Subj : Re: Bread
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Oct 10 2022 06:38:00

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

 DD> There's a good reason, past the "marketing", that they are called
 DD> "thrift" stores. If I can get perfectly good product at 30% (or so)
 DD> of the cost of "fresh" .... Why wouldn't I?

 RH> But when you have to travel some distance to get to it, it's no longer
 RH> thrifty. I used to bake all our bread; don't do it as often now but it
 RH> was still a cost savings over buying the kind of bread we like. The
 RH> home made 100% whole wheat is the only one I use for my general use
 RH> bread crumbs also.

 DD> Oh, I understand that. If I'm going that way anyway  it's one thing.
 DD> If I make a "special" trip it had better be either a super bargain or
 DD> be "unobtanium" elsewhere.

 RH> We won't go out of our way to get something special but if we're going
 RH> that way................ There's a bakery not too far from where I grew
 RH> up that makes some really good bread, brotchen, etc. We've tried to
 RH> pick some up whenever we're in the area (been 5 years since we were)
 RH> but have to remember that they close at 5 pm. Missed it by a few
 RH> minutes once.

I hate when that happens. Also, in this time of staff shortages when I
have been "tasting" the lunch special at a particular venue and arrive
to find that they have closed due to "staffing" issues.

 DD> Same with gasoline. A co-worker was going to go to the next town over
 DD> (30 miles) to fill his gas tank. Doh. I gave him a maths lesson. That
 DD> town is 30 miles away. His car get 20 MPG. So he'll burn 3 gallons of
 DD> that "cheap" fuel going and coming. And it will take an hour plus to
 DD> make the trip. Factor in how much he makes per hour.  And to keep it
 DD> simple - leave out the wear and tear on the vehicle, etc. It's still
 DD> a lose - lose deal.

 RH> Doesn't pass the sense check.

No, it doesn't but then one of the least common things in this world is
common sense.  Bv)=  I did fill my tank in that 30 miles away town last
might for le$$ than I'd have spent "at home". But, I was there working 
and getting paid mileage to make the trip. So, for me it was a win-win.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Charlie Parker's Diner Breakfast Horseshoe
 Categories: Pork, Breads, Cheese, Sauces, Potatoes
      Yield: 1 Serving
 
      1    English Muffin
      2 lg Eggs; cooked as desired
      4 sl Thick-cut bacon
      6 oz Cheese sauce
      6 oz Sausage gravy
     12 oz Shredded hash browns
 
  Butter and grill both halves of an English muffin to a
  light gold appearance.
  
  Place both halves of the English muffin on a plate,
  buttered side up.
  
  Place 2 strips of cooked bacon on each English muffin
  half.
  
  Ladle 6 oz of cheese sauce on one English muffin half.
  
  Ladle 6 oz of sausage gravy on the other English muffin
  half.
  
  Cover entire plate with freshly cooked hash brown.
  
  UDD Notes: I've et this critter. It's good. But, there
  are better (I think) breakfast shoes in Springfield.
  Nearly every breakfast joint around here has a version.
  The secret (if there is one) is in the cheese sauce and
  especially the sausage gravy.
  
  Recipe from: http://thomasbreakfastbattle.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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