At the house, you'll see what was what - I
figure most of the potentially interesting
stuff is downstairs, though if you like those
fake collector's item "limited editions" I
might bring some down from our mother's bedroom.
There are also some potentially interesting
things in our father's.

And so there was... :)

I'm not really going to investigate further,
but there did seem to be.

Well, it's just a few days away. I've not
been too good on the Gmail thing, because of
all the extra clicks required from Europe
(and the incredible slowdown caused by that
and perhaps other factors).

And now all accomplished... :)

Yay. Rob was here - had a lot of fun getting
stuff, but there was more than he could handle.
Also, he stirred up a bunch of dust, which got
us all coughy.

The tooth is slowly contributing itself back into
my calcium intake - there have been a few sandy bits
as well.

Would ingesting a calcium supplement help any, I wonder...?

Been there, done that. Didn't help.

It's like my brother's frequent question to
the waiter, "what would YOU recommend?" The
proper answer being, everything's good here.

Exactly... even it isn't, really... ;)

I mean, who is going to say, don't get the
fish? Actually, we were at I believe the Pink
House in Savannah, and I tried to order the
prime rib special, and the waitress said, oh,
it's not so good today, cooked to medium, and
so we got something else. As we were eating
we saw a couple of giant slabs of nice-looking
bright red roast beef being delivered to the
neighboring table. H'm.

Wonder what her problem was... but maybe that was from a new batch of
prime rib she'd not known was almost ready...?

Either that or she was protecting a short
supply for more regular customers.

In Germany, the blood sausage was

variable depending on whether the maker cheaped
out by using lots of filler. I had one that
appeared to have nice big chunks of lard that
turned out to be potato. That was near the
Polish border. The pork belly was uniformly
pretty good, though.

Potato instead of lard is indeed a disappointment...

Distinctly; but for others the other way
round might be equally disappointing.

Eccentricity is too expensive for us; on the
other hand it allows one to do things that
might get others put in jail.

Yeah... unless one is rather well-to-do, it is hard to get away with eccentricity... people tend to just get on one's case... :)

In criminal behavior too.

Coffee Jelly
categories: dessert, Filipino, New Englandish
servings: 6 to 8

1 oz unflavored gelatin
4 c water
2 Tb instant coffee
1/2 c sugar
14 oz condensed milk
12 oz table cream

In a sauce pot, bring 3 c water to a boil. Add instant
coffee and sugar. Stir until dissolved.

In a large bowl, sprinkle the gelatin on 1 c cold
water. Let stand 1 min or until gelatin powder begins
to bloom.

Gradually add the boiling coffee and stir constantly
until gelatin is completely dissolved and no granules
are visible, 2 to 3 min.

Transfer mixture into a baking dish and allow to
cool. Refrigerate until completely set, 2 to 3 hr.

In a bowl, combine condensed milk and table cream.
Stir until blended.

Cut set gelatin into 1-in cubes and divide into
serving cups. Top with sweetened cream. Garnish
with whipped cream, if desired. Serve cold.

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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 06-23-18 08:17 <=-

Well, it's just a few days away. I've not
been too good on the Gmail thing, because of
all the extra clicks required from Europe
(and the incredible slowdown caused by that
and perhaps other factors).

And now all accomplished... :)

Yay. Rob was here - had a lot of fun getting
stuff, but there was more than he could handle.
Also, he stirred up a bunch of dust, which got
us all coughy.

I trust he got enough to more than satisfy him.... ;)

The tooth is slowly contributing itself back into
my calcium intake - there have been a few sandy bits
as well.

Would ingesting a calcium supplement help any, I wonder...?

Been there, done that. Didn't help.

Hmmm... that's not so nice....

Actually, we were at I believe the Pink
House in Savannah, and I tried to order the
prime rib special, and the waitress said, oh,
it's not so good today, cooked to medium, and
so we got something else. As we were eating
we saw a couple of giant slabs of nice-looking
bright red roast beef being delivered to the
neighboring table. H'm.

Wonder what her problem was... but maybe that was from a new batch of
prime rib she'd not known was almost ready...?

Either that or she was protecting a short
supply for more regular customers.

I suppose that's also a possibility... :)

In Germany, the blood sausage was

variable depending on whether the maker cheaped
out by using lots of filler. I had one that
appeared to have nice big chunks of lard that
turned out to be potato. That was near the
Polish border. The pork belly was uniformly
pretty good, though.

Potato instead of lard is indeed a disappointment...

Distinctly; but for others the other way
round might be equally disappointing.

I suppose. ;)

Eccentricity is too expensive for us; on the
other hand it allows one to do things that
might get others put in jail.

Yeah... unless one is rather well-to-do, it is hard to get away with eccentricity... people tend to just get on one's case... :)

In criminal behavior too.

Indeed.

ttyl neb

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