Subj : Re: Towing the Line
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Jul 25 2024 07:46:00

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

 RH> Hi Dave,

 RH> I know, we have a high value item in the car but the windows are tinted
 RH> enough that it's not easily visible. And yes, we do lock the truck all
 RH> the time, even in our driveway. The truck has an alarm and we live just
 RH> off a fairly busy street so I don't think anybody would be dumb enough
 RH> to venture a break in.

 DD> We're tlking about druggies, derelicts and other free-lance anarchists
 DD> here.

 RH> They don't frequent our part of town.

At least not the obvious ones. 

 DD> I lock the car in the driveway and when I'm at a store or restaurant.
 DD> Unless it's a quick in & out. Oddly, I don't feel the need to lock up
 DD> at work. Probably because I parkin a "spaz spot" right out front and I
 DD> can see the car clearly through the front window.

 RH> We sometimes, if we're just going to run into the house/back out in a
 RH> minute, don't bother to lock the truck. Otherwise, it is locked any
 RH> time it's left alone, no matter how long or short a time. We don't have
 RH> a handicap tag (yet) but will probably end up with one eventually.

I've had one for years - and they do make it convenient. Especially as
the curbside spots are usually ramped. And I have trouble with curbs -
both up and down - unless I have my cane or there is something to hold
on to to keep me steady. This getting old lark is not for wusses.

 RH> Meanwhile, our fig tree is beginning its summer time bonanza out put.
 RH> I'll probably make some preserves again this year; we've been giving

My grandparents had apple, cherry, apricot, paw-pae and crabapple trees
in the back yard of their town home. And a regular orchard at the farm 
with more apples, peaches, cherries, pears and blackberry brables as well
as raspberries on the other side of the orhard. Gooseberies and May apples
were available in the woods.
 
 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Shemp's Waffles w/Cherry Sauce
 Categories: Breads, Fruits, Citrus, Sauces, Dairy
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
MMMMM------------------------CHERRY SAUCE-----------------------------
    1/4 c  Sugar
      2 ts Cornstarch
    1/8 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 c  Orange juice
      2 c  Sweet cherries; pitted,
           - halved
      1 ts Grated orange peel
           Sweetened whipped cream

MMMMM--------------------------WAFFLES-------------------------------
      2 c  Flour
      2 tb Sugar
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      2 c  Milk
    1/2 c  Melted butter
      4 lg Eggs separated
 
  For Cherry Sauce: Combine sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon;
  add orange juice, cherries and orange peel. Bring to boil
  over medium high heat; boil until thickened. Serve warm
  cherry sauce over waffles; top with sweetened whipped
  cream.
  
  For Waffles: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder & salt.
  Combine milk, melted butter and egg yolks. Add to dry
  ingredients; stir just to moisten. Fold in stiffly beaten
  egg whites. Bake in waffle iron according to maker's
  directions.
  
  Makes 3 (or more) waffles
  
  UDD Notes: These are the old-fashion waffles. NOT the
  puffy "Belgian" waffles. Cherry preserves will work
  just fine if you're not up for making the sauce. Or,
  like me, just bone lazy.
  
  From: http://www.threestooges.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

 RH> away last year's out put. Those that we froze, were just turned into
 RH> fig syrup.

 DD> I'm 82 years old and I have never had a fresh fig. I'll have to
 DD> correct that lack ..... I've only ever eaten Fig Newtons from a store
 DD> bought pkg.

 RH> They are good; a Newton will give you a bit of the taste but nothing
 RH> like eating one fresh off the tree. Rinsed but still warm from the sun.

I'll ask the folks down Jeffries Orchard farm stand about the availability.

My grandparents' home had apple, apricot and paw-paw in the back yard. 
And the farm had an small orchard with peach, cherry and apple trees
as well as a blackberry patch and a raspberry patch. Gooseberries and
May apples were harvested in the woods.

I had a cherry tree in my front yard until the derecho winds hit last
July. 

 DD> A quick trip to the search engine tells me that fiss will not
 RH>  dowell DD> in my groqing zone without lots of special help. Which may
 RH>  'splain DD> why they're not common around here.

 RH> And we're in a great spot for them. Steve planted another tree to be
 RH> last year so in a few years we'll have a super abundance of them.

From my research they aren't huge trees like maples or oaks.

 DD> I really had to dig to find a recipe that looked tasty and did not use
 DD> wine - which yu do not do - as an ingredient. Finally found this one:

 DD>       Title: Fig Brochettes w/Tapioca Cream
 DD>  Categories: Dairy, Grains, Fruits, Herbs
 DD>       Yield: 12 Servings

 RH> Thanks, looks interesting--and a way to use part of the bumper crop.
 RH> (G)


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