Subj : Greasy Spoons [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Mar 05 2025 16:31:31
Hi Dave,
DD> regular sized bottlem of Hunt's Catsup into his pot just before "turn
DD> in". He may have won the trophy and the $$$$ but he didn't get a
DD> single "People's Choice" vote.
RH> Doesn't sound like anything I'd vote for. I'm not much of a ketchup
RH> eater to begin with, and knowing that there was a bottle of it in the
RH> pot of chili would have turned me off, fast!
DD> Unless you saw him doing it you'd not know. But he was seen - and
DD> ratted out. Chilli cooks are a big a bunch of gossips as a ladies
DD> knitting club.
There had to have been somewhat of a ketchup taste, using that much of
it. Plus, that much ketchup would have added extra sweetness, something
else that doesn't really belong in chili, IMO.
DD> She started to ask "What's that ... " which was as far as she got when
DD> I saw her "get it" and she turned and left. Bv)=
RH> Makes you wonder, sometimes, how they got to be food inspectors. The
RH> VFW post here runs a chuck wagon at community events as a fund raiser.
RH> All who are involved with running it in any form have to go thru the
RH> county food handler's certification class. AFAIK, it has never been
RH> "audited" but I'm sure it would pass.
DD> I have always had a food handlers certification when required. But
DD> never, in 82 years been asked to show it to an inspector or other food
DD> cop.
They probably just presume you have it, especially if they've seen you
at various competitions. Better to have and not need than to not have
and need.
DD> How high is the cap? If it will fit under a drive-thru awning it will
DD> go nicely through most of the car washes around here. Most of them
RH> We don't do drive thru awnings. The truck and cap would probably fit
RH> but we've got radio antennas that would not fit. Having done the drive
RH> thru at the bank a few times, we know not to try it at a fast food
RH> place.
DD> All of the banks I've used in this are have covers over all but the
DD> drive-up window. But the covers are necessary because of the pneumatic
DD> tubing that shuffles the paparwork back and forth.
Yes, the bank one is usually high enough but it reminds us that not all
places that have a cover are that high. We usually prefer to go in and
sit down anyways, or go in, get it to go and eat in the camper,
especially if the place is croweded.
DD> The pixture accompanying the original recipe was nice. I'd probably
DD> enjoy eating it. Doubt I'll ever make it, though.
RH> I've come to that realisation with a lot of recipies. Went thru a stack
RH> of saved newspaper food sections over the past week or so, think I
RH> saved maybe a dozen recipies to try.
DD> One of the reasons I like Taste of Home recipoes is that they are by
DD> home cooks and doable in most kitchens. Even the T.O.H. Test Kitchen
DD> recipes are aimed at the home cook. I still collect stuff I might make
DD> in my kitchen from Saveur, New York Times, Simply Recipes, etc.
DD> And once in a while I hit a gem I've not made before that gets made
DD> right away ....
I've done that--pulled out from a cook book, stack of print outs or
whatever, something that looks good, try it and it becomes something
we'll re do on a semi regular basis. The spicy Moroccan chicken recipe
was in a magazine at my in-laws house in Florida one time when we were
visiting. It came home with us and I probably make it at least once a
year, making enough to put extra into the freezer to enjoy a couple more
times.
DD> Made this one yesterday and sent half of it home with my brother who
DD> spent the day Ubering his wife and daughter to various medical deals.
DD> Got requests for the recipe from both Vicky (S-I-L) and her daughter,
DD> Robin.
DD> I was sensitised to it by the similar recipe I posted to you earlier
DD> this week. Never had a bad shrimp dish. Bv)=
Something I would definatly try. We had lunch with some of Steve's
fellow hams today at a Thai restaurant. I had cashew chicken--would have
been better with a lighter sauce and not cooking the chicken quite so
long. Chicken pieces were quite dry and the brown sauce overpowered
other tastes.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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