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Skriven 2009-03-23 09:01:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
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 JW> Roslind [...] counselling [...] office.
 
 GJ> Is that a private facility, relying on paying customers, or a
 GJ> government-funded service with a regular stipend?

 JW> It is a private practise and bills by the hour. But all her clients
 JW> either have extended medical benefits through their employer so the
 JW> company's insurance plan pays or are referred to her by physicians
 JW> so that the Dept of Health and Social Services picks up the tab. She
 JW> does not have to chase past due invoices or rubber checks.

Sounds like a good arrangement.  I wish her well.  If your country is
as affected by the current recession as your Southern neighbour,
Roslind is likely to get plenty of customers.  [Thinks]  What a smart
move to become a counsellor at this time of financial crisis!
 
 GJ> With your knowledge of money matters I am sure you would have done
 GJ> everything possible with manipulated mortgages, etc to minimise the
 GJ> rate of interest you are paying.

 JW> We have. I also made sure that as many debts as possible were for
 JW> rental property repairs, real estate expenses or Roslind's practise
 JW> and not consumer purchases, so that the interest was tax deductible
 JW> as well. 

I hope you supply Roslind's clients with comforting food and drink
(tax deductable).  You can always consume the left-overs - and make
sure that there are left-overs.
 
 JW> In the meantime we are living low off the hog and the liquor cabinet
 JW> is down to a lonely half bottle of Vermouth.
 GJ> That is _real_ hardship!   I'll see if I can persuade Kevin to post
 GJ> you a 5 litre box of rough red.

 JW> I can do an AFM (Month) easier than he can do an AFD.

I had an AFW in July, 2004 when I visited dry Brunei.  It was
something of an experiment to see if I could survive such.  I did,
relatively painlessly, so having proved I could, I don't have to do
that again.

It is also a long time since I ate tongue, so I think I will visit the
Central Market and get one...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Crockpot Beef Tongue
 Categories: Beef, Crockpot, Jw, Tnt
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      1    Beef tongue
      2 c  Water
      4    Bay leaves
           Peppercorns; coarsely crackd
      1 cl (or 2) Garlic; optional
      4    1 inch cubes of turnip
      2 md Carrots; peeled and chunked
      2 md Potatoes; peeled and halved
      2    Leafy celery ribs; chopped
    1/2 md Onion; peeled and chopped
 
  Place tongue in crockpot; add water, bay leaves, peppercorns and
  optionally garlic. Cook on high, about 1 hour, until water comes to a
  boil. Reduce to medium and simmer 2 hours or more. Let cool.
  
  When cold, remove tongue; skin and trim it. Remove and discard garlic
  if using it. Place tongue back into crockpot. Re-heat on high until
  just boiling and reduce to medium. Simmer about 1 hour, then add
  potatoes, turnip and carrots. Simmer an hour or so, then add celery
  and onions and simmer another hour.
  
  Once the root vegetables are fully cooked, remove tongue and slice it
  into serving portions. Remove root vegetables and serve with the
  meat. Strain the stock; reserve the broth for another dish and
  discard the celery and onion.
  
  Either hot mustard or horseradish make a great condiment. Serves 2
  with leftovers for tongue sandwiches the next day. Tongue done this
  way is incredibly tender and flavourful. Even the broth is tasty and
  worth saving for soups etc.
  
  Jim Weller
 
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