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Skriven 2009-12-06 23:08:34 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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>  RH> Yep.  Keep them frozen and they last a while.
-> 
-> -> I'll have to give it a try. Right now we've got our basil, oregano
and
-> -> parsley inside, bushes of rosemary and lots of spearmint outside.
-> 
->  RH> I wouldn't worry about the mint.  Nothing kills mint.  My parsley
is
->  RH> still green; it and basil are about the only things we planted this
-> 
-> Figured the mint would carry over; it's almost indestructable.  Got any
-> recipes using spearmint? (G) The rosemary is the unknown how it will
-> over winter.
-> 
I don't do gum, so no.  It's not something I've run into.

->  RH> We have one mini rose bush that probably won't make it to next
year.
->  RH> They never do.  The big old "old rose" bush however does just fine.
-> 
-> We've got several big old rose bushes, I think 5 varieties of lilies,
-> hosta, some unknowns, the rosemary and spearmint--all curtesy of
-> previous tenants.  I understand the mother of one of the more recent
-> ones is responsible for putting in most of it.

Hosta is impossible to kill, just about.  Pachysandra is even tougher.  My
old rose is a mid-19th century one; they're tough and thorny.  My mom is
the gardener in the house; I'm allergic to the great outdoors.  
 
-> -> Plant it in a pot set on something with wheels.
-> 
->  RH> And a fork lift; it goes outside in the summer.  That's one reason
->  RH> it's so big.
-> 
-> Maybe you shouldn't let it go outside in the summer?

It sure does like it, and at this point there's no reason to keep it
indoors.  I don't think you can prune one of these without killing it.
 
-> -> They carry basics; small ones will have 2-3 brands of say tomato
sauce,
-> -> assortment would depend on the size of the commissary.  *But no, your
-> -> best chance for odd or harder to find things, especially local to the
-> -> area*.  Specialty things like Kosher for Passover would be available
-> in -> the right season; small stores would have the basics, larger ones
-> would -> carry the basics plus some things like potato pancake mix for
-> example, -> not neccessarily a staple but "nice to have" type stuff.
-> 
-> 
-> *Amend this to "is in your local area grocery stores.  Where the locals
-> shop there'smore of a selection of local stuff."

Two local stores here carry Israeli imports on a regular basis, so I'm used
to getting all sorts of odd stuff.
 
->  RH> Potato pancake mixes tend to be nasty anyway.  I've tried a few of
-> 
-> Never tried any but the thought of them sounds rather nasty.  Much
-> better to do from scratch.

Infinitely.  They're OK in a pinch and as thickener, but not as real food.  
 
->  RH> them. Do the commissaries make up in price what they lack in
variety?
-> 
-> Price is based on cost plus a certain percentage (last I knew, 5%) to
-> cover salaries, bags etc.  There's an umbrella agency that is over all
-> military commissaries; xxCarol's stores were run by it as well as the
-> ones we shopped in, world wide.
-> 
In other words, they're pretty good at keeping prices down.  You can
probably do better with sales plus coupons on the economy for some things,
but not everything.
 
->  RH> There's a supermarket chain here called Price Rite that sounds
about
->  RH> the same.  You have to bring your own bags too, but unlike
->  RH> commissaries they don't take coupons.
-> 
-> Aldi's is like that too.  I know they're in NY State; we've got one in
-> Raleigh. Selection is extremely limited tho.
-> 
We have an Aldi's around, but not close to me.  I'm told limited doesn't
begin to cover it.  A lot of what they stock are their own generics.
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