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Skriven 2008-04-30 18:14:56 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 6284 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth!


>> Yes, same with my daughter.. it was especially sad because she'd never
>> gotten migraines before.. Ron gets them though.. very badly as a
>> matter of fact. He doesn't have any allergies so go figure.. just

> I have them as well; they are no fun. From the time I start treating it
> aggressively until it's over, it's about 6 hours of misery. I've also
> got allergies and asthma; misery loves company. (G)

He's weird though since he's not allergic to anything according to allegy
testing done on him.  And certainly no asthma. He gets migraines from some food
triggers though, like chocolate (I couldn't imagine living with that - my
daughter eats it so it doesn't bother her I guess), sun glare, some beers, some
wines, that kind of thing.. he hasn't had one in a while so that's good.


> I can imagine. (G) My son in law had 2 years of Air Force ROTC and was
> commissioned into the Air Force but let go a couple of years ago in a
> major downsizing.  He'd been enlisted for several years--and his dad was
> also military, first Air Force, then Army.

That's some military history in the family all in all :)


> So, now I should start seeding the canned tomatoes? (G)

Lol  - now, they  oughta do that fer ya.. (g) unless it's different down there
where you live :)

But did you notice how many of the seeds are gone from the canned tomatoes?
They probably don't use tomatoes first with that many seeds, and secondly I'm
sure the process they use in the canning leaves mostly the tomato pulp packed
in tomato juice.

> called it "essence of dead skunk".  It is also a bit of an irritant;
> that's why I ususally ran the stove vent fan.

Just having gas in the house is enough to be noticable to me.. but it's the
same with heating oil, and you can't get away from either here.. propane and
heating oil :)  Good thing the house is a drafty one, that's is saving grace.



>> > I use the recipe Steve's mom gave me; it's all bread crumbs.  But,
>> mine, > unlike hers, are from the whole wheat bread I make.  I save up
>> a bunch > of crusts (until I get a gallon size zip lock bag full) in
>> the freezer, > then cube and toast them.  Then they get ground into
>> crumbs.

>> Ok.. if you bring them, then I won't make bread.. if not, it's no
> I'll bring them; guess I ought to start making a list.

Good idea :)

>> making a loaf on the fly since I do it all the time when my grandson
>> is here or when we want some. Using crusts is a good idea, I usually
>> use the whole loaf and toast it up..

> It's one way to use the crusts which generally don't get eaten
> otherwise.  If, for some reason, the loaf doesn't turn out right, I'll
> set it aside for crumbing and make another one for eating.

Yup, know what you mean there.. :)

>>> grind it up and toast it, or whatever.. how do you normally make them?
>>> Do you season them?  I usually season them with garlic salt, oregano,
>>> basil, parsley, italian cheese, and garlic chunks while the bread
>>> crumbs are warm.. then toast them to make them crunchy..

>> > Hmmmmmmmm, I might try that with the next batch.  Since I use the
>> crumbs > for other things, I don't season them as a general rule.
>> I've been
>> > thinking about having some seasoned ones on hand tho

>> I season mine since most of the time I'm using them for Italian
>> recipes.. Your mileage may vary (g).

> I'll use mine for other things, like coating turkey breast cutlets for
> schnitzel.


You make yours ahead of time obviously.. I always make them as I need them.. I
think that's the difference.. if it's Italian cooking, they'll get the Italian
seasonings, etc.. if not, then other seasonings go in, or none at all.. I
usually have a loaf of homemade bread from the day before around, etc.. or I'll
break down and use (horrors!) "SomeBody's Italian Bread Crumbs", but they're
ALL so bad lately.. do you know they ALL got HFC in them? I couldn't believe
it.. that's why I started making my own breadcrumbs last year pretty much.

> I'm not sure what part of Italy Steve's mom's family came from. I don't
> know if she knows or not.

Sometimes people don't know these kinds of things, it's true.. :)

> Actually, I've never heard of her. Guess she's that forgettable. (G)

Oh yeah, she definitely is (laugh) and that song was even MORE so :) It just
cracks me up so much every time I think about it :) :)

Take care,
Janis

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