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Skriven 2009-05-15 01:06:08 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: CHAIN COFFEE 90514
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Hi Glen,

>> that a try (g).. I should pot one up in one of the gigantic tree
>> planters I have and go from there.. I just need to buy a ton more
>> potting soil, or bake a ton of soil in my oven (g).

> I have never thought of avocado as a house plant.  Those trees in PNG

It's just something I started doing as a child years ago.. I remember way back
then I'd eat an avocado, plant that gigantic seed, to see if it grew anything
(g). Most times yes, you'd get a great plant!  I remember when I was about 8 or
so walking past the village square and picking some pretty folliage and
sticking it in water when I got home to see if I could get it grow roots to get
a plant out of it.. some of it did, some of it didn't.. now I know what they
planted there :)

> were about 10 metres high, but in Fiji there was a much smaller tree
> near my office there, which although only about 3 metres (10ft) high,
> and scraggy looking, steadily produced excellent fruit.

I'm not sure but I think we're too cold here for them to make fruit here :)

>> I have a small grand-daughter who visits on weekends, and she manages
>> to get through lots of clothes.

>> sure :)  This weekend they came and cleared out and turned over my
>> garden beds for me for Mother's Day with my Daughter.. I thought that
>> was an incredible gift for her and for me :)

> My local grand-daughter is only 4, but loves dressing up.  Clothes
> everywhere!

I can imagine that :) :)  If it's anything like my 3yr. old grandson and his
costumes for dragon-slaying (laugh)

> And now my eldest grand-daughter, in NZ, is due to give
> birth in September - the next generation.

That is so wonderful - my congratulations and best wishes :) You must be very
happy about that :)

>> Gets that bad there, eh?  Our temps in the summer get in the 90's F..
>> once in a great while it will hit over 100F .. but that's rare.  Has to
>> be a real bad heat wave.

> We normally get 15 - 20 days over 100F (38C), with a maximum recorded
> in my life time of 117F (47C).  I remember that time as I was in bed
> after a tonsilitis operation, and my parents had great difficulty in
> making ice-cream for me in those pre-refrigerator days.

Heh.. isn't it funny how suddenly they don't feel the need to yank out all
those tonsils .. and now these youngsters of today will never know the joy of
ice cream soothing the pain of tonsil surgery (g) I guess that is actually a
good thing (g).

>>> Certainly :)  She enjoys that as well and we've always enjoyed cooking
>>> together moreso than probably any of my other sisters (grin).
>> That is important - to be able to work together in the kitchen.  I

>> That is very true.. I learned very young that most of really good
>> tecniques and information was to be learned from the older relatives in
>> the kitchen :)

> And not just about cooking.  It is a good place to chat about people,
> philosophies and learn about life in general.

I know what you mean.. it's something I find interesting about one of my
grandson's schools.. they seem to emphasize Q&A to other adults in your
household or relatives about events in history (Viet Nam War, etc.).. their
experiences, opinions, feelings at the time, that kind of thing.  I thought it
was an interesting way to conduct the study of the material. I'm sure they do a
lot more than just that, but this was one facet of the course work that I was
asked about and thought was very different from what we'd done in school.


>> I used to LOVE to watch the crocodile fellow.. Steve Irwin.. what a
>> great show he had on television.. quite the entertainer.  I felt really
>> bad for his family when he died as well though I expect they were well
>> taken care of by his estate and family.

> From what I have read, his wife and daughter are continuing to run his
> animal business, and are doing very well at it.

That's what I'd understood... that's so great.

> Some of the crocodile farmers I talked to in Darwin considered that
> Irwin took excessive risks with his crocodiles, so it was surprising
> that it was a sting-ray that killed him.  I have had one sting my
> foot, and that was quite agonising, but to get stabbed in the heart
> would be far worse.

I'd heard that before ... that he took such risks.. but he was awfully good at
what he did.

==Stuffed Mushrooms with Nuts and Raisins==
24 medium mushrooms
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons raisins
3 tablespoons dry sherry, or chicken broth 1/2 cup Italian flavored bread
crumbs Remove mushroom stems and chop fine.  In skillet, saute garlic in butter
until golden.  Discard garlic.  Add nuts.  Saute until lightly toasted. Stir in
chopped mushroom and cook until juicy.  Stir in cheese, raisins, sherry and
breadcrumbs.  Blend until moistened.  Stuff mushroom caps lightly.  Broil 5-7
minutes, or until lightly browned.
==

Take care,
Janis

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