In article >, Margaret Suran
> wrote:
(snip)
> If you serve celery sticks with the stringies in them, people will say
> that you don't care whether or not your guests can eat what you give
> them.

That's why you're a better person than I am. If the stringies are
substantial enough, you can floss with them. Versatile, they are.

>Some strings are so tough, you can't swallow the celery and
> "once it is in your mouth, you may not spit it out". That's what you
> were taught, right?

Nah. Ptooey. Should've seen Sam with a mouthful of Polish sausage she
decided she didn't want there. She walked over to the trash can and,
ptooey, out it went.

>I never tried using a peeler, but I will do so next time.


> Debbie brought vegetables from her garden. Tonight I sautéed chopped
> onions added sliced mushrooms and then Debbie's vegetables, sliced
> zucchini, sliced summer squash, sliced tomatoes, haricots verts, sugar
> peas and sprinkled everything with Penzey's Onion Powder, Penzey's
> Garlic Powder (thank you, Barbara) and black ground pepper. I covered
> the pan and cooked the vegetables for a couple of minutes, until they
> were starting to soften but were still crunchy. Delicious and easy to
> make. After dinner, Debbie left for the airport, to catch a 9:29 PM
> plane back to Maine. The five days she was here surely passed
> quickly. (

Your veggie stuff sounds delicious, Margaret. I'd do something like
that if I could get any tomatoes. It's been so cold here that our
tomato crop stinks.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/22/04.