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Skriven 2012-01-12 05:04:00 av Dave Drum (58286.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 19780 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Very silly stuff
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> making damned fools of themselves ... as it is every
 DD> American's right so to do.

 ML> What is not a right is to damage someone else's property.
 ML> And the right to make a damned fool of oneself noisily (freedom
 ML> of expression) is counterbalanced by the neighbors' right to
 ML> peace and quiet.

Agreed, wholeheartedly. Which is not to say that when younger I never
disrespected the neighbours right to peace and quiet.
 
 ML> Old gun grandfathered in? Two weapons?

 DD> AFAIK there is no grandfathering on required plugs in pump or
 DD> semi-automatic shotguns. In non-military/law enforcement hands they are
 DD> universally *required* to have a plug inserted into the magazine to
 DD> limit capacity to three rounds. As for the two shooters theory - I sort
 DD> of doubt that two drunks could manage that sort of timing using
 DD> separate guns.

 ML> Could a sufficiently drunk person squeeze off even three
 ML> shots equally spaced in rapid succession? I posit sober
 ML> shooters. And perhaps military or law enforcement hands?

Extremely doubtful.
 
 DD> I don't really understand all the hoo-hah ... unless it's to say
 DD> "hooray, we didn't kill ourselves off last year".

 ML> There is that, but also there's any excuse for a party.

 DD> Well, yeah. But, I don't understand the evident desire of people who
 DD> drink about as much as I during the rest of the year (I am nearly
 DD> "white ribbon") to going out on New Year's Eve and getting falling
 DD> down, sloppy, knee-walking, toilet-hugging drunk.

 ML> There are probably several days a year when I myself drink as
 ML> much as you do in 365, then.

Last year that wouldn't have taken much. There were times at an echo picnic
when I have imbibed as much with dinner as I did in all of last year. Wasn't
planned that way ... just how it worked out.

 DD> And the Big Mac is (locally) U$3.99

 ML> National pricing, probably. Out east $4 for any kind of
 ML> burger is cheap these days.

 DD> In Ft, Madison, IA a few days ago I noted that the Big Mac is 50c less
 DD> than in my town - U$3.49

 ML> I always thought your town a paragon of reasonable pricing.
 ML> Had to go fire up MSST to find out where that was and that
 ML> the restaurant in question is on Rte 2 at 34th St. Why'd
 ML> you eat there instead of the tantalizingly named Parthenon
 ML> Family Steak House (I like the juxtaposition), the No Where
 ML> Bar, the Palm Club, or the Hill Side Inn?

I was in the company van making my delivery rounds on a fairly tight schedule
and I go north on Route 2 until it ends ... so, it was convenient to hit the
drive-thru for a couple McDoubles and a large lemonade. That's a long route
anyway - 6 hours round trip.

I'm am down to do the same route this morning - but, since our first blast of
Ol' Man Winter is arriving in force today (already a wide band of snow across
about half of the route) the company may call it off. And, if not, it will
likely take a couple extra hours due to more tentative than normal driving
practices.

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      Title: Dolmathes - Stuffed Grape Leaves
 Categories: Rice, Vegetables, Nuts, Citrus
      Yield: 4 servings

  1 1/2 lb Onions
      1 c  Olive oil
  1 3/4 c  Rice
    1/2 c  Parsley
      2 tb Dill
    1/2 ts Mint
      2    Lemons; juiced
      2 tb Pine nuts
      1    Jar grape leaves
           Garnish: lemon wedges

  From J.R. Brimmer III

  Sauté onions in olive oil.

  Add rice & brown lightly.

  Cook rice according to directions with half the lemon
  juice. Add dill, mint, parsley, & pine nuts.

  Rinse grape leaves in cold water. Remove stems and place 1
  tablespoon of rice mixture on dull side folding in sides &
  rolling up leaves.
  
  Put in 10x13 pan, open end down. Cover with remaining oil,
  lemon juice and enough water to cover at least 1/2 the
  dolmathes. Cover with aluminum foil & place in a
  375øF/190øC oven for 45 minutes.
  
  When cool stack on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and
  refrigerate for 1 day.

  Serve with lemon wedges.

  Comment from JRB: This recipe is similar to the cold
  Dolmathes served at the Parthenon Restaurant in Chicago.
  There are 2 varieties, hot and cold. I prefer the cold
  version.

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

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