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Skriven 2008-04-12 00:53:06 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 5318 av Carol Shenkenberger (11347.cooks)
Ärende: Duck tounges and other odd stuff
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Hi Carol!

>> > Anyways, back to duck tounges.  If I am to bring them, I have to make sure
>> > cooler can hold something frozen for about 10 hours.  Most of the rest of
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>> freeze and keep frozen.. some dry ice or whatever in the cooler should make
>> for the trip I'd think..

> I'm not sure where to get dry ice but I do know I can easily stop at various
> 7-11 type places and get bagged ice.  I'm not that far from you though I'm

Yeah, bagged ice should be fine, really.. and they don't have to stay frozen
really I would guess.. just cold.  What time would you be leaving do you think?
I guess you'll have about a 8 or 9 hour drive? is that close?  I'm thinking if
you make it here by like midnight, that's not too late at night for me to throw
the things in the 'fridge here (grin)

> apt to arrive Friday night and late so go to the hotel and meet up in the
> morning.

Sure.. makes sense otherwise :)

> Yes, everything would be well wrapped in layers of zip locks so they cant get
> contaminated by any melting water.  If there's an 'oops' then we toss'em <g>.

Makes sense too :)

>> > One of my coolers is fine if well lined with something foodsafe.  Has mino
>> > cracks and kid's poster paints on the lid but I can put a trash can liner
>> > inside, then ice, and triple ziplock everything which seems to me would be
>> > for safety? Would anyone mind a trashcan liner used that way?
>>
>> No problems here, but anything you'd put in there you'd probably have alread
>> covered with some type of wrap I'd guess.

> Yes.  I do need a new coleman cooler but seems I'll need 2 for the trip so
> one has to be the old one or a cheaper styrofoam one.


Sounds fine :)

>> > I was thinking to get a second one as well for things that just need to be
>> > chilled but not keep frozen (wouldnt want these items to freeze).  Stuff l
>> > fresh kelp bow ties, straw mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu, miso.  Stuff fo
>> > may not have tried and may want to at least see and perhaps experiment wit
>> > Small amounts of each.  No harm, no foul if they just get looked at as 'ge
>> > thats interesting'.
>>
>> Yeah, will be good to compare what you got overseas with what we get importe
>> over here :)  We do have an asian import store in Binghamton (think I mentio
>> it to you before).. but sometimes I wonder about the differences :) :)

> Oh none of thos is from overseas!  It's local stuff from my asian grocery.
> Anything I see at your local one, might come home with me <g>.  Best to get
> the few things i know I'll need though and bring them with.

It's a nice shop over here.. very authentic.. the people are very helpful too.

>> Bring what you need &  Anything you can't bring, I'm pretty sure we can find
>> Binghamton :)

> Sure!  Short of the dashi powder, I can make suitable subs for any of these
> things.  I can even soak dried kelp at need but the cute fresh ties are so
> nice!

I don't know if I'd know a fresh one if I saw it haha

>> > Janis, I gather you have tons of pots but might tuck my favorite one in fo
>> > this in my trunk.  It will make appx 14 3/4 cup servings.  I will need jus
>>
>> I have large ones, but I'm not sure how many quart they hold.. they're prett
>> big soup kettles .. I'll check later though and let you know :)

> Ok!  I can make with a bigger one at need just as easy.  Needs to have a lid
> by preference but can work without.

Yep, have lids.. :)

>> > one burner and doesnt have to be a big one, and about 15 mins unless I hav
>>
>> We shouldn't have any problems with shortages of cooktop space since we be a
>> to use both of the kitchens in the house (one kitchen has a doorway into the
>> other one, and each kitchen has it's own range)


> Oh thats right!  WOW!  Coolness incarnate for a picnic!

Yeah, that's what I thought :)  Everytime I walk through there, I think it too
:) :)

>> > stack of decent (not too flimsy) disposables, that would help that day.  S
>> > won't need tons of them, just some guesstimate of 2 per person seems right
>> > me.  I think there are less than 20 of us but not sure.
>>
>> I'm sure we'll be getting some good disposable stuff for the "zee weekend" :

> Actually might be best for you to wait?  Good chance another will cover that
> or we'll grab some when we get there for ya.  Do have plenty of aluminum foil
> and things like that though <g>.

Oh yeah, I always have that kind of stuff around <grin>

>> I think I still have some warming trays here someplace from my daughter's
>> wedding... we never through anything out Lol

> Hehe I might bring 2 crockpots we can use to keep things warm as well.  They
> take too long for any real cooking since I'll probably arrive late, but they
> can be used to keep something warm quite well.

Will be a great weekend.. :)

Take care,
Janis

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