Quoting Dave Drum to Nancy Backus on 05-07-19 10:53 <=-
Ah, but the point was that a half-gallon ice cream box is now only 3
pints; the pound coffee can holds less than a pound, even before
opening... So you aren't even getting what you (thought you) paid
for... ;0
Yep, and give them enough time a "baker's dozen"* will be 12 and a
"dozen" will be 11. Nice odd number...kind of like the packaging of
hot dogs and hot dog buns that's so acceptable.
That packaging has been in effect since a half-gallon of I scream was
64 oz. and a 3# can of coffee held 48 oz. Or longer. And let's not get into "bun length" or "foot-long" hot dogs .....
I really am having trouble wrapping my head around that one... that
would be like a foot only having 10 inches.... ;0
And just as well I don't care much for hot dogs or the traditional
white bread buns.. but the obvious solution is to either eat two
of the 10 dogs sans bun (only 8 of them, after all)... or stuff 2
dogs in one bun a couple times... ;)
Or - buy 4 packages of weiners and 5 of rolls.
Or - make corn dogs and skip the Wonder Bread.
Or - cut the mystery meat sausages in coins and put them into a sauce
pan with a can of crushed pineapple and a can of Van Camp's Pork &
Beans for a trip back to that childhood favourite - pineapple weenie beans. Bv)= For a real treat - add a handful of raisins to that.
NANCY BACKUS wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
Or - cut the mystery meat sausages in coins and put them into a sauce
pan with a can of crushed pineapple and a can of Van Camp's Pork &
Beans for a trip back to that childhood favourite - pineapple weenie beans. Bv)= For a real treat - add a handful of raisins to that.
Never did the raisin addition.... but did use pineapple a time or
two... or regular apples before I developed the issue with them... And I've been known to put the coins into other cassarole dishes... :)
We used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while... those, I think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd just cook them in the frypan with butter, and skip the rolls altogether anyway...
Quoting Dave Drum to Nancy Backus on 05-10-19 06:34 <=-
Never did the raisin addition.... but did use pineapple a time or
two... or regular apples before I developed the issue with them... And
I've been known to put the coins into other cassarole dishes... :)
My mother used to feed it to us - with the raisins - shortly before my
Dad's payday. Low rent cookery but tasty.
We used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while... those, I
think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd just cook them in the
frypan with butter, and skip the rolls altogether anyway...
My favourite tube steak actually is the knockwurst. Very garlicky and traditionally all-beef ..... although I've seen pork begin to creep in
to some store's versions. No poultry or mystery meat though.
or NB>> two... or regular apples before I developed the issue with them... And NB>> I've been known to put the coins into otherNever did the raisin addition.... but did use pineapple a time
cassarole dishes... :)
before my DD>> Dad's payday. Low rent cookery but tasty.My mother used to feed it to us - with the raisins - shortly
I don't think we had hotdogs all that often... what I vaguely remember
is that they'd be boiled, and just served as the meat on the plate
with whatever other veggies, etc.... When a college friend made some
by
cutting an X in the ends and then pan-frying in butter, it made a big impression on me... ;)
cook them in the NB>> frypan with butter, and skip the rollsWe used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while... those, I NB>> think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd just
altogether anyway...
My favourite tube steak actually is the knockwurst. Very garlicky and traditionally all-beef ..... although I've seen pork begin to creep in
to some store's versions. No poultry or mystery meat though.
Nowadays, it's likely to be Italian sausage around here... they get
put on Special Today often enough... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-13-19 11:38 <=-
I don't think we had hotdogs all that often... what I vaguely
remember is that they'd be boiled, and just served as the meat
on the plate with whatever other veggies, etc....
That's the way my mom served them 99.99% of the time. The rest of the
time it would be cut into coins and mixed into scrambled eggs--she
called it "hupple pupple". About 6 weeks before Steve and I got
married, we brought some of my things down to NC on my dad's annual vacation, always a camping trip. Sunday afternoon, Mom started to fix
hot dogs for supper, boiled, of course, even camping. Steve and I
decided to cut out and go to evening service at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)
When a college friend made some by cutting an X in the ends and
then pan-frying in butter, it made a big impression on me... ;)
No surprise there, except that they tasted so much better. (G)
We used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while...
those, I think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd
just cook them in the frypan with butter, and skip the rolls
altogether anyway...
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
Nowadays, it's likely to be Italian sausage around here...
they get put on Special Today often enough... ;)
We'll get both Italian sausage (usually done with peppers, onion and mushrooms) or all beef hot dogs. If we've got any home made sauerkraut
on hand, that's good on the dogs, along with some spicy brown mustard.
I don't think we had hotdogs all that often... what I vaguely
remember is that they'd be boiled, and just served as the meat
on the plate with whatever other veggies, etc....
That's the way my mom served them 99.99% of the time. The rest of the
time it would be cut into coins and mixed into scrambled eggs--she
called it "hupple pupple". About 6 weeks before Steve and I got
married, we brought some of my things down to NC on my dad's annual vacation, always a camping trip. Sunday afternoon, Mom started to fix
hot dogs for supper, boiled, of course, even camping. Steve and I
decided to cut out and go to evening service at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)
Wise move... :)
When a college friend made some by cutting an X in the ends and
then pan-frying in butter, it made a big impression on me... ;)
No surprise there, except that they tasted so much better. (G)
Exactly... :)
We used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while...
those, I think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd
just cook them in the frypan with butter, and skip the rolls
altogether anyway...
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Nowadays, it's likely to be Italian sausage around here...
they get put on Special Today often enough... ;)
We'll get both Italian sausage (usually done with peppers, onion and mushrooms) or all beef hot dogs. If we've got any home made sauerkraut
on hand, that's good on the dogs, along with some spicy brown mustard.
Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown mustard,
too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on its own...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-19-19 20:47 <=-
That's the way my mom served them 99.99% of the time. The rest
of the time it would be cut into coins and mixed into scrambled
eggs--she called it "hupple pupple". About 6 weeks before Steve
and I got married, we brought some of my things down to NC on my
dad's annual vacation, always a camping trip. Sunday afternoon,
Mom started to fix hot dogs for supper, boiled, of course, even
camping. Steve and I decided to cut out and go to evening service
at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)
Wise move... :)
We'd have maybe stayed if she'd had Dad fire up a grill for the hot
dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally wrong.
Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to ourselves--the last we
had before the wedding week.
We used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while...
those, I think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd
just cook them in the frypan with butter, and skip the rolls
altogether anyway...
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those is good
for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Nowadays, it's likely to be Italian sausage around here...
they get put on Special Today often enough... ;)
We'll get both Italian sausage (usually done with peppers,
onion and mushrooms) or all beef hot dogs. If we've got any
home made sauerkraut on hand, that's good on the dogs, along
with some spicy brown mustard.
Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added the
garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.
service RH>> at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)of the time it would be cut into coins and mixed into scrambled
eggs--she called it "hupple pupple". About 6 weeks before Steve
and I got married, we brought some of my things down to NC on my
dad's annual vacation, always a camping trip. Sunday afternoon,
Mom started to fix hot dogs for supper, boiled, of course, even
camping. Steve and I decided to cut out and go to evening
Wise move... :)
We'd have maybe stayed if she'd had Dad fire up a grill for the hot
dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally wrong.
Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to ourselves--the last we
had before the wedding week.
All good reasons... ;)
We used to buy the all-beef, uncured "hot dogs" for a while...
those, I think, came in a package of 8... but usually, I'd
just cook them in the frypan with butter, and skip the rolls
altogether anyway...
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those is good
for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Yeah, that would work...
Nowadays, it's likely to be Italian sausage around here...
they get put on Special Today often enough... ;)
We'll get both Italian sausage (usually done with peppers,
onion and mushrooms) or all beef hot dogs. If we've got any
home made sauerkraut on hand, that's good on the dogs, along
with some spicy brown mustard.
Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added the
garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.
Onions and peppers seems pretty standard... I'd probably skip the
peppers, but might do onions and mushrooms, if I were adding to it...
or use my onions/garlic/celery and add the sausage to that... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-23-19 15:20 <=-
camping. Steve and I decided to cut out and go to evening
service at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)
Wise move... :)
We'd have maybe stayed if she'd had Dad fire up a grill for the
hot dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally
wrong. Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to ourselves--
the last we had before the wedding week.
All good reasons... ;)
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those
is good for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Yeah, that would work...
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
Nowadays, it's likely to be Italian sausage around here...
they get put on Special Today often enough... ;)
We'll get both Italian sausage (usually done with peppers,
onion and mushrooms) or all beef hot dogs. If we've got any
home made sauerkraut on hand, that's good on the dogs, along
with some spicy brown mustard.
Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added the
garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.
Onions and peppers seems pretty standard... I'd probably skip the
peppers, but might do onions and mushrooms, if I were adding to
it... or use my onions/garlic/celery and add the sausage to that...
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched from
green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most part.
camping. Steve and I decided to cut out and go to evening
service at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)
Wise move... :)
We'd have maybe stayed if she'd had Dad fire up a grill for the
hot dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally
wrong. Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to ourselves--
the last we had before the wedding week.
All good reasons... ;)
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
Getting to church was probably the safest excuse to use, though... :)
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those
is good for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Yeah, that would work...
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
the NB>> peppers, but might do onions and mushrooms, if I were addingYup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added the
garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.
Onions and peppers seems pretty standard... I'd probably skip
to
that...it... or use my onions/garlic/celery and add the sausage to
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched from
green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most part.
I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don't get them
all that often either...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-29-19 21:45 <=-
camping. Steve and I decided to cut out and go to evening
service at church. We got supper somewhere else. (G)
Wise move... :)
We'd have maybe stayed if she'd had Dad fire up a grill for the
hot dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally
wrong. Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to ourselves--
the last we had before the wedding week.
All good reasons... ;)
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us
a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
Getting to church was probably the safest excuse to use,
though... :)
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come with us.
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those
is good for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Yeah, that would work...
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added the
garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.
Onions and peppers seems pretty standard... I'd probably skip
the peppers, but might do onions and mushrooms, if I were adding
to it... or use my onions/garlic/celery and add the sausage to
that...
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched
from green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most part.
I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don't get
them all that often either...
Sometimes we'll catch a sale..............
ourselves-- RH>>> the last we had before the wedding week.hot dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally
wrong. Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to
All good reasons... ;)
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us
a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
Getting to church was probably the safest excuse to use,
though... :)
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come with us.
And they wouldn't take offense at your wanting to go... :)
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those
is good for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Yeah, that would work...
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
the RH>>> garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added
adding NB>>> to it... or use my onions/garlic/celery and add theOnions and peppers seems pretty standard... I'd probably skip
the peppers, but might do onions and mushrooms, if I were
sausage to
part. NB>> I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don'tthat...
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched
from green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most
get
them all that often either...
Sometimes we'll catch a sale..............
Or you might get a good deal at the market... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 06-03-19 17:49 <=-
hot dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally
wrong. Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to
ourselves--the last we had before the wedding week.
All good reasons... ;)
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us
a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
Getting to church was probably the safest excuse to use,
though... :)
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come
with us.
And they wouldn't take offense at your wanting to go... :)
No, no questions asked or other comments made.
We'll wrap the dogs in a slice of bread.
We did that, too... :)
Found out that the round sandwich breads--half of one of those
is good for wrapping a dog or sausage.
Yeah, that would work...
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
Yup, we used to do hotdogs with sauerkraut and spicy brown
mustard, too... :) Italian sausage is usually just broiled on
its own...
Steve's mom does the sausage with onion and peppers; I added
the garlic and mushrooms when I started making it.
Onions and peppers seems pretty standard... I'd probably skip
the peppers, but might do onions and mushrooms, if I were
adding to it... or use my onions/garlic/celery and add the
sausage to that...
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched
from green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most
part.
I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don't get
them all that often either...
Sometimes we'll catch a sale..............
Or you might get a good deal at the market... :)
Sometimes, but more often catch sales at stores for other than green bells. Other types of peppers are easy to find (in season) at the
farmer's market.
hot dogs but boiling them on a camping trip was just totally
wrong. Besides, our leaving gave us a bit of time to
ourselves--the last we had before the wedding week.
All good reasons... ;)
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us
a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
Getting to church was probably the safest excuse to use,
though... :)
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come
with us.
And they wouldn't take offense at your wanting to go... :)
No, no questions asked or other comments made.
Good enough... :)
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
adding to it... or use my onions/garlic/celery and add the
sausage to that...
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched
from green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most
part.
I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don't get
them all that often either...
Sometimes we'll catch a sale..............
Or you might get a good deal at the market... :)
Sometimes, but more often catch sales at stores for other than green bells. Other types of peppers are easy to find (in season) at the
farmer's market.
True, out of season, one would need a store sale... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 06-10-19 21:33 <=-
That was our thought. Boiled hot dogs for supper just gave us
a good reason to make our excuses for getting away.
Getting to church was probably the safest excuse to use,
though... :)
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come
with us.
And they wouldn't take offense at your wanting to go... :)
No, no questions asked or other comments made.
Good enough... :)
So we took off, leaving them to their hot dogs. (G)
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if there are
no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Sounds good but we'll probably keep the peppers. We've switched
from green bells to red/orange or yellow bells for the most
part.
I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don't get
them all that often either...
Sometimes we'll catch a sale..............
Or you might get a good deal at the market... :)
Sometimes, but more often catch sales at stores for other than
green bells. Other types of peppers are easy to find (in season)
at the farmer's market.
True, out of season, one would need a store sale... ;)
And every so often, we're in the right store at the right time to
catch one.
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come
with us.
And they wouldn't take offense at your wanting to go... :)
No, no questions asked or other comments made.
Good enough... :)
So we took off, leaving them to their hot dogs. (G)
Yup... ;)
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if there are
no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Pickle relish, either sweet or dill, gets used on hamburgers or
hotdogs here... Pickles also a possibility, if available... :)
Ketchup just isn't used here, though mustard of various types is on
either as
well... :) Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
I prefer the red, orange or yellow bells also... but don't get
them all that often either...
Sometimes we'll catch a sale..............
Or you might get a good deal at the market... :)
Sometimes, but more often catch sales at stores for other than
green bells. Other types of peppers are easy to find (in season)
at the farmer's market.
True, out of season, one would need a store sale... ;)
And every so often, we're in the right store at the right time to
catch one.
Which works out nicely... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 06-18-19 13:05 <=-
Yes, we knew neither my sister nor parents would want to come
with us.
And they wouldn't take offense at your wanting to go... :)
No, no questions asked or other comments made.
Good enough... :)
So we took off, leaving them to their hot dogs. (G)
Yup... ;)
No tears hed over missing hot dogs either.
Lower carb than a whole roll or most breads.
And still tasty.... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if
there are no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used
only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Pickle relish, either sweet or dill, gets used on hamburgers or
hotdogs here... Pickles also a possibility, if available... :)
Ketchup just isn't used here, though mustard of various types
is on either as well... :)
I'll mix pickle relish with mayo for tuna for sandwiches but it only
goes on hamburgers, not hot dogs. Neither of us likes mustard on hamburgers (special order time at McDs) but do use it on other things.
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
So we took off, leaving them to their hot dogs. (G)
Yup... ;)
No tears hed over missing hot dogs either.
Nope... :)
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if
there are no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used
only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Pickle relish, either sweet or dill, gets used on hamburgers or
hotdogs here... Pickles also a possibility, if available... :)
Ketchup just isn't used here, though mustard of various types
is on either as well... :)
I'll mix pickle relish with mayo for tuna for sandwiches but it only
goes on hamburgers, not hot dogs. Neither of us likes mustard on hamburgers (special order time at McDs) but do use it on other things.
We do have different tastes in things, even to this sort of thing...
:) I do use pickle relish to mix in with all sorts of things.... :)
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
In season....
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 06-27-19 14:41 <=-
So we took off, leaving them to their hot dogs. (G)
Yup... ;)
No tears had over missing hot dogs either.
Nope... :)
We'll be grilling them for the VBS cook out tomorrow night. I think
Steve has volunteered to man the gril.
Quite, depending on what goes on the dog.
Probably nice enough even without much additional... :)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if
there are no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used
only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Pickle relish, either sweet or dill, gets used on hamburgers or
hotdogs here... Pickles also a possibility, if available... :)
Ketchup just isn't used here, though mustard of various types
is on either as well... :)
I'll mix pickle relish with mayo for tuna for sandwiches but it
only goes on hamburgers, not hot dogs. Neither of us likes
mustard on hamburgers (special order time at McDs) but do use it
on other things.
We do have different tastes in things, even to this sort of
thing... :) I do use pickle relish to mix in with all sorts of
things.... :)
I can't, Steve doesn't like it in/on a lot of things that I might otherwise put it on.
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
In season....
Very much so down here.
No tears had over missing hot dogs either.
Nope... :)
We'll be grilling them for the VBS cook out tomorrow night. I think
Steve has volunteered to man the gril.
Grilled are so much better than boiled.... (G)
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if
there are no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used
only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Pickle relish, either sweet or dill, gets used on hamburgers or
hotdogs here... Pickles also a possibility, if available... :)
Ketchup just isn't used here, though mustard of various types
is on either as well... :)
I'll mix pickle relish with mayo for tuna for sandwiches but it
only goes on hamburgers, not hot dogs. Neither of us likes
mustard on hamburgers (special order time at McDs) but do use it
on other things.
We do have different tastes in things, even to this sort of
thing... :) I do use pickle relish to mix in with all sorts of
things.... :)
I can't, Steve doesn't like it in/on a lot of things that I might otherwise put it on.
It isn't Richard's favorite thing, either, but he doesn't really mind
when I do use it in things... he just doesn't add it on things, given
the choice... :)
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
In season....
Very much so down here.
They're coming into season here, too... I just don't buy them all that often.... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-02-19 23:08 <=-
No tears had over missing hot dogs either.
Nope... :)
We'll be grilling them for the VBS cook out tomorrow night. I
think Steve has volunteered to man the gril.
Grilled are so much better than boiled.... (G)
Quite so, even when the grill flares up.
A bit of spicy brown mustard adds to it tho.
True... as does a bit of pickle relish...
That's optional for me. More often used with a hamburger if
there are no pickles to put on it. Same as ketchup gets used
only if there's no fresh sliced tomatoes. (G)
Pickle relish, either sweet or dill, gets used on hamburgers or
hotdogs here... Pickles also a possibility, if available... :)
Ketchup just isn't used here, though mustard of various types
is on either as well... :)
I'll mix pickle relish with mayo for tuna for sandwiches but it
only goes on hamburgers, not hot dogs. Neither of us likes
mustard on hamburgers (special order time at McDs) but do use it
on other things.
We do have different tastes in things, even to this sort of
thing... :) I do use pickle relish to mix in with all sorts of
things.... :)
I can't, Steve doesn't like it in/on a lot of things that I might
otherwise put it on.
It isn't Richard's favorite thing, either, but he doesn't really
mind when I do use it in things... he just doesn't add it on
things, given the choice... :)
Same with Steve. I don't put it in much that we both eat but if I'm
the only one eating something, I'll use it there.
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
In season....
Very much so down here.
They're coming into season here, too... I just don't buy them
all that often.... ;)
They're a regular for me, except in winter.
We'll be grilling them for the VBS cook out tomorrow night. I
think Steve has volunteered to man the gril.
Grilled are so much better than boiled.... (G)
Quite so, even when the grill flares up.
Up at the Pond, RJ does sausages and meat (and sometimes even veggies) over a fire outside... Did steaks and sausages both for a couple of
meals this last time up at there... He does a nice job of it... :)
it RH>>> on other things.I'll mix pickle relish with mayo for tuna for sandwiches but it
only goes on hamburgers, not hot dogs. Neither of us likes
mustard on hamburgers (special order time at McDs) but do use
might RH>> otherwise put it on.We do have different tastes in things, even to this sort of
thing... :) I do use pickle relish to mix in with all sorts of
things.... :)
I can't, Steve doesn't like it in/on a lot of things that I
It isn't Richard's favorite thing, either, but he doesn't really
mind when I do use it in things... he just doesn't add it on
things, given the choice... :)
Same with Steve. I don't put it in much that we both eat but if I'm
the only one eating something, I'll use it there.
I did use some in a seafood salad I made for last night's supper (just
too hot to want to do anything warm)... chopped up celery and a couple boiled eggs, and added with both dill and sweet pickle relish and mayo
to shredded Krab... The relish was nicely understated but helped the overall mix... :)
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
In season....
Very much so down here.
They're coming into season here, too... I just don't buy them
all that often.... ;)
They're a regular for me, except in winter.
I'll grab a couple of them for taking with me to Elder camping... I'm
more likely to use them there... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-15-19 13:00 <=-
We'll be grilling them for the VBS cook out tomorrow night. I
think Steve has volunteered to man the gril.
Grilled are so much better than boiled.... (G)
Quite so, even when the grill flares up.
Up at the Pond, RJ does sausages and meat (and sometimes even
veggies) over a fire outside... Did steaks and sausages both
for a couple of meals this last time up at there... He does a
nice job of it... :)
Sounds like he enjoys it too.
It isn't Richard's favorite thing, either, but he doesn't really
mind when I do use it in things... he just doesn't add it on
things, given the choice... :)
Same with Steve. I don't put it in much that we both eat but if
I'm the only one eating something, I'll use it there.
I did use some in a seafood salad I made for last night's supper
(just too hot to want to do anything warm)... chopped up celery
and a couple boiled eggs, and added with both dill and sweet
pickle relish and mayo to shredded Krab... The relish was nicely
understated but helped the overall mix... :)
That sounds good, nice hot weather meal.
Fresh-sliced tomatoes aren't often available, either...
Mostly in the summer here for them.
In season....
Very much so down here.
They're coming into season here, too... I just don't buy them
all that often.... ;)
They're a regular for me, except in winter.
I'll grab a couple of them for taking with me to Elder camping...
I'm more likely to use them there... :)
You can always trade them for something you will use if you realise
that they won't fit into what you actually cook (vs what you thought
you would cook when you packed them). (G)
Up at the Pond, RJ does sausages and meat (and sometimes even
veggies) over a fire outside... Did steaks and sausages both
for a couple of meals this last time up at there... He does a
nice job of it... :)
Sounds like he enjoys it too.
He apparently does.... ;) He's quick to tell how he seasoned things, etc... :)
Same with Steve. I don't put it in much that we both eat but if
I'm the only one eating something, I'll use it there.
I did use some in a seafood salad I made for last night's supper
(just too hot to want to do anything warm)... chopped up celery
and a couple boiled eggs, and added with both dill and sweet
pickle relish and mayo to shredded Krab... The relish was nicely
understated but helped the overall mix... :)
That sounds good, nice hot weather meal.
It was.... :)
camping... NB>> I'm more likely to use them there... :)They're a regular for me, except in winter.
I'll grab a couple of them for taking with me to Elder
You can always trade them for something you will use if you realise
that they won't fit into what you actually cook (vs what you thought
you would cook when you packed them). (G)
I wasn't planning to cook them, just to slice them and use them in sandwiches, mostly... something I rarely do at home, but am more
likely to do when at the family camping... They weren't as tasty as
I'd hoped, somewhat flat, actually... But I had a bacon/tomato/mayo sandwich one
day, and twice had a tomato/cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a
mess of mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :) I
needed
the mushrooms to take care of some fluid retention swelling in my
foot... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-25-19 14:22 <=-
Up at the Pond, RJ does sausages and meat (and sometimes even
veggies) over a fire outside... Did steaks and sausages both
for a couple of meals this last time up at there... He does a
nice job of it... :)
Sounds like he enjoys it too.
He apparently does.... ;) He's quick to tell how he seasoned
things, etc... :)
You trained him well. (G)
Same with Steve. I don't put it in much that we both eat but if
I'm the only one eating something, I'll use it there.
I did use some in a seafood salad I made for last night's supper
(just too hot to want to do anything warm)... chopped up celery
and a couple boiled eggs, and added with both dill and sweet
pickle relish and mayo to shredded Krab... The relish was nicely
understated but helped the overall mix... :)
That sounds good, nice hot weather meal.
It was.... :)
We've been doing a lot of that. Last night Steve grilled some chicken breasts, had them with leftover mashed potatoes topped with wilted
lettuce (hot bacon dressing on the lettuce). Followed up with frozen custard for dessert after church.
They're a regular for me, except in winter.
I'll grab a couple of them for taking with me to Elder
camping... I'm more likely to use them there... :)
You can always trade them for something you will use if you
realise that they won't fit into what you actually cook (vs
what you thought you would cook when you packed them). (G)
I wasn't planning to cook them, just to slice them and use them
in sandwiches, mostly... something I rarely do at home, but am
more likely to do when at the family camping... They weren't as
tasty as I'd hoped, somewhat flat, actually... But I had a
bacon/tomato/mayo sandwich one day, and twice had a tomato/
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
I needed the mushrooms to take care of some fluid retention
swelling in my foot... :)
Not fun.
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
Up at the Pond, RJ does sausages and meat (and sometimes even
veggies) over a fire outside... Did steaks and sausages both
for a couple of meals this last time up at there... He does a
nice job of it... :)
Sounds like he enjoys it too.
He apparently does.... ;) He's quick to tell how he seasoned
things, etc... :)
You trained him well. (G)
Actually, I think he mostly trained himself on that... I've tended to
be more utilitarian, at least in his formative years... and he's much
more so now than I, besides... :)
nicely NB>>> understated but helped the overall mix... :)and a couple boiled eggs, and added with both dill and sweet
pickle relish and mayo to shredded Krab... The relish was
That sounds good, nice hot weather meal.
It was.... :)
We've been doing a lot of that. Last night Steve grilled some chicken breasts, had them with leftover mashed potatoes topped with wilted
lettuce (hot bacon dressing on the lettuce). Followed up with frozen custard for dessert after church.
Sounds pretty good.... :)
tasty as I'd hoped, somewhat flat, actually... But I had a
bacon/tomato/mayo sandwich one day, and twice had a tomato/
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
I needed the mushrooms to take care of some fluid retention
swelling in my foot... :)
Not fun.
Probably just too much heat/humidity coupled with on the feet too
much, and sitting on benches (which makes the circulation more sluggish)...
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone that's had it
done previously (like Gail) would have some idea of which.... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-01-19 17:14 <=-
Up at the Pond, RJ does sausages and meat (and sometimes even
veggies) over a fire outside... Did steaks and sausages both
for a couple of meals this last time up at there... He does a
nice job of it... :)
Sounds like he enjoys it too.
He apparently does.... ;) He's quick to tell how he seasoned
things, etc... :)
You trained him well. (G)
Actually, I think he mostly trained himself on that... I've
tended to be more utilitarian, at least in his formative years...
and he's much more so now than I, besides... :)
So he did pretty well on his own then. Reading labels, playing with combinations helps. My youngest sister tried some rather ghastly combinations of seasonings before we taught her to read the lables for suggestions. It didn't take long for her to catch on the seriousness
of our teachings.
tasty as I'd hoped, somewhat flat, actually... But I had a
bacon/tomato/mayo sandwich one day, and twice had a tomato/
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
That's the best way to use them.
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just
from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone
that's had it done previously (like Gail) would have some idea
of which.... :)
Time will tell. Still not even 6 months since surgery.
years... NB>> and he's much more so now than I, besides... :)Sounds like he enjoys it too.
He apparently does.... ;) He's quick to tell how he seasoned
things, etc... :)
You trained him well. (G)
Actually, I think he mostly trained himself on that... I've
tended to be more utilitarian, at least in his formative
So he did pretty well on his own then. Reading labels, playing with combinations helps. My youngest sister tried some rather ghastly combinations of seasonings before we taught her to read the lables for suggestions. It didn't take long for her to catch on the seriousness
of our teachings.
Once he was on his own, living in an apartment while in college, he
really got into playing with various seasonings... if he had any
ghastly ones, it apparently happened while he was by himself... I
never was
served any such... (G)
tasty as I'd hoped, somewhat flat, actually... But I had a
bacon/tomato/mayo sandwich one day, and twice had a tomato/
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
That's the best way to use them.
Yup... :)
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just
from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone
that's had it done previously (like Gail) would have some idea
of which.... :)
Time will tell. Still not even 6 months since surgery.
And Gail should be askable at the Picnic.... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-04-19 20:50 <=-
Actually, I think he mostly trained himself on that... I've
tended to be more utilitarian, at least in his formative
years... and he's much more so now than I, besides... :)
So he did pretty well on his own then. Reading labels, playing
with combinations helps. My youngest sister tried some rather
ghastly combinations of seasonings before we taught her to read
the lables for suggestions. It didn't take long for her to
catch on the seriousness of our teachings.
Once he was on his own, living in an apartment while in college,
he really got into playing with various seasonings... if he had
any ghastly ones, it apparently happened while he was by
himself... I never was served any such... (G)
And he never told you about any, I presume?
tasty as I'd hoped, somewhat flat, actually... But I had a
bacon/tomato/mayo sandwich one day, and twice had a tomato/
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
That's the best way to use them.
Yup... :)
I've got a few I think I'll make into pasta sauce. Not many, not worth trying to can or freeze so a fresh veggie sauce would be a good way to
use them.
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just
from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone
that's had it done previously (like Gail) would have some idea
of which.... :)
Time will tell. Still not even 6 months since surgery.
And Gail should be askable at the Picnic.... ;)
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not quite 6
months ago.
with combinations helps. My youngest sister tried some rather
ghastly combinations of seasonings before we taught her to read
the lables for suggestions. It didn't take long for her to
catch on the seriousness of our teachings.
Once he was on his own, living in an apartment while in college,
he really got into playing with various seasonings... if he had
any ghastly ones, it apparently happened while he was by
himself... I never was served any such... (G)
And he never told you about any, I presume?
Not that I recall... ;)
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
That's the best way to use them.
Yup... :)
I've got a few I think I'll make into pasta sauce. Not many, not worth trying to can or freeze so a fresh veggie sauce would be a good way to
use them.
I only bought two to take with me... just the right amount.. ;) Did
you make the pasta sauce...?
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just
from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone
that's had it done previously (like Gail) would have some idea
of which.... :)
Time will tell. Still not even 6 months since surgery.
And Gail should be askable at the Picnic.... ;)
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not quite 6
months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-09-19 14:13 <=-
with combinations helps. My youngest sister tried some rather
ghastly combinations of seasonings before we taught her to read
the lables for suggestions. It didn't take long for her to
catch on the seriousness of our teachings.
Once he was on his own, living in an apartment while in college,
he really got into playing with various seasonings... if he had
any ghastly ones, it apparently happened while he was by
himself... I never was served any such... (G)
And he never told you about any, I presume?
Not that I recall... ;)
He may have made some wierd combinations but didn't tell you about
them. (G)
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
That's the best way to use them.
Yup... :)
I've got a few I think I'll make into pasta sauce. Not many,
not worth trying to can or freeze so a fresh veggie sauce
would be a good way to use them.
I only bought two to take with me... just the right amount.. ;)
Did you make the pasta sauce...?
No, I've been using them up in bits of other things--blt sandwich is
the favorite way. (G)
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just
from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone
that's had it done previously (like Gail) would have some idea
of which.... :)
Time will tell. Still not even 6 months since surgery.
And Gail should be askable at the Picnic.... ;)
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from
surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not
quite 6 months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Hope so, time will tell.
... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.
college, NB>>> he really got into playing with various seasonings...Once he was on his own, living in an apartment while in
if he had
any ghastly ones, it apparently happened while he was by
himself... I never was served any such... (G)
And he never told you about any, I presume?
Not that I recall... ;)
He may have made some wierd combinations but didn't tell you about
them. (G)
So.... here I am, up at the Pond, with the kid in residence... so I
asked him directly... (G) Apparently he's a natural... he says he'd
do a lot of it by smell... what does the food cooking smell like, what does the proposed seasoning smell like, do the odors blend well... and then
maybe a little taste of the food with a bit of the seasoning (before adding to the pot), how does that taste... So he'd avoid the ghastly ones, possibly take a chance on the weird ones... ;) And got more adventurous as he encountered different spices and seasonings as he traveled more... He does come up with some interesting combos that I might not have tried, to be sure... :) But I tend to be somewhat
that way myself, even if with a less varied palette...
cheese/mayo sandwich... One day, I cut a tomato half into
wedges to eat with a canned salmon/egg salad and a mess of
mushrooms and onion cooked in my leftover bacon fat... :)
Sounds like you made good use of them.
Yup.... :) Didn't waste a bit of them, either... ;)
That's the best way to use them.
Yup... :)
I've got a few I think I'll make into pasta sauce. Not many,
not worth trying to can or freeze so a fresh veggie sauce
would be a good way to use them.
I only bought two to take with me... just the right amount.. ;)
Did you make the pasta sauce...?
No, I've been using them up in bits of other things--blt sandwich is
the favorite way. (G)
I skip the lettuce, but I do like it with bacon...
My knee is still bigger than the other one--don't know if it
just takes time for things to settle down or what.
It might be the extra hardware partly, but also possibly just
from the surgery, and needing to settle down... maybe someone
that's had it done previously (like Gail) would have some idea
of which.... :)
Time will tell. Still not even 6 months since surgery.
And Gail should be askable at the Picnic.... ;)
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from
surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not
quite 6 months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Hope so, time will tell.
Indeed. :)
... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.
Exactly.... (G)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-17-19 19:47 <=-
He may have made some wierd combinations but didn't tell you about
them. (G)
So.... here I am, up at the Pond, with the kid in residence... so
I asked him directly... (G) Apparently he's a natural... he says
he'd do a lot of it by smell... what does the food cooking smell
like, what does the proposed seasoning smell like, do the odors
blend well... and then maybe a little taste of the food with a bit
of the seasoning (before adding to the pot), how does that taste..
So he'd avoid the ghastly ones, possibly take a chance on the
weird ones... ;) And got more adventurous as he encountered
different spices and seasonings as he traveled more... He does
come up with some interesting combos that I might not have tried,
to be sure... :) But I tend to be somewhat that way myself, even
if with a less varied palette...
Sure he doesn't want a career in food instead of boats? (G) Sounds
like he's a natural for the former.
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from
surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not
quite 6 months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Hope so, time will tell.
Indeed. :)
... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.
Exactly.... (G)
So, a test of my patience..
bit NB>> of the seasoning (before adding to the pot), how does that taste.. NB>> So he'd avoid the ghastly ones, possibly take a chance
on the
tried, NB>> to be sure... :) But I tend to be somewhat that wayweird ones... ;) And got more adventurous as he encountered
different spices and seasonings as he traveled more... He does
come up with some interesting combos that I might not have
myself, even NB>> if with a less varied palette...
Sure he doesn't want a career in food instead of boats? (G) Sounds
like he's a natural for the former.
He's sure... He'd rather keep his cooking for himself and friends, and
the various restaurant jobs as backup jobs, not as a career... ;) I
don't even have to ask him that one, as he's stated it regularly... He does, though, want the career in boats... He appears to also be a
natural for that one.....
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend after
Labor Day...
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from
surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not
quite 6 months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Hope so, time will tell.
Indeed. :)
... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.
Exactly.... (G)
So, a test of my patience..
Apparently... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-25-19 20:40 <=-
Sure he doesn't want a career in food instead of boats? (G)
Sounds like he's a natural for the former.
He's sure... He'd rather keep his cooking for himself and
friends, and the various restaurant jobs as backup jobs, not as
a career... ;) I don't even have to ask him that one, as he's
stated it regularly... He does, though, want the career in
boats... He appears to also be a natural for that one.....
Maybe when he's ready to retire from the water he might consider
cooking as an alternate job.
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend
after Labor Day...
OK, that's not too far away.
I asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a year,
minimum, for things to be fully settled into place/recover from
surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery was Feb. 15, not
quite 6 months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Hope so, time will tell.
Indeed. :)
... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.
Exactly.... (G)
So, a test of my patience..
Apparently... :)
Sigh! But, better to have it done than to be at the stage I was at
this time last year. We were hoping the shots would work but the first
2 hadn't had any effect yet.
Sounds like he's a natural for the former.
He's sure... He'd rather keep his cooking for himself and
friends, and the various restaurant jobs as backup jobs, not as
a career... ;) I don't even have to ask him that one, as he's
stated it regularly... He does, though, want the career in
boats... He appears to also be a natural for that one.....
Maybe when he's ready to retire from the water he might consider
cooking as an alternate job.
Maybe.... If he needs or thinks he wants to keep working... :)
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend
after Labor Day...
OK, that's not too far away.
Coming up soon... :)
year, RH>>>> minimum, for things to be fully settled intoI asked my therapist the other day--he said 6 months to a
place/recover from RH>>>> surgery/therapy. So, it's normal; surgery
was Feb. 15, not
quite 6 months ago.
By next Feb, you should be fully settled then...
Hope so, time will tell.
Indeed. :)
... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.
Exactly.... (G)
So, a test of my patience..
Apparently... :)
Sigh! But, better to have it done than to be at the stage I was at
this time last year. We were hoping the shots would work but the first
2 hadn't had any effect yet.
Yes, I remember... At least now it's the healing curve, not the still wondering what to do stage... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-01-19 20:38 <=-
Sounds like he's a natural for the former.
He's sure... He'd rather keep his cooking for himself and
friends, and the various restaurant jobs as backup jobs, not as
a career... ;) I don't even have to ask him that one, as he's
stated it regularly... He does, though, want the career in
boats... He appears to also be a natural for that one.....
Maybe when he's ready to retire from the water he might consider
cooking as an alternate job.
Maybe.... If he needs or thinks he wants to keep working... :)
Time will tell.
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend
after Labor Day...
OK, that's not too far away.
Coming up soon... :)
Next week end--and you'll see how well your cheese has held up.
So, a test of my patience..
Apparently... :)
Sigh! But, better to have it done than to be at the stage I was
at this time last year. We were hoping the shots would work but
the first 2 hadn't had any effect yet.
Yes, I remember... At least now it's the healing curve, not the
still wondering what to do stage... :)
Better to be on the downside than the upside, especially this time of year. I'm glad surgery wasn't any later in the year; since it had to
be wrapped so much for the extra time, it would have gotten hot and
itchy. Not fun!
boats... He appears to also be a natural for that one.....
Maybe when he's ready to retire from the water he might consider
cooking as an alternate job.
Maybe.... If he needs or thinks he wants to keep working... :)
Time will tell.
Indeed. :)
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend
after Labor Day...
OK, that's not too far away.
Coming up soon... :)
Next week end--and you'll see how well your cheese has held up.
I'm leaving for there on Saturday... was going to be tomorrow, but
some things came up here that make it better to wait a day... :) And
I'm
sure that the cheese is fine... :) Just talked to RJ today, to see
what I'd need to bring up with me, and he said he hasn't even opened
my
fridge, so everything is still as I left it.. :)
So, a test of my patience..
Apparently... :)
Sigh! But, better to have it done than to be at the stage I was
at this time last year. We were hoping the shots would work but
the first 2 hadn't had any effect yet.
Yes, I remember... At least now it's the healing curve, not the
still wondering what to do stage... :)
Better to be on the downside than the upside, especially this time of year. I'm glad surgery wasn't any later in the year; since it had to
be wrapped so much for the extra time, it would have gotten hot and
itchy. Not fun!
Indeed... You ended up with a good timeline there... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-06-19 19:39 <=-
boats... He appears to also be a natural for that one.....
Maybe when he's ready to retire from the water he might consider
cooking as an alternate job.
Maybe.... If he needs or thinks he wants to keep working... :)
Time will tell.
Indeed. :)
But in the mean time he's enjoying working with the boats and
travelling the world.
BTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend
after Labor Day...
OK, that's not too far away.
Coming up soon... :)
Next week end--and you'll see how well your cheese has held up.
I'm leaving for there on Saturday... was going to be tomorrow, but
some things came up here that make it better to wait a day... :)
And I'm sure that the cheese is fine... :) Just talked to RJ
today, to see what I'd need to bring up with me, and he said he
hasn't even opened my fridge, so everything is still as I left
it.. :)
OK, no power outages or anything. We had none with the latest
hurricane but other parts of the state, especially the coastal counties did lose power.
But in the mean time he's enjoying working with the boats and
travelling the world.
Yup... :)
but NB>> some things came up here that make it better to wait aBTW, next time you're up there, tell him that Steve (just) got
a kayak.
I'll try to remember... :) I'll be back up there the weekend
after Labor Day...
OK, that's not too far away.
Coming up soon... :)
Next week end--and you'll see how well your cheese has held up.
I'm leaving for there on Saturday... was going to be tomorrow,
day... :)
So, I did remember to tell him about the kayak when I was up there...
:)
And I'm sure that the cheese is fine... :) Just talked to RJ
today, to see what I'd need to bring up with me, and he said he
hasn't even opened my fridge, so everything is still as I left
it.. :)
OK, no power outages or anything. We had none with the latest
hurricane but other parts of the state, especially the coastal counties did lose power.
There was a brief outage earlier this year, but not for very long,
only a few hours, IIRC... and no damage done.... :) It was before
I'd
bought the cheese, besides... And, as expected, all was still fine...
I left one unopened package in the fridge for my next teip up there...
:)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-15-19 17:18 <=-
But in the mean time he's enjoying working with the boats and
travelling the world.
Yup... :)
First one to provide funding for the second?
So, I did remember to tell him about the kayak when I was up
there... :)
OK, Steve wants to take it on our trip to SC for an R-Pod rally. Fine
with me. (G)
And I'm sure that the cheese is fine... :) Just talked to RJ
today, to see what I'd need to bring up with me, and he said he
hasn't even opened my fridge, so everything is still as I left
it.. :)
OK, no power outages or anything. We had none with the latest
hurricane but other parts of the state, especially the coastal
counties did lose power.
There was a brief outage earlier this year, but not for very
long, only a few hours, IIRC... and no damage done.... :) It
was before I'd bought the cheese, besides... And, as expected,
all was still fine... I left one unopened package in the fridge
for my next teip up there... :)
That one will be to close up the camp for the winter?
But in the mean time he's enjoying working with the boats and
travelling the world.
Yup... :)
First one to provide funding for the second?
Partly... and also provides the actual travel... :)
So, I did remember to tell him about the kayak when I was up
there... :)
OK, Steve wants to take it on our trip to SC for an R-Pod rally. Fine
with me. (G)
Will there be water available to use it on there...?
counties did lose power.
There was a brief outage earlier this year, but not for very
long, only a few hours, IIRC... and no damage done.... :) It
was before I'd bought the cheese, besides... And, as expected,
all was still fine... I left one unopened package in the fridge
for my next teip up there... :)
That one will be to close up the camp for the winter?
Possibly... for sure it will be for my fall board meeting, but whether
or not I close camp depends on whether or not the kid is ready to move
on yet... He certainly has been a complicating factor, as well as a helpful one... ;) And it's been good to actually have had some time
to interact with him, not just on the phone and email... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-24-19 21:35 <=-
But in the mean time he's enjoying working with the boats and
travelling the world.
Yup... :)
First one to provide funding for the second?
Partly... and also provides the actual travel... :)
True, hiring on as boat engineer will let him travel as well as keep
the boat in running order.
So, I did remember to tell him about the kayak when I was up
there... :)
OK, Steve wants to take it on our trip to SC for an R-Pod rally.
Fine with me. (G)
Will there be water available to use it on there...?
There was, and he took it out once. We were busy enough Saturday that
he didn't take it out but had a chance on Sunday afternoon. He cooked
the chili for me after I got everything cut up--did it outside on one
of our grills.
There was a brief outage earlier this year, but not for very
long, only a few hours, IIRC... and no damage done.... :) It
was before I'd bought the cheese, besides... And, as expected,
all was still fine... I left one unopened package in the fridge
for my next trip up there... :)
That one will be to close up the camp for the winter?
Possibly... for sure it will be for my fall board meeting, but
whether or not I close camp depends on whether or not the kid is
ready to move on yet... He certainly has been a complicating
factor, as well as a helpful one... ;) And it's been good to
actually have had some time to interact with him, not just on the
phone and email... :)
I understand. Don't know when we'll get out west again to see our girls/grand kids but have seen them more often than you saw RJ the
past few years.
First one to provide funding for the second?
Partly... and also provides the actual travel... :)
True, hiring on as boat engineer will let him travel as well as keep
the boat in running order.
As will hiring on as the captain... the course he's taking come
January in South Africa will certify him for being ocean-going captain
of the
non-commercial yachts/cruise ships, so he could take any boat job
anywhere in the world on those ships... Gives him lots of leeway, and provides for world-wide travel...
So, I did remember to tell him about the kayak when I was up
there... :)
OK, Steve wants to take it on our trip to SC for an R-Pod rally.
Fine with me. (G)
Will there be water available to use it on there...?
There was, and he took it out once. We were busy enough Saturday that
he didn't take it out but had a chance on Sunday afternoon. He cooked
the chili for me after I got everything cut up--did it outside on one
of our grills.
That worked. :)
the NB>> phone and email... :)all was still fine... I left one unopened package in the fridge
for my next trip up there... :)
That one will be to close up the camp for the winter?
Possibly... for sure it will be for my fall board meeting, but
whether or not I close camp depends on whether or not the kid is
ready to move on yet... He certainly has been a complicating
factor, as well as a helpful one... ;) And it's been good to
actually have had some time to interact with him, not just on
I understand. Don't know when we'll get out west again to see our girls/grand kids but have seen them more often than you saw RJ the
past few years.
Yup... he was gone almost 4 years this time... It may be a couple of
years this next time, as the course takes him into the late spring or
so, then he plans to get a captain's job right away so as to be able
to repay debts and get established again, then a trip to AZ to finish
off
loose ends there... possibly not even touching down in NYS at all
before being off again on another job... But after that, he expects
to be
around more, and more predictably... :) His flight back to Turkey
will be the 22nd of this month... we'll close camp as part of my trip
to the pond to get him for getting to the airport in Montreal again...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-05-19 16:07 <=-
First one to provide funding for the second?
Partly... and also provides the actual travel... :)
True, hiring on as boat engineer will let him travel as well
as keep the boat in running order.
As will hiring on as the captain... the course he's taking come
January in South Africa will certify him for being ocean-going
captain of the non-commercial yachts/cruise ships, so he could
take any boat job anywhere in the world on those ships... Gives
him lots of leeway, and provides for world-wide travel...
Sounds like he's found out what he wants to be when he grows up. (G)
He cooked the chili for me after I got everything cut up--did it
outside on one of our grills.
That worked. :)
Quite well--didn't have to heat up the camper that way. (G) Handy to
have that option--and the time to use it. (G)
all was still fine... I left one unopened package in the fridge
for my next trip up there... :)
That one will be to close up the camp for the winter?
Possibly... for sure it will be for my fall board meeting, but
whether or not I close camp depends on whether or not the kid is
ready to move on yet... He certainly has been a complicating
factor, as well as a helpful one... ;) And it's been good to
actually have had some time to interact with him, not just on
the phone and email... :)
I understand. Don't know when we'll get out west again to see our
girls/grand kids but have seen them more often than you saw RJ
the past few years.
Yup... he was gone almost 4 years this time... It may be a
couple of years this next time, as the course takes him into the
late spring or so, then he plans to get a captain's job right
away so as to be able to repay debts and get established again,
then a trip to AZ to finish off loose ends there... possibly not
even touching down in NYS at all before being off again on
another job... But after that, he expects to be around more,
and more predictably... :) His flight back to Turkey will be
the 22nd of this month... we'll close camp as part of my trip to
the pond to get him for getting to the airport in Montreal again...
Sounds like you're going to be busy the latter part of the month.
Enjoy the time with RJ while he's here, and thanks for the olive oil--we've not had any that fresh here in the US (did in Israel but couldn't bring any home) before.
True, hiring on as boat engineer will let him travel as well
as keep the boat in running order.
As will hiring on as the captain... the course he's taking come
January in South Africa will certify him for being ocean-going
captain of the non-commercial yachts/cruise ships, so he could
take any boat job anywhere in the world on those ships... Gives
him lots of leeway, and provides for world-wide travel...
Sounds like he's found out what he wants to be when he grows up. (G)
Apparently.... ;)
He cooked the chili for me after I got everything cut up--did it
outside on one of our grills.
That worked. :)
Quite well--didn't have to heat up the camper that way. (G) Handy to
have that option--and the time to use it. (G)
Indeed... :)
again...late spring or so, then he plans to get a captain's job right
away so as to be able to repay debts and get established again,
then a trip to AZ to finish off loose ends there... possibly not
even touching down in NYS at all before being off again on
another job... But after that, he expects to be around more,
and more predictably... :) His flight back to Turkey will be
the 22nd of this month... we'll close camp as part of my trip to
the pond to get him for getting to the airport in Montreal
Sounds like you're going to be busy the latter part of the month.
Enjoy the time with RJ while he's here, and thanks for the olive oil--we've not had any that fresh here in the US (did in Israel but couldn't bring any home) before.
I'm glad to be able to share it with someone that will appreciate it
(and probably use it faster than I would)... :) And I am enjoying
the time with him... tonight, I wound up some errands with a quick
stop-in
to the Price Chopper where he found a job here... he was working a register tonight... he introduced me to some of his co-workers... :)
He sent me to a different register, though, as the Price Chopper AdvantEdge card I use is actually his... and there's store policy
about employees
using their cards on the registers they are working... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-16-19 21:03 <=-
He cooked the chili for me after I got everything cut up--did it
outside on one of our grills.
That worked. :)
Quite well--didn't have to heat up the camper that way. (G) Handy
to have that option--and the time to use it. (G)
Indeed... :)
The weather co-operated too. (G)
late spring or so, then he plans to get a captain's job right
away so as to be able to repay debts and get established again,
then a trip to AZ to finish off loose ends there... possibly not
even touching down in NYS at all before being off again on
another job... But after that, he expects to be around more,
and more predictably... :) His flight back to Turkey will be
the 22nd of this month... we'll close camp as part of my trip to
the pond to get him for getting to the airport in Montreal
again...
Sounds like you're going to be busy the latter part of the month.
Enjoy the time with RJ while he's here, and thanks for the olive
oil--we've not had any that fresh here in the US (did in Israel
but couldn't bring any home) before.
I'm glad to be able to share it with someone that will appreciate
it (and probably use it faster than I would)... :) And I am
enjoying the time with him... tonight, I wound up some errands
with a quick stop-in to the Price Chopper where he found a job
here... he was working a register tonight... he introduced me to
some of his co-workers... :) He sent me to a different register,
though, as the Price Chopper AdvantEdge card I use is actually
his... and there's store policy about employees using their cards
on the registers they are working... ;)
I understand, it could be viewed in the wrong light by some people.
IIRC, that Price Chopper store was fairly new when we were up for the
2015 picnic--has it maintained its quality?
Handy RH>> to have that option--and the time to use it. (G)Quite well--didn't have to heat up the camper that way. (G)
Indeed... :)
The weather co-operated too. (G)
Also very good... (G)
month. RH>> Enjoy the time with RJ while he's here, and thanks forSounds like you're going to be busy the latter part of the
the olive
appreciate NB>> it (and probably use it faster than I would)... :)oil--we've not had any that fresh here in the US (did in Israel
but couldn't bring any home) before.
I'm glad to be able to share it with someone that will
And I am
cards NB>> on the registers they are working... ;)enjoying the time with him... tonight, I wound up some errands
with a quick stop-in to the Price Chopper where he found a job
here... he was working a register tonight... he introduced me to
some of his co-workers... :) He sent me to a different register,
though, as the Price Chopper AdvantEdge card I use is actually
his... and there's store policy about employees using their
I understand, it could be viewed in the wrong light by some people.
Exactly...
IIRC, that Price Chopper store was fairly new when we were up for the
2015 picnic--has it maintained its quality?
Pretty much so... it's of course not a Wegmans, but for what it is,
it's doing ok.... It does have a few things available that I can't get here
at our Wegmans, so I did take advantage of that... but there's a lot
of things that I just take for granted would be in a grocery store
that it doesn't have.... and the produce prices are higher than I
like... pretty decent quality, though...
Quite well--didn't have to heat up the camper that way. (G)
Handy to have that option--and the time to use it. (G)
Indeed... :)
The weather co-operated too. (G)
Also very good... (G)
It was a nice weekend weatherwise but there wasn't much to the rally.
Does that mean Steve will be less likely to want to go to more of the rallies....? Or is there more variation between them...?
card NB>>> I use is actually his... and there's store policy about employees NB>>> using their cards on the registers they aresome errands with a quick stop-in to the Price Chopper where he
found a job here... he was working a register tonight... he
introduced me to some of his co-workers... :) He sent me to a
different register, though, as the Price Chopper AdvantEdge
working... ;)
people. NB>> Exactly...I understand, it could be viewed in the wrong light by some
And, also, I suppose, could be too easily misused... better to avoid
even the appearance...
that...IIRC, that Price Chopper store was fairly new when we were up
for the 2015 picnic--has it maintained its quality?
Pretty much so... it's of course not a Wegmans, but for what it
is, it's doing ok.... It does have a few things available that I
can't get here at our Wegmans, so I did take advantage of
Always good to stock up on what you can't get at home when you find it elsewhere. We used to get kasha in NY every time we went up to visit family but now it's a more commonly stocked item nation wide.
At one point we used to stock up on Snowy Bleach powder, when we could only get it up there... now it isn't available anywhere....
be NB>> in a grocery store that it doesn't have.... and the produce prices NB>> are higher than I like... pretty decent quality,but there's a lot of things that I just take for granted would
though...
Good quality is worth paying a bit more for. It's when the quality
looks good so you buy it and find out, once you get home, it's not so good, that is a bummer.
Yup... that's why one does have to especially careful picking out produce... and for that matter, meats as well....
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-03-19 19:33 <=-
Quite well--didn't have to heat up the camper that way. (G)
Handy to have that option--and the time to use it. (G)
Indeed... :)
The weather co-operated too. (G)
Also very good... (G)
It was a nice weekend weatherwise but there wasn't much to the
rally.
Does that mean Steve will be less likely to want to go to more
of the rallies....? Or is there more variation between them...?
I've no idea; the first one we went to had an activity planned for
almost every evening and a few daytime ones. It was also a week long event.
Steve will probably do a bit more investigating into what
different ones offer and run it by me before signing up--we did see
some people we'd met at the KY rally at the SC one.
IIRC, that Price Chopper store was fairly new when we were up
for the 2015 picnic--has it maintained its quality?
Pretty much so... it's of course not a Wegmans, but for what it
is, it's doing ok.... It does have a few things available that
I can't get here at our Wegmans, so I did take advantage of
that...
Always good to stock up on what you can't get at home when you
find it elsewhere. We used to get kasha in NY every time we went
up to visit family but now it's a more commonly stocked item
nation wide.
At one point we used to stock up on Snowy Bleach powder, when we
could only get it up there... now it isn't available anywhere....
Have you looked on line? It could be that it's not made any more.
Kasha just took a while to break out of the northeast grocery stores,
but it finally did--and we're thankful that it did. (G)
but there's a lot of things that I just take for granted would
be in a grocery store that it doesn't have.... and the produce
prices are higher than I like... pretty decent quality though...
Good quality is worth paying a bit more for. It's when the
quality looks good so you buy it and find out, once you get home,
it's not so good, that is a bummer.
Yup... that's why one does have to especially careful picking out
produce... and for that matter, meats as well....
Very true, and that's why I like to pick my own stuff.
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