Thursday, December 31, 2020

Digest for rec.food.cooking@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 10 topics

Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:51AM -0500

dsi1 wrote:
 
> The cold water on the mainland gets pretty cold
> I thought it was great that people got really cold water
> out of their taps. We have to add ice to our water to get water that cold.
 
In my area of the mainland. Cold water out of the tap is good during the
winter but no summer. In summer, add an ice cube or two to make it right.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Dec 31 11:47AM -0500

On 2020-12-31 10:51 a.m., Gary wrote:
>> cold.
 
> In my area of the mainland. Cold water out of the tap is good during the
> winter but no summer. In summer, add an ice cube or two to make it right.
 
It depends on the source. I grew up near Toronto and our drinking water
came from a pipe way out into Lake Ontario and the cold water was not
much colder in the winter than it was in summer.
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca>: Dec 31 08:46AM -0700

On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:30:14 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
 
 
> I was looking at them online last night. I can get ebooks from the
> library. I am curious about the rationale behind libraries only being
> able to loan out a limited number of copies at a time.
 
The libraries have a limited number of licences from the publishers.
> quarantine for four days they are not fining people for late materials.
> I expect that if you had an ebook on loan it would be deleted at the
> end of the loan period.
 
Yes, that's what happens.
Incidentally, if you decide to get an e-reader, only KOBO can access
Canadian public libraries.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:51AM -0500

dsi1 wrote:
> There's a signpost up ahead. You've entered the Bruce zone.
 
Speaking of that....the Twilight Zone started a marathon of shows on the
SciFi channel this morning at 6am.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:52AM -0500

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Before you select a library book, go to Amazon and see if you can
> preview the book.
 
For a physical library book, just read the summary on the inside of the
jacket.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:53AM -0500

Master Bruce wrote:
 
> Not that I wear a mask myself, but Australia has little
> covid. So far.
 
And hopefully, you'll do your part to keep that way by wearing a mask
whenever you go into public places. (just in case)
Mike Duffy <Bogus@nosuch.com>: Dec 31 04:20PM

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:59:15 -0800, Bryan Simmons wrote:
 
 
>> Are you piling on to get brownie points with her other antagonists?
 
> Brownie points? That's laughable. I'm probably the one person Julie
> never replies to.
 
The brownie points would be with her other detractors, not her.
 
You are evading a simple question, Bryan. You say you have no personal
gripe with Julie. What is your reason to insult her so? Your main stated
general reason for any & all is failure to follow lockdown & masking
edicts. Yet she follows these even when it is inconvenient, like letting
her gardener stay even after he shot up her stove and wastes her food,
etc.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Dec 31 11:42AM -0500

On 2020-12-31 10:25 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 
>> I like true stories, the history of clothing, food, etc.
 
> How can you be so well-read and not know that coriander is the seed of
> the plant whose leaves we call cilantro?
 
It is yet another example of her willful ignorance.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Dec 31 11:44AM -0500

On 2020-12-31 10:46 a.m., Graham wrote:
 
 
> Yes, that's what happens.
> Incidentally, if you decide to get an e-reader, only KOBO can access
> Canadian public libraries.
 
Thanks for that bit of information. I was just about to order something
and it was not a Kobo. Good thing I saw this first.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Dec 31 10:37AM -0500

On 2020-12-31 6:09 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>> guess you had fun.  :)
 
> D. is my new BF. He's from Tanzania. I started a thread about Tanzanian
> cuisine but as usual, it went South quickly.
 
So did you and that is why he stuck around.
Roy <wilagro@outlook.com>: Dec 31 08:35AM -0800


> He did tell me to buy a rice cooker. So I will look into that. He said when
> he cooks, he likes to spend no more than 10 min. in the kitchen.
 
> Thanks to those who helped me figure out the seasonings and such!
 
This forum is becoming quite interesting with all the intrigue of a true 'soap opera'. Julie has a new boyfriend...wow!!!
There will be a hot time in the old town tonight.
=====
Taxed and Spent <nospamplease@nonospam.com>: Dec 31 08:41AM -0800

On 12/31/2020 3:09 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> guess you had fun. :)
 
> D. is my new BF. He's from Tanzania. I started a thread about Tanzanian
> cuisine but as usual, it went South quickly.
 
Do people south of the equator say "it went North"?
Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: Dec 31 11:14AM -0500

On 12/31/2020 10:36 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
 
> chances of finding a woman who was not divorced, a crack head, a
> religious nut or combination of those.  He lucked out. He is engaged to
> a university professor who looks like a super model.
 
Some relationships should not be made to work once they go bad. Better
to cut your loss and move on. Perhaps as you say, walk away from
commitment but they may also be walking away from a nut job. They start
out OK but one person changes. If there is abuse (physical, mental,
financial) of some sort it may be best to end, not try to make it work.
 
If you marry someone divorced you don't always know which one you got,
the good one or the nut job. Maybe best to meet the ex so you can
figure it out.
 
I also know people that are in long term happy marriages and while I
really like them as friends, no way would I want to be married to them.
 
Your son may have lucked out but you won't really know for another 5 or
10 years. Good marriages take more than education and good looks. Hope
it works for them.
"Ophelia" <ophelia@elsinore.me.uk>: Dec 31 04:22PM

"songbird" wrote in message news:76h0ch-l04.ln1@anthive.com...
 
cshenk wrote:
 
> Smile, some of us get lucky the first time.
 
> I waited for just the right one I wanted to spend my *life* with and
> got that. Sorry it didn't work for you.
 
i was close a few times but just not ready the first time
and she wasn't ready the 2nd, which in hindsight is a good
thing because we were not a good fit anyways.
 
as i get older it gets harder to see if it will ever work
out with anyone else now. i'm not worried though at being
happy alone. some people can't live alone and have to always
be busy and have noise and drama. ugh! just let me have
some quiet time and gardens and i'm good. :)
 
 
songbird
 
====
 
I would be like you if ever I lost my lovely husband:)) In face, no one
else could replace him!
heyjoe <sample@example.invalid>: Dec 31 04:14PM

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 22:48:09 -0500
in Message-ID: <news:ZRbHH.68751$mg2.59331@fx04.iad>
Ed Pawlowski wrote :
 
> Not those little sissy things you make
 
> https://imgur.com/gallery/NZTs2KG
 
Requires JavaScript to view . . . umm - NO.
 
--
Lord, give me coffee to change the things I can
and whiskey to accept the things I cannot.
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca>: Dec 31 09:03AM -0700

On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:23:07 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
 
 
>> Janet UK
 
> Nope! I Reread every mgs I posted in this thread, and NOWHERE did I say I got the job, yet!
 
> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
 
On 12-28 you wrote:
OT I got me a job
Orientation starts Jan 25th!
John Kuthe...
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Dec 31 08:11AM -0800

Graham wrote:
> OT I got me a job
> Orientation starts Jan 25th!
> John Kuthe...
 
 
 
And there is much fibbing about "getting jobs" even before that date...!!!
 
--
Best
Greg
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:53AM -0500

Julie Bove wrote:
> I did get some fancy cheese. Need to find the kind with the
cranberries in
> it.
 
I've never heard of cheese with cranberries but you could add them yourself.
 
> May just have cheese and crackers.
 
A slice of apple is good with cheese and crackers.
You like apples, don't you?
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:54AM -0500

>> liberally with salt. A Bacon Cheeseburger with fries, very tasty. :)
 
>> Jill
 
> No Lea & Perrins, like the British use on their cheeseburgers? I prefer "hot dog relish" mayo ketchup L&T and raw onions on mine. Plus, I like steak fries rather than shoe stringy kinds.
 
I use worcestershire sauce on all beef that I cook.
 
Jill likes to post fancy-pancy meals/recipes but she obviously doesn't
know how to make a good burger and fries.
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca>: Dec 31 09:08AM -0700

On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:40:22 +0000, S Viemeister wrote:
 
>> arms and designed for comfort.
 
> My sister published a book on Stickley's work. She was for a number of
> years, the executive director of The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.
 
I know a professional furniture maker who makes a lot of that style
furniture on commission. It doesn't appeal to me at all.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:48AM -0500

On 12/30/2020 9:54 PM, cshenk wrote:
 
>> Mozzarella cheese is also very easy to make. Done that a few times
>> but also don't use it often enough to continue.
 
> How do you do that? I am curious as it might be fun to try!
 
It's been over 35 years since we did that so I've forgotten.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:52AM -0500

On 12/30/2020 4:54 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
 
>> Cindy Hamilton
 
> Me too... that's a dumpster divers pizza, one or two toppings is all
> I'd want.
 
I like all pizzas, loaded or sparce. Red or white. Just depends on the
mood I'm in.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:49AM -0500

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 
> Oysters are oysters and mussels are mussels. I like both, and it's
> a mistake to think of one as a substitute for the other.
 
I didn't compare mussels to oysters.
I said that mussels taste similar to clams.
No more mussels for me, I'll buy clams.
 
>> That's just not true. It's a very limited view.
 
> De gustibus. Your taste isn't the same as everyone else's.
 
> Your views can be very limited, too. Do you even eat raw oysters?
 
I've always lived in fresh seafood area. I've had live oyster raw.
Didn't impress me. Steamed just until opened (and a bit firmer) is better.
 
Also had raw with a topping, like hot sauce.
 
Regardless, oysters are filter feeders. Any pollution in the area is
much more concentrated in an oyster. Many people have gotten sick and
even died eating bad fresh oysters. You need to know where they came from.
 
Rather than raw, I do like them steamed just until they open. The meat
is a bit firmer.
 
And fried oysters is my favorite. Plain oyster taste...the batter
doesn't add any extra taste, just a better texture.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:51AM -0500

Master Bruce wrote:
> If you want to put melted cheese or bacon on things, don't do it to
> oysters. Do it to a piece of bread or something. There's nothing to
> gain by tampering with perfection.
 
Look beyond your imagination, Bruce. Plain is good but so are many
variations.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: Dec 31 10:50AM -0500

Ophelia wrote:
 
> We didn't eat out a lot,
 
When I was growing up, we never went out to eat unless with company.
Then, it was always to Howard Johnson. The food there was OK but nothing
to brag about. Always seemed kinda sterile food to me.
 
Never even ordered a pizza back then. Pizza was always that boxed mix
from a grocery store. No real seafood either - fish was always those
frozen fish sticks. Steaks were always very thin and cooked to well done
and like shoe leather.
 
I never got good food until I moved out on my own.
This is why I loved McDonalds hamburgers so much.
I used my allowance once a week to go there.
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