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Skriven 2010-08-09 23:10:40 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: teas/upstate
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-> -> He got some in (tea) bags at Whole Foods Market today.  Have to keep
-> -> looking for metal tins.
-> 
->  RH> If you want it, I can throw a box in the mail.  No biggie.
-> 
-> Your choice; it would be drunk if it arrived here. Don't go out of your
-> way to do so tho.
-> 
OK.  No big deal. I'm more of a Japanese toasted green tea girl, ban-cha if
memory serves.  

-> -> Kind of crisp-tender? That's how I cooked them yesterday.  No real
-> 
->  RH> Pretty much, with a side of remaining tough skin.  Tasted good
though.
-> 
-> I peel it before cooking.  Reheated it gently--just enough to finish
-> cooking it without toughening or making it soggy in the toaster oven.
-> Good, and it disappeared fast.
-> 
I can imagine.  And next time all of the skin will go instead of just 75%.

->  RH> The asian striped ones are different, but only marginally.
-> 
-> None really that we could tell.
-> 
Easier to split in half and grill, anyway.
 
-> -> Some people are of that opinion.  I've not been a total vegetarian so
-> -> not had to try that experiment. I did have to eat lots of bbq in lots
of
-> -> places in my quest to find another place as good as eastern NC bbq.
(G)
-> 
->  RH> We'll go vegetarian at the Second Coming, if then.
-> 
-> I'm eating NC vegetables now. (G)
-> 
I'd eat 'em too, if they were local.  Connecticut grows some good ones too,
but our season is much shorter.
 
-> -> Sounds good to me.  It's also good in a mix of tomatoes, corn & okra
-> -> (found canned in grocery stores), with a bit of sausage and served
over
-> -> rice.
-> 
->  RH> As long as it's not a snot pod at that point.
-> 
-> Not really.  A bit overcooked, as the canning process is wont to do
-> anyway but not bad.
-> 
It could be far worse.  
 
->  RH> I remember.  It's the out of towners who get the surprise.  Upstate
is
->  RH> total Middle America, or rural America in spots.
-> 
-> Very much so! More rural areas than urban, actually.

That's true for a lot of the state; there are a couple of decent-sized
cities, and lots of Outer Podunkia.
 
-> -> A discreet poke with the elbow into ribs while telling him to roll
over
-> -> usually worked for me before Steve got his CPAP machine. (G)
-> 
->  RH> Now the sound puts both of you out?
-> 
-> No, it's very quiet.  I use a white noise machine.
-> 
I don't use either.
 
-> -> Probably without the sound effects a 5 year old Deborah did once.
"She
-> -> bit off my head, ow--that hurts" and so forth.  Steve had a hard time
-> -> driving, he was laughing so hard.
-> 
->  RH> Now that you've given me the idea....(G)
-> 
-> Nothing like hearing it tho--out of the mouth of a 5 year old into our
-> ears.
-> 
Too bad there was no Youtube!
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