• 171 extended travel was + come, let us + travel was crusty again and ta

    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to RUTH HAFFLY on Sunday, March 31, 2019 17:20:52
    Yuca is in rare company in being able to range from one of
    my most favorite to one of my least favorite foods, based
    just on the liquid it's boiled in. Though boiled in oil
    things are almost always notably better than boiled in
    water ones, there are few where the disparity is as great.
    I've not had it but fried so can't argue one side or another.
    Stick with that and you'll be good.
    I will, but those times I've had it have been few and far between.

    Availability as well as preference no doubt.

    sometimes wonder about how committed the
    growers are to the culinary characteristics
    of what they're producing.
    When we told her what we were going to use it for, she reccommended we
    use the Black Seeded Simpson. She cooks for her family the same things
    that she sells at the market so she is always able to suggest the best
    of what she has for your particular dish.

    That is a sign of a good commerce person.
    Caring about - even knowing about - one's
    merchandise seems harder to find these days.

    I've sent you a note to an earthlink address about
    hotels; hope you get it. Edited to add: yes.
    So now you can start making tentative plans. At least that time of year, reservations shouldn't be too hard to come by.

    I've teamed up with the Shipps to make pretty
    final plans and am pleased to say that we'll be
    at a place that claims to have a full kitchen
    in downtown Wake Forest.

    Overall, it's doing well for the time post surgery. The allergic
    rash > did slow things up a bit, plus, as you said, old age--my skin isn't as > elastic as it used to be.
    Ah. I find I'm still fairly flexible on some axes
    but stiff as a post on others. My healing ability,
    however, is much compromised.
    "Young at heart, slightly older in other places" ?

    Yep, precisely so.

    If it were myself, I'd experiment with cider vinegar
    (no vitamins) and lemon juice (not much vitamins).
    The tablets are not a problem for me.
    It's not so much the problem as a wonder whether the
    benefit is specific to the vitamin.
    Vinegar or lemon juice would both work, just a matter of which you would prefer.

    Tablets being easier for someone on the go,
    it seems.

    If they're dressed up in the guise of their
    marginally less ugly cousins the cucumbers,
    it's possible I'd find them tolerable, though
    at best marginally so.
    It would be fun to see how many "copy cat" pickles one could make,
    using > zucchini instead of cucumbers. (G)
    Fun in a "let's laugh at Michael sort of way."
    No, it's one way to use up an overabundance of zucchini.

    Best way to avoid an overabundance of zucchini:
    don't plant it in the first place!

    +

    Thanks. I figure that there are a few of us who
    through our participation, habits, and rituals
    keep this echo going. Most of the time I think
    it's worth it.
    I'd miss it if we had to fold--would have to come up with an alternative
    way to keep up with each other.

    Yeah, that's kind of the way I feel too. We've
    had people offer to turn us into a mailing list,
    but that's private private and doesn't offer even
    the hope of fresh blood.

    Probably a lot more involved than we'd realise. When I was a kid,
    our > dogs learned basic tricks but nothing like what the service dogs have to > learn.
    It's the instilling of the unquestioning obedience
    that is so impressive and would appear to be so
    difficult.
    That would be harder in some dogs than others.

    I talked to Lilli, and she did some specialized
    work after the kids completed their 4-H project
    requirements, but before the academy where the
    animals match with their new owners.

    She admits to having had one or two failures
    along the line.

    together. > ML> I'm going to vote for no flour or just a
    little > ML> > ML> bit, maybe up to 20%. Make smallish balls, start
    them off in a very hot oven, then turn the oven
    off and let them finish cooking.
    Might be something to experiment with.
    As it turns out, that experiment has been done,
    as a post to Swisher notes.
    I'll have to check it out.
    I don't recall seeing it, wonder if my system hiccuped.

    -------original to Swisher-------

    So I was wondering about flour-free sausage
    balls, and everything I found on the Web had
    wheat substitutes (gluten-free Bisquick, nut
    flour, which might be good, and so on) until
    I spotted this one.

    Cheesy Keto Sausage Balls
    categories: low-carb, dairy, meat
    yield: 24

    1 pk breakfast sausage
    1 c sharp cheddar, shredded
    1 c mild cheddar, shredded
    1/2 c grated parmesan
    1 egg

    Preheat oven to 350F.

    Using your hands, mix all ingredients in a bowl.
    Scoop out mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls and
    roll in to 1" balls.

    Place on a parchment paper or foiled cookie sheet
    1" apart. Bake for about 15 min or until done
    through. Tops will start to brown and look dry.
    Let cool and enjoy!

    moscatomom.com

    -------end original to Swisher-------

    I've made a repectable facsimile of galaktoboureko
    using CoW, cream, and eggs.
    Not sure if I'd try it or not.

    Beware, you might find a potful of it in
    your kitchen, unless you absolutely banish
    it to the backyard with the beer.

    For me, it's when the person "sounds nice" and ends
    up untrustworthy - it's a wonder I'm not really down
    on people who "sound nice."
    Sounds like a backstabbing.
    Put it this way - to say people are not always
    completely upfront is an understatement.
    Quite so.

    Yecch - it dredges up some fleeting memories
    of treacheries past; one lives through them,
    and the feelings dull, but they can come back.

    We try to stay local but Steve gets a lot of his care at the VA
    hospital > in Durham. My primary care doctor is here in WF, ortho
    doctor is
    officially in North Raleigh but the line is just across the main
    road > thru the area--may as well say WF.
    That's plenty local. You could do it on a horse.
    If I had one. (G)

    Shank's mare?

    I'll write up recipes when encouraged to do so,
    but usually it's a slow recitation with frequent
    pauses when I have to figure out what I did. Usually
    it's oretty decent, but once in a while I get
    challenged - "you sliced up a carrot," and I'll
    pause and say, uh, guess I must have.
    And, some recipies I'll sit down/write out without pausing to think
    about what I do/what goes into it.

    The recipes I find useful don't have measurements.

    It's the 3 Musketeers, Milky Way has more of a caramel filling.
    Well out of my epertise - I have them, mostly
    the miniatures, when at friends' houses, such
    as Gail and Dale's.
    We've bought them for trick or treaters and ended up with left overs but usually not bought them for ourselves. Used to buy the Hershey's mini assortments--Steve would tell the girls to save the special darks for
    me. (G)

    They have bags full of Special Dark, which are
    of course the best of their offerings, but guess
    what - they have milk in them! Not enough to
    bother me now, but plenty to cause me distress
    when I was at my most intolerant.

    Title: EASY MILKY WAY PIE
    Categories: Pies, Desserts, dubious
    Different.

    ---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

    Title: CHOCOLATE CURLS
    Categories: Information, Garnishes
    Yield: 1 article

    HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar
    -OR-
    SPECIAL DARK Bar
    -OR-
    Unsweetened Baking Chocolate

    HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar, SPECIAL DARK Bar or HERSHEY'S Unsweetened
    Baking Chocolate

    The secret to successful curls is chocolate at the proper temperature,
    slightly warm but still firm. On a warm day, room temperature might be
    fine. Place unwrapped chocolate bar on cookie sheet. Place in cooled
    oven until warm. (Or place in microwave oven on HIGH (100%) 30 seconds
    or just until chocolate feel slightly warm) With even pressure, draw
    vegetable peeler along underside of chocolate; a curl will form.. Use
    wooden pick to lift curl onto wax paper-covered tray. Refrigerate until
    firm. Use side of b ar for narrow curls. Use width of one or tow blocks
    for medium-size curls. Use entire width of bar of large curls.

    NOTE: Ch
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Monday, April 01, 2019 15:51:28
    Hi Michael,

    things are almost always notably better than boiled in
    water ones, there are few where the disparity is as
    great. > ML> > I've not had it but fried so can't argue one side or another.
    Stick with that and you'll be good.
    I will, but those times I've had it have been few and far between.

    Availability as well as preference no doubt.

    Probably a bit of both--I know of only one place in town that sells it
    and we don't go there very often.

    sometimes wonder about how committed the
    growers are to the culinary characteristics
    of what they're producing.
    When we told her what we were going to use it for, she reccommended
    we > use the Black Seeded Simpson. She cooks for her family the same things > that she sells at the market so she is always able to suggest
    the best > of what she has for your particular dish.

    That is a sign of a good commerce person.
    Caring about - even knowing about - one's
    merchandise seems harder to find these days.

    That's why I like the farmer's market--all the stuff is grown by the
    sellers so they are knowledgable. Over the years we've gotten recipies,
    as well as given recipies to different vendors (and others), all making
    use of what's for sale. One vendor had some herb plants on Saturday; we
    picked up thyme and oregano. They should be well established by late
    September. (G)

    I've sent you a note to an earthlink address about
    hotels; hope you get it. Edited to add: yes.
    So now you can start making tentative plans. At least that time of
    year, > reservations shouldn't be too hard to come by.

    I've teamed up with the Shipps to make pretty
    final plans and am pleased to say that we'll be
    at a place that claims to have a full kitchen
    in downtown Wake Forest.

    Sounds good.


    Overall, it's doing well for the time post surgery. The
    allergic > ML> rash > did slow things up a bit, plus, as you said,
    old age--my skin > ML> isn't as > elastic as it used to be.
    Ah. I find I'm still fairly flexible on some axes
    but stiff as a post on others. My healing ability,
    however, is much compromised.
    "Young at heart, slightly older in other places" ?

    Yep, precisely so.

    It's catching up to all of us.

    If it were myself, I'd experiment with cider vinegar
    (no vitamins) and lemon juice (not much vitamins).
    The tablets are not a problem for me.
    It's not so much the problem as a wonder whether the
    benefit is specific to the vitamin.
    Vinegar or lemon juice would both work, just a matter of which you
    would > prefer.

    Tablets being easier for someone on the go,
    it seems.

    Very much so, even for those of us that aren't on the go as much.


    If they're dressed up in the guise of their
    marginally less ugly cousins the cucumbers,
    it's possible I'd find them tolerable, though
    at best marginally so.
    It would be fun to see how many "copy cat" pickles one could
    make, > ML> using > zucchini instead of cucumbers. (G)
    Fun in a "let's laugh at Michael sort of way."
    No, it's one way to use up an overabundance of zucchini.

    Best way to avoid an overabundance of zucchini:
    don't plant it in the first place!

    Some people do, and end up giving away their overabundance of it.

    Thanks. I figure that there are a few of us who
    through our participation, habits, and rituals
    keep this echo going. Most of the time I think
    it's worth it.
    I'd miss it if we had to fold--would have to come up with an
    alternative > way to keep up with each other.

    Yeah, that's kind of the way I feel too. We've
    had people offer to turn us into a mailing list,
    but that's private private and doesn't offer even
    the hope of fresh blood.

    So let's keep this one going as long as we can.

    Probably a lot more involved than we'd realise. When I was a
    kid, > ML> our > dogs learned basic tricks but nothing like what the service dogs > ML> have to > learn.
    It's the instilling of the unquestioning obedience
    that is so impressive and would appear to be so
    difficult.
    That would be harder in some dogs than others.

    I talked to Lilli, and she did some specialized
    work after the kids completed their 4-H project
    requirements, but before the academy where the
    animals match with their new owners.

    She admits to having had one or two failures
    along the line.

    It happens, sometimes the dog just doesn't quite meet the (very) high standards.


    together. > ML> I'm going to vote for no flour or just
    a > ML> little > ML> > ML> bit, maybe up to 20%. Make smallish
    balls, start > ML> > ML> > ML> them off in a very hot oven, then
    turn the oven
    off and let them finish cooking.
    Might be something to experiment with.
    As it turns out, that experiment has been done,
    as a post to Swisher notes.
    I'll have to check it out.
    I don't recall seeing it, wonder if my system hiccuped.

    -------original to Swisher-------

    So I was wondering about flour-free sausage
    balls, and everything I found on the Web had
    wheat substitutes (gluten-free Bisquick, nut
    flour, which might be good, and so on) until
    I spotted this one.

    Cheesy Keto Sausage Balls
    categories: low-carb, dairy, meat
    yield: 24

    1 pk breakfast sausage
    1 c sharp cheddar, shredded
    1 c mild cheddar, shredded
    1/2 c grated parmesan
    1 egg

    Preheat oven to 350F.

    Using your hands, mix all ingredients in a bowl.
    Scoop out mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls and
    roll in to 1" balls.

    Place on a parchment paper or foiled cookie sheet
    1" apart. Bake for about 15 min or until done
    through. Tops will start to brown and look dry.
    Let cool and enjoy!

    moscatomom.com

    OK, thanks. I'd probably go for all sharp or extra sharp cheddar, maybe
    some smoked as part of the mix.

    -------end original to Swisher-------

    I've made a repectable facsimile of galaktoboureko
    using CoW, cream, and eggs.
    Not sure if I'd try it or not.

    Beware, you might find a potful of it in
    your kitchen, unless you absolutely banish
    it to the backyard with the beer.

    It's the CoW I'm not sure if I want. (G)

    For me, it's when the person "sounds nice" and ends
    up untrustworthy - it's a wonder I'm not really down


    CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE <<

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Monday, April 01, 2019 16:04:36
    Hi Michael,

    CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE <<

    on people who "sound nice."
    Sounds like a backstabbing.
    Put it this way - to say people are not always
    completely upfront is an understatement.
    Quite so.

    Yecch - it dredges up some fleeting memories
    of treacheries past; one lives through them,
    and the feelings dull, but they can come back.

    So best to try not to dredge them up, if possible. That's why I avoid
    the combo of pb, grape jelly and white bread. (G)


    We try to stay local but Steve gets a lot of his care at the
    VA > ML> hospital > in Durham. My primary care doctor is here in WF, ortho > ML> doctor is
    officially in North Raleigh but the line is just across the
    main > ML> road > thru the area--may as well say WF.
    That's plenty local. You could do it on a horse.
    If I had one. (G)

    Shank's mare?

    Too far, especially now. A bike, maybe, but again, not now.

    I'll write up recipes when encouraged to do so,
    but usually it's a slow recitation with frequent
    pauses when I have to figure out what I did. Usually
    it's oretty decent, but once in a while I get
    challenged - "you sliced up a carrot," and I'll
    pause and say, uh, guess I must have.
    And, some recipies I'll sit down/write out without pausing to think about what I do/what goes into it.

    The recipes I find useful don't have measurements.

    I have to use measuements for some recipies, some people. Others are
    fine without.

    It's the 3 Musketeers, Milky Way has more of a caramel
    filling. > ML> Well out of my epertise - I have them, mostly
    the miniatures, when at friends' houses, such
    as Gail and Dale's.
    We've bought them for trick or treaters and ended up with left overs
    but > usually not bought them for ourselves. Used to buy the Hershey's mini > assortments--Steve would tell the girls to save the special
    darks for > me. (G)

    They have bags full of Special Dark, which are
    of course the best of their offerings, but guess
    what - they have milk in them! Not enough to
    bother me now, but plenty to cause me distress
    when I was at my most intolerant.

    I can well imagine.

    Title: EASY MILKY WAY PIE
    Categories: Pies, Desserts, dubious
    Different.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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