Subj : Re: Bits & Bobs To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Jan 10 2025 06:16:30 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> I try to keep track of that as I pull other things out of the fridge. DD> I've got a mini-fridge in the confuser room that holds (mostly) drinks DD> and snacks like individual servings of yoghurt and chip dips. Also 1# DD> blocks of butter and packets of cream cheese. RH> Our house is small enough that it's not that much of a walk from the RH> computer room to the kitchen. The fridge is on the left as you enter, RH> easy to open and grab something from it. My kitchen is a *ONE* peson (at a time) affair. I have to turn slightly sideways to pass between the ice bo and the upright freezer. If one of us is in the kitchen doing something and the other needs/wants/desires some item or action either the person in the kitchen has to get it and hand it over - or leave the kitchen so the other can do what needs done. Shawn and I had a discussion about tiny kitchens so we swappped pixture via text messages. He say that I "won". Heck the kitchen in my old tin can (mobil home) was larder AND better laid out/more functional than what I now have. 8<----- HACK ----->8 DD> That old saw is older than either you or me. RH> Older than Dan'l Boone? (G) DD> The actual person or the Fess Parker movie? RH> The actual person. Fess played Dan'l Boone on TV; he played Davy RH> Crocket in the Disney movie. Errrrmmmm, IIRC both were on the glass teat. Ctockett was probably the first "mini-series" in 3 parts. Frontiersman, Congress critter, and the Alamo. Not counting the song. RH> our family trips we hit a storm so hard we had rivers running thru the RH> tents. Before the next outing Dad bought new tents--with floors. Steve RH> and I started camping with a tent that had a floor. Didn't do a lot so RH> when the Savannah Boy Scout troop had their equiment trailer stolen, we RH> were among those that donated replacement camping gear. Kept sleeping RH> bags, lantern and stove, got our first camper in December, 2015. DD> I learned early-on about digging a "moat" around the tent. Especially DD> if on a slope. Channels the water around rather than through. Bv)= DD> Thank you Boy Scouts. RH> Dad was big in Boy Scouts--was one as a kid, troop leader & troop RH> committe for many years as an adult. I think he went on almost every RH> camp out the local troop had as long as my brothers were in, and then RH> some. But he never ditched (don't know if it wasn't allowed where we RH> stayed) the family camp sites. Well the Boy Sprouts is where I learned that trick. I think "Boy's Life" (the Boy Scout magazine) had a feature on it. I could be wrong as that was about 70 years ago. RH> I miss having a dog or cat but know it is in the best interest of RH> my health that we don't. "Met" Rachel's dogs on our Christmas day RH> video chat, will do the in person meet up in a few months. DD> When Dennis' son and new D-I-L find a house they'll take the mutts DD> back and I'll hit an "adoption" event so I can get a cat. They're a DD> lot lower maintenance than a bow-wow. RH> In some ways, plus they're "quiet" company. Steve was gone for almost a RH> year when we were in Berlin--Army advancement school, then retrain in RH> Arabic. Girls were younger, went to bed earlier so it was nice to have RH> Jenny-cat curled up at the other end of the couch those long nights. RH> The year Steve was in Korea, the girls were older, stayed up later and RH> we had Sam, the ####er spaniel. Quite the difference! (G) DD> A cat purring in your ear helps you to sleep. And you don't have to DD> get up to let them out to do their "business" in the middle of te DD> night. RH> I know, I miss having one--but I appreciate being able to breath. Dennis has severe asthma. His twice daily inhaler helps with everyting but pollen season. I bought him an air "purifier" as a holiday gift two Decembers ago. But he wouldn't even unpack it from its box. His son and new D-I-L currently have it. This year I gave him a travel mug so he can take his instant coffee with. That he uses. Bv)= MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Overnight Apricot Pecan Coffee Cake Categories: Cakes, Fruits, Nuts, Herbs Yield: 15 servings 1 c Sugar 3/4 c Butter; softened 2 lg Eggs; room temp 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 c A-P flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Sour cream 3/4 c Chopped dried apricots 1 c Packed brown sugar 3/4 c Chopped pecans; toasted 1/2 ts Ground ginger In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Spread half of batter into a greased and floured 13 X 9" baking dish. Sprinkle with apricots. Combine brown sugar, pecans and ginger; sprinkle half over apricots. Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls over filling; spread gently with a spatula to cover filling. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. Bake, uncovered, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm. Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho Makes: 15 servings RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Wisdom is knowing which bridge to cross and which to burn... ___ MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Sursum Corda! BBS-Huntsville,AL-bbs.sursum-corda.com (1:396/45) .