Subj : Re: Greasy Spoons - 2 To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Mon Apr 07 2025 10:14:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> Gordon's has two locations in North Carolina. Concord and Kannapolis. DD> Probably neither is convenient to you. My Gordon's is just across DD> town. RH> Concord is over by Charlotte, about 3 hours away. Kannapolis is a bit RH> north of that, not sure how much so but out of the local weather RH> forecaster's range. Need to find something closer. DD> Or find out if your Legion/VFW post buys from GFS (their main schtick DD> is as a restaurant food supplier) and tack a bacon norder on to their DD> regular delivery. Bv)= RH> Our Legion/VFW doesn't operate that way. They have a nice commercial RH> kitchen (they rent it out during the week) but for meeting nights a RH> member (they volunteer, Steve did the Legion meeting meal in March) RH> that gets a good bit of use. It's also a dry post and a non smoking (in RH> the building) one. All enclosed public spaces in Illinois are non-smoking by law. Which is a good thing. And tippling is, of course, voluntary. I don't have any medical or religious strictures against having a sip now and then. But, I just don't have the "taste". Last time I had any alcohol was at one of the echo picnics at Dale Shipp's when Glen Jamieson was in attendance. DD> Plus they've taken to selling rotisserie chickens after 4 in the DD> afternoon for just U$3 each. And they have Minor's soup bases (branded DD> GFS but the USDA number tells the tale) RH> Good deal! The advantages of living in a bigger city! Wake Forest is RH> nice but doesn't have (but in pockets) the small town feel it had when RH> we first moved here. Raleigh keeps encroaching and more & more trees RH> are being cut down for housing. Town may have to change its name to RH> Wake Deforested soon. My town has expanded to surround completely several close-in villages that were formerly "suburbs". And one stubbornly unincorporated area called "Laketown". It's rather goofy. DD> That sort of sucks rocks. My grandparent's town, Carlinville, IL is DD> home to Blackburn College which has a program of planting walnut trees DD> each year along county roads - with the permission and knowledge of the DD> land owners/farmers. Students gather the fallen black walnuts in seasonm DD> and receive tuition credit for their labour. And there is some arrangement DD> with a tree service company and sawmill to "thin" the stands of trees DD> from time to time. RH> Sounds like a great idea, keeps the black walnut trees going. Some RH> years ago Steve was able to get a couple of nice pieces of black walnut RH> from his brother. We knew a local woodworker who turned them into RH> bowls, kept one, gave the other to sister in law (brother had passed RH> away before the bowls were ready). When my mother passed one of the more valuable things (other than her Wurlitzer piano) was a 3' X 6' hanging mirror with an oil finished, hand rubbed walnut frame. Yikes! I had no idea it was that valuable until the antiques dealer made me an offer. Bv)= MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Turkey Rice Casserole Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Rice, Cheese, Chilies Yield: 8 servings 1 md Onion, chopped 1 Celery rib, chopped 2 tb Butter 2 c Whole milk 1 1/4 c Uncooked instant rice 2 c Diced, cooked turkey 10 3/4 oz Can cream of mushroom soup; - undiluted 1 c Seasoned stuffing cubes 4 oz Can chopped green chilies; - drained 1 c Shredded Cheddar cheese; Divided In a 2 qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the onion, celery and butter. Cover and microwave on high for 1 1/2 to 3 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir in milk. Cover and cook on high for 3-5 minutes or until milk is steaming (do not boil). Stir in rice. Cover and let stand for 2 minutes. Add the turkey, soup, stuffing cubes, chiles and 1/2 cup cheese. Cover and microwave on high for 3-6 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Tamy Baker, Kearney, Nebraska Makes: 8 servings RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten" stolen by Dave Drum --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .