Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

my ample arse feel like it's been sandpapered after an hour or so.

Did you find anything?

Found some possibles on Amazon and New Egg on-line. And a few at Office
Depot and Best Buy stores - all over U$200. I'm going to check Habitat
for Humanity's ReStore (where I bought all of my living room furniture)
and, as I have a reason to be in Decatur (next sizable town east) I'll
check with Staples - who abandoned Spring-A-Leak several years ago. My
former favourite confuser chair came from there but succumbed to the
black mold that took over my mobile home whilst I was recovering from a hospitalisation at my brother's gouse.

I'll probably not buy on-line because I want to plop my butt into the
seat before I part with the dosh.

home. So I cut behind the slow poke and hit the ramp. Bv)= Some
days I just feel so "evil".

Laugh, I love to torture people too.

And sometimes, not often, but enough to keep me encouraged, there's a
cop when you want one. Bv)=

Red caviar is salmon roe. Also it's good fishing bair if you're after trout. If you're doing caviar of either colour be careful with the
salt. Caviar is *very* salty.

That's okay I salt bacon. (Just kidding)

I don't salt bacon and I do what I can to tone down the salt in salt pork.

My doctor has tried peddling the conventional "Salt is bad for your BP"
wisdom. But, for some reason it doesn't affect mine. Dennis. OTOH, does unsalted buttor, Mrs. Dash seasoning and Morton's Mu-Salt (potassium
chloride), etc. because the salt does affect his BP. Go figger.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Salty Dog
Categories: Five, Beverages, Booze, Citrus
Yield: 1 Shooter

1 1/2 oz Vodka *
5 oz Grapefruit juice; or to fill
Coarse salt
Ice cubes

Rim a highball glass with margarita salt or other
coarse-ground salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
Add vodka and grapefruit juice and stir.

I make this with cheap (Jose' Cuervo) tequila and
call it a Salty Chihuahua.

Recipe by: Joe Robertson

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Hi Dave,
On <Sat, 22 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

My former favourite confuser chair came from there but succumbed to
the black mold that took over my mobile home whilst I was recovering

Andrea got me this chair on sale at Factory Direct before they went out
of business. It's okay, but I still need a cushion to sit on as it's
not that great for my back otherwise.

I'll probably not buy on-line because I want to plop my butt into the
seat before I part with the dosh.

I understand that.

unsalted buttor, Mrs. Dash seasoning and Morton's Mu-Salt (potassium chloride), etc. because the salt does affect his BP. Go figger.

I keep the Nu-Salt in the house as well, I should use it but it's just not
as good as salt. LOL My BP is high enough it takes 6 meds to keep it under control so I figure the quacks must know how to keep me alive.

Shawn
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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

That's okay I salt bacon. (Just kidding)

Eww...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Curried Chicken (Clay Pot)
Categories: Chicken
Yield: 1 Servings

3 1/2 lb Chicken, cut into serving
-pieces
1 tb Oil
2 tb Curry powder
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 Carrots, sliced
1/4 c Dried apricots, chopped
-into small pieces
1/4 c Tomato puree
1 c Chicken broth
2 tb Butter, softened
3 tb Flour
1 c Peas, cooked
1/3 c Shredded unsweetened
-coconut Major Grey's
-chutney

Soak the clay pot in cold water for 10 minutes. Place the chicken in
the pot and add the oil, curry powder, onion, carrots, apricots,
tomato puree, and chicken broth. Cover and place in a cold oven.
Adjust the heat to 450F and cook for 1 hour. Combine the butter and
flour and stir into the juices. Add the peas. Sprinkle the chicken
with coconut.

Cover and continue cooking for 15 minutes. Serve with rice and
chutney.

From "Cooking in Clay" by Irena Chalmers, Potpourri Press, Greensboro,
N.C. 1974.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; November 9 1992. From: Muddy@ibm.Net

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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

My former favourite confuser chair came from there but succumbed to
the black mold that took over my mobile home whilst I was recovering

Andrea got me this chair on sale at Factory Direct before they went out
of business. It's okay, but I still need a cushion to sit on as it's
not that great for my back otherwise.

I'll probably not buy on-line because I want to plop my butt into the
seat before I part with the dosh.

I understand that.

OTOH - Amazon trolled me with an "You May Be Interested" e-mail after I
looked at what they had. And they're offering an office chair w/lumbar
support and well padded for a decent price. And I saw the same chair at
Best Buy so I'll drop by there and give it a test squat. Then discuss
price. If they'll come close to Amazon's price I'll buy it there. Or if
they get their noses in the air ... I'll let Amazon's delivery guy get
a hernia lugging it to my front door.

unsalted buttor, Mrs. Dash seasoning and Morton's Mu-Salt (potassium chloride), etc. because the salt does affect his BP. Go figger.

I keep the Nu-Salt in the house as well, I should use it but it's just
not as good as salt. LOL My BP is high enough it takes 6 meds to keep
it under control so I figure the quacks must know how to keep me alive.

I only take one BP med (lucky me). I find that the Nu-Salt is fine in
small amounts. But if you get heavy-handed with it there's a definite
bitter component.

This looks sorta/kinda like a home-made Mrs. Dash. I'm gonna give it a
shot this week to see if Doofus will like it. I've everything but the
white pepper ready to hand.

MMMMM---- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Zesty Salt Substitute
Categories: Condiments
Yield: 1 /4 cup

5 ts Onion powder
3 ts Garlic powder
3 ts Ground mustard
3 ts Paprika
1/2 ts Celery seed
1/2 ts White pepper

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an
airtight container for up to 6 months. Use to season
meats or vegetables.

Peggy Key, Grant, Alabama

Makes: about 1/4 cup

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I've not bought them in years, probably decades so would probably
notice the stale taste. The first year we went to Vermont, for supper
one night we made taco salad. Steve bought molds to make the salad
bowls out of flour tortillas--spray them with oil, drape the tortilla
over it and spray again, then bake for (IIRC) about 15-20 minutes. Even gluten free tortillas worked with it. The extra tortillas were cut into wedges, sprayed and baked for chips. Best tortillas we ever had were in AZ; there was a little Mexican store in town that made them from
scratch every day.

Fresh beats something that's factory made and stored in a warehouse for
who knows how long.

8<----- CLIP ----->8

I'll leave the cilantro in this. At least the first go.
I've posted this one before - but, it's been a while,

Title: Black Bean & Corn Salsa DD> Categories: Salsa,

Chilies, Citrus, Beans, Vegetables DD> Yield: 4 Servings

I think I grabbed it before we knew of Steve's allergy.

Will Benadril help with his problem. My mother was allergic to both
bananas and strawberries. Both of which she really, really liked. So,
She's eat and enjoy, then pop a 50mg Benadril to keep from breaking
out in hives. Like most antihistamines it can make you drowsy.

Made this for supper yesterday. Even with just two of us there were
no leftovers. Sided it w/mashed taters.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Slow-Cooker Stuffed Peppers (revised)
Categories: Vegetables, Pork, Cheese, Rice, Herbs
Yield: 4 servings

4 md Red bell peppers
1 lb Italian sausage; zippy or
- mild
1 c Shredded pepper jack cheese
3/4 c Salsa
1 sm Onion; chopped
1/2 c Frozen corn; opt
1/3 c Uncooked converted long
- grain rice
1 1/4 ts Chilli spice mix
1/2 ts Ground cumin
Sour cream; opt

Cut tops from peppers and dice tops for use in the
stuffing mixture; remove seeds. In a large bowl, mix
sausage, cheese, salsa, onion, corn (if using), rice,
chilli spice and cumin; spoon into peppers. Place in
a 5 quart slow cooker coated with cooking spray.

Cook, covered, on low until peppers are tender and
filling is heated through, 3-4 hours. If desired, serve
with sour cream.

Original recipe by Michelle Gurnsey, Lincoln, Nebraska

I substituted sausage for the black beans and left out
the corn. - UDD

Makes: 4 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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Hi Dave,
On <Sun, 23 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

price. If they'll come close to Amazon's price I'll buy it there. Or
if they get their noses in the air ... I'll let Amazon's delivery guy
get a hernia lugging it to my front door.

The amazon guy will love nothing more then carrying that to the front
door. (I can't see best buy changing their price)

I only take one BP med (lucky me). I find that the Nu-Salt is fine in small amounts. But if you get heavy-handed with it there's a definite bitter component.

Yes there is. I use it if I want a bit more flavour then what I should
have. :)

This looks sorta/kinda like a home-made Mrs. Dash. I'm gonna give it
a shot this week to see if Doofus will like it. I've everything but
the white pepper ready to hand.

I don't think I've ever tried white pepper on it's own. I use the rainbow pepper (as we've discussed before) as it has a nice flavour.

Shawn

... Let me then switch tacks and change horses in midstream.


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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

price. If they'll come close to Amazon's price I'll buy it there. Or
if they get their noses in the air ... I'll let Amazon's delivery guy
get a hernia lugging it to my front door.

The amazon guy will love nothing more then carrying that to the front door. (I can't see best buy changing their price)

Fortunately it's not a critical issue. And Staples is (as many retailers
are) jumping the gun on their Black Friday marketing hoop-la. So I'll be
in their nearst (to me) store Tuesday afternoon.

I only take one BP med (lucky me). I find that the Nu-Salt is fine in small amounts. But if you get heavy-handed with it there's a definite bitter component.

Yes there is. I use it if I want a bit more flavour then what I should have. :)

Morton also has a product labelled "Salt Substitute" but reading the
panel on the side tells me it's basically the same as Nu-Salt.

You might give Pink Himalayan salt some consideration - it's higher in potassiun and magnesium and lower in sodium than conventional salts.

This looks sorta/kinda like a home-made Mrs. Dash. I'm gonna give it
a shot this week to see if Doofus will like it. I've everything but
the white pepper ready to hand.

I don't think I've ever tried white pepper on it's own. I use the
rainbow pepper (as we've discussed before) as it has a nice flavour.

Cribbed from an article on 'The Spruce Eats' : "White pepper is made
from fully ripe pepper berries. They are soaked in water for about 10
days, leading to fermentation. Then their skins are removed, which
removes some of the hot piperine compound, as well as volatile oils
and compounds that give black pepper its aroma. As a result, white
pepper has a different flavor and heat component than black pepper.
The process used and handling of white pepper can introduce different
flavor notes as well."

I know onbe of the icons of Fats Food - KFC uses white pepper in its
"11 Herbs & Spioces" formula. 3 times more white pepper than black it
turns out.

MMMMM---- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Kentucky Fried Chicken's 11 Herbs & Spices
Categories: Herbs, Spices
Yield: 1 batch

2/3 ts Salt
1/2 ts Thyme
1/2 ts Basil
1/3 ts Oregano
1 ts celery salt
1 ts black pepper
1 ts Dried mustard
4 ts Paprika
2 ts Garlic salt
1 ts Ground ginger
3 ts White pepper

The spices are mixed with 2 cups of A-P flour to create
the iconic KFC breading.

RECIPE FROM: https://www.allrecipes.com

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Hi Dave,
On <Mon, 24 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

Fortunately it's not a critical issue. And Staples is (as many
retailers are) jumping the gun on their Black Friday marketing
in their nearst (to me) store Tuesday afternoon.

That's an idea. The whole black friday thing is still new to me, so
I'm not used to it yet. It's the only aspect of the US thanksgiving
Canaduh has adopted.

Morton also has a product labelled "Salt Substitute" but reading the
panel on the side tells me it's basically the same as Nu-Salt.

It's pretty much the same, I saw that as well. In fact I lied to you,
it's the Morton's I have here now. I had to go look when I read this.

You might give Pink Himalayan salt some consideration - it's higher
in potassiun and magnesium and lower in sodium than conventional
salts.

I honestly don't care about my BP. It's under control with the meds so
I'm not going to worry about it. I've abused my body beyond what is
normal so when it kicks me in the ass I accept it. :)

pepper has a different flavor and heat component than black pepper.
The process used and handling of white pepper can introduce different flavor notes as well."

Well I'm gonna have to buy some now.

I know onbe of the icons of Fats Food - KFC uses white pepper in its
"11 Herbs & Spioces" formula. 3 times more white pepper than black it turns out.

I did know that from the various copycat recipes out there. I've got the
fried chicken recipe that my family likes down pat, and there's no pepper
in it. (I wish there was - but it's too spicy ;( )

Shawn
... If it walks out of your refrigerator, let it go.


--- Grumble
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Hi Shawn,

I keep the Nu-Salt in the house as well, I should use it but it's just
not as good as salt. LOL My BP is high enough it takes 6 meds to keep
it under control so I figure the quacks must know how to keep me
alive.

This isn't food related but something you need to ask your doctors
about. For about 20 years I had, despite 4 meds, hard to control blood pressure, high triglycerides, potassium that kept (even with
suppliments) bottoming out on me. Finally, in 2015, after an overnight
stay in the hospital and then following up with my primary care doctor,
we got an answer. Steve asked him why my potassium kep bottoming out,
blood pressure was so hard to control, etc. Doctor did some research,
referred me to an endocrinologist who suggested it might be something to
do with my adrenal glands. After testing, found there was no tumor but
they couldn't figure out if it was one or both glands kicking out too
much aldosterone (primary hyperaldosteronism). Put me on a med for that
and have reduced one bp med by half but no more problems. BP is well controlled, my potassium level has stayed up and triglyceride level has
come back down to the normal range. Just something to think about,
discuss with your doctor next time you go in. Print this out and take it
with you; hopefully you will get an answer.


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Hi Dave,

wedges, sprayed and baked for chips. Best tortillas we ever had were in AZ; there was a little Mexican store in town that made them from
scratch every day.

Fresh beats something that's factory made and stored in a warehouse
for who knows how long.

Yes, and we weren't that far from the border so had a lot of experienced tortilla makers in the area (yes, even in the 90s, border crossings were
a big issue, had friends in law enforcement who could tell stories...).

I'll leave the cilantro in this. At least the first go.
I've posted this one before - but, it's been a while,

Title: Black Bean & Corn Salsa DD> Categories: Salsa,

Chilies, Citrus, Beans, Vegetables DD> Yield: 4 Servings

I think I grabbed it before we knew of Steve's allergy.

Will Benadril help with his problem. My mother was allergic to both bananas and strawberries. Both of which she really, really liked. So, She's eat and enjoy, then pop a 50mg Benadril to keep from breaking
out in hives. Like most antihistamines it can make you drowsy.

No, benedril will not help because he gets migraine headaches from corn.
Best thing to do is avoid it altogether.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Hi Ruth,
On <Sun, 23 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

about, discuss with your doctor next time you go in. Print this out
with you; hopefully you will get an answer.

Sent to my phone, and will ask her when I see her on the 6'th.

Shawn

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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Fortunately it's not a critical issue. And Staples is (as many
retailers are) jumping the gun on their Black Friday marketing
in their nearst (to me) store Tuesday afternoon.

That's an idea. The whole black friday thing is still new to me, so
I'm not used to it yet. It's the only aspect of the US thanksgiving Canaduh has adopted.

You guys sort of "jumped the gun" on Thanksgiving. Canadian Thanksgiving
is in October - and on a Monday That's right! Canadian Thanksgiving
happens a full month and a half before American Thanksgiving, on the
second Monday in October.

Now, Canadian Thanksgiving lines up with Columbus Day (AKA Indigenous
Peoples' Day) in the United States, also held on the second Monday in
October.

Thanksgiving Is More Low-Key in Canada - Thanksgiving is one of the
biggest holidays of the year in the United States-with huge parades,
massive feasts, and football-but it's decidedly lower-key in Canada.
Although the holiday is still widely celebrated in Canada and is a
statutory holiday in most of the country, Canadians' approach to
Thanksgiving is a bit more laid back.

The exceptions are the Atlantic provinces, where the holiday is an
optional day off, and Quebec, where the holiday isn't as popular
overall. (LIttle in Quebec is "as popular overal".)

Love or hate them, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become a big part
of the Thanksgiving season in the United States. In Canada, however,
there's no real post-Thanksgiving shopping craze since Christmas is still
so far off. This allows Canadians to focus purely on celebrating the
beauty of early October and the harvest! But, hang on to your hats. Some businesses have smelled a profit in Black Friday for Canada. Bv)=

Morton also has a product labelled "Salt Substitute" but reading the
panel on the side tells me it's basically the same as Nu-Salt.

It's pretty much the same, I saw that as well. In fact I lied to you, it's the Morton's I have here now. I had to go look when I read this.

You might give Pink Himalayan salt some consideration - it's higher
in potassiun and magnesium and lower in sodium than conventional
salts.

I honestly don't care about my BP. It's under control with the meds so I'm not going to worry about it. I've abused my body beyond what is normal so when it kicks me in the ass I accept it. :)

I ignored my high BP until it damaged my kidneys. You can bet your bippy
I pay attention to it now. When your kidneys die so do you. Bv(= And I
ain't ready to go just yet. Lot's of people left I haven't ticked off.

pepper has a different flavor and heat component than black pepper.
The process used and handling of white pepper can introduce different flavor notes as well."

Well I'm gonna have to buy some now.

I know onbe of the icons of Fats Food - KFC uses white pepper in its
"11 Herbs & Spioces" formula. 3 times more white pepper than black it turns out.

I did know that from the various copycat recipes out there. I've got
the fried chicken recipe that my family likes down pat, and there's no pepper in it. (I wish there was - but it's too spicy ;( )

So, no Popeyes chicken for you (at home anyway)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken Recipe
Categories: Poultry, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 8 Pieces

6 c Oil
2/3 c A-P flour
1 tb Salt
2 tb White pepper
1 ts Cayenne pepper
2 ts Paprika
3 lg Eggs
3 1/2 lb Frying chicken w/skin;
- cut-up (2 breasts, 2 legs,
- 2 thighs, 2 wings)

Heat oil over medium heat in a deep fryer or in a deep
cast-iron skillet on the stove. Combine the flour, salt,
peppers, and paprika in a bowl. In another bowl, break
eggs and beat until well-blended. Check temperature of
oil by dropping a pinch of flour mixture in pan. If the
oil bubbles rapidly around the flour, it will be the
right temperature. Dip each piece of chicken into eggs;
then coat generously with the flour mixture. Drop each
piece into the hot oil and fry for 15 to 25 minutes or
until the chicken is a dark golden brown. Drain chicken
on paper towels and serve warm.

Makes 8 pieces.

UDD NOTES: This recipe is *much* closer to the real
deal than the late Gloria Pitzer's "recipe detective"
version. When I make it I make the cayenne and paprika
equal (1 1/2 ts ea). I also eschew the white meat
parts in favour of legs and thighs.

Serves 2 normal people

RECIPE FROM: http://www.recipe4living.com

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Hi Dave,
On <Tue, 25 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

I ignored my high BP until it damaged my kidneys. You can bet your
bippy I pay attention to it now. When your kidneys die so do you.

I'm not ignoring it, it's under control with medication.

ain't ready to go just yet. Lot's of people left I haven't ticked
off.

I'm okay with shuffling off, I've done what I wanted and now I just
go through the motions. Not that I'm suicidal or anything, just bored.

So, no Popeyes chicken for you (at home anyway)

Nope, none of it. It all has gluten anyway, so if I want fried chicken
and am not cooking it, I will grab some out of the house. :)

Shawn

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--- Grumble
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Hi Shawn,

about, discuss with your doctor next time you go in. Print this out
with you; hopefully you will get an answer.

Sent to my phone, and will ask her when I see her on the 6'th.

OK, hope it produces some answers. Since the testing didn't identify if
it was one or both adrenal glands, the doctor did the safe thing, kept
them both but prescribed a medication to keep things under control. Had
it been just one, and they been able to identify which one, it would
have come out.

Thursday is our Thanksgiving day. Steve and I have done different things
over the years, depending on where we've been, availability of family
and so on. This year we're getting together with a friend of ours and
his family. I'll be making some whole wheat dinner rolls, had thought
about other things but when he read off the list of what was already
coming, I didn't hear rolls mentioned. He's planning on 2 turkeys, a ham
and lots of left overs to go home with everybody. Sounds like a good
time is in store for us.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Hi Ruth,
On <Tue, 25 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

it been just one, and they been able to identify which one, it would
have come out.

I will keep you all in the loop.

and lots of left overs to go home with everybody. Sounds like a good
time is in store for us.

Does it ever. We're doing our thanksgiving on Saturday. We always do it
the weekend after the Thursday. My birthday falls on the Canadian one so
we just switched years ago.

9 people coming, and we only have the smallest turkey I've ever seen. It
was far too expensive and had to go to 8 stores to find one.

I'm gonna cook it, a mince meat pie, and a blueberry pie. The sides are
coming with guests, and if they don't bring anything we're all gonna be
hungry cause I'm done. :)

Shawn
... Useless Invention: Battery-operated nuclear power plants.


--- Grumble
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Shawn Highfield wrote to Ruth Haffly <=-

9 people coming, and we only have the smallest turkey I've ever seen.
It was far too expensive and had to go to 8 stores to find one.

I gave in and bought a 3-plus pound chunk of ham for USD$12. Picked up a
box of cornbread stuffing, a small package of instant mashed potatoes. I
have peas, cornbread mix (if I want it), bread, and a box of brownie mix
hiding somewhere in my pantry. I'm good to go.

If I get desperate, I'll just go to Little Caesar's and get a pizza...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Fireside Coffee
Categories: Beverages, Holiday, Seandennis
Yield: 20 Servings

2 c Hot cocoa mix
1 c Instant coffee
1 t Cinnamon
2 t Non-dairy creamer
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 t Nutmeg

Mix all ingredients together and you're ready for those cold winter
nights in front of the fireplace (or virtual fireplace). For
individual servings, boil water, put 2 to 3 teaspoons in your cup,
then add hot water. Stir and ready to drink.

You can add a festive touch by adding whipped cream on top sprinked
with cinnamon or nutmeg.

NOTE: This recipe can be halved. The sugar is actually 1/2 c to 1 c
according to how sweet you want the mix to be.

Original recipe author unknown. Revised by Sean Dennis
(1:18/200@Fidonet) on 31 July 2021.

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Hi Sean,
On <Thu, 27 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

I gave in and bought a 3-plus pound chunk of ham for USD$12. Picked

That would be $112 here. LOL

up a box of corn bread stuffing, a small package of instant mashed potatoes. I have peas, corn bread mix (if I want it), bread, and a
box of brownie mix hiding somewhere in my pantry. I'm good to go.

Sounds like a meal fit for a king!

If I get desperate, I'll just go to Little Caesar's and get a
pizza...

Hope you are able to cook the above and don't have to settle on a pizza.

Shawn

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--- Grumble
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Sean Dennis wrote to Shawn Highfield <=-

9 people coming, and we only have the smallest turkey I've ever seen.
It was far too expensive and had to go to 8 stores to find one.

I gave in and bought a 3-plus pound chunk of ham for USD$12. Picked up
a box of cornbread stuffing, a small package of instant mashed
potatoes. I have peas, cornbread mix (if I want it), bread, and a box
of brownie mix hiding somewhere in my pantry. I'm good to go.

If I get desperate, I'll just go to Little Caesar's and get a pizza...

Surely you have better pizza available than Little Sneezers. Even chain
places like Dominos (who have upped their game considerably) and Papa
John's. Or a local joint that delivers.

We've even got gas station pizza (no puns intended) that's better than average. In fact it's surprisingly good. The nearest to you Casey's gas convenience store location is in Malfunction Junction (Knoxville).

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Dave's Pizza Sauce
Categories: Sauces, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 1 Pint plus

3/4 c Chopped onion
1/2 c Chopped bell pepper
2 cl Garlic; minced
1 tb Olive oil
14 1/2 oz Can diced tomatoes
8 oz Can tomato sauce *
1 Turkish bay leaf
1 tb Snipped fresh basil
+=OR=+
1 ts Dried basil; crushed
1 tb Snipped fresh oregano
+=OR=+
1 ts Dried oregano; crushed
1 ts Fennel seed; crushed
1/2 ts Sugar (opt)
1/2 ts Red (cayenne) pepper
1/2 ts Chilli spice mix

* For a really zippy sauce use El Pato tomato sauce,
available in the Latino aisle of many markets.

Cook onion garlic and bell pepper in oil. Stir in
remaining ingredients. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat;
simmer, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes or to desired
consistency, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.

Makes 2 1/2 cups

Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM

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Hi Shawn,

it been just one, and they been able to identify which one, it would
have come out.

I will keep you all in the loop.

Thanks; I may be just shooting in the dark but if it's something the
doctors haven't considered, I thought I'd suggest it. It took an endocrinologist to put us on the right track, after Steve asked our
primary care doctor some questions.

and lots of left overs to go home with everybody. Sounds like a good
time is in store for us.

Does it ever. We're doing our thanksgiving on Saturday. We always do
it the weekend after the Thursday. My birthday falls on the Canadian
one so we just switched years ago.

So Canadian Thanksgiving is a fixed calendar date? The American one was (finally, after bouncing around the fall calendar) as the 4th Thursday
in November. It can be as early as November 22 or as late as November
28. Steve and I made our engagement official on November 27, 1974 so we
alwaays have a extra special day around this time of year. Our first
grandson was born on November 29, 2003, another special day.

9 people coming, and we only have the smallest turkey I've ever

seen. SH> It was far too expensive and had to go to 8 stores to find
one.

I'm gonna cook it, a mince meat pie, and a blueberry pie. The sides
are coming with guests, and if they don't bring anything we're all
gonna be hungry cause I'm done. :)

Save a piece of the blueberry pie for me please. (G) I don't care for
pumpkin pie; I think our host mentioned other desserts will be brought tomorrow. Something funny--for years, I don't remember when they started
but they kept it up until my older brother moved too far away to come
home for Thanksgiving--my brothers would always play tic tac toe with
their pieces of pumpkin pie.

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Ruth
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Hi Ruth,
On <Thu, 27 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

So Canadian Thanksgiving is a fixed calendar date? The American one

No, it's the second Monday in october I believe. So always around my
birthday (Oct 11)

alwaays have a extra special day around this time of year. Our first grandson was born on November 29, 2003, another special day.

Very special day!

Save a piece of the blueberry pie for me please. (G) I don't care for pumpkin pie;

Will do. No pumpkin just blueberry and mincemeat (and some mincemeat
cookies after you told me they were a thing)

but they kept it up until my older brother moved too far away to come
home for Thanksgiving--my brothers would always play tic tac toe with their pieces of pumpkin pie.

Laugh. Funny how "traditions" continue on. :)

Shawn



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Hi Shawn,

So Canadian Thanksgiving is a fixed calendar date? The American one

No, it's the second Monday in october I believe. So always around my birthday (Oct 11)

OK, thanks. I had some Canadian friends in college (The school always
did a Thanksgiving meal for them.) but never asked about the date. They
usually had class on their date but got the American holiday off. (G)

alwaays have a extra special day around this time of year. Our first grandson was born on November 29, 2003, another special day.

Very special day!

Yes, he turns 21 today. Doesn't seem that long ago that he was born. I
flew over from HI to AZ with a suitcase full of nursery stuff--crib
sheets, quilts, diaper stacker and bags, wall hanging, etc that I'd
made (per mom to be's request). Steve joined us about a week later, then
we went to my sister's for Thanksgiving dinner. When Robert was born on
the 29th, her older son (who's birthday is Nov. 30) commented that he
just missed sharing immortality by one day. That kid turs 40 tomorrow.

Save a piece of the blueberry pie for me please. (G) I don't care for pumpkin pie;

Will do. No pumpkin just blueberry and mincemeat (and some mincemeat cookies after you told me they were a thing)

OK, you can eat it; I had a piece of pecan pie tomorrow and brought home another one that I enjoyed today. We also brought home the turkey
carcasse and the ham bone (both with a good bit of meat on them) to use
for soup once we take more meat from them. The turkey soup is a
tradition in my family, usually done with the Christmas turkey, that our
older daughter has carried on with her family.

but they kept it up until my older brother moved too far away to

come RH> home for Thanksgiving--my brothers would always play tic tac
toe with RH> their pieces of pumpkin pie.

Laugh. Funny how "traditions" continue on. :)

It got to be a joke, how they always did it and never let any of us 3
girls have a part. (I had married, moved away from home while the
tradition was in its early years, haven't spent Thanksgiving with my
family since.)







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Hi Ruth,
On <Sat, 29 Nov 24>, you wrote me:

They usually had class on their date but got the American holiday
off. (G)

Laugh, that's fair. :)

Yes, he turns 21 today. Doesn't seem that long ago that he was born.

It goes so fast.

we went to my sister's for Thanksgiving dinner. When Robert was born
on the 29th, her older son (who's birthday is Nov. 30) commented that
he just missed sharing immortality by one day. That kid turs 40
tomorrow.

I missed my grandmother's birthday by a day as well. She was Oct 12.

for soup once we take more meat from them. The turkey soup is a
tradition in my family, usually done with the Christmas turkey, that
our older daughter has carried on with her family.

Nice. I have the carcass in the freezer as it will take a while to get
through the left overs. I'll make the soup in a week or two.

It got to be a joke, how they always did it and never let any of us 3 girls have a part.

Laugh. IT was a brother thing.

Shawn

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Hi Shawn,

They usually had class on their date but got the American holiday
off. (G)

Laugh, that's fair. :)

Don't know what they thought but it worked. We had enough Canadians that
we had an informal hockey team. School had an enrollment of about 1200
with maybe 20 Canadians (give or take) in any year.

Yes, he turns 21 today. Doesn't seem that long ago that he was born.

It goes so fast.

we went to my sister's for Thanksgiving dinner. When Robert was born
on the 29th, her older son (who's birthday is Nov. 30) commented that
he just missed sharing immortality by one day. That kid turs 40
tomorrow.

I missed my grandmother's birthday by a day as well. She was Oct 12.

I shared a birthday with a cousin. She was quite a bit older than me and
lived out in California so I didn't see her often enough, never shared a birthday celebration.

for soup once we take more meat from them. The turkey soup is a
tradition in my family, usually done with the Christmas turkey, that
our older daughter has carried on with her family.

Nice. I have the carcass in the freezer as it will take a while to
get through the left overs. I'll make the soup in a week or two.

I'm going to cook down the carcass tomorrow, probably put it on in the
morning and do the bone removal in early afternoon. We've got a pre
Christmas gathering tomorrow night so will have to finish the soup
making Tuesday or Wednesday (after I do a bit of grocery shopping). The
ham will probably wait until later in the week; found a package of
lentils on the shelf so they will go into soup with the ham bone.

It got to be a joke, how they always did it and never let any of us 3 girls have a part.

Laugh. IT was a brother thing.

Apparantly so. Older brother moved to Florida in 2007, passed away in
January, 2015 so the last games were probably in 2006.


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Hi Ruth,
On <Mon, 01 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

I shared a birthday with a cousin. She was quite a bit older than me
and lived out in California so I didn't see her often enough, never
shared a birthday celebration.

In my office, there are three of us who share the same birthday. We are
always getting a free lunch on the company and a cake since there are three
of us. :)

ham will probably wait until later in the week; found a package of
lentils on the shelf so they will go into soup with the ham bone.

Nice.

Shawn

... For a man of fortitude, there are no walls, only avenues.


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Hi Shawn,

I shared a birthday with a cousin. She was quite a bit older than me
and lived out in California so I didn't see her often enough, never
shared a birthday celebration.

In my office, there are three of us who share the same birthday. We
are always getting a free lunch on the company and a cake since there
are three of us. :)

Sweet! Since I'm self employed, I don't have any other workers to share
my birthday with. There were times when they were still home, our girls
made me a cake but they've long since gone out on their own. Steve
usually takes me out for supper and sometimes will let our server know
that it's my birthday, tho I'd rather he didn't. He gets a pumpkin roll
(used to be pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake) for his birthday cake, plus
going out somewhere. It's a low key day for both of us, tho I had a nice surprise this year--a call from our oldest grandson.

ham will probably wait until later in the week; found a package of
lentils on the shelf so they will go into soup with the ham bone.

Nice.

Steve is gently pushing toward getting split peas for pea soup instead.
I've an eye dr. appointment this afternoon, with some grocery shopping
to follow, so will probably pick up some split peas.


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Hi Ruth,
On <Wed, 03 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

usually takes me out for supper and sometimes will let our server
know that it's my birthday, tho I'd rather he didn't. He gets a

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

(used to be pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake) for his birthday cake, plus
going out somewhere. It's a low key day for both of us, tho I had a
nice surprise this year--a call from our oldest grandson.

That's nice!

to follow, so will probably pick up some split peas.

That's one of my favorites so I agree with Steve. :) The only time Andrea
will eat split pea is if I make the soup, the commercial variety's she
does not like at all.

Shawn



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Hi Shawn,

usually takes me out for supper and sometimes will let our server
know that it's my birthday, tho I'd rather he didn't. He gets a

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

A child might but I think most adults are of the same opinion that we
have.

(used to be pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake) for his birthday cake, plus
going out somewhere. It's a low key day for both of us, tho I had a
nice surprise this year--a call from our oldest grandson.

That's nice!

It was; I was at our American Legion Auxiliary Christmas in July party &
they were getting ready to take a group picture when he called. I ducked
into the kitchen and they took the picture, then took another one when I
came out.

to follow, so will probably pick up some split peas.

That's one of my favorites so I agree with Steve. :) The only time
Andrea will eat split pea is if I make the soup, the commercial
variety's she
does not like at all.

We'll eat the canned but definatly prefer my home made. I'll put in
anything from carrots, onions and potatoes to adding tomato sauce--all
depends on what's in the fridge and pantry and what strikes my fancy the
day I make it. We picked up the split peas the other day at Wegman's; I
asked Steve to pick them up while I went for something else. I got what
I wanted, then joined him as he was looking at 2 packages of dried peas.
One package was the usual split peas, other one was dried whole peas. We
went with the split peas; they cook up and "mush" easily.


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Hi Ruth,
On <Fri, 05 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

A child might but I think most adults are of the same opinion that we have.

Agree. Most kids I know live in fear of the attention that song brings. :)

We'll eat the canned but definitely prefer my home made. I'll put in anything from carrots, onions and potatoes to adding tomato
sauce--all depends on what's in the fridge and pantry and what

Very cool. I follow a pretty basic recipe for it as Andrea likes simple
food.

One package was the usual split peas, other one was dried whole peas.
We went with the split peas; they cook up and "mush" easily.

I like both, but for soup I always get the split peas.

I made fish and chips last night, I had a box of the quick soak mushy
peas but I forgot to make them in time. LOL Oh well gives me an excuse
to fry fish again soon! ;)


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 by AccuChef (tm) www.AccuChef.com

Title: Batter (Shawn's)
Categories:
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c Gluten Free AP flour
1/2 c Cornstarch
1 t Salt
1 t garlic powder
1 t minced onion
1 t dried parsley
1 lg Egg,whisked
3/4 c Soda water (or GF beer) *

* Start with 3/4 may need a total of 1 cup depending on flour

Heat oil to 375 for frying in a cast iron pan.

Mix wet into dry.

Drop the veggies, or fish, or chicken or whatever into batter allowing
excess batter to drip off. Lower into oil.

Fry until cooked.

Drain on paper or a wire rack. Let sit about 3-5 mins, and serve.
-----

Shawn

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Hi Shawn,

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

A child might but I think most adults are of the same opinion that we have.

Agree. Most kids I know live in fear of the attention that song
brings. :)

Unless it's accompanied by a pile of presents that get ignored after a
day or so.

We'll eat the canned but definitely prefer my home made. I'll put in anything from carrots, onions and potatoes to adding tomato
sauce--all depends on what's in the fridge and pantry and what

Very cool. I follow a pretty basic recipe for it as Andrea likes
simple food.

We do a lot of basic foods but then like to go all out gourmet from time
to time. My dad was a meat and potatoes, with a side veggie and dessert
eater, nothing fancy and mom was a basics cook so when Steve and I got
married, I started moving away from that kind of cooking. As a result,
our girls enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods while growing up, and
cook that way themselves.

One package was the usual split peas, other one was dried whole

peas. RH> We went with the split peas; they cook up and "mush" easily.

I like both, but for soup I always get the split peas.

I've never tried the dried whole peas but now that I know Wegman's
carrys them, I might pick some up and give them a try.

I made fish and chips last night, I had a box of the quick soak mushy
peas but I forgot to make them in time. LOL Oh well gives me an
excuse to fry fish again soon! ;)

Or, use them as a side for something else. Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding
and mushy peas?

Title: Batter (Shawn's)
Categories:
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c Gluten Free AP flour
1/2 c Cornstarch
1 t Salt
1 t garlic powder
1 t minced onion
1 t dried parsley
1 lg Egg,whisked
3/4 c Soda water (or GF beer) *

* Start with 3/4 may need a total of 1 cup depending on flour

OK, we do have some GF flour on hand, of different varieties. We'd use
soda water as neither of us likes beer. Have you used this with onion
rings and if so, how did they turn out?


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Hi Ruth,
On <Sun, 07 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

Unless it's accompanied by a pile of presents that get ignored after
a day or so.

That's true. :)

married, I started moving away from that kind of cooking. As a
result, our girls enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods while
growing up, and cook that way themselves.

That's a good thing. It's pretty basic eats around here when Andrea
cooks, a bit more fancy when I do, and my FIL hasn't ever used the
kitchen for more than making a sammich.

an excuse to fry fish again soon! ;)

Or, use them as a side for something else. Roast beef, Yorkshire
pudding and mushy peas?

Well yes, but I could have fried fish again.... Seems best. :)

Shawn

... If we left the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy!


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Hi Shawn,

Unless it's accompanied by a pile of presents that get ignored after
a day or so.

That's true. :)

That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others. And,
some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of stuff.

married, I started moving away from that kind of cooking. As a
result, our girls enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods while
growing up, and cook that way themselves.

That's a good thing. It's pretty basic eats around here when Andrea cooks, a bit more fancy when I do, and my FIL hasn't ever used the
kitchen for more than making a sammich.

Steve is in the kitchen quite often. We had a container of (cooked)
garbanzo beans in the fridge for I don't know how long; last night he
turned them into hummus. Sort of followed a recipe but did some
improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged him
into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the years.

an excuse to fry fish again soon! ;)

Or, use them as a side for something else. Roast beef, Yorkshire
pudding and mushy peas?

Well yes, but I could have fried fish again.... Seems best. :)

Your peas, your choice. We don't do a lot of fish/seafood at home any
more but we've got several good or great seafood restaurats in the area.
A friend just gave me a Hello Fresh recipe card for Shrimp Spaghetti
With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello Fresh kits and
passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time ordering) over to me
as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to convince
him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.


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Hi Ruth,
On <Tue, 09 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others.
And, some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of
stuff.

Very true. For the most part if there is a toy I want I get it when
I can afford it; having said that I don't get many toys anymore. :)
I really need a new desktop as mine is so old it isn't doing what I want
it to anymore.

improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged
him into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the
years.

That's good!

Spaghetti With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello
Fresh kits and passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time

I'm sure some of the recipes are good, they wouldn't still be in business
if they weren't. :)

as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to
convince him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.

So true. I think some people prefer the kits because it's "home cooking" without thinking.

Shawn

... The program is absolutely right; therefore the computer must be wrong.


--- Grumble
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Hi Shwn,

That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others.
And, some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of
stuff.

Very true. For the most part if there is a toy I want I get it when
I can afford it; having said that I don't get many toys anymore. :)
I really need a new desktop as mine is so old it isn't doing what I
want it to anymore.

That's basically the way we are now. We can afford to buy what we
want/need, only doing big things like the house on a mortgage. Got a 5
yeaar note for the truck last year but Steve paid it off within a few
months, camper was outright cash. Credit card for when we can't use cash
but it is paid in full every month. I think this net book will be our
next big purchase; Steve is making noises about its age.

improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged
him into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the
years.

That's good!

Yes, and he's not asking me so many questions about cooking now. Years
ago, when we were first married, I saw a "Blondie" cartoon where Dagwood
was in the kitchen cooking something, Blondie in the living room. He
sees a note in the recipe for so many tablespoons of water, yells to
Blondie "is that heaping or level?". That's been a running joke with us
when Steve does anything new. Usually I'm in the kitchen with him, sous ceffing, getting out/putting away ingredients and tools, washing up what
he's done with, making sure the oven (if needed) is preheated, etc.

Spaghetti With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello
Fresh kits and passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time

I'm sure some of the recipes are good, they wouldn't still be in
business if they weren't. :)

as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to
convince him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.

So true. I think some people prefer the kits because it's "home
cooking" without thinking.

Mike was a UPS driver for many years, worked long hours so didn't cook
much for himself, usually heat and serve type meals. He retired in
January of 2020, hoping to do a lot of travel but Covid put a fast end
to that. With the time on his hands, he started cooking for himself
(learning basics); now he knows how to follow a recipe, etc but prefers
the pre portioning and convenience of the kits.


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Hi Ruth,
On <Thu, 11 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

but it is paid in full every month. I think this net book will be our
next big purchase; Steve is making noises about its age.

Thankfully a full on laptop is now as cheap as a netbook was when you got
that. We each got new laptops this year and paid a very fair price. I'd
have to look on amazon now, but it wasn't much.

Blondie "is that heaping or level?". That's been a running joke with

I think I saw that one.

himself (learning basics); now he knows how to follow a recipe, etc
but prefers the pre portioning and convenience of the kits.

I support that. Like you the meal kits don't work for us... I like to
do my own prep work, I find it relaxing.

Shawn

... Complaints provoke insolence and more complaints.


--- Grumble
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