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Skriven 2013-06-13 14:09:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
    Kommentar till text 244 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: lasagne
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> seasonings) were used. Topped, of course, with the either A&P or
 RH> Victory Markets brand of the green can cheese. Dad would usually pick
 RH> up a loaf of Italian or French bread on the way home from work that
 RH> night, made the pasta stretch further.

 NB> We had the green can cheese, too... store brand, like yours, usually
 NB> A&P, probably...  :)  But pasta was cheaper than bread, unless it was
 NB> the regular day-old stuff already in the house... we probably did get
 NB> some bread and butter to go with...  Applesauce to go alongside, too.

We would have had the applesauce for dessert. The French or Italian
bread was an inexpensive enough splurge to go with cheap white (store
brand or Mueller's) pasta. Other than that, my folks bought the
inexpensive white sandwich ("balloon bread" according to Dr. David
Ruben) locally. Once they got a stand alone freezer (when I was in
college) they would get bread at the day old shops in Kingston or
Oneonta if they were there for other purposes. Other than spaghetti
nights, the only other times bread was on the supper table was to go
under beef stew or chili.

 NB>  RH>> We also had Appian Way pizza from time to time, usually for
 NB>  RH>> a Sunday night supper, with only a bit of cheddar cheese added
 NB> beyond  RH>> what was included in the box.
 NB>  NB>> I don't think we ever had pizza.  Might have had it at someone
 NB> else's  NB>> house, or at some church function, but not something
 NB> Daddy bought.

 RH> This was the boxed stuff you mixed up. The box came with the dry dough
 RH> stuff, a small can of sauce and a small packet of grated cheese.
 RH> Stretching the pizza dough out so it would feed 7 of us, they ended up
 RH> being thin crust; I don't think I ever had a thick crust pizza until I
 RH> went to college.

 NB> I'd seen that in the store... but I'm pretty sure we never had that...
 NB> probably because we'd have needed an extra box to feed the 10 of us,
 NB> and I bet it never went on sale...  ;)

My mom bought 2 boxes; it made enough to give us each 2 pieces. My MIL
would make up several boxes or use the bagged bread mix (don't know the
name) to make several pizzas for the family (7, like ours).

 NB>  NB>> The canned pasta, I think Daddy didn't think was
 NB> cost-effective...  NB>> it wasn't something we ever had, that I
 NB> remember...

 RH> Not so cost effective but easy to prepare. One of those cans would
 RH> feed us for probably 3 lunches, stretched with the usual bread &
 RH> butter.

 NB> Any of the older kids could do simple cooking easy enough...
 NB> "convenience" foods would have been considered luxuries... except for
 NB> potpies on sale... ;)

We didn't have the pot pies. Dad was looking for easy do lunches that a
beginning cook could have ready without too much fuss & bother. He
thought the big cans of ravioli would be a good idea but in the end, it
wasn't as good as he thought it would be.


 NB> could call them  RH>> "interesting" but nothing beats a good home made
 NB> lasagne.
 NB>  NB>> Hard to beat anything good home-made, actually..   :)   Except
 NB> maybe  NB>> some really fancy-dancy cookery by chefs that know what
 NB> they are about  NB>> and come through...  :)

 RH> I don't think I've encountered any of those in the commercial line,
 RH> but we don't buy lasagne, we make it.

 NB> I was thinking more restaurant fare, not buy-in-store-to-bring-home
 NB> type...

OK, I've had some decent restaurant ones but most anything beats what my
mom made. (G) Most times tho, when we go out for Italian food, we don't
get lasagne; we go for something I usually don't make.


 RH> Yes, I could deal with it. The numbers seem to be drifitng downward
 RH> again and I've not used any insulin since the end of March. I still am
 RH> watching what I eat and making sure the carb numbers stay within
 RH> range.

 NB> Sounds like you have to be just about as careful that they don't go
 NB> too low as going too high, nowadays...  :)  But that's not a bad
 NB> thing.  :)

Just have to watch the numbers. I overslept this morning so when I did
the morning check, it was about 90 minutes later than usual. The reading
was 63 so I grabbed a small glass of apple juice as part of breakfast.


 RH> And good food! They've got a huge smoker too. The farmer's market is
 RH> doing a dinner featuring products of the various vendors; the Fire Pit
 RH> is going to do the cooking. I doubt we'll go tho, tickets are
 RH> $65./each, $20. more if you want the wine pairings with the meal (we
 RH> wouldn't but can't afford that much money for the basic meal).

 NB> That's pretty steep.  Is it a benefit of some sort as well...?

Basically just to raise awareness of the market & what's offered. Market
manager said most places would charge about twice that so she thought it
was reasonable. We could afford that if it were for the 2 of us, but not
per person, so we'll cook for ourselves, using some market produce.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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