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Skriven 2007-03-19 13:49:16 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HANSCHKA
Ärende: New Years gift!
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Hi Ruth,

-> Don't blink, you'll miss it.

 RH> That big a department?

Yep, all of less than (as I recall) 6 machines.  We were in the
housewares department, picking up some dish towels, pot holders
measuring cups and spoons for the wedding shower when I spotted the
sewing machines.  Didn't even bother going over to see what brands they
were .

->  RH> THey're in these books I have taking up space in my spare
 RH> bedroom....

-> I'm still "missing" a box of cook books; it's in the storeage room
-> somewhere. But, I've got the ones I use most of the time plus MM so I'm
-> not at a total loss.

 RH> Ever use the "Google Cookbook"?  Plug in a set of ingredients, add
 RH> recipe, and hit enter to see what turns up.  It can be rather
 RH> entertaining.


No, I've not tried it but I can imagine the results could be quite
interesting.


->  RH> I use a rolling pin.

-> That's what I used.

 RH> Your husband is a neat freak.  He also doesn't eat pork.  Was he this
 RH> weird when you married him?

The pork issue came about in summer of 98 when we went thru western NC
on our way to Charelston.  Had just gone thru a thunderstorm, the air
was very humid and we passed a major hog farm.  We could smell it with
the windows up and AC running; Steve said something about "remind me not
to eat any more pork/pork products" and, for the most part, he hasn't
since. He's beginning to relent a bit tho.  The neatness issue is more
in the cooking department; other areas aren't as pesnickity.  I think
part of it with the crumbs is wanting to make them in the easiest, least
messy manner where as I wanted to do them so as not to dirty up too many
things for either hand or dishwasher washing.

-> I've got plans for a bunch more but have some garment sewing I need to
-> do first. Steve wants a new windbreaker for one.

 RH> I'm halfway through a blouse and have a bunch of rice bags done.

I've had one shirt in the works for almost a week now. Took a couple of
days off to make (from some of the dishtowels & pot holders) a hand
drying towel and plastic bag holder for the bride to be. Those and a
quilt from the local quilt shop owner wer the only hand mades at the
wedding shower yesterday.  I think people in the church are getting an
idea of my creative genes. (G)


-> Yes, so we learned to do without for several months. Tough but we made
-> it thru.

 RH> Did you substitute poi? (ducking)

No, just inferior chocolate.  AFAIK, poi doesn't come in chocolate
flavor.


->  RH> Ouch.  That's one I've never managed.  Ligament yes, but no
 RH> tendons.

-> Same here.  I ripped out the ACL and medial ligaments (major rip, not
-> simple separation tear) and chipped the bones holding them in place 35
-> years ago.

 RH> Ouch.  Good job.

Blame it on a Porsche.


->  RH> The veggies were the sauce - a ton of liquid cooked off and it made
->  RH> the linguini taste pretty good.

-> OK, sounds good to me.  I sometimes make my pasta sauce using fresh
-> tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, peppers and garlic.  Yummy!

 RH> This was spinach, onions, red pepper, and pasta sauce.  Worked nicely.

Don't see why it wouldn't have.

-> -> before Steve went into the Army--ordered a grain mill. It should be
-> -> tomorrow and hopefully I'll no longer have to fuss about inferior
 RH> flour.

->  RH> Ever tried something called Bob's Red Mill?  It's supposed to be
->  RH> pretty decent.

-> I've had some of their products and they are pretty good.

 RH> I've never tried the flour, just other things.

I think I bought their soy flour a time or two but generally bought
Arrowhead Mills stuff. Found the yeast for whole grains baking at Fresh
Market on Saturday cheaper than Kroger--49 cents vs 99 so got several
packages.  It works well with the whole wheat flour I use.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly@earthlink.net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Multitask: make twice the mistakes in 1/2 the time.

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