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Skriven 2014-11-27 07:11:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Wok (and Woll)
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> going to join a growing list of items to be donated to the next
 DD> rubbish sale at Temple B'Rith Sholom. Surely someone can find a use
 DD> for it. And I certainly have scored some nice treasures from there
 DD> over the years. Time for a little pay-back.

 RH> Sounds like a good idea to me. We've donated a lot to various agencies
 RH> over the years. When we first moved to WF, there was a church sponsored

 DD> I have a couple boxes of books that I have culled from my library as
 DD> stuff that I have little or no interest in re-reading. I'll pass these

 RH> I'm going to start buying most of my paperbacks in e-format for the
 RH> Nook and pass on the print copies. May toss my copy of "Shogun" as it's
 RH> held together with rubber bands; I got it second hand. But for now,
 RH> they're boxed up, in storage.

I have most of Clavell's output in paper copy - from King Rat on. I was
pleasantly surprised that the TeeVee mini-series of Shogun followed the books
so well. Then I realised that James Clavell was a screen writer before he was a
novelist.

I get a fair amount of freebie books from Book-Bub (I think I sent you the
link) and even more from the Usenet newsgroups alt.binaries.ebook and
alt.binaries.e-books ... that along with a copy of Calibre (a free-ware, open
source reader for the confuser that also converts between e-pub format (Barnes
& Noble/nook), mobi format (Amazon/kindle) and PDF. Even though it is open
source freeware I sent the author a "donation" as the program is of great
usefulness to me and fair is fair, after all.
 
 DD> along to a guy I know from my favourite breakfast spot. What he
 DD> doesn't read himself will go to one of the nursing homes for which he
 DD> does maintenance. The inmates there appreciate them very much I am

 RH> Good idea. I pass on coupon flyers after I go thru them, then they're
 RH> passed on from the person I give then to, to someone else.

I seldom use coupons beyond stuff for snatch & grabbit fats food places. Many
places like Walgreen's and CVS have gone away from coupons - preferring their
in-store loyalty programmes.

 RH> We've closed on the new house but Steve is doing some fix up work

 DD> I'm still shopping. I've another to look at this week - the pictures
 DD> show it's in need of some carpet and tile work. And the listing shows
 DD> a need to have the property reassessed by the tax man. The taxes
 DD> probably shouldn't be as high as listed. Even at my advanced years I
 DD> can chunk a rock far enough to land on the railroad tracks.  Bv)=

 RH> That's close! We're closer to the tracks but fruther from the fire
 RH> department. I think we're far enough away from the tracks that we
 RH> shouldn't hear too much tho; I've not noticed any train noise when I've
 RH> been over to the house. Here, I can hear the whistle from inside the
 RH> house, expect the new place is probably going to be the same.

Most of the train traffic on this particular set is AMTRAK. And there are no
grade crossing to blow the horn for nearer than most of a mile - and going
away. Less than the noise I get here at 2 or 3 ayem.
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Shogun's Onion Soup
 Categories: Vegetables, Beef, Poultry, Herbs
      Yield: 6 servings

    1/2    Rib celery; chopped
      1 sm Onion; chopped
    1/2    Carrot; chopped
      1 ts Fresh ginger root; grated
    1/4 ts Minced fresh garlic; or more
      2 tb Chicken stock
      3 ts Beef bouillon granules
      1 c  Fresh shiitake mushrooms;
           - chopped 
      2 qt Water
      1 c  Baby portobello mushrooms;
           - sliced
      1 tb Fresh chives; minced

  The basic Japanese soup that's given out as an appetizer
  at most Japanese restaurants. Very mild, a bit salty, and
  a touch of tang. It's a very improvisable recipe; most of
  the ingredients' quantities can be changed according to
  taste.

  In a large saucepan or stockpot, combine the celery,
  onion, carrot, ginger, garlic, and a few of the mushrooms.
  Add chicken stock, beef bouillon, and water. Place the pot
  over high heat, and bring to a rolling boil. When the
  mixture reaches boiling, cover, reduce heat to medium, and
  cook for 45 minutes.

  Place all of the remaining mushrooms into a separate pot.
  When the boiling mixture is done, place a strainer over
  the pot with the mushrooms in it. Strain the cooked soup
  into the pot with the mushrooms. Discard strained
  materials.

  Serve the broth with mushrooms in small porcelain bowls,
  and sprinkle fresh chives over the top. Use Asian soup
  spoons for an elegant effect.

  Servings: 6

  From: http://allrecipes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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