Text 37044, 83 rader
Skriven 2010-04-22 19:22:52 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 37004 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Growing potatoes
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Hi Ruth,

>>> Sure, I understand, and we don't use that many at a time either - if
>>> you could plant macaroni, I'd be happy (grin).  The way you harvest

>> > If there were a perpetual bearing generic pasta plant that we could
>> > specifiy what kind we wanted at time of harvest..................

>> haha.. I think that's called a pasta machine (bg)

> That's still more work than going out to the back 40 and picking some
> shells off one plant, elbows from another, spaghetti from the trees,
> etc.

Lol, indeed it is... though the various macaroni machines I have make it about
as easy as a bread machine does for quick bread.  I was glad to see my ravioli
maker works well with my italian Atlas crank machine.. and it does make bigger
raviolis than I thought it would.  When I opened the box of the attachment, it
looked to be the same size 'ravioli' as the one I'd previously bought, but it
turned out to make larger ones - not as big as I'd like, but at least bigger
than the 'raviolissomo' attachement I have.


>> Ron loves spicy fries, and garlic mashed potatoes so we'd use them :)

> We're not doing too many fried things--as good as they taste, they're
> not good for our cholesterol.

Ah.. we're good on that count.

>We do mashed every now and then, but
> probably not even once a month.  Most of the time we use them is in
> summer, as potato salad.

hehe.. Ron is not a big fan of potato salad sadly enough.. sadly because I do
love it (grin).  I still make it now and again, especially if the kids are
here.. but I don't make huge bowlfuls.


>> We'll see how
>> > much container gardening he does this year.  And, after thinking
>> about > it but realising that we will be gone a fair amount of time
>> off and on > over the summer, much as we'd like, we're not going to
>> plant tomatoes. > Maybe some pots of herbs but nothing needing lots of
>> babying, watering, > picking when ripe, etc.

>> It does take time, energy and some strength.. but it's really about
>> the only exercise I can do these days.

> I can still get around fairly well forthe most part.  Not running stairs
> as much as I did in GA and HI has cut that bit of exercise.  Maybe now

Well, the doc sent me to physical therapy for the next 3 weeks or something..
2ce a week.. boy does it hurt stretching those muscles that haven't 'moved' in
a while :(  But the therapist is sure she can get things better than they are
right now..

> that the weather is (hopefully) warming up for good, we can get out and
> walk some more.


I hear ya... the weather is pretty nice here right now as well.  I have a
number of beds planted now, still have more to go.  This weekend should be
really good weather for it.

>> >  We'll probably cut back the rosemary & bring
>> > some fresh to the picnic.


>> you made them, or until tender (watch them so they don't get
>> overdone).

> I've done that from time to time.  We use it in a lot more than we did
> before we moved here. (G)  It's so much better fresh, than dried.

It is really so much better fresh.. I also didn't realize the difference until
my daughter bought me live plant (g).

Take care,
Janis

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