Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go on
picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?

Jill

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:09:12 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go on
>picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?

We have a picnic basket! We do go on picnics. A fun day off for us
is a picnic and hike at Stone Mountain or a picnic at a playground. We
bring sandwiches like peanut butter and jelly or smoked turkey. We
usually bring chips and fruit. Max and Whit like to mix up odd bits
and pieces of crackers, pretzels, cereal, nuts, raisins, and candy to
make trail mix. Drinks are juice, icewater, or tea. It's all
simple food, but the picnic basket makes it special. Funny --
little kids tend to notice it. We feed extras to the geese.

Tara

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:09:12 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go on
> picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
Yes, I own a picnic basket (more than one). I used to go on picnics,
bit not anymore and I preferred the type of picnic that involved fire
and a grill.


--

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

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:09:12 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
>>on
>>picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> We have a picnic basket! We do go on picnics. A fun day off for us
> is a picnic and hike at Stone Mountain or a picnic at a playground. We
> bring sandwiches like peanut butter and jelly or smoked turkey. We
> usually bring chips and fruit. Max and Whit like to mix up odd bits
> and pieces of crackers, pretzels, cereal, nuts, raisins, and candy to
> make trail mix. Drinks are juice, icewater, or tea. It's all
> simple food, but the picnic basket makes it special. Funny --
> little kids tend to notice it. We feed extras to the geese.
>
> Tara

I don't think I've seen an actual picnic basket in years, but we do have a
picnic backpack. It hasn't seen much use lately but when the kids were
still here we used to go on bicycle picnics, usually to a nearby waterfall.
The picnic backpack came purpose-made, with the usual dishes and utensils,
as well as a tablecloth and napkins, slots to hold other small things. I
think it came from LL Bean or Eddie Bauer, but maybe not. We'd bring food
and bevs in other backpacks so no one person got weighted down.

We also took it on fly-drive trips to the US and Canadian west, mostly as a
money saver. Our first stop would be at a supermarket for a cheap styrofoam
cooler, cold cuts, bread and rolls, a few condiments, and things to snack
on. We had the occasional restaurant meal, but got by most days for $10-15
(1980s prices).

It has survived well, and we used it a few years ago on a driving trip from
Guatemala through Honduras, Nicaragua and into Panama. Roadside places in
that area frequestly offer cooking facilities, often shared. It's nice to
have dishes you washed yourself.

Keith

On 7/27/2011 8:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?

I don't have a picnic basket, and the closest I come to picnics
is tailgating. My picnic 'basket' is a reusable grocery bag
and I stock it with melamine plates, cups, cutlery, wet wipes
and paper towels. Bottle opener, too, of course. All the
stuff you'd need for picnicking at the game 6-8 times over the
season.

As far as the food goes, a cooler and another grocery tote
hold whatever's on the menu that day. Could be ribs, could
be subs. Depends on the mood. Obligatory items include
marinated artichoke hearts, cheese and crackers, stuff like
that.

nancy

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

No basket, just a cooler.

We don't go out just for a picnic, but we do stop for lunches while
travelling.

We've had nice lunches at the FDR library in New York, the seaside in
Newport, a rest area in Main. We'll pack some cheeses, salami, wine, bread,
etc.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:09:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go on
> picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill


I don't own a pic-a-nic basket, but I'd like to have yours.

On 7/27/2011 6:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
>


I have a classic picnic basket as well as a New England pie basket with
a platform that allows two pies to be carried.

Haven't used the basket in years but we used to take it on our boat on
Block Island Sound or to a 2 mile long sand-spit peninsula, Napatree
Point. Pasta salad, sandwiches, cheese, lemonade, beer, or wine were
common as well as brownies or cookies. I remember all the sand that we
took home plus shells and "lucky" stones (white quartz) the kids collected.

gloria p

"jmcquown" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?

I do. Depends on the picnic, but I like lavish Victorian ones with whole
roasted chickens and shrimp salad sandwiches, etc.

"Ranée at Arabian Knits" > ha scritto nel
messaggio...
> "Giusi" > wrote:
>>
>> I do. Depends on the picnic, but I like lavish Victorian ones with whole
>> roasted chickens and shrimp salad sandwiches, etc.
>
> That sounds heavenly. We have a picnic basket and pie basket. It
> depends on where we are going and when and with what as to whether we
> bring picnic basket(s) or a cooler or a combination.

It can be. I keep trying to channel Tom Jones, the orphan, not the Welch
Las Vegan, but they don't make them like they used to.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
. 190.14...
> On Wed 27 Jul 2011 05:09:12p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do
>> you go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> I have a Longaberger picnic basket with lid that I bought over 35
> years ago. We use it when we go to the lake.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>

Ah! I had good friend from Ohio who loved Longaberger baskets! She even
had a basket party. It was kind of like a Tupperware party. She plied us
all with wine and snacks while a sales rep put in a video and tried to sell
us things like bread baskets that cost $50. She was trying to get that
picnic basket as a hostess gift for netting a certain amount of sales.

They're lovely. They're hand crafted. They're also way overpriced! I'm
glad you have one. But I wouldn't (and neither did anyone else) pay that
much money for a basket.

Jill

On 7/27/2011 8:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

I do, but it's not a traditional style of basket.
It's smaller and is made of wicker and has a rounded
lid. When my sister and I go on vacation we often
stop at a picnic area somewhere for a light lunch -
usually cheese and crackers and maybe some fruit.
This basket is the perfect size for our food, utensils,
and paper plates, etc.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> . 190.14...
>> On Wed 27 Jul 2011 05:09:12p, jmcquown told us...
>>
>>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do
>>> you go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have a Longaberger picnic basket with lid that I bought over 35
>> years ago. We use it when we go to the lake.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
> Ah! I had good friend from Ohio who loved Longaberger baskets! She even
> had a basket party. It was kind of like a Tupperware party. She plied us
> all with wine and snacks while a sales rep put in a video and tried to
> sell us things like bread baskets that cost $50. She was trying to get
> that picnic basket as a hostess gift for netting a certain amount of
> sales.
>
> They're lovely. They're hand crafted. They're also way overpriced! I'm
> glad you have one. But I wouldn't (and neither did anyone else) pay that
> much money for a basket.
>
> Jill

I have dozens of them, all gifts from my mom who knows a rep. I use them
everyday for all sorts of things and they are very durable.

On 7/27/2011 7:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you
> go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

We always have picnics when we go to the beach, and sometimes when we
travel we will have one. We use coolers instead of a picnic basket. We
usually eat fruit and sandwiches.

Becca

"jmcquown" writes:
>
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?

I have a smallish heavy plasticized cloth duffel bag that contains
plates, bowls, cups, eating utensils, cutlery, cutting board, napkins,
can opener, corkscrew, container of sugar, s n'p, and other things. I
also have a small ice chest. Picnic foods are whatever I want, could
be anything.

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:29:05 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>"jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you
>> go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
>
>Jill,
>
>I don't have one. Don't even remember if Mom and Pop did.
>
>Around here, the township and nearby state parks provide ample amounts of
>picnic tables, so it's not the romantic picnic on a blanket scenario like
>it could be.
>
>The summer concerts at the park and main outdoor amphitheaters do have
>lawn areas above the seats, so romantic picnics and dancing under the
>stars is still alive! Way more fun than just sitting there, imho!

I've been meaning to ask... Andy, have you ever picniced an Amish gal
in her daddy's hayloft?

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Ah! I had good friend from Ohio who loved Longaberger baskets! She even
> had a basket party. It was kind of like a Tupperware party. She plied us
> all with wine and snacks while a sales rep put in a video and tried to sell
> us things like bread baskets that cost $50. She was trying to get that
> picnic basket as a hostess gift for netting a certain amount of sales.

We like to cruise arund visiting cool looking places. We visited the
Longaberger factory last year.

> They're lovely. They're hand crafted. They're also way overpriced! I'm
> glad you have one. But I wouldn't (and neither did anyone else) pay that
> much money for a basket.

There's a discount and discontinued factory store in town near their
factory. We got a few items there.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> . 190.14...
>> On Wed 27 Jul 2011 05:09:12p, jmcquown told us...
>>
>>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do
>>> you go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have a Longaberger picnic basket with lid that I bought over 35
>> years ago. We use it when we go to the lake.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
> Ah! I had good friend from Ohio who loved Longaberger baskets! She
> even had a basket party. It was kind of like a Tupperware party. She
> plied us all with wine and snacks while a sales rep put in a video and
> tried to sell us things like bread baskets that cost $50. She was
> trying to get that picnic basket as a hostess gift for netting a
> certain amount of sales.
>
> They're lovely. They're hand crafted. They're also way overpriced!
> I'm glad you have one. But I wouldn't (and neither did anyone else)
> pay that much money for a basket.
>
> Jill
Of course not, you couldn't if you wanted to.

Andy wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> I've been meaning to ask... Andy, have you ever picniced an Amish gal
>> in her daddy's hayloft?
>
>No, but I had a crush on one!
>
>But she had brothers! So all I could do is stand by and watch my sexual
>youth pass me by.
>
>She knew I was keen on her and would tease me with smiles and other
>suggestive behaviors.

I bet if you had one of those black carts, but instead of a horse it
was powered with 409 cu in with four on the floor... not for her, for
the bros! hehe

"L G" > wrote in message
news
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> . 190.14...
>>> On Wed 27 Jul 2011 05:09:12p, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do
>>>> you go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have a Longaberger picnic basket with lid that I bought over 35
>>> years ago. We use it when we go to the lake.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>
>>
>> Ah! I had good friend from Ohio who loved Longaberger baskets! She even
>> had a basket party. It was kind of like a Tupperware party. She plied
>> us all with wine and snacks while a sales rep put in a video and tried to
>> sell us things like bread baskets that cost $50. She was trying to get
>> that picnic basket as a hostess gift for netting a certain amount of
>> sales.
>>
>> They're lovely. They're hand crafted. They're also way overpriced! I'm
>> glad you have one. But I wouldn't (and neither did anyone else) pay that
>> much money for a basket.
>>
>> Jill
> Of course not, you couldn't if you wanted to.

You really are an idiot.

"Giusi" <> wrote, in part>
>>> I do. Depends on the picnic, but I like lavish Victorian ones with
>>> whole
>>> roasted chickens and shrimp salad sandwiches, etc.
That sounds like a great picnic sandwich. I have some beautiful shrimp
and would like to try that. What ingredients do you use for the shrimp
salad? Polly

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/27/2011 7:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
>> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>
>> Jill
>
> We always have picnics when we go to the beach, and sometimes when we
> travel we will have one. We use coolers instead of a picnic basket. We
> usually eat fruit and sandwiches.
>
> Becca

We changed from picnic basket to styrofoam cooler thinking (?) that ants
could not raise the lid of the cooler. They couldn't but a herd of precious
little critters - maybe ground squirrels or chipmunks - had a heyday chewing
a hole in the side of the cooler and a fine lunch. We were camping beside
the Rio Grande in New Mexico ( I think). They also took out a watermelon
and a big sack of parched peanuts. Polly

Jill asked:

> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?

I own a picnic basket. I sometimes go on picnics. I enjoy a very wide
variety of picnic foods; you could Google for some of my posts on the
subject if you weren't so lazy.

Bob

Environmental Liquid membrane System (ELMS) is a USDA certified biological soy polymer membrane. It is completely water proof so it could be used in areas of buildings where there may be pooling of water.

"Polly Esther" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> "Giusi" <> wrote, in part>
>>>> I do. Depends on the picnic, but I like lavish Victorian ones with
>>>> whole
>>>> roasted chickens and shrimp salad sandwiches, etc.
> That sounds like a great picnic sandwich. I have some beautiful shrimp
> and would like to try that. What ingredients do you use for the shrimp
> salad? Polly

Salad shrimp, mayonnaise, seasonings, celery, sometimes finely minced green
pepper, all on soft white bread with leaf lettuce. My mother always made
those.

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/27/2011 7:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you
>>> go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> We always have picnics when we go to the beach, and sometimes when we
>> travel we will have one. We use coolers instead of a picnic basket. We
>> usually eat fruit and sandwiches.
>>
>> Becca
>
> We changed from picnic basket to styrofoam cooler thinking (?) that ants
> could not raise the lid of the cooler. They couldn't but a herd of
> precious little critters - maybe ground squirrels or chipmunks - had a
> heyday chewing a hole in the side of the cooler and a fine lunch. We were
> camping beside the Rio Grande in New Mexico ( I think). They also took
> out a watermelon and a big sack of parched peanuts. Polly
>

Squirrels are amazing. When I still lived in TN there was a built-in
outside storage room off the patio. Inside, I had a plastic bin with a
snap-on lid. I stored wild bird seed in it. Something chewed straight
through the heavy plastic lid to get at the bird seed. I thought maybe I
had rats (yikes!) so I bought some D-con pellets and put them in the storage
room. Then one day I was sitting out on the patio and watched as a squirrel
flattened itself (just like a mouse or a rat) under the door and went
inside! I didn't want it eating my bird seed but I also didn't want to be
poisoning squirrels! So I removed the D-con and moved the remaining seed
inside the house.

Jill

>"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
>> On 7/27/2011 7:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
>>> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> We always have picnics when we go to the beach, and sometimes when we
>> travel we will have one. We use coolers instead of a picnic basket. We
>> usually eat fruit and sandwiches.

When I was a kid picnics at the beach meant bologna SANDwiches. lol

On Jul 27, 8:09*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? *And do you go on
> picnics? *If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

I have a perfectly good picnic kit gathering dust on a shelf. Twas a
gift.
Never have used it. Has small plates, 'silver', maybe a pocket of two
for a cold-pack. Maybe I'll give it away someday or put in a Chinese
auction for a fundraiser. Or maybe I'll take out the stuff an see if
I can use em in the house. Gee, thanks for asking that question. I'd
forgotten all about it and it's taking up space.

On Jul 27, 11:13*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? *And do you go
> > on picnics? *If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> > Jill
>
> No basket, just a cooler.
>
> We don't go out just for a picnic, but we do stop for lunches while
> travelling.
>
> We've had nice lunches at the FDR library in New York, the seaside in
> Newport, a rest area in Main. *We'll pack some cheeses, salami, wine, bread,
> etc.

Are you sure it was in MainE, or was that just a typo? : ))

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "L G" > wrote in message
> news
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>> . 190.14...
>>>> On Wed 27 Jul 2011 05:09:12p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do
>>>>> you go on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a Longaberger picnic basket with lid that I bought over 35
>>>> years ago. We use it when we go to the lake.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ah! I had good friend from Ohio who loved Longaberger baskets! She
>>> even had a basket party. It was kind of like a Tupperware party.
>>> She plied us all with wine and snacks while a sales rep put in a
>>> video and tried to sell us things like bread baskets that cost $50.
>>> She was trying to get that picnic basket as a hostess gift for
>>> netting a certain amount of sales.
>>>
>>> They're lovely. They're hand crafted. They're also way
>>> overpriced! I'm glad you have one. But I wouldn't (and neither did
>>> anyone else) pay that much money for a basket.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> Of course not, you couldn't if you wanted to.
>
> You really are an idiot.
The truth hurts, eh?

On Jul 27, 8:09*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? *And do you go on
> picnics? *If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

honey, go out and buy yourself some friends.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go on
> picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

Cooler, not basket.
When the kids were little I had two "let's go on a picnic for supper"
menus. One involved a stop at Kentucky Fried Chicken; the other
involved sandwiches, chips, fruit, beverage. The food was secondary to
enjoying summer weather.

--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller July 19, 2011 - Pickled Boiled Dirt Chunks

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
>> on
>> picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Cooler, not basket.
> When the kids were little I had two "let's go on a picnic for supper"
> menus. One involved a stop at Kentucky Fried Chicken; the other
> involved sandwiches, chips, fruit, beverage. The food was secondary to
> enjoying summer weather.
>
> --
> Barb

You're no fun! I'd rather have the fresh fried chicken from the deli at the
supermarket. They make superlative crispy fried chicken! My neighbor is
visiting family in the Minnesota and she tells me it's super dooper hot...
in the 100's! Funny, we're having a cold spell (only 95F) here in SC. I
think I'll go to the beach this afternoon with my picnic basket and some
fried chicken dip my toes in the water

Jill

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
>> on
>> picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Cooler, not basket.
> When the kids were little I had two "let's go on a picnic for supper"
> menus. One involved a stop at Kentucky Fried Chicken; the other
> involved sandwiches, chips, fruit, beverage. The food was secondary to
> enjoying summer weather.

.... and that for me at least, is what picnics are really about - a nice time
spent with loved ones )

i will have one again, have done on and off until they wear out, picnic
foods are usually cold fried chicken, or cold cuts, and potato salad or
macaroni salad and usually fruit of some sort for dessert, wine or water
depending on the place we go to, Lee
"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> on picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> Jill

i loved stone mt. Lee
"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:09:12 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
>>on
>>picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
>
> We have a picnic basket! We do go on picnics. A fun day off for us
> is a picnic and hike at Stone Mountain or a picnic at a playground. We
> bring sandwiches like peanut butter and jelly or smoked turkey. We
> usually bring chips and fruit. Max and Whit like to mix up odd bits
> and pieces of crackers, pretzels, cereal, nuts, raisins, and candy to
> make trail mix. Drinks are juice, icewater, or tea. It's all
> simple food, but the picnic basket makes it special. Funny --
> little kids tend to notice it. We feed extras to the geese.
>
> Tara

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> Just for fun, I'm wondering who here owns a picnic basket? And do you go
> >> on
> >> picnics? If so, what are your picnic foods?
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Cooler, not basket.
> > When the kids were little I had two "let's go on a picnic for supper"
> > menus. One involved a stop at Kentucky Fried Chicken; the other
> > involved sandwiches, chips, fruit, beverage. The food was secondary to
> > enjoying summer weather.
> >
> > --
> > Barb
>
> You're no fun!

I could have told you that years ago.

> I'd rather have the fresh fried chicken from the deli at the
> supermarket.

They are one and the same here.

I forgot menu #3, a stop at the deli for 'something.' Cold salad.
Someone� doesn't like cold meat.

> They make superlative crispy fried chicken! My neighbor is
> visiting family in the Minnesota and she tells me it's super dooper hot...
> in the 100's!

Mmm, maybe. Depends on where. My thermometer has registered 100 maybe
3 times in the last month, but 90s almost daily.
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller July 27, 2011. Read it and weep.

On 7/31/2011 1:23 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In >,

>
>> They make superlative crispy fried chicken! My neighbor is
>> visiting family in the Minnesota and she tells me it's super dooper hot...
>> in the 100's!
>
> Mmm, maybe. Depends on where. My thermometer has registered 100 maybe
> 3 times in the last month, but 90s almost daily.


And you have been preserving and canning with that huge steaming kettle
going every day? You sure deserve those State Fair medals.

gloria p

"Melba's Jammin'" > ha scritto nel messaggio

> I forgot menu #3, a stop at the deli for 'something.' Cold salad.
> Someone� doesn't like cold meat.
>

OK, here's what I don't understand. The group is made up of people so
passionate about cooking that they come to talk (mostly) about cooking here
and I see some of them in other places doing the same thing. The subject is
picnics.

Why are most of the answers about where they BUY readymade food to put in a
container and eat in some possibly buggy place?

I have a whole section of what I think of as picnic foods, but you MAKE them
even if sometimes there is a part that is a convenience food. What they
have in common is that they are safe to transport and eat in some possibly
buggy place in the open. Where are your pasties, cold pies and tarts,
muffellata, Asian cold noodles, etc.? Sandwiches, even. I recall my mother
had tupperware shaped like a loaf of bread in which various sandwiches could
be lined up ready for the picnic.

"Giusi" > wrote in message
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> "Melba's Jammin'" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> I forgot menu #3, a stop at the deli for 'something.' Cold salad.
>> Someone� doesn't like cold meat.
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> OK, here's what I don't understand. The group is made up of people so
> passionate about cooking that they come to talk (mostly) about cooking
> here and I see some of them in other places doing the same thing. The
> subject is picnics.
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> Why are most of the answers about where they BUY readymade food to put in
> a container and eat in some possibly buggy place?
>
> I have a whole section of what I think of as picnic foods, but you MAKE
> them even if sometimes there is a part that is a convenience food. What
> they have in common is that they are safe to transport and eat in some
> possibly buggy place in the open. Where are your pasties, cold pies and
> tarts, muffellata, Asian cold noodles, etc.? Sandwiches, even. I recall
> my mother had tupperware shaped like a loaf of bread in which various
> sandwiches could be lined up ready for the picnic.

I didn't answer this because I don't own a picnic basket. I don't happen to
like picnics although I did go on a few when my daughter was younger. She
never seemed to enjoy the park so much but her dad did. And he wanted to go
on picnics. Once I made sandwiches for everyone but that was a royal PITA.
Everyone wanted something different on their sandwiches and they all really
wanted different kinds of bread but I only had sourdough. Made no sense for
me to buy 5 kinds of bread so we all could have the sandwich that we wanted.
And then there were complaints that the sandwiches I made were too big!

Most of the time when we went on a picnic, we'd just stop at the grocery
store and everyone would buy whatever they wanted. Might be a sandwich. My
daughter didn't like sandwiches too much when she was really little so it
would usually be one of the small Lunchables. Maybe some cheeses. It was
more like... Get something quickly. Wolf it down and then get off of the
icky table. Because nobody really wants to be here! I don't think my
husband even likes the picnic aspect of it. He just likes playing in the
park. And about the only way he could get the rest of us to do it was to
plan it around lunch.

Once we went to a zoo in another city. We arrived there at lunch time and
had just a short amount of time to eat before we got on the vehicle that
would take us to the drive through part of the zoo. By this point in time
we knew of my daughter's food allergies so I had to pack our food. They do
have a cafe there but I wasn't sure they would have suitable food for her.
I didn't make the food. I bought cold chicken breasts and assorted salads
from Central Market. Once again we had to wolf down the food and then get
on with things. And then there were complaints because I bought too much
food. My husband wanted to keep the extra food but I was unwilling to haul
it around with us. Plus we left the insulated bag in the van. We just
carried the food in, in plastic shopping bags. The insulated bag I had at
the time wasn't such a good one and the food was already in it for a good 2
hours. So it wouldn't have been good for much longer.

My daughter and I do sometimes eat in our front yard. Only when the summer
heat drives us out of the house, which thankfully isn't often.

As for the foods you listed, I don't think I've ever had them. Pasties are
not common in the US. Not that I know of anyway. I have heard of them but
have never seen them anywhere. I can't remember the last time I had a pie
or tart of any kind. I do remember making a couple of apple pies when we
first bought this house. We had tons of apples. I took one to a friend and
we ate the other one. Or my husband and daughter did. I doubt that I had
any. I don't like making pies. I can never get the crust right. I bought
pre-made crust for those pies. I am more likely to make crisps and those
would be a pain to haul to a picnic. I've seen Muffalettas on TV but never
in real life and frankly they are not something that appeals to me. I guess
I don't know what Asian cold noodles are. I have seen some noodle salads on
the salad bar that might be Asian but they don't appeal to me either.