Text 31548, 83 rader
Skriven 2015-10-02 19:57:30 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 31509 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: bread
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> the  RH>> church picnic (and more sewing) so the freezer will wait
 NB> until next  RH>> week.
 NB>  NB>> You got your ice chests back from loan then....?  :)

 RH> Not yet but I can improvise with boxes. Stuff won't be out that long
 RH> that I'm worried about a major defrosting of everything. Then too,
 RH> have to see how the rest of the week runs.

 NB> And if it's fairly cool, things won't be as quick to warm up,
 NB> either... I'm guessing that the freezer really doesn't need a major
 NB> defrosting
 NB> either....?  :)

No, it really needs more of an inventory/reorganisation than defrosting.
But, while it's empty, might just as well get the ice out.

 NB>  NB>>> You'll figure it out as you go along, no doubt... :)
 NB>  RH>> Yes, depending on how many crusts I accumulate, how much I use
 NB> the  RH>> crumbs and so on, some good use will make itself known.
 NB>  NB>> And what you need leftover bread for...  ;)

 RH> We don't have much call for leftover bread as such. It either gets
 RH> eaten or goes into the crumb bag

 NB> I was thinking of the things you listed above... croutons, bread
 NB> pudding...  I crumble bread from the original bag for things like
 NB> salmon loaf...  :)

OK, bread vs crumbs, I see. If I do any sort of out of the normal
crumbs, I can use them in things where I might want something with a
different flavor. Other things, I'll want the flavor of just the whole
wheat crumbs and whatever herbs/spices I add.

 NB>  NB>> We haven't tried to do any real composting.... but then we also
 NB> don't  NB>> generate a lot of kitchen scraps anyway...  ;)

 RH> With all the fresh fruits & veggies we go thru, we can generate a good
 RH> deal of compostable stuff in short order. We also put coffee grounds,
 RH> tea bags and egg shells into it.

 NB> We tend not to peel stuff, I only cut off the ends of veggies, and
 NB> there aren't any coffee grounds around here... not many tea bags or
 NB> eggshells either...  And grass cuttings stay on the lawn to feed the
 NB> lawn, and
 NB> leaves get mowed to break them up into a sort of mulch... :)

Steve has a vcouple of compost bins going so puts the grass clippings in
them. He's planning to add mowed leaves also, after he fixes the mower.
He hit a stump the other day & knocked the timing out of sync.

 NB> managing to keep things  RH>> running on the home front as well.
 NB>  NB>> Is he also on active duty...?  Or with a civilian job...?  She
 NB> has  NB>> older stepkid(s) too, doesn't she... do they help out
 NB> too...?

 RH> He's a paralegal on one of the reservations in the area and coaches a
 RH> Native American track team. His daughter (age 13) lives with them but
 RH> his oldest son (age 17) lives with his mom. N can pick him up any time
 RH> he wants but lately the kid hasn't wanted to get too involved with the
 RH> family. N knows his way around a kitchen quite well so he's a big help
 RH> if Deborah has to work late; she also has more of a commute than he
 RH> does.

 NB> So things work out pretty well there... they can balance things out to
 NB> reflect how things are playing out... :)

Overall things seem to be working out. There have been times Deborah has
had to go out of town for a military school or conference where N has
had to single parent. Nice thing now, as opposed to when I did it, is
that Skype lets them stay more connected.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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