Some years ago, my father was working in Eldorado, KS (we lived in
Texas). While there, he roomed with a private family, and the
housewife was interested in his descriptions of stuffed cabbage and
other Central European fgavorites of his. He offered to show her how
to make them, and she gratefully accepted.

One day after he and his landlord returned from the worksite, they
were greeted by the enthusiastic housewife, who had a surprise
waiting. She had actually made stuffed cabbage and she was quite proud
of her accomplishment.

The excitement lasted until they began eating....

The men noticed a strange bouquet to the dish and there were some
quizzical expressions around the table.

Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack without
unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
rubber bands off before presentation.......

Alex

In article >,
Chemiker > wrote:

> Some years ago, my father was working in Eldorado, KS (we lived in
> Texas). While there, he roomed with a private family, and the
> housewife was interested in his descriptions of stuffed cabbage and
> other Central European fgavorites of his. He offered to show her how
> to make them, and she gratefully accepted.
>
> One day after he and his landlord returned from the worksite, they
> were greeted by the enthusiastic housewife, who had a surprise
> waiting. She had actually made stuffed cabbage and she was quite proud
> of her accomplishment.
>
> The excitement lasted until they began eating....
>
> The men noticed a strange bouquet to the dish and there were some
> quizzical expressions around the table.
>
> Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack without
> unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
> around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
> rubber bands off before presentation.......
>
> Alex

Geeze.

Cotton cord if you must!
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:09:40 -0600, Chemiker
> wrote:

>Some years ago, my father was working in Eldorado, KS (we lived in
>Texas). While there, he roomed with a private family, and the
>housewife was interested in his descriptions of stuffed cabbage and
>other Central European fgavorites of his. He offered to show her how
>to make them, and she gratefully accepted.
>
>One day after he and his landlord returned from the worksite, they
>were greeted by the enthusiastic housewife, who had a surprise
>waiting. She had actually made stuffed cabbage and she was quite proud
>of her accomplishment.
>
>The excitement lasted until they began eating....
>
>The men noticed a strange bouquet to the dish and there were some
>quizzical expressions around the table.
>
>Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack without
>unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
>around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
>rubber bands off before presentation.......

Reminds me of all the times in the UK the ex-wife cooked chicken
without removing the little plastic bags of offal tucked in the
cavity.

That plastic always added an 'interesting' taste to the meat... !

Welshdog
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Omelet wrote

>> Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack
without
>> unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
>> around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
>> rubber bands off before presentation.......

> Geeze.

Quoted

> Cotton cord if you must!

At least!!!! LOL, even a dirty sock would have done better than
rubber...
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

In article >,
"Vilco" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote
>
> >> Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack
> without
> >> unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
> >> around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
> >> rubber bands off before presentation.......
>
> > Geeze.
>
> Quoted
>
> > Cotton cord if you must!
>
> At least!!!! LOL, even a dirty sock would have done better than
> rubber...

I just put the top of the fold underneath so the weight holds it in
shape...

But that's just me.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Chemiker wrote:

> Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack without
> unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
> around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
> rubber bands off before presentation.......

I saws silcone rubber bands for cooking at Linens And Beyond.

-sw