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Skriven 2008-10-01 22:17:52 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: Chatter and Clams
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-> My sister Charlotte has a big foot (relatively).  I rmember her moaning
as a
-> kid that she couldnt find 'neat' shoes as all the ones in her size were
-> 'adult sorts'.  I think she hit size 9 by the time she was in 8th grade? 
No
-> idea what size her feet are now but bigger I am sure.
-> 
They may not be much bigger than that.  My mother stopped growing at 13.  I
stopped around 15/16, and often your feet grow before the rest of you does.

->  > I'm sitting in a 70F room that's pretty comfortable.  I die dead in
->  > anything over 85F.
-> 
-> At 85F, we turn up the fan <g>.  AC at 90F pretty much to keep it down
to
-> 85F.  Before you think we are suffering though, just keep in mind we are
-> rather heat tolerant.  It's also easier to stay cool if you dont
over-cool
-> the house.  You get used to it fast and then it doesnt feel so hot
outside.

Unfortunately with MS, that doesn't work with me.  The colder it is, the
better off I am.
 
-> Now in winter, we keep the temps down as much as we can (Don's arthritis
-> means not as low as i'd like for bill reasons).  I turn it down at night
to
-> 68 or so and in day we run at about 72.
-> 
That's warmer than I keep mine, at night anyway.  I turn the end of the
house with the computer, living room etc down to 65 generally.  Your back
wouldn't like it much colder than that.
  
->  > They work nicely, and you don't have to worry about getting bad ones.
-> 
-> Yes, I noticed that!  I still havent done anything with the can of
clams, but
-> I got more whipping creame (the unsweet stuff) so can make up a clam
chowder.

Real whipping cream, in other words.  I've been known to use skim milk.  

->  I just need to decide what to do with the rest of the clams before I
open
-> the can.  It's a 3lb can that makes 3.5 quarts which is a bit much for
us 3. 
-> Sure, I can go heavier on the clams than the recipe says and reduce the
rest
-> a bit, but I suspect I'll still have about 1 lb of meat to deal with in
some
-> other way.  Not in any rush though as the can will last for ages.

Fried clams?  Fritters?  
 
->  > I've been eating down some of the meat in the freezer lately myself.
->  > I need the space!
-> 
-> My freezer is largely eaten down now although there's still lots of good
-> stuff in there.  I double and sometimes triple wrap things so they can
last a
-> very long time with no freezer burn.  I learned to do that in Japan so I
-> could stock the house before going to sea for 4-5 months.
-> 
I've done that too, often enough.  A pan of brownies only has a single
wrap, but they only have to stay there until Saturday to be eaten Sunday at
church.  
 
->  > -> That one is pretty sure!  He's snoozing on the sofa in the sunroom
just
->  > now.
->  > 
->  > Wishing you could bump him and take over the space?
-> 
-> Yeah, thought was in my head yesterday!

But not today?  
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