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Skriven 2010-09-09 14:34:34 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Busy Summers                                             [1]
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Hiya Ruth!


-> 
-> -> or so left.  Next week (too much going on this week) I'm going to make 
a
-> -> quarter batch.  We want to see how it tastes if I saute the onion &
-> -> garlic a bit before putting them in.  I may kick the heat level up a bit
-> -> with the peppers, not sure yet.
-> 
->  hn> YUM! You heat process the jars
->  hn> right? Sauteeing the onion and
->  hn> garlic might change the flavor
->  hn> but not much I'd think...unless
->  hn> you use a lot of oil and that
->  hn> goes in as well.
-> 
-> I pressure can the full jars, did this run at 5 lbs pressure for 10
-> minutes.  In AZ it was 10/10 because we were about a mile in elevation.
-> This time I held back some tomatoes, onions, garlic & pepper for a
-> "second dump" and cooked everything about 45 minutes more after that. I
-> had also pre cooked & drained well about 1/3 the total amount of
-> tomatoes, de-seeded as much as possible those and the rest of the
-> tomatoes.  Anyway, if I saute the onion & garlic (peppers, maybe) I'll
-> use a good olive oil and some will go into the pot.
-> 
With that much processing the onions
and garlic would be fairly cooked 
anyway I'd think! It make make a 
difference in the taste however, I 
hope you'll let us know if it does!

-> ->  hn> Are you going to smoke the peppers to
-> ->  hn> a very dry point? and are you going to
-> ->  hn> grind them into a chile powder?
->  hn> ->
-> -> Have to ask Steve the techincal questions. I know they're quite dry; he
-> -> mentioned grinding some into chipotle powder.  Might take some of the
-> -> others plus some whole cumin we have on hand & whatever else fits 
and
-> -> make a chili powder.  Right now I'm using some I got at Whole Foods
-> -> Market in the bulk spice section.  It's in a McCormack chili powder
-> -> bottle only because I happened to have it handy & I like the shaker top.
-> -> Any resemblence to McCormack chili powder is purely coincidental. (G)
-> 
->  hn> I'm positive your's would be much
->  hn> better! I do wonder if it would make
->  hn> a difference if the peppers had the
->  hn> skins removed before smoking though!
-> 
-> The stuff I got at WFM is really good but I'll see if Steve wants to try
-> making some.  Have to see which peppers he smoked in addition to the
-> jalapenos.
->
Please do!
 
-> ->  hn> I like the experience of discovery!
-> 
-> -> So do we but we don't want to discover we can't eat it. I got some 
Thai
-> -> as I kept eating. IIRC, Steve had the last few bites of it. (G)
-> 
->  hn> It's been very seldom that I could not eat
->  hn> the meal...it might be hotter than I'm used
->  hn> to, and sometimes hotter than I'm comfortaable
->  hn> with...but I usually manage to finish the meal!!
-> 
-> I usually finish too, unless it's just so hot that I can't.
->
That seldom happens, but when it
does it's worth the risk!
 
-> ->  hn> Oh heavens no! That's way too
-> ->  hn> spicy!
-> 
-> -> I've a friend like that.  Bell peppers are as spicy as she goes. (G)
-> 
->  hn> that's my Annie! (grin)
-> 
-> My parents are like that too. No sense of adventure to their eating.
->
Anne has the sense of adventure
just can't take the "heat"!
 
-> ->  hn> Next trip down there..yep!
-> 
-> -> Which will be after baseball season ends and Anne has a school break.
-> -> How's her back doing now?
-> 
->  hn> Not sure when the next trip
->  hn> south will be...may not be until
->  hn> next summer..unless Amanda
->  hn> finishes up her PhD before then!
-> 
-> Does it look likely? She's been there a good while but you can't rush
-> field research.
->
Depends on how much data she gets this
year and whether it is significant enough
for her to finish off her dissertation. I'm 
hoping yes, but have no way of guessing
one way or the other. She's secured 
funding (two fellowships and a grant)
for another year if she needs it.
And I "think" she's already started
to put out feelers for post doctoral
positions. I know of two, one in 
Panama under the Smithsonian Inst.
and one in New Zealand...but don't
know if she's interested in either of
those..Panama is HOT!!
-> 
->  hn> Anne's back is still a bit problematic
->  hn> but it's WAY better than it was!
->  hn> She is claiming she's back to about
->  hn> 80%+ of what she was before she
->  hn> got hurt...I'm not convinced yet. But
->  hn> today is the first day of school with
->  hn> kids, so we'll see how she makes it
->  hn> through the first week!
-> 
-> Hopefully it'll go OK for her.  Keep an eye/ear open for signs of
-> trouble and make a record for her workman's comp claim.  I presume that
-> stays open until a full and final resolution is made.
->
So far so good...she has a couple 
of appointments this month, and
another "evaluation" by the 
L&I doctor; this time a neurologist.
-> 
-> ->  hn> Oh I've got a whole page of questions
-> ->  hn> and observations I want them to talk about!!
-> 
-> -> That's the way to do it. I need to start making up the list of what I
-> -> need to ask my doctor next week.  Just a routine appointment but need 
to
-> -> make sure I remember what meds need renewing etc.
-> 
->  hn> I have my appointment today.
->  hn> I'll be going over the latest
->  hn> MRI with the surgeon, and hopefully
->  hn> we can (she) find some reason for
->  hn> the pain and perhaps even a way
->  hn> to deal with it and make things better.
-> 
-> So you'll let us know the outcome of it.........
-> 
HAh! " I'm unable to see what's 
causing your pain at this point." 
The dead spot that was on one 
bone (femur) has disappeared, and
a "bone bruise" has appeared on
the tibia just below where the 
dead spot was. Increased blood
flow all over the place, and so
we're going for a second opinion.

-> ->  hn> Yep...but then on my
-> ->  hn> day off this homestand....I took
-> ->  hn> Annie to the ballpark...so my knee
-> ->  hn> is extra sore tonight! But the M's
-> 
-> -> Had to walk more than usual to get to your seats?
-> 
->  hn> Actually the sitting in the seat with my
->  hn> knee bent was worse than standing or
->  hn> walking around! I did have to get up
->  hn> several times and stretch my knee out
->  hn> and try to keep it "loose".
-> 
-> I hear you there. I do the same thing.
->
Have no other choice!
 
-> ->  hn> and I get to rest the knee a  bit!
-> 
chat with you soon!
hap 
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