Subj : Taco Sloppo was: Phonetic
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Jun 28 2023 06:44:24

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

 RH> I don't know if Jenny-cat ever caught a mouse--she was abused as a
 RH> kitten and put into a shelter, then adopted out from there. I think her
 RH> abuser must have been a man because she was a lot more skittish around
 RH> them, than women, tho she was quite skittish around most of them also.
 RH> With me, she was a lap cat.

 DD> But she did keep the mouse population at a minimum.

 RH> Doing what she was paid to do. Maybe something about the taste
 RH> of dead mouse was a turn off.

 DD> I think she just didn't recognize it as food.

 RH> Could be, if her mom cat hadn't taught her before they were separated.

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 DD> I used to half-open the cans of packed in oil fish and let it drain
 DD> over the kitty kibble. The cats loved it.

 RH> Kibble disappeared rather fast when topped with fish oil. (G)

 DD> You betchum, Red Ryder (and if you remember that comix strip you're
 DD> older than I thought.

 RH> I've seen references to it but never saw the strip, itself.

 DD> Red Ryder ran in newspapers through 1965. And there were comix books
 DD> as well as the Red Ryder BB gun made by Daisy (I had one of those).

 RH> We were never allowed comic books, RR wasn't in our newspapers either.
 RH> Main reference I've had with him is from the movie "A Christmas Story"
 RH> where the main character keeps wishing for the BB gun for Christmas &
 RH> everybody keeps telling him "You'll shoot your eye out". (G)

My grandmother's favourite (one of them) aphorism was "You'll put someone's eye out." One of her other favourites was "You'll catch your death of (insert pejorative)"

 DD> I'm not sure that I'm on board with all the "politically correct"
 DD> renaming that has been going on. Especially the military bases. The
 DD> people for whom they were named were leaders who fought for the
 DD> principles in which they believed and were true to their cause ....
 DD> which even if it was wrong, or has fallen out of favour are still core
 DD> values that soldiers/sailors or wing wipers should practice.

 RH> I know, and I'm hoping that with some of the re-names, that someone in
 RH> the not too distant future will have the sense to change them back to
 RH> their original names. I know Fort Hood was another of the re-names but
 RH> it will always be Fort Hood to me. Had my first taste of real real (not
 RH> restaurant or Tex-Mex) Mexican food while we were stationed there--went
 RH> on a mission trip to Eagle Pass, TX, Piedras Negras, Mexico and the
 RH> ladies of the church down there cooked for us one day. Taco Bell has
 RH> never been the same since. (G)

 DD> Taco Bell has nover claimed to be "authentic".  Bv)=

 RH> No, but they're as close to Mexican as a lot of people have come in
 RH> their lifetimes.

These days there are authentic Mexican restaurants, run by Mexican and serving the common to all Tex-Mex or Cal-Mex places as well as the food of the region where they grew up. They are much better than the fats food places.

 DD> We have a mini-chain here called Taco Gringo which is *much* better
 DD> than Taco Bell.

 RH> Del Taco is popular in the western states; we've been there a time or
 RH> two. They offer fries with everything, somehow seems rather
 RH> incongruous. Also been to Taco John's and other Tex-Mex type places in
 RH> our travels.

When I lived in Southern Califunky we had Del Taco, Taco Tico and Tacl Bell for fats Cal-Mex food. Del Taco was he best of those  but at that time (1960s) didn't offer fries. But we also had within a few blocks of my apartment a selection of *authentic* Mexican venues which I preferred.

We also had an authentic Chinese place called House of Yee where I first experienced *real* Chinese food. The owner and staff were Cantonese so that's what thet served. Didn't take me long to figure out the Chun King chop suey was *NOT* authentic.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Chipotle Pork Carnitas
 Categories: Pork, Herbs
      Yield: 12 servings

      4 lb Pork roast
      2 tb Sunflower oil
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Water
      1 ts Dried thyme
      2 ts Juniper berries
    1/2 ts Ground black pepper
      2    (or 3) bay leaves

  Set oven @ 300+|F/150+|C.

  Over medium heat add sunflower oil to a dutch oven.
  Season roast with salt. When the oil is hot saute roast
  on all sides for about 3 minutes on each side.

  This will brown the roast a bit. Add water, bay leaves,
  thyme, juniper berries, and ground black pepper to the
  Dutch Oven.

  Place lid on the pan and cook for 3 to 4 hours in the
  oven. Turn roast over in the pot every hour or so.
  Turning the roast will ensure the flavors go through the
  roast.

  Remove roast from oven. Allow resting for about 20
  minutes. Then pull the meat apart (shred) with two
  folks.

  SLOW COOKER DIRECTIONS: Add sunflower oil to a large
  skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season roast
  with salt. When the oil is hot saute roast on all sides
  for about 3 minutes on each side.

  Place meat into a slow cooker. Add water, bay leaves,
  thyme, juniper berries, and ground black pepper to the
  slow cooker.

  Place lid on the pan and cook for 3 to 4 hours on medium
  heat. Turn roast over in the slow cooker every hour or
  so. Turning the roast will ensure the flavors go through
  the roast.

  NOTES: I do not recommend using a pressure cooker for
  this recipe, the slow roasting gives the meat a better
  flavor.

  Juniper berries may be omitted, but the flavor wonCÇÖt be
  quite the same.

  Author: Stephanie Manley

  RECIPE FROM: https://copykat.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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