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Skriven 2008-12-27 18:16:41 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
Ärende: CA$H REGI$TER$  81227
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 -=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Glen Jamieson <=-

 
 > I have been caught in US stores when I have looked at the shelf price
 > of something, carefully counted out all the "funny money" to the exact
 > price, and then had the girl on the check-out demand even more money,

 CS> LOL!  It works the other way too at times.  In Darwin I was always
 CS> trying to get rid of all that pesky 'change' which more exchange places
 CS> wont take yet are not insignificant amounts of money.

Yes, the $2 and $1 coins are significant value for you to want to cash
in at an money changer, but most places only take notes (but not
usually US$1 notes).  I have a US$3 note, but no one would change that
into Aus$ money.  They just look at it and laugh and hand it back.  It
has a good picture of ex-pres Clinton on it.

 CS> Then in the Philipennes, they have those tiny little coins in bright
 CS> yellow that just have numbers on them and dont tel you they are like
 CS> 1/5th of a 'cent' in value so i looked a little silly trying to spend
 CS> them once (grin).

I think a 20 centavo coin would be about equivalent to 1/5 of a US cent.

I can remember when there were round then squareish 1 centavo coins,
that could just buy something, like a single, tiny candy.  I still have
a 10 Peso note with a picture of Marcos on it, which I got when I
changed some Aus money in Melbourne on my way to the Philippines.  When
I tried to spend it, later, I was frostily reminded that Marcos had
been deposed, and "...we don't use that money here anymore!"

For Christmas my daughter and her family came down from Darwin, and she
cooked her mother's speciality:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Lumpia
 Categories: Filipino, Appetizers
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
    250 g  Pork mince
    250 g  Chicken mince
    200 g  Cabbage, chopped
    100 g  Bean sprouts
    100 g  French beans, finely sliced
      3 ea Garlic cloves
      2 t  Pepper, freshly ground
      4 ea Spring onions, chopped
      2 ea Carrots, julienne
     36 ea Spring roll wrappers
           Peanut oil as required
 
  Fry the pork, chicken and garlic in a little moderately hot oil until
  nearly cooked, then add spring onions, carrots, black pepper, salt.
   Fry on the same medium heat until vegetables are half cooked.  Add
  the cabbage, beans and the bean sprouts and fry on the same heat until
  everything is just cooked.  Take care not to overcook the vegetables.
  Remove the mixture and allow to cool. Separate the spring roll
  wrappers, and quickly place a spoonful of the mixture just off-centre
  on each wrapper, folding in the ends and rolling up to form a parcel.
  When all are wrapped, and the wrappers allowed to harden slightly,
  deep fry until golden brown and crisp on the outside. Allow to drain
  on absorbent paper.
  
  Serve with a thin hot sauce made by leaving 10 garlic cloves and 15
  hot chillies in a jar of vinegar for a month or so.   After biting
  the end off each lumpia, spoon a little sauce into the lumpia before
  continuing to eat. Alternatively, a commercial chilli-based dipping
  sauce can be used.
  
  :       Recipe by Flor Jamieson, typed by Glen
 
MMMMM
 


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