Monday, April 20, 2020

Digest for rec.food.cooking@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 11 topics

Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Apr 18 09:43AM -0400

On 2020-04-17 11:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
 
> There is a rumour (via Nextdoor.com) the library book-drops just
> re-opened in my area with no late fees.  No one is allowed inside the
> libraries, though.
 
Our town's library web site says not to return books until the lock down
is over. The town just laid off 22 workers, but not the librarians.
Apparently they are working from home. They can't be too busy because I
had to book a meeting room for the art festival committee. I emailed the
acting CEO and heard back from here within 5 minutes the she had
forwarded it to someone else who is looking after bookings now, and then
I heard back from that woman within 5 more minutes.
 
 
 
 
> them.  I'm not worried about getting the virus from books.  Books about
> viruses do seem to pop up, though.  So do movies on television that have
> to do with weird medical situations.
 
I have lots or books that I have read before and would no mind
re-reading. I have one that my son gave me that I just haven't ever
been able to finish. Then, if I get really really bored, I have Under
the Volcano. It is supposed to be some kind of a masterpiece but I have
never been able to read more than 10 pages of it.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Apr 18 07:30PM -0400

On 2020-04-18 5:53 p.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
 
> I heard today that the 'source' was most likely a dead bat, eaten by a
> street dog and subsequently it transferred to humans.
 
Every empirical study in epidemiology starts with a dog eating a wild
animal.
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Apr 19 06:31AM +1000


>> There was a later pandemic in 1957, called "Asian Flu". I was 9 and
>> can still remember how desperately ill I felt.
 
>The last big scare I remember was the Swine Flu in the mid-1970s.
 
What about the swine flu from 2009?
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Apr 18 11:23AM -0400

Went Thursday morning about 10am. First time in 20 days.
Everything* was available and not many people.
 
*Only one missing item....toilet paper. That long aisle
was still completely bare along with paper towels, napkins.
 
Funny! People are more concerned about wiping their butts
than about food. ha ha
 
:)
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>: Apr 18 11:02PM -0400

On 4/18/2020 7:45 PM, Leo wrote:
> I'm a truckin' guy, I don't catfish anymore. The catfish were lucky
> that it worked out that way.
 
> leo
 
I'm pretty sure my friends and my mother were giving us chicken parts
they weren't planning to cook when we went crabbin'. I couldn't tell
you about catfish because no, I've never fished for that. I'll take
farm raised supermarket catfish, thanks. :)
 
I was 12 years old when my friends and I would go out with some string
and pieces of chicken and sit on the rocks on a point jutting into the
ocean off Parris Island. Dangle the string in the water and wait for
the crab to come up. It was amusing. It's not as though we were being
counted on to bring home supper like something from an episode of Little
House on the Prairie.
 
I went crabbing years later with my father shortly after they built the
house here. At that time he had crab traps and access to a shared dock.
The dock is no longer there. I don't know what he baited the trap
with. Blue crab tastes nice but they are a PITA to get any meat from.
I can remember bringing home a dozen of them from that trap in a cooler
with Dad and hearing their claws skittering. I had a small dog at the
time and he barked at the noise coming from the cooler in the garage.
 
The blue crabs tasted great but they're small and it was a heck of a lot
of work picking the meat out after steaming them. For that reason alone
I wouldn't bother going crabbing again. Besides, I prefer Alaskan crab
and sadly, it's not something I can dangle a string in the water with
*any* bait and catch off the coast of South Carolina. ;)
 
Jill
Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: Apr 18 11:48PM -0400

On 4/18/2020 11:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
 
> and sadly, it's not something I can dangle a string in the water with
> *any* bait and catch off the coast of South Carolina. ;)
 
> Jill
 
The crabs we caught 60 years ago were bigger but like a lot of seafood,
they have been over fished. Eating crabs was a social event. Sit at
the picnic table with the nut crackers and cold beer. Maryland crab
houses were a similar experience.
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Apr 19 06:05AM +1000


>That's just your killfile. You don't read all that he says.
>He does mention cooking occasionally including his black beans
>for breakfast.
 
It's strange that she killfiles me and then is an expert on my posts.
Alex <Xela777@gmail.com>: Apr 18 09:42PM -0400

> addresses could be kept if the user wanted to.
 
> You'd think a smart fellow with all those top-notch computer degrees
> would know this.
 
20 year old computer degrees are worthless now.
Alex <Xela777@gmail.com>: Apr 18 10:36PM -0400

John Kuthe wrote:
>> 20 year old computer degrees are worthless now.
> I am an RN now, maybe I'll catheterize you with a really LARGE catheter! But you'd probably enjoy it!
 
> John Kuthe...
 
Do you ever admit when you are wrong?  You called me a "moran".
Alex <Xela777@gmail.com>: Apr 18 09:38PM -0400

John Kuthe wrote:
 
> itsjoan...@webtv.net
 
> Moran! ;-)
 
> John Kuthe...
 
Try this, expert:
 
http://www.webtv.net/
 
Nothing?  How is she using something that doesn't exist?
 
I'll wait...
Creme Fraiche <cf@invalid.invalid>: Apr 18 07:09PM -0400

Ed Pawlowski was thinking very hard :
>> color, so to speak.
 
> The people smart enough to be a good president are smart enough not to run
> for office. What a terrible process.
 
So true, the only reason to want that job
is to put a candle on your cake.
 
Cake? I'm on food topic now, full circle.
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>: Apr 18 11:58AM -0400

On 4/18/2020 9:45 AM, Gary wrote:
> It's the close contact after a summer vacation of none.
 
> Did you notice that last month, all US schools closed until
> next fall? Did you miss the memo?
 
Obviously. Closed until further notice (Fall is a guestimate). People
are home-schooling their children and have been for about a month.
 
Jill
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Apr 19 01:58PM +1000

On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:22:48 -0700, Leo <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
 
>violence in the streets if the quarantine persists. Oh, and that's not
>just here. The more restrictive the quarantine is anywhere in the World,
>the more unrest is probable.
 
Yes, but your thoughts? Do you feel that your freedom is being
encroached upon for no good reason? Are you ready to get your gun out
and march in the streets?
 
>Remember that in the U.S., our Governors dictate when restrictions will be
>eased or lifted statewide, not President Trump.
 
Yes, Trump didn't seem to realise that. "I am the President. I am the
authority" and all that. That was hilarious :)
Leo <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>: Apr 18 08:22PM -0700

On 2020 Apr 18, , Bruce wrote
 
> Hey Leo, do you agree with those militant people who demand an end to
> the lockdown, claim their freedom back and invoke the 2nd (?)
> Amendment?
 
Just my thoughts? I think we can go another month or so before civil unrest
becomes widespread, but I'm not sure. A month after that, there will be
violence in the streets if the quarantine persists. Oh, and that's not
just here. The more restrictive the quarantine is anywhere in the World,
the more unrest is probable.
Remember that in the U.S., our Governors dictate when restrictions will be
eased or lifted statewide, not President Trump.
Interesting times and 2 cents.
 
leo
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Apr 19 06:15AM +1000

On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:04:54 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> can't organise anything communal, like healthcare for everybody.
 
>It's not that we can't organize it. It's that not enough people
>want to pay for it.
 
Which is why you can't organise it.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Apr 18 10:22AM -0400

On 2020-04-18 9:41 a.m., Gary wrote:
> Everyone assumes that all have a cell phone AND/OR a very
> up-to-date computer these days.
 
They are pretty important for some types of shopping these days. I
ordered something from Canadian Tire the other day. I called with my
order and they called back to my cell phone to get a credit card
number when the order was ready. Then when I got to the store I had to
call and tell them what kind of car I driving so they could bring it out
to me.
 
It's actually not a bad way to shop if you want to reduce expenses. I
didn't have to go store to store to look for the item. The time it took
for them to bring it out was probably less than I would have spent in
the store to get it myself, and I didn't look around and make impulse
purchases.
Creme Fraiche <caf@lat.ta>: Apr 18 03:12PM -0400

Dave Smith brought next idea :
> have to go store to store to look for the item. The time it took for them to
> bring it out was probably less than I would have spent in the store to get it
> myself, and I didn't look around and make impulse purchases.
 
That way of shopping is virus driven of course, I do it all
the time at Tractor Supply now and it works well, they bring
out my purchase quickly so far. I usually go during the week
early morning as to avoid the busy times.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Apr 18 09:41AM -0400

Everyone assumes that all have a cell phone AND/OR a very
up-to-date computer these days.
 
Example: Over a month ago I got the letter about the Census.
Letter said to go online to fill it out. If we don't hear
from you, we will send a paper questionaire.
 
Well I don't have a *secure* internet connection so I
waited to get the paper version. I got it Thursday and
mailed it back the next morning.
 
Had I known about the questions, I could have done that
online even though not secure. Very basic info and can
easily be looked up online by anyone. Oh well. At least
I sent it right back..
Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>: Apr 18 03:13PM -0400

>> they've been caught doing the backstroke during a full moon."
 
>I will admit though...those shrimp caught doing the backstroke
>during a full moon do taste a bit better than average. :)
 
Those would be horny virgin female shrimp.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Apr 18 11:22AM -0400

Bruce wrote:
> >for a walk while it brews .
 
> Strange coffee that takes so long to brew. Unless your walks last 5
> minutes.
 
The early morning dog walk is just to let him out to poop/pee.
Just a quick exit. He's been holding all night.
 
Later comes the nice long dog walk for exercise.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Apr 18 11:22AM -0400

jmcquown wrote:
 
> Who is talking about Bruce? My reply was to an article *Leona* posted.
> Once again you're over-trimming which causes a thread to lose context.
 
> Jill
 
I didn't crop anything about you, Jill. I was responding to Bruce
who was responding to someone else. Way back in the thread, you
got snipped
Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>: Apr 19 10:00AM -0400

On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 23:52:13 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
 
>> Stop making pasta dishes then. That's Italian. And stop making
>> sauerkraut. That's German. Copycats!
 
>My guess is that the Chinese invented ketchup. I love that stuff!
 
Not tomato ketchup, tomatoes are a New World food... as are pineapple
and chocolate.
Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>: Apr 19 09:50AM -0400

On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:40:59 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
 
>> >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chmevSdKFmc
 
>> See? You guys have even copied sauerkraut!
 
>The Asians invented noodles and fermented cabbage. Do your research before spewing forth ignorance.
 
Actually you're wrong, the Mayans invented noodles, made from corn
tortias. And the Jews invented fermented veggies, as in pickles, my
favorite being pickled green tomatoes, another New World dish. If not
for the foods from the New World the Asians would have starved...
seafood can get boring. Asians have never been inventive, Asians are
good at copying/stealing. If Asians were inventive they would have
beat the Wright brothers to air travel, if they had motorized their
kites.
Taxed and Spent <nospamplease@nonospam.com>: Apr 19 06:56AM -0700

On 4/19/2020 6:50 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> good at copying/stealing. If Asians were inventive they would have
> beat the Wright brothers to air travel, if they had motorized their
> kites.
 
Hey, the Chinese invented COVID-19, didn't they?
mariemiguel0617@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (hchrish): Apr 17 11:26PM -0500

> Terry Coombs wrote:
>   On the menu for tonight is baby clams in white wine sauce over
thin
> spaghetti . I'd have made this last night but I took about 30
stings
> yesterday while working with my bees (queenless hives are really
nasty)
> and wasn't in the mood (or any condition) to cook . And my timer
just
> Yes , I'm old
> and crochety - and armed .
> Get outta my woods !
 
made some roast beef and Penne al
Telefono pasta and some salad

 
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