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>  ML> hot dogs, saying something like, once in a while
>  ML> there's nothing like a good wiener. Of course,
>  ML> nobody I know will contradict that those once in
>  ML> a whiles never come eight in a row, so why buy a
>  ML> package of the darn things.
> Precisely... ;)  Generally my once in a whiles are well satiated by the
> times that hot dogs are the only bill of fare... Then I can get my one
> or two for the season, and be done with it...  Just like s'mores, and
> similar foods...  ;)

Courtney brought a pack of marshmallows to top her
sweet-potato-in-a-pumpkin with, but everyone vetoed
that, so she threatened to make s'mores, only nobody
had any graham crackers, and I wasn't about to let
on that I had chocolate.

>  ML> I used to be fond of the work of an artist named
>  ML> Anselm Kiefer, but that was in my younger more
>  ML> warped days. Anyone who entitles a painting "The
>  ML> Sixth Trombone" can't be all bad.
> I don't think I'm familiar with his work... abstract or
> representational...?  Nice title, though... :)

Both - his works are usually representations of
recognizable things but symbolic of concepts, so.

By the way, the trombone is actually a trump ...
I did say that I enjoyed his work in my younger
more warped days - he deals with unpleasant or
hard-to-take issues a lot.

>  > of the fruit would hold up during baking, since it's rather more a
>  > smushy sort....
>  ML> That too.
> Some things just are better fresh...  ;)

Dragon fruit is kind of yucky fresh as well.
You might appreciate it if you were parched,
but otherwise it's bland and useless. The
appearance is striking, though.

>  ML> I'm never sure. One thing is that I periodically
>  ML> refer to something that has happened recently, but
>  ML> it goes into a trip report later as well.
> There is that, too... And I've become sufficiently used to that to
> figure out that "oh, now the reference has become part of an official
> report"...  :)  

I often describe something in a post shortly
after it happens, but the report doesn't get
finished for a month or three.

=
>  ML> Maybe if we got a nice big echo picnic sometime, with
>  ML> 20 people or so. Or am I dreaming (probably).
> Probably...  But even with half that, maybe it wouldn't that far-fetched
> to have it as a featured item at a picnic... ;)  Maybe we could find a
> home for the leftovers... ;)

Not if it turns out to be crummy ... and I originally
raised the possibility that there might be several
grades of sausage gravy - regular, premium, and Kosher,
maybe. Imagine having gallons of leftover gravy.

>  ML> It's people beating their chests and overstating their 
>  ML> capacities that has wussified Chinese, Thai, and Mexican
>  ML> food worldwide.
> SOW, I think I figured out how to get the right heat level for me at
> King and I (Thai) for their phat prigkin... Asked for level 3, and got
> something that actually had enough ginger pieces in it, and a nice
> heat... ;)  Now, if I can replicate that next visit, I'll be more
> confident I did get it figured out... :)

I went to an Indian place in the North Bay once with 
an Indian friend, and the dishes could be ordered on
a scale of 1 to 10. I ordered a 7 for calibration's
sake, and the proprietor said that we looked like 5s,
so he brought us 5. Neither of us could detect much
heat, so we had to call for the hot pepper, ah well.

=
>  > The chameleonic aspect tends to confuse things mightily...  :)
>  ML> Isn't that the most frequent point of chameleonism? ...
> Even when not exactly intentional... ;)

More so when not consciously intentional.

Pear honey
categories: preserves
yield: 1 batch

per 1 qt Kieffer pears
3 c sugar
1 lemon, juice of
1/2 lemon, grated zest of
1/2 ts ground ginger

Pare and core hard-ripe Kieffer pears. Cut in chunks 
small enough to easily feed through food grinder 
fitted with coarse blade. To each quart of ground 
pears add all other ingredients.

Boil mixture in stainless steel, porcelain, or graniteware 
pot stirring frequently until thickened (Do not use 
aluminum). When desired thickness is achieved, immediately 
put in hot, sterilized jars and seal. Remember that this 
is a spread and should not be overcooked to a jelly stage.

A tasty variation is to substitute orange and nutmeg 
for lemon and ginger.

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