Subj : Aunteeks [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Fri Aug 02 2024 14:52:46 Hi Dave, RH> Probably could have found replacement gaskets at Amish/Mennonite RH> stores. My mom had some canning jars with the glass & rubber gasket RH> lids, don't know where/when she got them but always managed to find the RH> rubber rings. Most of her jars were like all of mine, with the metal RH> screw band and lid; I've probably gone thru hundreds of lids in my RH> canning lifetime. DD> My forebears were much more into canning/putting up than is currently DD> the practice. Modern processes and techniques combined with ease of DD> the stupormarkup availability has pretty mch put paid to that. Except in Amish/Mennonite (and probably Amana) enclaves. I don't do as much as I used to do. My mom used to do it every year until her memory got bad enough, probably stopped in her late 70s. Dad put in 2 gardens every year until his late 80s, enough to feed all of us kids. Whenever my youngest sister visited, she'd take home some canned goods; AFAIK, she never learned to put stuff up (nor did my other sister). DD> 8<----- HACK ----->8 DD> I nearly bought a smoker - but, the "reality" side of my brain said, DD> my tiny kitchen. RH> Steve found one on the side of the road when we were in AZ. It was a RH> charcoal one, no instructions and most everything he tried was heavy on RH> the charcoal and smoke flavors. That stayed in AZ when we went to HI RH> and he got a (new) gas smoker. He was more successful with that so has RH> kept smoking, with gas and/or electric. Found an egg shape (not the RH> name brand) wood smoker on a close out sale a few years ago and bought RH> it; he said that does the best steaks he's ever eaten. Nice for me is RH> that he does all the clean up. DD> I don't understand chardoal flavour unless the meat was burnt to a DD> crisp. Charcoal briquettes have no flavorants to impart. And one of DD> the basic DD> things about smoke cooking is to add that smoke flacor. Bv)= Since it had no instructions and You Tube wasnn't around yet, the meats were way overdone, too much smoke flavor and close to being charcoal in done-ness. DD> Dennis' son brought us a charcoal grill with an offset firebox that DD> lets it be used as a smoker. Here's a link to a picture of one just DD> like it. DD> https://tinyurl.com/SMOQUER I've seen them. RH> Understandable; our kitchen is bigger but I usually don't spend RH> hours in it. Got to have Steve finish moving some stuff to his new RH> shed and finish the indoor work on the new (2021) windows so I can RH> rehang the curtains. DD> I just got a letter from a realtor wanting to know if I'd consider DD> selling my house. Seems (he says) he has an "interested, motivated DD> buyer". RH> Steve got a call a couple of weeks ago from someone "interested in RH> buying the house" so he said "yes, it is for sale, for half a million RH> dollars". Guy asked if we would really sell for that, so Steve said RH> "yes, so we can afford a new house and the cost of moving". Offer was RH> declined and Steve asked to be taken off his calling list. Try that RH> with solicitors. (G) DD> It beats answering the phone "Mabel's Wh**e House, Dave the towel boy DD> speaking". Bv)= True, and doubt we'll ever get taken up on the offer so.... DD> As if! This is the first house I've ever owned and it will be the DD> last. My will gives my housemate lifetime tenancy then the house DD> goes to the local Habitat for Humanity for their affordable DD> housing program. RH> Sounds like a good idea. We're still debating moving out west RH> eventually, still tied to the East Coast at the moment. DD> Moving house is a major PITA. I know, we've moved 16 times (that I can think of) in the almost 49 years we've been married. DD> Title: Senf Gherkins DD> Categories: Squash, Preserving, Pickles DD> Yield: 7 Pints DD> 5 qt Cucumbers or Gherkins; 1 1/2 DD> - to 3 inches length DD> 1/2 c Salt DD> 8 c Sugar DD> 6 c Vinegar DD> 3/4 ts Turmeric DD> 2 ts Celery seed DD> 2 ts Whole mixed pickling spices DD> 8 (1") sticks cinnamon DD> 1/2 ts Fennel; opt DD> 2 ts Vanilla; opt RH> Where's the mustard? Senf is German for mustard. DD> I did not know that. But, here's some pickling spice - the lead call is DD> for ..... mustard seed. DD> Title: Homemade Pickling Spice DD> Categories: Spices, Herbs, Preserving DD> Yield: 1 /3 cup RH> OK, that works. DD> Title: Smoked Asian Carp Savory & Sweet DD> Categories: Seafood, Smoker, Fruits, Herbs DD> Yield: 5 Pounds Might try somethin like this with salmon--make our own lox. Bake our own bagels to go with them. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... If you're trying to drive me crazy, you're too late. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .