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Skriven 2009-04-24 10:36:04 av Michael Loo (1:18/200.0)
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 ML> MacMurray Ranch, though it sounds like an Oz name, is really
 ML> in Sonoma County: it was founded by Fred MacMurray the father of
 DD> I knew that Uncle Bub's brother had started a winery ... but, I've not
 DD> sampled its output.

It runs double your limit, which is a little too much for the wine
anyway.

 ML> flubber but now is part of the E&J stable. The Martini is Louis
 ML> M. Martini, someone altogether different from Martini & Rossi.
 DD> Oh, OK. That's what I wondered. I am a bit surprised that someone from
 DD> Martini & Rossi's current owners has not treated the Louis M. Martini
 DD> much like the Taylor Wine owners treated Walter S. Taylor.
 
I don't think the current owners (Bacardi) could upset a long-standing
coexistence; it would perhaps have been Messrs. Martini and Rossi
who would have had standing, but that was a century ago.

 ML> Roasted oysters as fed to the governor
 DD> I wish our (former) governor would clam up. OTOH, I see the judge
 DD> denied him permission to participate in some TeeVee "reality" show. 
 DD> Too bad. He might have gotten eaten by a cayman or something.

Usually you hear about reptiles eating tender young humans,
not hardened criminals.

 -=> Dave Drum said to Dale Shipp <=-

 DS> Gail usually snaps off the bottom section where ever it breaks before
 DD> That's how I gathered asparagus in the back yard asparagus patch.
 DD> Grasp the shoot near the ground, bending it a bit between the thumb 
 DD> and forefinger as you
 DD> slide up toward the tip. The asparagus shoot will snap at a 
 DD> natural place where it is tender and not woody.

There are a couple inches of stem below that point that are
enjoyable if you peel the outside first; and for those making
soup, most of the stem is usable (you strain out the fibrous part).

 DD> Commercially harvested product usually gets some woody stem along with
 DD> the "good" part.

You would hardly expect otherwise - it would be distinctly
uncommercial to waste any of the good part. And as you know,
the woodiness creeps up the stem as it dries, during storage
or transportation.

TIRITAS OF FISH ZIHUATANEJO STYLE
cat: starter, fish
serves: 8

2 lb sea bass or red snapper fillets, 1/4" x 2" strips
1 1/2 c fresh lime juice
1/4 c finely sliced Serrano or jalapeno chilies
2 c finely sliced red onion
1 1/2 Tb dried oregano, preferably Mexican
Sea salt to taste
Large unsalted tortilla chips

Place fish in a shallow dish. Toss with lime juice and
marinate 10 min. Add all seasonings and toss. Serve
with tortilla chips.

Patricia Quintana: Cuisine of the Water Gods
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