It's been a while since I've set foot in a Sam's
(probably with Swisher, but there aren't any left
in Anchorage).

Alaska, making it only 1500 miles to the nearest one. I called them

again this

There is always Costco.

morning, the refund for my membership should be arriving in a few days.

I've

already spent most of it in AARP dues, sigh.

I was offered a life membership in AARP for
something like $50 a bunch ago - one of many
such offers I should have jumped on (lifetime
of the string teachers' association for 100,
of the Red Carpet Club for 300, then 1000, and
so on).

Scotch blondies
Categories: booze, sweet, Connecticutese, cookies
yield: 16

6 oz unsalted butter
- plus more softened for the pan
2 1/2 c unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 ts baking powder
1/2 ts baking soda
1/2 ts salt
2 c packed dark brown sugar
1/2 c Scotch whiskey
2 lg eggs, beaten
1 ts pure vanilla extract
2 c mini chocolate chips

Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat
to 350F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9ÿ13"
baking pan, line the bottom with parchment, and
then butter the parchment.

In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder,
baking soda, and salt.

In a 2-qt saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low
heat. Let cool briefly. Add the brown sugar and
stir until combined. Add the Scotch, eggs, and
vanilla and stir until combined.

Add the sugar mixture to the flour mixture, stirring
until just combined. Gently fold in the chocolate
chips. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan,
smooth the top, and tap the pan on the counter once
or twice to break any air bubbles. Bake until the top
is golden brown and just starting to pull away from
the edges of the pan, about 25 min. Let cool
completely in the pan on a wire rack.

Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the
blondies, invert onto a cutting board, remove the pan
and parchment, and flip right side up. Cut into 16
pieces and serve.

You can store the blondies, covered, at room
temperature for up to 5 days.

Layla Schlack, Fine Cooking magazine, 2-3/2017
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spoke to Bill Swisher about 713 grocers was TJs <=-

I was offered a life membership in AARP for
something like $50 a bunch ago - one of many
such offers I should have jumped on (lifetime
of the string teachers' association for 100,
of the Red Carpet Club for 300, then 1000, and
so on).

Sounds like the older you get the more the life membership costs. That
seems a bit backwards to me. (of course I am ignoring inflation when
doing that snide remark).


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Title: MARTIN'S SCALLOPS WITH FOUR PEPPERCORNS
Categories: Martin's, Seafood
Yield: 1 Servings

12 Bay Scallops
1/4 ts Pink Peppercorns
1/4 ts Green Peppercorns
1/4 ts White Peppercorns
1/4 ts Black Peppercorns
1/8 c Chardonay (white wine)
1/8 c Bechamal Sauce

Take the peppercorns all four and crack with the back of a frypan.
Add the wine and bechamel to a frypan, bring to a simmer. Add the
peppercorns. Add the Scallops and cook until JUST done. Serve
immediately. Martin Menzies - Personal Notes - 1:153/404.12

From: Martin Menzies Date: 06-21-96
Cooking

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Quoting Michael Loo to Bill Swisher <=-

I was offered a life membership in AARP for
something like $50 a bunch ago - one of many

Once upon a time, probably in the very early 80's, I told Connie I wanted to join The National Geographic Society, i.e. get the magazine, but it was going to be expensive. Somehow I managed to survive the look I got when she saw the $250 bill for a lifetime membership. Nowadays it's a pain...keeping the mailing address synchronized with where I'm actually at. Every now and then I get some sort of correspondence from them requiring to me respond to some inane
request, I take it as a plaintive "Uhhh...are you still alive?" and reply with
a smile.

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Hi Bill,

Quoting Michael Loo to Bill Swisher <=-

I was offered a life membership in AARP for
something like $50 a bunch ago - one of many

Once upon a time, probably in the very early 80's, I told Connie I
wanted to join The National Geographic Society, i.e. get the magazine,
but it was going to be expensive. Somehow I managed to survive the
look I got when she saw the $250 bill for a lifetime membership.
Nowadays it's a pain...keeping the mailing address synchronized with
where I'm actually at. Every now and then I get some sort of correspondence from them requiring to me respond to some inane
request, I take it as a plaintive "Uhhh...are you still alive?" and
reply with a smile.

For the magnificent sum of $25. in 1950, my dad gave my mom a lifetime subscription to the Reader's Digest as a wedding present. She passed
away in 2014; Dad notified RD but they kept sending the magazine. Don't
know if they stopped after he passed away late last year.

My grandmother gave Mom and another daughter who got married the same
year, the first edition of the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook. She also
bought one for herself. When she passed away 24 years later, her copy
was in pretty good condition so I snagged it, as I was getting married
the next year. I still have it; it's in not quite as good a shape as it
was, thanks to all the moves, but it still gets referred to from time to
time.

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Ruth
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Quoting Ruth Haffly to Bill Swisher <=-

For the magnificent sum of $25. in 1950, my dad gave my mom a lifetime subscription to the Reader's Digest as a wedding present. She passed

A friend of mine's mother had a lifetime RD subscription, large print. She passed away and they kept sending it. I don't know if his widow is still getting it or not, she's in her 70's.

year, the first edition of the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook. She

When I got married my mother gave me a copy of The Searchlight Recipe Book, 1954 edition. I'd used hers while growing up, dunno the edition but she probably got it in the early 40's. Sadly I don't know where hers went. Mines kinda neat...bookworms got to it, not badly.

Long ago someone here posted the entire book, saved me a lot of typing, in MM format. I snagged it.

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

Title: Apple Pickles
Categories: Pickles, 1941
Yield: 1 Servings

2 c Pared and quartered apples
1 c Mild vinegar
1/8 t Cloves
1 ea Stick cinnamon
2 c Sugar

Combine sugar, vinegar, and spices. Boil 5 minutes. Add fruit
and cook until tender. Pack in sterilized jars. Fill to within
1/4-inch of top with sirup. Other fruits such as peaches, pears,
and crab-apples may be substituted for apples.
Mrs. G.E. Mayo, Sherburn, MN.

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Hi Bill,

For the magnificent sum of $25. in 1950, my dad gave my mom a lifetime subscription to the Reader's Digest as a wedding present. She passed

A friend of mine's mother had a lifetime RD subscription, large print.
She passed away and they kept sending it. I don't know if his widow
is still getting it or not, she's in her 70's.

Dad was getting it well into his 90s. He was 28 when he got married, 2
months short of 96 when he passed away. Lots of magazines, even after
Mom passed away. He'd figured, near the end, how many had been sent and
the cost per--really got his money's worth.

year, the first edition of the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook. She

When I got married my mother gave me a copy of The Searchlight Recipe Book, 1954 edition. I'd used hers while growing up, dunno the edition
but she probably got it in the early 40's. Sadly I don't know where
hers went. Mines kinda neat...bookworms got to it, not badly.

Mom's BCPC fell apart. She made noises about taking my grandmother's
copy but I snagged it first. Still in quite good shape, not mint by any
means, but better than Mom's was.

Long ago someone here posted the entire book, saved me a lot of
typing, in MM format. I snagged it.

I think Dad gave Mom a loose leaf replacement some years ago. Saw it in
the drawer where she kept her cook books but left it for another
sibling. I use mine for a reference for some things, but it's not the
final authority for me. I tend to grab a basic James Beard, another from
my grandmother's collection, for a more authoritative reference on
certain things.

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Ruth
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