Subj : Re: Halcyon days
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu May 25 2023 06:21:00

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Looking at the antics of latter day entrepreneurs causes me to wonder
 DD> how they ever managed to have two sheckels to rub together in the first
 DD> place. Ah, well .... I just try to live my time on this old spitwad by
 DD> treating folks the way I'd like to be treated.

 SD> I admit to becoming a bit anti-social as I've grown older.  I prefer my
 SD> own company these days, much to my mother's worry, and am avoiding
 SD> going out as much as I can except for early mornings and occasionally
 SD> late night to go grocery shopping.  I guess with what's happened with
 SD> me in thr past few years, I just like to be left alone though I do like
 SD> going to visit family and the (very few) local friends I have.

Life's a big E-Ticket roller coaster ride.

 DD> Never say "That's the heights (or depths) of ridiculousity!" Someone is
 DD> going to be waiting to demonstrate your error.  Bv)=

 SD> Reminds me of a tagline I saw long ago: "Just when you think you've had
 SD> enough, someone builds a better idiot."

 SD> Makes me think of something my mother told me when I was young: "When
 SD> you think you have it bad, someone comes along and shows you things
 SD> could be much worse."

I told one of my young (mid 20s) co-workers who was complaining about
life being "unfair" ... I used to whine because I had no shoes. Then I
met a man who had no feet."

Now he thinks I'm some sort of guru or something.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Blue Suede Shoes Biscuits
 Categories: Breads, Dairy, Cheese, Citrus
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
MMMMM-----------------------BISCUIT DOUGH----------------------------
      4 tb Butter
      2 c  Sifted self-rising flour
    1/2 c  Sugar
      4 oz Cream cheese
    3/4 c  Buttermilk
      4 tb Diced butter; chilled
      1 c  Drozen blueberries

MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
    1/4 lb Unsalted butter; softened
      4 oz Softened cream cheese
      2 c  Powdered sugar
      1 ts Pure vanilla extract
    1/2    Tangerine; juice only

MMMMM---------------------------ICING--------------------------------
    1/2    Tangerine; juice only
      4 tb Powdered sugar
      1 ts Pure vanilla extract
 
  MAKE THE BISCUIT DOUGH: Set oven @ 425-|F/218-|C.
  
  Melt 4 TB of butter in a baking pan while oven is
  heating. Sift flour and mix in sugar, then add cream
  cheese and mix in buttermilk. Fold in remaining butter,
  then blueberries. Roll onto a lightly floured biscuit
  board; flour and fold 3 times. Lightly pat to 3/4" to
  1" thick and cut out biscuits. Flip each biscuit in hot
  butter once and bake, 13 to 15 minutes.
  
  MAKE THE FILLING: While biscuits are baking, mix butter,
  cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and tangerine
  juice in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth.
  
  MAKE THE ICING: In another small bowl, mix together
  tangerine juice, powdered sugar and vanilla until
  smooth.
  
  Once the biscuits are baked, slice biscuit open and
  apply cream cheese filling. Brush lightly with icing
  and enjoy.
  
  By: Kara Case
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.delish.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM


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