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Skriven 2013-12-23 15:19:48 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8056 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: putting up  was: Thighs
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> possibility..  NB>> Nor are you likely to be too bored with what's
 NB> been put up for the  NB>> winter, either...  ;)

 RH> I just popped some baked acorn squash into the freezer.

 NB> More winter goodies..  ;)

For sure! I didn't drain it as much as I did the pumpkin the other day
but will probably do so when I pull it out. It'll add variety to the
collards and other green veggies in the freezer already.


 RH> Had part of it for supper with some mango chutney chicken thighs and
 RH> quinoa. The mango chutney went better with the thighs than the breasts
 RH> I'd tried it on earlier. This time I used the last quarter or so of a
 RH> commercial jar; last time I'd used home made. The commercial stuff was
 RH> thicker and stayed on the chicken better but also very high carb.

 NB> Sounds pretty yummy...  :)   Have you used up all your homemade stock
 NB> of mango chutney now..? I remember you said you'd found more hiding
 NB> with the empty jars...

I had bought a jar when I tought I was out of the home made so this was
the last of the commercial chutney. Next time I want to use chutney
it'll be the home made, now that I remember where it is. (G)

 NB>  NB>> That's about what I was thinking, actually.... Mayo doesn't
 NB> freeze  NB>> well, but the meat would be fine... and all chopped up
 NB> would make  NB>> ham salad quite simple later...  :)

 RH> I got it done today, after using more of it for lunch. There was only
 RH> enough ham that when chopped, filled a pint box about 2/3 full so it's
 RH> in the fridge for now. I might put it in the freezer later this week
 RH> tho.

 NB> So did you use it, or freeze it for later...?

Mixed up about half of it to use for travel meals, the rest got put into
the freezer.

 NB> have them on hand,  NB>> tossing in the dried ones is better than
 NB> nothing... ;)

 RH> True, but if I don't have any fresh onions on hand, it means I'm
 RH> needing to do a shopping trip to replenish the pantry. Other things
 RH> are either low or out at that point as well.

 NB> I don't routinely keep them on hand, because they tend to go bad on me
 NB> before I get around to using them... more likely to buy intentionally
 NB> for something I've got in mind to make... which means that if I
 NB> realize I should be adding onions to something, I probably don't have
 NB> any on
 NB> hand...  ;)   I thought I did quite well using up the leftover fresh
 NB> onions from MLoo's stay here before they went bad...  ;)

I use them quite a bit so they don't often have a chance to go bad. I'll
buy a bag, having a general idea of what I'll use them for, then some do
get used as planned. others get used in entirely different meals than
originally planned for.

 NB>  RH>> I made the beans for an American Legion/Auxilery dinner Friday
 NB> night  NB>> Sounds like they made a hit at the dinner...  :)

 RH> Very much so! Gave one lady the nutshell verbal form of the recipe.
 RH> She'd taken some, then when she went back for another plate full, had
 RH> a good helping of the beans on it.

 NB> Think she'll make them for herself, now...?   :)

I wouldn't be surprised if she did.


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Ruth
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... Mind... Mind... Let's see, I had one of those around here someplace.

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