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Skriven 2016-01-19 18:18:53 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 35304 av Dave Drum (1:261/38.0)
Ärende: Cabinets
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Hi Dave,

 RH> We bought a small electric pressure cooker from Aldi's a few months
 RH> ago. It has a rice cooker feature--does brown rice in about half an
 RH> hour, start to finish. Can't steam in it but I can use it for a slow
 RH> cooker as well as a pressure cooker (but not canner). It works quite
 RH> well for all functions.

 DD> I have my mother's old Mirro pressure cooker with the rocking jigger
 DD> valve (I finally found the jigger) but haven't used it as a pressure
 DD> cooker for twenty or more years. It's a decent enough large sauce pan,
 DD> though - if things don't need covered.

I could have had my mom's old (don't remember what brand) ressure cooker
but decided it was not worth it. Hers had the dial pressure gauge,
something I never was too impressed with. My canner cooker has a
weighted pressure gauge; I trust it a lot more.


 DD>     8<----- EXCISION DONE ----->B

 DD> With my arthritis and increasingly decrepit knees I often have trouble
 DD> getting back up off the floor. So, I have invested in one of those
 DD> "mechanic's seat" roll-around deals (http://tinyurl.com/ROLL-AROUND)
 DD> that makes it much easier to get back up. The one in the link is no
 DD> longer available at my place - but Amazon has very similar ones from
 DD> about $14. They are hand for many thing that require working low.

 RH> Now that's a great idea! I have trouble getting up off the floor thanks
 RH> to two weak wrists and an elbow that doesn't always play nice. I think
 RH> it might be something to look into, for a variety of uses around the
 RH> house.

 DD> I just have to remember to ckean the wheels well if I use it for its
 DD> intended purpose in the garage- lest it make tracks on my kitchen
 DD> floor.


So get a dark floor and nobody'll know the difference. (G)


 RH> OK, hardest part will be the dried celery leaves as we don't go thru
 RH> that much celery.

 DD> My current supply of celery leaf came from the Odd Lots store. I've
 DD> also bought it from the spice aisle at regular grocery stores, etc.
 DD> I'll bet your Whole Foods or Penzey's has it was well. One could, I'd

 RH> OK, I just grabbed a Penzey's catalog. They offer celery flakes, salt
 RH> and seed. They say that 1 TBSP of flakes equals one small fresh stalk
 RH> of celery--think it'll work? We were in Whole Foods the other day; I
 RH> should have looked. Also, The Fresh Market chain has a good herb/spice
 RH> section; I'll check it out next time we go. Nearest ones are in Raleigh
 RH> so it may take a while tho.

 DD> Stalk or rib? One of my pet peeves is people who refer to a stalk
 DD> (bunch) of celery in a recipe when they really mean an individual rib
 DD> from the stalk.

Have to do some further checking but I suspect they mean one TBSP equals
one rib. I know, I can get annoyed too.


 DD> imagine, whiz celery seeds in an R2D2 grinder (sort of like doing
 DD> cumin) but then you'd have to approach with caution on quantity to get
 DD> the same flavour without blowing someone's head off with an overload.

 RH> A little bit can go a long way there; I'd cut the amount in the rub to
 RH> maybe a third or so of the dried.

 DD>       Title: Hoirino me Selino: Lemon Pork w/Celery
 DD>  Categories: Pork, Citrus, Stews, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 8 Servings

Different, but looks good.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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