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 ML> The raspberry filled oatmeal cookies were
 ML> more like, but the filling was scanty and the cookies themselves
 ML> tasted a little like cardboard. 
 NB> To be a little fair, the taste might have been compromised slightly,
 NB> as I'd bought them long enough ago that they were past their best by
 NB> date...  But the filling was indeed scanty...

They were reminiscent of the former ones but not the same.
Like a Big Mac from the '70s vs. one now.

 ML> I remember more of a molasses or
 ML> brown sugar flavor in the olden cookies, plus they were usually
 ML> sprinkled with granulated sugar on top (maybe the loss was due
 ML> to caving in to fashion and a "healthier" style?).
 NB> Possible.

The favored flavor in days of yore was "hermits," which were
all molasses all the time, but I thought the oatmeal ones also
had a sweet topping.

 ML> The Shipps had brought some Indian snacks made by Kohinoor:
 ML> Panchratan - "a zesty mixture of potato sticks, rice
 ML> flakes and dryfruits" - the best of the lot, appealingly sweet
 ML> and salty with a heavy hint of spicy heat;
 NB> Definitely my favorite of them.  Also had nuts in it, although one had
 NB> to look for them... ;)

Well balanced, which the others weren't.

 ML> Nut Cracker - "delicious fried peanuts coated with spice" -
 ML> the nuts coated with a dusky mixture with a distinctly brown
 ML> flavor; Dale did not care for these, but everyone else seemed
 ML> to think they were okay. Nobody ate many of them, though.
 NB> They were.. ok...  peanuts not being my favorite nut... ;)

I thought Dale objected to the duskiness of the spices, which
evoked the term "floor sweepings" to me. He and I both kind of
like peanuts, though.

 ML> The ingredients list claims 10% cashews,
 ML> but I think that's way optimistic. Husked gram means mung beans.
 NB> Lots of tiny little bits, seeds maybe...?  Tasted fine, but, as you
 NB> say, hard to eat... the potato sticks were smaller than the other
 NB> mixture... and the nuts harder to find, although touted as being 10%...

I've seen other Indian snack mixtures that seem to want to be
eaten by the handful or spoonful. The tiny bits were crunched
potato sticks, mung beans, lentils, rice flakes, and possibly
sesame seeds.

 ML> Hapi brand sriracha peas
 NB> I liked them better than wasabi peas...   :)

I like them both.

 ML> Lay's Spanish tomato tango potato chips
 NB> I think that was the only thing that was universally disappointing at
 NB> the picnic...  :)   Even Janis, the ketchup lover, was disappointed
 NB> with them.... :)

Yeah, nobody but nobody enjoyed them, possibly a first in
cooking echo picnic history.

Lamb curry chez Kracht
cat: echo picnic, main
servings: 8

2 lb lamb, in 3/4" pieces
3 Tb cumin
1/2 Tb cloves
1 Tb coriander powder
4 cloves garlic, minced fine
2 Tb ginger
1 ts cinnamon
1 Tb celery salt
water
2 Tb tomato paste (if available)
2 lg onions
2 Tb butter or neutral oil
2 Tb paprika or tt
1 ts hot chile powder or tt
1 Tb cumin or tt
s, p

All measurements are approximate and to taste

Combine lamb and next 7 ingredients. Marinate overnight.

Add water to moisten and bring to the boil. Reduce
heat and simmer until meat is almost tender, maybe
1 1/2 hr. Add tomato paste and taste for seasoning -
add celery salt as needed. Remember, though, that
the celery salt is a substitute for the unavailable
fenugreek powder.

Chop onions and saute in butter; when wilted, add
to the stew. Add paprika and hot chile powder to
taste. Kick it up with more cumin, salt, and pepper.
if needed. Remove cover and continue cooking until
sauce is of the desired consistency or until people
start to fuss about lunch, which is about 15 min
sooner.

Source: Kracht family restaurant, cook: moi, date: 03 Aug 08


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