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Skriven 2011-04-29 20:02:44 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
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Hi Carol,

 > I try to too but cooking for that many people meant a lot more to be
 > prepped, cooked and cleaned up after. I tried to keep up with the hand
 > wash dishes during the day as best I could but some days that was easier
 > said than done. Robert and David were on Easter break; they're back in
 > school now. Steve is gone back to NC so I've seen a difference in the
 > amount of dishes factoring in those 2 elements.

 CS> I don't have enough dishes even including pots, pans and cassaroles to
 CS> add up to that!  I must be kitchen challanged....

No, you've got a smaller family and you cook more of a minimalist style.
Rachel and David now have 3 children and a 3000+/- square foot house.
They also gave up the military/mobile life style about 5 years ago.

 >  CS> spoiled is as much of a bad thing for them as us so use the same
 >  CS> normal safe handling you would if feeding yourselves.

 > I'm usually pretty careful how I handle meats. Took a tip from Alton
 > Brwon a few years ago and now have separate cutting boards for meat and
 > fruits/vegetables. Bread has its own board as well. That one is wooden,
 > others are the dishwasherable plastic. They go in after each use (not
 > the wooden one). I'm also careful to wash up all knives, etc that can't
 > go into the dishwasher. I will use the same knife to go from
 > fruits/vegetables to raw meat but never the other way around unless it
 > has a bath in hot, soapy water first.

 CS> I have 2 little plastic ones as you may have noticed and 1 large wood
 CS> one. The wood one isnt fancy so it's ok to wash it in water and bleach
 CS> it.  I don't use the dishwasher on it, but anything else is ok if not
 CS> soaked to long.

I have a couple of roughly 12 by 18 plastic, a couple of larger plastic,
an assortment of small plastic (good for small jobs) and 3 wooden ones.
One is from my grandmother's estate, primarily used for slicing bread;
one is in the need of repair, Steve bought it when he got to DLI,
Monterey--slabs of wood glued together; and one is bamboo. The latter 2
are about 15 by 24 (give or take); the first is about 12 by 12 with a
handle. Yes, probably more than I need but very handy for chop-chop
time.

 >  CS> What is a 'shopsmith'?

 > It's basically a motor mounted on a base to which you can attach various
 > tools like a lathe, drill press, etc. Saves having to buy stands for
 > each one, allows more tools to be used in a smaller space.

 CS> Ok.

Steve had been half thinking about one for years but never had the
room/money/whatever for one.

 >  > Other than finding places that are pet friendly, I don't know what to

 >  CS> A bigger car would be the start!

 > Most likely. Also seeing if the critters are ameanable to travel. (G)

 CS> Hehehe.  I can see me. Cash is head out the door, Aunti Mabel is
 CS> peeing on the seat and Daisy-chan is :yowling: along the back window
 CS> and dropping fur in fear making for an almost nude cat.

I can conjure up the mental picture. Charlotte is in the shotgun seat
going "mom, did you have to bring all of the pets with you?"  Don is at
home both enjoying the peace & quiet and missing the mad house at the
same time.


 CS> Humm.  2 days....

Are you sure you want to do it? (G)



... OH NO!  Not ANOTHER learning experience!

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