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Skriven 2015-03-07 03:10:12 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 24600 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: New Toy
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Hi Nancy,

>>> I would think it will work well for cakes, and that's really why I
>>> purchased it.  I tried it with my 4 cup flour recipe for pizza, and
>>> well... it came apart into a bazillion (it seemed (grin)) parts...
>>> really just three parts two of which pop in and out of the scraper.  It
>>> wasn't harmed at all so I can try it later with a small cake which I
>>> expected to use it with.
>> Pizza dough is probably a bit too tough for the scraper to handle... :)

>> haha yes, for sure I know that now.  I just figured I'd try it and
>> see.  Live and learn (G)

> After all, one does have to experiment with one's new toy... ;)  As
> long as nothing's broken permanently in the process, anyway... ;)

Yes, for sure.. wonder if that's why they made all the parts "pop-off"-ish so
to speak (G) "Some idiot might try this with bread dough..." Lol

>>> things like pesto isn't something I do.. I use a blender..
>> Mine is, so far anyway, pretty mild, so things like herbs or even the
>> anise seed is still doable, though fennel isn't easily...

>> Time to take a hammer to the fennel? :)  That's silly I guess (g) But
>> glad you can still manage that.

> Yeah...  :)  Actually, a small amount I'm still ok with... and if more
> needs doing, I generally can get Richard (or some other willing helper)

Yes, understand that one Lol... Ron is usually asking if he can help some way,
but generally it's not necessary.  It's nice though when it _is_ necessary and
he steps in :) Last weekend I had a ouchey-dammit fall when I tripped over my
own feet/the kitchen chair/the dog/the air/ (grin).  I landed on my hands
somewhere in there, and since the weekend my right hand has been killing me..
so when we've had pasta, he's had to dump the ronies into the colander.. I was
thankful... It is starting to let up at least.  Probly a bad sprain.

> to grind it for me instead... I also learned that if doing both anise
> and fennel, I can mix them, and if in small enough quantities at a time
> it makes it seem to go better... :) It's not something I do often, and
> lately not at all, since it was for the Swedish Christmas rye bread I
> was making for my husband's s-i-l for the Backus Christmas, which isn't
> happening any more..

That sounds so very sad, but I understand.. Holidays are good now, but
certainly not the same as before when we could all gather at Mom's.

> For a year or so after that stopped, I still made
> the bread for my family's Christmas, as the second loaf had been brought
> there over the years, and it was somewhat expected by then...

I bet they loved that when you could do it.. Reminds me of Easter.. I try to
make a sweet easter bread with colored eggs baked in it every Easter... Now
with this new mixer, it should be easy at least :)

>> More gadgets for the toy...  :)

>> Oh yes, that's for sure... I've always stayed away from "One Machine
>> Does It All" kind of set ups.. probably goes back to the idea of sound
>> systems that put together turntables/radios/receivers (how's that for
>> ancient? LOL)... but really, I was never one to buy a sound system that
>> could die from one component giving up the ghost.  So that carried into
>> my thoughts for keeping the kitchen equipment separate.

> Makes sense to me.  ;)  The all-in-one systems had/have their place, I
> suppose... ;)

I resisted it from the begining Lol... but to each his own. I'm kind of rough
on my toys so... :)

>  My Walkman was useful for taking to camp with me...
> choice of cassettes or radio, and all on batteries...  ;)

I had a cassette tape player and an AMC radio once Lol After I met Ron and we
were doing puppet shows all over the eastern seaboard, we had a "cassette
deck".. It was a monster system that could play tapes.  We puppeteers filled in
the dialog.. was neat.

>> I want to see how often that transmission fails on the Bosch before I
>> get the blender, for sure.  Won't do any good to kill the thing since
>> that's the main power/drive/whatever for the mixer :(  I can get
>> another separate blender cheaply enough I think (g).  IIRC I killed my
>> last blender trying to grind dry chick peas - It didn't like that at
>> all :)  Then I tried my grain mill... that blew the fuse on it :(
>> Luckily I was able to find the fuses quickly for it.

> Sounds like you should have taken a hammer to the chickpeas... (G)

hahahahahaha :)  yes, that would have worked and saved me a LOT of $$$ :)

> Isn't your current blender a Ninja...?

Well, I have both.. think about it.. the ninja container is only about 2 1/2
cups max.. the blender jar is over a quart.. I think (g)

>>>> Probably still have to send a bunch home with her for the grandboys. ;)
>>> I always seem to have something around for when they stop by :)
>>> They're young, they can take it :)
>> And with hollow legs and fast metabolisms...  :)
>> hahaha yes, that's for sure... They can put food away like most
>> teenagers I remember, even though the two youngest are just 8 and 11 :)
>> I guess 11 is close enough to qualify for teen years though (g).

> 11's pretty close, yeah...  ;)  And even some younger kids have very
> good appetites, too... :)

Yeah.. I think Ron's family was like that.. mine wasn't..I mean I remember
spitting put veggies and other "strange" foods into napkins, while my oldest
sister was lining up rigatonis like army squadrons hahahaha.. we didn't care so
much about food :)

>> I've found that a good indication of when I'm way overtired is when I
>> feel hungry, and then only manage to eat a small amount before I'm fully
>> satiated, with the tired taking over... ;)

>> I remember Ron reading somewhere that was an indication of fatigue
>> caused by diabetes or high sugar levels.. so I usually cut back on

> Interesting... usually in my case, there have been good reasons to be
> overtired, and I should have been hungry enough to eat a reasonably
> meal, having not eaten for quite a while...

Me too... Certainly because say when people come over the house needs a
cleaning too (g).. but what he read was more that if you keep falling asleep
after you eat, that's a sign of "fatigue".. and he read that when you're
fatigued you're hungry.. it's like a warped brain response...

[diabetes]
>> signs... Not something I would want to have to deal with permanently
>> that's for sure.

> For sure.  :)  There's been diabetes in my family, too... and I was wa/s
> taking care of someone that had it...  my doctor was concerned about me
> for a while, but my A1C blood work has been coming back just fine, so
> he's backed off on that...  Cinnamon, fiber, and vinegar are all good
> for keeping sugar levels good... also onions and garlic and turmeric..

Yes, and good oatmeal.. not like the kind you buy in stores maybe you can still
find groats at your healthfood store.. I see the site I usually order from,
http://pleasanthillgrain.com/, is now only selling BULK packages, like 39lbs
for $100.00 ... sad. They used to sell it in 2lb. packages kind of envelopes..
have to go searching when I run out but I think the last time I ordered, I got
a case of 5 or 6 #10 cans of groats so I could flake them with my grain mill.

Take care,
Janis

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