Subj : Round Tuits was:Newspaper To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Apr 21 2024 05:55:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> I never got into it that much but Dad did a lot for the paper, probably RH> more than I ever knew. I've done some writing, not a lot in the past RH> few years (except for Fido), published mostly in a (monthly) church RH> newsletter, but had some published in the paper as well. In the back of RH> my brain I think about getting back to it, but it hasn't happened yet. DD> I've got a lot of "round tuits" many of which may never be gotten DD> around to. But I do get a sense of satisfaction when I mark one off DD> the list. RH> My list is probably longer than I realise but it does feel good to get RH> items marked off from time to time. Some people call that a bucket list. DD> I was young and energetic. These days I'm north of 80 and getting DD> tired. RH> I'm not there yet but times I feel much older. Other times I feel I'm RH> too young to be this old. (G) But we all know someone our age (or a bit younger) who is in far wprse shape than we. DD> I know the word to that song. Time has been kind to my physical shell DD> and many people are amazed when they lear that I'm the age I am. "You DD> sure don't look that old." To which my standard comeback is "Try DD> looking through my eyes" Bv)= RH> Work/keeping you active has probably kept you going. If it were onl;y possible to be old without getting old. Bv)= 8<----- EDIT ----->8 RH> Meanwhile, local strawberries are beginning to hit the market. RH> Steve RH> picked some up for me at the local farmer's market so we've RH> had RH> strawberry short cake and a riff on a salad we'd had last year RH> in RH> Fairbanks. Salad has candied pecans, craisins, bacon bits, feta RH> cheese, RH> strawberries, greens (I used fresh spinach) and a balsamic RH> vinegarette RH> dressing. We'll probably enjoy it a few more times RH> before the end of RH> fresh strawberry season. (G) DD> We're a bit behind you. Our season is mid-May to ...... We have DD> several U-Pick and/or farm stands plus the farmer's market. RH> I picked some up at one of the local grocery stores this afternoon. RH> More strawberry salads and maybe a strawberry pie in the near future. I'm begiknning to see them in some of the stupormarkups as a high value. Suttill's Farm or Jefferies Orchard (local Farm stands) are offering onion set and seed potatoes on their signage. Apparetly nothing much is "in" just yet. And the current outdoors temp as I type this is 33o So it will be a bit before the plants take off. I've had something very much like this in the past. It wold be very easy to make with a pre-made graham cracher or chocolate cookie crust. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Big Guy Strawberry Pie Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits Yield: 6 Servings 1 c Water 3/4 c White sugar 1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Cornstarch 1/4 ts Red food coloring; (opt) 1 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Butter 3 tb Confectioners' sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 qt Fresh strawberries; hulled In a saucepan, combine water, white sugar, salt, cornstarch and food coloring (optional). Bring to a boil, and cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened. Set aside to cool. Set oven to 350oF/175oC. In a large bowl, combine flour, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles small crumbs. Press into a 9" pie pan. Prick all over with a fork and bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. When crust is cool, place berries in the shell, and pour the thickened mixture over the top. Chill in refrigerator. "This is a fresh berry pie; the fruit is not cooked. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream." Recipe By: Pat Collins RECIPE FROM: http://allrecipes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Vegetarians live 9 years longer; 9 horrible, baconless years. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .