Text 8601, 77 rader
Skriven 2006-12-08 12:13:12 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 8532 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: Mimosae  61007
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*** Quoting Ruth Haffly from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS> Oh I know those boxes <g>.  Got a few of'em here too.  We did remember

RH> We will be rid of them before moving again.  This move is our "sort th
RH> and decide if we really need certain items" one. We've put together a
RH> fair amount of things to find new homes for--some older Tupperware,
RH> various mugs, a good number (but not all) of my canning jars and freez
RH> boxes, etc, etc.

I'll be able to go shopping in my own boxes when I get back stateside <g>.

 CS> fitting at the top and arent usable outside Japan.  We left them in
 CS> the olkd Cho.


RH> If it's like Germany, the next occupant will be happy.  Over there, an
RH> unfurnished apartment is exactly that--no light fixtures, appliances,
RH> etc.  We kept a couple of small transformers but all of our non
RH> convertable 220 stuff stayed in Germany.


Kinda like that too here.  Nothing means 'nothing' in Japan.  No oven, fridge
etc.

RH> It's a staple with us.  BTW, the bread turned out dumpy (not hardly
RH> risen) as did the pizza dough I made last night.  I'm going to get som
RH> more flour, not quite as coarsly ground, and mix it in with this stuff
RH> to hopefully cure the problem.

Test the yeast too if it's a jar type?  Might not be any good?

RH> And I would too.  But, not having any kids of our own with us, we don'
RH> get "flocked".

;-)

RH> Picked some up at the Hunter commissary but it was French's brand, not
RH> the Lea & Perrins we like (shelf label but no bottles for that one).

 CS> The frenches stuff isnt nearly as good as the lea and perrins, agree.

RH> Yes, but if it's your only choice.......

Me, I skip it now if there's no other choice.  Or I mix up some other thing in
it's place rather, such as oyster and mirin.


 CS> I'll have to try the pepper sauce idea!

RH> Something we discovered 30 some odd years ago when Steve moved to NC a
RH> I visited him.  I guess it's traditional in NC, maybe not as much in
RH> other parts of the south but I do like pepper vinegar for greens.  Whe
RH> we moved out of the area, I had to buy the Trappy's (?) brand and keep
RH> adding vinegar (heated, not quite to a boil) as the bottle got use.  I
RH> may see what peppers are available & if I have a jar with a shaker top
RH> to make my own if decent peppers can be found.

Sounds a bit like my 'spiced vinigar' so I'll try that.

 CS> Next week, when we go to Okinawa, we hit the big AF exchange and get
 CS> her more pants.  She's outgrowing them all again.

RH> Good thing you have it available.  In Germany, especially Berlin, I'd
RH> hit up the local Woolworth's from time to time to round out our girls'
RH> wardrobes.  That, the thrift shop and sewing kept them from not quite
RH> looking like every other kid in the school.

That would be the idea here.  All the kids have the same stuff but they like
some variation.  Those boots I got charlotte in Thailand?  The ones that look
like a patchwork quilt?  Garnered comments from one of the other kids who said
they were cool and asked me where I got'em.  Told her 'Thailand' and she just
grinned.
                                       xxcarol

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