Subj : Re: Grocery Getters To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Jan 31 2025 07:24:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> Mt Olive, NC known for pickles, relish, etc, as well as Mt Olive RH> University. On New Year's eve, the town drops a big dill pickle into a RH> cask of brine. DD> I buy their dill relish and pickles at local stores here. I was pretty DD> sure they didn't call Illinois home. RH> Now you know where they're from. There's a big pickle festival every RH> spring but we've not gone--yet. Understand it started small but has RH> gotten really big now. There are 12 towns/municipalities named M. Olive in the US. Not as many as there are Springfields. One (at least) of those in each and every state. DD> 8<----- WHACK ----->8 DD> I mostly use honey as my beverage sweetener. And I manage my blood DD> sugar levels well enough that the occasional "sin" causes no spikes or DD> lasting effects. Bv)= RH> I'm doing well with no meds, just watching what I eat. DD> We tried no meds and learned that I need a minimal doase to "kick DD> start" thins. 2 mg of Amaryl/glimipiride in the morning and I'm set. RH> Understandable. DD> AFAIAC cold cereal(s) is good only as an ingredient is a recipe. Corn DD> Flakes or Wheaties crushed for breadini, Rice Crispies for any number DD> of sweet things and so on. If I'm doing grains for breakfast it will DD> be, most likely, instant oatmeal - with raisin, date and walnut DD> leading the charge. RH> I like a granola type cereal but for hot, will go for oatmeal with RH> cinnamon and raisins. Growing up, my parents allowed only a teaspoon or RH> so of brown sugar and a couple,3 tablespoons of milk on our oatmeal or RH> cream of wheat (alternating days). After leaving home, I began adding RH> the above, with a bit more sugar, no milk and today I'll even leave out RH> the sugar. My grandmother used to try to hustle Cream of Wheat, Ralston Hot Wheat, Malt-O-Meal, MayPo, etc to us kids. Yuuuuuck! Oddly, at that time, I was a fan of Grape Nuts. But not Grape Nuts Flakes. DD> I mostly do "instant" oatmeal. And I have been known to eat it for DD> breakfast or lunch. And sometimes for supper. I've got a small pitcher DD> that holds the perfect amoun t of water for me. I do 5 of the little DD> bags of oatm eal, a heaping TB of butter and a good amount of powdered DD> creamer. Nuke the little pitcher for 2 minutes, Pour, stir, eat. RH> One bag is enough for me, especially if I'm adding raisins. I'm making a meal of it - w/no sides or dessert. It nicely fills both my big all-purpose latte cup and my belly. Bv)= Anjd it works for breakfast lunch or dinner. I stock pearl barley for my beef-barley-vegetables soup. I may give this one a shot. I'm pretty sure I can score the pear nectar at Food Fantasies (local tree-hugger/organic store) MMMMM---- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Barley Breakfast Delight Categories: Grains, Fruits, Nuts, Spices Yield: 6 servings 3/4 c Pearl barley 2 c Tap water 2 c Pear nectar 2 tb Brown sugar 2 tb Honey 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon pn Salt 1/2 c Dried cranberries (craisins) 1 tb Lemon juice 1 c Chopped, toasted walnuts Rinse the barley well in a strainer or colander and place in large saucepan with water, pear nectar, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes until barley is almost tender. Add cranberries and lemon juice and simmer for another 10 to 25 minutes until mixture is thick and barley is tender. Stir in walnuts and serve immediately. NOTE: This can be made and stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. Each morning, for one serving, combine 1 cup of this mixture with a few tablespoons of milk or light cream. Microwave on 50 percent power for a minute or two until hot, then enjoy. RECIPE FROM: https://www.thespruceeats.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... The entire Internet was once two boxcar-sized UNIVACs and a wire. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .