Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?

Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?

You?

Andy

OT: SEPTA strike possible.

Since March, South East Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is about to
go on stroke.

Greedy BUMS!!!!!! State government has bailed them out too many times. What
a stranglehold, shut down the trolleys, buses and regional rails? It
amounts to blackmail. And the price of transit hasn't gone down one red
cent and service has slid downhill every day.

Glad I don't commute via SEPTA. Sad thing is, letting SEPTA fail would turn
Philly into a ghosttown. Suck it up, SEPTA execs!!!!!!

Andy
Mad in Media, PA

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> OT: SEPTA strike possible.
>
> Since March, South East Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is about to
> go on stroke.
>
> Greedy BUMS!!!!!! State government has bailed them out too many times.
> What
> a stranglehold, shut down the trolleys, buses and regional rails? It
> amounts to blackmail. And the price of transit hasn't gone down one red
> cent and service has slid downhill every day.
>
> Glad I don't commute via SEPTA. Sad thing is, letting SEPTA fail would
> turn
> Philly into a ghosttown. Suck it up, SEPTA execs!!!!!!
>
> Andy
> Mad in Media, PA

Years ago while working as an insuance examiner I had a case where a SEPTA
trolley had pulled out of the yard and was proceeding to its first
destination. It came around a corner and hit a parked unoccupied car.
Suddenly, there were 38 injured people on that 'empty' trolley. And all of
them sued. Two different atty firms were indicted for insurance fraud, along
with most of those people.

Kswck wrote:

> Years ago while working as an insuance examiner I had a case where a
> SEPTA trolley had pulled out of the yard and was proceeding to its
> first destination. It came around a corner and hit a parked
> unoccupied car. Suddenly, there were 38 injured people on that
> 'empty' trolley. And all of them sued. Two different atty firms were
> indicted for insurance fraud, along with most of those people.

One thing I really envy to USA and UK is the fact that if I sue someone for
having told the false against me and ask for a compensation, if I lose the
trial I have to pay something related to what I asked. In Italy no, one
never pays if he sues with no reason and loses the trial, that's why almost
every italian famous journalist has a dozen trials open where somebody sued
him asking millions of euros in compensation for what the journalist wrote.
But on the other hand every famous italian newspaper writes lies, plain
lies, against politicians who are rival to the newspaper's property, which
is always tied to one political party or another. Lies go out in bold on the
first page while errata-corriges go out in the last pages...
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

"Stu" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:04:57 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
> -->Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?
> -->
> -->Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?
> -->
> -->You?
> -->
> -->Andy
>
> Hmm two hour commutes, kids to get ready, there's lots of reasons. Now
> anyone
> that's retired and lives in Chicago who has too much time on their hands
> really
> has no excuse.



Some of us don't like to eat at the crack of dawn. I like to wake up,
shower and do some things around the house. I don't like to eat at 7 or
8AM. By the time I get around to eating it is often brunch or lunch time.
(I do like "breakfast foods" for dinner sometimes.)

Jill

Ravenlynne wrote:

> I've got no good reason. I eat it every day. On a diet, so today was
> egg beaters and turkey bacon on a whole wheat english muffin and coffee.

I have to have something within a half hour or so of getting up in the
morning. I usually only have a bowl of cereal or porridge, Cream of
Wheat these days, a latte and sometimes a piece of toast. If I don't
eat first thing in the morning I have the munchies all day. I don't eat
lunch but have a coffee and a bun or something as a snack.

My wife usually sleeps a little later than I do, then she gets up and
does her exercise routine and walks the dog. When she gets home she
cooks herself a full breakfast, usually bacon and or sausage, an egg and
some (plain)yoghurt with fruit.

ViLco wrote:

>
> One thing I really envy to USA and UK is the fact that if I sue someone for
> having told the false against me and ask for a compensation, if I lose the
> trial I have to pay something related to what I asked. In Italy no, one
> never pays if he sues with no reason and loses the trial, that's why almost
> every italian famous journalist has a dozen trials open where somebody sued
> him asking millions of euros in compensation for what the journalist wrote.
> But on the other hand every famous italian newspaper writes lies, plain
> lies, against politicians who are rival to the newspaper's property, which
> is always tied to one political party or another. Lies go out in bold on the
> first page while errata-corriges go out in the last pages...

Speaking of lawsuits..... I was reminded of an old joke:

An American attorney had just finished a guest lecture at a law school
in Italy when an Italian lawyer approached him and asked, "Is it true
that a person can fall down on a sidewalk in your county and then sue
the landowners for lots of money?"

Told that it was true, the lawyer turned to his partner and started
speaking rapidly in Italian. When they stopped, the American attorney
asked if they wanted to go to America to practice law.

"No, no," one replied. "We want to go to America and fall down on
sidewalks."

Andy wrote:
> Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?
>
> Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?
>
> You?


If I eat before I exercise, I throw up. Since I don't want to puke all
over the gym or yoga studio, I wait until I get home. By that time it's
usually 11 AM so I have a bowl of whole grain Cheerios with a little
skin milk.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> Andy wrote:
>> Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?
>>
>> Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?
>>
>> You?
>
>
> If I eat before I exercise, I throw up. Since I don't want to puke all
> over the gym or yoga studio, I wait until I get home. By that time it's
> usually 11 AM so I have a bowl of whole grain Cheerios with a little skin
> milk.
>

Augghhh. Your halo is blinding me.

I have to eat breakfast! I start to feel sick if I don't eat within the first hour I am awake. Plus, once I am full in the morning it makes it easier not to snack all afternoon

Janet Wilder wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?
>>
>> Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?
>>
>> You?
>
>
> If I eat before I exercise, I throw up. Since I don't want to puke all
> over the gym or yoga studio, I wait until I get home. By that time it's
> usually 11 AM so I have a bowl of whole grain Cheerios with a little
> skin milk.
>
I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. If I eat upon arising I get nauseas.
So if I get up at 6:00 AM I don't eat until after 10:00 AM. It
could have something to do with my eating just before retiring. I've
always made a sandwich or such, and eat just before going to bed.
If I didn't have a full stomach, I had problems getting to sleep....

AnnaBanana > wrote in
:

> I have to eat breakfast! I start to feel sick if I don't eat within
the
> first hour I am awake. Plus, once I am full in the morning it makes
it
> easier not to snack all afternoon


I wake up wide awake early in the morning and must have breakfast right
away, usually before sunrise.

People who skip breakfast tend to overdo meals like lunch and dinner.

Breakfast is gold.
Lunch is silver.
Dinner is lead.

Breakfast is fuel for the rest of the day!

I rarely eat lunch OR dinner.

I've been known to eat some pretty lunch and dinner things at breakfast.

If I eat dinner, I don't sleep very well, nowadays.

Best,

Andy

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Dave Smith > posted:

> An American attorney had just finished a guest lecture at a law school
> in Italy when an Italian lawyer approached him and asked, "Is it true
> that a person can fall down on a sidewalk in your county and then sue
> the landowners for lots of money?"
>
> Told that it was true, the lawyer turned to his partner and started
> speaking rapidly in Italian. When they stopped, the American attorney
> asked if they wanted to go to America to practice law.
>
> "No, no," one replied. "We want to go to America and fall down on
> sidewalks."

When I was a kid, my dad was telling me about how people could trespass on
your property, then get hurt and sue you. I thought that was nuts. I
asked him if that was true even if you had "no trespassing" signs all over
the place, all kinds of fences, and everything. He said that they could
still sue. It's crazy.

I have no business being in anybody's yard, as I see it, except my own,
unless I'm invited. So I can't see how some stranger thinks he's within
his rights to sue me for getting hurt on my property when he's not
invited.

I remember hearing about a woman caught on camera at Wal-Mart. First she
got a bottle of shampoo and squirted it all over the floor. Then she
carefully laid down in the shampoo and started moaning and hollering like
she'd fallen down in it. So go figure. Personally I don't want to injure
myself just to get some money...even though I did just that by toxifying
my body working in a chemically-toxic dishwashing area where the boss
wouldn't pay to have the vent fixed to suck out all the chlorine fumes.
Only thing is, I injured myself for wages, not to sue someone else for a
lump sum.

Damaeus

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
"Ravenlynne" > posted:

> I've got no good reason. I eat it every day. On a diet, so today was
> egg beaters and turkey bacon on a whole wheat english muffin and coffee.

I just eat something. I don't mind anybody else's idea of what is
breakfast food and what isn't. Of course, I also don't mind the clock. I
sleep when I'm sleepy, and I get up when I'm not sleepy anymore, whatever
time it is. I might wake up at 3am and have meatloaf if I'm hungry. then
4pm might come around and I'll have scrambled eggs, bacon, and a pancake.

When I hear someone say, "You're having a turkey sandwich for breakfast?"
I think, "So? What's wrong with that. The whole point of eating is to
get rid of the hunger pangs. A turkey sandwich serves that purpose that
just as well as waffles."

Damaeus

AnnaBanana > wrote in
on Oct Mon 2009 12:55 pm

>
> I have to eat breakfast! I start to feel sick if I don't eat within the
> first hour I am awake. Plus, once I am full in the morning it makes it
> easier not to snack all afternoon
>
>
> 'jmcquown[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;1395692']"Stu" wrote in message
>> ...- On Mon, 26 Oct
>> 2009 06:04:57 -0500, Andy wrote:
>>
>> --Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?
>> --
>> --Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?
>> --
>> --You?
>> --
>> --Andy
>>
>> Hmm two hour commutes, kids to get ready, there's lots of reasons. Now
>>
>> anyone
>> that's retired and lives in Chicago who has too much time on their
>> hands really has no excuse.-
>>
>>
>>
>> Some of us don't like to eat at the crack of dawn. I like to wake up,
>>
>> shower and do some things around the house. I don't like to eat at 7
>> or 8AM. By the time I get around to eating it is often brunch or
>> lunch time. (I do like "breakfast foods" for dinner sometimes.)
>>
>> Jill
>
>
>
>

Some of us like to sneak up on breakfast. I'll eat maybe 3 hours after I wake. If I tried to cook
sooner there'd be a accident. It takes several cups of coffee for me to wake up. I'm guessing it is
left over from when I smoked. I need to stare out the window at nothing for a while just drinking
coffee and staring, or the whole day is shot.

--
Is that your nose, or are you eatting a banana? -Jimmy Durante

cybercat wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Why SHOULDN'T you have breakfast?
>>>
>>> Fear of overweightness in the mornin'?
>>>
>>> You?
>>
>> If I eat before I exercise, I throw up. Since I don't want to puke all
>> over the gym or yoga studio, I wait until I get home. By that time it's
>> usually 11 AM so I have a bowl of whole grain Cheerios with a little skin
>> milk.
>>
>
> Augghhh. Your halo is blinding me.
>
>
The gym and exercise is my drug. It's either exercise or
anti-depressants and the pharmaceuticals have side effects, like dry
mouth, that, with one salivary gland shot to ----, I can't live with.

It's not a bad trade-off. I go to the gym, fight off osteoporosis,high
cholesterol and depression and look damned good in my jeans for a 63
year-old broad. The gym, at senior rates, is cheaper than drugs and the
side effects are good. :-)

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

"Damaeus" > wrote in message
...
> I remember hearing about a woman caught on camera at Wal-Mart. First she
> got a bottle of shampoo and squirted it all over the floor. Then she
> carefully laid down in the shampoo and started moaning and hollering like
> she'd fallen down in it. So go figure. Personally I don't want to injure
> myself just to get some money...even though I did just that by toxifying
> my body working in a chemically-toxic dishwashing area where the boss
> wouldn't pay to have the vent fixed to suck out all the chlorine fumes.
> Only thing is, I injured myself for wages, not to sue someone else for a
> lump sum.
>
> Damaeus



I read a first-hand report of a woman filing a liability claim in a
department store. She actually slipped and fell on a wet floor. But since
there was no one in the aisle to back up her claim she got up, walked to
another aisle where there were people and fell down intentionally. It
didn't occur to her the security cameras had caught her first (legitimate)
fall and also the second (duplicitous) fall. Naturally her claim was
denied. All she really needed to do was yell out for help the first time
she fell; she'd have been compensated. Fidiot.

Jill

In article >,
Damaeus > wrote:


> When I was a kid, my dad was telling me about how people could trespass on
> your property, then get hurt and sue you. I thought that was nuts. I
> asked him if that was true even if you had "no trespassing" signs all over
> the place, all kinds of fences, and everything. He said that they could
> still sue. It's crazy.
>
> I have no business being in anybody's yard, as I see it, except my own,
> unless I'm invited. So I can't see how some stranger thinks he's within
> his rights to sue me for getting hurt on my property when he's not
> invited.

It's OK. When I was a kid, my dad also used to lie to me. They think
kids are too stupid to know any better. They're right.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article >,
Damaeus > wrote:


> I just eat something. I don't mind anybody else's idea of what is
> breakfast food and what isn't. Of course, I also don't mind the clock. I
> sleep when I'm sleepy, and I get up when I'm not sleepy anymore, whatever
> time it is.

I tried that. It didn't work. The third time the boss caught me
sleeping at my desk during work hours, he fired me.

Just kidding.

> When I hear someone say, "You're having a turkey sandwich for breakfast?"
> I think, "So? What's wrong with that. The whole point of eating is to
> get rid of the hunger pangs. A turkey sandwich serves that purpose that
> just as well as waffles."

My father's favorite breakfast was leftover pot roast and gravy over
toast. My mother did make the best damn gravy.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:49:44 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

-->On Mon 26 Oct 2009 08:08:59p, Dan Abel told us...
-->
-->> In article >,
-->> Damaeus > wrote:
-->>
-->>
-->>> I just eat something. I don't mind anybody else's idea of what is
-->>> breakfast food and what isn't. Of course, I also don't mind the clock.
-->I
-->>> sleep when I'm sleepy, and I get up when I'm not sleepy anymore,
-->whatever
-->>> time it is.
-->>
-->> I tried that. It didn't work. The third time the boss caught me
-->> sleeping at my desk during work hours, he fired me.
-->>
-->> Just kidding.
-->>
-->>> When I hear someone say, "You're having a turkey sandwich for
-->breakfast?"
-->>> I think, "So? What's wrong with that. The whole point of eating is to
-->>> get rid of the hunger pangs. A turkey sandwich serves that purpose that
-->>> just as well as waffles."
-->>
-->> My father's favorite breakfast was leftover pot roast and gravy over
-->> toast. My mother did make the best damn gravy.
-->>
-->
-->When I was growing up there was almost always a homemade pie in the house.
-->If it was apple, I loved having a slice with a slice of cheese melted on
-->top. You can eat anything for breakfast!

Had two texas toast done on the griddle with a few slices of swiss cheese, a
fried egg, three slices of canadian bacon and a slice of tomato. It was a
wonderful sandwich ;o)

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Damaeus > wrote:
>
>
>> I just eat something. I don't mind anybody else's idea of what is
>> breakfast food and what isn't. Of course, I also don't mind the clock. I
>> sleep when I'm sleepy, and I get up when I'm not sleepy anymore, whatever
>> time it is.
>
> I tried that. It didn't work. The third time the boss caught me
> sleeping at my desk during work hours, he fired me.
>
> Just kidding.
>
>> When I hear someone say, "You're having a turkey sandwich for breakfast?"
>> I think, "So? What's wrong with that. The whole point of eating is to
>> get rid of the hunger pangs. A turkey sandwich serves that purpose that
>> just as well as waffles."
>
> My father's favorite breakfast was leftover pot roast and gravy over
> toast. My mother did make the best damn gravy.
>
Hell, I eat Hot Spicy Chili for breakfast.....
I think this is how I stay healthy. Nothing can survive in me with all
the hot stuff I eat.....

"Old Harley Rider" > wrote in message
g.com...
>
>
> Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Damaeus > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I just eat something. I don't mind anybody else's idea of what is
>>> breakfast food and what isn't. Of course, I also don't mind the clock.
>>> I
>>> sleep when I'm sleepy, and I get up when I'm not sleepy anymore,
>>> whatever
>>> time it is.
>>
>> I tried that. It didn't work. The third time the boss caught me
>> sleeping at my desk during work hours, he fired me.
>>
>> Just kidding.
>>
>>> When I hear someone say, "You're having a turkey sandwich for
>>> breakfast?"
>>> I think, "So? What's wrong with that. The whole point of eating is to
>>> get rid of the hunger pangs. A turkey sandwich serves that purpose that
>>> just as well as waffles."
>>
>> My father's favorite breakfast was leftover pot roast and gravy over
>> toast. My mother did make the best damn gravy.
>>
> Hell, I eat Hot Spicy Chili for breakfast.....
> I think this is how I stay healthy. Nothing can survive in me with all
> the hot stuff I eat.....

Makes sense to me. I love spicy food too.

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Dan Abel > posted:

> It's OK. When I was a kid, my dad also used to lie to me. They think
> kids are too stupid to know any better. They're right.

I was told eating raw potatoes would give me worms. I didn't totally
believe that. I knew my mom hated it when I ate raw potatoes after she
had cut, salted, and peppered them for frying french fries. They were
nasty after she cooked them (limp, soggy, and very brown). I liked them
better raw.

Since my granddad got sick eating fish and drinking milk, my dad said you
should never eat fish and drink milk or eat ice cream after having a fish
meal. I don't like drinking milk with any kind of actual meal, though
it's good with dessert-type foods, or with pancakes. Even so, the only
time I've ever been sick after having fish was after having grilled
salmon, steamed vegetables and rice pilaf at the Texas Roadhouse. Even
then, I drank Coke, not milk. And I think it was the very crunchy
vegetables that made me sick, not the salmon. I figure the vegetables
were cut with a dirty knife, and not steamed long enough to kill whatever
raw meat contaminant was on them.

Damaeus

Dan Abel > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> Damaeus > wrote:
>
>
>> I just eat something. I don't mind anybody else's idea of what is
>> breakfast food and what isn't. Of course, I also don't mind the
>> clock. I sleep when I'm sleepy, and I get up when I'm not sleepy
>> anymore, whatever time it is.
>
> I tried that. It didn't work. The third time the boss caught me
> sleeping at my desk during work hours, he fired me.
>
> Just kidding.
>
>> When I hear someone say, "You're having a turkey sandwich for
>> breakfast?" I think, "So? What's wrong with that. The whole point
>> of eating is to get rid of the hunger pangs. A turkey sandwich
>> serves that purpose that just as well as waffles."
>
> My father's favorite breakfast was leftover pot roast and gravy over
> toast. My mother did make the best damn gravy.


After Mom passed on, Pop was more or less lost in the kitchen. On a
visit, I bought a package of Hebrew National 1/4 lb. dinner dogs and
microwaved them up in 2 minutes time. Pop had a great fear of the
microwave but after seeing how "no muss/no fuss" it was, he asked me to
teach him and HE ACTUALLY PAID ATTENTION.

The next morning, the wife was outside smoking cigarettes when Pop cam
into the family room and declared "let's have hot dogs for breakfast." I
said "OK, if you make 'em." I took charge of the sauerkraut. He passed
with flying colors.

There we were having hot dogs for breakfast at the kitchen table when
the wife walked in and eying our breakfast, waved an evil finger at us,
Pop declared "WHAT? There's no warning 'Do not eat for breakfast'" We
had a great laugh. Made her blush. My breakfasts were never the same
again!

I suspect Pop had hot dogs three meals a day. I was proud of him for
overcoming his fear of the microwave. A two minute miracle!

Best,

Andy

"jmcquown" > wrote in news:7kn4t3F39anc7U1
@mid.individual.net:

> Fidiot.


Couldn't have said it better myself! ;-)

Let's do lunch!

<smootch>

Andy

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Andy > posted:

> I suspect Pop had hot dogs three meals a day. I was proud of him for
> overcoming his fear of the microwave. A two minute miracle!

I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat sources:
the oven, and the stove.

I did use the microwave this morning to reheat some of last night's taco
meat for a quick breakfast with a few crumbled chips and some cheese. I
was just starving and wanted something quick.

Other than that, the microwave is usually just a butter melter and water
heater.

Damaeus

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:12 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:59:32 GMT, hahabogus >
>wrote:
>
>
>>Some of us like to sneak up on breakfast. I'll eat maybe 3 hours after I wake. If I tried to cook
>>sooner there'd be a accident. It takes several cups of coffee for me to wake up. I'm guessing it is
>>left over from when I smoked. I need to stare out the window at nothing for a while just drinking
>>coffee and staring, or the whole day is shot.
>
>Almost the same here.. I have to have a few cups of tea first..very
>strong. I sit and read email, newsgroups, etc, while I drink my tea.
>If I try to eat before that, my stomach just rebels.. I actually
>feel sick if I have to eat right away. Like Jill and Alan, it takes
>me about 3 hours before I really want to eat anything.

For me it depends on what I'm doing. When I worked full time
construction I got up between 5 and 6 and had my big meal of the day
at 9-9:30. Occasionally I'd tap into my lunch on the way to the job
but usually I had no interest in food until I had a few hours in on
the clock. But by then I was usually pretty damn hungry. Now that my
schedule is different and I don't do physical labor early in the day I
usually don't eat until around noon. Sometimes not even that early.
These days I usually have a small lunch and a nap. Then we eat a nice
dinner later in the evening.

>And don't make me talk to anyone right when I get up. I need my
>caffeine first...

I'm quiet in the morning too. Only essential conversation for an hour
or so.

Lou

In article >,
Damaeus > wrote:


> I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat sources:
> the oven, and the stove.

I've done some reading about when stoves were introduced. They were the
"new-fangled" invention. Some people thought that open fires worked
better, and refused to install stoves. By "open fire" we are talking
about the fireplace in the kitchen, which was in the basement.

Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave. I'm
glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is much
better for cooking nearly everything.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Dan Abel > posted:

> In article >,
> Damaeus > wrote:
>
> > I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat sources:
> > the oven, and the stove.
>
> I've done some reading about when stoves were introduced. They were the
> "new-fangled" invention. Some people thought that open fires worked
> better, and refused to install stoves. By "open fire" we are talking
> about the fireplace in the kitchen, which was in the basement.
>
> Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
> microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave. I'm
> glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is much
> better for cooking nearly everything.

But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the microwave
as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs? Microwaved bread,
baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot Pocket on occasion, it's
better out of the oven and drizzled with garlic butter, than cooked in the
microwave.

Damaeus

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:01 -0500, Damaeus
> wrote:

>Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
>Dan Abel > posted:
>
>> In article >,
>> Damaeus > wrote:
>>
>> > I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat sources:
>> > the oven, and the stove.
>>
>> I've done some reading about when stoves were introduced. They were the
>> "new-fangled" invention. Some people thought that open fires worked
>> better, and refused to install stoves. By "open fire" we are talking
>> about the fireplace in the kitchen, which was in the basement.
>>
>> Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
>> microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave. I'm
>> glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is much
>> better for cooking nearly everything.
>
>But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the microwave
>as they are off a stovetop.

Actually for one or two servings the microwave is the best way to
prepare scrambled eggs... for larger quantities the best way by far to
prepare scrambled eggs is with a double boiler. The stove top in a
fry pan over direct heat is the worst method.

In article >,
Damaeus > wrote:

> Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
> Dan Abel > posted:
>
> > In article >,
> > Damaeus > wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat sources:
> > > the oven, and the stove.

[little snip]

> > Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
> > microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave. I'm
> > glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is much
> > better for cooking nearly everything.
>
> But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the microwave
> as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs? Microwaved bread,
> baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot Pocket on occasion, it's
> better out of the oven and drizzled with garlic butter, than cooked in the
> microwave.

And what did I just post? THE REGULAR STOVE IS MUCH BETTER FOR
COOKING NEARLY EVERYTHING!!!

We did buy a microwave, though. Back then (over 30 years ago), they
were about US$400. That was almost my take home pay for a month. They
had almost no features. No electronic keypad controls. There was a
knob for the (mechanical) timer, and an "ON" button. No "OFF" button,
no percentage power control. Still, you can't beat a microwave for
certain things, so we've had one ever since.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel > wrote in
:

>> But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the
>> microwave as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs?
>> Microwaved bread, baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot
>> Pocket on occasion, it's better out of the oven and drizzled with
>> garlic butter, than cooked in the microwave.


Who doesn't know you can't nuke scrambled eggs in a microwave but Damaeus?

What a bonehead!

Andy

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Damaeus > wrote:
>
>
>> I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat sources:
>> the oven, and the stove.
>
> I've done some reading about when stoves were introduced. They were the
> "new-fangled" invention. Some people thought that open fires worked
> better, and refused to install stoves. By "open fire" we are talking
> about the fireplace in the kitchen, which was in the basement.
>
> Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
> microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave. I'm
> glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is much
> better for cooking nearly everything.
>

I got my first microwave, an Amana Radar Range, at the end of 1989. I
had just returned to work with 3 kids and a cranky (soon to become
ex)husband. I was given an amazing Christmas bonus that year so I got
the microwave.

I loved it without going to school to learn how to use it. I did read
the excellent book it came with and learned to make a ring-shaped
meatloaf in a Pyrex pie plate with a custard cup in the middle. If I
browned meatballs in the broiler first, I could put them in a bowl of
sauce, cover it and nuke it for quick meatballs. The meatballs took the
same amount of time as it did to cook the spaghetti.

That microwave, along with the pressure cooker, were a working mom's
salvation.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Dan Abel > posted:

> In article >,
> Damaeus > wrote:
>
> > Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
> > Dan Abel > posted:
> >
> > > Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
> > > microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave. I'm
> > > glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is much
> > > better for cooking nearly everything.
> >
> > But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the microwave
> > as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs? Microwaved bread,
> > baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot Pocket on occasion, it's
> > better out of the oven and drizzled with garlic butter, than cooked in the
> > microwave.
>
> And what did I just post? THE REGULAR STOVE IS MUCH BETTER FOR
> COOKING NEARLY EVERYTHING!!!

Ah, I misread that the first time. It started out looking like you were
lauding microwaves.

> We did buy a microwave, though. Back then (over 30 years ago), they
> were about US$400. That was almost my take home pay for a month. They
> had almost no features. No electronic keypad controls. There was a
> knob for the (mechanical) timer, and an "ON" button. No "OFF" button,
> no percentage power control. Still, you can't beat a microwave for
> certain things, so we've had one ever since.

Popping popcorn.

The microwave we have in the kitchen is a combination convection/microwave
with a twist timer for each one, a temperature slider for the convection
microwave, and a Low-to-High slider for the microwave. You get one DING
when it's through. No electronic readouts or anything. But we also have
a smaller microwave in the utility room that never gets used.

Damaeus

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Andy > posted:

> Dan Abel > wrote in
> :
>
> >> But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the
> >> microwave as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs?
> >> Microwaved bread, baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot
> >> Pocket on occasion, it's better out of the oven and drizzled with
> >> garlic butter, than cooked in the microwave.
>
>
> Who doesn't know you can't nuke scrambled eggs in a microwave but Damaeus?
>
> What a bonehead!

And what is YOUR problem?

Damaeus

Janet Wilder wrote:
> Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Damaeus > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm not scared of the microwave. I just prefer conventional heat
>>> sources:
>>> the oven, and the stove.
>>
>> I've done some reading about when stoves were introduced. They were
>> the "new-fangled" invention. Some people thought that open fires
>> worked better, and refused to install stoves. By "open fire" we are
>> talking about the fireplace in the kitchen, which was in the basement.
>>
>> Before we bought our first microwave, we took an evening class in
>> microwave cooking. You can cook darn near anything in a microwave.
>> I'm glad we took the class. It taught us why the regular stove is
>> much better for cooking nearly everything.
>>
>
> I got my first microwave, an Amana Radar Range, at the end of 1989. I
> had just returned to work with 3 kids and a cranky (soon to become
> ex)husband. I was given an amazing Christmas bonus that year so I got
> the microwave.

OOps, that should have been *1979* That's almost 30 years ago. No
wonder I'm forgetful. I'm old.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Damaeus > wrote in
:

> Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
> Andy > posted:
>
>> Dan Abel > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> >> But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the
>> >> microwave as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs?
>> >> Microwaved bread, baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot
>> >> Pocket on occasion, it's better out of the oven and drizzled with
>> >> garlic butter, than cooked in the microwave.
>>
>>
>> Who doesn't know you can't nuke scrambled eggs in a microwave but
>> Damaeus?
>>
>> What a bonehead!
>
> And what is YOUR problem?
>
> Damaeus


You're joking, right? You can't scramble eggs in a microwave oven! You
new-faced asshole, go and feed us with your further lack of
intelligence.

Andy

Janet Wilder wrote:
> I got my first microwave, an Amana Radar Range, at the end of 1989. I
> had just returned to work with 3 kids and a cranky (soon to become
> ex)husband. I was given an amazing Christmas bonus that year so I got
> the microwave.

The first time I saw a microwave, was in 1969 or '70. My mother was a
nurse and they had one in their break room. At the time, they were not
available in stores, AFAIK. Being a kid, I thought it was awesome.


Becca

Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
Andy > posted:

> Damaeus > wrote in
> :
>
> > Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
> > Andy > posted:
> >
> >> Dan Abel > wrote in
> >> :
> >>
> >> >> But... scrambled eggs are not as texturally-pleasing out of the
> >> >> microwave as they are off a stovetop! Ever had microwaved eggs?
> >> >> Microwaved bread, baked from its raw state? Even if I eat a Hot
> >> >> Pocket on occasion, it's better out of the oven and drizzled with
> >> >> garlic butter, than cooked in the microwave.
> >>
> >>
> >> Who doesn't know you can't nuke scrambled eggs in a microwave but
> >> Damaeus?
> >>
> >> What a bonehead!
> >
> > And what is YOUR problem?
>
> You're joking, right? You can't scramble eggs in a microwave oven!

You scramble them, then put them in a microwave, you flaming
****tard...that is, if you want a slab of rubber not worth using as a
frisbee.

> You new-faced asshole, go and feed us with your further lack of
> intelligence.

Kiss my ass.

Damaeus