Subj : Crampers was:Various was:
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Apr 03 2023 05:43:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> concentrates added to his water. I'll buy a carton of sparkling water
RH> from time to time, especially during the summer, as an alternative to
RH> the still water. Today, with lunch, I had a peach one--left over from
RH> last summer, discovered when cleaning out the R-Pod before we traded
RH> it.
DD> Didja get a bigger one or just a newer example in the same size?
RH> We got a Grey Wolf; it's about 7' longer, not sure how much wider
RH> (significantly, though). Also got a newer tow vehicle, traded the
RH> Nissan Frontier in on a 2018 Ford F-150.
I looked up Grey Wolf (thank you Bing) and there's quite a range. Which
model did you get? Looking at the listed hitch weights I can certainly
see why you might have wanted a more herky tow vehicle. The R-Pod was
light enough you *could* have towed it with a Honda Civic. The new guy -
nit a chance. Bv)=
I did not that some of the models come with a pre-installed fold-out
awning. And other indoor-outdoor amenities.
DD> I like the flavoured seltzers ... or even just unflavoured club
RH> soda. DD> But, with the way prices have escalated I have decided to
RH> economise.
RH> Understandable. Most often our drink of choice when eating out is water
RH> with lemon.
Me too. Both because it's better for me and because some of my local spots
are U$2.50/cup for coffee and outrageously overpriced on soft drinks.
Makes my throat slam shut.
DD> My go-to ginger ale used to was Seagram's (a Co' Cola label). I'm
RH> not DD> a big fan of Pepsi and its products. Overhyped and waaaaaaay
RH> too DD> sweet. Even their Zero Sugar stuff.
RH> I rarely have a pepsi product for the same reason. Became a Coke fan in
RH> college, then my mom inherited some Coke stock so she started stocking
RH> the fridge with it. I switched to the diet Coke in the early 90s so I
RH> could cut my sugar intake a bit--at the time I was drinking 2 cans of
RH> Coke a day.
DD> Much for the same reason I started on "diet" soda - even before the
DD> extra sugar problem (Type 2 Diabetes) was diagnosed. I just figured
DD> that all of the sugar can't be good for me.
RH> Basically the same here, made the switch 20+ years before the
RH> diagnosis.
DD> I prefer Coke Zero to Diet Coke ... which still has that nasty (to me)
DD> "Diet taste" from the sweetener used.
RH> I still go for the diet Coke if I can get it; the taste doesn't bother
RH> me.
It does bother me ... the after-taste, that is. Although I did get a
fountain dispensed Diet Coke at one of my rare stops at Mickey D's
and the after-taste was much less pronounced so they may/must have done
a re-formulation.
DD> 8<----- SNIP ----->B
DD> We've got an Indian place like that here. Flavor of India is in a
DD> small out-of-the-way strip mall. My lunch-bunch tried it one fine
DD> afternoon.
RH> Sounds like a place we would enjoy. I always have to ask about the heat
RH> level tho; since we left AZ my tolerance level has dropped somewhat.
DD> I didn't hit anything with a real "wake-up" call buried in it. Even
DD> the dishes labeled as "spicy" were well within my heat tolerance ...
DD> altho I took a small sample to try before returning for a full
DD> serving. Bv)=
RH> Smart, I'd probably do the same. Are they heat level labelled at the
RH> buffet table?
Just the "spicy" with a chile pepper graphic. Level of "spicy" was not
indicated. Which is why I went for sample servings.
DD> My weekly "lunch bunch" is going to go back there in a couple weeks,
DD> We will be a somewhat smaller group as the Black Camel has knelt for
DD> some of our regulars. What's really scary is that some of them
DD> are/were younger than I am.
RH> Happens in all generations; it's one thing we can't escape forever.
Since both of my parents snuffed it in their mid-50s I had no idea I was
going to get this old. If my kid brother's doctor had not done him in
(and made his widow rich) he'd be just a few years behind me. Looking
at the generations before my parents -- they were all long lived. My
grandmother and her mother (great-grandmother) were withing a few days/
weeks of the century mark.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Watermelon Rind Pickle
Categories: Fruits, Preserving, Citrus
Yield: 1 Batch
7 lb Watermelon rind; peeled
2 1/2 qt Water
1/3 c Salt
6 1/2 c Brown sugar
2 c Vinegar
1 c Water
1 tb Whole cloves
2 Cinnamon sticks
2 Lemons
Pare off the outer green from watermelon rind and cut in
1" squares.
Put rind in large bowl and pour over them the salt and
water mixed (brine). Let soak for three days. Drain and
let stand in fresh water for one hour.
Make a syrup of sugar, vinegar, water and spices. Cut
the lemon (rind and all) paper thin. Put melon rind and
lemon into hot syrup and boil until watermelon is clear.
Seal in jars. *
From South Union, Ky. In "The Shaker Cook Book: Not by
Bread Alone" by Caroline B. Piercy. New York: Crown
Publishers, Inc., 1953.
Typed for you by Cathy Harned.
Recipe from:
http://www.recipesource.com
* My grandmother used the hot water canning method in
her Mary Dunbar canning rig. My Grandfather and I ate a
lot of these. - UDD
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