Subj : Sweetening
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Jun 23 2024 17:16:05
Hi Dave,
RH> Science ficton, with emphasis on the ficton.
DD> Danged little scientific fact - which makes it fantasy. It was
DD> entertaining if one ignored all the scientific "laws" being violated.
DD> I am (and have been since 1950) a fan of science fiction.
I read some back when I was in junior high but gave up on it as it just
didn't pique my interest.
DD> 8<----- ELIDE ----->8
DD> Or the part of corn that causes his problem is not it the sorghum
DD> syrup.
RH> Probably so. He can handle corn starch and the occaisional times I've
RH> used a small amount of white corn syrup (no hfsc in it) but stays away
RH> from corn on the cob, niblets, corn chops, etc.
DD> I've pretty much given up on corn starch as a thickener. I use
DD> arrowroot mosty because it rehreats without breaking down and it
DD> handles acidic
DD> food like chilli better than corn flour.
I've used it from time to time but usually grab the corn starch.
RH> That'll have to be one to try later this year; temps are way too hot to
RH> use the oven, even in a house with central a/c right now. Last night
RH> Steve grilled burgers, we had chips and cucumber slices with them.
DD> Lucky you. My place has to make do with window units and an assist by
DD> running the fan on the furnace to help level things out. Except for
DD> the Pullman kitchen which does not permit circulation very well. In
DD> winter I can open the bi-fold doors to the furnace/water heater area
DD> and let the radiant heat help warm the kitchen. In the summer ... no
DD> help to be had.
We've had places with no a/c--the first apartment we had in Swansboro
didn't have it. Building was a converted hotel with a busy seafood place
beside it. We had an end unit ground floor, with the bedroom on the end,
maybe 20' from the back door of the kitchen of the seafood place. When
we moved, some friends gave us 2 window a/c units that were a big help,
kept them with the last place we lived (which we sold) when we moved.
DD> This soup is good any time - but I'm more likely to make it in the
DD> less scorching months.
