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Skriven 2014-11-23 21:58:31 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19714 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

 RH> I know, our parents fussed about our generation's choice of music but
 RH> they probably got the same thing from their (Jazz Age?) parents.
 ML> And the flappers got their flak from the previous
 ML> generation. And, and, and.
 RH> Ever since the second generation had their tastes in music, which were
 RH> different from their parents.

 ML> To be fair, it was mostly with the 19th-20th centuries'
 ML> proliferation of music availability (both sheet and
 ML> performed and later, recorded) along with increased
 ML> mobility (of musicians) that the opportunity came about
 ML> for clashes in tastes. Back in the old olden days you
 ML> got what came, period.

And nobody recorded it, either on paper or otherwise, so you heard it
once and it was gone.


 ML> 1812 piece with industrial-strength ear plugs in.
 RH> Comes with the territory I guess. Did industrial strength ear plugs
 RH> help?

 ML> 30 decibels' worth; there is another product, Sonic
 ML> Ear Protectors, which is said to attenuate the spikes
 ML> so that the boombangs are not so jarring but also
 ML> let most of the gist get through, so one can hear
 ML> most music and conversation. I preferred the real
 ML> ear plugs, though.

You were glad it was an only once a year piece? And, that you didn't
have to practice with the cannons and fireworks? (G)


 ML> That was a joke. Husqvarna didn't market its tractors
 ML> outside Europe ... but made them to sell here under the
 ML> Craftsman label.
 RH> I know them more as a sewing machine manufactoring company. Thought
 RH> about buying one of theirs in HI but went with another brand instead.

 ML> It's a major diversified company, along the lines of Mitsubishi
 ML> and G.E. but not quite on the same scale.

So I gathered. Might have to look into one of their lawn tractors now
that we own a bit over a quarter acre.

 ML> McRib Sandwich
 ML> cat: tastealike
 RH> So if you've never had a Mcrib, how do you know these taste alike? (G)
 ML> You have faith (or not, as the case may be) in the source,
 ML> same with any recipe for something you've not had before.
 RH> I've not had a McRib, doubt I'll ever have one, considering how often
 RH> we (don't) go to McD's.

 ML> I have, once. I don't remember if I ate it all or shared it.
 ML> It was sort of like Spam in sauce. You can take my word for
 ML> it, or not, as the case may be. Same idea with crickets

OK, I can mentally sort of taste spam in sauce. It's a close enough
mental taste that I don't think I'll waste any money on a McRib.

 ML> stewed in soy sauce, veal marsala, and durian (all of which
 ML> I found more palatable than McRib.

I've not had crickets, have had veal marsala and durian. Of the 2 I've
had, I'd rather have the veal than the durian. Don't know how I'd rate
the crickets, probably under the "don't let me know what I'm eating
while (or before) I'm eating it" category. (G)


 ML> Ruth O'Donnell's Flippers
 ML> categories: snack, malasadas, donuts
 ML> Yield: 24
 RH> OTOH, I would have one of these. We've eaten a number of times at a
 RH> Hawaiian place in LVNV. One time Steve wanted some Haupia; they were
 RH> out but offered a malasada instead. The worker behind the counter (I
 RH> think he was the owner) said it was "better than Leonard's"

 ML> I can't imagine anyone's being better than Leonard's.
 ML> I've been known to commandeer a car full of giggling
 ML> half-in-the-bag friends and hijack it to Leonard's
 ML> halfway across some island or other. Sometimes the
 ML> zeppole at St. Anthony's festival in the North End
 ML> came close.

But, when you're in LVNV, you've got to take what you can get, since
they don't have Leonard's there. It was actually pretty good.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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