Subj : Cookware was: Pick Your
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Mar 03 2023 15:09:22
Hi Dave,
DD> yard and was having it with spaghetti noodles when a fried of Italian
DD> descent dropped by. I fixed him a plate and he exclaimed "This is like
DD> my old grandmother used to make!"
DD> Who knew ... I just made it up as I went along.
RH> And his grandmother had probably done the same. (G)
DD> And learned it from HER mother.
Most likely. I learned cooking basics from my mom; when I got married
and started cooking for Steve, a lot of those basics were either
eliminated or changed up. Mom was a basic cook because Dad was a basic
eater. I ended up teaching her a number of cooking related tips, ideas,
proceedures, etc.
DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->b
DD> I have a big red graniteware pot with a mesh basket to fit it for
DD> those purposes. I haven't a bowl big enough to use for more than one
DD> or two pieces of fruit - with the pour over boiling water method.
RH> I've got bowls ranging in size from 2 cups to 16 quarts in stainless
RH> steel or aluminum. The 16 qt one we bought fairly early on in our
RH> married life; it even travelled to Germany with us when we had to take
RH> a basic kitchen. I generally use a 5 or 7 qt bowl to hold peaches or
RH> tomatoes for skinning; they hold a good number of fruit.
DD> Don't got any metal dinnerware. Except some souffle' boats I bought
DD> off of eBay for use as chilli bowls. All my metal vessels are
DD> cookware. I do have a 3 qt (ish) heavy serving dish I got as a
DD> "premium" from Coca Cola rewards points. And a larger diameter, short
DD> walled bowl of about the
DD> same capacity - but that one would not allow for covering fruits with
DD> boiling water.
RH> We used to have a mix of pyrex and metal bowls, decided to go all metal
RH> when one more of the pyrex ones broke. Down side is that I can't use
RH> the metal ones in the microwave.
DD> I've never broken (except by bring butter-fingered and dropping on the
DD> floor) any Pyrex. I've got a set of amber visions sauce pans I aquired
Basically how our pyrex broke, maybe one or two pieces by too hot or
cold a temperature on an old, weakened piece. I've got 2 amber visions
pots, one and one point five quarts. Used to have a set of the white
range toppers to go with them but replaced them with Calphalon. Kept the
visions because I could use them in the microwave.
DD> from a friend's estate sale. I always have to remember to use a
"hot DD> pot" when cooking with them because hot glass looks very much
like DD> cold glass and there are no insulated handles.
My current cookware is stainless steel with glass lids; I make sure I
grab a pot holder to protect my hands with them also. Making sure I grab
anything heavy with the left hand, give extra support with the right as
the latter isn't quite strong enough (still rehabbing) to be comfortable
using it as the main "grab hand".
DD> This recipe calls for orange liqueur and tequila. TBH I don't see
why. DD> If I ever make it I'll likely sub orange juice concentrate for
the DD> flavour and blow off the tequila altogether.
