On 4/17/2011 6:54 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:46:02 -1000, > wrote:
>
>
>> I'd say that most restaurants here do not serve mashed potatoes -
>> dehydrated or real. It's just not in the island culture. I've made
>> goo-tatoes. That was a horrible experience.
>
> Get a ricer and you'll never have that problem.
>
> Lou

The idea of squishing a potato using a giant garlic press is most
appealing to me and I've checked them out when I see them in a store.
One of these days I may actually buy one if it's cheap enough. Mostly,
my problem is that I don't make mashed potatoes very often and that it's
a pretty large device to store.

On 4/17/2011 2:03 PM, Landon wrote:
> Not at all. Had you met me with politeness instead of flip, rude and
> nasty comments, we might have gotten along nicely. I've read other
> posts by you and you seem to be a good person when you want to be.
>
> Why you chose to attack me without even knowing me in the slightest is
> beyond me. Like I said earlier in another post; I take shit from no
> one. Surely not someone who name calls someone without ever having
> spoken to them.
>
> Remember; you initiated this conflict. I did nothing to you at all
> until you chose to attack me for no reason. Then, as usual, I counter
> attacked and you seem to be shocked that someone would defend
> themselves from unwarranted slander.
>
> That marks you as an ignorant, naive follower of others. Live with
> that or change. It's up to you. If you act like a spoiled little brat,
> you get treated as such.

But do you get what a nym is now? If so, my job is done here.

On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:31:00 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 4/17/2011 2:03 PM, Landon wrote:
>> Not at all. Had you met me with politeness instead of flip, rude and
>> nasty comments, we might have gotten along nicely. I've read other
>> posts by you and you seem to be a good person when you want to be.
>>
>> Why you chose to attack me without even knowing me in the slightest is
>> beyond me. Like I said earlier in another post; I take shit from no
>> one. Surely not someone who name calls someone without ever having
>> spoken to them.
>>
>> Remember; you initiated this conflict. I did nothing to you at all
>> until you chose to attack me for no reason. Then, as usual, I counter
>> attacked and you seem to be shocked that someone would defend
>> themselves from unwarranted slander.
>>
>> That marks you as an ignorant, naive follower of others. Live with
>> that or change. It's up to you. If you act like a spoiled little brat,
>> you get treated as such.
>
>But do you get what a nym is now? If so, my job is done here.

Sure I do. People who are too lazy to type either "Name" or
"Pseudonym" use it. There is no way to tell which meaning is meant
unless you can figure it out from the context of the surrounding
verbiage.

Why not just take the extra 2 seconds to type the word you mean?

I type relatively slowly at about 40 wpm, and I can type "Pseudonym"
in less than 3 seconds. As I said, people who use the texting
abbreviations are the vast minority of Usenet users. Its irritating to
most.

"dsi1" > ha scritto nel messaggio

>> Get a ricer and you'll never have that problem.
>
> The idea of squishing a potato using a giant garlic press is most
> appealing to me and I've checked them out when I see them in a store. One
> of these days I may actually buy one if it's cheap enough. Mostly, my
> problem is that I don't make mashed potatoes very often and that it's a
> pretty large device to store.

But you can squish lots of things with it as well as make gnocchi. Some
people make spaetzle with it, although they are skinny ones.

On Apr 17, 1:16*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 4/17/2011 6:54 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:46:02 -1000, > *wrote:
>
> >> I'd say that most restaurants here do not serve mashed potatoes -
> >> dehydrated or real. It's just not in the island culture. I've made
> >> goo-tatoes. That was a horrible experience.
>
> > Get a ricer and you'll never have that problem.
>
> > Lou
>
> The idea of squishing a potato using a giant garlic press is most
> appealing to me and I've checked them out when I see them in a store.
> One of these days I may actually buy one if it's cheap enough. Mostly,
> my problem is that I don't make mashed potatoes very often and that it's
> a pretty large device to store.

Lou is sooo right, if you try a ricer , you will not look back. They
are wonderful!!
rosie

On Apr 17, 1:52*pm, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "dsi1" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> >> Get a ricer and you'll never have that problem.
>
> > The idea of squishing a potato using a giant garlic press is most
> > appealing to me and I've checked them out when I see them in a store. One
> > of these days I may actually buy one if it's cheap enough. Mostly, my
> > problem is that I don't make mashed potatoes very often and that it's a
> > pretty large device to store.
>
> But you can squish lots of things with it as well as make gnocchi. *Some
> people make spaetzle with it, although they are skinny ones.

I use my hands to roll a rope, and a fork to make the gnocchi. It is
pretty easy, once you get the rythm going !
Rosie

"rosie" > ha scritto nel messaggio
"Giusi" > wrote:

> But you can squish lots of things with it as well as make gnocchi. Some
> people make spaetzle with it, although they are skinny ones.

I use my hands to roll a rope, and a fork to make the gnocchi. It is
pretty easy, once you get the rythm going !

Don't you use a ricer to squish the potatoes first? We do.

On Apr 17, 2:09*pm, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "rosie" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> *"Giusi" > wrote:
> > But you can squish lots of things with it as well as make gnocchi. Some
> > people make spaetzle with it, although they are skinny ones.
>
> *I use my hands to roll a rope, and a fork to *make the gnocchi. It is
> pretty easy, once you get the rythm going !
>
> Don't you use a ricer to squish the potatoes first? *We do.

ohhhh YEAH, forgot about that!! Sorry, LOL

On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:16:38 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> On 4/17/2011 6:54 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:46:02 -1000, > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I'd say that most restaurants here do not serve mashed potatoes -
> >> dehydrated or real. It's just not in the island culture. I've made
> >> goo-tatoes. That was a horrible experience.
> >
> > Get a ricer and you'll never have that problem.
> >
> > Lou
>
> The idea of squishing a potato using a giant garlic press is most
> appealing to me and I've checked them out when I see them in a store.
> One of these days I may actually buy one if it's cheap enough. Mostly,
> my problem is that I don't make mashed potatoes very often and that it's
> a pretty large device to store.

You don't need a huge ricer like that for home use. I have one and
it's impossible to use. It's a two handed operation that takes a lot
of effort and I still can't get all the potato out of it. I guess if
you're a guy with big hands who wants to impress people with your
strength, it might work for you - but it doesn't for me. If you
really *want* some kind of a ricer, you can get it in a masher size.
http://oi56.tinypic.com/11jw6pu.jpg I have a similar one that I've
used in the past, but I've found that it's not necessary if you cook
the potato correctly. Those people who "like" lumpy mashed potatoes
were brought up on undercooked potatoes that were mashed. Horrible
stuff. I *hate* it.

I like and prefer using an old fashioned zig zag masher.
http://oi54.tinypic.com/2hx6kn8.jpg I mash the potatoes with it and
then whip them with it to get them light & fluffy. The learning
curve, for me, was how much liquid to add - but I have it right now.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"Landon" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:19:05 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>
>> the person signing your pay check has every right to dictate your
>> appearance and comportment.
>
> To an extent. What if that person decides that most of his customers
> don't like black people or Jews? Is it fine then for him to not hire
> anyone who is black or Jewish? Perhaps an ad in the local paper:
>
> Hiring now! No Blacks or Jews need apply! How well would that go over?
>
> Perhaps his favorite customer hates anyone who isn't overweight. Would
> it then be ok to disqualify anyone who isn't fat?
>
> If someone has gone completely overboard on their appearance, like:
>
> http://www.piginshit.com/wp-content/...erced-face.jpg
>
> Then I could see them not being hired to be a beauty consultant at the
> local spa.
>
> There is a fine line between fair and unfair hiring practices. Those
> which are unfair usually end up in a courtroom for a judge or jury to
> decide.
>
> I'm pretty sure that's what you're talking about.

On Apr 15, 3:03*pm, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:14:24 GMT, "I'm back."
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >"Storrmmee" > wrote in
> :
>
> >> how very sad you must bring religion into this,
>
> >*I* did not bring religion into this.
>
> >*I* joined in the conversation.
>
> >Choose where your arrows are to fly before releasing them.
>
> >Maybe if you started to post at the bottom than be a moronic top poster, you'd
> >be able to differentiate who said what.
>
> I thought everyone knew that Stormee is vision impaired and must use
> special software in order to participate. *That's why she posts at the
> top. *Give her a break.


I never noticed any problem with the posting, nor did I know about the
visual impairment. I assume it gets mentioned occasionally, but I
don't ready every topic.
I participate in another group with a guy whose sig states "Richard
The Blind Typer"

It does take long for newbies to figure out that his posts have some
odd spellings (usually a different version of a word, such as witch vs
which, that kind of thing). But we know why and it's no problem. So,
we may harass people who post with cell phone chat style, but we don't
mess with him.

" > wrote:

>On Apr 15, 3:03*pm, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:14:24 GMT, "I'm back."
>>
>>
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >"Storrmmee" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> >> how very sad you must bring religion into this,
>>
>> >*I* did not bring religion into this.
>>
>> >*I* joined in the conversation.
>>
>> >Choose where your arrows are to fly before releasing them.
>>
>> >Maybe if you started to post at the bottom than be a moronic top poster, you'd
>> >be able to differentiate who said what.
>>
>> I thought everyone knew that Stormee is vision impaired and must use
>> special software in order to participate. *That's why she posts at the
>> top. *Give her a break.
>
>
>I never noticed any problem with the posting, nor did I know about the
>visual impairment. I assume it gets mentioned occasionally, but I
>don't ready every topic.

That top posting hasn't a whit to do with being visually impaired, it
has all to do with pure lazyness/obstinance. The same technology that
permits the visually impaired to type at the top permits them to type
anywhere on the page... also permits them to capitalize... they can
use every key on a keyboard. The computer more than any other device
has made it possible for people with every type of handicap to
function and be perceived as though they have no handicap.

On Apr 20, 10:14*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> " > wrote:
> >On Apr 15, 3:03*pm, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> >> On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:14:24 GMT, "I'm back."
>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >"Storrmmee" > wrote in
> >> :
>
> >> >> how very sad you must bring religion into this,
>
> >> >*I* did not bring religion into this.
>
> >> >*I* joined in the conversation.
>
> >> >Choose where your arrows are to fly before releasing them.
>
> >> >Maybe if you started to post at the bottom than be a moronic top poster, you'd
> >> >be able to differentiate who said what.
>
> >> I thought everyone knew that Stormee is vision impaired and must use
> >> special software in order to participate. *That's why she posts at the
> >> top. *Give her a break.
>
> >I never noticed any problem with the posting, nor did I know about the
> >visual impairment. I assume it gets mentioned occasionally, but I
> >don't ready every topic.
>
> That top posting hasn't a whit to do with being visually impaired, it
> has all to do with pure lazyness/obstinance. *The same technology that
> permits the visually impaired to type at the top permits them to type
> anywhere on the page... also permits them to capitalize... they can
> use every key on a keyboard. *The computer more than any other device
> has made it possible for people with every type of handicap to
> function and be perceived as though they have no handicap.

==
A note in passing: I tried out one of the voice-activated word
processing programs but gave up on it as the resulting text was to say
the least, rather grotesque and a waste of effort. Perhaps with
extensive voice training they could help the visually impaired, but I
have my doubts.
==