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Skriven 2007-03-31 18:53:06 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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->  RH> It's just different junk.  Some of their stuff is better quality,
but
->  RH> not all of it.
-> 
-> Yes, you have to look stuff over before before buying.  On our last trip
-> there we got the wedding shower stuff and an instant read thermometer
-> for us.  It's not a fancy one but I've used it several times and do like
-> it.  Handy for checking the water temp when I'm throwing stuff into the
-> bread machine.  I also used it Tuesday night when I made the gyros to
-> check the temp on the meat.

Mine was a freebie that came with my crockpot.   I have a leave-in
thermometer for the oven; the plastic thingies make me nervous.  
 
->  RH> Improper or lazy English sometimes gets me too - but the y'know
->  RH> interjection every ten seconds is a lot worse ... y'know.
-> 
-> Like I see like, what you mean, y'know. (G)

Like yeah.  Uhmmm, it's obvious when, like, someone mentions it.  
 
->  RH> I've never gotten a decent bacon taste off of the stuff, never mind
-> 
-> Use your imagination for the bacon taste.
-> 
I'd rather eat the bacon!
 
->  RH> drippings.  If you really want nasty fake bacon, soy bacon takes
the
->  RH> prize.
-> 
-> Gag!  Just the thought of it is revolting!
-> 
If the thought is bad, the taste is ... not mentionable in a public echo.
 
-> -> It'll dry eventually if you live in a more arid climate, trust me.
->  RH> ->
->  RH> You'll be hand-drying it in Georgia too.
-> 
-> 
-> I know, but only as a last resort.  This dishwasher does a better job of
-> drying stuff than the one we had in HI--less goes into the dish rack
-> after a cycle has been run for extra dry time.  And I can daydream about
-> when we will be living in AZ again (maybe another 6-8 years).

My dishwashers have never dried plastics well.
 
->  RH> In my family, there have been artists of one kind or another in
just
->  RH> about every generation.  Some have been professionals at it; others
-> 
-> Only one I know of in my family is my mom's maternal grandfather; he was
-> a designer for Tiffany's in NYC. I own one of his pieces. Dad's side has
-> been mostly blue collar workers.
-> 
Even some of them probably had the talent, just not the time to use it.  My
grandfather was a machinist who built model train buildings for fun - from
scratch.  
 
->  RH> just did it for fun. Oddly, there were professional violinists on
both
->  RH> sides of the family tree.  Neither is a direct ancestor, but it's a
->  RH> strange coincidence.
-> 
-> So do you play the violin?

I know which end has the tuning pegs, but that's about it.  It's just weird
that there were two guys who both played for a living.  Then again, my
maternal grandfather and a paternal great-uncle were both bakers.  They
both like making wedding cakes.  
 
-> -> Not as bad as durian sampler.
-> 
->  RH> Overripe durian taster maybe; ripe durian taster sounds like a
great
->  RH> job to have.
-> 
-> There's a fine line between ripe and over ripe.  Did you ever take
-> chemstry in high school?  In lab time we made esters once; the pineapple

Yep.  Not that I remember as much as I should, mind....  

-> one had a fine line between smelling like pineapple and someone losing
-> their lunch.  Inevitably someone would cross that line. (G)  I made a
-> nice wintergreen one which my teacher ended up dropping all over my lab
-> book; the book smelled really nice the last few weeks of school.
-> 
It could have been worse; it could have been artificial black pepper. Or
garlic.

->  RH> No slippahs either?  Darn!  Zappos.com here we come!
-> 
-> No slippahs but occaisionally house shoes.  As for other shoes, I'd
-> rather go to a store where I can try them on; there are several in the
-> area that deal with "problem feet" Steve says we can check out.  Our
-> dress code for the Eater music/drama presentation is black skirt or
-> slacks (which provoked a discussion on skirts/kilts for the guys) and
-> white tops.  I let the diretor know that I'll be in slacks so Steve
-> commented that skirts and tennis (!) shoes don't go well together.
-> 
They make black ones!  I'm in the "problem foot" category too, because of
the size and the MS.  I'd shop at a local store, but as often as not they
don't have my size in anything wearable either.  I want stuff that looks
decent, stays on, and doesn't hurt.  I can have everything but the last
two.
 
-> -> couple of days, dry the sprouts and then grind them. Sweet malt
powder
-> -> is the result.
-> 
->  RH> Uhmmm - yum?  Malt powder.
-> 
-> You like malted milk?

Dunno - never had any.  I've used malt syrup and malt powder in recipes,
but only once or twice in milk.
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