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Skriven 2007-11-26 14:45:12 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 23196 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:261/1466.0)
Ärende: Soupy weather                                            [1]
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Hi Carol,

 CS> Hi!  Have to skip around messages or I'll go over my 20 <g>.

I understand; I've got a backlog today since we were gone from Thursday
to Saturday.  Got back late Staurday night and yesterday was church &
recovery from the trip.  Traffic was really bad; what took us about 5
1/2 hours on the way down took 8 on the way back.

 CS> Last one you asked if i had any recipes to trade back to the Asian
 CS> Grocery. Yes.  I remember she liked to spice her rice (proper asian
 CS> sticky type with a good zorashi maker).

 CS> I have devised probably 20 spice blends, of which I can easily get
 CS> (and recognize so I can get!) ingredients for.  I think well of a new
 CS> one I just made up using Zatar seasoning, sesame seeds, and crumbled
 CS> pretoasted nori. I would not have thought to mix sesame or nori with a
 CS> middle eastern seasoning blend but it works.

Sounds interesting; I don't know if it's something I would use or not
but it sounds like your family likes it.

 RH> I know I'm doing a lot of things I never would have dreamed of had we
 RH> not gone to Germany, AZ and HI.  The echo has has some influence as
 RH> well on my cooking.

 CS> All of us.  We influance one another to try new stuff all the time!

For better or worse. Haven't tried a durian yet but can't say I won't in
the future. (G)


 CS> (On the squash)
 CS> Well, it's patiently waiting still.  Maybe tomorrow.

I found a butternut squash/crab soup recipe at my MILs (in the
newspaper) I pulled out to try.  Looks like it would be good without the
crab as well.


 RH> Hopefully will be.  We got our stuff in Frankfurt on Thanksgiving

 CS> Got the call today.  Delivery is the 30th, 10 days late.

At least you're getting it; I've heard horror stories about stuff being
washed overboard in storms, found in flea markets (by the owners killing
time before flying) and more.  We've done well over all; sounds like you
have too.

 CS> company.  Family plans still in the air).

 RH> Well, better some than none.  Saw in an article on the weather
 RH> problems in Bangaladesh that the Essex and another ship are on standby
 RH> for relief.

 CS> Ouch, bit out of the ESSEX way there.  That means they may pull them
 CS> further and relieve a carrier with them in the gulf.

I suspect you're glad you aren't on it. (G)


 CS> Well, they will have to call from their ship now.

 RH> For free?  Does the ship do that for holidays?

 CS> Nope, but often various organizations gift them with free calling
 CS> cards that last about 10 mins.

Army gets a lot of those too.  Neil Boortz was aking for gift/calling
cards to be sent to him for he & his wife to take up to Walter Reed in
about 3 weeks. They will be well appreciated.


 RH> OK, I'll take it all under consideration.  I may also use some chicken
 RH> stock as well.

 CS> I forgot in this message to tell you why sherry isnt really a good
 CS> sub. It's too 'fruity'.  I know you can get alcohol-free sherry flavor
 CS> but that will seldom work.  Best to just omit it.

Good idea; I probably will in 99% of the time, use a sub the other 1%.

 RH> OK, but probably nothing specific at the moment.  I think Sam Choy
 RH> suggested adding a tablespoon of sugar to rice vinegar for a mirin
 RH> replacement.

 CS> That probably will work and be far closer in flavor to mirin.  Just
 CS> adjust the rest of the recipe vinigar down to match.

Most of mine don't have other vinegar (that I can recall).


 CS> Oh, any recipe of mine that uses mirin as a dipping sauce?  Soy sauce
 CS> or a mix of soy and worstershire will be just fine.  In fact, I

 RH> We don't do much with dipping sauces but will keep that in mind.


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