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Skriven 2006-09-17 11:32:08 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Pre-War bids 257
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->  RH> Frequent bids no.  Run up the hit counter?  Why not?  On the other
->  RH> hand, since the bottle has a reserve, bidding the minimum won't
change
->  RH> the outcome of the auction since only bidders meeting the reserve
can
->  RH> actually win the auction.
-> 
-> I'm not saying bid below the reserve when you know what the reserve
-> is, which I can see as being unethical. I'm saying putting in a bid
-> with the knowledge that one might have to buy the thing.
-> 
Not unethical, just pointless.  If an auction doesn't meet the reserve the
item doesn't sell.  If you end up as high bidder on something without a
reserve, you're obligated to pay up. 

->  RH> the fun of sticking my hand in the air.
-> 
-> So (I asked Hap this but didn't understand the answer) why
-> not tell people what the reserve is ahead of time, the way
-> they do in real live auctions?

Sometimes online sellers do, or will if you ask.  Most live auctions do not
disclose the reserve, although it's generally around the starting bid for
any auction piece.  If the auctioneer doesn't get a bid at say $300, he'll
lower the starting bid until he gets one and the price climbs back up from
there.  I normally just start my stuff at what the reserve would be if I
had one.  The reason to use one is that for higher priced items, it's
cheaper to list something on ebay with a low starting bid (which draws more
eyeballs anyway) and a reserve than it is to put up an item with a high
starting bid.  It doesn't make sense, but that's Ebay for you.  

->  RH> stashing them someplace dark.  I couldn't find the dumb jar once I
put
->  RH> it away for over a year.  
-> 
-> It's not the jar's fault ... maybe the gremlins hid it.

No, the Ruth hid it.  No gremlins required.  I put it someplace light
couldn't get at it, which meant my eyeballs couldn't get at it either.
 
->  RH> fine.  The salt is nicely moist with lots of olive oil in it - even
->  RH> some slush in the bottom of the jar.  Is there a use for that
slushy
->  RH> salt?  It seems a pity to toss it.  How about dried olives?
-> 
-> 1. If it's not rancid, and it probably isn't, use it anywhere
-> you'd use salt. Or you can drain off some oil and use that where
-> you'd use oil - just press a tablespoon back onto the salt and
-> let the oil ooze into the bowl - if there's enough oil, fine;
-> if there's not, go back to sentence #1.

Pour the salt into a sieve and drain the oil out?  You have to love
presalted oil. That's what I was thinking.  I doubt it can be rancid, given
that it drained into a half gallon mason jar full of kosher salt.  The
drained salt would make a great crust for a beef roast, if I ever get that
far.   
  
-> 2. The salt probably prevented any possible pathogens, so just
-> eat the olives. If they're too dry, reconstitute them or put
-> them in a stew or something. Or mince them up and use them in
-> pasta dishes.
-> 
Definitely reconstitute first; these aren't pitted olives.  

-> ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CALAMATA OLIVES & POTATOES
-> cat: main
-> serves: 4
-> 
-> 1 qt chicken stock
-> 2 t fresh thyme; chopped
-> 4 skin-on boneless chicken breast halves
-> 4 sm red potatoes
-> 1 c Calamata olive paste (see recipe below)
-> 4 oz Calamata olives for garnish
-> 3 oz olive oil
-> 
For once, a not weird recipe?  How'd that happen?
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