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Skriven 2008-05-31 00:39:15 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Turkey soup
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-26-08 14:46 <=-

 RH> We've usually lived too far away to make it to family for the
 RH> holidays. The closest we managed to get assigned was Fort Devens, MA
 RH> (about 35 miles west of Boston) but were only there for 6 months.  Once
 RH> we had our girls tho, I'd rather have stayed home and established
 RH> holidays (especially Christmas) with them. We've done a lot of
 RH> that--and having others as guests (single soldiers, new to the area
 RH> people, etc) instead of trying to make it to family for a visit that
 RH> would entail more time traveling than visiting.

I can certainly understand that.  :)  Traveling can be a pain,
especially long distances for short visits.  My own family's Christmas
often has had extra people invited, just as you've done... the waifs and
strays, so to speak... :)  One year it was our new pastor and family...
it was their first year in the States, having come to us from the Isle
of Wight... and both he and his wife were from Scotland originally, and
all their family was there.  We only had one child of our own, so we had
our special celebration for just the three of us on Jan 6, the Feast of
the Kings.  That way, the kid didn't feel as though he was just part of
a crowd... :)  That went by the wayside once he grew up and left home,
though.

 NB>> Mom usually had a fairly small bird, and it fed quite a few people,
 NB>> so we'd strip the carcass down that night, and put aside anything
 NB>> leftover for sandwiches etc for the next couple of days.  There
 NB>> wasn't all that much left usually anyway.  She was already doing
 NB>> that, before I started boiling the bones for soup.  :)
 RH> My parents always got a bird big enough to feed us at least 4 or
 RH> 5 meals before it went into the soup pot.  With 5 kids, that was
 RH> probably a good sized bird.

My own parents used to get a good sized bird... but there were 8 kids of
us, and often some extra guests as well, so we didn't have much left
over after the original meal.  Maybe 1 or 2 meals, maybe 3 if you count
sandwiches.  One side would be completely demolished, and the other
would have had decent inroads already made of it.  :)

re:brown rice
 RH> It's so easy to use a cooker--as Carol and others (besides me) can
 RH> tell you. The only adjustment I made was just a bit more water--and
 RH> enjoying the convenience factor.(G)
 
Maybe I'll give it a try while the kid and his cooker are still here at
the house with us... :)

 NB>> of cubes of bouillon, maybe some dry minced onion, and some butter...
 NB>> but for a while now I've done it mostly with chicken or turkey, so I
 NB>> omit the butter.  It never needs any sauce or gravy that way, either.
 RH> Instead of bullion, I use broth as it isn't as salty (home made has no
 RH> salt).  I don't add butter or anything else while cooking either so I
 RH> can use left overs in various ways.

Sometimes I use broth..  or some of each.  I also sometimes use the
packets that come with ramen noodles, especially the Oriental ones. 
They're a bit on the salty side, too, but if I'm making up a big enough
batch it just adds flavour.  :)  If I'm using the leftover rice for
congee, I'll add broth instead of water for the basic soup.

ttyl        neb

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