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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: kitchen  was: exactit
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-17-14  17:07 <=-

 RH>> I never had much experience with infants until I had my own--they take
 RH>> a lot of work! I'd done a lot of baby sitting but most of my clients
 RH>> were able to walk, talk, potty trained, etc.
 NB>> Toddlers running around take a lot of energy, too...  (G)  Of course,
 NB>> having two infants close in age magnifies how much work they take, or
 NB>> at least how it hits you...  ;)  That was one of the few benefits of
 NB>> having just an only child, I guess... not having more than one in
 NB>> diapers at a time... ;)

 RH> Better'n Steve's mom having 3 in diapers at the same time. We were
 RH> trying to be semi self sufficient. That's partly why I was baking all
 RH> the bread, etc; canning; making almost all of my clothes as well as
 RH> some for Steve and the girls and so on. Long, busy days.
 
Yup.  My mom had 3 in diapers at the same time at least once... maybe
more...  But the semi-self sufficiency was a big thing for many of our
generation... I was somewhat into it, too... although I didn't make as
many of my own clothes, and none of Richard's... I did crochet some
stuff for my son, though..  And baked our bread, put things up, etc... ;)

 RH> (Betty Crocker kid's cook book)
 RH>> I'll try to find it next time we go up to NY, if I remember.
 NB>> As long as things aren't too hectic, you'll probably remember... :)

 RH> Have to see when we go up again. If it's a "regular" visit--check on
 RH> Mom & Dad, take care of some things around the house, etc, it'll be
 RH> easier to remember to check. OTOH, if it's a "time to say 'good-bye',
 RH> funeral services" trip, not as likely I'd remember to check for a cook
 RH> book. 

Possibly not...  might depend on how long you were actually there, and
what else was going on.  

 NB>>> Not enough to fill the freezer, just to make sure that the meat
 NB>>> stays good until you have a chance to use it... :)
 RH>> Exactly! I'll probably pull the chicken out to thaw in the next day or
 RH>> so; Steve can smoke it for supper.
 NB>> That sounds yummy.  :)

 RH> It's still in the freezer as Steve smoked a pastrami and rack of ribs.
 RH> Maybe next week I'll get it out.

Being in the freezer makes for more flexibility...  ;)

 RH>> Had a tea party with some of the ladies (one semi shut in, at her
 RH>> house) today. She told me to bring whatever I wanted, other ladies were
 RH>> bringing sweets. I decided to make cucumber sandwiches using a loaf of
 RH>> party (small, very thin sliced) sourdough bread. I toasted it on one
 RH>> side, flipped it and put butter blend on the untoasted side. Then I
 RH>> put on a dab of the dip (sort of a ranch type), a round of cucumber and
 RH>> topped it with a quarter (cut the long way) grape tomato. Very
 RH>> appropriate, and very well received by all.
 NB>> Not quite your typical cucumber sandwiches, but a nice variant..  :)
 NB>> I picture it as open-faced...  more like a hors d'oeuvre..?

 RH> They were open faced, yes. I don't recall ever having a cucumber
 RH> sandwich but had seen a recipe for one--it had some ingredients I
 RH> didn't have on hand. I thought my variant would be a good one, and it
 RH> was. On Monday I went with my friend to the tea room in town; she
 RH> ordered the afternoon tea. It came with some cookies, a scone and a
 RH> couple of sandwich quarters. One looked to have some sort of cucumber
 RH> and cream cheese filling. Maybe more traditional, maybe not but mine
 RH> fit our party quite well.

Yes, the cucumber and cream cheese filling is pretty much the
traditional version... usually on white bread, with the crusts taken
off...  ;)   I think I might have enjoyed yours a bit better... :)  I've
had the traditional ones before.  :)

ttyl          neb

... Avoid cookbooks with titles like "perfect" or "fabulous".

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