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Skriven 2009-07-27 11:09:28 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 26586 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: Re: mint  was: picnic stu
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Hi Nancy,

>> Michael mentioned that and I thought he was kidding :) :)  I had no
>> idea it was a mint. :) :)

> Crush fresh leaves and smell it... you'll recognize the minty-ish smell.

That is so wild.. we had catnip growing in our yard one year hear - the
previous owners had planted some annuals for their kitties before we bought the
house - but I'd never thought to crush it and sniff it with this in mind
(laugh)


>> I wonder which ones will taste best with Ricotta and the various
>> cheeses I use in Ravioli and Lasagna  - that will be an interesting
>> test (g).

> It will indeed.  :)  You could take a small amount of the cheeses, and
> mix with a bit of each and just get a taste of them... :)  Bruising the
> leaves may give a hint of which goes better, too... :)

I'm picturing a light fresh mint with parmesiano for ravioli.. but now I can't
wait to find some (grin).  Not sure if I'll be able to find it so I will
probably have to find some seeds before the stores pack them all away for the
season (if they haven't already :( ).

>> I have some mint in my garden I grew this year just on a lark.. I
>> didn't even remember buying those plants :)

> Maybe they were volunteers with another plant?

Thinking back now, I think Ron might have grabbed them while I was off browsing
the tomato and vegetable plants haha.. he does things like that sometimes..
he'll see something that just looks interesting and throw it on the cart (g)..

>> We're still looking, hopefully soon ... we're taking our time.  We
>> were talking to one lady about these two Maine Coon/Bengal Cat Mix
>> cats, but she wants $350.00 for them.. (ouch).. it's a bit beyond us :(
>> They're beautiful, but.. :(

> That IS a bit much... even if they probably are worth it, to someone who
> could easily afford it.  Check the shelter for a similar cat...??

My daughter found a maine coon at her Animal Shelter in Ithaca, he's beautiful!
His name is Phineas and he's quite a character :)  He's a charcoal Coon, really
friendly too!  So I couldn't stand it anymore!  I asked her to take us to her
Animal Shelter there when we brought the boys back from visiting with us.. and
we came home with a litter of four kitties :)  They are 3 sisters and a
brother, just 4 months old, 3 Calicos (the sisters), and a yellow long hair
Tabby (the brother), named appropriately Lola, Lulu, Lizzie and Leo :) :) And
they are NUTS!!! hahahaha  They have turned our home into a mad house LOL


> Priscilla:
>> She's having a rough time breathing in general lately... especially
>> when it's humid, which it seems is ALL the time lately. I swear NYS has
>> developed a RAINY season.  Did you notice that as well?? What is going

> More rain than usual, for sure.  Dunno if it's truly climate change or
> just variation, though.

Know what you mean.. well it is more rain than usual regardless.  Reading about
all the changes at the polar ice caps is certainly scarey enough as well.


>> on with that?? My poor dog can barely catch her breath on those muggy
>> days.. it's miserable for her.. Today she is doing better .. the sun is
>> out, the air is crisp this morning and it's chillly.. this afternoon
>> it's suppossed to hit 80, so I don't know how she'll do.. she doesn't
>> do too well out in the heat so I try to keep her inside as much as I
>> can when I know it's going to be hot but you know dogs (g).

> Dogs are perpetual children, cats are perpetual teenagers... <G>  If
> they live long enough, they might jump over into geriatrics, but that's
> usually some sort of second childhood anyway... :)

hahahahaha  excellent assessment :) :)  Should be a tagline :) :) :)

Take care,
Janis

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