Subj : Microwave was: Handicappe
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Jan 21 2025 12:55:23

Hi Dave,

 DD> Microwaves were first sold in the late 40s. My friend Les' brother Don
 DD> had a small Amana nuker that he "rescued" from the St. Nicholas
 DD> Hotel's kitchen when the hotel closed and converted to condos. It
 DD> dated from the 1950s.

 RH> Nice that he was able to get it then. Must have been interesting,
 RH> figuring out cooking times and what would/wouldn't work cooked in it.

 DD> It had a small cavity so he used it for heating coffee or soups
 DD> mostly. Don't think he ever "cooked" any regular  food in it. He did

Probably thought at that time that the home microwave would ever be so
popular. Back in the late 70s, Steve and I got ice cream cones quite
often from a Shop Kwik (like 7-11). They had a small (must have been a
microwave) oven for heating sandwiches and such like; I never paid that
much attention to it.


 DD> forget and leave his spoon in the coffee cup once when I was there.
 DD> The nuker shot "lightning"  across the kitchen. Fortunately neither of
 DD> us was in its path.

Struck by lightning while operating a microwave. Not something that the
EMTs would see very often.


 DD> I did this once just to "do it". And, while it can be done I'm of the
 DD> opinion that the regular boiling water on the stove method is as easy/
 DD> easier.


 DD>       Title: Microwave Pasta
 DD>  Categories: Pasta
 DD>       Yield: 1 Method

Top of the stove may take more energy but it's a lot more efficient in
this caase. Also a lot easier to stir every so often, as needed with
pasta.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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