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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> I`ve got a lot of "round tuits" many of which may never be gotten
DD> around to. But I do get a sense of satisfaction when I mark one off
DD> the list.
RH> My list is probably longer than I realise but it does feel good to
RH> get items marked off from time to time.
I should mention that it`s a "mental" list. If I had a hard-copy list it
might prevent getting duplicates - which I have done.
DD> Some people call that a bucket list.
RH> Either way, it`s something to aim for. I told Steve earlier today that
RH> the quilt kit we picked up last September at the RV/radio net rally in
RH> TX will probably be put together next year. I`m trying to devote most
My mental picture of that is a cloth jig-saw puzzle that`s the embodiment
of "some assembly required". Bv)=
RH> of this year to UFOs but not getting as many done as I hoped to--latest
RH> hold up is a fall last Friday that didn`t break anything but gave me
RH> some deep bruises on the left side of my back.
What is a "UFO"? I assume that UF means unfinished. But what does the
"O" signify?
I know about the deep bruising. I stubbed my toe coming in a door due
to a higher than usual threshold. I had a roll of waitress bait (gold
dollar coins) in my pocket which gave me a deep thigh bruise. Been
walking funny the past few days.
DD> I was young and energetic. These days I`m north of 80 and getting
DD> tired.
RH> I`m not there yet but times I feel much older. Other times I feel
RH> I`m too young to be this old. (G)
I know I have some clear memories of a couple of things from WWII - my
more knowledgeable friends tell me that such memory is unusual since I
was three years old when the war ended and my brain wad still forming.
DD> But we all know someone our age (or a bit younger) who is in far wprse
DD> shape than we.
DD> I know the words to that song. Time has been kind to my physical shell
DD> and many people are amazed when they learn that I`m the age I am. "You
DD> sure don`t look that old." To which my standard comeback is "Try
DD> looking through my eyes" Bv)=
RH> Work/keeping you active has probably kept you going.
DD> If it were onl;y possible to be old without getting old. Bv)=
RH> Did you ever see the movie or read the book "Tuck Everlasting"? We
RH> caught a bit of the movie one time, basically a family discovers a
RH> fountain of youth thing (we missed how) and their relationships with
RH> the "outside world" over the years. Don`t know how it ended up.
Definitely not the movie. I`ve seen the book on offer but reading the
jacket blurbs and the synopsis have not encouraged me to go further. I
have read everything that Robert Heinlein (Admiral Bob) has published,
starting with Rocket Ship Galileo when I was 8 years old. Also all I
have come across by Lewis Lamour (westerns - many made into movies) &
my new favourite James Lee Burke. And carry my Kindle with me every
where I go.
DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8
RH> Meanwhile, local strawberries are beginning to hit the market.
RH> Steve RH> picked some up for me at the local farmer`s market so we`ve
RH> had RH> strawberry short cake and a riff on a salad we`d had last year
RH> in RH> Fairbanks. Salad has candied pecans, craisins, bacon bits, feta
RH> cheese, RH> strawberries, greens (I used fresh spinach) and a balsamic
RH> vinegarette RH> dressing. We`ll probably enjoy it a few more times
RH> before the end of RH> fresh strawberry season. (G)
DD> We`re a bit behind you. Our season is mid-May to ...... We have
DD> several U-Pick and/or farm stands plus the farmer`s market.
RH> I picked some up at one of the local grocery stores this afternoon.
RH> More strawberry salads and maybe a strawberry pie in the near future.
DD> I`m beginning to see them in some of the stupormarkups at a high
DD> value. Suttill`s Farm or Jefferies Orchard (local Farm stands) are
DD> offering onion set and seed potatoes on their signage. Apparetly
DD> nothing much is "in" just yet. And the current outdoors temp as I
DD> type this is 33oSo it will be a bit before the plants take off.
RH> We`ll have local berries from now until late May, then the local
RH> blueberries will take over, until early August, then we`ll get local
RH> peaches.
One of Illinois` counties is known for peaches. When I see the roadside
pick-up trucks with the "CALHOUN PEACHES" sign I will grab a bag to take
home at least once. Soe things need fresh peaches. Others work better with
canned peaches. Bv)=
DD> I`ve had something very much like this in the past. It wold be very
DD> easy to make with a pre-made graham cracher or chocolate cookie
RH> crust.
DD> Title: Big Guy Strawberry Pie
DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits
DD> Yield: 6 Servings
RH> Among the recipies Steve`s mom gave me when we first got married was
RH> something similar to this. Not quite as involved but probably just as
RH> good; I`ve made it probably most every spring since we`ve been married.
RH> I`ll do one later this week with Steve helping to do the crust, etc as
RH> my back isn`t in shape for things like that yet.
As I noted using a pre-made crust simplifies that recipe wonderfully. When
your back gets better you might like this:
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Peach Cobbler Dump Cake
Categories: Cakes, Desserets, Fruits, Nuts
Yield: 15 servings
30 oz (2 cans) sliced peaches in
- extra-light syrup
2 tb Brown sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
18 oz Box yellow cake mix
3/4 c Sliced almonds
1/2 c Cold butter
Set oven @ 350┬║F/175┬║C.
Pour 1 can of peaches into a greased 13" X 9" baking
dish. Drain remaining can of peaches and add to baking
dish; sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle
with cake mix and almonds.
Cut butter into very thin slices; arrange over top,
spacing evenly. Bake until golden brown and fruit is
bubbly, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.
Keri Sparks, Little Elm, Texas
Makes 15 servings
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
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