Subj : Re: Cramping To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Thu May 16 2024 06:53:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> Sadly tho, most of us don't have the body strength to fight off RH> trouble. I do have a couple of other ways to fight off trouble tho. (G) DD> Brute force generally doesn't win the day. Cleverness and subtlety can DD> go a long toward assuring a desiered outcome. Bv)= RH> Most of the time, yes, but there are some poeple that don't respond RH> well to that and brute force is the only thing that will work. There's always one whose mantra is "My mind's made up. Don't try to cofuse me with the facts." DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8 RH> Sigh! We got the milk in glass bottles until our family grew to 5 kids. RH> Then the milk man suggested my folks buy 5 gallon boxes (milk was in a RH> plastic bag, accessed by a hose about 12" long attached, with a stopper RH> at the other end) instead of so many bottles. Mom would decant milk RH> the stopper and get it in to the proper depth. Yet, at that, it was RH> easier than trying to open a #10 can on a wall mounted Swing Away can RH> opener. (G) DD> OY! That was the same size as they deliver to food service places to DD> put in their milk dispensers. We never got those. But we did get 1 DD> gallon cartons ... which were enough of a bear for kidlets to handle. RH> Saved having to have fridge space for so many bottles or cartons. When RH> my folks had to buy milk at the grocery store, they'd go for the gallon RH> jugs, even for just the 2 of them. Guess they got used to having big RH> containers of milk on hand. (G) You don't rewind far enough to remember having an honest to actual ice box .... with daily ice deliveries. My grandparents had one at the farm and on e in town. Then they got a GE Monitor Top (with the works on top of the box) refrigerator .... no more worries about overflowing catch pans, etc. https://discover.hubpages.com/living/GE-MONITOR-TOP-REFRIGERATOR-The-Most-Recognized-Vintage-Refrigerator 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 (Kroger) and County DD> RH> Market carry the cheese and the frozen entrees. I've tried their DD> RH> Chicken Cordon Bleu and it's OK. But, I still prefer mine. Bv)= RH> Good that hopefully it's being revived--teach another generation that RH> milk doesn't always come in cardboard cartons. 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. DD> It took me some time before I realised that Amish and Pennsylvania DD> Dutch were nearly identical cuisines. Bv)= RH> Because they are one and the same, Pennsylvania Dutch being the RH> umbrella term for the Amish, Mennonite and other sects of similar RH> persuasion. DD> Mennonite - Amish with a car. RH> We're seeing a lot of bikes, both electric and old fashioned pedal RH> power, around here. It's very hilly country so the electric bikes are RH> much more practical. I've thought about getting one of those w/a solar charger. Then my mind reminds me that I quit the motorcycles because of the idjits in cars and pick-em-ups who can't seem to see anything smaller than a Greyhound bus. RH> I'd enjoy it but Steve wouldn't because of the corn. We're very strict RH> label readers now, even more so than before he was aware of the problem RH> with corn. DD> Sorry, I forget sometimes. I'm glad I'm not allergic to corn. DD> Bananananas are my only food allergy. Which is OK with me as I don't DD> care for them anyway. I inherited the allergy from my mother who was DD> also allergic to strawberries. DD> Thank providence that allergy missed me. I really likes me strawbs. RH> I don't have any food allergies, just some strong dislikes. RH> Strawberries are not in that grouping tho. I don't have room on my tiny lot for a strawberry bed. Or black/raspberry bushes. Ah, well .......... MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Fresh Raspberry Pie Categories: Pies, Fruits, Pastry, Desserts Yield: 6 Servings MMMMM---------------------------CRUST-------------------------------- 2 1/2 c Flour 1/4 c Brown sugar; lightly packed 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Unsalted butter; in pcs, - chilled 1/3 c Shortening; chilled, in pcs 6 tb Ice water MMMMM--------------------------FILLING------------------------------- 1 1/3 c + 1 tb Sugar 7 tb Cornstarch 1 tb Lemon peel; grated 6 c Fresh raspberries, stemmed 1/8 ts Cinnamon For Pastry: Blend first 4 ingredients in processor. Add butter and shortening and cut in using on/off turns until resembles coarse meal. Blend in enough ice water to form moist clumps. Gather dough into ball.Divide in half. Flatten each piece into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour or overnight. Filling: Set oven @ 375ºF/190ºC. Mix 1 1/3 c sugar, cornstarch and lemon peel in large bowl. Add berries and toss to combine. Roll out 1 dough piece on a lightly floured surface to 12" round. Transfer dough to 9" round glass pie dish with 1 1/4" high sides; trim edges. Roll out remaining dough to thickness of 1/8". Use for top crust. Place pie on cookie sheet. Bake until top is golden brown and juices bubble, about 1 hour. Transfer pie to rack. Mix remaining 1 TB sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle over pie. Cool before serving. From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... Either I've been missing something or nothing has been going on. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .