Subj : Re: Litter
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Sep 24 2022 06:29:00

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Errrrrmmmmm .... look in the rear-vision mirror. We used to have paper
 DD> bags, paper straws, cardboard or chipboard boxes, etc. We need go
 DD> back, not forward.

 RH> Either that, or put it all on a plate if you're eating in. No need
 RH> to wrap burger and fries separatly.

 DD> Fats Food joints (the biggest offenmder) do not offer plates nor
 DD> silver ware. Styro boxes and plastic sporks and knives - at best.

 RH> I know, it's a thought but will probably never happen.

True dat.

 DD> On of my regular breakfast/lunch spots (Brunchfield Cafe) uses a paper
 DD> based clamshell "go box" that I thought was styrofoam when I first met
 DD> it. It seems to be paper mache' or something very like it. Kudos to
 DD> Chef/ Owner Howard Seidel. https://brunchfield.com

 RH> There is a corn based (form of corn starch) styrofoam now that breaks
 RH> down fairly rapidly as I understand. If I remember reading rightly,
 RH> it's a lot more environmentally friendly than even paper in its break
 RH> down.

 DD> I have a bag of biodegradable packing peanuts in the corner of the
 DD> room. They're left over from when I shipped one of my surplus
 DD> confusers to our esteemed moderator.

 RH> We tend to accumulate those--and bubble wrap, then purge the supply
 RH> every so often. Packing pillows are usually popped (G), then the
 RH> plastic goes into the trash can.

I keep a small supply of the "small bubble" bubble wrap. The large bubble
stuff and the popped pillows go into the recyclyng bins with the plastic
grocery/tote bags to be taken to one of the stipormarkups which maintain
a collection point for such. I try to keep the "forever" plastics out of
our landfills.

 DD> Rosh Hashanah begins on 25 September. Happy New Year!

 RH> Mazel tov!

A sheynem dank!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Nanny's Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
      Yield: 8 servings

      2 c  (9 oz) A-P flour
      1 c  (7 oz.) sugar
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Kosher salt
    1/2 lb Cold, unsalted butter; in
           - 1/2" cubes, more for pan
      1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
      2 lb Granny Smith apples; peeled,
           - cored, in 1/4" wedges
    1/4 c  Raisins
    1/4 c  Walnut halves; rough chopped
      2 tb Fresh lemon juice
      2 tb Honey
      2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Fresh grated nutmeg

  In a food processor, pulse the flour with the sugar,
  baking powder, and salt. Add the butter and pulse until
  it forms pea-size crumbles. Add the egg and pulse until
  the dough just comes together. Remove one-third of the
  dough and flatten it into a disk. Flatten the remaining
  dough into a disk as well, and wrap each in plastic.
  Refrigerate for 1 hour.

  Set the oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. 

  On a lightly floured work surface, roll the larger disk
  into a 12" circle. Press the circle into a buttered 9"
  pie pan and trim the edges flush with the edge of the
  pan, reserving the trimmings. In a medium bowl, combine
  the apples with the raisins, walnuts, lemon juice,
  honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to the pan. Pinch off
  small pieces of the remaining dough disk and the
  trimmings, and scatter them over the top of the apples.

  Bake until the cake is golden brown and bubbling in the
  center, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack and
  let cool completely before serving.

  By: Jake Cohen

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.saveur.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM





.... "War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace." -- Thomas Mann
--- MultiMail/Win v0.52
 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)

.