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Skriven 2010-08-07 00:02:36 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 40762 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
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Hi Jim,

 JW> the sumac may return after the gravel is excavated.

 RH> The hill has been taken away in the quest for more gravel.  No hill,
 RH> no place for the sumac to grow.

 JW> So what's left? Solid rock?

It was graded into the land behind it.  I understand there's still lots
of gravel but people that live in the area don't want the land torn up
any more to get it.

 RH> I remember reading years ago about using sumac for a
 RH> lemonade type drink but never tried it.

 JW> It's good.

 RH> I don't think my parents would
 RH> have appreciated my efforts to make it.  As far as they were concerned,
 RH> sumac was just one of of the bushs that grew, like elderberry, whch had
 RH> no value to them.

 JW> Elderberry pie, wine, cordial and syrup are all quite wonderful.

But only if you know abut them. Both of my parents were raised in in the
city so weren't as aware of what could be found (other than the berries
they knew0 in the country.


 RH> The only wild things we foraged were strawberries,
 RH> blackberries and raspberries, yet I knew of others that we could have
 RH> made use of.

 JW> I would be foraging more than I do if I had the time.

I understand that.  We're not foraging but we're going back to a lot of
do it yourself that we used to do when we were first married.


 JW> Wild berries are so much more intensely flavoured than cultivated
 JW> ones, especially trucked from afar not so very fresh ones.

 JW> We pick as many cranberries, raspberries and Saskatoon berries as we
 JW> can manage. You can't even buy Saskatoons commercially.

Sounds like your freezer is kept stocked with good eats. (G)


 JW>       Title: Smoked Cheese on the Grill: Planked Brie with Dried Fruit
 JW>  Categories: Smoked, Cheese, Fruit
 JW>       Yield: 4 Servings

 JW>       8 oz Brie round
 JW>     1/4 c  Dried cranberries
 JW>     1/4 c  Chopped dried apricots
 JW>     1/4 c  Shelled pistachios
 JW>       1 tb Honey
 JW>       1    6-inch-by-6-inch maple,
 JW>            Alder or cedar grilling
 JW>            Plank, soaked
 JW>            Crackers or fresh bread for
 JW>            Serving

Sounds interesting; I suspect Steve saved it to try. (G)  He smoked a
corned beef into pastrami the other day.  We had some last night as
Rueben sandwiches; the thing lacking was the dill pickle.


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Ruth
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