

I just read some articles by a guy who was taken off his
college's alumni list because he wrote some semi-cogent
articles criticizing the current scumbag of a president.
Coincidentally, I am scheduled to Thanksgiving dinner
with one of said president's friends and admirers. I may
hold my tongue more or less.

My obsessiveness flared up on seeing this, so I had to
read every one of those digits. There's another version
of that tagline where the last digit has a rounding
error because of a simpleminded truncation. I don't
know if the writer of that tagline did it on purpose.

I don't know if I have that version... I do have a few versions in my
file... I'd be inclined to think that the writer may have done it unwittingly....
... As easy as 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939

Darn, had to do it again.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

Title: Empanadas De Fruta
Categories: Mexican, Fried, Pies
Yield: 8 servings

-----------------------------------DOUGH-----------------------------------
6 c Flour 1 t Salt
1 T Sugar 3/4 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Water

-------------------------------FRUIT FILLING-------------------------------
20 oz Mixed dried fruit 1/2 lb Raisins
3/4 c Sugar 1/2 t Cloves
1 t Cinnamon 1/2 t Nutmeg
1 c Pinon nuts(other nuts okay)

Mix flour, salt and sugar; add shortening and mix well. Add beaten egg to
water and then to dry mixture. Dough should be soft but not sticky. Make
small balls of dough. Roll out to 5 inches diameter and 1/8" thick. Place
a
heaping teaspoon of filling on half of rolled out dough turning other
half
of dough over and pressing edges together. Pinch edges between thumb and
fore finger giving the dough a half-turn. Fry in deep fat until golden
brown. Drain. To make fruit filling, add enough water to cover the dried
fruit and raisins. Cook over low heat until tender. Add sugar, spices,
and
nuts. Mix until well blended. ( A 21 oz. can of fruit pie filling can be
substituted for the fruit filling.) Source unknown

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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 11-10-19 15:18 <=-

Maybe the availability relates to how many lambs they
sell, though the carcass we saw being hauled into the
store seemed a little big given how small the kidneys
were that we got.

Perhaps what we saw that day was a goat being delivered...? He did say

That's possible - I may have been unable to tell the
difference, given my eyesight.

And I'd not likely know the difference unless explicitly told... :)

that the lamb kidneys were to be delivered late Saturday morning... so probably not connected with the delivery we saw on Friday...

Definitely not, but if what we saw Friday was a lamb,
that would have be indicative of what would be delivered
on Saturday.

Possibly... Unless it was a different supplier...

Cleanliness, well, it speaks well for the halal butchers.

Indeed. :)

I know people who buy only Kosher meat because of the
guaranteed cleanliness, and Glen Jamieson favors halal
meat for similar reasons, plus it's reasonably priced,
which Kosher meat tends not to be. Interesting - in his
town there was this little halal market that was doing
great, and a supermarket across the street, an IGA or
or something, that was not - it was kind of crappy even
when I first went to it. So the inevitable happened, and
the halal market owner took over the supermarket and made
it work. The only disadvantage is that you can no longer
get a pork roast in Blair Athol, as he made it halal as
well. Funny thing is that there are enough customers who
don't trust the supermarket so the little shop across
the street has to stay open as well.

It's all in the perception sometimes... :) We have a halal store next
door to Fu, now... Didn't even think of checking there before the
picnic, but not sure they carry lamb anyway... :)

I'm glad you liked it... :)

The right level of heat, though I could have used more,
and just a little sour, though a hint of sweetness came
out as one savored.

I wonder if there's an extra-spicy version...? never seen it, but you
never know.... ;)

Doubt it, as there was enough beat already, and few
have greater hot requirements than I.

That's true... :)

The sweet might have come from the pickle included in it...

It was sour pickle, I'm pretty sure.

I checked the ingredients list... in the parenthesis after pickle, the
first ingredient was fructose... and after that mustard seed... red
pepper was down a couple more, and I forget all the rest, but no cukes
listed, that I do remember...

There's the complaint that browning coated meat browns the
flour and not the meat, but that's false unless one uses so
much starch that the meat is essentially coated in pastry.

And I noted that you were somewhat sparing of the coating....

Just the right amount.

Looked fine to me.... :)

meal. It turned out to have been cooked in the home of
Whole Foods or something similar. I also noted that she had
Harvard magazine on her table, with the label indicating an
expiration date. If you actually ever had been a graduate
of that institution, your label doesn't have a renewal
date. Subscribing is for the ultimately pretentions and
dentists' offices and such.

Oops... And true, graduates get the school alumni magazine whether or
not they care about it... as long as the college can find them... ;)

I just read some articles by a guy who was taken off his
college's alumni list because he wrote some semi-cogent
articles criticizing the current scumbag of a president.

I guess they decided he wasn't a credit to his alma mater, then... a
prophet without honor in his own country, so to speak....

Coincidentally, I am scheduled to Thanksgiving dinner
with one of said president's friends and admirers. I may
hold my tongue more or less.

That might be a good idea.... :)

My obsessiveness flared up on seeing this, so I had to
read every one of those digits. There's another version
of that tagline where the last digit has a rounding
error because of a simpleminded truncation. I don't
know if the writer of that tagline did it on purpose.

I don't know if I have that version... I do have a few versions in my file... I'd be inclined to think that the writer may have done it unwittingly....
... As easy as 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939

Darn, had to do it again.

Sorry... (G) That one is the longest version in my file, the next
longest chops it after the 950 (12 digits in from the end)... ;)

ttyl neb

... I'm not grouchy, I just don't like traffic, crowds or politicians.

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