Text 6254, 72 rader
Skriven 2011-01-25 14:30:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 6186 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: Prep work
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Hi Hap,

-> It's 22.3 degrees and headed down at 9 pm.

 hn> It's 53 here at 4:45pm...and raining...pretty normal.
 hn> Maybe a little warmer than normal but not a heat
 hn> wave. Anne in New York had a high today of about
 hn> 12 F !! brrrr

My parents live about 3 hours above NYC; they were probably in the minus
range. Can't say as I miss that; the low temps we've been having are
plenty cold enough for me. Did you see on the news the picture of the
car in NYC covered with ice?  They said a water main or something broek,
covering the car with water and then the temperature dropped.

->  hn> but I have a crisper drawer that I use
->  hn> to store many of those prepped items.
 hn> ->
-> My crisper drawers are usually full, almost to the overflowing. They're
-> not full size drawers; like most modern fridges, they cheaped out on the
-> drawers on this model. They go about 3/4 of the way to the back of the

 hn> I have three crisper drawers, and usually
 hn> have salad stuff in one, lunchmeats
 hn> and cheeses in one and "prepped" stuff
 hn> in the third!

I've got a meat/cheese drawer as well, further up in the fridge. It's
stuffed full, mostly cheese in it right now. The narrow space underneath
is good for stowing a bag of tortillas. (G)

->  hn> they are so often used; like onion, and
->  hn> celery and bellpepper.

-> I go on spurts with celery; some months I use a lot more of it than
-> others. I used some tonight, with onion, in the top of the stove
-> dressing I made to go with the turkey Steve smoked. Free range turkey is

 hn> they are more pricey and while they
 hn> are "better" often they price themselves
 hn> out of my range as well.

We thought we'd give it a try, just to see if it was as good as the hype
is. Got it from the local farmer's market so we've known the guy who
raises them for a while. Yes, it is good tasting but the price is not in
our everyday budget.

->  hn> I'll pre cut meats  and marinate them
->  hn> in ziplocs as well, you get a whole lot

-> I've done that from time to time. We've got a vaccuum sealer so I'll do
-> the meats in there--saves a bit of space too.

 hn> LOL I have a ziploc and a straw...works
 hn> well enough for a day or so!

We found ours on a clearance sale. Tried using the bargain brand bags
but found out the name brand ones work the best.

BTW, our plans have had to change so we're not going to be in the
northwest this summer. Sigh!

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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