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Skriven 2015-03-12 20:22:31 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 24823 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  RH>> Have to figure out where and when the picnic will be this year.
 NB> Then  RH>> look at our schedule and see if it's do-able, and go from
 NB> there.
 NB>  NB>> Still far enough in the future....

 RH> Yes, but we've already made a committment for part of August already.

 NB> True, as I have for part of July.. :)

So hopefully the picnic will work out for both of us to attend.

 RH> 50s later next week. The last frost is normally around the 3rd week or
 RH> so of April but we can start ground prep before then if we want to put
 RH> a garden in.

 NB> As long as temps are in the 50's consistently, the ground should warm
 NB> up well enough to be worked, even if it isn't safe to plant yet...
 NB> Sounds
 NB> like you are about a month or so ahead of us, at least normally... :)

Dad used to till the ground in mid to late April but not do any serious
planting until the latter part of May so yes, a month behind is about
right. We can plant as early as late March/early April around here but
have to be wary of late frosts. We're thinking this year will not be one
for gardening tho.

 RH> you do, and you can't plow that. Some people think they can drive on
 RH> it, but those are the ones you see on TV sliding all over the road.

 NB> Ice gets salted around here... sometimes it helps... ;)  The snow
 NB> plows have salt speaders on the back...

Around here they say the salt doesn't work if it gets below a certain
temperature (about 20, IIRC) so most of it is left to melt on its own.

 NB>  NB>> Ours just didn't let up all month... it was snowier than it's
 NB>  NB>> been, too...

 RH> Hopefully ours is done for the season but I'm not holding my breath.

 NB> I wish ours was, but I know better... ;/

At least one more cold snap before Easter.

 NB> news  NB>> briefs, so only the state, not the specifics... We were
 NB> living in  NB>> Jackson when we were there...  :)

 RH> OK, near the Alabama border. We've got some friends in Alabama that
 RH> aren't too far from Jackson.

 NB> Not that near the Alabama border, closer to Louisiana actually.. but
 NB> easily near the middle of the state N-S... But the state isn't as wide
 NB> as some we are used to...  ;)

No, not that wide but our friends live right near the AL/MS border.

 NB>  RH>> SHRIMP CREOLE
 NB>  RH>> Serves 6.
 NB>  NB>> And did you get 3 meals from it....?  (G)  We find that things
 NB>  NB>> that say 4 servings are often just enough for the two of us for
 NB>  NB>> one meal.. ;)

 RH> I only had about half a pound of shrimp so got supper for both of us,
 RH> and a light lunch for me out of it. Lots of sauce because I didn't cut
 RH> down the recipe.

 NB> So if sauce made the meal, it might have served closer to 6... ;)

I'd say in reality, probably 4.

 NB> Especially if one used extra bread or such to soak it up well.. ;)
 NB> But, true, a half pound of shrimp wouldn't stretch that far
 NB> gracefully.... ;)  Unless it were casserole style and had lots of
 NB> starch and veggies...

It's not a casserole kind of thing. Pasta or rice to serve underneath to
soak up the sauce, veggies on the side. Possibly a piece of bread for
extra sauce, depending on how dry the rice or pasta is. It is definately
good tho. (G)

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Ruth
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