Subj : Cramping
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun May 19 2024 20:01:53
Hi Dave,
DD> You don't rewind far enough to remember having an honest to actual ice
DD> box .... with daily ice deliveries. My grandparents had one at the
DD> farm and on e in town. Then they got a GE Monitor Top (with the works
DD> on top of the box) refrigerator .... no more worries about overflowing
DD> catch pans, etc.
RH> No, that was before my time. Oldest fridge we ever had (in a rental)
RH> had no shelves in the door, freezer had a shelf underneath to hold one
RH> ice tray, freezer itself wasn't much wider, a bit taller and deeper,
RH> but not much. I always said that it held only one 12 oz can of orange
RH> juice concentrate. Landlord let us buy our ouw frdge, found our $50.
RH> "wonder" fridge at a yard sale. Wondered how old it was, manufacturer,
RH> how long it would last, etc. Lasted "as is" about 6 years, quit working
RH> about 3 weeks before Steve went active duty so he jury rigged it to
RH> work again & it was still running when we closed the door to start our
RH> move.
DD> My grand's second fridge was sorta like that. The freezer was wide
DD> enough for two ice trays though. It was about twn inches by ten inches
DD> and was the "business end" of the refrigerator. And was NOT self
DD> defrosting.
I've defrosted many a fridge in my time--and appreciate the self
defrosting ones.
RH> We're seeing a lot of bikes, both electric and old fashioned pedal
RH> power, around here. It's very hilly country so the electric bikes are
RH> much more practical.
DD> I've thought about getting one of those w/a solar charger. Then my
DD> mind reminds me that I quit the motorcycles because of the idjits in
DD> cars and pick-em-ups who can't seem to see anything smaller than a
DD> Greyhound bus.
RH> I'd be hesitant to use a bike now.
DD> Drivers seem more interested in their phones than in traffic around
DD> them. I'm surprised there are so few car-bike accidents - especially
DD> as many
DD> cyclists INSIST on riding on the wrong side of the road - facing
DD> traffic. In my state the law is bicicles go with the traffic and
DD> pedestrians walk facing the oncoming juggernauts.
Basically the same in all 50, IIRC.
DD> Thank providence that allergy missed me. I really likes me strawbs.
RH> I don't have any food allergies, just some strong dislikes.
RH> Strawberries are not in that grouping tho.
DD> I don't have room on my tiny lot for a strawberry bed. Or
DD> black/raspberry bushes. Ah, well ..........
RH> Sigh!
We picked up a couple more boxes of strawberries in our first shopping
trip after getting home. Might do a fresh strawberry pie, left over
combine with rhubarb for another pie.
DD> Late news - Burpee offers some thornless blackberry bushes that will
DD> fit in front of the fence dividing my front and side yard areas. Still
DD> nothing positive on the srrawberries.
Steve just picked some fresh peas from what he planted in our small
raised bed earlier this year. Starting to be the time of year when we'll
be eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables.
DD> I made this for my friends Les & Sara uning bought (Crate & Barrel)
DD> berries and ALDI's Deutsche Kuche noodles. Sara (who is very strictly
DD> Kosher) asked if if I was sure I was Jewish. Bv)=
Looks good--and you don't have to be Jewish to cook good Jewish food,
especially if you remember the dietary restrictions. Since you used
butter, was the wedding/reception dairy based (no meat)?
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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