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Skriven 2010-03-14 04:27:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ml-> What happened? Did someone retire, die, or sell out? I'm
 ml-> sorry to hear this - as I recall, you used to go there
 ml-> every week, right?
 BF> Gus died.  

Sad to hear, though I'm told it happens to almost everyone.

 BF> I will lift a glass of wine to you at the wine fest, but only if they
 BF> have Dr. Frank's Riesling.  I'm sure the wines will be all NYS wines;

Thank you. I kind of liked his (anyhow, his kids' - he wasn't
so much a winemaker as a theorist, and his children actually
went to school and learned the tricks of the trade) Riesling.

 BF> everyone around here is afraid to feature non-Finger Lakes Wines.
 BF> Bahhhh! 
 BF> Although, I note Wine Spectator featured, kindly, several Finger Lakes
 BF> wineries recently, and gave them good ratings.   [ I know, "kindly" is
 BF> the operative word ]

But the NY wines have been improving owing largely to
Dr. Frank's championing of the vinifera and the consequent
extirpation of the labrusca vines through the region.

 BF> We had lunch today at Belhurst Castle [remember the Sunday Buffet at
 BF> that  place Manny?] and I ordered a glass of Shiraz for Shirley.  There
 BF> were no wines listed on the luncheon Menu, but tiny Chef
 BF> Recommendations were sprinkled thru the menu.  When the bill came the
 BF> glass of wine was listed as... wait for it... $9.50!!
 BF> The most expensive item on the bill!

The saddest thing is that I no longer bat an eyelash at
such a price - your glass of Blackstone Merlot at the store
in Boston is going to cost that, even though you could go
next door and get a bottle of it for less than that. And
still we put up with it.

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 ml-> Why didn't they just scoop it up right away? There would
 ml-> be little harm in that.
 BF> Agreed.  But each type of test found a nearby suspicious spot that
 BF> required a different type of test [MRI, ultrasound, cat scan, biopsy,
 BF> removal, you name it] for a firm diagnosis.  I don't believe it was
 BF> just running up the bill, as most folk seem to feel

They tested me for TB, SARS, pneumonia (positive), diabetes
(sort of positive), kidney damage, and cirrhosis, before
the heart disease. I think they knew from the beginning
that the heart disease was there, though.

 BF> I am strong again, feeling that many possible troubles have turned out
 BF> well.

I'm glad to hear that.

 BF> Alma's Strong Carrot Juice Mix
 BF> Doesn't that sound awful... and punishing?     NRN

Looks like a V-8 minus the tomato. Could be awful, or not.

 BF> And "Scrub organic carrots or peel the carrots if they are not
 BF> organic." The author doesn't trust organic much.

Neither do I. But the author doesn't trust not organic even worse.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
  
       Title: WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGERS - SLIDERS
  Categories: Sandwiches, Beef
       Yield: 10 servings
  
       2 lb Lean Ground Beef
     1/4 c  Dry Minced Onion
     1/4 c  Hot Water
       3 oz Jar Strained Beef Baby Food
     2/3 c  Clear Beef Broth
       1 pk Hot Dog Buns
  
   Soak 1/4 cup dry minced onions in 1/4 cup hot water until soft while you
   mix 2 pounds ground beef with 3 ounce jar of strained beef baby food and
   2/3 cup clear beef broth. Keep patties uniform using 1/4 cup meat mixture
   for each patty, flattened to 1/4? and fried quickly in 1 T oil per patty on
   a hot griddle. Make 3 or 4 holes in patties while frying. Cut hot dog buns
   in half. Cut off rounded ends. Fry 1 t onions under each patty as you turn
   to fry 2nd side. Slip each patty into bun with 2 dill pickle chips, mustard
   and catsup. Source unknown

   M's note: Real sliders have 1 oz or less of meat each
  
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