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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> These were not good eating, on the bitter side.
DD> I wonder what caused that. I certainly differs from my experience.
RH> We switched to growing habeneroes with the tomatoes after that. One
RH> fall I didn`t clear off the pepper bushs, next spring they put out
RH> more.
Those will light up your life. Hottest peppers I grow are the Prik Kee
Nu (Thai rat sh**) peppers. Also serranos (not quite so hot) and the
jalapenos (pretty mild) I did some Biker Billy jalapenos one year. WOW!
Hotter than the Thai chilies or cayennes.
DD> 8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8
RH> We had an air popper for a number of years, When our cocker spaniel
RH> heard it fire up, he knew he was in for a treat.
DD> My big problem is that it`s hard to get suficient butter on the
DD> popcorn and salt doesn`t stick to it as well as product from a
DD> "conventional" popper. I should have remembered that from when I
DD> was a boy and we did popcorn in a fire basket using the fire in
DD> the fireplace (or a campfire if it was summer).
RH> We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular
RH> butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and
RH> add the seasonings--worked well for us.
DD> Hadn`t thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn?
DD> That could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate
DD> much of it. Bv)= Of course with Steve`s corn allergy that could now
DD> be moot.
RH> We had popcorn maybe once every couple of weeks so didn`t end up using
RH> a lot of spray. The spray did help the seasonings stick, not quite like
RH> butter but close enough.
Whatever works. Bv)=
DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8
DD> I dunno what happened to my tube pan - I think I gave it to my sister
DD> as I never make angel food cake so I saw no need to clutter my
DD> cabints. Bv)=
RH> We got this one from my mom. Started as a borrow, ended up as a keep
RH> when her mind went & Dad kicked her out of the kitchen. None of my
RH> siblings objected to my taking it, and a few other kitchen goodies.
DD> A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after
DD> visiting someone else`s kitchen.
RH> I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I`m
RH> not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
RH> small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box,
RH> with cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last
RH> spring I made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it
RH> and it all fit nicely in the box, didn`t need to worry about getting it
RH> back.
My house mate is a packrat. I`ve all manner of take away containers, etc
piled in a corner of the kitchen counter. Even if I thin them out when
Dennis isn`t paying attention they still threaten to take over the whole
counter.
RH> Went to the farmer`s market today. Came home with a bag of pork/red
RH> sauce tamales, a couple of Argentinian pastries, a couple of cinnamon
RH> roll, a bag of lettuce, a couple of sweet potatoes, a loaf of banana
RH> bread, a couple of sausage rolls, a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a
RH> bag of broccoli. Going to have some good eating this week.
DD> Almost like an open-air deli. I usually just get raw materials when I
DD> shop the farm stands/farmer`s markets. Any pre-made grub is consumed
DD> on the spot.
RH> I`ve seen a good number of people eat their purchases as they wander
RH> the market. Me, I`m shopping for the next week ahead, anything from
RH> Sunday morning breakfast (cinnamon rolls) to a veggie to go with supper
RH> (broccoli) to a late night snack for Steve (banana bread) and more from
RH> this week`s haul. Used to be a lot more produce vendors, now an
RH> increased number of crafters are selling at the market.
DD> Our farmer`s market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a
DD> "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.
RH> We have a craft fair in the spring and another one in the fall along
RH> with the market. We`ve also a knife sharpener who comes once a month,
RH> does it on the spot during spring thru fall but winter hours are
RH> shorter so he`ll take them home and send them back the next week.
My carbon steel knives I sharpen/hone myself. The stainless steel (which
is a real PITA to sharpen) I take to the guy who used to sharpen the
blades of my paper cutters when I was in the printing business. He has
figured out hoe to put an edge on a material that "work hardens" when
you file or cut it.
DD> I`m off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran`s Day breakfast. I`ll
DD> skip the Golden Corral`s free dinner buffet - the lines are over a
DD> city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service.
RH> Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local
RH> residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran`s
RH> Day ceremony at the WF veteran`s memorial where he gave the invocation
RH> and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the
RH> Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it
RH> also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study
RH> group; the vet`s special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries.
RH> Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a
RH> crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I
RH> brough leftovers home.
DD> AFAIK my local Red Robin didn`t offer any Vet`s specials. But, I
DD> learned that Wendy`s offered a free breakfast combo to veterans. The
DD> one I miss is Denny`s - which used to do a free meal (breakfast or
DD> lunch) for veterans on Veteran`s Day. We used to have two Denny`s
DD> here. The west side one went over to being a Beef O`Brady`s then to
DD> bring "For Lease". The east side store (convenient to me) was knocked
DD> down and a drive-thru car wash took its place. FEH!
RH> I`m not sure what it is but there`s a web site that Steve checks every
RH> year for the Veteran`s day specials. We don`t have a Golden Corral in
RH> town any more; it`s now several ghost kitchens (call or text or web
RH> site order, food is prepared and then you pick it up). Nearest Denny`s
RH> is Raleigh so we stick with what`s offered locally.
DD> I miss the Super Bird and the Moon`s Over My Hammy offerings.
RH> Both of those are more than one meal for me. (G)
And, as I told Shawn, the British Burger (a tarted up bacon cheeseburger
with the bacon strips criss crossing like in a Union Jack flag). Tasty.
And filling - even for an eager eater like me.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: British U-turn Tart *
Categories: Five, Pastry, Fruits
Yield: 4 Servings
1 Pkg ready-rolled all-butter
- puff pastry
4 British eating apples; such
- as Cox`s
140 g (5 oz) caster sugar
110 g (4 oz) butter
Political Recipe of the Week
* known in France as Tarte Tatin
One oven proof frying pan.
Turn the oven on to 190oC/375oF - fan assisted.
Peel, core and cut the apples into 8 wedges each. This
can be done a little in advance as the browning
(oxidization) of the apple actually helps as it dry out
a little and works with the caramel colour. Also, for
the caramel to be truly sticky and not get dissolved by
the apple juice you want the segments a little dried out.
Cut the puff pastry to the size of the top of the pan
(turn the pan upside down over the pastry and cut a
circle around it. Leave the pastry to one side.
Put the sugar in a frying pan with half the butter cut
into small pieces and evenly arranged. Heat (on the hob)
moderately until it is all melted (butter and sugar) and
the sugar is a pale golden colour (approx 5-8 mins, you
should be able to smell caramel at this point, but you
don`t want it to burn). Remove from the heat and arrange
the apple segments rustically in one single layer in the
pan. Cut the rest of the butter into small pieces and
drop evenly around the apple.
Put the pastry on top of the apple and put the whole
thing in the oven until the pastry is golden brown and
properly risen. Aprox. 20-25 minutes. Take it out of the
oven (using oven gloves as the handle is hot!) and allow
it to cool for 2 minutes.
Find a serving plate at least 10cm wider in diameter
than the edge of the pan. Get a tea towel and double
fold it over your arm that you will use to hold the
serving plate, to protect it from the hot caramel. Using
an oven glove hold the pan and put the serving plate on
top (with the tea towel covered hand). Holding the plate
and the pan firmly and quickly and carefully turn the
whole thing upside down. Tap the pan to ensure all the
apple has fallen on the pastry.
Serve hot or cold with fresh double cream.
And there you have it - the perfect u-turn British tart!
From:
http://www.recipesource.com
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