Subj : Legion
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Jan 13 2023 06:20:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> Typing one handed as the right hand is 95% wrapped to the wrist, orders
RH> not to even use the exposed fingers and thumb for a week. Makes life
RH> interesting. (G) Thankfully I have a relativly small keyboard.
Did they give you an "immobility" aid? I once broke the knuckle of my
"signalling" finger on my right hand. The doctor had an aluminum sort
of splint/appliance which he taped me into and it held the fingers in
place. Wore that for a week then he switched me to one that just kept
the finger with busted knuckle from moving.
DD> It so happened that a bar & grill operation was up for sale with a big
DD> lot (room to park more than 100 cars) a good sized building with an up
DD> to date commercial kitchen, etc. And it was directly across the street
DD> from the Illinois State Fairground. In addition to the income from the
DD> pub aspects of the post a fair whack of $$$$ is made selling parking
DD> by the day during State Fair time. The post cooperates with other
DD> groups to man the parking deal. My motorcycle club (Vintage Iron
DD> Riders - (old folks and old bikes) got U$850 as our cut of the pot
DD> for parking cars and selling bottled water on a single day (not the
DD> busiest of the fair) mid-week.
RH> Sounds like a good deal there. Our church lets people park for free in
RH> its 2 lots when there's an event in town. We also give out bottled
RH> water, a tote bag and info about the church.
So the cost to park is accepting the propaganda. Bv)=
DD> for WWII veterans. But as the number of survivors from that war has
DD> dwindled the focus has shifted to Keoran War and Vietnam era vets.
RH> I've heard of honor flights, had some go out of RDU but none since
RH> 2019.
Central Illinois does a couple per year - in the spring and again in
the fall. Each begins with a tour of the local war memorial sites that
begins with Lincoln's tomb then the WWII memorial and the Korean War
Memorial .... all in fairly close proximity and the tours arranged to
require minimal walking. Then to Capital Airport and the silver bird
to one of the three Washington aerodromes.
DD> People in this area like beans (except kidney beans) in their red
DD> chilli. Chile Verde (green) not so much.
RH> Seems like anything goes here from what I've seen. The beanless chilis
RH> don't seem to do as well, despite our years of trying to educate folks
RH> as to what true chili is.
No bean chilli is known around here as Coney Island Sauce. Bv)=
DD> My chilli is not meant for "wimps". It won't destroy your tongue but
DD> it will get your attention. A good bowl of chilli should leave you
DD> with a nice glow from the chilies and a memory of the flavour in
DD> that experience.
RH> Same here, for my true chili. I use an assortment of peppers so that
RH> the heat from them goes fairly evenly from the lips to the throat, no
RH> "one note on the roof of the mouth" taste.
Other than the chilies in the pre-made chilli spice mix I only do one
large-ish jalapeno of average heat (no Biker Billys) for the flavour.
DD> I once made a batch intentionally mild as a concession to a specific
DD> person. As you will see in the notes - it didn't work.
RH> I've a friend like that, even a bell pepper is too hot for her.
But, but, but bell peppers have NO HEAT. Unless it's a "Mexi-bell" that
resulted from a cross-pollination with the bell pepper's cousin a real
chile .... most often a jalapeno. She may have gotten one of those once
and the heat is now psychosomatic.
RH> If I make my family style chili mild, I usually bring an assortment of
RH> powdered peppers and hot sauce so those that want heat can add to
RH> theirs. Once in HI I brought (among others) some powdered habenero. I'd
RH> labeled the top as HAB; one guy misread it as just HOT and sprinkled
RH> some on his bowl full of chili. After he cooled his mouth off, he asked
RH> me about it so I told him it was powdered habenero. He said he'd be
RH> sure to read the labelling better next time.
I never offer powder or flakes. Just a bottle of Cholula or Trappey's
Red Devil. And NEVER EVER Tabasco which gives a sour vinegary pong to
the chilli. I want the offered add-ins to enhance the flavour not cover
or obscure it.
Do you offer Texas Pete hot sauce which is made not far from you in
winston-Salem? It's the 3rd best selling hot sauce in the land.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Dirty Dave's Coney Island Hot Dog Sauce
Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Chilies
Yield: 48 Servings
1 1/2 lb Finely ground beef
1 1/2 lb Minced beef heart
1 lb Suet
2 tb Minced garlic
1 tb Yellow mustard
6 oz Water
6 oz Tomato paste
3 tb Chilli spice mix
Salt & pepper
Render the suet in a large skillet and cook the hamburger
and beef heart until the meat has no pink left, stirring
to break up any hint of lumps.
Add the garlic and mustard. Mix the tomato paste with
the water and add to the skillet, stirring the while.
Now stir in the chilli spice and salt and pepper as you
wish. Continue to cook until the mixture is done.
Place in a stainless steel steam table vessel for serving
over good quality (preferably all-meat) hot dogs.
Stir sauce before dipping onto the sandwich so as to
incorporate plenty of red "oil" to soak into the good
quality buns. Top each Coney dog with yellow mustard
(unless it's for me) and chopped onions. And plenty of
napkins to catch the oil that wants to run down the
customer's arm and stain his shirt.
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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... I toil away in my kitchen without nuclear capability.
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