Text 15243, 89 rader
Skriven 2007-05-10 13:34:08 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 15202 av Carol Shenkenberger (3:800/201)
Ärende: Falafel - untested
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Hi Carol,


 CS> We had a wild thunderstorm last night that woke up several folks new
 CS> to the area but we slept through it.  Been here too long I guess <g>.

They'll be sleeping thru the storms soon enough.

 CS> I was lucky walking to work as I just hit the break between rain
 CS> downpours (very mild drizzle as i walked in).  It;s cloudy but bright
 CS> now.

Same as here; the semi tropical system is falling apart fast.  We didn't
get near the rain from it the weather folks thought we would which is
bad; it's realy needed.


 CS> Try Arrowroot for that?  I liked the effect when I could get it.  It
 CS> will match better to white meat chicken than most other things.

RH> OK, I've got some on the shelf.  Should have known you were looking; I
RH> could have sent some over.

 CS> No worries.  We had some for a long time here.  Ran out about 2 years
 CS> ago. Maybe 3?


Well, we stil could have gotten some at the same place we got the gluten
and sent it.

 CS> Use it roughly in same amount as you might flour or cornstarch but no

OK, half the amount of cornstarch is used as flour in thickening; I
think I'll try the cornstarch ratio first.

 CS> flavor at all is added.  It doesnt thicken quite as well, but works
 CS> nicely in things where you want no flavor added.  I think the plant is
 CS> related to cat-tails but this is the root that is dried to a powder
 CS> and used. Pretty sure of that (guess I should look it up but too lazy
 CS> just now).

According to Alton Brown, the best arrowroot is Japanese Kudzu. He said
some that's labled as arrowroot is just potato starch or other cheaper
stuff.


 CS> produce (not much choice) but 'fresh' is relative.  Most has to be
 CS> shipped in so it isnt very fresh.

RH> Don't we know it!  We did become lovers of the tropicals over
RH> there--mangos, papayas, Maui Gold (low acid) pineapples..........

 CS> And seafood! I nevr got mine there at the commisary.  It was so much
 CS> better out in town.  It's incredibly even better here but there are a
 CS> few things I miss that we dont commonly have here.  Fresh trout, fresh
 CS> catfish, fresh live real 'crawdads' would top that list.  We have a

You will be returning to those soon enough.

 CS> thing called 'crayfish' out here but it's not at all the same.  Doesnt
 CS> look the same and tastes muddy-bad in a way that even 'old bay' cant
 CS> mask.

No, and that's why we don't eat cat fish. Had a few muddy tasting ones
when we tried it, enough to say "no more".


 CS> Ah well, 'win some, lose some' in every area you live in.  I'm still
 CS> getting a slight giggle that you didnt like poi but that's ok.  You
 CS> enjoyed a significant number of things I thought you would.

 CS> Did you ever adapt to the local chicken?  I never did.  It smelled
 CS> like it had gone bad (though was fresh and not bad).  I gather it
 CS> cooked up ok, but I couldnt get past the smell so don't really know.

No, we didn't use the local chickens either.  They didn't look too great
in the commissary and knowing what you said, we just let them be.


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Ruth
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