Subj : Blueberries was:Slow-Cook
To   : Ben Collver
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Mar 09 2025 05:25:00

-=> Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Last blueberries I picked with off the plant were on the banks of Puget
 DD> Sound at ther Hap Newsome hosted picnic in Tacoma.

 BC> I had a job picking blueberries when i was 14 and 15 years old.  It
 BC> paid by the pound, which worked out to less than minimum wage, but i
 BC> was a happy camper.  It helped pay my way to scout camp in the summer.

There's all kinds ways to be the "minimum wage". Paperboy, for instance.
Although that's a defunct job now. When I got back home after my cruise
with Uncle Sugar's Yacht Club my first gig was a min wage (80c/hr) deal
in a fats food start-up called "The Broiler". Since I was older than their
more usual high school hires I soon got moved into management and given
a salary. Which sounded good at the time. Then I did the math and found
that I was actually getting less per hour then the 80c minimum wage paid
to hourly employees.

 DD>       Title: Blueberry-Orange Pancakes

 BC> Just this morning i had Cranberry Orange Pancakes.  Mandarin oranges
 BC> and a discount store jar of cranberry jam expired in 2018, but it still
 BC> smells and tastes great.

"Expiration" dates, as I have noted before are usually "best by" dates.
And are, for the most part arbitrary and set by guesswork. If it's in a
sealed container and the packaging is not bulged or otherwise deformed
it's OK to consume.

 BC> I seem to recall you like popcorn.  Here's a recipe for Taco Popcorn.

 BC> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 BC>       Title: Taco Popcorn
 BC>  Categories: Snacks
 BC>       Yield: 9 Cups

I've made something like this - less the Fritoes - a coupoe times. I'm
not doing popcorn as much these days. If you've ever had a popcorn hull
get between your falsies and gums you'll understand why.  Bv)=

My favourite use for panquakes:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Pancake Sandwich
 Categories: Breads, Pork, Eggs
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
MMMMM--------------------------PANCAKES-------------------------------
      1 lg Egg
      8 oz Lemon-lime or club soda
  1 3/4 c  Aunt Pajama's Pancake Mix*

MMMMM--------------------------FILLINGS-------------------------------
           Per serving
      2 lg Eggs; cooked as desired
           Salt & pepper
      1 sl Cheese
      1 sl Ham
           +=OR=+
      3 sl Cooked bacon
           +=OR=+
      2    Sausage patties
           Softened butter
           Jam or jelly or fruit
           - preserves
 
  * separate recipe - or buy Aunt Jemima's at the store.
  
  Into blender, put egg, soda and prepared pancake mix.
  Blend at high speed until smooth, 1 minute. Allow 1/3
  cup batter for each 6" pancake.
  
  Make eight (6") pancakes. Serve each diner two pancakes
  and let them assemble their sandwich from the prepared
  fillings
  
  Makes four substantial breakfasts.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

I'll sometimes do this in a breakfast joint if they offer pancakes in
place of toast with their breakfast dishes.
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