Subj : Re: Groceries To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Jun 12 2022 04:52:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> it. As my chief entertainment is reading ... and I don't care for DD> audio books it's a matter of some concern. RH> Understandable why it's on your mind then. I've never tried audio books RH> but don't think I'd be as satisfied as with a real book. I certainly am not. DD> I tried Amazon's free trial for audio books and found them to be DD> lacking (for me) on several fronts. If I am driving it's hard to pay DD> attention DD> to the material/storyline. If I am at home and playing the audio book DD> in the background - both the audio book and my other activity suffer. RH> I can see both sides of it, makes me think that audio books aren't the RH> way to go. We just wrapped up a 6,000+ mile trip, listened to a lot of RH> Patriot talk radio, some Nashville country and some old time classic RH> radio. I give "Talk" radio a miss. To me it's just a bunch of yammerhead wing- nuts (right-wing or left-wing) evangelising for the "truth" as they see it - and, for the most part, totally clewless. If I'm going to listen to talk on my radio I'd rather it be a South Missouri Baptist preacher rasslin' with sin and Satan. That, at least is entertaining. I used to get a powerful AM station from either Springfield or Joplin, Missouri which carried just such every Sunday morning. Bv)= DD> OTOH - the earliest form of audio story telling - Old Time Radio - is DD> stiil used by me .... and enjoyed. Episodes of Drangnet, Green Hornet, DD> Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Sherlock Holmes are all listened to and DD> enjoyed by yours truly, Dave Drum. Bv)= RH> We listened to a number of old shows on this current trip, a good one RH> yesterday was Bob Hope with guests Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Also Fred Allem and Jack Benny. Or Fibber McGee and Molly or Lum & Abner. 8<----- CHOP ----->B DD> Now the only stores not doing some form of that are WallyWorld and the DD> no-frills places like Sav-A-Lot and ALDI. RH> We have an Aldi in town but usually, if we need something (mostly non RH> grocery), we go to Lidl as it's close by, just up the hill a bit from RH> Wegman's. Steve was thinking of replacing our camper induction cook RH> plate (from Aldi) but we don't get their flier, do get Lidl. Told him RH> to start looking at the weekly on line flier from Aldi. DD> Lidl and ALDI have common ancestry. We only have ALDI here. RH> We did for a while, Lidl opened up about 5 years ago. DD> Hy-Vee is a sorta-kinda Midwestern Wegmans. RH> Sounds well worth exploring. DD> My house mate shops WallyWorld and Ruler Foods (Krogers no-frills DD> deal) and thinks he's saving money "big-time". HAH! By watching the DD> sales and adverts I do as well or better at the high-end, full service DD> places. RH> Same as we trust Wegman's house brands over a lot of the lower end RH> stores around us. DD> I used to subscribe to Wegman's e-flyer and compare prices/selection DD> to my local stores' weekly adverts. RH> And your findings were.................? No spectacular differences in pricintg - and a whole bunch of good recipes. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Acorn Squash w/Asian Flavors Categories: Five, Squash, Sauces, Herbs Yield: 2 Servings 1/2 lb Acorn squash; halved stem to - tip, seeded, cooked 1 Lemon; juices (2-3 TB) 2 tb Clover honey 1 tb Soy Sauce 1 tb Grated fresh ginger Salt & pepper Place squash (cut-side up) in microwave-safe dish; cover with microwave-safe plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH 10-12 min or until tender. Combine in small bowl, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce and ginger; stir to blend. Carefully turn over hot squash. Spoon mixture into cooked squash halves. Microwave on HIGH, covered, to heat throughout, 1-2 min. Season with salt and pepper. RECIPE FROM: https://shop.wegmans.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... The number you have reached 9-1-1 has been disconnected or out of service --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .