Subj : Re: Gardens
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Aug 13 2025 06:02 am
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> As I said above "Some of which is very nice." And, of course, there
DD> are some dishes which could gag a maggot out of a garbage can.
RH> Steve would count anything made with bittermelon in that category.
RH> Others would include durian. I like them both, in small amounts--can
RH> enjoy more melon than durian tho. (G)
DD> AFAIK I'venever had bitter melon on purpose, nor made anything with it
DD> as an ingredient. Durian, OTOH, is a different story.
RH> Hard to find bittermelon outside of an Asian market unless you are in
RH> Hawaii. (G) I never tried preparing it, just enjoyed it in some of the
RH> dishes our Philippino congregation made for pot lucks.
That would explain that. I'll have to look for it next time I'm down to
Little World Market or Asian Groceries to restock the miso paste.
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DD> I thought Ms. Spencer was quite attractive despite her blonde hair.
RH> That's your opinion. Besides, what's wrong with being blonde? I was for
RH> my childhood/early adulthood. It turned more brown over the years tho.
DD> Sorry, platinum blondes/bottle blondes give the dishwater blondes a
DD> bad name by association. Bv)= My favourite blonde has to be Dolly
DD> Parton.
RH> She is a trip! But, she's very generous--gave I don't know how many
RH> millions of dollars to her employees a few years ago when wildfires
RH> took out a lot of their houses. Also, last year, gave quite a bit
RH> toward Helene relief in both NC and TN.
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DD> Then ignore the thing. Once I put one of her victims in her food dish
DD> hoping she'd get the idea that it was food. Ms. Calico scooped the
DD> mouse onto the floor and started crunching her kibble.
RH> All depends on how they're raised in the first couple of months. I
RH> can't recall our momma cats teaching their young how to hunt; kittens
RH> generally found homes around 8-10 weeks old. By then they knew how to
RH> eat & drink from dishes.
DD> Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat
DD> would have schooled her in foraging for her food.
RH> But she might not have been as easy to catch and civilize.
Oh, I don't know. I've a fair amount of history with barn//farm cats. And
the few times I've adopted from a shelter I sit on a chair amid all of
the candidates and let one of them choose me - usually by climbing up my
leg and curling up in my lap.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Lagk-Te-Sa ("Cat's Tongues")
Categories: Five, Cookies, Snacks, Desserts
Yield: 1 Servings
1/2 c Sweet butter
1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
2 Egg whites
3/4 c Flour; sifted
Cream the butter with sugar. Add vanilla and egg whites,
beat well.
Add flour, and mix in well. Put dough into cookie press
and press thru wide round opening to make pencil-shaped
cookies.
Place them, far apart, on a cold, buttered cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated 400oF/205oC oven for 7 to 8 min.
Watch carefully to prevent their burning.
Recipe by: Bill Spalding
From:
http://www.recipesource.com
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