Text 7405, 83 rader
Skriven 2008-05-19 13:05:51 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 7192 av Carol Shenkenberger (13256.cooks)
Ärende: picnic cookware
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Hi Carol,

 > know if you will not be able to bring the cooker or not until the day of
 > the picnic.  That's OK, before I got my first cooker, I used to do it
 > in a pot on the stove. I can again, if needs be.

 CS> Figured so.  Nothing I bring is 'critical', just 'nice to have'.  BTW,
 CS> the only identified need Janis has is a few extra coffee mugs if you
 CS> have some. Just a spare extra or so past 2 for yourselves will come in
 CS> handy.  I've got about 6 past me and Charlotte (8 total I think).
 CS> Just regular scruffy stuff so no one has to feel bad if there's an
 CS> opps.

Have to do some checking; we got rid of a lot of mugs before moving
here.  I'm pretty sure I can dig up a couple of "scruffies" but not sure
how many more. I kept some souvenier and given to me by special friends
but gave away a lot of non essential type.


 >  CS> I'm looking ar the 2.5 quart for my needs.

 > I won't need it but somebody else might.

 CS> I can offset easy <g>.  My main dish, the dashi, is best served fairly
 CS> early say noonish.  It's also a dandy breakfast food ifwe want it
 CS> before I wander to the market!  I'm used to a miso soup for breakfast

I will try a bit of it but don't know if it'll be a breakfast food or
not.

 CS> with rice and perhpas more traditional 'english' sides like a
 CS> scrambled egg and a bagel half.

Mixing your cultures again. (G)

 > Depends on timing. She has a couple of pans close to the same size so I

 CS> I just need one with a reasonable solid lid.  Doest have to be
 CS> airtight but the process involves letting it sit in the hot pan and
 CS> sorta 'steam a bit' til done.  Cast iron is best as holds the heat but
 CS> I can adapt at need.

We all can adapt; I could use a smaller pan for browning the meat and do
it in more batches or a larger one and do it in less.  I'm used to the
10" one--knowing about how many meat balls will fit in, how it works
with a gas stove, etc but can be flexible.


 >  CS> I'm a major fresh fruit fan. Maybe we can just slice up some and have
 >  CS> that handy?
 CS>  >
 > That would work just as well.  I made the peach cobbler last year in MD
 > but hadn't planned so far in advance on our contribution to that one.
 > This year the lasagne/fixin's will be my major contribution.

 CS> Yeah, more in my munchie line too!  (evil grins).

I'm only making one pan (13x9) of it so grab some early on.

 CS> Dinner tonight was not spectacular but decent.  Barilla spagetti sauce
 CS> with ba sil, and spagetti.  Meatballs.  We are still munching down
 CS> that 10lb sack of swedish meatballs here we got premade.  Got about
 CS> 1/3 left from 3 months ago.

Ten pounds would last quite a while with us. Probably close to 6 months
or so.(G)


 CS> BJ's trip made.  I'll talk about it later but overall what we needed.

Understood; did you leave anything for other shoppers? (G)


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