I don't know which would be more disgusting.
Do I want to smell like a grease mxkey or a
chunk of rancid crackling?

I'd rather smell like a grease mxkey, dunno about you.

Tomboy.

For me, six of one. As I spend considerable time
rendering precious fat and making the even more
precious cracklings, my fragrance is more toward
the latter end (though I should rather minimize
the rancid part).

Is there much of a difference between creosote
and coal tar?

They're both carbon, but one's made from coal and the other from wood. Different trace elements.

Creosote can come from pretty much any burned
organic matter, as I recall.

Never ever. No builder ever decided to save money that way.

What, never? No, never. What, never? Well,
hardly ever.

They just use substandard materials in the concrete for the foundations instead. Some poured here in CT in the 70s and 80s had a contaminant in
the concrete, causing them to fall apart.

We've seen news articles about bridges doing that;
they do so in other states as well - I seem to
recall a big bad one in Minnesota once.

These days my voice is often not much more than
a squeak.

You now officially sound like my cat?

I can change my tone or my tune, admittedly
with some effort.

You now have a range from A to B?

As in Katharine Hepburn, something like that.

On the other hand, they write the rules and set their own salaries.

But legislating in overtime would be beyond
the pale, too egregious even for legislators.

Sez you.

You're implying wishful thinking?

Sounds better than the average. By tradition ours are the ones Grandma made, boilers in a white sauce without the fancy ingredients. Like

salt

and pepper.

Purity of flavors, eh.

More like Betty Crocker.

Hot dog and potato dinner
categories: semi-homemade, main, dairy, fictional celebrity, purity of
flavors
servings: 5

4.7 oz pk Betty Crocker au gratin potatoes
2 1/3 c hot water
2/3 c milk
1/2 c frozen sweet peas or other frozen or canned vegetable
6 hot dogs, cut into 1" pieces
1/2 c shredded Cheddar cheese

Stir together potatoes, sauce mix, hot water and milk in
10" skillet; stir in frozen peas until separated. Heat to
boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 min, stirring
occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
3
Stir in hot dogs; cover and heat 3 to 4 min or just until
hot dogs are hot. Sprinkle cheese over mixture. Cover; let
stand 5 min or until cheese is melted.

Betty Crocker Kitchens
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I don't know which would be more disgusting.
Do I want to smell like a grease mxkey or a
chunk of rancid crackling?

I'd rather smell like a grease mxkey, dunno about you.

Tomboy.

Nahhh - that's my oldest cousin Tom.

For me, six of one. As I spend considerable time
rendering precious fat and making the even more
precious cracklings, my fragrance is more toward
the latter end (though I should rather minimize
the rancid part).

I prefer to smell like a fabric shop. Or to smell one, over either.

Is there much of a difference between creosote
and coal tar?

They're both carbon, but one's made from coal and the other from wood. Different trace elements.

Creosote can come from pretty much any burned
organic matter, as I recall.

Lamp oil makes a specialty of it.

They just use substandard materials in the concrete for the

foundations

instead. Some poured here in CT in the 70s and 80s had a contaminant

in

the concrete, causing them to fall apart.

We've seen news articles about bridges doing that;
they do so in other states as well - I seem to
recall a big bad one in Minnesota once.

Me too. One fell into the Connecticut River about 30 years ago. I think
the stuff in the house foundations is pyroxin or something to that effect. Nasty.

I can change my tone or my tune, admittedly
with some effort.

You now have a range from A to B?

As in Katharine Hepburn, something like that.

It could be worse; it could be A to B and way off key ... and done in bad
rhyme while you're at it.

On the other hand, they write the rules and set their own

salaries.

But legislating in overtime would be beyond
the pale, too egregious even for legislators.

Sez you.

You're implying wishful thinking?

Around here nothing would surprise me.

More like Betty Crocker.

Hot dog and potato dinner

Ewwwww. Just... ewww.

4.7 oz pk Betty Crocker au gratin potatoes
2 1/3 c hot water
2/3 c milk
1/2 c frozen sweet peas or other frozen or canned vegetable
6 hot dogs, cut into 1" pieces
1/2 c shredded Cheddar cheese

Ick.
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