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Skriven 2015-05-12 20:16:08 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 26904 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: Peppers
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> there... not outstanding, but edible anyway... Things like okra
 NB> that  NB>> aren't available elsewhere can make it a little more
 NB> enjoyable..  ;)

 RH> We can get okra in more places than you can, naturally. (G)

 NB> Well, yeah... being as you are in okra country and all that... ;)

I know, you just can't find it up north that easy. (G)


 RH> But, given a choice, we'll probably not go to GC, unless the choice
 RH> is Cracker Barrel. We've been disappointed there more often in our
 RH> last few visits so will probably not be making it a stopping point
 RH> very often in trips to come. Some things are OK, but for the most
 RH> part, they've gone down hill in quality over the years.

 NB> I hadn't had an experience with Cracker Barrel until the last couple
 NB> of decades or so, but I've not ever been all that impressed by them...

They were better when we first tried them, probably in the early 90s but
have slipped in quality. Steve liked to order the fried chicken livers
as they were nice and tender; he says now they're as hard as rocks, like
they were frozen and to be cooked thru, had to be fried rock hard. I've
had their chicken fried steak several times (not in the last few years,
it's very high carb) and saw a drop in quality there as well.

 NB>  RH>> That's when I started eating a lot of things I'd never heard
 NB> about, or  RH>> heard about but never had the chance to try before
 NB> with Dad's lack of  RH>> interest in new foods.
 NB>  NB>> I suspect that how one ends up "out of the nest" has less to do
 NB> with  NB>> what the nest was like and more with what the person is
 NB> like...  ;)  NB>> And what they get exposed to along the way....  :)

 RH> Probably a lot to that as most of my siblings aren't particularly
 RH> adventurous in their tastes either. None of them has travelled like we
 RH> have; a couple of them went to Italy while in high school but haven't
 RH> been out of the country since. Other than Canada, I don't think either
 RH> Bill or my youngest sister have been out of the country. So, they've
 RH> not had the exposure to what we have in the various foods and are
 RH> content to eat they way they're used to.

 NB> And for all you know, even given more travel, they might still have
 NB> been the sort not to be trying the "dangerous local cuisine",
 NB> either...  ;)

Wouldn't surprise me in the least if they had that sort of reaction. (G)

 NB>  RH>> And start surveying things, getting an idea of how things will
 NB> work  RH>> out for August. Will we need to bring sleeping bags,
 NB> spices, etc?  NB>> I'll be starting the "survey" when I go up in May
 NB> for the spring board  NB>> meeting... :)  Sleeping bags, only if you
 NB> need extra blankets for  NB>> warmth (but you'll probably have them
 NB> from your VT trip anyway?), as  NB>> linens are provided in the
 NB> cottage.  Spices... probably a good idea,  NB>> especially for
 NB> anything not basic... I don't think those are part of  NB>> the
 NB> furnishings, although Linda wouldn't mind lending hers,
 NB>  NB>> probably..  ;)

 RH> OK, it's time to start making my mental lists. Bring spices, basics
 RH> like oil, vinegar, mayo..................

 NB> The latter, yes, you'd need to bring, as food is not supplied for
 NB> us... that's all our responsibility... :)   This picnic, Linda might
 NB> be more a part of than last, since her husband Gene is no longer with
 NB> us...

I'm thinking for VT as well; we (our church) supplies the meals. The
supper ones will need more basics like spices, mayo, vinegar, etc as we
will be doing more cooking. Breakfast will be grab and go sort of stuff,
lunch will be sandwiches and simple sides like chips. Supper will be the
only really cooked meal.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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