Text 3217, 94 rader
Skriven 2013-08-06 01:00:11 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3149 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Mayo & Spices                                            [1]
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Hi Dave,

 DD> I get most of my dried herbs/spices from GFS or Kellner Food Service
 DD> (a locally owned firm) except for some exotics like specific chilli
 DD> the ice box. Dried herbs, etc. just go in the cabinets.

 RH> A number of our green herbs are ones we grew/dried. Others I bought at
 RH> The Fresh Market and found they kept better if stored in the fridge. I
 RH> bought them in zipper bags instead of the jars there but put them into
 RH> glass jars at home. Those I buy in bulk at Penzey's and Whole Foods
 RH> also get put into glass jars for the amount I keep on the shelf.

 DD> As I noted in other posts - I don't have a Fresh Market or Whole
 DD> Foods. And the local Farmer's Market seems to concentrate on non-herb
 DD> produce. Although Parson's Produce is talking about adding an herb
 DD> garden to their other
 DD> offerings. We'll see how that works out.

Maybe this Hy-Vee will have fresh herbs. It's a possibility; let us know
if it becomes a reality.

 DD> The only herb I am growing here in the trailer park is the mint I
 DD> started three years ago. It is spreading nicely to crowd out the
 DD> dandelions and crabgrass. And, unlike zoysia grass - which will do the
 DD> same thing - it smells very nice when you mow it. My gardening efforts
 DD> are limited to three 30 litre soy sauce buckets from the Tai Pan
 DD> restaurant's dumpster with a bunch of heirloom Hontaka chilies that my
 DD> friend Les donated the seed for. He got the seed as part of his
 DD> subscription to The Chile Pepper Institute.

What about window sill pots? We did that with herbs in Savannah. We've
got a bit more "garden space" where we live now so put the herbs
outside. The oregano has gone thru 2 winters; the sage went thru one
winter but didn't survive the 2nd one. The rosemary & thyme (which was
planted before we moved in) are going great guns all over the beds.


 DD> Japones Chilies, pronounced ja-pon-aaas, are also known as Hontaka,
 DD> Santaka, Oriental chile peppers or Chinese Chilies. While very popular
 DD> in Chinese and Japanese recipes these chilies are native to Mexico and
 DD> are widely used in Caribbean and Latin American cuisine. Some believe
 DD> that Japones get their name from the Spanish word for Japanese. --
 DD> http://www.spicesinc.com

And how hot are they?

 RH> sized one, goes to add the MW and finds the jar is empty. Sandwich gets
 RH> tossed into the cat's dish (cat gives it a puzz;ed look) to voice over
 RH> of MW's tag line "A sandwich just isn't a sandwich without MW>".

 DD> Dale pointed out that the adverts are recent - which is why I haven't
 DD> seen them. I enjoy advertising with some imagination or with a skewed,

 RH> The one I mentioned ran in the early 00's, when we were in Hawaii.

 DD> While I hadn't quite told $cumca$t where to stick their cable by then
 DD> I still didn't watch a lot of TeeVee outside some racing shows and
 DD> PBS.

We watched more then than we do now. Had Food Network for a while out
there; I think that ad was on FN.


 DD> With sales of more than $7.6 billion and more than 235 retail stores
 DD> across eight Midwestern states, Hy-Vee ranks among the top 20
 DD> supermarket chains and the top 50 private companies in the United
 DD> States. Supermarket News, the authoritative voice of the food
 DD> industry, has honored the company with a Whole Health Enterprise Award
 DD> for its leadership in providing services and programs that promote a
 DD> healthy lifestyle.

 DD> http://www.hy-vee.com/company/about-hy-vee/default.aspx

 RH> If we ever move to an area that has a Hy-Vee, we will check them out.

 DD> That would be the Midwest area. I thought you guys were aiming for the
 DD> Southwest or Northeast. Whatever, c'mon down, the water's fine and
 DD> we're pretty friendly.


We'll get a position wherever one is offered. Wherever it is, we'll have
fun getting to know the local foods and grocery stores & introducing
folks to our ecclectic food choices. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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