• 359 Monday, Monday

    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to SEAN DENNIS on Monday, October 01, 2018 07:45:40
    it's not that we're trying to make it hard for you,
    mind, but rather that we've been trying to make it
    easy for the Fords, who are close enough to twice
    your age. Anyhow, there may well be another southern
    picnic in the next couple years.
    Oh I understand completely! Perhaps next year I'll be able to fly
    close to
    the picnic, rent a car, and be done with it.

    You may be unlucky and find it's not just a
    one-time thing. Once tasted, always wanted,
    that sort of idea.

    My family usually has turkey and ham for both Thanksgiving and
    Christmas
    Pretty standard all-American fare.
    I usually will have turkey and ham for sandwiches throughout the year
    for work
    lunches. I don't normally eat either "in bulk" except around the
    holidays or
    if I buy a package of "ham trimmings" from the local Sav-A-Lot.

    A pity, as regular ham is nicer than deli ham unless
    it's really great stuff such as we got at Ian and
    Jacquie's. Hurray for the Sav-A-Lot, then.

    though one of my wives (I can't remember which, is that bad?) loved
    to
    That's really funny.
    I am known to get yelled at by various people by making cracks like
    that. I
    have been yelled at for "it's so cold outside that I think both of my
    ex-wives
    are in town". However, my first wife and I have reconciled and are
    actually

    In the current environment Rodney Dangerfield or
    Jack Benny wouldn't have gotten far with their
    schtick. I'm sort of sad there's little tolerance
    for that kind of cruel humor, whereas the currently
    popular kind of cruel humor is no better.

    good friends now. She lives about four hours west of me near Nashville
    and
    the poor thing is falling apart at the seams. She is in terrible health through no fault of her own and I feel sorry for her.

    It's sad about the health stuff but good that it
    brought you back in contact.

    My second wife, on the other hand, is persona non grata in my life. I
    won't
    go into details but unfortunately there's nothing left to salvage, not
    even a
    friendship.

    Eh, that's guessable. We won't guess, though.

    -I- find it hilarious. Others, not so much. But as I tell people, I was married to them, you weren't.
    (Note that I think marriage is wonderful. I just have bad taste in women evidently.)

    My feeling about marriage is not altogether favorable.
    I considered it a couple times, and it was considered
    for me other times, but my record is so far perfect.

    lasagna for Christmas.
    What Hershey and lasagne have to do with each
    other is anybody's guess:
    They've got tentacles in all sorts of things food-related. I have a
    friend
    who works for Nestle and she tells me that people would be amazed at how massive Nestle actually is and how pervasive they are in the global food market.

    That's probably so.

    I need to quit being lazy and doing mail on the Linux box. I can't get
    to MM
    correctly this way. I should install MultiMail instead. Ugh.

    Give you something to keep you out of trouble.

    A fun food fact about me: my mother and I share tastes in food that no one else shares in our family, specifically ginger snaps and licorice (the
    real
    thing). We also have a strong like for anything mint-related.

    Are all the others bland food people?

    Another fun food fact: I am the only one in my entire extended family
    that is
    alive today that likes egg nog. I can make my stepfather leave the room simply by walking in with an open container of egg nog.

    Is it the nutmeg? Can't be the booze, as yours is no
    doubt nonalcoholic.

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

    Title: Eggnog Rice Pudding
    Categories: Desserts
    Yield: 6 servings

    2 tb Cornstarch 1 qt Eggnog
    2 c Cooked Rice 1 ds Nutmeg

    In a medium saucepan, stir together corn starch and 1/4 cup of eggnog.
    Stir
    until smooth. Add remaining eggnog and rice. Cook on medium heat,
    stirring
    constantly, until thickened and beginning to boil over, (about 10
    minutes).
    Pour into serving dishes. Garnish with nutmeg. From The Gazette,
    92/01/08.
    Posted by James Lor.

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to MICHAEL LOO on Wednesday, October 03, 2018 11:37:30
    MICHAEL LOO wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

    You may be unlucky and find it's not just a
    one-time thing. Once tasted, always wanted,
    that sort of idea.

    I have to have some sort of downtime in my life. I've started up my little computer side business again (complete with the requirement to pay quarterly sales tax even with no sales) so that is taking up a good bit of my free
    time. But traveling to see friends is something I do enjoy.

    A pity, as regular ham is nicer than deli ham unless
    it's really great stuff such as we got at Ian and
    Jacquie's. Hurray for the Sav-A-Lot, then.

    For me, it's the salt. That gets the GERD going to. I am trying to get my body's pH back on track as I'm too acidic right now. Perhaps when that goes away I'll be able to get to enjoy more meaty things (see my post to Dale
    about pizza).

    In the current environment Rodney Dangerfield or
    Jack Benny wouldn't have gotten far with their
    schtick. I'm sort of sad there's little tolerance
    for that kind of cruel humor, whereas the currently
    popular kind of cruel humor is no better.

    I agree. Rodney Dangerfield is one of my favorites. "I went to the bar
    last night and the bartender asked me what I wanted. I said "Surprise me."
    So he showed me a naked picture of my wife."

    I especially enjoyed how Rodney was so self-depreciating. If you can't make fun of yourself, you can't make fun of anyone else.

    It's sad about the health stuff but good that it
    brought you back in contact.

    I feel bad for her. Very little support on her side and I remember her in
    her prime. No one deserves to get hammered with bad health and especially
    not get hit with so many things at such a young age (she's 43).

    Eh, that's guessable. We won't guess, though.

    Suffice to say that I've lived and learned.

    My feeling about marriage is not altogether favorable.
    I considered it a couple times, and it was considered
    for me other times, but my record is so far perfect.

    Like I've said before, marriage is great; just don't have bad taste in
    women.

    Give you something to keep you out of trouble.

    What I've done is installed the Linux subsystem for Windows (basically a built-in virtual machine that will run pre-configured images of your
    favorite Linux distro) and use it for remote work on the BBS. I did install MultiMail though I need to install Meal-Master under DOSbox in Windows.
    It's a little confusing but it works for me.

    Are all the others bland food people?

    Somewhat. My stepdad, who is Midwestern, has an odd habit of having to keep all the different types of food on his plate separate from each other. If
    they get mixed up, he gets cranky. Me, I don't care as it's going all in
    the same place.

    Is it the nutmeg? Can't be the booze, as yours is no
    doubt nonalcoholic.

    For Dad, it's the mouth feel and the smell.

    Oddly enough, I cannot stand eggs sunny side up. I either have to have them well-done or scrambled (I usually prefer scrambled).

    Title: Eggnog Rice Pudding

    That sounds interesting. I do like rice pudding. I am also a big fan of tapioca pudding which is also a taste my mother and I share that no one else
    in the family shares with us.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Very Old Fudge
    Categories: Candies, Chocolate, Christmas
    Yield: 6 Servings

    2 c White sugar
    1/2 c Corn syrup
    1/2 c Milk or cream
    1 ts Butter
    1 ts Vanilla

    Mix the first 4 ingredients, stirring occasionally. Boil until soft to
    medium ball stage. Cook, add vanilla and beat with a wooden spoon
    until stiff. Add nuts and cherries if desired. For chocolate fudge,
    add 2 tbls. cocoa.

    From the book "Treasured Mennonite Recipes" by Mennonite Community
    Relief Sales Volume 1

    AR/93

    MMMMM

    Later,
    Sean


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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452.4 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, October 03, 2018 19:41:50
    Quoting Sean Dennis to MICHAEL LOO <=-

    Oddly enough, I cannot stand eggs sunny side up. I either have to
    have them well-done or scrambled (I usually prefer scrambled).

    I like poached easy myself. Andrea is a sunny side up girl and I've
    learned to make them for her but I can't eat them myself. I can do over
    easy or poached easy no problem. Just no snot please. <G>

    Shawn

    ... Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough!
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