Subj : Cookware (part #2)
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Apr 18 2024 13:45:07

Hi Shawn,


 SH> Yes, she lived in the kitchen.
 RH> Don't see that these days, except maybe baking days for the Amish and
 RH> other groups like that.

 SH> No you sure don't.  She was a product of her time that's for sure!

My mom started that way but having 5 kids and Dad's job not paying a
whole lot, she changed gears aand became a working (outside the house)
woman. I can't remember her doing a whole lot of cooking/baking other
than for what was needed for meals, plus occaisions like birthdays or
Christmas. Even then, it wasn't too much beyond her routine stuff.
(Thanksgiving was celebrated down in NJ--where she grew up--with her
parents and sisters.)


 RH> Sounds like military housing. We had mixed "luck" with our appliances.

 SH> These two have been here at least 8 years so we're used to the quirks
 SH> in the oven.  350 is 380(ish) on the dial, etc.

 RH> instruction manual for it. Moved to Fort Huachuca (AZ) and when we got
 RH> housing, the stove was identical to the one in MA.

 SH> That was handy!

Quite so, we made sure we left it in AZ when we moved to HI. Had an
electric stove over there, actually replaced at one point because the
oven was wonky. Then, back to the main land, had brand new housing in
GA, with a smooth top stove. Instruction/warrenty book was in a binder,
with the rest of the appliances--smart idea--that was left when we
moved.

 RH> As long as you have a few markings, you should be able to
 guess-timate RH> fairly accurately. I have a back up one cup liquid cup
 that gets RH> pulled out every once in a while when I need 2 liquid
 measures for the RH> same recipe but can't do the rinse and reuse
 thing.

 SH> We have the backup ones as well but they are plastic and were a gift
 SH> from someone, Andrea likes those.

I've got a set of plastic (in addition to my metric measures) around
somewhere but it's missing the (IIRC) half cup. Not a big deal. Also
have a basic set of metal dry measures for back up but the every day
metal cups and spoons are hung on the inside of 2 upper cabinet doors
with Command Strip hooks. I've several sets of spoons as some of them
have the less than common (2 tablespoon/teaspoon, 1 1/2 tablespoon,
pinch, smidgeon, packet of yeast [from King Arthur Flour] measures. The
cup measures range from 1/8 cup to one, including 2/3 and 3/4 cups.


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Ruth
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