Subj : Pick Your Own
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Feb 18 2023 12:13:44

Hi Dale,


 RH> I picked up a little gadget some years ago--rounded spoon shape with
 RH> teeth around the bowl of the spoon. Deborah, when working at Taco Bell,
 RH> used a similar one to de-stem tomatoes; they called it a "shark". She
 RH> saw mine and christened it a shark also. (G) It really works well.

 DS> That sounds like what we call a spork:-}}

A spork has teeth just on the front end, about 3 or 4 of them, and is
about the size of a dessert fork. This gadget is about 3, maybe 4 inches
long, the bowl of it is round and is maybe 1" across, with teeth all the
way around it. Definatly not a spork; I've seen and used enough of those
things in my life time to know the difference. A spork may do the job;
I've never tried it but now that you've planted the idea in my
head......(G)


 DD> That might have sped things along. But, I got pretty good with the
 DD> spoon.

 DS> I get the job of removing the stem and white core from strawberries.
 DS> We have an old steak knife that works quite well.  It is serated, and
 DS> fairly thin at the point end.


I don't remember what I used as a kid, probably used a knife after I got
married but I do like the "shark". Steve usually grabs a knife; when he
helps me, we can go thru a box of berries rather quickly.


 DS>       Title: Dave's Oatmeal Cookies
 DS>  Categories: Cookie, Xmas, Tested, Xmas 2009
 DS>       Yield: 4 1/2 dozen

 DS>       2 c  Raisins; or cut dried fruit
 DS>       1 c  Nutmeats; coarsely chopped
 DS>            (I did not use nuts)

I like them with raisins, not nuts. YMMV

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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