Subj : Re: You say to-may-to
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Sep 06 2023 06:22:06

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

 RH> Our stuff decomposes and gets tilled into the yard. When we moved into
 RH> this place (end of 2014), the yard was pitiful--full of weeds in front,
 RH> clay in back and little topsoil. Over the years of adding compost, both
 RH> yards have gotten much better. Two years ago they were torn up for
 RH> several months while we had new siding installed but they came back
 RH> beautifully the next spring.

When I moved here to my little bungalow the highway department had just
finished widening the North/South road in front of the property. And
they reseeded what they had torn up for kerbs and sidewalks with the
cheapest" grass"  seed mix their low-bidder could come up wit - which
involves lots of timothy and dandelions. I'm going to install zoysia
grass this week-end so it can get established before we get the first
frost and it goes dormant. If all goes according to plan in about five
years it will have choked out the timothy and dandy-lions.

 RH> But I can't make it at our house unless I want to be the only one
 RH> eating it.

 DD> Yeah, I know, Steve has that burden to carry. If I were allergic to
 DD> corn Kenvue (benadryl makers) stock would rise several points.  Bv)=

 RH> He gets migraine headaches from it, benadryl doesn't help.

Sounds like my allergy to marijuana - which also includes projectile
vomiting. On the upside - that allergy gor me out of the 1960s more-or-
less intact. 

 DD> Eeeeewwwww. That's tough.

 DD> Does the corn allergy extend to hominy and/or grits? I would not miss
 DD> those but there are some who like them.

 RH> We just avoid all forms of corn for him .

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 DD> If I can locate some green 'maters this late in the season I'm going
 DD> to make this with chickpeas/garbanzos.

 DD>       Title: Posole & Sausages
 DD>  Categories: Stews, Pork, Citrus
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 RH> Shouldn't be too hard to find green tomatoes this time of year--just
 RH> ask the ones that have been keeping you supplied with the ripe ones for
 RH> what you need. Probably have a few more weeks until the first frost
 RH> takes them out.

True dat. Or the morning after the first serious frost.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Fried Green Tomato Hornworms
 Categories: Five, Exotics, Vegetables, Herbs
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      3 tb Tomato hornworms
      4 md Green tomatoes; in 16 1/4"
           - rounds
           Salt & fresh ground pepper
           White cornmeal; as needed
     16 sm (to 20) basil leaves
 
  In a large skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over
  medium-high heat. Add the hornworms and fry lightly for
  about 4 minutes, taking care not to rupture the cuticles
  of each insect under high heat. Remove with a slotted
  spoon and set aside.
  
  Season the tomato rounds with salt and pepper to taste,
  then coat with cornmeal on both sides.
  
  In another large skillet or wok, heat the remaining oil
  and fry the tomatoes until lightly browned on both sides.
  
  Top each tomato round with 2 fried tomato hornworms.
  
  Garnish with basil leaves and serve immediately.
  
  From: "The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook", Revised by David George
  Gordon | Ten Speed Press, 2013
  
  From: http://www.thedailymeal.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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