The 10c is the smallest common coin, but the
5c is still legal tender. Anything smaller
than 5 is not worth the metal it's stamped on.
The rappen, for example, ended up containing
2 to 3c worth of copper or whatever it was and
ended up costing the mint 5c to manufacture,
hence its demonetization a few years ago.

OK, sort of like our pennies that he mint continues to crank out.

Countries that have inflation but sort of
stable economies have this minor issue, some
secure enough to spend 4c to mint a 1c coin. I was
surprised that given its reputation Switzerland
had any at all and that there was such a thing
as demonetization there. It could be much worse
- in countries with really unstable currencies,
the government may go, okay, we're starting over
again, after another month, your money isn't
good any more, trade it in quick for the new
stuff or lose it forever. Which is bad for
everyone and a measure of desperation. And when
your poor innocent tourist (moi) comes by a
few years later with fistfuls of old money, he
can't even afford to get a taxicab to the bank.

sufficient quantity can be changed at banks
for other currency. These are all perfect
candidates for UNICEF.

Or a kid's coin collection.

I wouldn't burden a kid with that!

Some may enjoy the unique-ness of a no longer used coin.

Only the very young or the very hoarder. I guess
that describes a lot of coin collectors.

napkin rings squirreled away in one of the boxes of stuff my brother

has > to go thru.
Again, if you have the option, you weigh the
costs of soap and water and labor against the
killing of trees. Or you can just not be a
messy eater.

Your choice but I still prefer to have a napkin, even if I'm not a messy eater.

Until recently, in Asia napkins were not
offered. With all this international tourism,
they are no longer rare but usually cost extra.
In fancy places. they're of course part of the
European-style place setting, but nobody but
the Europeans (and wannabes) use them.

I speculate that that's what killed my sister.

Interesting, I presume you've got some dots connected but not enough

to > give you the full picture?
At the time some plastics were being implicated
in cancer, and that wasn't one of them, but I
figure that with the improvement in assay
techniques, the studies exonerating it will be
discredited eventually. Though there should
probably not be a ban on plastics, we really
should start being more mindful about usin them.

They are good in some instances--I'm sure you prefer them in your
glasses than the glass lenses you probably had at one time.

Durables of course aren't in question. I am not
advocating banning airplanes and cars but am
seriously questioning (always did) the wisdom
of plastic packaging and plastics in prolonged
contact with food and drink.

Who knows. In this group I've decided to demote
myself to either assistant concertmaster or
principal second on a trial basis.

How long a trial basis?

Until I get repromoted or fired altogether,
both of which are at least partially my own
decision.

Usually things don't cease to taste good for a
long time, decades maybe. I'm not one of those
fickle eaters.

OTOH, I had enough same old, same old while growing up (especially with school lunches) that I enjoy different.

I'm cooking for Bonnie's son in the not distant
future - it'll be the one dinner where we overlap,
me back in the States for a couple days and him on
his way to Maine. Of course inquiries were in order
about his food preferences, and it turns out he has
a tiny comfort zone. He likes beef, potatoes,
spaghetti with red sauce, salad, and shellfish (but
not with spaghetti with red sauce). That's pretty
much it. I've met even worse of course.

Limburger pizza

Since Steve won't let Limburger into the house, I'll have to pass on this recipe. (G)

Oh, and your heart is surely broken.

Absolutly NOT!

Heh.

Old spoiled reindeer with the hair insufficiently
scraped off is kind of my line in the sand.

I'v not had that nor do I want to try it. But, I'll go vegetarian as a
change of pace sometimes.

If you'd been able to go to the Montreal Munch
in the late '90s you'd have had the opportunity.

It was a dough designed for Flammekuechen, so
essentially a Wonderlike white bread with milk
in it (still trying to get rid of that gallon).
Nasty stuff, if I may say so myself. People
liked it. Unduplicatable but approximatable.
This is pretty close.
Easy white bread (no egg)

Easily forgettable, IMO. (G)

Of course. It had been designed as the base of
what essentially was going to be a thin-crust
pizza. No need for memorable, not that I'd know
how to make a memorable (in a good way) loaf.

This might be memorable, though not in a good way.

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Title: Dillbrot (Dill Bread)
Categories: Breads, Cheese/eggs, Vegetables
Servings: 4

1 pk Yeast; active dry 1 c Cottage cheese; creamed
*
2 tb Sugar 1 tb Onion; minced
1 tb Butter; melted 1 Egg; large
1 ts Salt 2 ts Dillseed
2 1/4 c Flour; unbleached or bread

* Creamed Cottage Cheese should be heated to lukewarm.

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl,
except add the flour a little at a time (it may take up to 2 1/2 cups of
flour). Beat until well mixed and mixture is stiff but not heavy.
(Standard bread dough feeling). Cover and let rise in a warm place until
doubled. Punch down and put dough in a bread pan, or arrange in a round
shape on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise again. Bake for 30 to 45
minutes
at 350 degrees F. While warm, bursh loaf with soft butter, sprinkle well
with salt. Makes 1 loaf.
Source: a file called BREADS.MMF

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Hi Michael,

than 5 is not worth the metal it's stamped on.
The rappen, for example, ended up containing
2 to 3c worth of copper or whatever it was and
ended up costing the mint 5c to manufacture,
hence its demonetization a few years ago.

OK, sort of like our pennies that the mint continues to crank

out.

Countries that have inflation but sort of
stable economies have this minor issue, some
secure enough to spend 4c to mint a 1c coin. I was

There has been discussions over the years about doing away with it--the
US facilities (except for banks and the post office) did so in Germany.
PX and commissary prices were always rounded to the nearest nickel. A
bit of a bother at times but it probably sort of evened out in the long
run.

surprised that given its reputation Switzerland
had any at all and that there was such a thing
as demonetization there. It could be much worse
- in countries with really unstable currencies,
the government may go, okay, we're starting over
again, after another month, your money isn't
good any more, trade it in quick for the new
stuff or lose it forever. Which is bad for

That is all aroud bad.

everyone and a measure of desperation. And when
your poor innocent tourist (moi) comes by a
few years later with fistfuls of old money, he
can't even afford to get a taxicab to the bank.

Reminds me of what I read about post WWI inflation in Germany.

sufficient quantity can be changed at banks
for other currency. These are all perfect
candidates for UNICEF.

Or a kid's coin collection.

I wouldn't burden a kid with that!

Some may enjoy the unique-ness of a no longer used coin.

Only the very young or the very hoarder. I guess
that describes a lot of coin collectors.

Both the serious ones and the ones that collect only what happens to
come their way. I'm sort of the latter, having had a limited travel opportunity.

napkin rings squirreled away in one of the boxes of stuff my

brother > ML> has > to go thru.

Again, if you have the option, you weigh the
costs of soap and water and labor against the
killing of trees. Or you can just not be a
messy eater.

Your choice but I still prefer to have a napkin, even if I'm not a

messy > eater.

Until recently, in Asia napkins were not
offered. With all this international tourism,
they are no longer rare but usually cost extra.
In fancy places. they're of course part of the
European-style place setting, but nobody but
the Europeans (and wannabes) use them.

So if we ever go to Asia, I need to bring over a roll of paper towels or similar to use as napkins in everyday places? (G)

I speculate that that's what killed my sister.

Interesting, I presume you've got some dots connected but not

enough > ML> to > give you the full picture?

At the time some plastics were being implicated
in cancer, and that wasn't one of them, but I
figure that with the improvement in assay
techniques, the studies exonerating it will be
discredited eventually. Though there should
probably not be a ban on plastics, we really
should start being more mindful about usin them.

They are good in some instances--I'm sure you prefer them in your glasses than the glass lenses you probably had at one time.

Durables of course aren't in question. I am not
advocating banning airplanes and cars but am
seriously questioning (always did) the wisdom
of plastic packaging and plastics in prolonged
contact with food and drink.

And your solution is....................?

Who knows. In this group I've decided to demote
myself to either assistant concertmaster or
principal second on a trial basis.

How long a trial basis?

Until I get repromoted or fired altogether,
both of which are at least partially my own
decision.

Do it as long as you enjoy it. Then consider if it's worth the time, etc
to continue.

Usually things don't cease to taste good for a
long time, decades maybe. I'm not one of those
fickle eaters.

OTOH, I had enough same old, same old while growing up (especially

with > school lunches) that I enjoy different.

I'm cooking for Bonnie's son in the not distant
future - it'll be the one dinner where we overlap,
me back in the States for a couple days and him on
his way to Maine. Of course inquiries were in order
about his food preferences, and it turns out he has
a tiny comfort zone. He likes beef, potatoes,
spaghetti with red sauce, salad, and shellfish (but
not with spaghetti with red sauce). That's pretty
much it. I've met even worse of course.

But you do have some wiggle room there. Fish stew with salad on the
side? Roast beef with roasted potatoes on the side, maybe Yorkshire
pudding also?

Limburger pizza

Since Steve won't let Limburger into the house, I'll have to

pass on > ML> > this recipe. (G)

Oh, and your heart is surely broken.

Absolutly NOT!

Heh.

He had a bad experience with it in the years before I met him.

Old spoiled reindeer with the hair insufficiently
scraped off is kind of my line in the sand.

I'v not had that nor do I want to try it. But, I'll go vegetarian as

a > change of pace sometimes.

If you'd been able to go to the Montreal Munch
in the late '90s you'd have had the opportunity.

I had to read about it; we were in AZ at the time. It may have been the
year Steve was in Korea.

It was a dough designed for Flammekuechen, so
essentially a Wonderlike white bread with milk
in it (still trying to get rid of that gallon).
Nasty stuff, if I may say so myself. People
liked it. Unduplicatable but approximatable.
This is pretty close.
Easy white bread (no egg)

Easily forgettable, IMO. (G)

Of course. It had been designed as the base of
what essentially was going to be a thin-crust
pizza. No need for memorable, not that I'd know
how to make a memorable (in a good way) loaf.

This might be memorable, though not in a good way.

Title: Dillbrot (Dill Bread)
Categories: Breads, Cheese/eggs, Vegetables
Servings: 4

I've seen similar recipies, been tempted to try them but never have.
IIRC, some have a rye flour component.

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On 01-28-19 16:18, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Michael Loo about 874 extended travel was a <=-

OK, sort of like our pennies that the mint continues to crank

out.

Countries that have inflation but sort of
stable economies have this minor issue, some
secure enough to spend 4c to mint a 1c coin. I was

There has been discussions over the years about doing away with
it--the US facilities (except for banks and the post office) did so in Germany. PX and commissary prices were always rounded to the nearest nickel. A bit of a bother at times but it probably sort of evened out
in the long run.

When we were in Englan in early 70's US pennies were not allowed at any
of the American bases. It was not for the reasons above, but because
they were a very close match to one of the British coins worth ten times
as much. Close enough to be accepted by various coin operated machines,
and not so close as to sometimes jam those machines.

Only the very young or the very hoarder. I guess
that describes a lot of coin collectors.

Both the serious ones and the ones that collect only what happens to
come their way. I'm sort of the latter, having had a limited travel opportunity.

We have two sorts of collections. One is a few boxes in the closet of
USA silver coins snatched up when they were still in circulation. At
one time they were worth ten times their face value, but then the market dropped back down to near par. Our other collection you might have
seen. It consists of coins from the places we visited while over there.
Gail had them mounted with a black velvet background and it is hung over
her chair in the family / TV room.



MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: QUICK JAMAICAN CHICKEN WINGS
Categories: Poultry, Appetizers
Yield: 24 Pieces

1/4 c Molasses
2 tb Rum
Salt
1/4 ts Ground allspice
1/8 ts Connamon
1/8 ts Nutmeg
1 tb Oil
12 ea Chicken wings (2 lbs)

Make a marinade by combining the molasses, rum, salt, allspice,
cinnamon, nutmeg and oil.

Remove the wing tips and discard. Cut the winds at the joint into 2
pieces. Add to the marinade. Let marinate, refrigerated, at least 4
hours.

Heat oven to 400F

Remove the wings from the marinade and put on a rack in a broiler
pan. Bake until browned and cooked through, turning and brushing with
marinade halfway through, about 30 minutes.

Preparation time: 15 min; total time 45 min (plus chilling time) Per
serving: Cal 55; Pro 4g; Fat 3g; Sod 150mg; Carb 2g; Chol 12mg

Spource: (Women) First Magazine 1/13/92 [PAM/94]

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Hi Dale,

Countries that have inflation but sort of
stable economies have this minor issue, some
secure enough to spend 4c to mint a 1c coin. I was

There has been discussions over the years about doing away with
it--the US facilities (except for banks and the post office) did so in Germany. PX and commissary prices were always rounded to the nearest nickel. A bit of a bother at times but it probably sort of evened out
in the long run.

When we were in Englan in early 70's US pennies were not allowed at
any of the American bases. It was not for the reasons above, but
because
they were a very close match to one of the British coins worth ten
times as much. Close enough to be accepted by various coin operated machines, and not so close as to sometimes jam those machines.

Smart reason to not allow it. Before Steve went into the Army, he worked
at MCAS Cherry Point, filling soda machines. He found a number of coins
from other countries that were less than the cost of a soda being used.
Usually when he'd find one, he'd put in the price of a soda and bring
the other coin home; I think I might have some of them kicking around
still.

Only the very young or the very hoarder. I guess
that describes a lot of coin collectors.

Both the serious ones and the ones that collect only what happens to
come their way. I'm sort of the latter, having had a limited travel opportunity.

We have two sorts of collections. One is a few boxes in the closet of
USA silver coins snatched up when they were still in circulation. At
one time they were worth ten times their face value, but then the
market dropped back down to near par. Our other collection you might have
seen. It consists of coins from the places we visited while over
there. Gail had them mounted with a black velvet background and it is
hung over her chair in the family / TV room.

I've seen the latter one. I've got a few older silver coins but never
seriously set out to acquire any. Most all of the coins I have in my "collection" are ones I got in change or from travel, nothing super
valuable.

Title: QUICK JAMAICAN CHICKEN WINGS
Categories: Poultry, Appetizers
Yield: 24 Pieces

Super Bowl munchies theme?

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Ruth
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