Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Bruce > wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:12:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:10:05 -0500, jinx the minx
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>>>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>>>>
>>>>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>>>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what
>>>>> apple
>>>>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely
>>>>> seen
>>>>> it
>>>>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>>>>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>>>
>>>> I'm from a country with lots of apple trees, where apple sauce is
>>>> children's second most popular food item after mother's milk, but I've
>>>> never heard of or seen apple butter.
>>>>
>>>> So you're all making it up.
>>>
>>> It all started in Germany.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
>>
>> Oh, appelstroop! I know that, but I know it as apple molasses or apple
>> treacle. Very traditional stuff to put on bread or pancakes.
>>
>>
>
> Isn't applestroop more of a thick syrup texture? Apple butter is not a
> syrup. It has a thicker consistency, like fruit jams. It's spreadable,
> not pourable.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> Is it like a very thick apple sauce?
>
>

Yes, but with more spice, like cinnamon.

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> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 21:18:00 -0500, jinx the minx
> > wrote:
>
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>>
>>> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
>>>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
>>>> it
>>>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>>>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>>
>>> I think availability depends on where you live. It's readily available in PA
>>> and NY. You can get it here in WA, but I don't know that every store has it.
>>> I was surprised to see that Walmart had perhaps the smallest selection of
>>> jams and such that I'd ever seen. Plenty of counter space dedicated to the
>>> stuff but it was still mostly strawberry jam or grape jelly.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It was very common here growing up, but like I said, it's something people
>> make, not buy. I guess I take that homemade availability for granted. If
>> I wanted some now, I would make it, or get it from a relative that has made
>> some, not seek it out from a store. That is to say, I would never, ever
>> buy it from a store. Not under any circumstance. Likewise, lefse.
>
> That's silly... there are wonderful commercial apple butters and they
> cost a lot less than making one's own especially considering the
> time... this is my favorite: http://tinyurl.com/ycj87uc7
> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Musselman...tter& veh=sem
> Wonderful recipies:
> http://www.musselmans.com/
>
>

No thank you. I'll stick with homemade.

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"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 12:10:21 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-07-01 5:51 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 11:39:17 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2017-07-01 4:04 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>> On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 9:16:14 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >>> I know what you mean. Pie filling that feels like there's ground up
> >>> tree bark in it is no fun! That stuff should be finely ground and
> >>> used sparingly.
> >>
> >> Really? I skipped the top half of the post because it had quoted
> >> material from a half dozen previous posts. I got to the part about the
> >> pies and it seemed like such a tall tale that it could only have come
> >> from one person. I scrolled back up to the top and, sure enough, it was
> >> another of Julie's tall tales.
> >
> > This is why I recommend Google Groups - you don't have to live a life of
> > confusion. The choice is yours.
> >
>
> Google Groups has an automatic bullshit detector?

Google is likely to be in the forefront of AI research so one day soon, it
will. Until then, you're on your own. That's the breaks.

==

My bin has a 'bullshit detector'! Now if I can just Bully people into not
responding to the bullshitters ...oh wait a minute ...

;-)



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"jinx the minx" wrote in message
...

Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Bruce > wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:12:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:10:05 -0500, jinx the minx
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>>>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>>>>
>>>>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>>>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what
>>>>> apple
>>>>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely
>>>>> seen
>>>>> it
>>>>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>>>>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>>>
>>>> I'm from a country with lots of apple trees, where apple sauce is
>>>> children's second most popular food item after mother's milk, but I've
>>>> never heard of or seen apple butter.
>>>>
>>>> So you're all making it up.
>>>
>>> It all started in Germany.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
>>
>> Oh, appelstroop! I know that, but I know it as apple molasses or apple
>> treacle. Very traditional stuff to put on bread or pancakes.
>>
>>
>
> Isn't applestroop more of a thick syrup texture? Apple butter is not a
> syrup. It has a thicker consistency, like fruit jams. It's spreadable,
> not pourable.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> Is it like a very thick apple sauce?
>
>

Yes, but with more spice, like cinnamon.

jinx the minx

==

OK. I'll take the plain stuff )



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"jinx the minx" wrote in message
...

Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia > wrote:
>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>
>> On 6/29/2017 8:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:54:34 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's ok! I might have missed it too. It may be there *now* but at the
>>>> time, that HUGE isle that seemed to have 100 versions or more of
>>>> 'Jellies/Jams' didn't have it.
>>>>
>>>> Conversely, you'd be disappointed at the standard USA jelly/jam isle.
>>>> There is far less variety here.
>>>>
>>>> Check for me? I think Apple Butter was also not there in OZ? Might
>>>> take a little google link to explain that one. It's not the same as
>>>> apple sauce but something you spread on toast. I do not recall seeing
>>>> it.
>>>
>>> I've never seen it or heard of it, but I've only lived in Australia
>>> for 12 years or so.
>>>
>>
>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking it.
>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>
>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>
>> ===
>>
>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>
>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
> it
> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> Thank you, jinx. Do you use it? If so how?
>
>
>

I haven't had it for quite some time because I'm diabetic (I can't handle
bread well), but I use it on toast just like any other fruit jam. It's
apple-y and cinnamon-y, and eating it will always bring me right back to
early morning sunrise breakfasts at my grandma's house when I was growing
up. My grandma always had a jar homemade apple butter in her fridge.

jinx the minx

==

Ahh yes, lovely memories That always wins out)

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"Julie Bove" wrote in message news

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2017-07-01 4:04 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 9:16:14 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
>>> The one thing that gets me is nutmeg. I was fine with it until my
>>> dad brought home a whole apple pie left over from a potluck at
>>> work. He said the guy's wife made two. The first one was barely
>>> touched and this one was still intact. At first bite, we knew why.
>>> There was so much nutmeg in the thing, the filling as was gritty,
>>> dark brown, and it bit back.
>>>
>>> I still use nutmeg on occasion but have to be very careful. Any
>>> more than a pinch is too much for me now.
>>
>> I know what you mean. Pie filling that feels like there's ground up
>> tree bark in it is no fun! That stuff should be finely ground and
>> used sparingly.
>
> Really? I skipped the top half of the post because it had quoted material
> from a half dozen previous posts. I got to the part about the pies and it
> seemed like such a tall tale that it could only have come from one person.
> I scrolled back up to the top and, sure enough, it was another of Julie's
> tall tales.

Why in the world would you think it was a tall tale?

==

Oh take no notice. He tells enough tall tales himself and sometimes people
laugh at him!



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On 7/1/2017 12:06 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/30/2017 1:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>> On 6/29/2017 9:22 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> It sounds hellish Would an anithistamine med not have helped?

> You didn't answer the question. Would an antihistamine have helped?

Why do you care? But since you do so much, no an antihistamine would
not have helped. Why do I know? Because I was taking one for allergies
at the time anyway.

I would have answered OPH directly rather than you but I have to hunt
for her original and I know she will read this.

So.... no Ohpelia - antih- did nothing for me. Or if they helped I sure
wouldn't have wanted to feel worse.

I'm telling a 3-4 year old story here. It's long over and done with and
still many are trying to tell me what I should have done or what other
kind of insect it might have been or yak yak yak. I went to a doctor and
took his advice and prescription. I think he was qualified enough.

Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia > wrote:
>> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Bruce > wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:12:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:10:05 -0500, jinx the minx
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>>>>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>>>>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what
>>>>>> apple
>>>>>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely
>>>>>> seen
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>>>>>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm from a country with lots of apple trees, where apple sauce is
>>>>> children's second most popular food item after mother's milk, but I've
>>>>> never heard of or seen apple butter.
>>>>>
>>>>> So you're all making it up.
>>>>
>>>> It all started in Germany.
>>>>
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
>>>
>>> Oh, appelstroop! I know that, but I know it as apple molasses or apple
>>> treacle. Very traditional stuff to put on bread or pancakes.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Isn't applestroop more of a thick syrup texture? Apple butter is not a
>> syrup. It has a thicker consistency, like fruit jams. It's spreadable,
>> not pourable.
>>
>> jinx the minx
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Is it like a very thick apple sauce?
>>
>>
>
> Yes, but with more spice, like cinnamon.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> OK. I'll take the plain stuff )
>
>
>

It's definitely not for everybody! Nowadays I'm getting pickier and
pickier about what I eat (or just weird about it), and since I prefer red
raspberry preserves (thicker, chunkier jam) to all other jams and jellies,
that's what I eat almost exclusively.

I'm really hoping my back will be healed enough by the time raspberry
season hits so I can can this year. I'm down to my final couple jars left
from last year. Or maybe I just need to find some good helpers!

--
jinx the minx

Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia > wrote:
>> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>
>>> On 6/29/2017 8:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:54:34 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's ok! I might have missed it too. It may be there *now* but at the
>>>>> time, that HUGE isle that seemed to have 100 versions or more of
>>>>> 'Jellies/Jams' didn't have it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Conversely, you'd be disappointed at the standard USA jelly/jam isle.
>>>>> There is far less variety here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check for me? I think Apple Butter was also not there in OZ? Might
>>>>> take a little google link to explain that one. It's not the same as
>>>>> apple sauce but something you spread on toast. I do not recall seeing
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> I've never seen it or heard of it, but I've only lived in Australia
>>>> for 12 years or so.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking it.
>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>
>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>
>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
>> it
>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>
>>
>> jinx the minx
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Thank you, jinx. Do you use it? If so how?
>>
>>
>>
>
> I haven't had it for quite some time because I'm diabetic (I can't handle
> bread well), but I use it on toast just like any other fruit jam. It's
> apple-y and cinnamon-y, and eating it will always bring me right back to
> early morning sunrise breakfasts at my grandma's house when I was growing
> up. My grandma always had a jar homemade apple butter in her fridge.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> Ahh yes, lovely memories That always wins out)
>

I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother always
gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that I
ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)

--
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"jinx the minx" wrote in message
...

Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia > wrote:
>> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>
>>> On 6/29/2017 8:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:54:34 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's ok! I might have missed it too. It may be there *now* but at
>>>>> the
>>>>> time, that HUGE isle that seemed to have 100 versions or more of
>>>>> 'Jellies/Jams' didn't have it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Conversely, you'd be disappointed at the standard USA jelly/jam isle.
>>>>> There is far less variety here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check for me? I think Apple Butter was also not there in OZ? Might
>>>>> take a little google link to explain that one. It's not the same as
>>>>> apple sauce but something you spread on toast. I do not recall seeing
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> I've never seen it or heard of it, but I've only lived in Australia
>>>> for 12 years or so.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking it.
>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>
>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>
>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
>> it
>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>
>>
>> jinx the minx
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Thank you, jinx. Do you use it? If so how?
>>
>>
>>
>
> I haven't had it for quite some time because I'm diabetic (I can't handle
> bread well), but I use it on toast just like any other fruit jam. It's
> apple-y and cinnamon-y, and eating it will always bring me right back to
> early morning sunrise breakfasts at my grandma's house when I was growing
> up. My grandma always had a jar homemade apple butter in her fridge.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> Ahh yes, lovely memories That always wins out)
>

I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother always
gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that I
ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)

jinx the minx

==

I bet she loves it just the same))



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"jinx the minx" wrote in message
...

Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia > wrote:
>> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Bruce > wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:12:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:10:05 -0500, jinx the minx
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>>>>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>>>>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what
>>>>>> apple
>>>>>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely
>>>>>> seen
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me,
>>>>>> it's
>>>>>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm from a country with lots of apple trees, where apple sauce is
>>>>> children's second most popular food item after mother's milk, but I've
>>>>> never heard of or seen apple butter.
>>>>>
>>>>> So you're all making it up.
>>>>
>>>> It all started in Germany.
>>>>
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
>>>
>>> Oh, appelstroop! I know that, but I know it as apple molasses or apple
>>> treacle. Very traditional stuff to put on bread or pancakes.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Isn't applestroop more of a thick syrup texture? Apple butter is not a
>> syrup. It has a thicker consistency, like fruit jams. It's spreadable,
>> not pourable.
>>
>> jinx the minx
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Is it like a very thick apple sauce?
>>
>>
>
> Yes, but with more spice, like cinnamon.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> OK. I'll take the plain stuff )
>
>
>

It's definitely not for everybody! Nowadays I'm getting pickier and
pickier about what I eat (or just weird about it), and since I prefer red
raspberry preserves (thicker, chunkier jam) to all other jams and jellies,
that's what I eat almost exclusively.

I'm really hoping my back will be healed enough by the time raspberry
season hits so I can can this year. I'm down to my final couple jars left
from last year. Or maybe I just need to find some good helpers!

jinx the minx

==

I hope there is some improvement with your back?

Yes, I think good helpers might be 'a good thing' )

As for getting pickier, I have been finding that for a few years now. On a
regular basis I find I either don't like, or don't fancy, foods I used to
love.



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Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:06:10 -0400, Gary wrote:
>
> > You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
> > forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
> > it. Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or
> > jelly.
> >
> > It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>
> Apple bButter is mostly a Eastern AMISH thang. Also along those same
> lines are spiced apple rings. Skin-on cored apple rings in a
> artificially red, sugary, clove-allspice-cinnamon brine. I haven't
> had either in probably 36 years. I would taste them again for
> nostalgia's sake, but not buy them.
>
> -sw

So very wrong there. Apple Butter may also be made by the Amish, but it
is not an Amish thing, other than they also make it.

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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:06:10 -0400, Gary wrote:
>
>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking it.
>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>
>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>
> Apple bButter is mostly a Eastern AMISH thang. Also along those same
> lines are spiced apple rings. Skin-on cored apple rings in a
> artificially red, sugary, clove-allspice-cinnamon brine. I haven't
> had either in probably 36 years. I would taste them again for
> nostalgia's sake, but not buy them.

My dad and I loved spiced apples. Nobody else in the family did though. So
we had them perhaps once or twice a year. Hard to find here now and too
carby for me but as a kid, I found a recipe for them. The end result was not
quite the same as the store bought ones as I couldn't achieve that deep
color but they tasted fine.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:06:10 -0400, Gary wrote:
>>
>> > You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>> > forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
>> > it. Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or
>> > jelly.
>> >
>> > It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>
>> Apple bButter is mostly a Eastern AMISH thang. Also along those same
>> lines are spiced apple rings. Skin-on cored apple rings in a
>> artificially red, sugary, clove-allspice-cinnamon brine. I haven't
>> had either in probably 36 years. I would taste them again for
>> nostalgia's sake, but not buy them.
>>
>> -sw
>
> So very wrong there. Apple Butter may also be made by the Amish, but it
> is not an Amish thing, other than they also make it.

It actually is an Amish thing.

On 2017-07-02 3:44 PM, cshenk wrote:

> So very wrong there. Apple Butter may also be made by the Amish, but it
> is not an Amish thing, other than they also make it.

There are no Amish around here but there is apple butter available. I
suppose there is the possibility that some people are unaware of its
availability because it's not something they look for in a store and
they may pass it by without realizing it. Some people might think the
same of pickled eggs or pickled herring because they are things usually
stocked in a cooler shelf in a part of the store they never look at.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
9.44...
> On Sun 02 Jul 2017 02:41:59p, Dave Smith told us...
>
>> On 2017-07-02 3:44 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>
>>> So very wrong there. Apple Butter may also be made by the Amish,
>>> but it is not an Amish thing, other than they also make it.
>>
>> There are no Amish around here but there is apple butter
>> available. I suppose there is the possibility that some people
>> are unaware of its availability because it's not something they
>> look for in a store and they may pass it by without realizing it.
>> Some people might think the same of pickled eggs or pickled
>> herring because they are things usually stocked in a cooler shelf
>> in a part of the store they never look at.

I've seen the herring. Don't remember where. Have only ever seen pickled
eggs in PA.

On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:

> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
> during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother always
> gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that I
> ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)
>
A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
favourite treats.

S Viemeister > wrote:
> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>
>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
>> during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother always
>> gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that I
>> ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)
>>
> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
> Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
> it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
> favourite treats.
>

I know just what you mean. I did the same thing with a simple dip my
mother used to make, but it never tasted as good as my grandma's version.
I saw my aunt make it once a few years ago, and learned my mom never put
garlic salt in hers, which is why mine never tasted right either. Problem
solved!

Next up on my shortlist of lost recipes: I inherited my paternal
grandmother's recipes when she died (major coup!), and in there is the
recipe for her "famous" apple dumplings. I haven't tried to make them yet
using her recipe, but they were my dad's favorite thing she ever made. I'd
really like to perfect them just the way she made them as a special treat
for my dad. He says none other out there even come close. I believe him,
as that grandma was an incredible baker.

--
jinx the minx

Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> On Mon 03 Jul 2017 08:38:22a, S Viemeister told us...
>
>> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>
>>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making
>>> things I ate during my childhood, even things I never liked back
>>> then. My mother always gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for
>>> recipes of things she made that I ranted how much I hated growing
>>> up. :-)
>>>
>
> My mother taught me to cook and bake at an early age. She was always
> happy to see that I made them after I left home and lived on my own.
>

My mom did as well, and I was always thankful for that. My best friend up
the street and I were regularly baking cookies and cakes completely on our
own by the time we were 8. Good times.

--
jinx the minx

Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> On Mon 03 Jul 2017 09:11:38a, jinx the minx told us...
>
>> S Viemeister > wrote:
>>> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making
>>>> things I ate during my childhood, even things I never liked back
>>>> then. My mother always gets a curious chuckle when I ask her
>>>> for recipes of things she made that I ranted how much I hated
>>>> growing up. :-)
>>>>
>>> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste
>>> of my Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were
>>> tasty, but it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one
>>> of my husband's favourite treats.
>>>
>>
>> I know just what you mean. I did the same thing with a simple dip
>> my mother used to make, but it never tasted as good as my
>> grandma's version. I saw my aunt make it once a few years ago,
>> and learned my mom never put garlic salt in hers, which is why
>> mine never tasted right either. Problem solved!
>>
>> Next up on my shortlist of lost recipes: I inherited my paternal
>> grandmother's recipes when she died (major coup!), and in there is
>> the recipe for her "famous" apple dumplings. I haven't tried to
>> make them yet using her recipe, but they were my dad's favorite
>> thing she ever made. I'd really like to perfect them just the way
>> she made them as a special treat for my dad. He says none other
>> out there even come close. I believe him, as that grandma was an
>> incredible baker.
>>
>
> This may not be helpful, but my mother used to add all the apple
> peelings to the syrup she made that she poured around the dumplings
> as the cooked, and just at the poured some over the dumplings. The
> peelings add another dimension to the flavor and also lent a slight
> pink color to the syrup.
>

That is a great idea, thank you! I'm hoping to tackle this recipe
challenge sometime before the end of fall, after my back heals more and
apple picking season begins for the orchards here.

--
jinx the minx

"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:

> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
> during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother
> always
> gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that
> I
> ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)
>
A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
favourite treats.


===

Well done) Recipe? )


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"jinx the minx" wrote in message
...

S Viemeister > wrote:
> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>
>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
>> during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother
>> always
>> gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that
>> I
>> ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)
>>
> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
> Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
> it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
> favourite treats.
>

I know just what you mean. I did the same thing with a simple dip my
mother used to make, but it never tasted as good as my grandma's version.
I saw my aunt make it once a few years ago, and learned my mom never put
garlic salt in hers, which is why mine never tasted right either. Problem
solved!

Next up on my shortlist of lost recipes: I inherited my paternal
grandmother's recipes when she died (major coup!), and in there is the
recipe for her "famous" apple dumplings. I haven't tried to make them yet
using her recipe, but they were my dad's favorite thing she ever made. I'd
really like to perfect them just the way she made them as a special treat
for my dad. He says none other out there even come close. I believe him,
as that grandma was an incredible baker.

jinx the minx

===

When I was very small, I used to kneel up at my Grandma's table and help.
)

Wonderful memories)



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jinx the minx wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> > On Mon 03 Jul 2017 09:11:38a, jinx the minx told us...
> >
> >> S Viemeister > wrote:
> >>> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making
> >>>> things I ate during my childhood, even things I never liked back
> >>>> then. My mother always gets a curious chuckle when I ask her
> >>>> for recipes of things she made that I ranted how much I hated
> >>>> growing up. :-)
> >>>>
> >>> A few years back, I spent months trying to reproduce the taste
> >>> of my Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were
> >>> tasty, but it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one
> >>> of my husband's favourite treats.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I know just what you mean. I did the same thing with a simple dip
> >> my mother used to make, but it never tasted as good as my
> >> grandma's version. I saw my aunt make it once a few years ago,
> >> and learned my mom never put garlic salt in hers, which is why
> >> mine never tasted right either. Problem solved!
> >>
> >> Next up on my shortlist of lost recipes: I inherited my paternal
> >> grandmother's recipes when she died (major coup!), and in there is
> >> the recipe for her "famous" apple dumplings. I haven't tried to
> >> make them yet using her recipe, but they were my dad's favorite
> >> thing she ever made. I'd really like to perfect them just the way
> >> she made them as a special treat for my dad. He says none other
> >> out there even come close. I believe him, as that grandma was an
> >> incredible baker.
> >>
> >
> > This may not be helpful, but my mother used to add all the apple
> > peelings to the syrup she made that she poured around the dumplings
> > as the cooked, and just at the poured some over the dumplings. The
> > peelings add another dimension to the flavor and also lent a slight
> > pink color to the syrup.
> >
>
> That is a great idea, thank you! I'm hoping to tackle this recipe
> challenge sometime before the end of fall, after my back heals more
> and apple picking season begins for the orchards here.

Good luck with the back. I know how it goes.

Here, it's time to start picking apples, but mine are Granny Smiths and
Yellow Delicious (early harvest types).

--

On 7/2/2017 10:55 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 7/1/2017 12:06 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/30/2017 1:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> On 6/29/2017 9:22 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> It sounds hellish Would an anithistamine med not have helped?
>
>> You didn't answer the question. Would an antihistamine have helped?
>
> Why do you care? But since you do so much, no an antihistamine would
> not have helped. Why do I know? Because I was taking one for allergies
> at the time anyway.
>
Okay, okay. I care because I don't understand how anyone would be itchy
and unable to sleep for so long without a doctor prescribing something
that worked.

Jill

On 7/3/2017 5:40 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" wrote in message ...
> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
> Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
> it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
> favourite treats.
>
> ===
>
> Well done) Recipe? )
>
I don't have it on this computer, but I'll ask Himself to email it to me
from the one it's on (that computer is in NJ, this one is in Sutherland)
- then I can send it on.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 7/3/2017 5:40 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" wrote in message ...
> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
> Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
> it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
> favourite treats.
>
> ===
>
> Well done) Recipe? )
>
I don't have it on this computer, but I'll ask Himself to email it to me
from the one it's on (that computer is in NJ, this one is in Sutherland)
- then I can send it on.

==

Hey you are hereabouts)

Whenever, don't worry)

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"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>
>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
>> during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother
>> always
>> gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that
>> I
>> ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)
>>
> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
> Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but it
> took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
> favourite treats.

My mom used to make that.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> jinx the minx wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> > On Mon 03 Jul 2017 09:11:38a, jinx the minx told us...
>> >
>> >> S Viemeister > wrote:
>> >>> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making
>> >>>> things I ate during my childhood, even things I never liked back
>> >>>> then. My mother always gets a curious chuckle when I ask her
>> >>>> for recipes of things she made that I ranted how much I hated
>> >>>> growing up. :-)
>> >>>>
>> >>> A few years back, I spent months trying to reproduce the taste
>> >>> of my Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were
>> >>> tasty, but it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one
>> >>> of my husband's favourite treats.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> I know just what you mean. I did the same thing with a simple dip
>> >> my mother used to make, but it never tasted as good as my
>> >> grandma's version. I saw my aunt make it once a few years ago,
>> >> and learned my mom never put garlic salt in hers, which is why
>> >> mine never tasted right either. Problem solved!
>> >>
>> >> Next up on my shortlist of lost recipes: I inherited my paternal
>> >> grandmother's recipes when she died (major coup!), and in there is
>> >> the recipe for her "famous" apple dumplings. I haven't tried to
>> >> make them yet using her recipe, but they were my dad's favorite
>> >> thing she ever made. I'd really like to perfect them just the way
>> >> she made them as a special treat for my dad. He says none other
>> >> out there even come close. I believe him, as that grandma was an
>> >> incredible baker.
>> >>
>> >
>> > This may not be helpful, but my mother used to add all the apple
>> > peelings to the syrup she made that she poured around the dumplings
>> > as the cooked, and just at the poured some over the dumplings. The
>> > peelings add another dimension to the flavor and also lent a slight
>> > pink color to the syrup.
>> >
>>
>> That is a great idea, thank you! I'm hoping to tackle this recipe
>> challenge sometime before the end of fall, after my back heals more
>> and apple picking season begins for the orchards here.
>
> Good luck with the back. I know how it goes.
>
> Here, it's time to start picking apples, but mine are Granny Smiths and
> Yellow Delicious (early harvest types).

My yellow delicious is loaded! We got some edible ones for the first time
this year. Gonna have to contact the woman who took the cooking apples last
year for cider. I hope she can use these. We might eat a few but they are
not a favorite and IMO they're not good for cooking.