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Skriven 2008-05-10 20:57:03 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 6758 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,

 JK> > lives. Deborah was a bit scared of dogs when she was little, until
 JK> we > got our Bichon Friese.  Pmo-Pom cured her of that fast.  Rachel
 JK> took a > bit longer to get over her fear; she's just more apprehensive
 JK> now than > her sister ever has but not really fearful.

 JK> Every kid is differnt, I found that out fast (grin)

Yes, and Rachel will find that out in a few months.  She will also find
out the difference between boys and girls. (G) Robert is a rambuctous
(but loveable) boy; she is expecting a girl.

>> Understand that one.. it was nice back then to run to Manhatten for

 JK> > When you weren't quite so worried about the cost of a tank of gas

 JK> Oh forget that one :) :)  This economy is for the birds... between gas
 JK> and the cost of food, I truly don't know how people are making it who
 JK> don't cook for meals from scratch.

I know; they are the ones hurting big time.


 JK> This is a cheap one.. collected giblets.. which aren't always included
 JK> in whole chickens these days, interstingly enough :(

 JK> ===Chicken Gizzard Soup====
 JK> 1lb chicken-gizzards and hearts (livers too, if you like them in
 JK> soups) 5-6 cups chicken broth or water

AKA use up the odds and ends of things?

>> we'll watch Dave Letterman.. or the Discovery Channel.. (grin)

 JK> > I'll just turn it off and go to bed.

 JK> We're usually up working late on something and need to unwind so we
 JK> can sleep.. Working at home means you work odd hours most of the
 JK> time.. and more than normal as well.

I know, Steve still works outside the home tho. I kep busy here at home
but I've still got to keep some hours of overlap.  He's usually in bed
earlier because he gets up earlier.

>> They rarely use "recipes" from outside sources any longer.. not like
>> most people do, at least.  They really can't.  To many of the

 JK> > I do a lot of that too but like to read cook books for ideas. I'll
 JK> see > an idea and take off on my spin of it.

 JK> Once you get the sense of how to put things together, it's just like
 JK> sewing.. except with food (grin).  btw, my daughter said she'd not
 JK> heard of those particular books but she'd read some of the mennonite
 JK> books in the past. But as I said, she told me at this point they're
 JK> still not using any cookbooks and don't see that changing, which I can
 JK> understand :)

I understand too; just thought I'd suggest a couple she might want to
take a look at for ideas. Both of them (as wel as "Laurel's Kitchen")
have been part of my collection for years.


>> wouldn't know how it was going to come out because we were improvising
>> .. maybe making do with ingedients at hand, or experimenting
>> intentionally, or whatever.. we called it "perfume" .. so now when

 JK> > Cute. Like we don't get lost, we just "go exploring".  Or, the
 JK> Monday > Night (can be any night of the week) surprise suppers I've
 JK> made when the > money has been low but we've had this & that in the
 JK> larder.

 JK> Sort of :) These were intentional though, not "goofs" if you know what
 JK> I mean :)  Just more improvisational.. not planned, or organized I
 JK> guess you might say.. not by recipe... that sense... I think you know
 JK> what I mean by your last example though :)

Yes, ours grew from when Steve wasn't earning as much money and it was
really tight at the end of the month.  He only gets paid on the first of
the month so stretching it used to take some creativity.  With growing
kids, I had to get somethig nutritious into them, even if I didn't have
much of any one thing to work with.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly@earthlink.net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... It isn't hard to meet expenses...they're everywhere!

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