Subj : Re: Cramping
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu May 09 2024 07:16:05
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> He rough camped enough with the local boy scout troop that he wanted to
RH> be more comfortable on the family camping trips. As long as I can
RH> remember, he always used an air mattress under the sleeping bag, both
RH> with the scouts and family outings.
DD> I only did Boy Sprouts for a couple years since one of the leaders
DD> made me nervous (today I'd say "He set my gay-dar off") and later made
DD> headlines in the local daily paper. But, I did my share (and then
RH> I've read about them and wondered about some I've known.
This clown was ucky the law locked him up. There were a couple irate
fathers who would have cheerfully wreaked havoc on him.
DD> weater, and rolling uot my sleeping bag.
RH> Easier (and generally safer) for a guy to do than a girl.
Oh, I dunno. If you go by stereotypes - then yes, you're right. But I've
known - and dated - some women/girls who could hold their own against
nearly anyone wanting to cause them problems.
RH> Dad was a city boy, raised in North Tonawanda, NY. He was active with
RH> kids, camping was the cheapest way to go (true) for vacations, tho we
RH> didn't start travelling until the youngest was around 7.
I knew a racer, Jim Hurtubise, from that Buffalo suburb. Met him when
the USAC cars raced at the state fairgrounds.
DD> I split the difference between town and country. My grandparents had
DD> the 800+ acres family farm originally deeded to an ancestore for
DD> services in the Revolutionary War as a "section" (640 acres). And they
RH> Nice that you've got the back story for it. Does it still raise the
RH> crops it did initially or have they changed as the country got more
RH> urban?
Don't know for sure. My grandmother was deeding the property to my mother
in parcels that let them avoid paying taxes on the transferrence and would
let them avoid inheritance tax. Them mom predeceased her and Grndmother
sold the whole thing. Up until then I had entertained the idea of becoming
a "gentleman farmer" when the land passed to me. Ah well.
I doubt that the current owmers farm it as my grandfather and his tennants
did - with crop rotation, companion plantings and a small livestock part.
I'd wager good money that their crops are corn and soybeans. And that the
sorghum, oats, barley, alfalfa, clover, etc. are but distant memories.
DD> had a "town
DD> house" which my grandmother preferred. It was a Sears Craftsman in a
DD> well known neighbourhood of similar homes. I found pixtures online of
DD> the very place (somewhat updated since the 1960s)
RH> I've read about them. Back when we were in Swansboro, one of Steve's co
RH> workers was building a Jim Walther home. We never had the money for
RH> land, let alone a house kit on top of that.
If you followed the link to the pictures - the kitchen was obviously
updated (it was added on to the original home by my grandfather) and
the place is no longer the pristine white that it started out. I did
notice, and marvel, that the original garage - built for Model Ts -
is still in place albeit with an updated overhead door.
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DD> It's a time-saver. And since staple items are in bags/cans/boxes and
DD> the same all of the time I have no problem putting in an on-line order
DD> and scheduling pick-up at a convenient time. If one (or more) of my
DD> selected items is out of stock I get texts on my phone from the as we
DD> try to select a work-around. And if none exists ... on to the next
DD> item.
RH> We still prefer to do all the shopping. If I don't go out with Steve,
RH> I'll send a fairly detailed list of what to get.
DD> It's easier for me to parse an advertisement/listing than to trudge
DD> all over what is, after all, a Big Box store. Bv)=
RH> Only paper ad we get is Food Lion but I can go on line for Wegman's,
RH> Lowe's Lidl, Aldi..............
Our local daily rag (I can no longer, in good conscience, call it a NEWS-
paper) mails a selection of grocery store ads dollar store and coupons
every week. But my main source of grocery deals is the e-mails from the
local stores with which I do business.
DD> was housebound on doctor's say so. If one is not a Perks Plus
DD> member the minimum for free delivery is U$100.
RH> It's something to consider, thought about it during the covid shut
RH> downs but Steve went out (with a detailed list) about once a week. He
RH> still shops solo from time to time when I either don't want to go or
RH> he's out otherwise and swings into (usually Wegman's) to pick something
RH> up.
DD> Back in the day nearly all neighbourhood groceries had delivery
DD> service.
RH> I remember the locally owned grocery store having delivery service but
RH> not the 2 chain stores. We did have a local chicken farmer who
RH> sold/delivered eggs weekly plus a milk man that stopped by twice a
RH> week.
We used to get milk deliveries from a local dairy .... but that was 60
or more years ago when milk was still in glass bottles. I see that the
last delivering dairy in Illinois (Oberweis) has filed for bankruptcy
and laid off a couple hundred workers. Sad.
But I see that Dutch Farms (cheese makers) is working on buying the
wreck and reviving it. They also sell pre-made stuff in the take it
and bake it category. My local Ruler Foods (Korger) and County Market
carry the cheese and the frozen entrees. I've tried their Chicken
Cordon Bleu and it's OK. But, I still prefer mine. Bv)=
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Chicken Cordon Bleu
Categories: Poultry, Pork, Cheese, Breads
Yield: 4 Servings
4 lg Chicken breasts; boned
4 sl Emmenthaler cheese; thin *
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Allspice
1/2 c Cracker crumbs; crushed
2 tb Water
4 sl Ham; thin
2 tb Flour
1/4 ts Pepper
1 lg Egg; slightly beaten
3 tb Shortening
* Commonly called Swiss cheese in the USA.
Wash and dry chicken breast, slit one side open to form
a pocket for the ham and cheese. Place one slice of ham
and one of the cheese into the pocket. Secure w/wooden
toothpicks.
Mix salt, pepper, flour and allspice. Coat chicken with
the mixture. Dip breasts into the beaten egg, and then
into the cracker crumbs. Melt shortening in a large
skillet (cast iron best) and brown the breasts.
Reduce heat and add water, cover and cook until done,
about 45 minutes. Remove the cover during the last 2
or 3 minutes to crisp the meat.
From:
http://www.recipesource.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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