My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get things
for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year. As we were
passing the Value Village, we saw a goofy looking guy all dressed in purple.
I guess he was advertising for Value Village. But then there were some
normal looking peopled with signs shaped like arrows. The signs said
Walmart. So of course I diverted my van to see what all the hoopla was
about! Much to the dismay of my mother.

It was in fact a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The building had once housed
a Goodwill but that has been gone for years and then it was some sort of
flea market type place that was only open on Saturdays, I think.

I am not sure when this store opened but it looked quite new and they had
stuff outside that made me think it might be their opening day. Like a
balloon artist and a guy doing sketches of people.

It seemed like quite a nice little store although we didn't go down every
aisle. They had a pretty good selection of gluten free items for people who
need to eat that stuff. Including some inexpensive loaves of bread from a
bakery I've never heard of before.

I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try that
for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the freezer but
she prefers chicken.

The store was very busy and we even saw one of the cashiers from Winco
shopping in there! Maybe he lives near there? The Winco where he works is
pretty far from there. The store is pretty far from where we live too. So
it's not likely we will go in there again unless we just happen to be in
that area and need something.

They did have a pharmacy and HBA. They had a few aisles of baby things and
toys. Also greeting cards and wrap. I didn't look at the meats but I don't
buy their meat, save for the type of thing that I bought today and I rarely
buy that stuff. The produce section was pretty small but they did seem to
have a good selection of stuff. Not sure they had any organic stuff but I
also wasn't looking.

This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a lot of
apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.

We have Walmart stores in PA. My family and I love going there for groceries as we get alot of bang for our buck. We found that their deli meats last longer than the actual grocery stores. Enjoy your Walmart and hope you find many bargains like us! :-)








On Sunday, October 21, 2012 12:16:49 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get things
>
> for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year. As we were
>
> passing the Value Village, we saw a goofy looking guy all dressed in purple.
>
> I guess he was advertising for Value Village. But then there were some
>
> normal looking peopled with signs shaped like arrows. The signs said
>
> Walmart. So of course I diverted my van to see what all the hoopla was
>
> about! Much to the dismay of my mother.
>
>
>
> It was in fact a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The building had once housed
>
> a Goodwill but that has been gone for years and then it was some sort of
>
> flea market type place that was only open on Saturdays, I think.
>
>
>
> I am not sure when this store opened but it looked quite new and they had
>
> stuff outside that made me think it might be their opening day. Like a
>
> balloon artist and a guy doing sketches of people.
>
>
>
> It seemed like quite a nice little store although we didn't go down every
>
> aisle. They had a pretty good selection of gluten free items for people who
>
> need to eat that stuff. Including some inexpensive loaves of bread from a
>
> bakery I've never heard of before.
>
>
>
> I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
>
> jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
>
> small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
>
> shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try that
>
> for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the freezer but
>
> she prefers chicken.
>
>
>
> The store was very busy and we even saw one of the cashiers from Winco
>
> shopping in there! Maybe he lives near there? The Winco where he works is
>
> pretty far from there. The store is pretty far from where we live too. So
>
> it's not likely we will go in there again unless we just happen to be in
>
> that area and need something.
>
>
>
> They did have a pharmacy and HBA. They had a few aisles of baby things and
>
> toys. Also greeting cards and wrap. I didn't look at the meats but I don't
>
> buy their meat, save for the type of thing that I bought today and I rarely
>
> buy that stuff. The produce section was pretty small but they did seem to
>
> have a good selection of stuff. Not sure they had any organic stuff but I
>
> also wasn't looking.
>
>
>
> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a lot of
>
> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:16:41 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get things
> > for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year.
>
> Is it made out of sardines in mustard sauce, Vienna sausages, green
> chiles, black olives, and generic cheesy poofs?
>
> -sw

YUM! :-D

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
> jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
> small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
> shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try
> that for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the
> freezer but she prefers chicken.

What is taco meat?
--
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Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
> > jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
> > small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
> > shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try
> > that for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the
> > freezer but she prefers chicken.
>
> What is taco meat?

Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never tried
fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe once,
then either change it or skip it.

G.

Sqwertz <swertz@DOPEYTHEDWARF> wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:37:38 -0700 (PDT), PeacefulNBlessed wrote:
>
>> We have Walmart stores in PA. My family and I love going there for
>> groceries as we get alot of bang for our buck. We found that their
>> deli meats last longer than the actual grocery stores. Enjoy your
>> Walmart and hope you find many bargains like us! :-)
>
>Lay off the crack Sheldon.

If you haven't learned by now that I never ever pretend to be someome
else then it's you who's the doper.

"Julie Bove" wrote:
>
>My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get things
>for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year. As we were
>passing the Value Village, we saw a goofy looking guy all dressed in purple.
>I guess he was advertising for Value Village. But then there were some
>normal looking peopled with signs shaped like arrows. The signs said
>Walmart. So of course I diverted my van to see what all the hoopla was
>about! Much to the dismay of my mother.
>
>It was in fact a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The building had once housed
>a Goodwill but that has been gone for years and then it was some sort of
>flea market type place that was only open on Saturdays, I think.
>
>I am not sure when this store opened but it looked quite new and they had
>stuff outside that made me think it might be their opening day. Like a
>balloon artist and a guy doing sketches of people.

I see you visited the body painting booth and treated daughter:
http://i46.tinypic.com/2mr5mo9.jpg
Your daughter can be as fussy as she likes, she's hot!

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:16:41 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get
>> things
>> for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year.
>
> Is it made out of sardines in mustard sauce, Vienna sausages, green
> chiles, black olives, and generic cheesy poofs?

A surprise ball is not edible. But you can put edible things inside of it
and I sometimes do. Wrapped candied and single serve items. You make a
ball out of crepe paper and put little things in it. Could be toys, food,
money, gift cards, lottery tickets, kitchen gadgets, cosmetics, little
decorative items, etc. Obviously the things that work best are small, not
too thick and somewhat flexible.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
>> jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
>> small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
>> shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try
>> that for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the
>> freezer but she prefers chicken.
>
> What is taco meat?

Ground beef with taco seasoning.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>
>>My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get
>>things
>>for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year. As we were
>>passing the Value Village, we saw a goofy looking guy all dressed in
>>purple.
>>I guess he was advertising for Value Village. But then there were some
>>normal looking peopled with signs shaped like arrows. The signs said
>>Walmart. So of course I diverted my van to see what all the hoopla was
>>about! Much to the dismay of my mother.
>>
>>It was in fact a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The building had once
>>housed
>>a Goodwill but that has been gone for years and then it was some sort of
>>flea market type place that was only open on Saturdays, I think.
>>
>>I am not sure when this store opened but it looked quite new and they had
>>stuff outside that made me think it might be their opening day. Like a
>>balloon artist and a guy doing sketches of people.
>
> I see you visited the body painting booth and treated daughter:
> http://i46.tinypic.com/2mr5mo9.jpg
> Your daughter can be as fussy as she likes, she's hot!

Nope. The body painting is not till the 24th.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
>>> jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
>>> small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
>>> shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try
>>> that for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the
>>> freezer but she prefers chicken.
>>
>> What is taco meat?
>
> Ground beef with taco seasoning.

I like Ray Audette's (Neanderthin) recipe and use it for a lot of things. DH
likes it in tacos, I like it in taco salad, omelet filling, chili, and
things like that. Very simple and tasty and I like the texture of it when
it's finished.

2 pounds coarsely ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chili powder, or more if desired
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano (optional)
Salt to taste

1. In a large skillet (preferably cast-iron) cook ground beef just until
brown.
Add onion and garlic.
2. Add chili powder, cumin, and oregano, and mix well. Add salt
conservatively.
3. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for at least 2 hours. The texture and
flavor will change greatly as all of the ingredients blend together.
4. Add water as needed during cooking, keeping in mind that the final
product should be somewhat thick. Serves 3 to 6

On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a lot of
> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.


We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.

Becca

On 10/21/2012 4:31 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a
>> lot of
>> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>
>
> We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
> not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>
> Becca
>
>


We just had one open near us and I don't shop at Walmarts, but from what
I have heard, their prices are no bargain.

gloria p

On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
>>> jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
>>> small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
>>> shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try
>>> that for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the
>>> freezer but she prefers chicken.
>>
>> What is taco meat?
>
> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never tried
> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe once,
> then either change it or skip it.
>
> G.
>

Baha style fish tacos are super good.

On 10/21/2012 7:00 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 10/21/2012 4:31 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a
>>> lot of
>>> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>>
>>
>> We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
>> not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>>
>
>
> We just had one open near us and I don't shop at Walmarts, but from what
> I have heard, their prices are no bargain.
>
> gloria p

We would definitely need to spend more if we purchased our food at walmart.

One of the business publications had a story about wally future plans.
They apparently realized they can't put a super wally on every corner so
they plan to fill in with smaller versions in order to achieve world
domination...

On 10/21/2012 7:33 PM, George wrote:
> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I did buy a few things but not too much food. I did get some fresh
>>>> jalapenos but they didn't have any with the scars/marks on them. And a
>>>> small package of precooked "fajita" chicken. I have a package of taco
>>>> shells that needs to be eaten this coming week so I figured I could try
>>>> that for my daughter. I think I do have some beef taco meat in the
>>>> freezer but she prefers chicken.
>>>
>>> What is taco meat?
>>
>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>> tried
>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>> once,
>> then either change it or skip it.
>>
>> G.
>>
>
> Baha style fish tacos are super good.

Make that "baja".

"George" wrote in message ...

On 10/21/2012 7:00 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 10/21/2012 4:31 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a
>>> lot of
>>> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>>
>>
>> We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
>> not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>>
>
>
> We just had one open near us and I don't shop at Walmarts, but from what
> I have heard, their prices are no bargain.
>
> gloria p

We would definitely need to spend more if we purchased our food at walmart.

One of the business publications had a story about wally future plans.
They apparently realized they can't put a super wally on every corner so
they plan to fill in with smaller versions in order to achieve world
domination...


Yeah, it's something like that. If they can't take over by building a huge
mega-market, they'll invade quietly with smaller ones slipped into shopping
centers.

Jill

On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:

> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never tried
> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe once,
> then either change it or skip it.

For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
a joke. Like fried ice cream.

I've had them since, they're really tasty. And I'm not much of a fish
eater.

nancy

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a lot
>> of
>> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>
>
> We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
> not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.

I think this one was crowded because of the grand opening. Also a lot of
people were going to Value Village for Halloween stuff. The only other
grocery around there is what appears to be a big Asian one. I have been
tempted to go in there but I never have. They don't seem to get a lot of
business.

You are right that the selection wasn't that big. Bigger than what they
have at Target and certainly bigger than what they have at the regular
Walmart here, particularly with produce.

"gloria p" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/21/2012 4:31 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a
>>> lot of
>>> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>>
>>
>> We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
>> not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>>
>
>
> We just had one open near us and I don't shop at Walmarts, but from what
> I have heard, their prices are no bargain.

At least here, their prices are very good! At least for the specific things
I have bought there in the past which are cereal, soda pop and some produce.
When we lived in CA, I would get cheap canned green beans there but I
haven't seen them here. Yes, their brand is cheap but I can't/won't buy it
due to cross contamination issues. Everything is processed on shared lines.

"George" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/21/2012 7:00 PM, gloria p wrote:
>> On 10/21/2012 4:31 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>>> On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a
>>>> lot of
>>>> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>>>
>>>
>>> We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
>>> not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> We just had one open near us and I don't shop at Walmarts, but from what
>> I have heard, their prices are no bargain.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> We would definitely need to spend more if we purchased our food at
> walmart.
>
> One of the business publications had a story about wally future plans.
> They apparently realized they can't put a super wally on every corner so
> they plan to fill in with smaller versions in order to achieve world
> domination...

My dad said that Target has the cheapest prices overall for food. I think
he got this from Consumer Reports. And I think in most cases this is true.
One exception is the Tillamoos. They are expensive there. Cheap at Costco,
when they are in stock. Cheaper still if you get them at Smart and
Final/Cash and Carry. But the problem with those places is that you have to
buy sooo much!

When our regular Walmart first put in the grocery section we were sooo
pleased! I was getting excellent prices on produce. But then as the weeks
went by they had less and less of it. And now it is to the point where
there is very little we would buy. Yes, the prices on what they do have are
cheap but I need more than just apples and lettuce so I can't really make a
meal out of what they have. I noticed that most people who are buying the
food in there are buying what I would call crap. Like cheap frozen pizzas.

"Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
...
> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>> tried
>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>> once,
>> then either change it or skip it.
>
> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
> a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>
> I've had them since, they're really tasty. And I'm not much of a fish
> eater.
>
> nancy

The first time I saw them, I was amazed that the fish was breaded. I
wouldn't think it would be. I have since seen them at countless other
restaurants and the fish may or may not be breaded.

I did see a commercial or an ad on TV (can't remember which) that used fish
sticks in tacos. I had some fish sticks that needed to be used up so I made
tacos with them. Purportedly they are good with coleslaw in them. I didn't
eat them myself. I also didn't make them again. Nobody complained but
there were no rave reviews either.

Tacos are something I don't make at home very often. There are sooo many
Mexican restaurants around here there is no need for me to make them at
home. I did make them a lot when we lived in NY only because at that time
the only Mexican place on Staten Island was a very fancy sort of thing with
their version of Mexican food. Far from authentic and very expensive. We
didn't even try the place because of their prices. There was some sort of
place that delivered. Might have been a chicken place. They had tacos on
the menu. I had them delivered. Apparently tacos are not something that
deliver well. What I got was very disappointing. I even had a hard time
finding good ingredients at the groceries around there and had to buy what I
needed from the military commissary.

In NY you had a wide assortment of Italian foods to choose from. Here, it
is Asian and Mexican that you'll find everywhere. Here, the Italian
selection is a lot more paltry. I overheard a woman asking for Ditalini at
a grocery store and a clerk had no clue what it was. I told her to go to
Central Market. They have probably the best selection of Italian stuff in
this area. I know I had bought it there once. Whether or not they still
carry it, I do not know.

On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:12:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
...
>> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>>> tried
>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
>>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>>> once,
>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>
>> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>> a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>>
>> I've had them since, they're really tasty. And I'm not much of a fish
>> eater.
>>
>> nancy
>
>The first time I saw them, I was amazed that the fish was breaded. I
>wouldn't think it would be. I have since seen them at countless other
>restaurants and the fish may or may not be breaded.
>
>I did see a commercial or an ad on TV (can't remember which) that used fish
>sticks in tacos. I had some fish sticks that needed to be used up so I made
>tacos with them. Purportedly they are good with coleslaw in them. I didn't
>eat them myself. I also didn't make them again. Nobody complained but
>there were no rave reviews either.
>
>Tacos are something I don't make at home very often. There are sooo many
>Mexican restaurants around here there is no need for me to make them at
>home. I did make them a lot when we lived in NY only because at that time
>the only Mexican place on Staten Island was a very fancy sort of thing with
>their version of Mexican food. Far from authentic and very expensive. We
>didn't even try the place because of their prices. There was some sort of
>place that delivered. Might have been a chicken place. They had tacos on
>the menu. I had them delivered. Apparently tacos are not something that
>deliver well. What I got was very disappointing. I even had a hard time
>finding good ingredients at the groceries around there and had to buy what I
>needed from the military commissary.
>
>In NY you had a wide assortment of Italian foods to choose from. Here, it
>is Asian and Mexican that you'll find everywhere. Here, the Italian
>selection is a lot more paltry. I overheard a woman asking for Ditalini at
>a grocery store and a clerk had no clue what it was. I told her to go to
>Central Market. They have probably the best selection of Italian stuff in
>this area. I know I had bought it there once. Whether or not they still
>carry it, I do not know.

The little market in town has a huge assortment of pasta, several
brands, most all the shapes, I buy Barilla ditalini often, one of my
favorite soup pastas. The only pasta I have trouble finding is
alphabets... I'm not even fussy about which font, simply can't find
any. Forty years ago rugrats used to do artsy fartsy projects with
alphabet pasta... I can only assume that today's kids are truly
illiterate. Today 40 year olds can't read, figures their kids can't
read. I was able to read at above 8th grade level at four years old.
At five years old I was reading the classics, adult version... at six
I was reading Britannica. I hated school, it was so boring... I
didn't like school until the 7th grade, when the girls started grewing
breasts. The girls were facinated at my literary abilities,
especially when I tutored them in the ABCDs and DDs. Even NASA will
concur, there's nothing in the universe so gravity defying as DD
breasts on a twelve year old girl. LOL

On Oct 21, 2:31*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:16:41 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to get
> >> things
> >> for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year.
>
> > Is it made out of sardines in mustard sauce, Vienna sausages, green
> > chiles, black olives, and generic cheesy poofs?
>
> A surprise ball *is not edible. *But you can put edible things inside of it
> and I sometimes do. *Wrapped candied and single serve items. *You make a
> ball out of crepe paper and put little things in it. *Could be toys, food,
> money, gift cards, lottery tickets, kitchen gadgets, cosmetics, little
> decorative items, etc. *Obviously the things that work best are small, not
> too thick and somewhat flexible.

Sounds like fun- just curious what you use as a base to wrap the crepe
paper around...Also, is it aimed to a girl, boy, adult ???

On Oct 21, 4:53*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> > Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? *I've never tried
> > fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. * *If
> > the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. *I'll try any food/recipe once,
> > then either change it or skip it.
>
> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
> a joke. *Like fried ice cream.
>
> I've had them since, they're really tasty. *And I'm not much of a fish
> eater.
>
> nancy

I totally agree with this! When I was doing prep at a local resto
here, we had to try a lot of the menu items- fish tacos were one of
them. I thought they'd be weird, but they were really good! I have a
sauce recipe if you are interested.

On Oct 21, 4:59*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. *There are a lot
> >> of
> >> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>
> > We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
> > not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>
> I think this one was crowded because of the grand opening. *Also a lot of
> people were going to Value Village for Halloween stuff. *The only other
> grocery around there is what appears to be a big Asian one. *I have been
> tempted to go in there but I never have. *They don't seem to get a lot of
> business.
>
> You are right that the selection wasn't that big. *Bigger than what they
> have at Target and certainly bigger than what they have at the regular
> Walmart here, particularly with produce.

Is it an H-mart? If so, you really need to check it out...

On Oct 21, 6:31*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:12:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
>
> >"Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> >>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? *I've never
> >>> tried
> >>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. * *If
> >>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. *I'll try any food/recipe
> >>> once,
> >>> then either change it or skip it.
>
> >> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
> >> a joke. *Like fried ice cream.
>
> >> I've had them since, they're really tasty. *And I'm not much of a fish
> >> eater.
>
> >> nancy
>
> >The first time I saw them, I was amazed that the fish was breaded. *I
> >wouldn't think it would be. *I have since seen them at countless other
> >restaurants and the fish may or may not be breaded.
>
> >I did see a commercial or an ad on TV (can't remember which) that used fish
> >sticks in tacos. *I had some fish sticks that needed to be used up so I made
> >tacos with them. *Purportedly they are good with coleslaw in them. *I didn't
> >eat them myself. *I also didn't make them again. *Nobody complained but
> >there were no rave reviews either.
>
> >Tacos are something I don't make at home very often. *There are sooo many
> >Mexican restaurants around here there is no need for me to make them at
> >home. *I did make them a lot when we lived in NY only because at that time
> >the only Mexican place on Staten Island was a very fancy sort of thing with
> >their version of Mexican food. *Far from authentic and very expensive. *We
> >didn't even try the place because of their prices. *There was some sort of
> >place that delivered. *Might have been a chicken place. *They had tacos on
> >the menu. *I had them delivered. *Apparently tacos are not something that
> >deliver well. *What I got was very disappointing. *I even had a hard time
> >finding good ingredients at the groceries around there and had to buy what I
> >needed from the military commissary.
>
> >In NY you had a wide assortment of Italian foods to choose from. *Here, it
> >is Asian and Mexican that you'll find everywhere. *Here, the Italian
> >selection is a lot more paltry. *I overheard a woman asking for Ditalini at
> >a grocery store and a clerk had no clue what it was. *I told her to go to
> >Central Market. *They have probably the best selection of Italian stuff in
> >this area. *I know I had bought it there once. *Whether or not they still
> >carry it, I do not know.
>
> The little market in town has a huge assortment of pasta, several
> brands, most all the shapes, I buy Barilla ditalini often, one of my
> favorite soup pastas. *The only pasta I have trouble finding is
> alphabets... I'm not even fussy about which font, simply can't find
> any. *Forty years ago rugrats used to do artsy fartsy projects with
> alphabet pasta... I can only assume that today's kids are truly
> illiterate. *Today 40 year olds can't read, figures their kids can't
> read. *I was able to read at above 8th grade level at four years old.
> At five years old I was reading the classics, adult version... at six
> I was reading Britannica. *I hated school, it was so boring... I
> didn't like school until the 7th grade, when the girls started grewing
> breasts. *The girls were facinated at my literary abilities,
> especially when I tutored them in the ABCDs and DDs. Even NASA will
> concur, there's nothing in the universe so gravity defying as DD
> breasts on a twelve year old girl. LOL

I see alphabet pasta all the time- I'll send ya some if you want!
BTW, my eldest could read at 2- for some strange reason he understood
phoenitics.

"merryb" > wrote in message
...
On Oct 21, 4:59 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On 10/20/2012 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> This will be nice for the people who live in that area. There are a lot
> >> of
> >> apartments around in that area and not a lot of grocery stores.
>
> > We shopped at one in Houston and one in Puerto Rico. They are small and
> > not very crowded, but they don't have a huge selection to choose from.
>
> I think this one was crowded because of the grand opening. Also a lot of
> people were going to Value Village for Halloween stuff. The only other
> grocery around there is what appears to be a big Asian one. I have been
> tempted to go in there but I never have. They don't seem to get a lot of
> business.
>
> You are right that the selection wasn't that big. Bigger than what they
> have at Target and certainly bigger than what they have at the regular
> Walmart here, particularly with produce.

Is it an H-mart? If so, you really need to check it out...

No, I don't think that's the name. I think there is one of those out by the
mall and it's always really busy.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:12:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
...
>>> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>>>> tried
>>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though.
>>>> If
>>>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>>>> once,
>>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>>
>>> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>>> a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>>>
>>> I've had them since, they're really tasty. And I'm not much of a fish
>>> eater.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>The first time I saw them, I was amazed that the fish was breaded. I
>>wouldn't think it would be. I have since seen them at countless other
>>restaurants and the fish may or may not be breaded.
>>
>>I did see a commercial or an ad on TV (can't remember which) that used
>>fish
>>sticks in tacos. I had some fish sticks that needed to be used up so I
>>made
>>tacos with them. Purportedly they are good with coleslaw in them. I
>>didn't
>>eat them myself. I also didn't make them again. Nobody complained but
>>there were no rave reviews either.
>>
>>Tacos are something I don't make at home very often. There are sooo many
>>Mexican restaurants around here there is no need for me to make them at
>>home. I did make them a lot when we lived in NY only because at that time
>>the only Mexican place on Staten Island was a very fancy sort of thing
>>with
>>their version of Mexican food. Far from authentic and very expensive. We
>>didn't even try the place because of their prices. There was some sort of
>>place that delivered. Might have been a chicken place. They had tacos on
>>the menu. I had them delivered. Apparently tacos are not something that
>>deliver well. What I got was very disappointing. I even had a hard time
>>finding good ingredients at the groceries around there and had to buy what
>>I
>>needed from the military commissary.
>>
>>In NY you had a wide assortment of Italian foods to choose from. Here, it
>>is Asian and Mexican that you'll find everywhere. Here, the Italian
>>selection is a lot more paltry. I overheard a woman asking for Ditalini
>>at
>>a grocery store and a clerk had no clue what it was. I told her to go to
>>Central Market. They have probably the best selection of Italian stuff in
>>this area. I know I had bought it there once. Whether or not they still
>>carry it, I do not know.
>
> The little market in town has a huge assortment of pasta, several
> brands, most all the shapes, I buy Barilla ditalini often, one of my
> favorite soup pastas. The only pasta I have trouble finding is
> alphabets... I'm not even fussy about which font, simply can't find
> any. Forty years ago rugrats used to do artsy fartsy projects with
> alphabet pasta... I can only assume that today's kids are truly
> illiterate. Today 40 year olds can't read, figures their kids can't
> read. I was able to read at above 8th grade level at four years old.
> At five years old I was reading the classics, adult version... at six
> I was reading Britannica. I hated school, it was so boring... I
> didn't like school until the 7th grade, when the girls started grewing
> breasts. The girls were facinated at my literary abilities,
> especially when I tutored them in the ABCDs and DDs. Even NASA will
> concur, there's nothing in the universe so gravity defying as DD
> breasts on a twelve year old girl. LOL

I have bought the alphabets in gluten free. Never looked for any other.
Always hated school. Soooo boring! I would whip through the work or the
reading or whatever and the rest of the kids were still working on it. Then
I would sit there bored or read something I had sneaked in, or wrote poetry
or did sketches. I was constantly getting in trouble for doing these
things. Finally they gave me jobs. In the library, the office, the
cafeteria. Just to keep me busy.

merryb wrote:
> On Oct 21, 6:31 pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:12:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> "Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've
>>>>> never tried
>>>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though.
>>>>> If the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any
>>>>> food/recipe once,
>>>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>
>>>> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it
>>>> was a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>>
>>>> I've had them since, they're really tasty. And I'm not much of a
>>>> fish eater.
>>
>>>> nancy
>>
>>> The first time I saw them, I was amazed that the fish was breaded. I
>>> wouldn't think it would be. I have since seen them at countless
>>> other restaurants and the fish may or may not be breaded.
>>
>>> I did see a commercial or an ad on TV (can't remember which) that
>>> used fish sticks in tacos. I had some fish sticks that needed to be
>>> used up so I made tacos with them. Purportedly they are good with
>>> coleslaw in them. I didn't eat them myself. I also didn't make them
>>> again. Nobody complained but
>>> there were no rave reviews either.
>>
>>> Tacos are something I don't make at home very often. There are sooo
>>> many Mexican restaurants around here there is no need for me to
>>> make them at home. I did make them a lot when we lived in NY only
>>> because at that time the only Mexican place on Staten Island was a
>>> very fancy sort of thing with their version of Mexican food. Far
>>> from authentic and very expensive. We didn't even try the place
>>> because of their prices. There was some sort of place that
>>> delivered. Might have been a chicken place. They had tacos on the
>>> menu. I had them delivered. Apparently tacos are not something that
>>> deliver well. What I got was very disappointing. I even had a hard
>>> time finding good ingredients at the groceries around there and had
>>> to buy what I needed from the military commissary.
>>
>>> In NY you had a wide assortment of Italian foods to choose from.
>>> Here, it is Asian and Mexican that you'll find everywhere. Here,
>>> the Italian selection is a lot more paltry. I overheard a woman
>>> asking for Ditalini at a grocery store and a clerk had no clue what
>>> it was. I told her to go to Central Market. They have probably the
>>> best selection of Italian stuff in this area. I know I had bought
>>> it there once. Whether or not they still carry it, I do not know.
>>
>> The little market in town has a huge assortment of pasta, several
>> brands, most all the shapes, I buy Barilla ditalini often, one of my
>> favorite soup pastas. The only pasta I have trouble finding is
>> alphabets... I'm not even fussy about which font, simply can't find
>> any. Forty years ago rugrats used to do artsy fartsy projects with
>> alphabet pasta... I can only assume that today's kids are truly
>> illiterate. Today 40 year olds can't read, figures their kids can't
>> read. I was able to read at above 8th grade level at four years old.
>> At five years old I was reading the classics, adult version... at six
>> I was reading Britannica. I hated school, it was so boring... I
>> didn't like school until the 7th grade, when the girls started
>> grewing breasts. The girls were facinated at my literary abilities,
>> especially when I tutored them in the ABCDs and DDs. Even NASA will
>> concur, there's nothing in the universe so gravity defying as DD
>> breasts on a twelve year old girl. LOL
>
> I see alphabet pasta all the time- I'll send ya some if you want!
> BTW, my eldest could read at 2- for some strange reason he understood
> phoenitics.

I could read at 4. My dad always read us the same simple books. I had them
memorized so it was easy to look at the words and see which one was which.

merryb wrote:
> On Oct 21, 2:31 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:16:41 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>>> My mom and daughter and I were headed out to Dollar Tree today to
>>>> get things
>>>> for the annual Christmas surprise ball that I make every year.
>>
>>> Is it made out of sardines in mustard sauce, Vienna sausages, green
>>> chiles, black olives, and generic cheesy poofs?
>>
>> A surprise ball is not edible. But you can put edible things inside
>> of it and I sometimes do. Wrapped candied and single serve items.
>> You make a ball out of crepe paper and put little things in it.
>> Could be toys, food, money, gift cards, lottery tickets, kitchen
>> gadgets, cosmetics, little decorative items, etc. Obviously the
>> things that work best are small, not too thick and somewhat flexible.
>
> Sounds like fun- just curious what you use as a base to wrap the crepe
> paper around...Also, is it aimed to a girl, boy, adult ???

I put a grand prize in the middle. One year it was a round as in spherical
Yo Yo. But you can put anything you want in there. Some years it is money.
The ball will take on a variety of weird, lumpy, different shapes as I roll
it and I do make it very large. Bigger than a basketball and difficult to
handle in the end stagess. The end is sealed with a Christmas sticker.

What I do is put something in there for everyone. I buy food items from
minimus.biz. There is a particular salad dressing that comes in single
serve packs that my SIL likes. I put some in there for her. She is the
only one who eats it. Of course she usually doesn't wind up with it. What
we do is sit at the table and one person will start. They will unwrap until
the get a gift. Then they pass it on. We pass it around the table again
and again and again. I put enough in there that when we are done, each
person has enough stuff to fill or almost fill a gallon sized zippered bag.
So... Once we have each gotten a few things, we can begin trading. If we
get something we don't want, we can see if someone else will trade it for
something they have but don't want.

Last year I put a ton of gift cards in there, mostly for restaurants but a
few for stores. I tried to work it out so that each person would get at
least one. But that is next to impossible to do. Because the ball can get
slippery, some things will slide out when you don't expect them to.

Most years I do put in a few toy type items. People seem to like them. I
do put a few pieces of jewelry and I always put a lot of gag gifts. Last
year there were squirrel underpants, emergency underpants, bacon flavored
mints, stuff like that. I try to find new things each year but there are
always the same things such as nail clippers and a little sewing kit. We
can always seem to use those things in this house.

Of course if you want to make one for a specific person you can buy things
that you think they would like. And you don't have to make it as large.
They do sell little ones (the size of a baseball or smaller) on the Internet
but it is easy enough to make it yourself. Often these little ones will
contain miniatures and maybe a fortune. To to a little one, you would need
crepe paper that is half the width of the standard stuff. I'm sure somebody
must sell this but I don't know where. To do the big one, you will go
through a ton of crepe paper. I buy it throughout the year when I can find
it for a good price. I use a variety of colors, only sticking with red or
green at the very center or the outside. For years we used a lot of orange
because I had a lot from the year that I made the Jack Horner for Angela's
Cinderella birthday party.

A Jack Horner was something that was popular in the 20's. It was similar to
a pinata except that it often held more pricy treasures inside. Each thing
was attached to a long ribbon. You make it much like you would make a paper
mache pinata but... You have to carefully construct it so that the ribbons
will hang out. The easiest design for this is the flower garden. You start
with a large foil lasagna type pan or a flatish open topped box. You put
the prizes inside with the ribbons attached. You have to coil the ribbons
up and enclose them in some plastic to keep them clean at this point. I
used the standard party treat bags when she was younger but I have made them
for adults too. You just need to make sure whatever you put in there is not
too breakable or too heavy lest they accidentally hit themselves in the head
with it.

From there you would cover the top with a piece of brown paper. You can
tape it down with masking tape, leaving openings where the ribbons will hang
out. You would then apply a light coating of paper mache over the whole
thing and let it dry well. From there you would use a fringe of crepe paper
or tissue paper. I used green around the sides and across the top. It is
easy to fashion flowers out of crepe paper and also leaves to put across the
top. When I do this design I will also put things like chenille bees,
feather butterflies and sometimes even a little nest with a mushroom bird in
it. You glue these things on with Elmer's glue.

To display the Jack Horner for the party, put it on a little table. You
then release the ribbons and let them hang over the sides. When you are
ready to do it, everyone pulls a ribbon all at the same time. It is much
neater to do than a pinata. And you can put in more valuabe things.

When I did the Cinderealla one, it was a Royal PITA. I made a huge pumpking
using a balloon. I can't even begin to tell you how I got the ribbons to
stick out of that one. I do remember having to cut a hole in the side to
put the prizes in and then patching it back up. I wound up making it too
thick and it wouldn't burst like it was supposed to. My husband wound up
having to damage it with a baseball bat. But the kids still thought it was
fun.

The flower garden one is the one I have made most often and in fact they
tend to stay intact. I have had people ask for them after the party and
they took them home because they thought they were so pretty.

I just like doing stuff like that, that is different. The original surprise
ball came about when I was super bored and had a lot of little things that I
didn't want. At the time I was going to a lot of those Tupperware parties
and stuff like that. I always seem to win the little prizes because I am
good at the types of games they play there. But I didn't want the stuff.
So I put it in the ball along with some dollar store stuff. But my mom has
requested the ball each year after that. So I try to make it better and
better. And now it is to the point where I just give each family member
some small little gift that I think they will like and spend the rest of my
money on stuff for the ball. Nobody in our family really needs anything
anyway. Except perhaps for my adult nephew who specifically prefers cash
and gift cards so this works very well for him.

On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:53:05 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
wrote:

>On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never tried
>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe once,
>> then either change it or skip it.
>
>For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>a joke. Like fried ice cream.

They are a joke like fried ice cream.<g> Both are real.

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:53:05 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
> wrote:
>
>>On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>>> tried
>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though.
>>> If
>>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>>> once,
>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>
>>For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>>a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>
> They are a joke like fried ice cream.<g> Both are real.

Yes but not all "fried" ice cream is really fried. I know of several places
here that told me it isn't fried at all. They just roll it in cereal.

On 10/22/2012 6:43 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:53:05 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never tried
>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though. If
>>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe once,
>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>
>> For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>> a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>
> They are a joke like fried ice cream.<g> Both are real.

(laugh) I know! The first time I went to a 'mexican' restaurant
with friends and one said Let's order a fried ice cream, I laughed.
Funny, Liz. No, really, fried ice cream. This I gotta see.

nancy

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:53:05 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
> wrote:
>
>>On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>>> tried
>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though.
>>> If
>>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>>> once,
>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>
>>For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>>a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>
> They are a joke like fried ice cream.<g> Both are real.

Do you remember Baked Alaska Oh my, so many years ago. I think I might
have to make one when the family are here
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"Ophelia" > wrote:

>
>
>"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
.. .

-snip-
>>
>> They are a joke like fried ice cream.<g> Both are real.
>
>Do you remember Baked Alaska Oh my, so many years ago. I think I might
>have to make one when the family are here
>--

I've done that once or twice- though not since the 70's. [I
*think* from Verdon's recipe in the white House Chef cookbook.]

Is it called Baked Alaska in Europe- or more likely to be, as our
President Jefferson would have called it - "omelette á la
norvégienne", or some variation. [and yes- I looked up the
spelling.<g>]

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...

>>Do you remember Baked Alaska Oh my, so many years ago. I think I might
>>have to make one when the family are here
>>--
>
> I've done that once or twice- though not since the 70's. [I
> *think* from Verdon's recipe in the white House Chef cookbook.]

I haven't made it since the 70s either

> Is it called Baked Alaska in Europe- or more likely to be, as our
> President Jefferson would have called it - "omelette á la
> norvégienne", or some variation. [and yes- I looked up the
> spelling.<g>]

Yes, it is called Baked Alaska here in UK. Dunno what they call it in
Europe

ps Europe to us is the mass of countries across the channel

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:53:05 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 10/21/2012 11:03 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your choice of beef, chicken or fish. Probably even pork? I've never
>>>> tried
>>>> fish tacos though....sounds nasty to me. I could be wrong though.
>>>> If
>>>> the opportunity ever arises, I'll try them. I'll try any food/recipe
>>>> once,
>>>> then either change it or skip it.
>>>
>>>For whatever reason, the first time I heard of them, I thought it was
>>>a joke. Like fried ice cream.
>>
>> They are a joke like fried ice cream.<g> Both are real.
>
> Do you remember Baked Alaska Oh my, so many years ago. I think I might
> have to make one when the family are here

I was just thinking about that. Had to make it in Home Ec class.

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"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
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>>Do you remember Baked Alaska Oh my, so many years ago. I think I might
>>have to make one when the family are here
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> I've done that once or twice- though not since the 70's. [I
> *think* from Verdon's recipe in the white House Chef cookbook.]

I haven't made it since the 70s either

> Is it called Baked Alaska in Europe- or more likely to be, as our
> President Jefferson would have called it - "omelette á la
> norvégienne", or some variation. [and yes- I looked up the
> spelling.<g>]

Yes, it is called Baked Alaska here in UK. Dunno what they call it in
Europe

ps Europe to us is the mass of countries across the channel

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LOL! It's amusing to me that some people think the UK *is* Europe. Having
said that, I've never made Baked Alaska. I'm not one for desserts. I was
talking with my 90 year old aunt yesterday. She has her children and
grandchildren over for Sunday dinner every week, bless her! She loves to
cook but she doesn't make dessert. She didn't grow up that way. Neither
did I. Desserts, pies, cakes, were reserved for special occasions.
Birthdays, anniversaries, things like that. Not with every meal.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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I was
> talking with my 90 year old aunt yesterday. She has her children and
> grandchildren over for Sunday dinner every week, bless her! She loves to
> cook but she doesn't make dessert. She didn't grow up that way. Neither
> did I. Desserts, pies, cakes, were reserved for special occasions.
> Birthdays, anniversaries, things like that. Not with every meal.

Nor do we, but I used to make it when I had friends over for dinner
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