Text 32509, 130 rader
Skriven 2015-10-30 06:07:00 av Dave Drum (90678.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 32496 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Restrictions
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> OTOH, we're in a naighborhood association--seems to be rather loose so
 RH> far, not picky regulations that we're aware of. Been here almost a year
 RH> and not had any problems; we fly a flag 24/7/365 and have had no
 RH> complaints.

 DD> But your neighbourhood association probably doesn't have an axe to
 DD> grind, do they? Many neighbourhood associations are more social clubs
 DD> than whip crackers. Until that ol' axe grinder comes along. One needs
 DD> to keep a sharp knife to cut them off at the pass.

 RH> AFAIK, ours isn't a formal association so we've no problems with rules
 RH> and regulations or a social club.

Those are the best kind - no dues, no meetings, no Robert's Rules, no other
rules, either.

 DD> Rather like the locale where there was a neighbourhood association
 DD> rule against flying flags/having flagpoles. So one homeowner painted
 DD> the side of his garage as a large American flag.   Bv)=

 RH> Good for that homeowner! Sometimes beaurocracy needs to take a good
 RH> hard look at what they're regulating and why, see if it passes the
 RH> sense check.

 DD> You mean like some of the anti-clothes line restrictions I have seen
 DD> popping up with increasing frequency?

 RH> I've seen some of them, also no home gardening in the front or side
 RH> yards where it's visible from the street. Our group is good about the
 RH> latter, haven't seen any of the former so don't know if they exsist or
 RH> not. At times I wouldn't mind a clothesline tho.

 DD> I remember, though, my mother's glee when my dad bought her the first
 DD> clothes dryer. So she didn't have to keep and ear open for the passing
 DD> steam trains and get the laundry in before it became soiled with coal
 DD> soot. Or suffer a basement full of wet and drying laundry in the
 DD> winter time. Now the big worry would be birds overhead.

 RH> My mom got her first dryer in 1966. Before that, she hung the clothes
 RH> either on the line outside or lines in the basement. IIRC, the line was
 RH> strung from a post on the back porch to an apple tree some distance
 RH> away. With 7 people in the family, the line was usually quite full.

Our former Mayor just passed. Reading his obituary I discovered how he became
such an able administration and arbitrator. He and his wife had 13 children.
Their home had but a single bathroom.  Bv)=

 DD>       Title: Clothes Pin Cookies
 DD>  Categories: Cookies, Pastry, Desserts, Snacks, Dairy
 DD>       Yield: 18 servings

 RH> Interesting idea, sounds like a fun one to do with grand kids.

 DD> They reminded me of little (sort of) cream puffs. Here's another that
 DD> might be fun with the younger set.

 DD>       Title: Cream Puff Swans
 DD>  Categories: Desserts, Pastry, Citrus, Dairy
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings


 RH> That would be a fun one to do. The last time we were out west, Rachel
 RH> was teaching Robert some basic cooking skills. She's not said too much
 RH> about it in recent years (it was mostly a summer project) but I
 RH> suspect, if he's kept up with it, he might be able to sous chef on
 RH> projects like this. Either that, or do it by himself--have to ask what
 RH> his cooking level is now.

Helps a young man to know his way about a kitchen. My dad was a better cook
than my mom. And I was a better cook than my wife (when I was married). I also
took a semester of Home Ec in high school - more looking for girls than to
learn cooking. It turned out that I learned by way around the basics of a
sewing machine (treadle operated back in those days) and how to plan meals. The
cooking and knife skills I already had. And got a few dates with girls I'd not
have met otherwise.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Beer Can Date Bread
 Categories: Breads, Desserts, Cakes, Nuts
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      8    Empty beer cans
      2 tb Soda
      1 c  Dates
      2 c  Beer
      3 tb Butter
      1 c  Maple syrup
      1 tb Vanilla
      2 lg Eggs
      4 c  Whole wheat pastry flour
      1 c  Pecans
 
  NOTE: This recipe was written back in the days when soda
  and beer came in steel 12 oz. cans. Those are as hard to
  find as "hens teeth" these days. I suggest vegetable cans
  with the paper labels removed. Try to find smooth sided
  cans, not those with sets of ridges. The ridges may make
  removing the finished bread from the can difficult. - UDD
  
  Remove tops from beer cans with can opener; lightly oil
  insides.
  
  Sprinkle soda on dates. Heat beer to boiling and pour over
  date/soda mixture; set aside to cool.
  
  Cream together butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs. Stir
  in flour. Add nuts and cooled date mixture.
  
  Spoon batter into cans, filling only 1/2 full.
  
  Bake with cans standing up on cookie sheet, at 350oF/175oC
  for 15-30 minutes; look for tops to split and test for
  doneness.
  
  Do not cut bread for 1 day; bread may break up, if it is
  sliced while still warm.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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