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Skriven 2009-04-22 18:45:40 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
  Kommentar till text 23543 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hello, MICHAEL.

Wednesday April 22 2009 at 12:33, you wrote to me:

 ML> Bennies are good. I spend as much on health insurance as you do
 ML> on rent, I think (almost 800- a month).

My rent's $550 a month, but my parents spend around what you're paying (and
this is after the government's co-pay; Dad was medically retired from the VA).

I know that health insurance isn't cheap, but when you need it, as I found out
with car insurance first-hand, it's great to have.

 ML> Okay, I might ask some weird questions - I bet you keep a
 ML> transcript, so that could provide some amusement.

No.  I've been asked to put that in (and it would be very easy to do so), but
that to me is tantamount to spying on someone...and really, that's not
something I want to do. :)

 ML> And if worse comes to worst, when you have bennies you can
 ML> investigate the possibility of airway surgery.

I've a hiatal hernia and my doctor and I had discussed surgery, but with my
other problems in that area it would not be advisable.  But it's okay...I just
keep plugging away at losing weight and the usual things, as well as using my
machine, I'll be okay.

 ML> How many burners would be the question, and is there a BBQ
 ML> apparatus handy. The focus of the picnic might be adapted to
 ML> suit whatever facilities are available.

I've just four burners on the stove, but I'd be happy to get another set of
burners to plug in to help...and I'm planning on getting some sort of BBQ setup
soon (probably a smallish Weber Smokey Joe).

 ML> Actually, the host's responsibilities need not be 24/7, and
 ML> you might be able to swing it without taking undue amounts of
 ML> vacation time.

A couple of days shouldn't kill me; I could make up my hours also if I needed
to.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Biscuits & Gravy (Wallis)
 Categories: Quickbreads, Low-fat, Sauces, Biscuits
      Yield: 4 Servings

      4 tb Flour
    3/4 c  Water
      2 c  Skim milk or milk
           Substitute
  1 1/2 ts Fresh sage, crumbled finely
           Or
      1 ts Ground sage
    1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
    1/2 ts Tobasco sauce
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper

  Mix flour and water until smooth and no lumps. Put into medium sauce
  pan, and heat over medium-high heat until the mixture boils. Reduce
  heat, stirring constanly, and boil for 4 - 5 minutes. Mixture should
  be very think and blubbery. Add milk and stir until the mixture is
  smooth again. Add spices, and return to boil, cooking until it has
  the consistancy of thick gravy.

  Serve over split baking powder biscuits, with fruit (whole-berry
  cranberry sauce was *great* with this dish!), grits, red beans &
  rice, toast & jam, etc.

  Makes enough for about 4 biscuits.

  Posted by wallis@oxygen.aps1.anl.gov (David Wallis) to the Fatfree
  Digest [Volume 11 Issue 21], Oct. 21, 1994. FATFREE Recipe
  collections copyrighted by Michelle Dick 1994. Used with permission.
  Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.

MMMMM

Later,
Sean

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