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Skriven 2008-01-23 13:30:07 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1194 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Janis,

>> preserve it > or protect the oils from going bad on us.

>> Ok, that's the same thing my daughter does.. she has to because of
>> everyone's allegies.. including her own.  I've got a mill and flaker

 JK> > So what's a flaker?

 JK> You can buy groats and flake them with the flaker and make oatmeal -
 JK> we do that rather than buy off the shelf oatmeal. If you put it
 JK> through once, that's "old-fashioned" style oatmeal.. If you put it
 JK> through twice, you end up with the equivalent of "quick-oats". It's
 JK> really neat to do.

OK, I see. I don't think our mill has the capacity to do stuff like
that.  It sounds like a jet engine while running. (G)

>> here as well, as I do it "now and again"... but my guts don't seem
>> really happy with too much in the way of whole-grains..
 JK> > It's something you have to work in to.

 JK> I dunno.. been trying for years.  Some things just tear up my guts
 JK> something wicked.. probably from all the blasted meds I've been on
 JK> over the years.. Prednisone was the worst of them - I was on it long
 JK> term too at least for couple of years.. Doesn't stop me from trying
 JK> anything though :)  I just pay for it later haha

I understand; I was on prednisone for almost a year (2000) and it did
some not so nice things to my system.  I kept up with the whole grain
diet tho.  Since then I've only taken it in short bursts (5-10 days)
whenever I've had a really bad case of bronchitis.  Didn't get any this
time, just antibiotics from my primary care doctor.


>> flour.. but the mixer->oven method isn't as 'sensitive' it seems.

 JK> > OK, we just go with the machine 99% of the time.

 JK> If we'd had good bread makers when I had my smaller mixer I probably
 JK> would have done the same.. They weren't as nice as they are now though

I never thought I'd want one when they first came out; a few years
later, I broke both wrists.  Steve likes whole wheat bread and kneading
it hurts so he got me a machine.  I do miss the kneading from time to
time but not the pain afterward.

>> When I use the oven, I normally use a brick-insert, made by

 JK> > I've seen pictures of them; we took the cheater's way out.  We have
 JK> half > dozen unglazed quarry tiles on the bottom rack of our oven. (G)

 JK> Yes, that's how I did it as well for a long time.  There are benefites
 JK> to both.. you don't mind taking out the tiles since you just stack
 JK> them up and remove them, the heathkit insert is a little more of a job
 JK> to remove if you don't want to use it that day.  I normally just leave
 JK> it in the oven, but for delicate baking, like angel food cake, etc. I

In our situation, we prefer the convenience of having something easily
removable.  Helps when it comes time to pack out for moving. (G)  Maybe
when we evntually settle down, we can go with a proper insert thing.


 JK> > Steve had about 2 fish on each slice of pizza--way overdone!

 JK> Oh, and he complained??? Lol :)  If there weren't at least 2 on my
 JK> pizza slice I'd complain to the management and demand more !!! <laugh>

He wasn't raised with them, nor was I.  Our girls were young at the time
(about 7 & 5) & but at the stage where they knew what they liked on
their pizza.  Anchovies were not popular.  I've had a few from time to
time, usually one at a time, but sort of watch out for them now as
they're high in salt.


>> > There is an Italian store in Rochester. (G) What about Binghamton?

>> I haven't been able to find one.. but there are some in Scranton PA
>> where my family is from, that's an hour away. I could have missed some
>> little shops in the neighborhoods.

 JK> > Check the phone books. (G)

 JK> I did.. I don't see any :( not listed as such, at least..

I'm not sure if there is one in Savannah or not. There doesn't seem to
be that great an Italian population as compared to some other ethnic
groups (Irish).

 JK> =======Risotto with Broiled Chicken and Sausage ===
 JK> This looks complicated, but it's not, really :) It isn't classic
 JK> Risotto by any means, either <grin>

Michael made a nice one at the last picnic.  We were going to have a
rice taste off but ended up with just his risotto and me cooking a rice
cooker potful of a rice blend.  Both went well with everything else
served and there wasn't a lot of rice for Gail to find stowage for
afterward. (G)

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Ruth
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