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Skriven 2012-09-07 19:28:26 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 28519 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Another Ithaca Farmer's Market                           [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> Exactly.. That's certainly happened to me in Louisville at a Korean
>> restaurant. It was wonderful that the cook insisted on fixing me
>> another dish with food that wasn't as hot as that initial one.  He
>> refused to accept any extra $$ for that as well.

> Nice of him but if you came back, it was worth it for him.

Certainly, especially given the size of that tiny restaurant. :)

>Most of the
> time a meal like that will start out OK but the heat builds as I keep
> eating it. Most times I'll make it thru, sometimes tho, I've had to push
> it away.

Same here ... so that's why I try not to order things extra hot (by my
standards at least).


>> Same here.. we avoid it in anything that lists it.  In 2010, the corn
>> industry tried to get the FDA to approve the name "corn sugar" for
>> HFCS, but the Corn industry was turned down.  If I see anything that
>> looks like, I don't buy it.

> The corn industry is getting too powerful, glad this idea got shot down.

Oh they'll think of something.. they have to do something with all the
genetically modified corn they're growing :( :(  eek.  I keep thinking in time
you won't be able to find any corn that is "plain" corn.  Sad because even
though it's one of my allergies, I love it.

>>> Ever try it without sugar?  I haven't put up pickles in a long time so
>> > I don't recall off the top of my head what I used; the recipes came
>> from > the 2010 Ball Blue book.

>> Think I have that one here.. I'll have to see.  Might be from an
>> earlier year though.

> Should be the same basic recipies tho.

Yeah.. still digging and digging through boxes of books :)  That doesn't help
much hehe

>> > Yes, and some things (like peaches) you can use light, medium or
>> heavy > syrup. I generally use light or extra light.

>> You mean say, purchased canned peaches?  I've seen some recipes to can
>> peaches using grape juice, haven't tried that though.

> No, home canned peaches. I put up 13 pints last year in extra light
> syrup before I knew I was diabetic. We're still eating them.

Sure, understand. Must have tasted great though .. :(

>> Two mortgages:

>> > Some good to all of it; the storm doors Steve put in a couple of
>> years > ago did help reduce our heating costs a bit. Every penny
>> helps.

>> Good storm doors are a must here, that's for sure - you probably
>> remember that (grin)..  That has made quite a difference in all of our
>> heating bills.

> I remember--and changing out the screens for storm windows every fall.

Some windows we left as is (with storms).. helped keep the heat out.

> One of the first things my folks bought when Mom started working was
> aluminum combo screens/storm doors & windows. You just slide the proper
> panel into place; they're still on the house now some 45 years later.
> Beat wrestling those heavy storm windows and screens.

Yeah, I can understand that one :)  This house is great.  He's got new windows
in every window.. easy to open, switch up screens/storms.  I really love this
place :)


[fracking water lol]
>> But if it goes through in the Broome county area, the house in Windsor
>> could sold to a business (which is what I expect will happen).  Not a
>> fracking company per se.. but maybe as a rental for employees, that
>> kind of thing.

> That's one good use for it--either a big family or lots of singles could
> share it. It might get sub divided into apartments again; you did have
> the extra downstairs kitchen IIRC.

There were 4 kitchens in this house when we bought it, 2 upstairs and 2
downstairs. One upstairs was a very small one, but all the electrical and
plumbing is still up there.  We took the appliances out, and my daughter used
that room for her dining room.. without the appliances, it is quite a large
room.  Monster house really.. 4 kitchens, 4 bathrooms.. the previous owner had
used it as a bed and breakfast for a while until she found out that the
insurance would have been very very high if she was doing the cooking as she'd
planned.

>>  The house was only on the market a few weeks when we found
>> it.

> Making the previous owner surprised and happy that it sold as fast as it
> did.

No doubt :)  but property in Ithaca goes extremely fast.. it always has. I'm
sure that's because of Cornell University.

> Got your kitchen up to steam yet?

Right now, we're so busy with work and 'stuff' ;)  We brought over the pot rack
from Windsor yesterday, and I'll get a smaller one for the Windsor kitchen.  I
always felt the one that was in Windsor was too big for the Center Island there
we built..so a smaller one will be better.. maybe just a different shape, not
necessarily smaller if you know what I mean.  The rectangular shape of the
stainless one we brought over from Windsor will go well over the center island
with dishwasher/butcher block top Ron is building now in Slaterville Springs..
will be nice when done :)

Take care,
Janis

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