Text 17515, 130 rader
Skriven 2008-12-08 15:59:07 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 17421 av Carol Shenkenberger (23842.cooks)
Ärende: pie time                                                 [1]
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Hi Carol,

 >  CS> no Charlotte doesnt recall her but she died in a drunk driving
 >  CS> accident about the time we moved to base housing.  (no USA people
 >  CS> involved, totally locals).

 > I recall reading that; it was sad. But, it sounds like you brightened up
 > her last few years. I'm sure she never expected an American teaching her
 > how to make bread and it being so popular in her store.

 CS> Yes, and they tried to keep up her end for the breadmachines for quite
 CS> a time but they never got the knack of it like she did so it went
 CS> away.  They did however make quite a bit by selling flours and things
 CS> breadmaker folks use, even as I was leaving.

It helps, especially for those that couldn't get it elsewhere.  There
were times when we were living in Germany that I'd get things at stores
or shops on the economy because the commissary was closed.  Other times
I shopped on the economy to get things that the commissary didn't carry.


 >  CS> Humm!  I did one with a generic french recipe but used honey, a little
 >  CS> karo, and an egg.  Dang things tried to lift the lid off the machine!
 >  CS> (The recipe calls for no sugar at all nor egg, but I like to play).
 CS>  >
 > Not real french bread but sounds like a good varient.

 CS> Definately a mix and not sure what cuisine it might tie to.  Chewy
 CS> fluffy white bread.

But not sourdough either.

 >  CS> I may make a whole wheat one later with a little rye flour mixed in.
 CS>  >
 > Sounds like the bread machine is getting a bit more use than it's seen
 > lately.  Do you "free hand" slice or do you have a guide?  I've got a
 > guide thing that's about 13 years old; haven't found a replacement in
 > stores but not looked on line yet.  It helps me get uniform slices.

 CS> Yes, I have a guide slicer.  Couldnt live without it!

I know; we really have appreciated it.  Seems they were in all the
stores in the 90s but not now.

 >  CS> Sensible as her base of cooking is not the same.

 > OK, that sounds logical.  I always thought mochi was on the lighter
 > side, not dense.

 CS> Naw, mochi that i know and select is as dense as a cracker.

We've usually had the lighter, sweeter stuff.

 >  CS> A post school munchie is getting devoured.  I made a sesame tofu
 >  CS> breaded cake and fried it in a lite (10% sesame oil blend) oil.  No MM
 >  CS> for this one, just fast 'stuff'.

 >  CS> and a small sprinkle of sweet paprika then fried them up.  Nicely
 >  CS> crunchy and they come out a bit like a fried cheese stick.

 > I can see why they were devoured.  Paired with a teen ager.........

 CS> Hehehehehe.

Made any meat balls and sauce for her to devour recently?  I think part
of the appeal with the ones I made for the picnic was the great meat
Janis provided.


 CS> I'm always making something a bit odd and some work, some dont.

Isn't that true of all of us?


 >  CS> Not to worry! As she's back in contact, I asked her.  Yes, it's
 >  CS> something odd her grandmother made and yes, parsnips (big old late

 > OK, I sort of had the suspicion it was an old family thing.

 CS> Yes.  She mentioned she liked this version better.

As we all come up with varients on the original that we like better. (G)

 CS> There was something else she did.  She'd grate 'sweet end' daikon and
 CS> add grated carrots then cook them up with lots of eggs into something
 CS> a little like quiche,  With my cholestrol needs, I didnt investigate
 CS> too hard but the few nibbles were very good.

Could you do them in muffin cups (or mini muffin ones) to reduce the
serving size?

 >  CS> shopping today got a nice lotus root again.  Thats one of the foods we

 > I presume that was at your Asian products store. I've not seen any at
 > the commissary.  Speaking of which, Steve was at the Fort Stewart one
 > So, I guess ours is pretty good, tho it was quite picked over when we
 > went yesterday.

 CS> Yes, asian market but they do have them at the commisary here.
 CS> Probably a much bigger one than you have access to.  The 3 bigger ones
 CS> (in order) are main base, Oceana, and Little Creek.  There are some
 CS> others but they arent located easy for me (Dam Neck etc) so I'm not
 CS> that familiar with them.

OK, you must have a larger Asian population.  It seems small in the
Savannah area as a whole but there are a few Asian stores in the area.

 >  CS> Balloon bread I'm afraid.  It has one claim to fame.  Makes nice
 >  CS> grilled chees e samwiches quick.

 > With the  individually wrapped slices? GACK!

 CS> Hehehe comfort food at times.  I do not get the lower stuff than the
 CS> delux kraft which isnt individually wrapped.  That wrapped stuff
 CS> tastes like the wrapper.

The wrapped stuff and velveeta are in the category of "plastic" cheese
in our house.


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