Subj : Re: Handicapped
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Jan 19 2025 05:24:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> Litton is a not that well known name for appliances; I've heard it
RH> before but don't really know much about them, their quality, etc.
DD> Litton was/is big in electronics and a major defense
DD> contractor/supplier or radar, sonar and radio equipment, The quality
DD> of that unit was most
DD> excellent. In 1976 mom paid around U$800 for it. That works out to
DD> U$4400 today. For that kind of treasure it *should*n have been (and
DD> was) top drawer.
RH> She got one of the early on the home consumer market microwaves. Both
RH> my mom and my MIL got theirs in 1982; I got my first one in 1984. We
RH> bought it about a week after Steve got his first computer--a Commodore
RH> 64 with a datasette drive. He upgraded it to a floppy hard drive about
RH> a year later, after getting a nice TDY (temporary duty) settlement.
Mid 1970s. She got it while me father was still with us and he passed
in '75.
Microwaves were first sold in the late 40s. My friend Les' brother Don
had a small Amana nuker that he "rescued" from the St. Nicholas Hotel's
kitchen when the hotel closed and converted to condos. It dated from the
1950s.
DD> My ice box is going a good job. Gonna have to have a service call
DD> to ix the ice maker though. After I'm done with my morning coffee
DD> I mostly drink water the rest of the day - so I go through a fair
DD> amount of ice.
RH> I'll only put ice in my drinks if it is really warm, most often drink
RH> everything (usually just water) cool. Guess it's a lingering remnant of
RH> our time in Germany where drinks were rarely served with ice so I got
RH> used to that temperature. Also, when I was growing up, my parents
RH> didn't use a lot of ice in drinks but we had nice cold well water so
RH> ice wasn't really needed.
In practice I've been freezing ice in a regular ice cube tray and filling
the "catch" pan. It's a bit less convenient but workable,
DD> I've been ice forever. My main drink, at home, is a tall glass of iced
DD> water with a shot of lemon juice to give it a little flavour.
RH> My main drink at home is water run thru a reverse osmosis filter. This
RH> time of year it is cold enough that no ice is needed. When we're out,
RH> it's usually water with lemon, unless we're at a Mexican place that has
RH> hortchata.
DD> 8<---- SNIP ----->8
DD> ... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime
RH> OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)
DD> Just a tag line. I don't care either was as I like both flavours. And
DD> I don't eat jellybeans (or gummies).
RH> I know, but it's fun replying to one like that. I do eat jellybeans and
RH> gummies, the latter on a regular basis as a couple of the suppliments
RH> we take are gummies.
DD> I do my supplements and medications (other than the inhalers) mostly
DD> as pills/capsules. No gummies. I don't think they make a senior
DD> multivitamon in a Flintstones gummy. Bv)=
RH> Would you take it if they did? (G)
Probably stick with the Puritan's Pride version I've been taking for
the last 15 or so years,
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Mexican Cobb Salad
Categories: Greens, Vegetables, Fruits, Beans, Cheese
Yield: 4 Servings
8 c Mixed greens
1 c Tomato; diced
1 c Red onion; diced
1 c Jicama or carrot; peeled,
- diced
1 c Bell pepper; diced
1 c Fresh corn kernels *
1 c Avocado; peeled and diced
16 oz Can black beans; rinsed,
- drained
1 c Monterey Jack; shredded **
1 c Baked tortilla chips; coarse
- crushed
MMMMM-----------------LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE----------------------
3/4 c Tomato juice
1/2 c Cilantro sprigs
1/4 c Fresh lime juice
1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cumin
1 sm Jalapeno; halved, seeded ***
* Frozen, thawed if fresh is out of season
** Pepper Jack will work here, as well - UDD
*** Serrano works well for a bit more heat and a
somewhat different flavour profile.
TO MAKE THE SALAD: Place 2 cups of mixed salad greens on
each of 4 plates. Arrange 1/4 cup tomato,1/4 cup onion,
1/4 cup jicama, 1/4 cup bell pepper, 1/4 cup corn, 1/4
cup avocado, and one-fourth of beans in individual rows
over the salad greens. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Monterey Jack
cheese and 1/4 cup crushed chips over each salad.
Drizzle 1/4 cup lime-cilantro vinaigrette over each
salad.
TO MAKE THE LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE: Place ingredients
in a food processor or blender; process until smooth.
Pour into a bowl; set aside. Yield: 1 cup
Makes 4 servings
Source: Compliments of the Idaho Bean Commission
From:
http://www.recipelink.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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