Monday, July 31, 2023

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

Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 01:22PM -0400

On 7/30/2023 6:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:
 
>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN
 
> I had some fish the other night - sorta. Are shrimp fish? Beats me.
 
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/F9BPqFVbc9urpafL8
 
Yesterday, I had my annual regrettable stop at Long John Silver's.
Frankly, your meal looks better. We had a platter with two pieces of
fish, one piece chicken, and three large shrimp plus a large order of
fries and two hush puppies was reasonable at under $13 out the door, but
it was horridly greasy, as I remember it. So much food that Sophia and
I could barely finish it all.
 
I don't know what's on the menu tonight, but I have a large head of
cabbage in the fridge, and I think it's begging to be chopped up and
cooked with butter, kielbasa, and tossed with egg noodles.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 01:23PM -0400

On 7/30/2023 8:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> why only leave the tail on??
>> Finger food for dipping?
 
> Yes, but if it's saucy or soupy?
 
I agree. If it's saucy, the tail left on is a mess to eat. I'm told
they do it because cooking with the tail on imparts more flavor, but the
tails and shells would be best saved for a seafood broth or something else.
Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.compost>: Jul 31 11:31AM -0500

On Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:49:48 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
 
>>> pancakes and a glass of milk. :)
 
>> Was it tall and ice cold?
 
> You bet! :)
 
And in another 8-10 years, when somebody says they had beans for
dinner the follow-ups will ask, "Were they sweet and hot and
served with brown rice?"
 
Whoever could have predicted that 10 years later we'd have
somebody 5X as irritating and lame as Andy? I chalk it up to
inflation... Andy was mere pocket lint and chump change compared
to what we have now.
 
-sw
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 01:14PM -0400

On 7/30/2023 8:28 PM, Bruce wrote:
 
>> 2 eggs, scrambled with a bit of brie. Accompanied by mashed potato
>> pancakes and a glass of milk. :)
 
> Sounds good apart from the childish glass of milk.
 
I don't think that children should have a glass of milk, either. There
are plenty of other sources of calcium, and humans aren't made to
process lactose (of course, some have worse side affects than others).
 
For years, the milk campaign in the US was pushed to children by the
dairy industry... Shocker, I know. At school cafeteria lunch, they
forced us to take a pint of milk with school lunch, even if we didn't
want it. Many of them were thrown away... What a waste.
% <peescent@qmail.net>: Jul 31 01:17PM -0400

In article <lkw0xnvj2zym$.dlg@sqwertz.com>, sqwertzme@gmail.compost says...
> Whoever could have predicted that 10 years later we'd have
> somebody 5X as irritating and lame as Andy?
 
> -sw
 
Don't be so tough on yourself, dwarf.
bruce bowser <bruce1.9bowser@gmail.com>: Jul 31 10:23AM -0700

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 7:44:37 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> 2 eggs, scrambled with a bit of brie. Accompanied by mashed potato
> pancakes and a glass of milk. :)
 
Applause ! ! ! I was about to lose-myself and mention: "WHAT ABOUT THE COFFEE", but I remembered - its dinner.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 01:12PM -0400

On 7/30/2023 7:18 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> give me some curdled milk action. That worked out well, Next time,
> I'll add 4 tablespoons of butter to the batter rather than 2.
 
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/XC9TX1oWQaXR8sWf8
 
Buttermilk waffles? Looks good to me. I always hear about using
buttermilk, but I have to wonder what the benefit is in curdling the
milk first, as opposed to just using sweet milk.
bruce bowser <bruce1.9bowser@gmail.com>: Jul 31 10:21AM -0700

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 7:18:59 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> Food in unlikely places? I'm in. Actually, there's a 7-Eleven connected to the place where I get gas so I do indeed eat food from a gas station. My favorite would be the spaghetti with meat sauce. I like it better than those fancy/chain Italian restaurants. It's only 7 bucks! You gotta love that!
> Breakfast this morning was waffles. It was something I knocked together. I add some vinegar to the milk to give me some curdled milk action.
> That worked out well, Next time, I'll add 4 tablespoons of butter to the batter rather than 2.
 
Tell me about it! ! I remember when I was in Waikiki back in 2001 or so, I went to a grocery store and they had breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage and - I don't know - probably Nori seaweed) wrapped up in a styrofoam dish. I guess styrofoam is now the scourge of pollution ! !)
Back then, I was heavily into that kind of far east island food scenario. You know, cabbage and soup base for breakfast, etc... Raw fish and seafood galore. Gimmie a break ! !
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 12:59PM -0400

On 7/28/2023 11:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
 
> We usually open the windows at night and then close them and the
> curtains in the morning. It is only when we get a couple days in a row
> of hot humid weather that we need to use the AC.
 
It was similar here. 94 degrees, but the humidity was the killer.
Normally my house is shaded enough to not bother, but the past few days
were the only time I can say that I really wish I had A/C. I won't
install it for use only a handful of times per year. With the rain
yesterday, and mid 60's last night, I was actually quite chilly
yesterday evening and had to shut off the fans.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 01:02PM -0400

On 7/29/2023 5:37 AM, Thomas wrote:
 
> 67 summer I love it, 67 winter I am cold.
 
I'm the opposite way. 67 in the winter feels normal, or even
uncomfortably warm if I've been working outside and I'm used to the
cold. In the summer, I'd be dead at 67. Being used to summer heat,
when it got into the low 70's in here last night, and I had to shut the
windows and turn off the fans from the cool mid-60's breeze coming in.
 
> The bedroom ac I run every night of the year including when it is zero outside.
 
That's funny, I know other people who run bedroom A/C year round, and I
just don't get it. That is like running heat in the summer.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 01:04PM -0400

On 7/29/2023 6:11 PM, jmcquown wrote:
 
> Another thing to note about humid climates, if you leave the windows
> open when it is damp it encourages mold growth. Not something one wants
> to deal with.
 
If I don't run a dehumidifier in the summer, my cellar tends to get a
mildew smell. Yes, I know that you don't have a cellar, but here, the
air from down there circulates up through in the house, and that's
terrible for allergies. It's well worth it to run one through the
summer, despite adding sometimes $20+ to the monthly electric bill. I
think it helps with the humidity upstairs overall.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 12:52PM -0400

On 7/29/2023 5:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 
> The county in which I live has very few tax foreclosures. They
> make every effort to keep people in their houses.
 
I would suspect that is a rarity for any county. Usually money is the
primary concern. Either way, I know the family who owned my most recent
house last. The old guy died, and no one wanted his house. To them, it
wasn't worth the cost of probate court. There are many houses in my
area with similar situation. People just don't want them enough to bother.
Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.compost>: Jul 31 11:35AM -0500

On Sun, 30 Jul 2023 21:24:04 -0400, Ed P wrote:
 
>> How pretty!
 
>> https://i.postimg.cc/59hvVnX9/almost-blue-moon.jpg
 
> Lot of dark splotchy parts. Someone should clean it.
 
The liver spots don't surprise me. It does look glabrous, though.
 
-sw
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 12:01PM -0400

On 7/28/2023 11:31 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> had manual cars before and enjoyed them but they were small,
> lightweight, cars. I've never had a V8 with a manual before. I
> wouldn't mind trying one but it would be tough to live with.
 
My father's '70 Chevelle with a big v8 and 4 on the floor was fun to
drive. My guess is that this big Impala will be less fun to drive. To
cruise around, sure, but it would not be fun as a daily driver.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jul 31 12:12PM -0400

On 7/28/2023 11:05 PM, GM wrote:
> cars in the showrooms that had standard shift trannies... these were
> strippers, which the Depression - raised rural folk still bought...
 
> Report back on the Impala...!!!
 
I would have expected to find the 6 cyl with a 3 on the tree in a
Biscayne, but I bet they didn't sell too many Impalas with one. From
reading up on that car brochure website that you post, it seems that '69
Impalas came with a 237 v8 like mine, but the 6 could be had for the
same price as an economy option. Everything on mine is basic trim
including manual brakes, except for the optional AM radio and power
steering. I'll probably appreciate the power steering later.
 
Here's a pic from the way home: https://postimg.cc/m1fRT7hS
 
Neat old PA plate, last registered in 1996. The front bumper and grille
look cool, but the only front end picture that I took has my daughter
sitting on the hood, and I don't feel compelled to post her picture on
Usenet. Too many weirdos on-line.
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Jul 31 09:14AM -0700

Michael Trew wrote:
 
 
> My father's '70 Chevelle with a big v8 and 4 on the floor was fun to
> drive. My guess is that this big Impala will be less fun to drive. To
> cruise around, sure, but it would not be fun as a daily driver.
 
 
Here ya go:
 
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-for-sale/cc-for-sale-1960-chevrolet-bel-air-one-lady-owned-12300-miles/
 
CC For Sale: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air – Truly "Like New" With Only 12,400 Miles
 
BY STEPHEN PELLEGRINO – POSTED ON JULY 29, 2023
 
"For sale in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Seller's description:
 
Survivor 12,300 original miles one family owned, Blanche ordered this car in late 1959 , she traded in her 55 Chevy four door, her options are power steering, two speed wipers, radio, heavy duty filter and power glide. she drove it to 1965 and never drove it again and it only had 5000 miles on it.
 
As a kid her nephew would sit in the car and say it would be his at some point well in the mid 1980s it became his , he went through the brakes ,fuel ,changed all fluids , tires and woke it up from from the long nap. He would exercise her a few times a year.
 
The interior is perfect, paint is all original some checking and a couple dings, everything works except windshield washer pump. Drives amazing ! Great low millage car with extremely low miles. a lot of cool documentation. All original sales sheet , warrantee sheet, owners booklet, sales brochure, cool maps dating back to 1939. And her hand writing notes as she was pricing out different options when she was at the dealer. Wow what a car!!"
 
What a car indeed! A 1960 Bel Air sedan–re-finned and refined from the iconic '59 model–in pure white with original blue interior in practically mint condition. Chevrolet built about half a million of these full-size 4-door sedans in three trim levels (Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala). A very common car in its time (but not one often preserved), it has somehow arrived in the year 2023 in such a pristine state. The odds against such a thing happening boggle the mind!
 
Cars like this are especially important because they show us what these cars were really like when new, and thus serve as an aid to restorers.
 
Under the hood we've got the base 6 cylinder engine ("Runs like a sewing machine!" claims the seller). "Drives amazing!" Yes, it's true–when you combine this quiet-running six with Powerglide, and add in Chevy's "Jet-Smooth" ride, you get a real cruiser, let me tell you. Blanche wisely ordered power steering which this heavy car really needs, unless you do all your driving in rural areas..."
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Jul 31 09:32AM -0700

Michael Trew wrote:
 
> look cool, but the only front end picture that I took has my daughter
> sitting on the hood, and I don't feel compelled to post her picture on
> Usenet. Too many weirdos on-line.
 
 
Nice, it has some "patina"...
 
With the Turbo - Thrift Six this would be quite the "beast"...
 
My grandma had a 68 Fury 1, a white stripper sedan, with the Slant Six, only options were a radio/heater...
 
She was an elderly school teacher, so "perfect" for her...
 
Many of her generation still wanted a "full - size" car, they'd consider nothing else...
 
For the same money, they could get nicely - equipped mid - size or compact, but many of these were sold to
her generation...
 
Within a few years, the strippier full - size cars would be history... people finally realized the Depression was over
and they could dare to afford a higher - trim model with some power accessories and A/C...
 
Here's an article about your Impala:
 
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1969-chevrolet-impala-all-hail-the-king/
 
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Impala – All Hail The King!
 
"What you now see sitting triumphantly in front of you is the king of American cars from 1969. This Impala sprang forth during that historic year when man first walked on the moon and some long and wet concert was held in New York state.
 
Chevrolet sold 777,000 Impalas alone for the 1969 model year. Expanding this to include the Caprice, Bel-Air, and Biscayne (perhaps the knight, bishop, and rook to King Impala?), all being trim variations of the same body, and sales were well over one million.
 
Let's talk engines for a moment.
 
The standard V8 was a 327 (5.3 liter) mill with an advertised 235 gross horsepower. It had replaced the 307 that was standard fare in 1968. From there one could get a 350 in two or four-barrel form, a 396 with only a two-barrel carburetor, and the previously mentioned 427.
 
There was also a straight-six, the same as found in so many Biscaynes, but the take rate was marginal. How marginal? Right at 11%..."
 
</>
 
 
--
GM
John Kuthe <johnkuthern@gmail.com>: Jul 31 09:02AM -0700

Yay!
 
John Kuthe, RN, BSN
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Jul 31 09:08AM -0700

John Kuthe wrote:
 
> Yay!
 
> John Kuthe, RN, BSN
 
 
<YAWN>
 
🤣
 
--
GM
Ed P <esp@snet.xxx>: Jul 31 09:41AM -0400

>> Imagine they made that up to sound fancy.
 
>> Going to the store and try to get my money back since they sell fakes.
 
> Let us know how it goes :)
 
 
Took it back. He tried to tell me it is a country near Port Agull.
Just because ships go there does not make it real.
SH <i.love@spam.com>: Jul 31 09:26AM +0100

On 25/07/2023 09:52, Simon Ferrol wrote:
> ordered a latte, she got just a glass of cold milk.
 
> Why do they have to take a word from English and change its meaning?
 
> SF
 
 
Its all to do with the pronounciation:
 
Latte pronounced as Latty is milk
 
Latte pronounced as Lar Tay gives you the specific coffee
 
pizza is a singular Pie
 
Pizze is plural for pie not Pizzas
 
Also a Panino is a singular whereas Panini is plural, not paninis!
Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.co.uk>: Jul 31 11:06AM +0100

In message <ua7r7f$37q4i$1@dont-email.me>, SH <i.love@spam.com> writes
 
>pizza is a singular Pie
 
>Pizze is plural for pie not Pizzas
 
>Also a Panino is a singular whereas Panini is plural, not paninis!
 
The problem of pronunciation begins at home, in the UK. Not many people
can pronounce 'pronunciation' correctly.
--
Ian
Aims and ambitions are neither attainments nor achievements
jon <jon@nospam.cn>: Jul 31 11:40AM

On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:06:11 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
 
 
>>Also a Panino is a singular whereas Panini is plural, not paninis!
 
> The problem of pronunciation begins at home, in the UK. Not many people
> can pronounce 'pronunciation' correctly.
 
.....and nuclear, defiantly for definitely, an hospital, just because the
frogs can't pronounce 'H' like sickly graduates.
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>: Jul 31 09:48PM +1000

>> can pronounce 'pronunciation' correctly.
 
>.....and nuclear, defiantly for definitely, an hospital, just because the
>frogs can't pronounce 'H' like sickly graduates.
 
The H already wasn't pronounced in Vulgar Latin, from which French was
derived.
Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>: Jul 31 09:13AM

>> Try this! It's beautiful!!
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqHZrBzKMnE
 
> Sorry, that's just not my cup of tea.
 
Nor mine. Too modern.
 
--
Cindy Hamilton
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