Subj : Mayo was: Commodity chees [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Dec 17 2023 19:43:34
Hi Dave,
DD> That sent me to my Bing search engine. BhT is "Butylated
DD> hydroxytoluene (BHT), also known as dibutylhydroxytoluene, is a
DD> lipophilic organic compound ...
DD> So, it's organic and not some laboratory "Frankenfood"
RH> Try to convince Steve that it's safe for foods.
DD> Maybe he'll come around. Remember how he was with pork after being
DD> downwind of a pig sty or was that a factory farm?.
It was a hog slop pond that had overflowed after a rain storm. He stayed
off of pork for about 11 years. I'm not going to push the BhT issue as
there are a lot of alternatives which there wasn't with pork. I'm glad
he saw the light on that; makes my cooking so much easier. He still
likes turkey bacon but doesn't insist that I eat it or use it in
cooking; I can go "whole hog" (G) with real bacon.
DD> I can get Duke's at a local Sav-A-Lot (el Cheapo discount) Grocery.
RH> If DD> I can't find Ducke on the shelf I get Hellman's. Can't remember
RH> the DD> last time I bought Kraft mayo.
RH> First time we lived in NC, it was my "go to" mayo. Moved away when
RH> Steve joined the Army and landed in TX about 15 months later. Thought
RH> I'd be able to get it there but it was a no go. My neighbor, from
RH> Georgia, brought back several jars when she went home for Christmas and
RH> wouldn't take anything for it.
DD> for rench fries that are badly done when there's no Tartar Sauce
DD> to be had.
RH> I prefer my fries with a bit of salt or malt vinegar.
DD> Salt is a must - either the real stuff or the Nu-Salt (potassium based
DD> rather than sodium based). I stock malt vineger in my cupboards but
DD> it's mostly used on fish reather than fries.
RH> I tried the Nu-Salt but went back to NaCl when I found that salt didn't
RH> affect my blood pressure. At the time it didn't keep my potassium level
RH> up either.
DD> I found that if one uses too much Nu Salt it gets bitter. I wouldn't
That was another reason I gave it up, even a little tasted too bitter
for me.
DD> use enough to affect my potassium levels. However the two potassium
DD> sulphate caplets I used to take every night to replace the
potassium DD> that was lost through use of Lasix (water pill) did cause
my doctor to DD> tkae note. So now I just take a single caplet every
other night. If I DD> start to have problems with muscle cramps again
I'll increase thae DD> frequency.
I probably should keep some potassium on hand for muscle cramps, have
found that mustard or a shot of vinegar works just as well. I've a
packet of yellow mustard on my nightstand.
RH> No, we go there for the chicken. Steve had some Bojangles chicken
RH> recently and said that Popeyes is much better but the BoBerry biscuit
RH> is better than the Popeyes plain biscuit.
DD> I never eat the Popeyes biscuit. But, Jasper likes them. If he's not
DD> here then they become bird food.
They're ok but not nearly as good as my homemade.
DD> I'm not a fan of Popeyes fish sandwich. And I leave the shrimp with
DD> them unless it's a *very* special offering. And I leave their fries
DD> behind as well - opting instead for mashed potatoes w/Cajun gravy. But
DD> mostly I keep to the chicken (dark meat preferred) offerings.
RH> I used to like most fish sandwiches; some were better than others but
RH> never got one at Popeyes, usually McD's (hold the cheese!) or BK. Now,
RH> most often, I'll go for some form of chicken. My usual side at Popeyes
RH> is cole slaw.
DD> Popeye's cole slaw is pretty good. As is Kentucky Fried Colonel's.
We rarely go to KFC, just isn't as good as Popeyes.
DD> I don't even notice the half slice of sheeze on the Mickey D's
filet. DD> And Burger Whop's Whaler (fish sandwich) back in the 70s was
much more DD> to my taste than the current offering.
Used to be a whole slice of cheese, and since it's the "American
cheese", it doesn't add anything to the sandwich. But, I agree, the 70s
sandwiches were much better so I usually go with chicken.
DD> 8<----- CUT ----->8
DD> driving . When I was working out of town last summer I'd stop at the
DD> local DQ for a medium chocolate shake to make the 30 mile drive home
DD> more tolerable. It would last me city limits to city limits unless I
DD> was risking "brain-freeze". Bv)=
RH> Tasted pretty good on a hot day too. Our ice cream intake definately
RH> goes up during the summer but not as much as it did when we were first
RH> married. We'd get a $.15 double scoop cone every week after doing
RH> laundry, occaisionally going for the 4 scoops for $.25. I think once or
RH> twice we got the 6 scoops for $.35--that impressed my sister so much
RH> when she came to visit once that she went back the next night for
RH> another 6 scoop cone.
DD> That was, no doubt, some years ago. My local B-R brags about their U$1
DD> single scoop cones.
That was in the mid 70s. We don't have a B-R nearby but do have a great
home made ice cream place, took folks from the 2019 picnic there. A
single (generous) scoop is $5. but Steve gets his free for being retired
military. He usually has them add a couple of dollars to the "cop card"
which pays for the free cones for military & first responders of all
branches. I like to split my single scoop into 2 smaller; last week I
had chocolate on the bottom and cinnamon (real, not the red candy) on
the top.
DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8
DD> Still, reinstalling the webbing around my head after having to whizz
DD> is a genuine PITA. I've gone to a ersatz urinal to keep from having to
DD> "make the trek". Amazing how inventive we can get when needed. Bv)=
Whatever works. I hang the cannula hose on the upper part of my
nightstand & make sure the hosing is out of my path of travel.
