Subj : Re: Grocery Getters To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Jan 19 2025 05:43:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> We had a "road rage" incident here last week that turned deadly. My DD> city is generally pretty calm. But there are some areas I avoid. Even DD> in daylight. RH> I don't know the setils but there was a shooting down in Raleigh this RH> morning. Most often they're at night, and very often in the lower RH> income sections of Durham. I'm beginning to thisk that everyone should be armed or no one should be packing. The right to keep and bear armsis enshrined in the "Bill of Rights". But moderation and responsibility are not always in plat. And, as with most "hot button" issues there are no easy answers. DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8 DD> I saw, at Meijer, yesterday a lady in the battery cart who must have DD> weighed over 500 pounds. She had to suck in her stomach to be able to DD> turn or maneuver. Sheesh. I 3as that big once until I wound up in the DD> hospital and they drained over 300# of water weight out of me. I'm on DD> diuretics to this day. RH> WHEW! That's A LOT! more than I've ever weighed. DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8 DD> America has always been a "meltiing pot" contrary to when the small- DD> minded politicians and their sychophants would have us believe. Heck, DD> at the root of it we're all descended from immigrasnts. Bv)= RH> And that's what makes our nation so culinary-ily diverse. BTW, Natalie RH> Dupree passed away Monday in Raleigh; she was considered the "Queen of RH> Southern Cuisine" according to some food critics. I saw mention of that in several national news sources. I have severeal of her recipes. And have made more than one. RH> I know my mom's dad's side came over in 1848; my great grandfather was RH> born in 1849. They settled in Illinios and ggf pastored a German RH> speaking Lutheran church in Chicago for 50 years. My ggf on my dad's RH> side came over in the late 1890s/early 1900s, not quite sure when but RH> he was the youngest of 10 sons. Older brothers pooled their money to RH> send him over. AFAIK, my heritage is 100% German. DD> I'm mastly a mongrel mix of English, Scots, and German. But DD> All-American. RH> And that's what makes cooking/eating so much fun across the country. RH> The diversity of ethnic populations has made us much more culinarily RH> richer than if we'd all had to keep to our own ethnic heritage's RH> cooking/eating. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Copper Chicken Categories: Poultry, Herbs, Citrus Yield: 4 Servings 1/2 ts (ea) salt & black pepper 1 tb Paprika + 1/2 ts 5 lb (to 6) roasting chicken 2 tb Melted butter 2 Heads garlic; abt 24 cloves 1 Orange peel; grated 2 Bay leaves 2 Sprigs fresh rosemary 3 1/2 c Chicken stock 1 tb Chopped fresh rosemary Fresh ground black pepper Set the oven @ 400oF/205.C. Peel the garlic. In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of the paprika. Rub the chicken with the butter or oil and then with the spice mixture. Stuff the cavity of the bird the garlic cloves, half of the orange peel, bay leaves, and rosemary sprigs. Truss the legs and place the chicken in a large baking dish. The trussed chicken can be refrigerated for 3 or 4 hours, well wrapped. Bring to room temperature before cooking. Add enough stock to come 1 inch up the side of the chicken. Place in the oven and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours.. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let sit 10 minutes before carving. Add any remaining stock to the pan and bring to the boil over medium-high heat, stirring and scraping the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the remaining orange peel -- chopped rosemary, and 1/2 teaspoon paprika; season to taste with salt & pepper. Continue to boil until the sauce is reduced by about one-third, about 5 to 10 minutes. Arrange the carved chicken on a serving platter and pass a bowl of the sauce separately. Yield: 4-6 servings Recipe By: Nathalie Dupree, TVFN From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... "Write a wise saying and your name will live forever" -- Anonymous --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .