Subj : Re: Soup
To : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Mon Sep 30 2024 10:46:25
Re: Re: Soup
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Mon Sep 30 2024 05:24:00
DD> But on the doctor's usual pain scale of
DD> 1 to 10 it's less than one. Go figger.
Thanks goodness! That's a positive outcome.
DD> Were you an inmate or a volunteer/helper? We have a fair amount of
DD> homeless here and are currently hassling through a project to build
DD> a cluster of "tiny homes" which has generated big discussion recently
DD> as the Springfield City Council tries to decide if it should provide
DD> financial backing for a resource center that would serve a planned
DD> east-side housing development for homeless veterans.
I was an inmate for the first time this year. Folks generally left me
alone and i got my space. I slept better than i expected to and nobody
stole anything from me. There were some very creepy characters passing
through and it didn't feel safe. I can't imagine what it was like for
the single women who were camping there.
DD> NIMBY - big time.
That's for sure. And in some west coast communities NIMBY is
surprisingly well funded by real estate developers who can afford the
big guns (lawyers).
DD> For the past 10 years I have bought U$100 woth of McDonald's gift cards
DD> which I pass out to the hard-core homeless at holiday time. Two years
DD> ago I was returning home from an "Interfaith Breakfast" at Temple B'rith
DD> Sholom when I spotted a guy with a cardboard "HUNGRY HOMELESS" sign out
DD> in front of a McDonalds. I had one last U$10 gift card which I gave him
DD> before realising that Xmas day was the only day in the year that Mickey
DD> D's was closed. So, I took him back to the Temple and bought his morning
DD> meal.
That's nice of you to pitch in during holiday times. The churches around
here cooperate to run a mobile soup kitchen, and IMHO they treat people
with respect. From my perspective that's more important than the food.
I've taken an interest in homeless people since i was a young child because
my grandfather was homeless when he was college aged. He hopped a freight
train and found work in another state. I used to regularly cut through
vacant lots and cross the railroad tracks because that was faster than
biking all the way downtown, riding across the tracks, and then biking back.
Often i stopped to chat with older folks camping along the railroad tracks,
and it seemed that most of them were veterans. Without exception they
treated me with respect and i felt safe. It seems to me that the economy
was better then and there were fewer unhoused.
I read an article about a man in England who became homeless for a decade
or so, due to mental illness. He had a sudden onset, and then one year he
experienced spontaneous remission. He moved back into society, got a job,
and lived a normal life. An interviewer asked, based on his experience as
a homeless man, how to help. He said that when he was mentally ill, he was
literally out of his mind. He said most people would look the other way
and pretend he didn't exist. What helped the most were people who made eye
contact, smiled, and said "hi." In other words, it helped when people
treated him like a human being.
1/4 c Butter
2 c Seedless green grapes;
- split in halves
2 Hot chiles; minced,
-habaneros, jalapenos or
-serranos
3 tb Rum
1 tb Honey
1/4 ts Vanilla
1 ds Ground nutmeg
1 ds Ground cinnamon
Melt butter in small omelet pan. Add grapes and saute 3 minutes. Add
minced chiles and rum. Saute 1 more minute, then flambe by carefully
tilting pan into gas flame until pan flames up or by holding match
over evaporating alcohol. When flames subside, add honey, vanilla,
nutmeg and cinnamon. Cook 3 minutes more, stirring frequently.
Makes about 1-1/3 cups, 4 servings.
From the article in the LA Times, issued 6/28/92, comes this comment
on this recipe: "Chef Frank Khachi concocted grape-habanero topping
to serve over a handmade pineapple parfait, but it's great served
over plain ice creams such as chocolate, vanilla or strawberry. Add
the sauce to the ice cream just before serving. Chiles vary widely
in their level of heat, but they become milder as they are cooked. If
you're cooking for total sissies, try this with only one pepper. If
you already have a serious pepper habit, better increase the dosage
to three or four".
