Subj : Red Gravy
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Aug 22 2025 03:19 pm
Hi Dave,
DD> That would work except that's where he puts the potzen pans that
DD> usually arestored on the stove for lack of vupboard space.
RH> Can't win! Do you have a grill with a side burner? We've cooked strong
RH> smelling stuff (collards) or long cooking (canning, especially in the
RH> summer) things on that.
DD> I've never had collard greens in my house. And, having tried them down
DD> Aunt Lou's Soul Food - I'm not likely to. I did learn that "Soul food"
DD> is just po' folks country cooking. Not a black/white thing.
As with all else, it's a matter of whatever you like. I like them with
pepper vinegar.
DD> Classico and Bertolli's are both superior (IMO) to Prego.
RH> Sauce was one thing my mom never bought, even tho hers was more like a
RH> sort of chili, with Italian seasoning and no beans. Told Steve when we
RH> first got married, I'd make his mom's sauce, then my mom's and we'd
RH> decide which to go with. My mom's version is what we use for a
RH> beef-a-roni type meal. (G)
DD> My mother learned her sauce from ladies in the neighbourhood who
DD> either recent immigrants or second generation. We had a lot of various
DD> ethnic cuisines represented in the families of coal miners.
RH> We're going to do tortillini tonight with a sage/butter sauce. One of
RH> the farmers at the market gave us the basic recipe some years
RH> ago...melt some butter in a fry pan, add several sage leaves and let
RH> them brown. Remove leaves and pour butter over cooked tortillini.
RH> Optional--add fresh grated parmesan cheese to taste. Easy to do as I'm
RH> fighting bronchitis again.
DD> I'll have to try that sauce sometime. I do a garlic-butter sauce to
DD> drizzle over diced hash browns.
DD> See below for my favourite tortellini recipe.
I did; it would feed both Steve and me for several meals. (G)
DD> novel and short story categories. Louis Lamour won multiple SPUR
DD> awards as well as Oscars for his writings. And James Lee Burke has
DD> more than one EDGAR for his output.
RH> Not my cuppa tea, tried sci-fi around junior high school but never
RH> developed an interest in it. Might try Louis Lamour one of these days.
DD> Another good Westerns/Frontier author is Elmer Kelton - also a
DD> multiple "Spur award" winner from the Western Writers of America.
RH> I met him when we were stationed in San Angelo in spring of 1984.
RH> Bought one of his books and got it autographed right away.
DD> Lucky you. Elmer was a working newspaperman for his 9 to 5 job. He
DD> wrote a good stick.
I know, I've read several of them. San Angelo newspaper had a nice write
up on him while we were there.
DD> 8<-----SNIP ----->8
DD> TV for me is just a "babble box". It does keep Dennis entertained
DD> though. He seems to have one or the other of the "Talking Head"
DD> channels pouring out their soporific drivel droning away formuch of
DD> the day. Or re-runs of "F Troop".
RH> By not having cable and other Sunday committments, we avoid most of the
RH> talking head shows and channels. We can get MeTV that shows a lot of
RH> the oldies but we choose just to keep the tv off for the most part.
RH> Last night was the first live performance night on AGT so tonight we'll
RH> see who was voted off, who continues. One contestant is an
RH> undertaker/comedian;--good, clean, funny!!!
DD> The boob tube in the front room gets more use as a 32" monitor for
DD> Dennis' confuser than as a telly.
For the first couple of years we had a C=64, Steve used our one and only
tv as a monitor. Frustrated me when I wanted to catch the news and he'd
say "just a minute". News would be over and Johnny Carson going strong
before his "minute" was up.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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