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    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to NANCY BACKUS on Friday, April 05, 2019 19:04:42
    Not shrimpy enough for Bonnie or me, too fishy
    for Lilli or Swisher.
    About what I remember.... :)
    Styroshrimp, but good.
    Yup... :)

    Why eat rice crackers when you can have
    shrimp rice crackers?

    Speaking of which, it seems to be "turnover"
    time here, with the tap water tasting like
    pond scum.
    Yuck... that's one reason I don't do tap water much... one never knows exactly when that will happen.... and one gets a mouthful of it...

    I turn my taste buds off, finding the
    environmental hit of plastic bottles more
    distasteful than the pond water.

    Who knows. I don't go often enough to track the
    dishes, During the '80s and '90s I went regularly,
    because it was on the way to the HMA concerts.
    And things could well have changed a lot since those days... :)
    With a couple changes in management, sure, and not
    to mention the always massive turnover in kitchen
    personnel. Fu being a notable exception.
    Someday, maybe, he'll get someone else in the kitchen with him... ;) I

    But not of his offspring, it seems.

    suspect there's been some turnover in the Cantonese House kitchen...
    they've stopped making the daikon/carrot pickle now... and things are

    Strange, as that's quick, cheap, easy, and tasty.

    just a bit different overall.. still good, though...

    There are always personnel adjustments in
    restaurants, not always at the owners' will.

    ... Life is a Ferrari - costs too much and goes too fast
    Unlike my life, a Ferrari looks slick going down
    the road.
    Some people might think your life looks slick enough.... ;)
    Compared to a VW camper, maybe.
    All depends on what one has to compare with, true... :)

    I'm in the fast lane of the slow road, or
    perhaps the slow lane of the fast road.

    Did he have you try Alrex...? It's a mild steroidal (prescription) eye drop usually used for allergies... of all the things I've tried, it
    seems to help the most.... still doesn't totally take care of things,
    but it makes things hurt less when the eyes get bad.... and helps the vision some....
    I tried a couple, don't recall using anything by
    that name.
    Generic for lotoprednol etabonate... I've also used various of the OTC
    tears and such, which give some relief at times for the dryness... Also,
    for a while, I was using azelastine (I think that was the generic name, actually) which is also an allergy drop more than a dry-eye drug... The
    one they came up with specifically for dry eye didn't work for me...

    Ah, steroid. No, thank you.

    But there is a fountain of wine in Vienna!
    Inside or outside....? :)
    Underground like in a crypt or catacomb.
    Ah... ok, I can picture that, then... :)

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

    Title: Creamy Cheese Fondue
    Categories: Appetizers, Cheese
    Servings: 6

    4 c AMERICAN CHEESE,SHEDDED 16OZ
    1 tb ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
    2 tb GREEN PEPPER,FINELY CHOPPED
    1 tb BUTTER
    1 1/4 c DRY WHITE WINE
    6 oz CREAM CHEESE WITH CHIVES
    1 ts PREPARED MUSTARD
    1 pk BREADSTICKS/FRENCH BREAD

    COMBINE SHREEDE CHEESE AND FLOUR; SET ASIDE. IN A SAUCEPAN COOK GREEN
    PEPPER IN BUTTER TILL TENDER BUT NOT BROWN. STIR IN WINE; HEAT SLOWLY
    JUST
    TILL BUBBLING. GRADUALLY ADD SHREDDED CHEESE, STIRRING CONSTANTLY, UNTIL
    SMOOTH AND BUBBLY. STIR IN CREAM CHEESE AND MUSTARD; COOK AND STIR OVER
    LOW HEAT TILL SMOOTH. TRANSFER CHEESE MIXTURE TO FONDUE POT.
    Source UNKNOWN

    MMMMM

    ... Ever use capsaicin-based pain ointment as a food additive?

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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to MICHAEL LOO on Monday, April 08, 2019 17:44:00
    Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 04-05-19 18:04 <=-

    Not shrimpy enough for Bonnie or me, too fishy
    for Lilli or Swisher.
    About what I remember.... :)
    Styroshrimp, but good.
    Yup... :)
    Why eat rice crackers when you can have
    shrimp rice crackers?

    Rather rhetorical for the likes of us... for the Lillis and Bills,
    they'd rather the plain ones... and I'd think also those with an allergy
    or sensitivity to shrimp.... ;)

    Speaking of which, it seems to be "turnover"
    time here, with the tap water tasting like
    pond scum.
    Yuck... that's one reason I don't do tap water much... one never knows exactly when that will happen.... and one gets a mouthful of it...
    I turn my taste buds off, finding the
    environmental hit of plastic bottles more
    distasteful than the pond water.

    I'd be more likely getting cans of flavored sparkling water to have
    instead... turning off the tastes buds doesn't work so well for me...

    Who knows. I don't go often enough to track the
    dishes, During the '80s and '90s I went regularly,
    because it was on the way to the HMA concerts.
    And things could well have changed a lot since those days... :)
    With a couple changes in management, sure, and not
    to mention the always massive turnover in kitchen
    personnel. Fu being a notable exception.
    Someday, maybe, he'll get someone else in the kitchen with him... ;) I
    But not of his offspring, it seems.

    Probably not... unless one of the younger boys shows interest
    eventually.... :)

    suspect there's been some turnover in the Cantonese House kitchen...
    they've stopped making the daikon/carrot pickle now... and things are
    Strange, as that's quick, cheap, easy, and tasty.

    Exactly my thought....

    just a bit different overall.. still good, though...
    There are always personnel adjustments in
    restaurants, not always at the owners' will.

    True....

    Did he have you try Alrex...? It's a mild steroidal (prescription) eye drop usually used for allergies... of all the things I've tried, it
    seems to help the most.... still doesn't totally take care of things,
    but it makes things hurt less when the eyes get bad.... and helps the vision some....
    I tried a couple, don't recall using anything by
    that name.
    Generic for lotoprednol etabonate... I've also used various of the OTC
    tears and such, which give some relief at times for the dryness... Also,
    for a while, I was using azelastine (I think that was the generic name, actually) which is also an allergy drop more than a dry-eye drug... The
    one they came up with specifically for dry eye didn't work for me...
    Ah, steroid. No, thank you.

    I did mention that at the beginning.. :) Which ones did you try...?

    ... Ever use capsaicin-based pain ointment as a food additive?
    Yes. Next question?

    I mentioned your response to Richard, so he checked the tube... says
    it's for external use only... (G) I'd ask if you survived it, but
    obviously you have... (G)

    ttyl neb

    ... Here tag... here tagline.... c'here boy! Nice tagline!

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