Subj : Re: Commodity cheese [1] To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sat Nov 25 2023 15:26:08 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> There are some things that Velveeta works well in. RH> So I've heard, but not tried. I've stuck with real cheese since then. See the attached recipe for a good use I've found for it. My house mate's youngest boy is eligible for food stamps and associated give-aways and he sometimes brings his dad a care package. Some of which goes to the pooches But, they won't touch the Velveeta (smart dogs) so I did a "take" on one of my favourite soups. DD> deputy Mayor, who was running the give-away, talked Earl and I into DD> taking a 4X batch. Each. That was 60# of really good mild Cheddar DD> (American) cheese. As well as 4 big boxes of dried powdered milk and DD> 4 bags of long grain white rice. RH> The powdered milk would have been quite useful, as well as the American RH> cheese. At that point we were using brown rice so I may/may not have RH> taken the white rice, tho I could have always used as a fill for some RH> of my sewing projects. (G) DD> Given the price I used the white rice. I've done brown rice a few DD> times, but apparently I don't "get it". I don't taste a difference in DD> the flavour like I can with white vs whole wheat flours. RH> There is a definate taste difference. Our favorite Chinese take out RH> place usually has both available but the times he hasn't, and we've RH> gotten the white rice, the food just isn't the same. If we're eating RH> out and have no choice but to get white rice, I'll eat a minimal amount RH> of it but leave most of it behind. Brown rice is lower on the glycemic RH> index list as I recall, making it better for diabetics. Only rice I have ever noted *any* flavour in is Basmati - which has a nutty undertone to it. DD> I only did food stamps once. And it was long enough ago that they DD> were using real paper "stamps". I used them to buy staples then used RH> Same with us; we'd used them once before when Steve lost his job thanks RH> to Carter's raising the taxes on luxury goods. At the time he was RH> building fiberglass cabin cruisers. Only job he could get was the one RH> that payed below subsistance level and was 30 miles (vs about 5) away. DD> the $$$ that I would have spent on that groceries for "off list" DD> stuff like soda pop and other ineligible things that made life worth DD> living. Bv)= RH> At that time cash only went for more basics. Diapers were cloth and RH> washed; disposables were a luxury for travel. Interestingly when our RH> girls had their kids, older daughter used disposables, younger used RH> cloth. DD> I've been in the body & fender (now rehab) for two weeks. I'm ready to DD> go home and back to work. RH> Doesn't sound like fun but at least you're still on this side of the RH> dirt. (G) We are away from home but will be back in a few days. Later RH> I've got to get a few things for our contribution to the feast. I'm home now after learning that adult diapers are not necessarily a bad thing. Got a walker and a cane and a home as well as a portable oxygen generator (which I will be on until they slide me into the oven) DD> I don't know yet what was wrong with me - it may have been nerve DD> related. I had synapses firing randomly making my body parts twitch DD> and jump and making it really hard to type and darned near impossible DD> to text. My head was swollen and my eyes were "bulging". And I've come DD> through with some vision damage. Going to have to get new DD> prescriptions for my glasses RH> But it's good to see you back. I see my eye doctor next week, shouldn't RH> need a new perscription but want to ask about safety glasses for RH> shooting. I'm changing ophthalmologists due to Prairie Eye's Jesse James accountant/ bookkeeperss so I have to wait until Monday morn to make an appointment. RH> We got together with Steve's younger sister and family plus his mom and RH> a niece's boyfriend for dinner yesterday. His older brother & wife RH> joined us for dessert. Steve made a basic cranberry sauce; I added my RH> grandmother's German style green beans to the meal (a lot of oranges so RH> the green was a nice color contrast). I was scheduled to go to my friend Les' for turkey day but was feeling shaky so I cried off. About 16:30 Less showed up here with 2 grocery sacks full of Thanksgiving. Turkey, broccoli, diced sweet potatoes, a strange (but Tasty) hummus, gravy, cranberry sauce made to my recipe, apple pie, a whole store-bough pumpkin pie and a container of pumpkin soup. Oh, and two slices of a challah full of fruits and nuts which I held over until last night when it served as supper with a cuppa hot chocolate.. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Cheesy Broccoli Soup Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Dairy Yield: 6 servings 2 tb Butter 1/4 c Chopped onions 2 tb A-P flour 2 1/2 c Milk 3/4 lb VELVEETA; in 1/2" cubes 10 oz Bag chopped broccoli; thawed - drained 1/8 ts Black pepper Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add flour; cook 1 min. or until bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in milk. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 1 min. Add remaining ingredients; stir. Cook 5 to 8 min. or until cheezoid is completely melted and soup is heated through, stirring occasionally. UDD NOTES: Substituting cauliflower, in small florettes, stalks chopped small; or asparagus spears, chopped works well. Microwave onions and butter in 2 qt. microwaveable casserole or bowl on HIGH 30 sec. to 1 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Microwave 6 to 8 min. or until Cheezoid is completely melted and soup is heated through, stirring every 4 min. RECIPE FROM: https://www.myfoodandfamily.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... "Velveeta - you can eat it or you can wax your car with it" Judy Garland --- Talisman v0.48-dev (Windows/x86) * Origin: Tiny's BBS - tinysbbs.com:4323/ssh:4322 (1:229/452) .