Subj : Road Tripping - Redux
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Shawn Highfield
Date : Tue Nov 05 2024 18:46:49

Ruth Haffly wrote in a message to Shawn Highfield:

RH> I presume a gluten free pastry. I like mince pie but most often I'll

Yes.

RH> do mince cookies. The recipe came from my MIL, a basic sugar cookie
RH> round, topped with a spoonful of mincemeat and topped with another
RH> cookie with the center cut out (a doughnut cutter works well for
RH> that), then baked. Just enough mincemeat to be satisfying.

Looks like the jar will be big enough for an attempt at a few cookies first and use it up in the pie. :)

RH> Steve tried the space sharing a few times with his and hers desk top
RH> computers. It wasn't that comfortable so I switched to a net book
RH> and can sit any where I want with my set up. We gave the 2nd desk
RH> top to a relative that needed a system. He also tried putting his
RH> computer in my sewing room but when he backed his chair into my
RH> cutting table once too often, he realised it wasn't that great an
RH> idea and I got full use of my room again. (G)

Laugh.  We're just stuck with each other for now, with the kid and her dad having moved in there is just no other space.  Everything is done single file now, can't walk around this place.

RH> Sounds like what my mom would do. Dad e-mailed from time to time but
RH> not a lot. Both of them were more comfortable picking up pen and
RH> paper for correspondence.

Dad was good at emailing until the dementia started to kick in.

RH> I'll probably just roast this one as is, then serve it with either
RH> butter and seasoned salt or butter and cinnamon.

I like butter and honey. :)

Shawn
.... Psychiatry is the care of the id by the odd.
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