Subj : Re: Grocery Getters To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Jan 21 2025 05:44:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> I don't know the setils but there was a shooting down in Raleigh this RH> ****** (make that details) Turns out it was a RH> case of a disgruntled employee shooting his ex boss. So off to the calaboose whilst his wife and kidlets wonder how they will pay rent and feed themselves. RH> morning. Most often they're at night, and very often in the lower RH> income sections of Durham. DD> I'm beginning to thisk that everyone should be armed or no one should DD> be packing. The right to keep and bear armsis enshrined in the "Bill DD> of Rights". But moderation and responsibility are not always in plat. DD> And, as with most "hot button" issues there are no easy answers. RH> True, some people "freak out" when they see a weapon being carried, RH> with no intention of it being used unless absolutly neccessary. Then RH> there are others that think "good going" when they see it. When we RH> visited Israel in 2009 (a seminary tour), some of the younger folks RH> were disturbed by seeing young people their age openly carrying their RH> military issue weapons. Didn't bother Steve and me; knew the kids were RH> in the Israeli army and just following orders. In ranch country open carry is more common because of snakes and predatory critters that get after the livestock. And while open carry is legal in many urban areas it may get you busted for "disturbing the peqce" or ... 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. DD> I saw mention of that in several national news sources. I have DD> severeal of her recipes. And have made more than one. RH> I'm not sure if I have any, but not going to do a specific search for RH> any right now. 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. I spent my grade school years in a small coal mining town with a lot of first and second generation immigrants. They were from the UK and Central Europe mostly. One of the kids I ran with had no vowels in nhis surname - 'Drnjvc' (pronounced Durn-a-vitch. Bv)= I dunno what makes this especially "Coal Miners" but that's the title and it's on topic as well as beinf a "Burton". Bv)= MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Coal Miner's Spaghetti Categories: Pasta, Pork, Dairy, Cheese Yield: 6 Servings 16 oz Spaghetti 1 cl Garlic; chopped 1 lb Sliced bacon 1 tb Olive oil 3 lg Eggs 1/4 c Parmesan cheese 1/4 c Romano cheese 1 tb Parsley 1/2 ts Pepper Cook spaghetti according to directions on package. Cook and stir garlic and bacon in oil until bacon is crisp. Drain. Mix eggs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, parsley and 1/2 ts pepper. Drain spaghetti and immediately return to pan over very low heat. Toss spaghetti quickly with egg mix. Add bacon and olive oil mixture and stir. Top with additional Parmesan cheese and serve with pepper. From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest." -- Kilgore Trout --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .