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> On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
>> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
>> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
>> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
>> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
>> time lurker, finally speaking up.

One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.

Felice

Felice wrote:
>
> roups.com...
> > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
> >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
> >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
> >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
> >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
> >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
>
> One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
> long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
> children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
> I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.

What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
wrote:

>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
>long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
>children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
>I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.

I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.

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Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 04:08:35p, meant to say...

> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>>foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day
>>when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
>>pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>

I bought a large-headed rubber mallet at the hardware store. Works great
for me.

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:38:42 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Felice wrote:
>>
>> roups.com...
>> > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
>> >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
>> >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
>> >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
>> >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
>> >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
>>
>> One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
>> long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
>> children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
>> I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
>What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?

The long straight ones, you duffus. Younger kids tend to make them
into ramps for Hot Wheels to race down.
http://www.barclaywoods.com/Kits07/W...ks_BaseA07.htm

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sf wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>>foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
>>day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
>>pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
>>years.
>
> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.

I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was kept
a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping other
stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The nature
of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
imagine using that can for something like onions that would've required
a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.


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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Felice wrote:
>>
>> roups.com...
>> > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
>> >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
>> >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
>> >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
>> >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
>> >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
>>
>> One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>> foot
>> long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when
>> the
>> children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
>> I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
> What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?

It was a looooong time ago, Mark, but my guess is that they were either
Playskool or (if we had been feeling flush) Creative Playthings. They were
unpainted modular building blocks in a selection of sizes and shapes
including arches, columns, triangles, etc. If you didn't have some, you had
a deprived childhood!

Felice

Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 04:24:12p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...

> sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>>>foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
>>>day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
>>>pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
>>>years.
>>
>> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>
> I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
> three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
> strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
> had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
> did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
> whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was kept
> a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping other
> stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The nature
> of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
> imagine using that can for something like onions that would've required
> a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
> Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.
>
>

My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been a
soup can, based on the diameter.

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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message from me to use on
some handyman type job here at the house.
>
> I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
> three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
> strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
> had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
> did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
> whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was kept
> a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping other
> stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The nature
> of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
> imagine using that can for something like onions that would've required
> a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
> Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.

Ah! And we used (cleaned) tuna fish cans to make crumpets on the griddle. We
ate a whole lot of tuna fish before I collected the requisite dozen or so.

Felice

Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:57:07p, Arri London meant to say...

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 04:24:12p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>>
>> > sf wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about
a
>> >>>foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
>> >>>day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are
now
>> >>>pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
>> >>>years.
>> >>
>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>> >
>> > I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
>> > three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
>> > strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
>> > had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
>> > did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
>> > whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was
kept
>> > a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping
other
>> > stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The
nature
>> > of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
>> > imagine using that can for something like onions that would've
required
>> > a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
>> > Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been a
>> soup can, based on the diameter.
>>
>>
> In the process of cutting up a few tins to use as crumpet/egg rings.
> Some tins don't open up at the bottom as well as others LOL.
>

Yep, some of the new cans have no rim on the bottom and cannot really be
cut out with a can opener.

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Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> Felice wrote:
> >
> > roups.com...
> > > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
> > >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
> > >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
> > >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
> > >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
> > >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
> >
> > One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
> > long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
> > children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
> > I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
> What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?

They used to be common in primary schools. Harder for the kids to try to
swallow and in some ways easier for them to handle.

sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
> >long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
> >children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
> >I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>
The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 04:24:12p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>
> > sf wrote:
> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
> >>>foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
> >>>day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
> >>>pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
> >>>years.
> >>
> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
> >
> > I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
> > three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
> > strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
> > had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
> > did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
> > whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was kept
> > a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping other
> > stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The nature
> > of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
> > imagine using that can for something like onions that would've required
> > a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
> > Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.
> >
> >
>
> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been a
> soup can, based on the diameter.
>
>
In the process of cutting up a few tins to use as crumpet/egg rings.
Some tins don't open up at the bottom as well as others LOL.

Felice wrote:
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message from me to use on
> some handyman type job here at the house.
> >
> > I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
> > three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
> > strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
> > had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
> > did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
> > whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was kept
> > a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping other
> > stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The nature
> > of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
> > imagine using that can for something like onions that would've required
> > a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
> > Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.
>
> Ah! And we used (cleaned) tuna fish cans to make crumpets on the griddle. We
> ate a whole lot of tuna fish before I collected the requisite dozen or so.
>
> Felice

LOL so far I have two. Did try to buy some but didn't find any nearby.

Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...

>
>
> sf wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>> >foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
>> >day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
>> >pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
>> >years.
>>
>> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>>
> The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>

When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't need
to cover the mallet itself.

--
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(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
__________________________________________________ ____________

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On Nov 11, 7:55?pm, Arri London > wrote:
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > Felice wrote:
>
> > > roups.com...
> > > > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
> > > >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
> > > >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
> > > >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
> > > >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
> > > >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
>
> > > One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
> > > long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
> > > children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
> > > I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
> > What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?
>
> They used to be common in primary schools. Harder for the kids to try to
> swallow and in some ways easier for them to handle.

Once very common... beautiful clear rock maple, sanded smooth as a
babe's bottom... made in the USA, no coating, just 100pct wood, and no
lead. I think you can still buy such building blocks, but they'll
cost, you'll need a mortgage.

http://www.oldfashionedblocks.com/405.html

Sheldon

"Felice" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Felice wrote:
>>>
>>> roups.com...
>>> > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
>>> >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
>>> >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
>>> >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what
>>> >> things
>>> >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
>>> >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
>>>
>>> One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>>> foot
>>> long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when
>>> the
>>> children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
>>> I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>>
>> What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?
>
> It was a looooong time ago, Mark, but my guess is that they were either
> Playskool or (if we had been feeling flush) Creative Playthings. They were
> unpainted modular building blocks in a selection of sizes and shapes
> including arches, columns, triangles, etc. If you didn't have some, you
> had a deprived childhood!

I had wooden building blocks, but the longest was only 6".

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
...
> sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
>>>foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
>>>day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
>>>pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
>>>years.
>>
>> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>
> I can remember my grandmother (who lived with us; we had a
> three-generation home) and my mother using a tin can to chop
> strawberries in a bowl. Both ends had been removed and one end still
> had the rounded "bead" on the edge; the other end - the cutting end -
> did not, so that it was sharp. This was a saved tool; it wasn't like
> whenever they needed to chop something they used a new can; it was kept
> a the drawer with other tools. I'm sure they used it for chopping other
> stuff; it's just strawberries that I specifically remember. The nature
> of product would've determined what was used for chopping; I can't
> imagine using that can for something like onions that would've required
> a real cutting edge. Cultural Timeline: They experienced the Great
> Depression; my memories of this tool are from the 1950s and 1960s.

When I moved into my first house after I got married, we were waiting for
the moving van to come. I bought a new coffee pot, some coffee and a few
mugs. So we had that. Also had a small can opener that I bring with me
when we are traveling. I didn't have a sharp knife. So I saved the round
piece of can end from the coffee and used it to cut anything that needed cut
until our household goods arrived.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been
> a soup can, based on the diameter.

My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler (drinking
glass) to cut out scones and pastry

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 05:50:08a, Ophelia meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been
>> a soup can, based on the diameter.
>
> My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler (drinking
> glass) to cut out scones and pastry
>
>
>

My grandmother use an old wine bottle to roll out biscuits/scones, and
pastry. In summer she would fill it with ice water and cork it to roll out
pastry. She also used a tumble to cut out the biscuits/scones.

--
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__________________________________________________ ____________

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 05:50:08a, Ophelia meant to say...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had
>>> been a soup can, based on the diameter.
>>
>> My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler
>> (drinking glass) to cut out scones and pastry
>>
>>
>>
>
> My grandmother use an old wine bottle to roll out biscuits/scones, and
> pastry. In summer she would fill it with ice water and cork it to
> roll out pastry. She also used a tumble to cut out the
> biscuits/scones.

GMTA )

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
>
> >
> >
> > sf wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a
> >> >foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one
> >> >day when the children were tads and we were poor. The children are now
> >> >pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening
> >> >years.
> >>
> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
> >>
> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
> >
>
> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't need
> to cover the mallet itself.
>
> --
>
Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
became trendy.

Arri London said...

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > sf wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block,
>> >> >about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we were
>> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of
>> >> >cutlets in the intervening years.
>> >>
>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>> >>
>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>> >
>>
>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't
>> need to cover the mallet itself.
>>
>> --
>>
> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
> became trendy.


I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal sized
meatballs.

Andy

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 08:05:37a, Ophelia meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 05:50:08a, Ophelia meant to say...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had
>>>> been a soup can, based on the diameter.
>>>
>>> My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler
>>> (drinking glass) to cut out scones and pastry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> My grandmother use an old wine bottle to roll out biscuits/scones, and
>> pastry. In summer she would fill it with ice water and cork it to
>> roll out pastry. She also used a tumble to cut out the
>> biscuits/scones.
>
> GMTA )
>
>
>

Indeed!

--
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__________________________________________________ ____________

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Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 09:40:15a, Arri London meant to say...

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > sf wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block,
>> >> >about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we were
>> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of
>> >> >cutlets in the intervening years.
>> >>
>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>> >>
>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>> >
>>
>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't
>> need to cover the mallet itself.
>>
>> --
>>
> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
> became trendy.
>

My mallet is dedicated to the kitcheen. I have others that I keep with my
tools. Since I'm the only user (God forbid that David should ever pick up
a tool), there's no confusion. :-)

--
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__________________________________________________ ____________

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Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:20:11a, Andy meant to say...

> Arri London said...
>
>>
>>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > sf wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block,
>>> >> >about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we were
>>> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of
>>> >> >cutlets in the intervening years.
>>> >>
>>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>>> >>
>>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>>> >
>>>
>>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't
>>> need to cover the mallet itself.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
>> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
>> became trendy.
>
>
> I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal sized
> meatballs.
>
> Andy
>

Also for cookie dough.

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__________________________________________________ ____________

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Wayne Boatwright said...

> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:20:11a, Andy meant to say...
>
>> Arri London said...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > sf wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block,
>>>> >> >about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>>>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we were
>>>> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of
>>>> >> >cutlets in the intervening years.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
>>>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>>>> >>
>>>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't
>>>> need to cover the mallet itself.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
>>> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
>>> became trendy.
>>
>>
>> I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal sized
>> meatballs.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> Also for cookie dough.


I misread the homemade part though! Oops!

Andy

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 01:27:36p, Andy meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright said...
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:20:11a, Andy meant to say...
>>
>>> Arri London said...
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > sf wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block,
>>>>> >> >about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>>>>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we
were
>>>>> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of
>>>>> >> >cutlets in the intervening years.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole
it
>>>>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I
don't
>>>>> need to cover the mallet itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
>>>> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
>>>> became trendy.
>>>
>>>
>>> I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal sized
>>> meatballs.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>
>> Also for cookie dough.
>
>
> I misread the homemade part though! Oops!
>
> Andy
>

So what. You improvised a use for a different tool.

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__________________________________________________ ____________

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Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
6.120:

> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 01:27:36p, Andy meant to say...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright said...
>>
>>> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:20:11a, Andy meant to say...
>>>
>>>> Arri London said...
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to
>>>>>> say...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > sf wrote:
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice"
>>>>>> >> > wrote:
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building
>>>>>> >> >block, about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>>>>>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we
> were
>>>>>> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a
>>>>>> >> >lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and
>>>>>> >> stole
> it
>>>>>> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I
> don't
>>>>>> need to cover the mallet itself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
>>>>> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long
>>>>> before it became trendy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal
>>>> sized meatballs.
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>
>>> Also for cookie dough.
>>
>>
>> I misread the homemade part though! Oops!
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> So what. You improvised a use for a different tool.
>

so using my electric drill and a small manual coffee grider for grinding
spices is Kosher?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 01:43:42p, hahabogus meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
> 6.120:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 01:27:36p, Andy meant to say...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright said...
>>>
>>>> Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:20:11a, Andy meant to say...
>>>>
>>>>> Arri London said...
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to
>>>>>>> say...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > sf wrote:
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice"
>>>>>>> >> > wrote:
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building
>>>>>>> >> >block, about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
>>>>>>> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we
>>>>>>> >> >were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened
>>>>>>> >> >a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and
>>>>>>> >> stole it from me to use on some handyman type job here at the
>>>>>>> >> house.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I
>>>>>>> don't need to cover the mallet itself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
>>>>>> covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long
>>>>>> before it became trendy.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal
>>>>> sized meatballs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also for cookie dough.
>>>
>>>
>>> I misread the homemade part though! Oops!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>
>> So what. You improvised a use for a different tool.
>>
>
> so using my electric drill and a small manual coffee grider for grinding
> spices is Kosher?
>

Well, I don't know if it's Kosher, Alan, but I'm sure it works. :-)

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__________________________________________________ ____________

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Andy wrote:
>
> Arri London said...
>
> >
> >
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:55:49p, Arri London meant to say...
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > sf wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:17:42 -0500, "Felice" >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block,
> >> >> >about a foot long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I
> >> >> >"requisitioned" it one day when the children were tads and we were
> >> >> >poor. The children are now pushing 50 and I've flattened a lot of
> >> >> >cutlets in the intervening years.
> >> >>
> >> >> I used a plumbers mallet for that until my son grew up and stole it
> >> >> from me to use on some handyman type job here at the house.
> >> >>
> >> > The rubber mallet (covered in cling film) works well too!
> >> >
> >>
> >> When I pound out meat, I put it between sheets of cling film. I don't
> >> need to cover the mallet itself.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> > Just habit with me. Any tool that might go out of the kitchen gets
> > covered. Except the wood rasp of course. Was using that long before it
> > became trendy.
>
> I use an ice-cream scoop with the "trigger ejector" to make equal sized
> meatballs.
>
> Andy

We used to have one of those but haven't seen it lately. Doesn't the
meat stick to the scoop or does it get greased first?

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Felice wrote:
> >
> > roups.com...
> > > On Nov 11, 12:13 pm, (Ruben Aguilar) wrote:
> > >> Just making a late Sunday morning breakfast and got out my homemade
> > >> square lid (just an old 8" baking pan with a wooden knob screwed into
> > >> the bottom) to use with my square skillet. Was wondering what things
> > >> you use because you couldn't buy or find them in stores. Just a long
> > >> time lurker, finally speaking up.
> >
> > One of my kitchen standbys is a child's wooden building block, about a foot
> > long, that I use for pounding cutlets. I "requisitioned" it one day when the
> > children were tads and we were poor. The children are now pushing 50 and
> > I've flattened a lot of cutlets in the intervening years.
>
> What kind of child's wooden building block is a foot long?

Yeah, if a kid took that to school now, he'd be in jail for bringing a
weapon to school.

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:50:08 -0000, "Ophelia" > fired up
random neurons and synapses to opine:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been
>> a soup can, based on the diameter.
>
>My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler (drinking
>glass) to cut out scones and pastry
>
Which reminds me of a semi-homemade (non-cooking) tool my mother used
to use: a Pepsi bottle with some sprinkler gizmo that had a cork for
sprinkling water on clothes before ironing. She used to put them in
the refrigerator for a while before ironing, although the "why" of
that escapes me.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...unsure of exactly where her iron is
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines


To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:31:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 01:27:36p, Andy meant to say...

>> I misread the homemade part though! Oops!
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
>So what. You improvised a use for a different tool.

Speaking of...I use a grapefruit knife to hull strawberries - works a
treat.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines


To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> Which reminds me of a semi-homemade (non-cooking) tool my mother used
> to use: a Pepsi bottle with some sprinkler gizmo that had a cork for
> sprinkling water on clothes before ironing. She used to put them in
> the refrigerator for a while before ironing, although the "why" of
> that escapes me.
>
My mother's was an old palmolive dish soap (or some old brand available
back then) with that same cork/aluminum sprinkler head. My oldest
brother made it for her in cub scouts, per family lore. I guess old
irons didn't have water chambers for steam?
She would sprinkle my father's shirts, roll them up and tuck them into a
plastic bag in the fridge. I think to keep them from mildewing before
they were ironed? Or perhaps to ensure that they were uniformly damp yet
not wet?
She later took to sending all his shirts out to the laundry and they
came back folded and looked just like new shirts you buy now.

Terry Pulliam Burd said...

> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:31:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
> opine:
>
>>Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 01:27:36p, Andy meant to say...
>
>>> I misread the homemade part though! Oops!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>
>>So what. You improvised a use for a different tool.
>
> Speaking of...I use a grapefruit knife to hull strawberries - works a
> treat.


Terry,

For strawberries, I use the tip of an old fashioned potato/carrot peeler.
After pulling off the leaves I stab into it, twist it around and pop it
out. Safe enough to make it a kid's chore.

Andy

Oh pshaw, on Tue 13 Nov 2007 09:21:31p, Terry Pulliam Burd meant to say...

> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:50:08 -0000, "Ophelia" > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had been
>>> a soup can, based on the diameter.
>>
>>My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler (drinking
>>glass) to cut out scones and pastry
>>
> Which reminds me of a semi-homemade (non-cooking) tool my mother used
> to use: a Pepsi bottle with some sprinkler gizmo that had a cork for
> sprinkling water on clothes before ironing. She used to put them in
> the refrigerator for a while before ironing, although the "why" of
> that escapes me.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...unsure of exactly where her iron is
> --
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> -- Duncan Hines
>
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
>
>
>
>
>

I think everybody did that back then, Terry. My mom had the same little
sprinkler gizmo stuck in a pop bottle. The refrigerator thing was to allow
the moisture to equalize throughout the fabric and make the ironing easier
so that there were no completely dry spots.

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Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:50:08 -0000, "Ophelia" > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> My mom used a can like that to cut out biscuits. I think it had
>>> been a soup can, based on the diameter.
>>
>> My mother used a milk bottle to roll out pastry and a tumbler
>> (drinking glass) to cut out scones and pastry
>>
> Which reminds me of a semi-homemade (non-cooking) tool my mother used
> to use: a Pepsi bottle with some sprinkler gizmo that had a cork for
> sprinkling water on clothes before ironing. She used to put them in
> the refrigerator for a while before ironing, although the "why" of
> that escapes me.

I have heard of that but I don't know why either!
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...unsure of exactly where her iron is

I am unsure of *what* it is <G>

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:21:31 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>Which reminds me of a semi-homemade (non-cooking) tool my mother used
>to use: a Pepsi bottle with some sprinkler gizmo that had a cork for
>sprinkling water on clothes before ironing.

If we're "of a certain age", I think everybody's mom did that although
my mother used a Coke bottle.



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sf wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:21:31 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> > wrote:
>
>> Which reminds me of a semi-homemade (non-cooking) tool my mother used
>> to use: a Pepsi bottle with some sprinkler gizmo that had a cork for
>> sprinkling water on clothes before ironing.
>
> If we're "of a certain age", I think everybody's mom did that although
> my mother used a Coke bottle.

Um no, my Grandma used to have a wee dish of water and would dip her fingers
in it and shake it over the article she was going to iron. She did roll it
up though. No fridges here in those days