Subj : Re: Cramping [1] To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sat May 11 2024 06:27:32 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> I only did Boy Sprouts for a couple years since one of the leaders DD> made me nervous (today I'd say "He set my gay-dar off") and later made DD> headlines in the local daily paper. But, I did my share (and then RH> I've read about them and wondered about some I've known. DD> This clown was lucky the law locked him up. There were a couple DD> irate fathers who would have cheerfully wreaked havoc on him. RH> Not to mention mothers. (G) DD> weater, and rolling uot my sleeping bag. RH> Easier (and generally safer) for a guy to do than a girl. DD> Oh, I dunno. If you go by stereotypes - then yes, you're right. But DD> I've known - and dated - some women/girls who could hold their own DD> against nearly anyone wanting to cause them problems. RH> Yes, but overall, girls aren't as tough as guys. I've met a few tough RH> girls/women in my life, also some not so tough boys/men. It doesn't take all kinds, There simply are all kinds. Women, on the whole, are tougher and more resilient than guys. 8<----- EDIT ----->8 DD> I doubt that the current owmers farm it as my grandfather and his DD> tennants did - with crop rotation, companion plantings and a small DD> livestock part. I'd wager good money that their crops are corn and DD> soybeans. And that the sorghum, oats, barley, alfalfa, clover, etc. DD> are but distant memories. RH> Still, nice to know it's still a working farm. Would you, if interested RH> be able to buy a couple of acres on the "back 40" and do a bit of crop RH> raising? Probably not right there - but, surely near by. I had, at one time a wish to buy the woods surrounding the family cemetery and build my retirement home there. At 82 I fear the time has passed and that isn't likely to happen. Even if I hit the Powerball lottery. RH> We still prefer to do all the shopping. If I don't go out with Steve, RH> I'll send a fairly detailed list of what to get. DD> It's easier for me to parse an advertisement/listing than to trudge DD> all over what is, after all, a Big Box store. Bv)= RH> Only paper ad we get is Food Lion but I can go on line for Wegman's, RH> Lowe's Lidl, Aldi.............. DD> Our local daily rag (I can no longer, in good conscience, call it a DD> NEWS- paper) mails a selection of grocery store ads dollar store and DD> coupons every week. But my main source of grocery deals is the e-mails DD> from the local stores with which I do business. RH> Wegman's sends out e-mails, probably the others would if I wanted to RH> get on their lists. I'll usually look over in store specials and if RH> we've got the store's card, consider them/hhow well they'll fit (or RH> not) with what I've sort of planned out for upcoming meals. The e-mail advert's (links to the whole thing) are handy. I keep the current advert up in my browser and sometimes mine them for ideas or inspiration. DD> Back in the day nearly all neighbourhood groceries had delivery DD> service. RH> I remember the locally owned grocery store having delivery service but RH> not the 2 chain stores. We did have a local chicken farmer who RH> sold/delivered eggs weekly plus a milk man that stopped by twice a RH> week. DD> We used to get milk deliveries from a local dairy .... but that was 60 DD> or more years ago when milk was still in glass bottles. I see that the DD> last delivering dairy in Illinois (Oberweis) has filed for bankruptcy DD> and laid off a couple hundred workers. Sad. DD> But I see that Dutch Farms (cheese makers) is working on buying the DD> wreck and reviving it. They also sell pre-made stuff in the take it DD> and bake it category. My local Ruler Foods (Korger) and County Market DD> carry the cheese and the frozen entrees. I've tried their Chicken DD> Cordon Bleu and it's OK. But, I still prefer mine. Bv)= RH> We're going to be in an Amish region for the next week; Steve was RH> noticing all the cheese places when he checked out the area on line RH> earlier today. It took me some time before I realiksed that Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch were nearly identical cuisines. Bv)= MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Amish Chicken Corn Soup Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Pasta Yield: 12 servings 1 md Onion; chopped 2 Celery ribs; chopped 1 c Shredded carrots 2 lb Boned, skinned chicken; - diced 3 Chicken bouillon cubes 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 12 c Water 2 c Uncooked egg noodles 29 1/2 oz (2 cans) cream-style corn 1/4 c Butter Celery leaves; opt Coarse ground pepper; opt Place first 8 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring slowly to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in noodles, corn and butter. Cook, uncovered, until noodles are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. If desired, top with celery leaves and pepper. UDD NOTES: I substituted Minor's/GFS Chicken Base for the bouillon and increased to salt to taste. This works well, with minor adjustments, in a crock-pot. It also freezes well - especially if you have the jar sealer attachment for your vacuum sealer. Beverly Hoffman, Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania Makes: 12 servings (about 4 quarts) RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... I'm SO nice, that when I step in it I don't say it. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .