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 RH> Mom & Dad were both raised in the Depression & raised 5 kids on a
 RH> shoestring budget.

And more power to them, but their own childhood circumstance
probably overtipped their perspective in the thrifty department
as opposed to the quality department.

 They didn't buy at places like Sam's Club or
 RH> Costco; I suspect had they been available, I think they would have. Old
 RH> habits die hard so they still like to get the most they can for their
 RH> money, even if the quality isn't that great.
 
It depends of course on the value you ascribe to those
departments.

 ML> in every way to homemade. Speaking of inferior, I had some
 ML> Girl Scout Thin Mints today; they're not so thin any more
 ML> and have less (and yuckier I think) chocolate.
 RH> I've not had any GS cookies in a couple of years. I know they've gone
 RH> down in quantity as the price has gone up, sounds like the quality has
 RH> as well.

I looked it up: there are two authorized manufacturers of
the cookies, and their Websites both show pictures of the
Thin Mints. Little Brownie Bakers shows mints with holes,
such as I recently had; Interbake (George Weston, ABC
Bakers, and other aliases) shows the kind I remember,
somewhat thinner than the others, with smooth coating. I
will have to search out these latter ones to see if they
comport with my early memories.

 ML> I think the caviar might have been a setup, as the lid
 ML> said in big letters "product of Iran"; if someone had taken a
 ML> pic of the guy chowing on an embargoed product, we could have
 ML> had a scandal earlier in his tenure. I also think that he or
 ML> his advisors had had their antennae up, so that might have been
 ML> why he never even showed up in that room.
 RH> Sounds like somebody had checked things out, guess they didn't want a
 RH> photo op to become a photo oops.

One of the required skills for a public figure is the
ability to hire people who catch things like that.

Title: Larp
Categories: Beef, Thailand, larb, laab
Yield: 4 servings

1 lb Fresh Ground Beef.
Mint Leaves.
3 Cloves Garlic.
1 Tb Shallot - Chopped.
1 ts Coriander Seeds - Ground.
1 ts Ground Hot Chili Peppers. *
1 Tb Ground Toasted Rice. **
1 Tb Scallion - chopped.
2 Tb Lime Juice.
1 ts Salt.
1 Tb Fish Sauce.
Fresh Raw Vegetables.

  * Adjust the amount of ground hot chili pepper to
  taste.  Serve extra on the side to be added to the
  dish as needed.

  ** Make toasted rice by browning RAW rice in a hot dry
  wok or frying pan, and then ground coarsely in a
  blender, OR an acceptable substitute is to brown a
  commercial "cream of rice" in a hot dry pan/wok.

  Wrap the shallot and garlic in aluminum foil and roast
  on the stove for approx. 2 minutes per side till the
  content is scorched.  Remove the content from the
  foil, mash together well (with mortar & pestle, if
  available) and set aside.

  Lightly cook the ground beef in a dry pan/wok until
  the pink is just gone, and place in a bowl.  Let cool
  for a few minutes.  Add fish sauce, salt, lime juice,
  and mix well.  Add the mashed garlic/shallot, ground
  coriander seed, toasted rice, ground hot chili,
  chopped scallion, and lightly toss together with a
  fork. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves and garnish
  with mint leaves.

  This dish should be served with fresh raw assorted
  vegetables such as: chunks of "yard-long bean", nappa
  leaves (select the more tender inner leaves), lettuce
  leaves (Romaine and other leave lettuces are
  excellent), celery, and so on.

  Translated and commented by: Padej Gajajiva
  From: "Cooking Thai Food in American Kitchen" by
  Malulee Pinsuvana.

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