Subj : Re: Cramping [1]
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat May 11 2024 06:27:32
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
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.
DD> This clown was lucky the law locked him up. There were a couple
DD> irate fathers who would have cheerfully wreaked havoc on him.
RH> Not to mention mothers. (G)
DD> weater, and rolling uot my sleeping bag.
RH> Easier (and generally safer) for a guy to do than a girl.
DD> Oh, I dunno. If you go by stereotypes - then yes, you're right. But
DD> I've known - and dated - some women/girls who could hold their own
DD> against nearly anyone wanting to cause them problems.
RH> Yes, but overall, girls aren't as tough as guys. I've met a few tough
RH> girls/women in my life, also some not so tough boys/men.
It doesn't take all kinds, There simply are all kinds. Women, on the whole,
are tougher and more resilient than guys.
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DD> I doubt that the current owmers farm it as my grandfather and his
DD> tennants did - with crop rotation, companion plantings and a small
DD> livestock part. I'd wager good money that their crops are corn and
DD> soybeans. And that the sorghum, oats, barley, alfalfa, clover, etc.
DD> are but distant memories.
RH> Still, nice to know it's still a working farm. Would you, if interested
RH> be able to buy a couple of acres on the "back 40" and do a bit of crop
RH> raising?
Probably not right there - but, surely near by. I had, at one time a
wish to buy the woods surrounding the family cemetery and build my
retirement home there. At 82 I fear the time has passed and that isn't
likely to happen. Even if I hit the Powerball lottery.
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..............
DD> Our local daily rag (I can no longer, in good conscience, call it a
DD> NEWS- paper) mails a selection of grocery store ads dollar store and
DD> coupons every week. But my main source of grocery deals is the e-mails
DD> from the local stores with which I do business.
RH> Wegman's sends out e-mails, probably the others would if I wanted to
RH> get on their lists. I'll usually look over in store specials and if
RH> we've got the store's card, consider them/hhow well they'll fit (or
RH> not) with what I've sort of planned out for upcoming meals.
The e-mail advert's (links to the whole thing) are handy. I keep the
current advert up in my browser and sometimes mine them for ideas or
inspiration.
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.
DD> We used to get milk deliveries from a local dairy .... but that was 60
DD> or more years ago when milk was still in glass bottles. I see that the
DD> last delivering dairy in Illinois (Oberweis) has filed for bankruptcy
DD> and laid off a couple hundred workers. Sad.
DD> But I see that Dutch Farms (cheese makers) is working on buying the
DD> wreck and reviving it. They also sell pre-made stuff in the take it
DD> and bake it category. My local Ruler Foods (Korger) and County Market
DD> carry the cheese and the frozen entrees. I've tried their Chicken
DD> Cordon Bleu and it's OK. But, I still prefer mine. Bv)=
RH> We're going to be in an Amish region for the next week; Steve was
RH> noticing all the cheese places when he checked out the area on line
RH> earlier today.
It took me some time before I realiksed that Amish and Pennsylvania
Dutch were nearly identical cuisines. Bv)=
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Amish Chicken Corn Soup
Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Pasta
Yield: 12 servings
1 md Onion; chopped
2 Celery ribs; chopped
1 c Shredded carrots
2 lb Boned, skinned chicken;
- diced
3 Chicken bouillon cubes
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
12 c Water
2 c Uncooked egg noodles
29 1/2 oz (2 cans) cream-style corn
1/4 c Butter
Celery leaves; opt
Coarse ground pepper; opt
Place first 8 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring slowly
to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until chicken
is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, about 30
minutes.
Stir in noodles, corn and butter. Cook, uncovered, until
noodles are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally. If desired, top with celery leaves and
pepper.
UDD NOTES: I substituted Minor's/GFS Chicken Base for
the bouillon and increased to salt to taste. This works
well, with minor adjustments, in a crock-pot. It also
freezes well - especially if you have the jar sealer
attachment for your vacuum sealer.
Beverly Hoffman, Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania
Makes: 12 servings (about 4 quarts)
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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