Sorry, meant to say cans, not paper. I'm not firing on all cylinders

One of those things that happens to all of

Thanks to rest, antibiotics, cough stuff, lots of liquids, etc I'm
getting back to a semblence of normal.

Normal, what's that? If I could become normal
from that regimen, I might try it.

us. Cans of course are the time-honored way,
and we've all seen cupboards lined with rows
and rows of canned goods, enough to subsist
on for a year. It may be sensible, though a
year is a lot.

My parents stored a lot of both home canned and commercial canned goods
in the cellar. Until their last few years, they put up enough food each
year to feed the family--but we were all gone--so they had a lot to
carry over each year. Don't know what my brother did with it when he
moved into the house; had he been smart, most all of it was probably
thrown out for safety's sake.

Canned stuff lasts longer than people give
it credit for, just so the container seams
weren't soldered with something weird. But
remember those old PSAs that said stuff like
Beware the bulging or dented can!

right now. We've not had many dealings with mice, thankfully, over

the > years and places we've lived, so I'm just going on thoughts, not

experience.

Mice are crafty. You almost expect to find
little gimp lanyards in their nests.

Possibly so. We only had trouble with mice in HI. Our neighbors let
their grass grow too long and when they packed out, the mice got into
the quad-plex thru open doors. A few well placed traps took care of
them, fast.

Lucky the Hawaiian mice were so innocent.

Bear would probably toss the whole package
down the gullet in one go.

Quite possibly so.

But bears don't have to be and are not
known for being patient.

No, and you don't expect them to be so in their own environment.

Everywhere is their own environment. Where does a
bear sleep? Anywhere he darn well wants to.

Close enough. I'm not sure that the ruler
of the underworld would have been the
expected answer, or were people better up
on classical mythology then?

IIRC, Mom said she was in first grade; not many first graders would be
up on classical mythology.

So was the dog the expected answer?

Except for the organisation United Negro College Fund. But yes, in

the > last 50 or so years, that term has been very much oblitereated from the > American vocabulary.
The rule appears to be if you are one you
can call yourself one, otherwise, no, you
use a more polite term.

And doubly watch what you say when you're south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Race talk is always risky, and down south I'm not
even going to think about touching any such topic.

The drones/worker bees are too busy doing their own thing to be too concerned with the correct terminology.

That may have something to do with it, but
drones generally aren't given much of a voice
to begin with.

No, they are kept busy honey making and not concerned with what's going
on around them.

One wonders if that's ever an enviable state.

Yes, but it would be interesting to see if the meat is offered in

other > flavorings. I might, for instance, want an Italian flavored
meat pouch, > to use instead of southwestern.
If the company expands and goes beyond its current
niche market, maybe it'll happen.

I'll have to check their web site and see what they offer.

I'd not bother.

Other cheeses (and other things altogether) have
more flavor and better flavor profiles. Myself, I
have a certain horror of the stuff, though ricotta
or even farmer cheese don't evoke that disgust.

A bad childhood experience?

As far as I can tell, all experiences with cottage
cheese are bad ones. Perhaps it was an early
suspicion of things swimming in lactose-ridden
whey. Which of course would have been prescient.

The age-old dilemma - do you keep the good
stuff or sell it. Successful enterprises do
the latter.

Yes, especially if they know there's money to be made off of what some consider waste by products.

slice it, drege it in a seasoned flour (spicy) and fry it--good

stuff.
I fried some to go with skordalia at one
of Burt's gatherings, but skordalia makes
pretty much anything edible.

That may have been the Fly Fest which we missed--still in Hi at that
point.

Might have been. I don't tend to keep track
of what I made when.

Cookie's Chili Powder

I'd probably mix up a smaller amount to try, then do a larger

quantity.
My only question would be the basil: I'd
sub thyme for most or all of that.

Use Mexican oregano, cut the salt a bit also.

I'd definitely not cut the salt. Mexican
oregano, maybe, but seldom have I seen it -
I've always substituted marjoram perhaps
mixed with regular oregano.

SICILIAN-STYLE LAMB CHOPS

That looks good, but we don't have any lamb in the freezer right now.

Agnello al forno con patate
categories: main, Italian, Pugliese, holiday, Easter
servings: 4

1 kg lamb, chunked 2"
800 g potatoes
salt and pepper
parsley
5 oz white wine (sub diluted vinegar)
EVOO as needed
rosemary sprigs, opt
2 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, minced
more oregano
more chopped parsley
grated Rodez cheese, opt

Baked lamb with potatoes

Rinse meat and pat dry with paper towels.

Marinate meat for 2 hr in wine, olive oil,
and herbs and seasonings.

Rinse and peel potatoes. Cut into wedges
and cover in cold water. Drain and pat dry.

Oven at 365F/180C.

Drain the lamb and add to a large baking
dish with the potatoes. Drizzle with olive
oil and strew a bit of parsley and oregano
and a clove of minced garlic over. Season.
Cover and bake for 30 min. Remove the lid
and sprinkle some grated cheese on the
meat as desired and continue cooking another
15 to 20 min until everything is nicely
browned.

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I'd definitely not cut the salt. Mexican
oregano, maybe, but seldom have I seen it -

Really? I'm pretty sure thats all I have, since I buy the little bagglets from
Food City/Red Apple when I need a refill.

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Hi Michael,

Sorry, meant to say cans, not paper. I'm not firing on all

cylinders > ML> One of those things that happens to all of

Thanks to rest, antibiotics, cough stuff, lots of liquids, etc I'm getting back to a semblence of normal.

Normal, what's that? If I could become normal
from that regimen, I might try it.

Actually, normal is a setting on the washer or dryer. What appears to be
so on the surface around here is an incredibly good fool the eye act.
(G)

us. Cans of course are the time-honored way,
and we've all seen cupboards lined with rows
and rows of canned goods, enough to subsist
on for a year. It may be sensible, though a
year is a lot.

My parents stored a lot of both home canned and commercial canned

goods > in the cellar. Until their last few years, they put up enough
food each > year to feed the family--but we were all gone--so they had
a lot to

carry over each year. Don't know what my brother did with it when he moved into the house; had he been smart, most all of it was probably thrown out for safety's sake.

Canned stuff lasts longer than people give
it credit for, just so the container seams
weren't soldered with something weird. But
remember those old PSAs that said stuff like
Beware the bulging or dented can!

Some of these cans had rust on them. Home canned stuff that had been
kept beyond a reasonable time frame had a coating of lint from a poorly
vented dryer near the shelving unit where cans were stored. The last few
years Steve and I often bought fresh veggies at the grocery store and
cooked them, not trusting the quality of what we found at the house.

Mice are crafty. You almost expect to find
little gimp lanyards in their nests.

Possibly so. We only had trouble with mice in HI. Our neighbors let their grass grow too long and when they packed out, the mice got

into > the quad-plex thru open doors. A few well placed traps took
care of

them, fast.

Lucky the Hawaiian mice were so innocent.

Seems so; we had them one day and in less than a week, they were gone.
Either found a trap or found their way outside and avoided the trap.

But bears don't have to be and are not
known for being patient.

No, and you don't expect them to be so in their own environment.

Everywhere is their own environment. Where does a
bear sleep? Anywhere he darn well wants to.

Except I've never seen one sleep near a busy road, school, housing area,
etc.

Close enough. I'm not sure that the ruler
of the underworld would have been the
expected answer, or were people better up
on classical mythology then?

IIRC, Mom said she was in first grade; not many first graders would

be > up on classical mythology.

So was the dog the expected answer?

No, the expected answer would have been "the newest planet".

Except for the organisation United Negro College Fund. But

yes, in > ML> the > last 50 or so years, that term has been very much oblitereated > ML> from the > American vocabulary.

The rule appears to be if you are one you
can call yourself one, otherwise, no, you
use a more polite term.

And doubly watch what you say when you're south of the Mason-Dixon

line.

Race talk is always risky, and down south I'm not
even going to think about touching any such topic.

Not a topic of discussion in most of our circles.

The drones/worker bees are too busy doing their own thing to

be too > ML> > concerned with the correct terminology.

That may have something to do with it, but
drones generally aren't given much of a voice
to begin with.

No, they are kept busy honey making and not concerned with what's

going > on around them.

One wonders if that's ever an enviable state.

Might, in some circumstances.

Yes, but it would be interesting to see if the meat is

offered in > ML> other > flavorings. I might, for instance, want an Italian flavored > ML> meat pouch, > to use instead of southwestern.

If the company expands and goes beyond its current
niche market, maybe it'll happen.

I'll have to check their web site and see what they offer.

I'd not bother.

Curiosity, as much as anything else.

Other cheeses (and other things altogether) have
more flavor and better flavor profiles. Myself, I
have a certain horror of the stuff, though ricotta
or even farmer cheese don't evoke that disgust.

A bad childhood experience?

As far as I can tell, all experiences with cottage
cheese are bad ones. Perhaps it was an early
suspicion of things swimming in lactose-ridden
whey. Which of course would have been prescient.

The lactose intolerance does throw a different light on the matter.

The age-old dilemma - do you keep the good
stuff or sell it. Successful enterprises do
the latter.

Yes, especially if they know there's money to be made off of what

some > consider waste by products.

slice it, drege it in a seasoned flour (spicy) and fry

it--good > ML> stuff.

I fried some to go with skordalia at one
of Burt's gatherings, but skordalia makes
pretty much anything edible.

That may have been the Fly Fest which we missed--still in Hi at that point.

Might have been. I don't tend to keep track
of what I made when.

Have you ever not made it to a picnic?

Cookie's Chili Powder

I'd probably mix up a smaller amount to try, then do a larger

quantity.
My only question would be the basil: I'd
sub thyme for most or all of that.

Use Mexican oregano, cut the salt a bit also.

I'd definitely not cut the salt. Mexican
oregano, maybe, but seldom have I seen it -
I've always substituted marjoram perhaps
mixed with regular oregano.

Depends on the availability of the Mexican oregano--I can get it any
time I visit our daughters. (G)

SICILIAN-STYLE LAMB CHOPS

That looks good, but we don't have any lamb in the freezer right

now.

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