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Skriven 2014-04-04 22:20:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> leftovers, only Janet and Swisher tossed their scrap fat
 ML> in the can before I had the chance to protest. And it
 ML> might have been deemed uncouth had I rummaged around in
 ML> the garbage for it, though chances are I would have done
 ML> so if in private.
 NB> Uncouth indeed, if understandable given the circumstances.. ;)  As to
 NB> in private... well, it would depend on what noxious things might also
 NB> have been in the can...

Anything short of lye or zucchini juice I'd have rinsed off.

 ML> It is noted, by the way, that beef cattle fed with corn
 ML> are way more cholesterol-ridden than grass-fed ones.
 NB> Leading one to wonder if one's cholesterol numbers could be brought
 NB> down by avoiding corn...?  But I don't think I'd want to substitute
 NB> grass for it, all the same... ;)

I see that as plausible, but I'm certain the corn industry
wouldn't like that to be even thought about. On the other
hand, the difference in feed is that between corn and grass,
which would translate into seed starch vs. green vegetables,
so nutritionists often preach something along those lines
already.

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 ML> keep replenishing my supply of small bills, and with the
 ML> exchange rate being what it was, I was tipping more than
 ML> the standard US tip, because the smallest bill there is
 ML> no longer a one or a two, and tipping change is said to
 ML> be an insult (or are the travel writers scamming us?).
 NB> Maybe that stricture has changed, with the advent of larger coins,
 NB> worth what the lower bills used to...?  I remember someone (maybe my

I've since read contradictory reports, some saying that
tipping in Turkish coins is okay, but tipping in foreign
coins is not, whereas foreign bills are welcome (which
stands to reason, as coins are very hard to exchange);
but the plurality among the "more respectable" sources
indicates that coins are frowned on. I ended up leaving
a decent tip in bills for housekeeping but also unloading
my spare change with it.

 NB> dad) stocking up on Susan B's to use for tipping on trips...

Then there was the old navy trick of having sailors on
shore leave leave their tip in $2 bills, so that these
would be associated with the gobs, who would then be
remembered when in port with better service or something.
I believe that either Hap or the Drumstick mentioned
this, with the other and Shenk corroborating.

 ML> uniformly polite. We had tipped doormen, bellhops,
 ML> bartenders, waiters, and maids more than adequately, so
 ML> I'm pretty sure I didn't give the impression of being
 ML> a stiffer, but who knows.
 NB> You probably made the right impression with the important people... ;)
 NB> Those you did tip, that is... ;)

Hah, but who knows the ins and outs. It is said that there
were not too long ago cultures where if you were sick, your
chances of survival were much better if you gave little
bribes to the doctors and nurses at the hospital.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Lady's Fingers (Okra)
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 6 servings

      3 c  Fresh whole okra                    1 tb Fresh ginger root, finely
    1/4 c  Tomato, chopped                          Chopped
    1/4 c  Red onion, chopped                1/4 c  Vinegar

  Cook okra in small amount of water until tender but not mushy (about 5 to
  10 minutes).

  Drain. Arrange in single layer in glass dish (do not use a metal dish or
  container). Pour vinegar over the okra marinate in refrigerator 3 hours,
  Drain; discard vinegar.

  Arrange okra in serving dish. Garnish with chopped tomatoes, onions, and
  ginger root. Serve chilled. Source unknown

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