Subj : Al K. Haul was Chicken
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Dec 29 2023 12:36:52

Hi Dave,

 DD> liquor. They are "social" things. It's been over 5 years since I had a
 DD> drink of anything alcoholic.

 RH> Longer than that for me, never was into beer (Steve calls it "liquid
 RH> cilantro" as they both taste nasty, in our opinions.) but did try some
 RH> wines in Germany, plus a few sips of my FIL's home made peach brandy.

 DD> Beer has a wide range of flavour. Some, like Miller High Life comes
 DD> out of its clear glass bottle "pre-skunked". But, Miller Genuine Draft
 DD> is
 DD> quite enjoyable. Still, beer is an aquired taste.

And one that I'm not about to acquire at this stage of my life. (G)

 DD> I've told people for many years the the alcohol "cooks out" od wine
 or DD> hooch used in cooking. Turns out that's not entirely true. Some
 DD> residual alcohol may remain evewn after long cooking according to A
 DD> Washington Post  article that showed up in my newss feed. Talk
 about DD> an "eye opener"  http://tinyurl.com/86-D-BOOZE

 RH> I read that too, years ago, and that was part of the reason I didn't
 RH> cook with it. Now I'll cook with it, but in very small amounts. I might
 RH> do a splash or 2 of red in beef stew, didn't last time I made stew and
 RH> did notice a difference.

 DD> I buy small piccolo/split bottles that hold 187 mL or about 6
 DD> tabvlespoons. IOW enough to flavour the dish without the rest of the
 DD> jug turning to
 DD> vinegar while waiting to be used.  Bv)=  Besides, they're cost
 DD> effective.

We've been buying the little cardboard boxes that hold maybe half a
litre, usually one red, one white. So far none have turned on us; we put
open ones in the fridge and use it from time to time.

 DD> My friend, Lee Bertagnolli, makes wine as a hobby. And wins DD>
 competitions with his product. Every year at the December meeting of
 DD> our computer bunch he presents all in attendance with a 750 mL
 bottle DD> of one of his wines.

 DD> Mine gets re-gifted - usually to my chilli cooking friend Les if it's
 DD> a red wine. Or to his wife, Sara, if a white. They are Jewissh but do
 DD> not care for Kosher wines like Mogen David or Maneschewitz because of
 DD> their sweetness.

Understandable; we tried the Kosher wines at one time but gave up on
them quickly--much too sweet for us. Steve's older brother and his wife
are into wine making but haven't offered us any of their output yet.
It's probably very small, for their consumption only.

 DD> If I'm using hard liquor as a flavourant I always buy it in
 Railroad DD> Bottles (50 mL)

Never heard that term before but I guess it pre dates airplane bottles.
(G)

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Ruth
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