Subj : Life                                                     [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Sep 07 2024 14:00:21

Hi Dave,

 RH> We had AT&T for a while but gave it up after some problems. I've one
 RH> good thing to say about them--after Hurricane (tropical storm) Irene
 RH> went thru the Catskill Mountains in 2011, ATT&T set up a temporary
 RH> tower, then converted it to a permanent one in the area where my
 RH> parents lived. Before that, we had hit or miss cell service up there,
 RH> now it's reliable.

 DD> My first cell phone was with Virgin Mobile (pre-paid) until my younger
 DD> brother added me to his AT&T "Friends & Family" plan and paid the bill
 DD> as an Xmas season gift. Other than a couple of known "dead spot" areas
 DD> (mega-farms won't allow cell towers on their land) the cell service
 DD> has been outstanding. And I've never had any problem with their
 DD> internet.

We tried AT&T, and several others, went with the best for us. For a
while we had little to no service in NY, from any of the carriers, now
when we visit family, we have coverage in most areas. We also wanted
something that would work nation wide and Google Fi has been the best in
that respect also.

 DD>      8<----- SHORTEN ----->8


 DD> WOW! There are new things I've never heard of. Sweet Potato Butter.
 DD> Imagine that. Here's another new-to-me sweet tater recipe. I may try
 DD> this as a waffle recipe when I make it.  Vc)=

 RH> It was a "Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder..........." idea to use up some of the
 RH> sweet potatoes we had. Steve had bought a bushel full and I don't like
 RH> them. (I'd bake 2--one for him, one to split between the girls, and an
 RH> Irish potato for me.) I canned a lot, saved a good number for baking
 RH> and still had a lot left so, after thinking about it........sweet
 RH> potato butter.

 DD> So, did you like it for yourself? Or are you still "off of" sweet
 DD> ptatoes?

I still don't eat sweet potatoes in most forms, including that. Terra
Chips puts out a mixed bag of chips including sweet potato, parsnip,
batata and white (Atlantic and Snowden), colored with beet juice--I
will eat those sweet potatoes. Also, some Korean dishes use sweet potato
noodles and I'll eat them.

 DD>       Title: Chai-Spiced Sweet Potato Pancakes DD>  Categories:
 Breads, Potatoes, Spices DD>       Yield: 4 servings

 RH> Looks interesting but I'll pass. I don't do pancakes or waffles any
 RH> more and never been much of a fan of chai spicing.

 DD> I have to be in the mood for it. As it is a South/Southeast Asian
 DD> flavour it goes best for me with Thai or Indian grub. My go-to hot tea
 DD> for sipping and relaxing is Twining's Constant Comment (I've posted my
 DD> copycat for it here more than once). I found, after reading about it
 DD> in innumerable books that I don't care for Earl Gray team. The oil of
 DD> bergamot is a definite turn off for me. But straight English Breakfast
 DD> (black) tea ain't bad. Just a squeeze of lemon and no sugar, please.
 DD> Bv)=

My usual morning "go to" tea is Tetley's British Blend but about once a
week I treat myself to Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy Original. Wegman's
has a similar (but lacking some of the spices) tea like the Good Earth;
it's my fall back when I can't get the Good Earth. We've been ordering
it on line but they went thru a spell where it wasn't available; when it
came back, we ordered a 6 pack. (G)


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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