Subj : Round Tuits
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Apr 23 2024 07:00:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> I've got a lot of "round tuits" many of which may never be gotten
DD> around to. But I do get a sense of satisfaction when I mark one off
DD> the list.
RH> My list is probably longer than I realise but it does feel good to
RH> get items marked off from time to time.
I should mention that it's a "mental" list. If I had a hard-copy list it
might prevent getting duplicates - which I have done.
DD> Some people call that a bucket list.
RH> Either way, it's something to aim for. I told Steve earlier today that
RH> the quilt kit we picked up last September at the RV/radio net rally in
RH> TX will probably be put together next year. I'm trying to devote most
My mental picture of that is a cloth jig-saw puzzle that's the embodiment
of "some assembly required". Bv)=
RH> of this year to UFOs but not getting as many done as I hoped to--latest
RH> hold up is a fall last Friday that didn't break anything but gave me
RH> some deep bruises on the left side of my back.
What is a "UFO"? I assume that UF means unfinished. But what does the
"O" signify?
I know about the deep bruising. I stubbed my toe coming in a door due
to a higher than usual threshold. I had a roll of waitress bait (gold
dollar coins) in my pocket which gave me a deep thigh bruise. Been
walking funny the past few days.
DD> I was young and energetic. These days I'm north of 80 and getting
DD> tired.
RH> I'm not there yet but times I feel much older. Other times I feel
RH> I'm too young to be this old. (G)
I know I have some clear memories of a couple of things from WWII - my
more knowledgeable friends tell me that such memory is unusual since I
was three years old when the war ended and my brain wad still forming.
DD> But we all know someone our age (or a bit younger) who is in far wprse
DD> shape than we.
DD> I know the words to that song. Time has been kind to my physical shell
DD> and many people are amazed when they learn that I'm the age I am. "You
DD> sure don't look that old." To which my standard comeback is "Try
DD> looking through my eyes" Bv)=
RH> Work/keeping you active has probably kept you going.
DD> If it were onl;y possible to be old without getting old. Bv)=
RH> Did you ever see the movie or read the book "Tuck Everlasting"? We
RH> caught a bit of the movie one time, basically a family discovers a
RH> fountain of youth thing (we missed how) and their relationships with
RH> the "outside world" over the years. Don't know how it ended up.
Definitely not the movie. I've seen the book on offer but reading the
jacket blurbs and the synopsis have not encouraged me to go further. I
have read everything that Robert Heinlein (Admiral Bob) has published,
starting with Rocket Ship Galileo when I was 8 years old. Also all I
have come across by Lewis Lamour (westerns - many made into movies) &
my new favourite James Lee Burke. And carry my Kindle with me every
where I go.
DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8
RH> Meanwhile, local strawberries are beginning to hit the market.
RH> Steve RH> picked some up for me at the local farmer's market so we've
RH> had RH> strawberry short cake and a riff on a salad we'd had last year
RH> in RH> Fairbanks. Salad has candied pecans, craisins, bacon bits, feta
RH> cheese, RH> strawberries, greens (I used fresh spinach) and a balsamic
RH> vinegarette RH> dressing. We'll probably enjoy it a few more times
RH> before the end of RH> fresh strawberry season. (G)
DD> We're a bit behind you. Our season is mid-May to ...... We have
DD> several U-Pick and/or farm stands plus the farmer's market.
RH> I picked some up at one of the local grocery stores this afternoon.
RH> More strawberry salads and maybe a strawberry pie in the near future.
DD> I'm beginning to see them in some of the stupormarkups at a high
DD> value. Suttill's Farm or Jefferies Orchard (local Farm stands) are
DD> offering onion set and seed potatoes on their signage. Apparetly
DD> nothing much is "in" just yet. And the current outdoors temp as I
DD> type this is 33oSo it will be a bit before the plants take off.
RH> We'll have local berries from now until late May, then the local
RH> blueberries will take over, until early August, then we'll get local
RH> peaches.
One of Illinois' counties is known for peaches. When I see the roadside
pick-up trucks with the "CALHOUN PEACHES" sign I will grab a bag to take
home at least once. Soe things need fresh peaches. Others work better with
canned peaches. Bv)=
DD> I've had something very much like this in the past. It wold be very
DD> easy to make with a pre-made graham cracher or chocolate cookie
RH> crust.
DD> Title: Big Guy Strawberry Pie
DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits
DD> Yield: 6 Servings
RH> Among the recipies Steve's mom gave me when we first got married was
RH> something similar to this. Not quite as involved but probably just as
RH> good; I've made it probably most every spring since we've been married.
RH> I'll do one later this week with Steve helping to do the crust, etc as
RH> my back isn't in shape for things like that yet.
As I noted using a pre-made crust simplifies that recipe wonderfully. When
your back gets better you might like this:
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Peach Cobbler Dump Cake
Categories: Cakes, Desserets, Fruits, Nuts
Yield: 15 servings
30 oz (2 cans) sliced peaches in
- extra-light syrup
2 tb Brown sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
18 oz Box yellow cake mix
3/4 c Sliced almonds
1/2 c Cold butter
Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.
Pour 1 can of peaches into a greased 13" X 9" baking
dish. Drain remaining can of peaches and add to baking
dish; sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle
with cake mix and almonds.
Cut butter into very thin slices; arrange over top,
spacing evenly. Bake until golden brown and fruit is
bubbly, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.
Keri Sparks, Little Elm, Texas
Makes 15 servings
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
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