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Skriven 2010-03-11 11:18:24 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: creeping crud                                            [1]
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Aloha Ruth!
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-> ->  hn> in the fridge, and chicken stew in the
-> ->  hn> freezer...I should be good for the week.
-> 
-> -> Sounds it.  Steve was helping a new neighbor with computer problems
-> -> yesterday; she gave us some unstuffed cabbage and mashed potatoes 
as
-> -> "payment".  Had it for supper tonight--it was really good!  Can't even
-> -> really tell there's cabbage in it.
-> 
->  hn> I've been adding cabbage to several
->  hn> dishes lately and we've been enjoying
->  hn> it quite a bit. Napa Cabbage is quite
->  hn> reasonable at the Korean Market.
-> 
-> I got a small head of the standard green at Whole Foods on Saturday.
-> They had a wide variety of sizes available, unlike most supermarkets
-> where it seems they get nothing but large. The small one will do nicely
-> for one meal for us.
->
I find that even if I get a good sized one
and cut it into quarters they stay quite
nice in the crisper for a week.
-> 
-> I got some at WFM on Saturday; there is an Asian supermarket in Raleigh
-> but we were nowhere near it.
-> 
-> ->  hn> I like organic markets for some thing...
-> ->  hn> garlic is a root crop so I don't think
-> ->  hn> organic is quite as important there.
-> 
-> -> If there's a lot of chemicals in the ground, then I'd rather have the
-> -> organic garlic.  After all, root crops get exposed to a lot more dirt
-> -> than non root ones.
-> 
->  hn> I read a report somewhere about
->  hn> which foods it makes sense to shop
->  hn> organic and which it doesn't seem
->  hn> to matter much...root crops came
->  hn> under the "didn't seem to matter
->  hn> much" category.
-> 
-> Can you think back to where you read it and let me know? Sounds
-> interesting, in theory anyway.  I want to see how my opinion concurs (or
-> not) with theirs.
-> 
Gosh, all I can remember is that it was
an article about the "organic" industry
and how mainstream marketoids have
gotten into it and the changes that
the label "organic" has undergone since
the "fusion" with big label companies.

-> ->  hn> and Lots of folks seem to agree with you
-> ->  hn> on the limas...they are hard to find  in many
-> ->  hn> stores. Used to be able to find them canned
-> 
->  hn> Last night when makiing dinner I
->  hn> decided to use up the one sweet
->  hn> tater I had on hand, so I added it
->  hn> to the lima beans (basically steamed
->  hn> it on top of them) and it came out
->  hn> quite nice!
-> 
-> -> I'll have to look when I go shopping; I think I've seen it in cans, but
-> -> then too, living in the south...............I know I've seen it in the
-> -> frozen secton.
->
Baby limas the green ones, not the
huge beige ones you often see with
ham.
 
->  hn> I always look, but it seems to me
->  hn> that most markets are shrinking
->  hn> their offerings. Used to be that
-> 
-> I forgot to look; it was one of the last stops of the day.  As he's done
-> before, Steve "holed up" in the cafe section while I did the aisle to
-> aisle cart loading, including time at the bulk bins.
-> 
-> 
->  hn> you'd find several different varieties
->  hn> of every veggie offered...now that's
->  hn> a rarity.
-> 
-> Depends on the store.  Check out one like WFM.  The other day they had
-> heiloom, vine ripened, and "regular" organic tomatoes, plus some non
-> organic Romas.  At least 4 different types of lettuce, a myriad of
-> squash and peppers, etc.
->
We have not Whole Foods outlets here in Washington.
Four lettuces....Iceberg, romaine, butter and leaf. 
tomatoes, there are dozens of varieties that are 
great. Corn on the cob...white or yellow....
Garlic...regular or elephant (there are dozens of
different garlics as well). Taters, red, yellow, yukon
gold, russets. Peppers, bells red yellow green orange.
More variety in the chili peppers. Carrots, one variety.
Leeks (if they have em) one, Cabbage: green, red, and 
napa. If you want something different you have to go
and grow it yourself...which is what we used to do.
 
-> -> DON'T FORGET TO GET BALONEY (BOLOGNA)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-> 
->  hn> ok!
-> 
-> Got it yet?
->
uhh, nope (grin)
 
-> ->  hn> Most folks don't seem to get
-> ->  hn> that Insurance companies are
-> ->  hn> FOR PROFIT companies...and
-> ->  hn> your vested interests may not
-> ->  hn> coincide with the company's
-> ->  hn> plans for profit!
-> 
-> -> As long as I have a doctor who understands my problems, I shouldn't 
have
-> -> any insurance battles.  A skirmish here & there tho, usually resolved in
-> -> our favor, have come up but been conquered quickly.
-> 
->  hn> Hopefully that will stay the status quo.
-> 
-> Time will tell.  We know we'll have to find another when Steve finishes
-> seminary.
->
Unless you decide to stay nearby!
 
chat with you soon!
hap 
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