Subj : Re: Plan Aheads To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sat Mar 29 2025 05:19:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> 2 different things but we use "powder" as the generic around here. DD> I tend to be pedantic in my recipes. Capitalising all instances of DD> Cheddar (which is a proper noun) And correcting the cheese variety DD> that is meant by the generic "Swiss" cheese to it's proper name DD> (Ementhal), etc. RH> We tend to be more generic on a lot of things. DD> Diff'rnt Strokes and all that. RH> Very true, also depends on how you were raised. By the boot straps mostly. Bv)= RH> OTOH, I very rarely cut myself when slicing/dicing. Guess I just RH> learned to be extra careful around knives when I was working with less RH> than ideal ones. My mom had a chef's knife she always kept on an upper RH> shelf in the pantry, away from us kids. Once I got older and more knife RH> savvy, I would pull it out and use it. I was using it one time when we RH> were at my parent's house, mom was in the nursing home by then and dad RH> didn't cook much for himself so I decided to make a beef stew. Started RH> cutting up the beef with that knife and Steve asked to take over, so I RH> let him, figuring I'd do other prep work. Warned him about the knife RH> but a few minutes later, he cut himself--not seriously but enough to RH> draw a bit of blood. I went back to cutting up the meat and later that RH> night for supper, I think both of my brothers had seconds, then thirds RH> of the stew. DD> I've come close a couple of times tomdoing something "blue stupid". DD> Like having a really sharp Santoku knife slip and head for the floor. DD> And stopped my grab for it just this side of disaster. RH> I've been good about letting things like that just drop. The instinct RH> is to reach out to catch it but that's what lands you in the ER, RH> needing stitches. Or prosthetics DD> Last kitchen cut I can remember is when I first got the mandoline and DD> took a chunnk off the pad of my signalling finger. The cut didn't DD> hurt. But the juice\ of the onion I was slocing sure did sting. RH> I think the last kitchen cut I got was slicing something and didn't RH> have a finger quite out of the way--cut just deep enough that I needed RH> a couple of stitches to close it. I've only just wrapped/bandaged tightly. No stitches in/on my hands ever. I was amazed that when everything healed from the mandoline slice the my fingerprint wqs totallly restored. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: White Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints Categories: Cookies, Nuts, Chocolate, Fruits Yield: 36 servings 3/4 c Butter; softened 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 2 lg Eggs; separated, room temp, - divided use 1 1/4 c A-P flour 1/4 c Baking cocoa 1 1/4 c Fine chopped pecans or - walnuts MMMMM--------------------------FILLING------------------------------- 4 oz White baking chocolate; - coarse chopped 2 tb Butter 1/4 c Seedless raspberry jam In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle. In a shallow bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy. Place nuts in another shallow bowl. Shape dough into 1" balls. Dip into egg whites, then roll in nuts. Using a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in center of each cookie. Place 1" apart on greased baking sheets. Bake @ 350ºF/175ºC until set, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. In a microwave, melt white chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon into each cookie. Top each with about 1/4 teaspoon jam. Store in an airtight container. Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario Makes: about 3 dozen RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... To catch rabbits. hide behind a bush and do carrot calls. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .