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Skriven 2015-07-17 20:59:01 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 29084 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: sticky situations
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Hi Dave,

 DD> I use so little powdered milk that I still have over half of the
 DD> container of powder I got from the UDSA Commodities give-away back in
 DD> the 1980s.

 RH> Only thing I got from the give aways then was 15 pounds of a velveeta
 RH> like cheezoid product. Couldn't freeze it so we used it up as fast as
 RH> we could. Some months later Steve went into the army and we got off
 RH> food stamps, never to get the government give aways again. Milk powder
 RH> probably would have been used as fast as the cheezoid but been more
 RH> appreciated.

 DD> Odd, we had 5# bricks of "American" cheese -- in actuality, a mild
 DD> Cheddar (style) cheese. It was quite good for cooking with or snacking

I think it depended on what was available in what region of the country.
Eastern NC got the poorer end of the stick on that one.


 DD> with Ritz crackers and milk. A guy I knew from the coffee crowd at a
 DD> local hang-out was a truck driver --- and he got nailed for selling a
 DD> *LOT* of the bricks of cheese to restaurants, etc. He was a guest of
 DD> Uncle Sugar at the Terre Haute (IN) FCI for a couple of years. And has
 DD> been known since his release as "Chucky Cheese".

And has he kept squeaky as cheese curds clean since then?

 DD> Fortunately it doesn't spoil and I keep it in a Tupperware container -
 DD> to keep the weevils and such out. I also have a saltine or two in
 DD> there to absorb excess humidity.

 RH> Just remember to change out the crackers from time to time.

 DD> Every time I unseal the lid. Otherwise moisture in the air has scant
 DD> opportunity to affect things.

It can,, even with Tupperware, as I've found out over the years. Then,
too, I've lived in some more humid climates than you.


 RH> Steve ordered some metal forms for making burrito wrappers into taco
 RH> salad bowls--we made them for this week's meal for Life Group. We got

 DD> I had, at one time, a pair of nesting round mesh baskets (like French
 DD> fry baskets for a stove-top fryer) which worked well for that. I used
 DD> them so seldom that I have long since passed them along.

 RH> I've seen them but these are good for baking the wrapper, instead of
 RH> frying it. Much less grease and mess involved.

 DD> And less taste, too.

Enough taste that the group enjoyed them. Steve spritxed the wrappers
with oilve oil spray after fitting them into the forms and before baking
them. That added a bit of taste.

 RH> sundries. We do not get coffee or tea there, as we've other brands we
 RH> prefer.

 DD> I find that their Beaumont coffee is as good (or better) than Folger's
 DD> Classic Roast. My preferred is still bean coffee mixed 1/3 dark roast,
 DD> 1/3 Columbian and 1/3 French roast, ground just before brewing. But,
 DD> my Scottish ancestors spin in their mausoleums every time I spend that
 DD> much money on coffee.

 RH> Think they would appreciate Aldi's then? My parents shopped at one in
 RH> Kingston, NY years ago, first time I'd heard of them. Over the years,
 RH> they drifted away from doing most of their shopping there, probably
 RH> because of the bag it yourself policy of the store.

 DD> As long as they could get along with Germans.  Bv)=

Both of my folks are of direct German ancestry; they had no problem with
Aldi's being a German company. OTOH, my dad wasn't too thrilled with our
SIL's Mitsubishi Eclipse as he was strafed by Mitsubishi planes in the
Pacific Theater during WWII.


 DD> I have a couple of those nice light-green shopping totes made from
 DD> recycled (something) that I bought at ALDI for a buck a pop. Being
 DD> single they suffice for most of my shopping. But one time I was

We've got a good assortment of tote bags, recycled, canvas, etc. Most of
them are in the car, except when we use them at the market or Aldi's or
wherever and bring them into the house. Then we have to remember to
bring them back out to the car. (G)


 DD> standing on line with my few items, waiting for the customers ahead of
 DD> me to check out. All had at least one heaped-full trolley and a couple
 DD> had two (or more) carts full to
 DD> overflowing. I was muttering about "no express line" when a light went
 DD> on in my head and a little voice said "Remember where you are".

Almost tempting to "reverse shop" and come back another day or time?

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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