Subj : Re: Cramping [1] To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Mon May 13 2024 19:39:57 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> weater, and rolling uot my sleeping bag. RH> Easier (and generally safer) for a guy to do than a girl. DD> Oh, I dunno. If you go by stereotypes - then yes, you're right. But DD> I've known - and dated - some women/girls who could hold their own DD> against nearly anyone wanting to cause them problems. RH> Yes, but overall, girls aren't as tough as guys. I've met a few tough RH> girls/women in my life, also some not so tough boys/men. DD> It doesn't take all kinds, There simply are all kinds. Women, on the DD> whole, are tougher and more resilient than guys. RH> Sadly tho, most of us don't have the body strength to fight off RH> trouble. I do have a couple of other ways to fight off trouble tho. (G) Brute force generally doesn't win the day. Cleverness and subtlety can go a long toward assuring a desiered outcome. Bv)= DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8 RH> Still, nice to know it's still a working farm. Would you, if interested RH> be able to buy a couple of acres on the "back 40" and do a bit of crop RH> raising? DD> Probably not right there - but, surely near by. I had, at one time a DD> wish to buy the woods surrounding the family cemetery and build my DD> retirement home there. At 82 I fear the time has passed and that isn't DD> likely to happen. Even if I hit the Powerball lottery. RH> Sigh! We've debated moving out west--closer to daughters and grandkids RH> but the the longer we stay in NC, the less likely I think we'll do it. RH> We're tied to the east coast for now, still have one living parent. RH> Steve also likes the medical care we're able to get here between the VA RH> and all the other providers we (I) see. I know all about inertia and comfort zones. Bv)= RH> I remember the locally owned grocery store having delivery service but RH> not the 2 chain stores. We did have a local chicken farmer who RH> sold/delivered eggs weekly plus a milk man that stopped by twice a RH> week. DD> We used to get milk deliveries from a local dairy .... but that was 60 DD> or more years ago when milk was still in glass bottles. I see that the DD> last delivering dairy in Illinois (Oberweis) has filed for bankruptcy DD> and laid off a couple hundred workers. Sad. RH> Sigh! We got the milk in glass bottles until our family grew to 5 kids. RH> Then the milk man suggested my folks buy 5 gallon boxes (milk was in a RH> plastic bag, accessed by a hose about 12" long attached, with a stopper RH> at the other end) instead of so many bottles. Mom would decant milk RH> into a pitcher; I had to do it the first 3 years she was in summer RH> school. That was a pain, especially co-ordinating pinching off the hose RH> when the pitcher was full and putting the plug into the hose. Had to RH> set the pitcher down without spilling any milk from the hose, then grab RH> the stopper and get it in to the proper depth. Yet, at that, it was RH> easier than trying to open a #10 can on a wall mounted Swing Away can RH> opener. (G) OY! That was the same size as they deliver to food service places to put in their milk dispensers. We never got those. But we did get 1 gallon cartons ... which were enough of a bear for kidlets to handle. DD> But I see that Dutch Farms (cheese makers) is working on buying the DD> wreck and reviving it. They also sell pre-made stuff in the take it DD> and bake it category. My local Ruler Foods (Kroger) and County DD> Market carry the cheese and the frozen entrees. I've tried their DD> Chicken Cordon Bleu and it's OK. But, I still prefer mine. Bv)= RH> Good that hopefully it's being revived--teach another generation that RH> milk doesn't always come in cardboard cartons. RH> We're going to be in an Amish region for the next week; Steve was RH> noticing all the cheese places when he checked out the area on line RH> earlier today. DD> It took me some time before I realised that Amish and Pennsylvania DD> Dutch were nearly identical cuisines. Bv)= RH> Because they are one and the same, Pennsylvania Dutch being the RH> umbrella term for the Amish, Mennonite and other sects of similar RH> persuasion. Mennonite - Amish with a car. DD> Title: Amish Chicken Corn Soup DD> Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Pasta DD> Yield: 12 servings RH> I'd enjoy it but Steve wouldn't because of the corn. We're very strict RH> label readers now, even more so than before he was aware of the problem RH> with corn. Sorry, I forget sometimes. I'm glad I'm not allergic to corn. Bananananas are my only food allergy. Which is OK with me as I don't care for them anyway. I inherited the allergy from my mother who was also allergic to strawberries. Thank providence that allergy missed me. I really likes me strawbs. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Strawberry Grapefruit Waffles Categories: Breads, Fruits, Dairy Yield: 4 Servings MMMMM--------------------------WAFFLES------------------------------- 1 c A-P flour 1 c Milk 2 lg Eggs; beaten 2 tb Sugar 1 tb Oil 2 ts Baking powder 2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Pink grapefruit zest Cooking spray MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING------------------------------- 3/4 c Sliced strawberries 1/3 c Pink grapefruit juice; - strained 3 tb Honey Add'l grapefruit segments; - opt Pats of butter; opt Set oven @ 200ºF/93ºC. In blender or food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and zest until well sifted. Add beaten eggs, oil and milk and blend until smooth. Allow batter to set five minutes before cooking. Prepare waffle iron with cooking spray and cook waffles according to manufacturer's instructions. Keep completed waffles warm in oven until ready to serve. While waffles are cooking, prepare the topping. In a small saucepan, heat grapefruit juice with honey until warm and well combined. Serve waffles topped with a little butter and strawberry slices (and additional grapefruit segments if desired). Top waffles and strawberries with honey-grapefruit sauce. Grapefruit zest in the actual waffles and a honey-fruit topping starring grapefruit and strawberries. I hope you like it. I sure do! Mr Breakfast would like to thank AlwaysDieting for this recipe. From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... The shortest distance between two points is under construction. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .