Subj : Re: Bits & Bobs
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Jan 15 2025 21:38:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> conservation projects and their winter holidays root beer making and
DD> bottling.
RH> Sounds like he's doing right well. My younger brother was active in
RH> scouting until a couple of years ago; he never married or had kids. I
RH> think it was when they changed the program to let girls participate
RH> that he decided to get out; he doesn't like women in charge of
RH> anything.
Regular old misogynist, ain't he? I have always believed that gender
should not be a factor in employment or mlife in general (except for
family, that is). I've been at the Zone for nearly 20 years and the
best boss I ever had was a woman. I was so impressed with her that I
told her one day "If I were 40 years younger and you weren't already
married .... "Besides being a joy to work for she was a genuinely nice
person. And drop dead gorgeous, I've stayed in touch and tried a time
or three to entice her into coming back to AutoZone. But, she's happy
catching babies in the Labor & Delivery department at a local hospital.
RH> Root beer making--takes me back years. My folks did it from time to
RH> time; I think the last time they did it was in 1967. Got harder to find
RH> the caps and root beer extract in their small town and they didn't do a
RH> lot of shopping in the bigger "cities" then. Usually went a couple
RH> times a year for non grocery stuff; groceries were all bought local.
RH> Then too, there was no internet to use to track down obscure stuff.
DD> 8<----- SHIFT ----->8
RH> I never even lit up a cigarette to try, the smell of the burning
RH> tobacco (and chemicals) was enough to turn me off. For a time I was on
RH> both an inhaled steroid and another, inhaled anti-inflammitory, with
RH> the albuterol as needed, then the doctor in HI put me on the Advair. It
RH> helped me big time, until the last couple of years. Nice thing about
RH> the Trelegy is that it's a once a day but it tastes nasty--good
RH> incentive to remember to rinse my mouth. (G)
DD> My grandfather smoked a pipe and the tobacco/smoke was quite aromatic.
DD> Very much more so than cigarettes. Still, I was a hard-head. Couldn't
DD> tell me anything because I already knew it all.
RH> Fresh, curing tobacco tobacco smells really good; when we lived in
RH> Swansboro (mid 70s to early 80s), NC was still growing a lot of it. We
RH> could smell it in the curing barns in late summer. It's when they add
RH> stuff to it--went thru Winston-Salem in 1977, whole city stunk like a
RH> burnt cigarette--that it stinks so bad. Pipe tobacco isn't usually as
RH> bad as cigarettes for the smell but given a choice, I'll avoid all of
RH> the above.
Me too. When Illinois outlawed smoking in offices and enclosed public
spaces nearly all of the saloon and restaurant owners had much weeping,
wailing and gnashing of teeth. But,it opened up new vistas for me as
there were some pretty decent places I wouls have gone to for meals but
for the excess smokiness. It all played out in the end.
DD> Dennis has a round, fat inhaler he hits twice a day then gargles. I
DD> can always tell when he's dne his inhaler. Him gargling sounds like
DD> an Opera singer warming up to warble. Bv)=
RH> Ever ask him when his debut at the Met is scheduled for?
DD> He wouldn't "get" it. Some days he can be pretty thick. Bv)=
MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE--------------------------------
6 Plums; peeled and quartered
2 oz Ginger
1 cl Garlic; crushed, chopped
6 oz Hosin sauce; + more for
- garnish
8 oz Light brown sugar
8 oz Water
2 oz Soy sauce
1 Pc star anise; ground
2 oz Cider vinegar
2 Scallions
MMMMM----------------------------MEAT---------------------------------
Pork loin
Salt
1 tb Rice wine vinegar
1/2 ts Sesame oil
1/2 ts Chile flakes
3 oz Bean sprouts
1/2 lb Carrots; julienned
1/2 lb Cucumber; julienned
3 Scallions
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Sugar
Chinese pancakes
Preparation of Ginger Plum BBQ Sauce: Simmer plums,
ginger, 1 clove garlic, Hoisin sauce, brown sugar, 2
tablespoons water, soy sauce, and star anise, 20 min
or until plums are loose. Add vinegar and simmer,
uncovered, stirring constantly until sauce thickens,
about 10 min. Discard star anise, strain and stir in
scallions.
Preparation of Meat: Trim loin into double thick chops,
marinate in BBQ sauce overnight, and grill to desired
temperature.
Preparation of Mu-shu Pancake Filling: In a large bowl,
combine one large clove clove garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt,
3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar,
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, and 1/2 teaspoon chile flakes
and whisk to combine. Add 2 ounces bean sprouts, 1/2
pound carrots, 1/2 pound seeded and julienned English
cucumber, 2 to 3 scallions cut into narrow ribbons, 1
teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Combine well and
let sit for two hours.
Warm pancakes, spread Hoisin sauce on pancake, fill with
vegetables and roll.
Presentation: Place pork loin on a plate. Garnish with
two filled, rolled, warmed mu-shu pancakes. Garnish with
fresh cilantro.
Garnish Option: Make a reduction of duck stock, star
anise, and plum wine. Reduce to glaze and lightly puddle
on plate before adding pork chop and mu-shu pancakes.
John Tesar; Chef du Jour Cooking Show #DJ9424
MM Format by Dave Drum - 10 December 1999
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
MMMMM
... If it doesn't have meat, it's a snack.
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