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Skriven 2013-12-07 07:57:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Budget
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Furthest away family member (of those I keep track of) is Georgia (<50
 DD> miles away) in Beardstown - the pork processing capitol of Illinois.

 RH> Any update on how she's doing? Back still giving her trouble or did she
 RH> get it taken care of?

 DD> Her back will *always* give her trouble since by the time it was
 DD> diagnosed for what it was the window for surgical intervention to to

 RH> Too bad, had it been caught earlier, she might have gotten some relief.
 RH> Steve didn't putz around when his back really started giving him
 RH> trouble--he went with Tricare and a civilian doctor instead of waiting
 RH> 6 months, just to see a neurosurgeon at the VA. He was recovering from
 RH> his surgery long before he would have gotten in at the VA, and doing
 RH> quite well, overall.

The odyssey began when she was in her 20s and this butcher claiming to be an
orthopedist fused some bones in her foot - causing her to walk "funny" and
beginning back pain. This masked the degenerative disc thing for quite some
time. Georgia underwent some fusions but they did little to solve the overall
problem. The disc replacement deal is fairly recent - a technique developed in
Israel and refined in France - and by the time it was available it was already
too late for her -- but, not for her daughter.
 
 DD> any good has long passed. Her daughter, Erin, on the other hand has
 DD> had some successful disc replacement procedures. And it doesn't look
 DD> as if Erin will mother any children to pass the gene for the
 DD> degenerative disc problem to.

 RH> Did she have the spinal fusion like Steve did?

See above.
 
 DD> Nobody promised that any of us would get rich in money. And I could
 DD> have made much, much more money in my life if that was what I was all
 DD> about. As it is I've pretty much done what I wanted for work and
 DD> enjoyed doing it. Which counts for a lot.

 RH> I know, we've no intention of hitting the big lottery pay off and
 RH> retiring to wherever, with a house full of servants. But, we've had
 RH> fun on the ride so far, bouncing around the world with the Army, being
 RH> in on a a part of history, etc. Learned about lots of new to us foods
 RH> from the latter, probably never would have gotten to try kim chee had
 RH> we stayed in Swansboro forever.

 DD> If I hit the lottery for a goodly sum (north of a couple million) I
 DD> might get a new (to me) house with a much improved kitchen. And share
 DD> with family and friends. No servants, though. Oh, and the first move
 DD> would be a new phone number.  Bv)=

 RH> An unlisted number, I presume? since I don't play the tax on the
 RH> stupid, I've no chance of winning. The kitchen we have here will do,
 RH> for now, but it isn't a forever one. It has the important
 RH> appliances--stove, fridge, dishwasher and enough room to also hold
 RH> laundry machines, a freezer and dining table.

I disagree that it's a tax on the stupid. Many who play the lottery realise, as
I do, that the odds of substantial pay-off are astronomical. But, if it hits -
yippee! And I never play more than I can afford. What I spend on lottery
tickets is about the amount I'd be spending on tobacco were I still committing
slow suicide. And it's better for me than huffing poison into my lungs.
 
 RH>  DD>   The Raisin Sour Cream Pie was always my favorite pie to
 RH>  DD>   order at Marie Callender's. Here's a recipe I have had
 RH>  DD>   around for years, I've never tried making it since I'm the
 RH>  DD>   only one in the family that likes Raisin Sour Cream Pie.

 RH> Looks like it's a PA Dutch thing.

 DD> Which is odd. Marie Callender's is a SunnySoCal originated firm. From
 DD> the web site: "It all started with dessert. The legacy of Marie
 DD> Callender began in the early 1940s in Orange County, California, when
 DD> Marie, an accomplished baker, first launched her legendary pie
 DD> business, delivering freshly baked pies to area restaurants."

 RH> Makes you sort of wonder what her family heritage was. Did she have
 RH> ancestors with PA Dutch backgrounds and that pie passed down as a
 RH> family favorite? Did she see the recipe in a cook book and give it a
 RH> try on a whim? Sometimes the back story can be interesting on how a
 RH> product comes on to the market.

 DD> I have no idea. And she is long in the ground. There is a web site
 DD> which may give more information. www.mariecallenders.com

 RH> For me to peruse in all my spare time.

Of which you, no doubt, have copious amounts, being an empty nester and stay at
home wife.  Bv)=

And yes, I know. But that was said facetiously.  

 DD>       Title: Marie Callender's Cornbread
 DD>  Categories: Breads, Dairy
 DD>       Yield: 6 servings

 DD>       1 c  Flour
 DD>       1 c  Cornmeal
 DD>     2/3 c  Sugar
 DD>       1 ts Salt
 DD>       3 ts Baking powder
 DD>       1 lg Egg
 DD>       1 c  Milk
 DD>     1/3 c  Oil

 RH> She wasn't a deep south cook, that's for sure! Enough sugar in there to
 RH> get my teeth itching; it's a corn cake, not corn bread recipe.

In my experience southern cooks use a lot more sugar in things like that than
normal people.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Skillet Cornbread
 Categories: Pork, Breads, Dairy
      Yield: 7 servings

      2 tb Bacon drippings
  1 1/2 c  Stone-ground white cornmeal
    1/4 c  All-purpose flour
      2 tb Sugar
      1 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Baking soda
    3/4 ts Table salt
      2 c  Buttermilk
      1 lg Egg

  Preheat oven to 450oF/230oC. 

  Place bacon drippings in a 10" cast-iron skillet, and heat
  in oven 8 to 10 minutes or until drippings begin to gently
  smoke.

  Meanwhile, stir together cornmeal and next 5 ingredients
  in a large bowl. Stir together buttermilk and egg in a
  medium bowl.

  During last minute skillet is heating in oven, stir
  buttermilk mixture into cornmeal mixture until just
  combined. Pour hot drippings into cornmeal mixture, and
  quickly stir to incorporate. Pour mixture into hot
  skillet, and immediately place in oven.

  Bake at 450oF/230oC for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden
  brown and cornbread pulls away from sides of skillet.
  Remove from skillet, and serve immediately.

  Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

  GRIDDLE CAKES: Place bacon drippings in skillet, and heat
  over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes or until drippings
  begin to gently smoke. Add 1 cup fresh corn kernels and
  1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion to drippings, and sautO
  3 to 4 minutes or until lightly charred. Stir together
  cornmeal and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in
  corn mixture. Pour about 2 Tbsp. batter for each griddle
  cake onto a hot buttered griddle or into a large nonstick
  skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until tops are covered
  with bubbles and edges look dry and cooked. Turn and cook
  2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Place in a single
  layer on a baking sheet, and keep warm in a 200oF/93oC
  oven up to 30 minutes.

  Makes 2 dozen

  Southern Living | OCTOBER 2013 

  From: http://www.myrecipes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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