Subj : Cramping To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Thu May 23 2024 12:07:30 Hi Dave, DD> a self-defroster. It's a genuine PITA doing that every couple months. DD> Even if I use a heat gun (hair dryer on steroids) to speed things up. RH> My mom used to put a pot of water on the stove, bring it to a boil, RH> then put it in the freezer for maybe 20 minutes to start loosening RH> things up. I did the same initially, then sometimes grabbed a blow RH> dryer and set it on high........ DD> As I told Shawn in another post in this packet - I've bought another DD> freezer of the same size fro Best Buy's open box offerngs. It's a self DD> defroster - so the current guy will soon live in the garage. I saw that, nice! A couple of years ago we bought an upright freezer (sale at Sam's Club), gave the chest freezer to a family in church. She'd been wanting one for some time, just couldn't afford the extra $$ to buy one. A couple of weeks after we got it to their place, their fridge died so they had to transfer what they could to the freezer while the fridge was refurbished. DD> Drivers seem more interested in their phones than in tr RH> We picked up a couple more boxes of strawberries in our first shopping RH> trip after getting home. Might do a fresh strawberry pie, left over RH> combine with rhubarb for another pie. DD> I like strawberry pie. And I like rhubarb pie (note to self - get some DD> rhubarb starts for the side of the house) But, I abhor DD> strawberry-rhubarb pie. I like the sweet/tart combination. Had a slice at the one buffet in Ohio, could have used a lot more fruit and less filler--mine will be more fruit than filler. DD> Late news - Burpee offers some thornless blackberry bushes that will DD> fit in front of the fence dividing my front and side yard areas. Still DD> nothing positive on the srrawberries. RH> Steve just picked some fresh peas from what he planted in our small RH> raised bed earlier this year. Starting to be the time of year when RH> we'll be eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. DD> You season starts a lot earlier than mine does. This year's garden DD> will be limited to some 'maters and a couuple short-season things like DD> radishes and some herbs. We'll be in blueberry season in another week or so, tomatoes are starting to come onto the market. DD> I made this for my friends Les & Sara using bought (Crate & Barrel) DD> berries and ALDI's Deutsche Kuche noodles. Sara (who is very strictly DD> Kosher) asked if if I was sure I was Jewish. Bv)= DD> Title: Blackberry Noodle Kugel DD> Categories: Desserts, RH> Fruits, Pasta, Puddings DD> Yield: 10 Servings RH> Looks good--and you don't have to be Jewish to cook good Jewish food, RH> especially if you remember the dietary restrictions. Since you used RH> butter, was the wedding/reception dairy based (no meat)? DD> Desserts/snacks/finger foods only. Oddly, Les is like me with keeping DD> Kosher. Don't serve the Rabbi pork chops or catfish. Bv)= RH> Or shellfish. DD> Title: Deep-Dish Rhubarb Pie DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry, Desserts DD> Yield: 6 Servings RH> Looks good, this is about the time of year when fresh rhubarb is RH> available. My dad used to keep a patch of it in his garden and every RH> year about this time, mom would make pie. DD> Rhubarb doesn't take a lot of tending. Just got to remember not to eat DD> the leaves. Bv)= True, got that drilled into us quite young when growing up. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... Move along, folks...nothing to see...just an off-topic message. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .