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Skriven 2015-05-12 19:55:09 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 26901 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> :)  RH>> No, but that's partly why I always buy extra fabric. (G)
 NB>  NB>> The choice of experience... (G)  And it can always be used for
 NB> some  NB>> other project down the line if not needed after all...  :)

 RH> Exactly, and that's why I like scrappy quilt patterns.

 NB> Piecing might take a while, but it uses up the scraps...  ;)

Yes, and if you have to take the time to cut off wierd angles and things
(using scraps from cutting out clothes), it takes a while longer. But,
in the end, you still get a nice quilt top. I have to join 2 rows, then
sew the 3 sets of joins together and my quilt top will be finished.
Inherent in that is pinning and pressing as well, so each seam takes
about half an hour to complete.

 NB>  NB>> I suppose... :)  The year we visited in (their) spring, I quite
 NB>  NB>> appreciated the desert in bloom... that was the highlight of the
 NB>  NB>> visit for me... :)

 RH> It is pretty, but you missed seeing the deep reds of the prickly pear
 RH> tunas (fruits). Steve got a bunch from a neighbor one year and made
 RH> jelly out of them, which he used for Christmas gifts.

 NB> I think we saw them the second visit, in the fall... ;)

OK, if you were there in the fall, you probably did see them. Early
spring young prickly pear pads can be cooked and eaten, they taste sort
of like green beans. Just have to make sure you scrape all the thorns
off of them before cooking.

 NB>  RH>> As I usually do, but sometimes the time factor isn't there to do
 NB> it  RH>> the slower way. Found out over the years that my cast iron
 NB> dutch oven  RH>> does the best job of cooking/tenderising in a "tight
 NB> for timing" time  RH>> frame.
 NB>  NB>> And on an electric stove with a very low simmer, one can even
 NB> leave  NB>> it unattended, as long as there's plenty of liquid in the
 NB> pot...  :)

 RH> A gas stove with a very low flame and flame diffuser can do the same
 RH> thing.

 NB> Assuming the flame doesn't blow out...  ;)  I'd leave the house with
 NB> the electric stove, but not with a gas stove...

I've left the house, but for very short periods of time. I've usually
had the flame diffuser under the pot before leaving.


 RH> BTW, do you want us to bring the flame diffuser up for the picnic?

 NB> If you think you'd want to use it... it's up to you...  :)

Depends, it might be nice so I wouldn't have to run back and stir the
pot as often to keep things from burning. If I remember, I may throw it
in with the rest of the stuff we're bringing.

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Ruth
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