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Skriven 2010-05-10 22:24:24 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 37567 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,

>> than we would if we shopped for staples at another store, like Giant
>> (someone else just bought them out, and I forget the name...)

 JK> Just remembered who bought Giant out over here.. It's Weiss.  Haven't
 JK> been in the store since they took over.. I should check it out though

You mean Weis as in the chain I see in PA? My maiden name was Weiss (2 s
vs the store with one s).  I've never been in one.

 JK> > Probably true of me and Whole Foods Market too. I get the organic
 JK> stuff > there that most of the other stores don't carry, plus
 JK> restocking of bulk > supplies.  I know I'll need to get rice on our
 JK> next trip down there; I > usually buy regular brown, brown basmati and
 JK> Lundberg blend.

 JK> I've bought brown basmati at wegmens.. you can get maybe 1 lb. bags
 JK> there.. I have to check the size.. maybe it's 2 lbs.. anyway, it's
 JK> great rice and we both like the flavor a lot.  That's a good size bag
 JK> for us...And that way I don't have tons of it lying around getting
 JK> rancid (though that doesn't seem to happen here that I've noticed).

That is a good size.  I don't remember how much I got last time.  Had to
get the other kinds as well. The next day I preportion packed them for
the freezer--sandwich bags inside a freezer bag.  All that didn't fit in
the preportions went into one bag so we had a bag of mixed rice to put
into the cooker.  Interesting combo, not bad in taste either. (G)

>> > Which is most all the time.  With the KA I do 2 at a time so I'm
>> making > it about every other week.

>> I generally have a loaf of 'safe' bread around for my daughter and her
>> boys as well - so if I have it, and there's enough left after they
>> leave, I do the same.  I keep a container of the Wegman's bread crumbs
>> around since they are safe as well - no corn syrup - they're brand is

 JK> > That's sad--why the big name manufacturers have to put corn syrup in
 JK> > bread crumbs is ridiculous.  I know, make the bread first, then the
 JK> > crumbs and corn syrup is a cheap way to feed the yeasties.  Still,
 JK> tho, > there's got to be better alternatives.

 JK> I'm not sure if that's it.  Who knows really, I'd love to write to
 JK> them and ask them (g).  Maybe I'll write to Progresso.. I used to love

It would be interesting to see what kind of an answer they gave you.

 JK> using their
 JK> breadcrumbs but haven't bought them in ages.. since all the garbage
 JK> about hfcs came out, and knowing about my daughter's kids problems
 JK> with corn, well there you have it. It wasn't a hard choice to make
 JK> (g).  Maybe they think like with so many other prepared foods, that
 JK> the flavor should be sweet.. Yuck..

Agreed there. We used to buy a number of their soups until they started
putting the nutritional values on the label.  The amount of sodium in
them is entirely unreasonable; you can't season with just salt.


 JK> > Ours runs from 8 to noon.  I'm not a morning person so if we get
 JK> over > there by 10ish, I'm doing well.  But, better to get there at
 JK> that time > than 12:30. (G)

 JK> I think our farmer's market goes from 8-1pm.. that's not too bad.  I
 JK> figured if I got there at a reasonable time, it wouldn't be so
 JK> crowded.. and that was true.  A lot easier to walk around when you
 JK> don't have tons of people around. We didn't go this morning though..
 JK> we had to get some plants for the garden since I didn't have all the
 JK> seed I wanted.. I got a number of corn plants that I figure I'll put
 JK> in that caged area in the backyard.. so the doggies can't get them :)
 JK> :)


We went, but got up there closer to 11.  I didn't buy anything--wanted
green beans but it was a bit too early.  Lots of strawberries but I
didn't want any that had been sitting in the sun for almost 4 hours.
Maybe next week wecan get there earlier; I might make up another batch
of strawberry jam.


 JK> > True, altho the other plants are doing well but they are well
 JK> > established in the beds.  I don't knowwhat it is but one is creeping
 JK> > over onto the sidewalk.  It wasn't bad last year but this year is
 JK> taking > more out of the walk.  The roses and azaleas are really
 JK> pretty but one > of the hostas is trying to take over one of the beds.

 JK> They like to spread it seems.. we have them around the gazebo.. I
 JK> noticed the pups digging at them furiously last week but the plants

Get something on the peppery side; that should discourage the dogs. (G)


 JK> didn't seem to care (g).  I bought some catnip plants at Agway today
 JK> that I figure to put around the front of the gazebo.. kitties should
 JK> like that :)

Four kitties drunk on cat nip?  I can see it now.

>> the entire front lawn was covered with strawberries.. They didn't have
>> much taste as well.  I expect that's because strawberry plants need a
>> lot of nutrients added in the spring.

 JK> > I've never tried growing them; when I was a kid, we'd find the wild
 JK> > stawberries in parts of the yard every spring.  They were small but
 JK> > really intense in flavor.

 JK> My strawberry plants that were planted the year of the picnic died in
 JK> real cold snap we got sometime later after the picnic.  I was
 JK> surprised they didn't make it.  It probably had to do with the fact
 JK> that were not in the ground, but I'd planted them in one of those
 JK> earth boxes.. that contraption can't hold much heat from the daytime
 JK> sun.  Oh well. so much for strawberries (g).. but my blueberry plants
 JK> have flowers on them, so that's neat.

So maybe you will have blueberries this year?

>> The temperatures during the day here are about 75F most days.. lows at
>> night are in the 40's and 50's.  That's plenty warm for most plants.
>> Not tomatoes though.  I'll wait until mid-may most likely for them..
>> They love the warm days :)

 JK> > My dad usually had his garden put in arund Memorial Day.

 JK> I take some chances, but all in all, you can tell whether the soil is
 JK> ready for some kinds of vegetables, etc.  And some of them need the
 JK> cold, not spring warm.. like peas.. and lettuce.. and beets.  Also,

Dad started planting peas after I left home; from what he wrote, they
went in during April.

 JK> using garden beds makes an enormous difference.  The soil in them
 JK> warms up a lot faster than the soil in a garden does.  I wouldn't put
 JK> Tomatoes out this week (g).. good thing, too, we're supposed to get
 JK> 'snow' tomorrow, but probably only some flurries early in the morning.
 JK>  I figure next week sometime or next weekend for the tomato plants I
 JK> started from seed.  I have 7 early girl plants, and 7 roma plants..
 JK> that should be plenty for eating fresh and canning this summer... as
 JK> long as the weather behaves itself this season (g).

Big IF there but sounds like lots of tomatoes.


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