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Skriven 2010-02-14 14:03:42 av Michael Loo (1:18/200)
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 BF> Finally got the official lab news that there was no cancer on my
 BF> removed gall bladder.  My Surgeon [my capital "S" -- right now he's a
 BF> God to me] had said that it hadn't "felt" like cancer to him so he did
 BF> no "trimming" of my liver through open surgery, just sticking to the
 BF> laproscopic [?] gall bladder removal.   

There was more to your post than you said then. Clean Dave and
I discussed this. Glad there was less to your surgery, though.

 BF> As a result of the simple operation I had no pain at all.  I used some
 BF> Tylanol just once the day after, and once the next day.  There was
 BF> major discomfort, a constant dull pain, a violent pressure for two days
 BF> from the CO2 gas they pump into the abdomen cavity.  It isn't in the
 BF> stomach or intestines so it takes a long while to work its way out of
 BF> the body.

I don't recall which one, perhaps you might, but in one of the
Gilbert and Sullivan operettas one of the female sub-leads
threatens to poke one of the males (a self-important, gaseous,
and one presumes older character) in the belly with a needle
and deflate him. Makes sense to me.

 BF> I think I'm free of tests, at least for now.   [g]

Congratulations and happy new year.

Lee family jai
cat: New Year, Chinese
servings: 12

6 c water
1/2 lb Chinese brown sugar sticks
1/2 c raw peanuts
2 oz bundle long rice (dried mung-bean thread)
1 oz black tree-ear fungus
1 oz dried lily flowers
4 oz dried mushrooms
1 oz dried black moss
1/4 lb fried wheat gluten
1/4 lb fried tofu (see note)
1/4 lb dried bean curd sticks (foo jook)
2 Tb oil
3 pieces red beancurd (about 4 oz)
6 oz garbanzo beans
4 oz ginkgo nuts (see note)
4 oz dried oyster, optional
2 c shredded Chinese cabbage (won bok)
4 oz sliced arrowroot (see note)
4 oz sliced water chestnuts
2 oz snow peas
1 Tb salt or to taste

Boil 6 c water, add brown sugar and set aside to
dissolve.

To prepare dried ingredients: Soak the following in
separate bowls of warm water for 15 min each: raw
peanuts, long rice, black tree-ear fungus, and dried lily
flowers. Then, boil raw peanuts 15 min; drain long
rice; rinse and drain black tree-ear fungus; rinse and
drain dried lily flowers, and cut off stems.

Soak dried mushrooms 12 min and discard stems.

Soak dried black moss in warm water 5 min, rinse and
drain.

Boil wheat gluten in water 2 min; drain.

Boil fried tofu in water 1 min; drain.

Soak bean-curd sticks in water, then cut in 3-inch
lengths.

To stir-fry jai: In a wok, heat oil, add red bean curd,
then stir and break up curd. Fold in peanuts, black tree
ears, dried lily flowers, bean-curd sticks, garbanzo
beans, ginkgo nuts and oysters, if used. Stir-fry 2
min.

To braise jai: Add brown-sugar liquid and bring to boil.
Add long rice, black moss, gluten, tofu, Chinese cabbage,
arrowroot and water chestnuts. Bring to boil, lower heat
and simmer 20 to 30 min, adding water if needed.

Add Chinese peas and salt to taste. Lower heat. Makes 12
one-cup servings.

Note: If prepared fried tofu is unavailable, fry tofu
according to instructions in lo han jai recipe, below.
Fresh water chestnuts, fresh arrowroot and fresh ginkgo
nuts are available in Chinatown during Chinese New
Year's. 

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1-14-1998


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