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Skriven 2008-04-30 19:23:36 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 6286 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth!

>> Just an animal lover... which I thought was very neat.  Being so close

> Good; the PETA folks are probably animal lovers in name but not action.

I've never known any PETA folks so I can really say anything there..

> Just like Rachel used to collect cow items--loved the abstract but
> confront her with a real live one and................

Was she afraid of cows? :)

>> to Manhatten was great because we could run to some of the great
>> fabric stores there and pick out the most beautiful fabrics for people
>> at places like that. Sari Silks.. and more..

> Drrrrrrrrroooooooooolllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you
> still go to them?

Haven't been in a long long time.. but now you can shop "online" at the some of
the NYC fabric stores.. I've been to their sites.. lemme see if I can find some
links..
http://www.moodfabrics.com/
http://www.trimfabric.com/

Interesting to look sometimes :)


>> Ah no (laugh)... the ingenu frisky teenage daughter about to be
>> introduced into "society"... :)  Shep Coleman was a musical director

> OK, it's been a long time since I've seen the movie.

Longer still since I played the role :)

>> on Broadway.. I believe his major work would have been the musical
>> direction of 'Hello Dolly!', though there may have been others of

> That's a good show but I think "Fiddler OTR" is my all time favorite.
> (G)

Ah Fiddler is such a great musical.. not a fair comparison :) :)

>> number of famous musicians in Warwick then as well.. Doc Severinson
>> lived in Warwick back then for while... I went to school with his
>> daughters..

> If I recall rightly, he used to wear some flashy jackets on the Tonight
> show?

Yep -  Very flashy,  Incredible trumpeter..

>> re-built, restored and "yuppie-ized" (g)... likewise, the rural areas
>> were developed and huge homes were built.

> There are enough of that kind of folks in the Catskills too. Property
> isn't as dirt cheap as it was 30 some years ago thanks to the "new
> folks".

Yes, guess so.. I see more people in Liberty than were there before (smile)..
And Monticello.. there was a restaurant in Monticello we used to go to in
Monticello where we'd stop for date nute bread.. The Charloo Restaurant.. I
believe it's still open in Monticello (g).. this is my attempt to make that
date nute bread that we loved so much :)


===DateNut Bread with Cream Cheese==
Inspired by Charloo Restaurant

   1 1/2 cups pitted dates, chopped
   1 cup boiling water
   1/2 cup dark brown sugar
   1 egg, beaten
   3 tablespoons shortening, melted
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
   2 Tablespoons Cocoa
   1 teaspoon salt
   1/2 teaspoon baking soda
   1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
   1/2 cup coarsely-chopped walnuts
   cream cheese
Place dates in a mixing bowl and add boiling water. Let stand until fairly
cool. Add brown sugar, egg, shortening and vanilla. Stir flour, cocoa, salt,
baking soda and baking powder into mixture. Add nuts. Stir until well mixed.
Bake in a greased and floured loaf pan in a preheated 350F degree oven for 1
hour. Remove to a cooling rack. To serve, slice warm bread about 2 inches
thick, and spread cream cheese on nutbread.
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> I didn't even read Fido for a few days, just kept watching TV.  We had

That's about what everyone did I think that morning and most of that day.  I'm
sure the netmail I got was in subsequent days (perhaps the day after, if that.)

> Fox (vs CNN); at one point, a Fox reporter interviewed a volunteer
> fireman from Bovina (near Delhi).  By chance, they happened to be in the
> same area at the same time--and found out they'd gone to 6th grade
> together in the Delhi school system.

Boy...

>> Italy expressing their sadness for the people in Zone 1 immediately
>> after they'd heard the news. That was one of many, actually.. but the
>> first I remember receiving.

> I stayed home for the first few days.  We'd gotten a DVD player the
> night before (and, among other DVDs, I got a Veggie Tales one) but
> didn't even set it up for a few weeks.  Meals were quick fix, eat while
> watching the TV type.

Your family being in the Military would have been looking at it from a
different perspective too... in a sense...  if you know what I mean.


> Looks good--nice and cool.  Is your daughter familiar with "The Deaf
> Smith County Cook Book"? It's all vegetarian, one of my favorites for
> whole wheat baked goods and some of the salads.

Not sure, but I'll ask her.  If it uses dairy, or soy, probably not :)  there
are SO many things she has to watch.. but I'll check :)

Take care,
Janis

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