Text 23308, 70 rader
Skriven 2009-04-14 20:27:25 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 23238 av Carol Shenkenberger (29807.cooks)
Ärende: healthy 393
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Hi Carol,


 CS> I'm a bit behind too and about to go to bed early.  First day at new
 CS> job tomorrow.

Hopefully the first two days have gone well.  We cleared quarters
yesterday (just a small charge for a gouge in part of the laminate floor
where I dropped the lid to my cast iron dutch oven).  Steve had his
final appointments after that & we hit the road today.  The weather was
gray all day but better than the rain with tornado warnings we had
yesterday.

 >  CS> My cookery is a bit like yours in this respect.  In the same way that
 >  CS> pork=vegetables, Mirin or Sake= Vinegar (grin).  I dont think of
 CS>  >
 > Rice wine vinegar OK?  I'll have to get more.

 CS> Yes, it will work.  JUst be careful to not add too much 'vinegar
 CS> taste' tot he food and it will sub reasonably well.  In Japan, they
 CS> use dashi (powder, mix just a little with water) to make up the volume
 CS> if no sake or mirin around.  I think white grape would actually come
 CS> closer mixed with a sushi rice vinegar.

OK, I may have to have you jog my memory on that after we get resettled.
My Sam Choy cook book has anumber of recipies that call for one or the
other.


 >  CS> Hehehe naw.  He got used to it once and can again.  Meantime,
 >  CS> Charlotte is eyeing my 'slinky stuff' and about to shave her legs at
 >  CS> last.  (Something i wouldnt push til she was ready).

 > And,  I guess her circle of friends isn't that concened about it either.
 > Big change from when I was growing up.

 CS> There wasnt much pressure about it when I was growing up, but by age
 CS> 14 I think all where.  Today, seems to hit around age 16.  Odd that,
 CS> but ok.

Seems it started about 7th grade when I was growing up.  Rachel &
Deborah had some "pushing" in late 6th grade; I guess it sort of goes in
cycles.  When I was in junior high, Home Ec was required both years,
with a strong emphasis on cooking the first year and more the 2nd.
OTOH, Rachel had just a semester of it and Deborah didn't have it at
all.

 >  CS> Grin, as we watch Neeka grow up by proxy, we see Charlotte as well do
 >  CS> the same.
 CS>  >
 > I think I first remember reading about her when she was about 3 years
 > old.  Time flies.........................

 CS> Yup!  I have many MM recipes of her at that age on up.  Mostly she
 CS> gets mentioned by age 5 in the actual write ups.

Our girls were in high school (Rachel) and middle school (Deborah) when
I was introduced to the echo.


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Ruth
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