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 ML> I'll get them if there's only a premium of a couple bucks a
 ML> pound over other preferred nuts (cashews, etc.) but will not
 ML> pay luxury prices for them. 
 NB> A little bag of them at Lori's doesn't break the budget...

But does a little bag satisfy the urge?

 ML> served in a ramekin anyway. I actually agree that the niceties
 ML> should be observed, and one should be asked "would you like
 ML> some nuts" (forestalling allergy issues, among other things),
 ML> and in first class one shouldn't be served a packet of nuts.
 NB> Etiquette..  ;)   No, I'd not seen that, but then my sources of news
 NB> are rather limited in scope, and that sort of odd bit doesn't usually
 NB> make it to NPR top of the hour headlines...  ;)

The only good thing one can say about the massacres and
hostage crises is that they keep this kind of things out
of the headlines. Maybe only those of us who have vital
interest in flying on airplanes paid attention to this,
but it's had quite the buzz in these circles.

 ML> the VP was fired, despite her being the daughter of the
 ML> chairman of the board.
 NB> OTR, was she...?   ;>  Quite the over-reaction, to say the least...
 NB> and not surprising that it gave indication that she was in a position
 NB> for which she was not suited...  ;/

She's 40 years old. If she were 25, one might almost be
able to excuse her overreaction, but at 40 one should
perhaps be held to a higher standard.

 ML> Odd side effect: in Korea there has been a boom in sales of
 ML> macadamia nuts.
 NB> Interesting. ;)

Psrtially symbolic, as in solidarity with the flight
attendants. After all, the consumer public is pretty much
the same class as that as the staff, not the executives.

 ML> Other peculiar news is that the youngest faculty member of the
 ML> Harvard Law School was overcharged $4 for a Chinese takeout
 ML> order and kicked up an almost equal furor by sending a request
 ML> to the restaurant for treble damages (i.e., $12). Funny thing
 ML> is the vehemence of the reaction against him when he is in all
 ML> respects, except for public relations, right.
 NB> Public relations rules, of course...  Sufficient, probably, it would
 NB> have been to just ask for the overage to be returned... and not have
 NB> caused such a furor...

Even treble damages, if asked for quietly.

But if, as was the case, the restaurant website offered the lower
price, the restaurant should be held accountable. This wasn't some
Menuism type site, it was the place's own.

 ML> The rather pale-looking and -tasting rawer nuts have
 ML> their appeal, mostly as a novelty.
 NB> I think that HelenLou prefered them rawer... she called them sneeze
 NB> nuts, and it was her favorite nut..  :)

Do they make you sneeze? Trader Joe's had a black pepper cashew
offering that tasted pretty good but made one sneeze.

 ML> Best of all are chocolate punctuated with almonds (whole
 ML> or even slivered; crushed nuts are less attractive).
 NB> Agreed.  The Hershey's Extra Dark has crushed, but it's with
 NB> blueberries and cranberries, so not too bad that way...

Hershey's starts with decent ingredients, just ruins them.

 ML> that some of the nuts were rancid.
 NB> Had a similar experience with a bag of DeMet's Turtles

Worth a letter. You might get something to take the bad
taste out of your mouth.

 ML> Carrot Kheer
 NB> A different sort of kheer than I'm familiar with... :)  Does kheer
 NB> just mean pudding, actually...?

I think so. Maybe a liquidy one - the more solid puddings
seem to be classified as halwa.

I've seen sevian (vermicelli) kheer as well as zucchini
kheer, which strikes me as just plain wrong.

And what's to say about this?

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

      Title: Yogurt with Cumcumber and Mint (Kheere Ka Raita)
 Categories: Indian, Side dish
      Yield: 6 servings

  2 2/3 c  Plain yogurt                        1 ea Cucumber peeled and grated
      2 T  Finely chopped fresh mint         1/2 t  Roasted cumin seeds
    1/4 t  Cayenne pepper                      1 t  Salt
    1/4 t  Black pepper

  Put  the  yogurt  in a bowl.   Beat lightly with a fork or  whisk  until
  smooth and creamy.   Add all the other ingredients and mix.   Cover  and
  refrigerate until ready to eat.

  Source inknown

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