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Skriven 2013-12-14 08:32:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Gifting
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I got a Hamilton-Beach version for my friend, Dennis along with a
 DD> selection of K-cups, a tall insulated mug, a pound of 8 O'Clock French
 DD> Roast bean coffee and an R2-D2 grinder. Sort of overkill - but, he is
 DD> by best friend and has been since high school ... over 55 years ago.

 RH> And well worthy of such a gift from what I'm reading. Did you see the
 RH> little basket adapter for your own ground coffee? There are filters
 RH> available for it too.

I did not open the box - so, all I know is what I read from the descriptions on
the web sites. I know that it will do K-cups or loose coffee. And it will
accommodate tall insulated glasses/mugs or regular coffee cups/mugs. 

 DD> someone who actually like the pong of oil of bergamot ... which I
 DD> could cheerfully do without for the rest of my time on this ol'
 DD> spitwad.

 RH> I've had pretty much all of the Earl Grey I want too. This morning I
 RH> treated myself to Good Earth Original.

 DD> I like the black English breakfast tea once in a while. Or just some
 DD> plain old Tommy Lipton Orange, Pekoe and Pekoe steeped until it's very
 DD> strong. No sugar or milk. And once in a while a cup of Brown &
 DD> Bigelow's Constant Comment .... wups. It's just Bigelow Tea Co. these
 DD> days.

 RH> Most mornings it's Tetley British Blend for me. Steve's been drinking a
 RH> lot of the herbals during the day after coffee in the morning. Slowly
 RH> but surely using up our accumulation of various teas.
 
I used to like Celestial Seasoning's Red Zinger sometimes in the afternoon or
with my oatmeal for breakfast.

 DD> and see if I can live with that. If not, I will do my best to put XP
 DD> on it.

 RH> Just remember tech support for XP will be gone next spring. You can
 RH> also use an emulator to go with Windows 7 and avoid 8 completely.

 DD> I was told that support for XP was going away as of 30 Sept 2013. But,
 DD> I still get updates, malware removal tools, etc. once in a while. I
 DD> have W7 on one of my boxes and after putting the "Classic Shell" on it
 DD> I have been working on getting used to it. We'll see about the W8.1 on
 DD> the new laptop - which I have yet to fire up.

 RH> I was going on what I've heard Steve say about XP; he likes Classic
 RH> Shell also.

And after we mentioned that I had the "updates are ready for your computer"
down on the task bar three morning in a row. Go figger. I don't have the
Classic Shell on the Windows 7 adjusted to the way I prefer to do things ...
although it goes a long way in the direction. And I notice that W7 downloads
and installs updates from Microsnot when you shut down the box. I am going to
have to dedicate an afternoon or two to seeing what I can do about that - I
don't like having some megalithic software giant deciding for me what new
things that *I* need. Whilst I generally go along with what they offer - I want
a chance to review it before giving in my "Okey Dokey".

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

      Title: Fried Oatmeal Patties
 Categories: Five, Grains, Fruits
      Yield: 2 servings

      2 c  Cooked oatmeal; plain or
           - flavoured
      2 tb Butter
      2 tb Sugar; for topping
    3/4 c  Seasonal berries; for topping 

  Follow package directions to make oatmeal.

  (If using Old Fashioned oats, it's 2 parts water to 1 part
  oats with a pinch of salt for each serving. Add oats to
  boiling salt-infused water, reduce heat to simmer and cook
  5 to 6 minutes).

  Pack the oatmeal in a small greased loaf pan and
  refrigerate until it can be turned out in a solid mass -
  overnight or at least 4 hours.

  Gently, invert the oat loaf onto a cutting board and cut
  it into 3/4" slices.

  Melt butter in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat.
  Cook each side of each slice to golden brown - about 4
  minutes per side.

  Top with berries and a generous sprinkle of sugar.

  Makes: 2 servings

  Cooking Notes: If preparing oatmeal specifically for this
  recipe: try mixing 1/2 cup of nuts or dry fruit in the
  oatmeal "batter". Chocolate chips are great, but best
  stirred in after the oatmeal is cool. Experiment with
  spices. I like to add a teaspoon of cinnamon or a 1/4
  teaspoon nutmeg to the oatmeal. The flavor combinations
  are endless. This is basically an oatmeal pancake, so most
  anything you might add to a pancake batter can be added to
  the oatmeal.

  As for toppings: Berries and sugar is just one idea. I
  also love this with a smear of extra butter and lots of
  pure maple syrup. Anything you might use as a topping for
  pancakes, waffles or French toast should work.

  If for some reason your loaf doesn't hold together... no
  problem. Just make patties out the oatmeal like you would
  for a hamburger and fry it up that way.

  This is a great use for any leftover oatmeal. When I make
  oatmeal from scratch, I'll often make a couple extra
  servings just so I can see what it's also like fried.

  If you leave oatmeal out or refrigerate it, it becomes
  dense and holds its shape to form patties. A quick fry-up
  in a non-stick pan and you'll be eating oatmeal in an all
  new way.

  From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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