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Skriven 2006-12-11 11:57:44 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8615 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Brit food 332
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Hi Carol,

 CS> The one here is big.  The design is wrong to add a kitchen table in
 CS> there but I bet before the washing/dryer were there, that would have

RH> I suspect you would rather have the washer & dryer. (G)  When we were

 CS> Definately.  The 'big room' is a dining room and living room combined
 CS> by design but for us it's a living room and 'whatever' space.  Xmas
 CS> tree just now.

Typical family housing.  I think we had that sort of set up in all of
our housing except this one.  We've actually got separate dining and
living rooms.


 CS> Our dining table folds down and is a mere 1ft wide at top once the
 CS> leaves are down.  Made into a sort of credenza just now.

Nice for small spaces.  We've got the full table & six chairs that we
bought when we came back from Germany in 92.  Set was made in
Yugoslavia, sort of an oaky wood color.

RH> years; it came out with no problems and worked for another 11 years
RH> before giving up the ghost (blew the tub seal) in HI.

 CS> I'll probably have to get new ones when I get back.  By now, the
 CS> renters had to replace.  I rented with all appliances but told them no
 CS> replacement and no raised rent either for the appliances being there.
 CS> We were both happy withthe deal.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  Sounds like a good deal.  Rachel left
her washer & dryer in AZ when they moved to Las Vegas & now misses it.
But, it's a relatively short time in Vegas and whoever rents the house
in AZ will be able to use the washer/dryer there.

RH> We have 3 large drawers in the kitchen and 5 half size.  I had fun
RH> trying to figure out what to stow where but did--now the fun comes in
RH> "OK, what did I put in this" or "where did I put that?".  Or, Steve wi
RH> hunt thru half the drawers looking for something, then give up and ask
RH> where it is "hiding".  It's usually in the drawer he's got open. (G)

 CS> Sounds very familiar!  Oh, and i have 15 drawers, a closet with
 CS> shelves, and 15 cabinets.  I'm just too sort to reach much of the
 CS> upper ones.  I have ones we do not use at all.  The hall is lined with

I've got a stepstool to help with the taller cabinets. It would help tho
to not have them quite as tall (they don't go to the ceiling) & there's
a lot of wasted space that I could stow stuff on the top of if they were
shorter.


 CS> a huge linen closet, probably 9ft long and to the ceiling.  We dont
 CS> use most of that either.

Ours is smaller than the powder room but bigger than the one we had in
HI. It's actually fairly full; I shouldtake out some of the not really
needed stuff & find homes for it.

 CS> guess not or you wouldnt be trying to adapt.  The downside of military
 CS> housing, you have little choice at all on such things.

RH> True; these smooth tops are all the rage now.  If I could, I'd rather
RH> have a gas stove anyway but.............

 CS> I dont mind gas or electric.  I hate the idea of the smooth tops
 CS> though.

Can you tell I'm not jumping up & down with joy? (G)

 CS> I use my teapot on the stove 3-4 times a day to boil water for some
 CS> reason or other.  Thats probably more than most.  I have a glorious
 CS> old-fashioned sort of metal which whistles and can hold I think, a
 CS> gallon when full.

I always keep a stove top one too.  Bought a new one out here--stainless
steel, whistler but I think just under a gallon, maybe not; I've got to
check.


 CS> but I have other methods for that too.  Pasta hits us once a month

RH> That's because you didn't marry an Italian (actually, half but on mom'
RH> side).  I do have a mesh strainer that gets pressed into service from
RH> time to time; I know I'll need it when I make the turkey stock from th

 CS> I have a net cloth I've gotten fond of for that.  I clamp it to the
 CS> sides of the stock pot then upend over another stock pot.  Let the
 CS> dregs cool for picking over to add to the 'other stock pot'.

I usually strain. put the solids on a plate & let them cool a bit, then
pick & add back to the stock.

 CS> Ok!  Me, it's a bit of fish.  Gonna make fishballs with miso.

RH> Sounds good.  The commissary fish selection here isn't as good as the
RH> one in HI & we've not found any local fish markets yet.

 CS> Thats one that sadly you will have to accept.  There will be a fish
 CS> market someplace but not sure how close to the shore you are.

We're within a few miles of the Intracoastal Waterway, a few more to the
Atlantic Ocean.


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Ruth
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