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Skriven 2008-01-14 10:22:24 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Soupy weather
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Hi There Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  hn> But yeah...one of the first things I did for her
-> ->  hn> was make dinner (grin)!
-> 
-> -> And she said "if you keep it up............." (G)
-> 
->  hn> And here we are, some 100 pounds later (grin)
-> 
-> Can't say the same for us; Steve hasn't fluctuated too much.  I have,
-> but not gained 100 pounds since we met.
-> 

When Amanda was little I was still quite slim
but injuries kept eliminating one activity after
another...and eventually the pounds sorta 
added up! Working hard to get back to where 
we were in younger days though!

-> ->  hn> I should do the same really there are a bunch of cookbooks I
-> ->  hn> seldom even look in anymore!
-> 
-> -> I could probably clear a small (24") shelf of mine, then reload it with
-> -> others.
-> 
->  hn> I still have fun looking through them, but I don't
->  hn> think I have ever really used any of those
-> 
-> Yes, but isn't it nice to be able to drool over them? (G)
-> 

Some yeah, some I have are so basic
that I wonder if I ever needed them
(although I"m sure I did at the time)

-> 
-> -> 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (I'm surprised neither he nor
-> -> Paula use Vidalia onions.)
-> 
->  hn> Vidalia's are just yellow onions for the most part.
->  hn> they probably do use them but why put them
->  hn> in the cookbook if most people can't get "vidalias"?
-> 
-> Yes but so many places do make an issue of using Vidailias. (G)
-> 

Propaganda and advertising

->  hn> Out here the big winner is the "Walla Walla Sweet"
->  hn> which (depending on who you ask) is reportedly
->  hn> sweeter than the vidalia.
-> 
-> An onion-off?
-> 
Oh, they've had em before, one time
walla walla's win, next time vidalia's
and now there's a texas one that's 
come into the fray as well. They are 
all very high in sugars so it's always
gonna be a subjective judgement 
anyway...the best thing you can 
do if you like em is get em as 
locally and as fresh as you can, before
all that sugar converts over to 
starch!
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-> -> 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
-> -> 1 10.75 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup
-> 
->  hn> Here's where they lose me. TOOO MUCH SALT!
->  hn> I'd probably saute the mushrooms with teh
->  hn> celery and bell pepper and add a bit
->  hn> of heavy cream instead of the soup.
-> 
-> Or a a light weight cream sauce.
-> 

Lots' of the cream sauces have high 
carb counts from added flour or 
cornstarch etc. I'd go with the
heavy cream or half and half and 
let it reduce.

-> -> Uncle Bubba's Savannah Seafood, Earl "Bubba" Hiers with Polly Powers
-> -> Stramm, c2007, Simon and Schuster. ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-9283-2,
-> -> ISBN-10:0-7432-9283-9
-> 
->  hn> man thar recipe packs enough salt in it for 4 days I'll bet!
->  hn> Looks good though (grin)!
-> 
-> So leave out the extra salt; I probably would.
-> 

That's what I always do (grin)

chat with you soon
hap 
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