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Skriven 2014-07-21 22:54:02 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 14864 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
Ärende: Mother's day dinner
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Hi Nancy,


 RH> Some in my family would only want them because they were family items,
 RH> not for the content. That's what I'm suspecting will happen with the
 RH> books I have to catalog/list.

 NB> Perhaps appreciation for the content would come later.  :)

Not going to hold my breath on that.

 NB>  RH>> Both. He was the first of his family born in the states, the
 NB> year  RH>> after the family came over from Germany.
 NB>  NB>> So German was spoken in the home...

 RH> To the best of my knowledge, yes. Probably the ones that came over
 RH> only learned enough English to get by.

 NB> That's quite common... :)

And the first born in the States generation never learned much of the
language of their parents. Second generation learned the language from
grandparents--if they were still around.


 NB>  NB>> Pressure cooker beef stew, ready to be reheated, was another
 NB> frequent  NB>> Sunday dinner...  :)

 RH> Reheated in pre microwave days--in a pot on the stove so you had to
 RH> make sure it didn't scorch.

 NB> Actually our stew was usually liquid enough not to have to worry about
 NB> that...  We'd braise the beef cubes, then add cut up potatoes, carrots
 NB> and onions, and then some cans of stewed tomatoes... probably extra
 NB> water as well, since it was being pressure cooked... it was more soupy
 NB> than gravy...  But, yes, pre-microwave, to be sure... ;)

I could get by without the microwave but it would be hard. I use it
pretty much every day. OTOH, I don't use my pressure cooker that often
but will be using it twice this week. Used it today for the salsa, will
use it Wed. for cucumber relish. Then it'll be tucked in its corner
until I need it again.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... OH NO!  Not ANOTHER learning experience!

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