Subj : Int'l Pickles Week - 2
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed May 28 2025 01:17:58

Hi Dave,

 RH> No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties,
 RH> dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that
 RH> after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who
 RH> was with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.

 DD> Sort of like my motorcycle club's Park & Display area at
 DD> theSpringfield Mile motorcycle races. We set up an area where anyone
 DD> on a 25 year old
 DD> (or older) can park and show off his "baby". All Vintage Iron Riders
 DD> members were very distinctive club logo shirts or jackets so we're eay
 DD> to find.

Always a good idea if you're part of a group to dress similar, if not
totally alike so people can identify you as a part and ask you
questions, to which you may or may not have the answer. I wore a
rv/radio polo shirt but couldn't answer any any radio, few rv questions.


 DD> It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
 DD> But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
 DD> believed that "words mean things".  Bv)=

 RH> I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.

 DD> It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
 DD> of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
 DD> well as some commas in the ingredients list.

 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.

 RH> I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
 RH> usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)

 DD>       Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
 DD>  Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 DD>   * I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
 DD>   real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
 DD>   ~- UDD

 RH> They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
 RH> They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
 RH> won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

 DD> I buy it for specific recipes - like that one.

I am not fa fan of them, even more so after getting 15 pounds of
imitation velveeta in a government commodities give away. Girls were
small, couldn't freeze the stuff, so Steve and I ate the lion's share as
quickly as we could. I belonged to a natural foods co-op and was able to
get some really good cheese thru it; I'd rather spend mony on that than
get free government plastic cheese.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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