Text 33265, 141 rader
Skriven 2015-11-16 21:57:04 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 33198 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: Bell Peppers was:Funky                                   [1]
====================================================================
Hi Dave,


 DD> I like bell peppers anywhere from raw (crudites) to cooked to mush
 DD> (but, not totally liquid). I rather enjoy the #2 diesel undertone that
 DD> MLoo seems to hold against them. I have never found *any* discernable

 RH> We are using more red, orange and yellow bells instead of the green
 RH> ones; the others are sweeter than the green and we like the taste
 RH> better. I will, sometimes, use a mix of green and one of the other
 RH> colors but rarely straight green any more.

 DD> It must be fairly subtle - I've never detected an increase in "sweet"

I've noticed one, or maybe it is less of the "green" taste.

 DD> -- rather a (minor) decrease in the kerosene undertone -- which was
 DD> never
 DD> substantial anyway.

Depends on the pepper, some have more of a pronounced taste than others.
i think where/how it's grown has an influence there.


 DD> heat in a bell pepper - except some Mexi-bells that I crossed
 DD> successfully using standard bell peppers and jalapenos. Those had a
 DD> minor wakeup. About (I estimate) 1,000 scovilles.

 RH> We did that accidentally in Az--didn't realise the jalapenos would
 RH> cross pollinate with the bells, even at a distance. We had mild
 RH> jalapenos and bells with a bit of a kick to them. The latter were good,
 RH> once we realised what had happened; the former were quite
 RH> disappointing.

 DD> I did it a-purpose after find out how Mexi-Bells come about. The first
 DD> generation fruits have little heat. Second (and subsequent
 DD> generations) are more pungent - but still not light-up-your-life.

Ours had enough heat to know we'd done something wrong. They had a
bitter/hot taste, not good.


 DD> biggest hit I had here (other than a simple chuck roast) was the Swiss
 DD> Chicken.

 RH> Calls for an encore performance?

 DD> But, of course. I think I'll add bacon on top this time, too.

 RH> What about some thin sliced ham?

 DD> My mental taster says no thanks.

OK, t'was a thought.

 RH> you missed going to either of those two exciting places. (G)

 DD> The only time I left the US whilst in the Navy was when I wangled my
 DD> way as an "observer" onto a P2V doing an around-the-world "training"
 DD> flight. We hit Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, Indonesia,
 DD> India, Iran, Greece, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Greenland,
 DD> Canuckistan (Goose Bay, Labrador) and back to NAS Memphis. Geez, the
 DD> inside of one military airfield looks much like the inside of any
 DD> other.

 RH> Yes, they all look a lot alike but you can say you've been around the
 RH> world. I've beeh half way around, Steve has made it 3/4 of the way.

 DD> If I can do it before I snuff my candle I'd like to go to England,
 DD> rent a motorcycle and do Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Germany,
 DD> Switzerland, France and back to Blighty. Probably won't happen unless
 DD> I hit the lottery for substantial $$$$.

We'd like to go back to Germany and HI, go to Italy and do an Alaska
cruise. Won't finance it with lottery winnings because we don't play.

 RH> on other shows so they picked the best of the worst, in their opinions.

 DD> Wonder what they had against Johnny Cash? Elvis I sort of understand -

 RH> Haven't the foggiest but most likely because he was modern music, not
 RH> what they had grown up on.

 DD> John R. Cash was country (and also Western) and a bit of an "outlaw"
 DD> well before Waylon and Willie.

 DD> Elvis was a white boy doing rock-a-billy blues (his "Hound Dog" was a
 DD> cover of Big Mama Thornton's original) and helping prove that R&R grew
 DD> from the blues.

Mom and Dad were teens in the 30's and 40s so JC and elvis were "modern
music" for them. They were quite settled down by the time those guys hit
the big time.

 DD> I went to the local Golden Corral for breakfast to meet my friend,
 DD> Les. But, despite his assurances that GC was open on 11/11 for
 DD> breakfast ....... we wound up at Denny's (the local ones have become
 DD> nice again) for breakfast. Then I was at the local Hy-Vee (our

 RH> GC does a buffet the Monday after Veteran's day; we may go this year.
 RH> Haven't fully decided yet because this one gets very crowded and I'm
 RH> not that impressed with most of their foods.

 DD> If it's breakfast and you get there about 07:30 it's going to be no or
 DD> very short lines. Lunch  and dinner around here are mobbed, with lines
 DD> stretching a quarter mile or more. I stood on enough lines in Navy
 DD> mess halls, thank you.

We forgot about GC today, probably just as well. They only do the vet's
thing for the evening meal and it's quite crowded, have usually had to
wait for a seat.


 DD> Wegmans) for some shopping and went to their Marketplace Grill for
 DD> lunch. My server asked if I was a vet, thanked me for my service and
 DD> Hy-Vee comped my lunch --- something I had not expected as there was
 DD> no notification in the media. But, quite a nice gesture.

 RH> Nice, we've had a few things comped for Steve's service. He has a
 RH> couple of ball caps that ID him as a vet or retired; people notice them
 RH> and let him know his service is/was appreciated.

 DD> My only external indication of service is visible when I wear short
 DD> sleeve T shirts. I have an anchor tattoed on my right bicep. My
 DD> brother, Phil, OTOH has

Steve didn't get any tatoos.


>> CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE <<

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


...  It works!  Now, if only I could remember what I did.

--- PPoint 3.01
 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)