• herbs and spices

    From JIM WELLER@1:123/140 to MICHAEL LOO on Sunday, December 30, 2018 18:25:00

    Subj: 734 silly names

    Neekha [...] a jaded 20 year old [...] "stupid
    #$$#%**&)(#$#@$^ marketroids"

    I'd have thought she would have been no older than a jaded 10
    year old when she discovered that. Certainly in a lot of ways
    she seemed wise beyond her years.

    She was only about six or so and playing on barbie.com or someplace
    similar when she ended up on a purchase page when a pop-up
    suggested, "Ask your mommy or daddy to provide their credit card
    number". She shouted at me to turn off the computer quickly because,
    "The internet is trying to take your money!!!"

    Also at age four, arguing with a toy store cashier, "Why should kids
    have to pay sales tax? We don't get to vote!"

    Kugluktuk [...] moose [...] tasted moosey but somehow a wee bit
    different than normal.

    Evergreen needles? Or will they start competing with the
    reindeer for lichen and stuff like that?

    They were shot well above the treeline so no evergreen trees but
    lots of dwarf willows (world's shortest tree; look up Salix herbacea
    on Google images) and lichens, maybe (I'm speculating here) even
    seaweed on the beach.

    In the old days real English aristocrats survived on [...]
    huge tankards of French claret while common folk got by with
    JW [...] small beer.

    That's sort of what I meant. Bear in mind that the claret
    wasn't as alcoholic as it is now.

    But stronger (and far tastier) than hopless, yeasty, murky, weak
    beer that tasted like porridge gone bad!

    I did a standing rib roast for Christmas with a somewhat
    similar rub. [...] 3 Tb pepper 2 ts paprika 1 ts dry mustard 1
    ts thyme 1 ts onion powder 1 ts garlic salt

    In recent months I have blended my own curry powder, garam masala,
    mitmita and ras-el-hanout so yesterday I tried something different
    but sort of similar ... Lebanese seven spice blend, somewhat adapted
    to suit my own tastes. I was happy with the result.

    Subj: 735 happy hols

    Some people eat only the tails, so there were extra claws for
    Joe the birthday boy and other hungries, plus I had 3 extra
    bodies.

    I am amazed by such people but happy to take on their rejects.

    Subj: 737 Mexican Oregano

    Mexican oregano

    I have never come across it

    It thrives in zone 9 and above, not zone negative three.

    You exaggerate! Canada goes from zone 0 to 7 and I'm in 1B which is
    allegedly somewhat better than 1A.

    you could substitute things that are more easily at hand.

    Indeed. It isn't imported and sold locally here in supermarkets. I
    must see if the Spice Trader guy carries it in his little specialty
    shop.

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

    Title: Lebanese Seven Spice Mix
    Categories: Lebanese, Mix, Spice
    Yield: 1 batch

    1 ts Allspice
    3 ts Black pepper
    1 ts Cinnamon
    1 ts Cloves
    1 ts Nutmeg
    2 ts Fenugreek
    2 ts Ginger

    A lot or recipes call for equal amounts of all seven spices but I
    decreased the sweet pumpkin pie spices a lot.

    Some mixes actually have 8 or 9 ingredients: common additions are
    paprika, cumin, coriander and cardamom.

    JW

    MMMMM

    Cheers

    Jim


    ... Drink my wine, come in and dig my herbs - Hendrix

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  • From Bill Swisher@1:261/1466 to Jim Weller on Monday, December 31, 2018 16:27:02
    Quoting Jim Weller to Michael Loo <=-

    have to pay sales tax? We don't get to vote!"

    My nephew got upset when he discovered it would pay for school, not his favorite subject. Oddly he ended up with an accounting degree and is working on his CPA.

    Kugluktuk [...] moose [...] tasted moosey but somehow a wee bit

    I can only hope...the neighbors here are from Alberta. Every year they drive down in December after the moose hunt. I just found out they're bringing in something like 20kg. I practically sat on my haunches and begged (in my defense I controlled my drooling). Perhaps next year. As a single person there's no way I'd go shoot a moose again.

    I did a standing rib roast for Christmas with a somewhat

    I went to my nieces. She did a prime rib. Very rare, yumm!

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