Omelet wrote:

> In article .com>,
> Sheldon > wrote:
>
> > > I'm with Sheldon that frozen "reconstituted" lemon juice is as
> > > bad as that "real lemon" stuff.
> > >
> > > Might be ok in a pinch but still... It's not as good as the real
> > > thing! No way, no how.
> >
> >
> > And when you go to the Minute Maid site you will have to search very
> > hard to find this lemon puke, obviously Minute Maid is not proud of
> > this product.
> >
> > Sheldon
>
> Might be on the website, but I've never seen it at my local store.
> Probably why I did not know about it.
>
> Frozen home made squeezed lemon juice cubes work pretty well actually.
> Works with limes too.
>
> That reminds me, I need to process that bag of key limes dad bought.
> <sigh> They are a pita, but flavorful.

I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery store, it
works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can handle Persian
limes and the small lemons as well.




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James Silverton wrote:

> Melba's wrote on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:09:07 -0500:
>
> ??>> I'd like to make some room in my 'frig and it would seem
> ??>> to me that some of the following would be fine stored at
> ??>> room temperature....
> ??>>
> ??>> all vinegars? ( I have the basic ones plus balsamic and
> ??>> rice vinegar also)
> ??>>
> ??>> fish sauce?
> ??>> lemon juice?
> ??>> soy sauce?
> ??>>
> ??>> how about...
> ??>> worcestershire?
> ??>> franks hot sauce?
> ??>>
> ??>> thanks.
>
> It's too much trouble to sort them out so I keep everything like that
> except for vinegar and oil in the fridge. Oil, not because it keeps
> very well outside, but olive and sesame oil will solidify.

No way, my refrigerator is crowded enough without bottles of stuff in
it. I do put in ketchup because I don't use it very quickly and it
turns brown otherwise, plus the bottle of cheap balsamic vinegar (sorry
Victor) because I'm not sure about it.





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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:02:06 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> you can't go wrong with the minute maid frozen stuff. two bucks for
>> the juice of seven lemons vs. $1.80 for three (plus labor)?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>Yabut isn't there sugar added to that stuff???
>
>I don't want that.

nope. admittedly, it's from concentrate, with filtered water. not
even your 1/10 of a percent sodium benzoate, which i guess is why they
sell it frozen. lemons from argentina. says it keeps eight weeks
after thawing. two bucks, take a chance.

your pal,
blake

Omelet > wrote in newsmp_omelet-
:


>
> It was fun to haul home and get it inside. ;-) I bribed some neighbor
> guys to do it with money and beer. I ended up doubling what I'd
> originally offered them as they worked so hard!
>
> 2 cases (48) beers and $40.00 each.


Beer is a cheap as chips over there so you got a good deal :-)


>> For that price you could have bought a brand new *humungous* fridge!!
>
> Nope. Even a used Hobart this size goes for nearly 3K around here.
>
> They are worth it. They hold a very stable temp and food lasts twice
as
> long in there as it does in the kitchen frige, and I can monitor it
from
> the outside built in temp gauge.
>
> This is a commercial frige and I have to call a commercial service to
> repair and maintain it. It's worth every darned dime...
>


If it was a freebie, it's worth it. But as soon as the repairs build up
to the cost of a new one, I'd ditch it the next time it needs repairs.

--
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Australia

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In article >,
(Victor Sack) wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > I've never kept vinegar, worcestershire, ketchup, mustard, fish sauce,
> > soy sauce or Tabasco in the fridge. I do keep lemon juice there.
>
> Shame on you! Mustard loses its bite very, very fast if not
> refrigerated.
>
> Victor

I do keep ONE kind of mustard refrigerated, Bubba. Some great
Dusselddorfer stuff. Tasty.
--
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pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

In article .com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> I don't remember seeing lemons outrageously expensive since I was a
> kid and everything shipped from outside the country cost an arm and a
> leg... back then only NY was America, evywhere else was a bunch of
> stinkin' feriners, still are if you ask me... lemons still don't grow
> in NY but now they must email them in as an attachment to keep the
> transportation costs down. So how much is outrageously expensive? I
> think everything these days is outrageously expensive, but a person's
> gotta live a little too. When I was a kid lemons cost like 5 cents
> each and we thought they were a luxury. These days I think the price
> of potatoes is highway robbery... who woulda thunk that what I
> remember costing 2 cents a pound would now cost better than 50 cents a
> pound, and potatoes are not nearly as good anymore. I remember a loaf
> of *real* rye bread from a *real* bakery costing a dime... now there's
> no decent rye bread at any price, and no more real bakeries, none!

> Sheldon

(Cue the band)
"Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way"

:-0)

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pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

In article om>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> On Jul 26, 3:49?pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> > Omelet wrote:
> > > I'm with Sheldon that frozen "reconstituted" lemon juice is as bad as
> > > that "real lemon" stuff.
> >
> > > Might be ok in a pinch but still... It's not as good as the real thing!
> > > No way, no how.
> >
> > And yet you've not tried it to know. Typical.
>
> After so many years of trying all sorts of reconstituted and fron food
> products I don't need to try it to know it's carp.
>
> > It is an excellent product for making lemonaid.
>
>
> Lemonade is probably the worst of all possible choices for comparing
> lemon flavor... especially with how much sugar most folks add, and
> many use a sugar substitute no less... so with all the sugar/sugar
> substitute it just may as well be frozen lemonade concentrate. Btw, I
> happen to like lemon flavored beverages, especially carbonated
> beverages (7-UP and the like), but none taste like fresh lemon (I
> don't expect them to). But I don't much care for lemonade made with
> fresh lemons, in fact I think it's an awful waste of so many fresh
> lemons. I'm not a big fan of lemonade anyway. Fresh lemons serve me
> for dozens of uses, none of which anything but fresh will do, only a
> wedge of fresh lemon can enhance a plain glass of plain ice water like
> no phny balony lemon flavoring can... even the spent rinds, they make
> excellent deodorizer.. I never just throw them in the trash... usually
> my squeezed rinds go directly into a drink, even enhances 7-Up, but
> they also can just as well spend a night in my kitchen sink drain
> strainer. But for cooking (anything), once again, no product
> substitutes for fresh lemon. I wanna see you garnish a fried
> shellfish platter with reconstituted frozen lemon puss.
>
> Admit it, yoose all just too frickin' lazy to squeeze lemons is all.
>
> Sheldon

I'd actually cut her a little slack on that one. Nurses work 12 hour
shifts. I don't know a single one that does not. Shortcuts in cooking
are inevitable in that field. From reading other cooking that she does,
Goomba is not lazy.

I just do what mom does and make fresh frozen lemon juice so I don't
have to compromise. I really cannot stand reconstituted lemon or lime.

I only work 12's if I work weekends. I worked every other weekend for 18
years. I only got off weekends when I agreed to pull full time night
shift during the week and I still occasionally pull weekends as needed
when people need time off.

If I agree to work some off hours for others when they want to take
vacation time, I get paid back as they will, in return, do it for me. :-)
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In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> James Silverton wrote:
> >
> > It's too much trouble to sort them out so I keep everything like
> > that except for vinegar and oil in the fridge. Oil, not because
> > it keeps very well outside, but olive and sesame oil will
> > solidify.
>
> That's what I do, too. Olive oil doesn't solidify
> completely, but separates into liquid and slush layers.
> And after allowing it to come back to room temperature
> (and reliquify, of course), it seems to me as though
> it permanently loses some of its flavor. I can't
> think of a good explanation for how that can happen,
> but it sure seems to me like it does.

I never refrigerate Olive Oil. I go thru it too fast. It lives in it's
bottle at the side of the stove. I DO refrigerate Sesame Oil as one
small bottle lasts a good 6 months. That stuff is strong. 5 or 6 drops
in a stir fry is more than enough! Of course, I'm referring to toasted
sesame oil. :-)

I never have refrigerated Vinegar, even the herbal vinegar that I make
to use on fish and salads, and sometimes steamed veggies.
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In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> I'm very busy processing those limes I bought, and processing, and
> processing, and processing... and trying to decide what to have for
> dinner, and enjoying my freshly mowed lawn, and my babies are enjoying
> the view too... and I bet I know which they want for dinner.

BEEF!!

>
> Limes are easy to process, not quite sure how to incorporate the
> pretty peaches, probably just dive in and much au jus:
> http://i17.tinypic.com/5yvrdr9.jpg

THOSE limes are easy to juice! Key limes are a pain in the ass! I won't
buy them but dad did. :-P I'll take the time to juice them rather than
let them go to waste.

>
> Eeny, meany, miney, mo.. which one, which one... I curios about those
> brats (seen em advertized on tv like crazy so I broke down), but I
> know which my babies want, brats can wait until Saturday.... bought
> those two beauties today, never frozen: http://i10.tinypic.com/4ts7wj8.jpg

Heh! I get that same brand of brat's down here. I've got to try making
my own if I can get the spicing right. New York Strip here has been
running $7.99.

>
> My basbies got the life, I bust my ass twelve hours in 90 deg sun
> mowing and all they do is count passing hummingbirds in 68 deg central
> air, the two boys, Blackie and Jack:
> http://i11.tinypic.com/5z56crn.jpg
>
> Sheldon

Kitties look relaxed... but is that a peeping tom tool I see in that
doorway? ;-)
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In article >,
"Default User" > wrote:

> I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery store, it
> works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can handle Persian
> limes and the small lemons as well.
>
>
>
>
> Brian

Will it handle KEY limes?
They are the size of an Aggie marble.
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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:02:06 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > blake murphy > wrote:
> >
> >> you can't go wrong with the minute maid frozen stuff. two bucks for
> >> the juice of seven lemons vs. $1.80 for three (plus labor)?
> >>
> >> your pal,
> >> blake
> >
> >Yabut isn't there sugar added to that stuff???
> >
> >I don't want that.
>
> nope. admittedly, it's from concentrate, with filtered water. not
> even your 1/10 of a percent sodium benzoate, which i guess is why they
> sell it frozen. lemons from argentina. says it keeps eight weeks
> after thawing. two bucks, take a chance.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Hm. Might do that if lemons go up too high, but I just bought 6 of them
at 3 for $1.00...

And that is about as high as they've ever been around here.

I mainly buy them for salads. I like to try to use fat free dressings as
much as I can and a light mix of lemon juice, FG black pepper and a
little soy sauce works well.

I also use them on fish, shrimp and some steamed veggies.
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In article >,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> > This is a commercial frige and I have to call a commercial service to
> > repair and maintain it. It's worth every darned dime...
> >
>
>
> If it was a freebie, it's worth it. But as soon as the repairs build up
> to the cost of a new one, I'd ditch it the next time it needs repairs.
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

No argument there, but the last compressor worked for 20 years. :-)
This is a used unit...

As long as I take good care of it and it does not spring leaks,
maintenance should be good for awhile. It's been 2 years now since it
needed service. The last freon leak was just a loose joining so it did
not need soldering.

I use that same concept with cars. When annual repairs get to be higher
than making car payments...
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Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "Default User" > wrote:
>
> > I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery
> > store, it works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can
> > handle Persian limes and the small lemons as well.

> Will it handle KEY limes?

Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
Persian limes.




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On Jul 27, 11:34?am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article . com>,
>
> Sheldon > wrote:
> > I'm very busy processing those limes I bought, and processing, and
> > processing, and processing... and trying to decide what to have for
> > dinner, and enjoying my freshly mowed lawn, and my babies are enjoying
> > the view too... and I bet I know which they want for dinner.
>
> BEEF!!
>
>
>
> > Limes are easy to process, not quite sure how to incorporate the
> > pretty peaches, probably just dive in and much au jus:
> >http://i17.tinypic.com/5yvrdr9.jpg
>
> THOSE limes are easy to juice! Key limes are a pain in the ass! I won't
> buy them but dad did. :-P I'll take the time to juice them rather than
> let them go to waste.
>
>
>
> > Eeny, meany, miney, mo.. which one, which one... I curios about those
> > brats (seen em advertized on tv like crazy so I broke down), but I
> > know which my babies want, brats can wait until Saturday.... bought
> > those two beauties today, never frozen: http://i10.tinypic.com/4ts7wj8.jpg
>
> Heh! I get that same brand of brat's down here. I've got to try making
> my own if I can get the spicing right. New York Strip here has been
> running $7.99.
>
>
>
> > My basbies got the life, I bust my ass twelve hours in 90 deg sun
> > mowing and all they do is count passing hummingbirds in 68 deg central
> > air, the two boys, Blackie and Jack:
> >http://i11.tinypic.com/5z56crn.jpg
>
> > Sheldon
>
> Kitties look relaxed... but is that a peeping tom tool I see in that
> doorway? ;-)

Sure is, and pretty high powered, only as you can plainly see there
are no windows to peep into. :-( But with that scoop I can see a
robin pull a worm from the ground at 1000 yards up close and personal
like it's in my dinner plate.

"Default User" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> "Default User" > wrote:
>>
>> > I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery
>> > store, it works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can
>> > handle Persian limes and the small lemons as well.
>
>> Will it handle KEY limes?
>
> Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
> Persian limes.
>
>
>
>
> Brian
>

Did you miss the key word, KEY? You know, the shape of a key that goes into
a lock? Will it handle that shape of limes?
Dee Dee

In article >,
"Default User" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > "Default User" > wrote:
> >
> > > I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery
> > > store, it works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can
> > > handle Persian limes and the small lemons as well.
>
> > Will it handle KEY limes?
>
> Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
> Persian limes.
>
>
>
>
> Brian

Okay, thanks!
Pardon me, but I did not associate persian limes with key limes. Please
forgive my ignorance.

And as for "Bags" I can get "bags" of full sized lemons or limes (or
onions, or potatoes, or oranges, or apples....)
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In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> > Kitties look relaxed... but is that a peeping tom tool I see in that
> > doorway? ;-)
>
> Sure is, and pretty high powered, only as you can plainly see there
> are no windows to peep into. :-( But with that scoop I can see a
> robin pull a worm from the ground at 1000 yards up close and personal
> like it's in my dinner plate.

Sounds like fun. :-) Should be cool during moon eclipses too.

Be neat if you could attach a camera to it.
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In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> "Default User" > wrote:
> >>
> >> > I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery
> >> > store, it works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can
> >> > handle Persian limes and the small lemons as well.
> >
> >> Will it handle KEY limes?
> >
> > Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
> > Persian limes.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Brian
> >
>
> Did you miss the key word, KEY? You know, the shape of a key that goes into
> a lock? Will it handle that shape of limes?
> Dee Dee

Thanks Dee Dee. ;-)

I think!
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Dee Dee wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> >> "Default User" > wrote:
> > >
> >>> I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery
> >>> store, it works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can
> >>> handle Persian limes and the small lemons as well.
> >
> > > Will it handle KEY limes?
> >
> > Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
> > Persian limes.

> Did you miss the key word, KEY? You know, the shape of a key that
> goes into a lock? Will it handle that shape of limes?

Har.



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Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "Default User" > wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > "Default User" > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I got one of those lime squeezer deals at the Mexican grocery
> > > > store, it works well for chugging through a bag of them. It can
> > > > handle Persian limes and the small lemons as well.
> >
> > > Will it handle KEY limes?
> >
> > Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
> > Persian limes.

> Okay, thanks!
> Pardon me, but I did not associate persian limes with key limes.
> Please forgive my ignorance.

Persian limes are the standard larger limes.

But yes, the squeezer works well for the small Mexican or "Key" limes.
If you aren't familiar with them, they look like this:

<http://www.acemart.com/graphics/00000001/products/BSTB185.jpg>




Brian

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In article >,
"Default User" > wrote:

> > > Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later to
> > > Persian limes.
>
> > Okay, thanks!
> > Pardon me, but I did not associate persian limes with key limes.
> > Please forgive my ignorance.
>
> Persian limes are the standard larger limes.
>
> But yes, the squeezer works well for the small Mexican or "Key" limes.
> If you aren't familiar with them, they look like this:
>
> <http://www.acemart.com/graphics/00000001/products/BSTB185.jpg>
>
>
>
>
> Brian

Thanks. That was more helpful, but I'm worried about the diameter.
Might still work.
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Sheldon wrote:

> I'm very busy processing those limes I bought, and processing, and
> processing, and processing... and trying to decide what to have for
> dinner, and enjoying my freshly mowed lawn, and my babies are enjoying
> the view too... and I bet I know which they want for dinner.
>
> Limes are easy to process, not quite sure how to incorporate the
> pretty peaches, probably just dive in and much au jus:
> http://i17.tinypic.com/5yvrdr9.jpg


A colorful "summer medley"...


> Eeny, meany, miney, mo.. which one, which one... I curios about those
> brats (seen em advertized on tv like crazy so I broke down), but I
> know which my babies want, brats can wait until Saturday.... bought
> those two beauties today, never frozen:
http://i10.tinypic.com/4ts7wj8.jpg
>


You'll like the brats I think, I have a pack of them in my freezer as a
matter 'o fact...


> My basbies got the life, I bust my ass twelve hours in 90 deg sun
> mowing and all they do is count passing hummingbirds in 68 deg central
> air, the two boys, Blackie and Jack:
> http://i11.tinypic.com/5z56crn.jpg


Beautiful lawn, so nice and neat...and I always enjoy your kitty pics.

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Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "Default User" > wrote:
>
> > > > Isn't that what I said? Note the references to "bag" and later
> > > > to Persian limes.
> >
> > > Okay, thanks!
> > > Pardon me, but I did not associate persian limes with key limes.
> > > Please forgive my ignorance.
> >
> > Persian limes are the standard larger limes.
> >
> > But yes, the squeezer works well for the small Mexican or "Key"
> > limes. If you aren't familiar with them, they look like this:
> >
> > <http://www.acemart.com/graphics/00000001/products/BSTB185.jpg>

> Thanks. That was more helpful, but I'm worried about the diameter.
> Might still work.

Well, as I've used it for that purpose, yes it does.




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On Jul 27, 3:01?pm, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > I'm very busy processing those limes I bought, and processing, and
> > processing, and processing... and trying to decide what to have for
> > dinner, and enjoying my freshly mowed lawn, and my babies are enjoying
> > the view too... and I bet I know which they want for dinner.
>
> > Limes are easy to process, not quite sure how to incorporate the
> > pretty peaches, probably just dive in and much au jus:
> >http://i17.tinypic.com/5yvrdr9.jpg
>
> A colorful "summer medley"...
>
> > Eeny, meany, miney, mo.. which one, which one... I curios about those
> > brats (seen em advertized on tv like crazy so I broke down), but I
> > know which my babies want, brats can wait until Saturday.... bought
> > those two beauties today, never frozen:
>
> http://i10.tinypic.com/4ts7wj8.jpg
>
>
>
> You'll like the brats I think, I have a pack of them in my freezer as a
> matter 'o fact...
>
> > My basbies got the life, I bust my ass twelve hours in 90 deg sun
> > mowing and all they do is count passing hummingbirds in 68 deg central
> > air, the two boys, Blackie and Jack:
> >http://i11.tinypic.com/5z56crn.jpg
>
> Beautiful lawn, so nice and neat...and I always enjoy your kitty pics.

Here's a better view:
http://i14.tinypic.com/5zlwiu9.jpg

Front lawn too:
http://i14.tinypic.com/6ga4vwj.jpg

Everyone asks how my red maple grows with such a nice even bottom...
it's called the deer browse clip:
http://i11.tinypic.com/4tawxtf.jpg

A couple weeks ago I looked outside and noticed something creeping
across my back lawn: http://i19.tinypic.com/5xsl312.jpg

A rather large snapping turtle: http://i10.tinypic.com/54lqy35.jpg

You know that Capital One TV ad where the dragon slayer meets the
King's daughter... notice the resemblance... both daughter and Ms
Snapper remind me of Cyberwhozitz:
http://i13.tinypic.com/67wycug.jpg

Sheldon

On Jul 27, 1:40?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article . com>,
>
> Sheldon > wrote:
> > > Kitties look relaxed... but is that a peeping tom tool I see in that
> > > doorway? ;-)
>
> > Sure is, and pretty high powered, only as you can plainly see there
> > are no windows to peep into. :-( But with that scoop I can see a
> > robin pull a worm from the ground at 1000 yards up close and personal
> > like it's in my dinner plate.
>
> Sounds like fun. :-) Should be cool during moon eclipses too.
>
> Be neat if you could attach a camera to it.

I can. I even have the adapter that fits my last camera, but doesn't
fit my new camera. But it was kinda tricky focusing at so high a
magnification (20-60X 80mm). My new camera's tele goes to 15 X, does
a pretty good job without the scope.

Sheldon

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> (Victor Sack) wrote:
> >
> > Shame on you! Mustard loses its bite very, very fast if not
> > refrigerated.
>
> I do keep ONE kind of mustard refrigerated, Bubba. Some great
> Dusselddorfer stuff. Tasty.

All mustards need to be kept refrigerated.

Bubba

Sheldon wrote:
>
> Everyone asks how my red maple grows with such a nice even bottom...
> it's called the deer browse clip:
> http://i11.tinypic.com/4tawxtf.jpg

Yes, I've pointed out to friends how all of the
different species of trees around here have
bottoms at exactly the same height. It's
remarkable the first time you notice it.
I give them a little while to think about it,
then tell them about the deer.

Right away, you can see which trees aren't
touched by the deer, because they are the
exceptions to the rule.

Nancy2 > wrote:

>On Jul 24, 9:43 am, "Michael" > wrote:

>> I'd like to make some room in my 'frig and it would seem to me that some of
>> the following would be fine stored at room temperature....
>>
>> all vinegars? ( I have the basic ones plus balsamic and rice vinegar also)

>My g'mama stored open jars of chocolate sauce, jams, jellies, mustard
>and ketchup without refrigeration. I refrigerate everything that says
>to do so "after opening" -this includes pickles and ReaLemon, and all
>jams and jellies.
>
>Vinegar? Never in the fridge - same for W'shire sauce, soy sauce,
>Tabasco, wine vinegar, cooking sherry, etc. I don't know what those
>other things are you listed.

Brown rice vinegar (the pricey stuff) keeps its flavor better
refrigerated. Sometimes it will say this on the botrtle. Normal
clear rice vinegar, or any other vinegar I can think of, it
does not make any difference.

Steve

Victor Sack wrote:
>
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > (Victor Sack) wrote:
> > >
> > > Shame on you! Mustard loses its bite very, very fast if not
> > > refrigerated.
> >
> > I do keep ONE kind of mustard refrigerated, Bubba. Some great
> > Dusselddorfer stuff. Tasty.
>
> All mustards need to be kept refrigerated.

I keep my mustard refrigerated, but when I opened
a new jar of the same brand as the old jar (Trader
Joe's dijon mustard), I noticed the bite was much
greater in the new jar. I use rather a lot of
mustard (especially since discovering the frozen
Australian range-fed ribeye steaks at Trader Joe's).

I'm coming around to the idea that mustard should
be replaced at regular intervals, no matter how
much you use. A few pennies worth of mustard
greatly enhances a $4-$5 steak that has been
pan-seared, chilled, and cut into thin slices.
It's a false economy to use less than the best
mustard.

I'm almost to the point of saying a new jar
should be opened each time. If I adopted that
strategy, I would be throwing away about 7 jars
per week.

Perhaps there's an alternative? The chemical
responsible for the bite is allyl isothiocyanate,
which has a melting point of -80C. It's not going
to freeze in my freezer, so I'm not sure it would
extend the life of the mustard by freezing it in
something like an ice cube tray. I think it
would continue to evaporate, and that freezing
would be futile. Plus, it would contaminate
all that chocolate I keep in my freezer.

In article >,
"Default User" > wrote:

> > > <http://www.acemart.com/graphics/00000001/products/BSTB185.jpg>
>
> > Thanks. That was more helpful, but I'm worried about the diameter.
> > Might still work.
>
> Well, as I've used it for that purpose, yes it does.
>
>
>
>
> Brian

Now I just have to find one. :-) Looks really handy.

I still just have a cone shape type with the ridges to filter out seeds
and my fingers provide the upper "squeezing" action.
--
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Sheldon > wrote:

> A rather large snapping turtle: http://i10.tinypic.com/54lqy35.jpg

That is a BIG snapper! You have to watch out for those. I've removed
ones like that from the road and tossed them in the river.

Their necks are damned near as long as the shell so they can hurt you
badly if you are not careful. ;-)

I've heard they are very edible, but have never been able to bring
myself to kill a healthy turtle...
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Sheldon > wrote:

> On Jul 27, 1:40?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article . com>,
> >
> > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > > Kitties look relaxed... but is that a peeping tom tool I see in that
> > > > doorway? ;-)
> >
> > > Sure is, and pretty high powered, only as you can plainly see there
> > > are no windows to peep into. :-( But with that scoop I can see a
> > > robin pull a worm from the ground at 1000 yards up close and personal
> > > like it's in my dinner plate.
> >
> > Sounds like fun. :-) Should be cool during moon eclipses too.
> >
> > Be neat if you could attach a camera to it.
>
> I can. I even have the adapter that fits my last camera, but doesn't
> fit my new camera. But it was kinda tricky focusing at so high a
> magnification (20-60X 80mm). My new camera's tele goes to 15 X, does
> a pretty good job without the scope.
>
> Sheldon

I await your pics. <G>
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In article >,
(Victor Sack) wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > (Victor Sack) wrote:
> > >
> > > Shame on you! Mustard loses its bite very, very fast if not
> > > refrigerated.
> >
> > I do keep ONE kind of mustard refrigerated, Bubba. Some great
> > Dusselddorfer stuff. Tasty.
>
> All mustards need to be kept refrigerated.
>
> Bubba

I do.

That's what door space is for. Condiments.
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On Jul 28, 1:29?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article . com>,
>
> Sheldon > wrote:
> > A rather large snapping turtle: http://i10.tinypic.com/54lqy35.jpg
>
> That is a BIG snapper! You have to watch out for those. I've removed
> ones like that from the road and tossed them in the river.
>
> Their necks are damned near as long as the shell so they can hurt you
> badly if you are not careful. ;-)
>
> I've heard they are very edible, but have never been able to bring
> myself to kill a healthy turtle...

You got really lucky picking up a snapping turtle that you didn't lose
a part of your anatomy... there is a specail way to handle them and
even then they can get you.

On Jul 28, 1:30?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article . com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> Sheldon > wrote:
> > On Jul 27, 1:40?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > > In article . com>,
>
> > > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > > > Kitties look relaxed... but is that a peeping tom tool I see in that
> > > > > doorway? ;-)
>
> > > > Sure is, and pretty high powered, only as you can plainly see there
> > > > are no windows to peep into. :-( But with that scoop I can see a
> > > > robin pull a worm from the ground at 1000 yards up close and personal
> > > > like it's in my dinner plate.
>
> > > Sounds like fun. :-) Should be cool during moon eclipses too.
>
> > > Be neat if you could attach a camera to it.
>
> > I can. I even have the adapter that fits my last camera, but doesn't
> > fit my new camera. But it was kinda tricky focusing at so high a
> > magnification (20-60X 80mm). My new camera's tele goes to 15 X, does
> > a pretty good job without the scope.
>
> > Sheldon
>
> I await your pics. <G>

I've been posting pics taken with my new Olympus

In article .com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> On Jul 28, 1:29?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article . com>,
> >
> > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > A rather large snapping turtle: http://i10.tinypic.com/54lqy35.jpg
> >
> > That is a BIG snapper! You have to watch out for those. I've removed
> > ones like that from the road and tossed them in the river.
> >
> > Their necks are damned near as long as the shell so they can hurt you
> > badly if you are not careful. ;-)
> >
> > I've heard they are very edible, but have never been able to bring
> > myself to kill a healthy turtle...
>
> You got really lucky picking up a snapping turtle that you didn't lose
> a part of your anatomy... there is a specail way to handle them and
> even then they can get you.

Pick them up by the tail and hold at arms length.

I'm well aware of how dangerous they are! Believe me. <G>
Same for soft shell turtles.

Safest way is using a shovel and a 5 gallon bucket.
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Sheldon > wrote:

> I've been posting pics taken with my new Olympus

I did not know it was using the telescope!
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Mark Thorson > wrote:

> I'm coming around to the idea that mustard should
> be replaced at regular intervals, no matter how
> much you use.

I buy small jars or small tubes. Tubes are better because air can be
squeezed out of them, helping a bit.

Victor