"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 03:24:48 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> > wrote:
>
> >"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 02:20:49 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook.
> >>
> >> Boy, we're both just cussin' up a storm tonight. Must be the
> >> barometric pressure or something, dammit.
> >
> >Shit yeah!
> >
> >helen (wishing she could sleep)
>
> Dang! It *was* the barometric pressure, and I just made that up at
> the time! I got about three hours of sleep before being awakened by a
> very loud, rude, and wet thunderstorm.
>
> Carol, too sleepy to cuss


Oh MAN!!!!!!!! You had RAIN????

I'm so jealous. We haven't had more than about a 1/2 at a time in a month
or so. Hub and I are fighting over how much to water the landscaping. He's
cheap and I think it's cheaper to NOT have to relandscape due to drought
killed plants!

We're supposed to have rain this weekend. We'll see. It's also supposed to
be <95 degrees for the first time in weeks by Friday or so. I'm SO looking
forward to that!

helen

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:09:17 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> wrote:

>Oh MAN!!!!!!!! You had RAIN????

Yeah, it rained pretty hard for about a half hour. It wasn't a large
storm, but it was sure a loud one!

>I'm so jealous. We haven't had more than about a 1/2 at a time in a month
>or so. Hub and I are fighting over how much to water the landscaping. He's
>cheap and I think it's cheaper to NOT have to relandscape due to drought
>killed plants!

I think you're right.

>We're supposed to have rain this weekend. We'll see. It's also supposed to
>be <95 degrees for the first time in weeks by Friday or so. I'm SO looking
>forward to that!

It's been in the low 80s here for the past week or so. I'm not
complaining.

Carol

"Helen Harrand" > wrote in message
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> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:09:17 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> > > wrote:
> >

> >
> > It's been in the low 80s here for the past week or so. I'm not
> > complaining.
> >
> > Carol
>
>
> Low 80s....wow....we probably won't see that until the end of September
or
> so. I hope we see it then. I'm TIRED of this! My landscaping is TIRED
of
> this. My DOG is tired of this! I'm glad that you're no longer miserable
> tho!
>
> hot, so damn hot,

I hear ya, Helen. It's been so hot here my husband had 2 bouts of heat
exhaustion. He works outside in the hot sun all day. My plants are
sagging, my grass is brown.......ugh. We won't be done until October/Nov.
and then we can open our windows and doors for a month until the cold snap
sets in. Florida is so up and down with the weather and it can change so
quickly!

kili

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:09:17 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> > wrote:
>
> >Oh MAN!!!!!!!! You had RAIN????
>
> Yeah, it rained pretty hard for about a half hour. It wasn't a large
> storm, but it was sure a loud one!
>
> >I'm so jealous. We haven't had more than about a 1/2 at a time in a
month
> >or so. Hub and I are fighting over how much to water the landscaping.
He's
> >cheap and I think it's cheaper to NOT have to relandscape due to drought
> >killed plants!
>
> I think you're right.
>
> >We're supposed to have rain this weekend. We'll see. It's also supposed
to
> >be <95 degrees for the first time in weeks by Friday or so. I'm SO
looking
> >forward to that!
>
> It's been in the low 80s here for the past week or so. I'm not
> complaining.
>
> Carol


Low 80s....wow....we probably won't see that until the end of September or
so. I hope we see it then. I'm TIRED of this! My landscaping is TIRED of
this. My DOG is tired of this! I'm glad that you're no longer miserable
tho!

hot, so damn hot,
helen

"Helen Harrand" > wrote in message
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> "kilikini" > wrote in message
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> > "Helen Harrand" > wrote in message
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> > > "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> > > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:09:17 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> > > > > wrote:

> I know Kili..... I feel your hot weather pain!
>
> My stepmom lives in Florida (Lakeland area) and she wants me to put some
> pavers down on the side of her house. I'll do it but not until December
> when I know I won't DIE!!!!!!!!
>
> And I'm wearing freaking gloves this time so that the motherf*cking
> scorpions don't get me again. Sonofabitch that hurt like hell last
> time!!!!!!!
>
> helen
>
>

Lakeland isn't that far from me. I'm on the border of Pasco County and Polk
County. We can actually see the lights of Lakeland from our house, even
though it's about an hour away - we're that much in the country.

Next time you're here in FL, wear the gloves if you're going to be doing any
kind of work outside! There's still always snakes, spiders and fire ants in
addition to the scorpions. But, yeah, I'd say come on down in Nov - Dec.
By January/Feb. it can get down in the low to mid 20's.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
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> "Helen Harrand" > wrote in message
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> >
> > "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:09:17 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
> > > > wrote:
> > >
>
> > >
> > > It's been in the low 80s here for the past week or so. I'm not
> > > complaining.
> > >
> > > Carol
> >
> >
> > Low 80s....wow....we probably won't see that until the end of September
> or
> > so. I hope we see it then. I'm TIRED of this! My landscaping is TIRED
> of
> > this. My DOG is tired of this! I'm glad that you're no longer
miserable
> > tho!
> >
> > hot, so damn hot,
>
> I hear ya, Helen. It's been so hot here my husband had 2 bouts of heat
> exhaustion. He works outside in the hot sun all day. My plants are
> sagging, my grass is brown.......ugh. We won't be done until October/Nov.
> and then we can open our windows and doors for a month until the cold snap
> sets in. Florida is so up and down with the weather and it can change so
> quickly!
>
> kili
>
>

I know Kili..... I feel your hot weather pain!

My stepmom lives in Florida (Lakeland area) and she wants me to put some
pavers down on the side of her house. I'll do it but not until December
when I know I won't DIE!!!!!!!!

And I'm wearing freaking gloves this time so that the motherf*cking
scorpions don't get me again. Sonofabitch that hurt like hell last
time!!!!!!!

helen

Puester wrote:
> <RJ> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 00:32:16 -0700, "Helen Harrand" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I went to add the container of Szeged that I had (for not too long of a
> >> time; a month or two tops) and it was full of cobwebs..........
> >>
> >> EWwwwwwwwwwwwwww....makes my skin crawl. Needless to say I threw it out and
> >> got some more.
> >>
> >> bleah,
> >> helen
> >>
> >
> > I had a similar experience with Hungarian Paprika;
> > Opened the can and the contents were "moving".....
> > ( maybe it was old ?? )
> >
>
>
> It won't happen if you store it in the freezer. All ground red pepper
> tends to get buggy if it's stored at room temp.
>
> gloria p
Just how is it that the "crawlies" get in a tightly closed metal can?
Had the unhappy Szeged Paprika experience myself a few years back and
have avoided the product since. I store herbs & spices in their
original jars and cans in a cool dark cabinet - except for those I
occasionally buy in bulk - and they go into clean mason jars. Only the
Szeged Paprika has ever started moving on me. Can only assume that the
critter eggs are packaged in with the product at the factory - a pretty
unappetizing thought. Storing it in the freezer might keep the eggs
from hatching into something even more disgusting, but they'd still be
there.
Nancy T

Oh pshaw, on Fri 11 Aug 2006 07:00:22p, ntantiques meant to say...

>
> Puester wrote:
>> <RJ> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 00:32:16 -0700, "Helen Harrand"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I went to add the container of Szeged that I had (for not too long
>> >> of a time; a month or two tops) and it was full of cobwebs..........
>> >>
>> >> EWwwwwwwwwwwwwww....makes my skin crawl. Needless to say I threw it
>> >> out and got some more.
>> >>
>> >> bleah,
>> >> helen
>> >>
>> >
>> > I had a similar experience with Hungarian Paprika;
>> > Opened the can and the contents were "moving".....
>> > ( maybe it was old ?? )
>> >
>>
>>
>> It won't happen if you store it in the freezer. All ground red pepper
>> tends to get buggy if it's stored at room temp.
>>
>> gloria p
> Just how is it that the "crawlies" get in a tightly closed metal can?
> Had the unhappy Szeged Paprika experience myself a few years back and
> have avoided the product since. I store herbs & spices in their
> original jars and cans in a cool dark cabinet - except for those I
> occasionally buy in bulk - and they go into clean mason jars. Only the
> Szeged Paprika has ever started moving on me. Can only assume that the
> critter eggs are packaged in with the product at the factory - a pretty
> unappetizing thought. Storing it in the freezer might keep the eggs
> from hatching into something even more disgusting, but they'd still be
> there.
> Nancy T
>
>

The eggs are in the product before you get it, often from the factory.
They commonly occur in certain spices/herbs, flours, meals, etc. I've only
had two outbreaks in all the years I've been maintaining a kitchen. One
was in a package of whole coriander seed, the other in a box of dry cereal.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Which way to Castle Anthrax?

"Helen Harrand" >
> My mom used to make this KILLER eggplant casserole that came from (I
> think)
> her 1936 cookbook. It went something like this
>
> Fry something like a pound of bacon until crisp, take it out and crumble
> and
> set aside. Fry a large onion in the resulting bacon grease. Add sharp
> cheddar and one can of TOMATO SOUP (I remember thinking that I didn't
> know
> they had that then. Add a large eggplant or two that had been cubed and
> blanched in boiling water for 4 minutes or so then drained. Mix all
> together and top w/buttered crumbs and bake. God, I LOVED that stuff. I
> was the only kid in the world who would ask for eggplant casserole for my
> b'day dinner.
>
> DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook. It's somewhere here.
>
> helen
> ==============

Helen, when you find it - PLEASE SHARE!!

My ex-step G'mother was in town a while back and I was telling her how much
I always loved her Swiss beef. It was AMAZING. She shook her head and said
that really wasn't anything to it... She pounded the steaks, added salt,
pepper, (celery and onions? I need to ask her again when I can write it
down), and Campbell's Tomato soup. I couldn't believe it. I just *knew*
that it was something she slaved in the kitchen for hours and hours...
--
Cyndi (again)

"Syssi" > wrote in message
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> "Helen Harrand" >
> > My mom used to make this KILLER eggplant casserole that came from (I
> > think)
> > her 1936 cookbook. It went something like this
> >
> > Fry something like a pound of bacon until crisp, take it out and crumble
> > and
> > set aside. Fry a large onion in the resulting bacon grease. Add sharp
> > cheddar and one can of TOMATO SOUP (I remember thinking that I didn't
> > know
> > they had that then. Add a large eggplant or two that had been cubed and
> > blanched in boiling water for 4 minutes or so then drained. Mix all
> > together and top w/buttered crumbs and bake. God, I LOVED that stuff.
I
> > was the only kid in the world who would ask for eggplant casserole for
my
> > b'day dinner.
> >
> > DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook. It's somewhere here.
> >
> > helen
> > ==============
>
> Helen, when you find it - PLEASE SHARE!!
>
> My ex-step G'mother was in town a while back and I was telling her how
much
> I always loved her Swiss beef. It was AMAZING. She shook her head and
said
> that really wasn't anything to it... She pounded the steaks, added salt,
> pepper, (celery and onions? I need to ask her again when I can write it
> down), and Campbell's Tomato soup. I couldn't believe it. I just *knew*
> that it was something she slaved in the kitchen for hours and hours...
> --
> Cyndi (again)
>
>

If I ever find that book (I know it's in this damn house somewhere, along
w/all the recipes that I've collected during my work years in another
missing book damnit!) I'll write down the true recipe but what I"ve set down
up top is pretty much it. It's wonderful stuff.....it might even be able to
make rutabagas edible.....but I still wouldn't go there!

hugs,
helen

"Helen Harrand" > wrote in message
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> "Syssi" > wrote in message
> news:TMpDg.10989$hH1.302@trnddc08...
> > "Helen Harrand" >
> > > My mom used to make this KILLER eggplant casserole that came from (I
> > > think)
> > > her 1936 cookbook. It went something like this
> > >
> > > Fry something like a pound of bacon until crisp, take it out and
crumble
> > > and
> > > set aside. Fry a large onion in the resulting bacon grease. Add
sharp
> > > cheddar and one can of TOMATO SOUP (I remember thinking that I didn't
> > > know
> > > they had that then. Add a large eggplant or two that had been cubed
and
> > > blanched in boiling water for 4 minutes or so then drained. Mix all
> > > together and top w/buttered crumbs and bake. God, I LOVED that stuff.
> I
> > > was the only kid in the world who would ask for eggplant casserole for
> my
> > > b'day dinner.
> > >
> > > DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook. It's somewhere here.
> > >
> > > helen
> > > ==============
> >
> > Helen, when you find it - PLEASE SHARE!!
> >
> > My ex-step G'mother was in town a while back and I was telling her how
> much
> > I always loved her Swiss beef. It was AMAZING. She shook her head and
> said
> > that really wasn't anything to it... She pounded the steaks, added salt,
> > pepper, (celery and onions? I need to ask her again when I can write it
> > down), and Campbell's Tomato soup. I couldn't believe it. I just
*knew*
> > that it was something she slaved in the kitchen for hours and hours...
> > --
> > Cyndi (again)
> >
> >
>
> If I ever find that book (I know it's in this damn house somewhere, along
> w/all the recipes that I've collected during my work years in another
> missing book damnit!) I'll write down the true recipe but what I"ve set
down
> up top is pretty much it. It's wonderful stuff.....it might even be able
to
> make rutabagas edible.....but I still wouldn't go there!
>
> hugs,
> helen
>

Oh, and since I didn't really mention the bacon from above again, it also
goes in with everything else to get stirred around and baked. It's the
Cardiac SURPRIZE but it's tasty.

hugs,
helen
>

"Helen Harrand" & Cyndi
>> > My mom used to make this KILLER eggplant casserole that came from (I
>> > think)
>> > her 1936 cookbook. It went something like this
>> >
>> > Fry something like a pound of bacon until crisp, take it out and
>> > crumble
>> > and
>> > set aside. Fry a large onion in the resulting bacon grease. Add sharp
>> > cheddar and one can of TOMATO SOUP (I remember thinking that I didn't
>> > know
>> > they had that then. Add a large eggplant or two that had been cubed
>> > and
>> > blanched in boiling water for 4 minutes or so then drained. Mix all
>> > together and top w/buttered crumbs and bake. God, I LOVED that stuff.
> I
>> > was the only kid in the world who would ask for eggplant casserole for
> my
>> > b'day dinner.
>> >
>> > DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook. It's somewhere here.
>> >
>> > helen
>> > ==============
>>
>> Helen, when you find it - PLEASE SHARE!!
>>
>> My ex-step G'mother was in town a while back and I was telling her how
> much
>> I always loved her Swiss beef. It was AMAZING. She shook her head and
> said
>> that really wasn't anything to it... She pounded the steaks, added salt,
>> pepper, (celery and onions? I need to ask her again when I can write it
>> down), and Campbell's Tomato soup. I couldn't believe it. I just *knew*
>> that it was something she slaved in the kitchen for hours and hours...
>> --
>> Cyndi (again)
>>
>>
>
> If I ever find that book (I know it's in this damn house somewhere, along
> w/all the recipes that I've collected during my work years in another
> missing book damnit!) I'll write down the true recipe but what I"ve set
> down
> up top is pretty much it. It's wonderful stuff.....it might even be able
> to
> make rutabagas edible.....but I still wouldn't go there!
>
> hugs,
> helen
> =============

<giggle>

THANKS!! I look forward to seeing it.

I'm a vegetable fiend! I haven't found one that I didn't like (including
rutabagas!!)!


--
Cyndi (again)