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Skriven 2011-12-25 12:54:56 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19378 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
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Hi Nancy,


 NB>  RH>> I think I put a lot of the boxes in shorter stacks, over a wider
 NB> area  RH>> this time. Stack them higher and I'll have more room. I'll

 RH> But it will wait until next year at this point. Started pulling out
 RH> boxes (Rubbermaid type) of fabric when today when Steve wanted a
 RH> particular type for doing an embroidery machine test stitch out. Found
 RH> what he wanted but I decided to go thru the boxes that were out to
 RH> clean, sort, reorganise them. That lead to doing more boxes; by the
 RH> end of the week, I hope to have gone thru all of them. I'm getting rid
 RH> of odd small scraps, fabric I don't want, etc.

 NB> One project supercedes another... another reason that projects don't
 NB> get finished... ;)


The fabric sort one is almost done. Just have to go thru the bags and
rolls in the boxes for fancies and small piece Hawaiian prints. I will
be able to eliminate one big box, maybe two (or a big and a medium) from
the closet. Then I will be able to put in some of the stuff that's been
"living" on the floor of the room for lack of closet space. I'll finish
that and the cotton cut downs (into usable quilting sized pieces)
probably before the semester starts in late January. Then I'll work on
back sewing & quilting projects and empty out another big box or two
before resuming work with Santa around the beginning of April.
Meanwhile, we'll work on "eating down" the freezer.

 RH> BTW, I put some country style ribs and onion into the small crock
 RH> pot with bbq sauce before starting. Main part of supper was done,
 RH> just cooked potatoes (which Steve mashed) and made wilted spinach
 RH> to top them. Good eating with little fuss.

 NB> Yum.  :)

It was vwery good. (G)


 NB>  NB>> Another thing that separates me from all you real cooks... I
 NB> leave out  NB>> steps in order to not have so many dishes to clean out
 NB> in the end...

 RH> I take short cuts sometimes but for some things, the taste is worth
 RH> it. I don't like to use canned cream of something or other soups after
 RH> reading the labels on them. I make my own white sauce instead,
 RH> flavoring it appropriately. The end result is worth the work, everybody
 RH> eats better whether they realise it or not. Last month when I did a

 NB> I often just skip the sauce part altogether... ;)  I don't use the
 NB> canned cream soups much any more, either... but also don't make the
 NB> white sauce instead...

The casserole usually needs something to hold ingredients together;
that's what the sauce or soup usually do. Seasoning in them adds to the
flavor.


 RH> casserole we told the kids to take a small portion to see if they liked
 RH> it or not. They all did, some taking only about a tablespoon or so.
 RH> After the adults went thru the line, the kids went back for seconds
 RH> (and some thirds). Seeing that made every minute of the work the day
 RH> before worth the effort.

 NB> It certainly is nice when kids appreciate the taste of good food.  :)

Most of the group of kids in our group do enjoy our cooking. It's
usually the non regulars that they bring in that don't like it as much.
And, most of them don't even realise that we use whole wheat pasta,
brown rice and other "good for you" ingredients. (G)


 RH> ...  It works!  Now, if only I could remember what I did.

 NB> That really does apply in so many areas... cooking/baking as well as
 NB> computers, etc...  (G)

As well as sewing. Found out I need to use a stronger thread (on the
level of buttonhole twist) for some parts of Santa's outfit.


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Ruth
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