But are they the heavier socks...? He doesn't do well with thin

Having had my baggage mislaid, I discover that there are
thickish wool (expensive) and cotton (cheaper at $10 the
pair) easily available in New Zealand at least.

As I've said Richard gets his socks at BJ's... he tends to get cotton,
rather than wool.... but what he has to avoid are the synthetics...

BJ's and Costco don't appear to be a good indicator of
what's available elsewhere. Shortly after my troubles
I went to Costco to get a belt, and not only were there
none, a salesgirl on the floor had no idea if and when
they would be in. Next time I looked in, there were
dozens of them, all sizes and colors.

Has your luggage become non-mislaid yet....?

I tooled around New Zealand without a change of clothes,
but that wasn't a terrible thing, as the socks could be
washed (hence the purchase of some more), and my nylon
trousers dried out overnight. When I returned to Glen's.
the bag was waiting for me not much the worse for the
separation.

know what the contents of the can are... the most important

things... ;)

Like the Gerber baby food jars.

Yeah, ok... I did briefly consider that qwirk... ;)

There's a bunch of cultural variation. Snopes says
that the horror of primitive peoples on seeing
these labels is mythological, though.

It just makes a good story.... :)

I suppose. The Snopes take on it is that the good
stories are colonialist and racist.

I probably would have said embrace the mush - and
made a pudding or soup out of the fruit.

Or a preserve to spread on things....?

That would indeed embrace the mush and was what I did
with the mediocre mirabelle plums from the market.

Indeed. :)

In this case, my motto is "when in doubt, cook it."

That could obtain in other somewhat similar situations... I've used that motto on some leftovers from my fridge.... ;)

Makes sense for us frugal sorts.

Knowing us, we probably did. There might have been
a way to fix things at the big dinner- for example,
making the three platters mild, medium, and hot, but
that would have put pressure on the kitchen.

Yup, probably would have been more pressure on the kitchen... an interesting thought, though...

Easier to ask for some condiment and pass it
around the table.

Probably... :) So I guess we should have asked for the condiment... ;) Something to keep in mind for another time... ;)

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Title: Minted Honeydew Sorbet
Categories: Live!, Fruits, Desserts
Yield: 3 1/2 cups

1 sm Honeydew melon
1 c Minted simple syrup
1/4 c Packed fresh mint leaves
1 Tb Fresh lemon juice

Recipe courtesy of Gourmet magazine

Remove and discard rind and seeds from melon and cut enough fruit into
1/2-inch cubes to measure 2 1/2 cups. In a blender puree all
ingredients until smooth. Chill puree, covered, until cold, at least
1 hr, and up to 6. Freeze puree in an ice-cream maker. Transfer
sorbet to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.

Yield: about 3 1/2 cups

SOURCE: COOKING LIVE! Cooking Show Copyright 1998, TV FOOD NETWORK
SHOW #CL9193

Format by Dave Drum - 09 January 99 FROM: Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 10-27-18 04:34 <=-

But are they the heavier socks...? He doesn't do well with thin

Having had my baggage mislaid, I discover that there are
thickish wool (expensive) and cotton (cheaper at $10 the
pair) easily available in New Zealand at least.

As I've said Richard gets his socks at BJ's... he tends to get cotton, rather than wool.... but what he has to avoid are the synthetics...

BJ's and Costco don't appear to be a good indicator of
what's available elsewhere. Shortly after my troubles
I went to Costco to get a belt, and not only were there
none, a salesgirl on the floor had no idea if and when
they would be in. Next time I looked in, there were
dozens of them, all sizes and colors.

True... they tend to buy bulk as available sort of thing... so sometimes
they have stuff and sometimes not... and just because you got it there
once doesn't mean they'll have it again... but if one isn't too picky,
it still works ok... And it's less expensive and more convenient than
lots of other choices... :)

Has your luggage become non-mislaid yet....?

I tooled around New Zealand without a change of clothes,
but that wasn't a terrible thing, as the socks could be
washed (hence the purchase of some more), and my nylon
trousers dried out overnight. When I returned to Glen's.
the bag was waiting for me not much the worse for the
separation.

That's a relief... :)

know what the contents of the can are... the most important
things... ;)

Like the Gerber baby food jars.

Yeah, ok... I did briefly consider that qwirk... ;)

There's a bunch of cultural variation. Snopes says
that the horror of primitive peoples on seeing
these labels is mythological, though.

It just makes a good story.... :)

I suppose. The Snopes take on it is that the good
stories are colonialist and racist.

And then there's Weller's friend's dog story.... I imagine that there
have been isolated instances of people being misled by the picture on
the label, in any case... but not a wholesale class of people doing
so....

I probably would have said embrace the mush - and
made a pudding or soup out of the fruit.

Or a preserve to spread on things....?

That would indeed embrace the mush and was what I did
with the mediocre mirabelle plums from the market.

Indeed. :)

In this case, my motto is "when in doubt, cook it."

That could obtain in other somewhat similar situations... I've used that motto on some leftovers from my fridge.... ;)

Makes sense for us frugal sorts.

Yup.

ttyl neb

... Good luck is a lazy man's estimate of a worker's success.

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