Subj : Re: Int'l Pickles Week -
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon May 26 2025 02:04:22

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and
 DD> thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
 DD> gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

 SD> I was a newspaper proofreader and this sign was in our office:

 SD> ===
 SD> "I love eating my family and my dog." "I love eating, my family, and my
 SD> dog."

 SD> Commas save lives.
 SD> ===

 SD> (I am an Oxford comma fan.)

'nother one of the recipe "commonplaces" that bug the snot out of me is the
use of "cubed" when meaning "diced" or "in cubes".

To mr cubed signifies mechanically tenderised. As in "cubed steak"

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

 SD>       Title: Types of Garlic
 SD>  Categories: Information, Ceideburg 2
 SD>       Yield: 1 Servings

My favourite variety of garlic is granulated.

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      Title: Texas Chicken Fried Steak
 Categories: Beef, Dairy
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      4    (6 oz ea) beef cubed steaks;
           - 1/4" thick
    1/4 c  Worcestershire sauce
      1 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Black pepper
    3/4 c  Buttermilk
    1/2 c  Vegetable oil
  1 1/4 c  Milk
    1/4 c  Chicken broth
 
  In a large resealable bag, marinate cube steaks in
  Worcestershire sauce 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  
  Place flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Pour
  buttermilk into another shallow dish.
  
  Dip steaks in flour mixture, coating completely, then in
  buttermilk and again in flour. Reserve remaining flour
  mixture.
  
  In a large deep skillet - over medium-high heat, heat oil
  until hot but not smoking. Add steaks and cook 3 to 4
  minutes per side, or until cooked through and coating is
  golden. Drain on a paper towel-lined platter and cover
  to keep warm.
  
  To make the gravy, add 1/3 cup of remaining flour
  mixture to skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until flour
  is browned, stirring constantly. Whisk in milk and
  broth, stirring until thickened. Serve gravy over steak.
  
  From: The Andy Griffith Show
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.mrfood.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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