• Int'l Pickles Week - 2

    From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Sun May 11 15:17:00 2025
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    Title: My Basic Pickling Spice
    Categories: Herbs, Preserving
    Yield: 2 1/2 cups

    1/2 c Mustard seed
    1/4 c Coriander seed
    1/4 c Fennel seed
    1/4 c Whole allspice berries
    1/4 c Whole cloves
    1/4 c Dill seed
    1/4 c Celery seeds
    1/4 c Cinnamon sticks; crushed
    1/4 c Black peppercorns; cracked
    2 tb Dried ginger; coarse chopped
    3 Dried red chilies; crushed
    6 Dry California bay leaves;
    - crushed

    Blend all the ingredients together by placing them in
    a jar, adding a lid and shaking them well.

    NOTE: I usually whizz the bay leaf, ginger, cinnamon
    and the chilies in the R2-D2 spice/coffee grinder.

    Add a label with the date and list the ingredients.

    Store the spice in a cool dark place for up to 12 months.
    Or refrigerate. For really long-term storage use the
    freezer compartment of your ice box.

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Mon May 12 14:55:51 2025
    Hi Dave,


    Title: My Basic Pickling Spice
    Categories: Herbs, Preserving
    Yield: 2 1/2 cups

    Looks good, a lot of spices but not that much work.

    We're still on the road, left Houghton (where my class
    reunion/graduation week end was) yesterday after a great time of
    catching up with classmates, meeting spouses, worship and informal time. Saturday night banquet was steak (sort of, but not quite filet minion,
    very tender) with mashed potatoes, green beans and cheesecake. Pre
    entree salad had baby greens, very thin (smaller even than pencil thin) asparagus, feta rounds, tomato slice and a balsamic drizzle. Before the
    week end at Houghton, we'd spent several days visiting Steve's mom and
    siblings in the Rochester area, camping at a former country club and
    golf course. This week will be taken up with ham radio events, then on
    to see our daughters and grand kids. I'll update all from time to time.

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    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to Ruth Haffly on Wed May 14 05:29:40 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Title: My Basic Pickling Spice
    Categories: Herbs, Preserving
    Yield: 2 1/2 cups

    Looks good, a lot of spices but not that much work.

    We're still on the road, left Houghton (where my class
    reunion/graduation week end was) yesterday after a great time of
    catching up with classmates, meeting spouses, worship and informal
    time. Saturday night banquet was steak (sort of, but not quite filet minion, very tender) with mashed potatoes, green beans and cheesecake.

    If I want a tender, flavourful, *inexpensive* steak I try to find a nice chuck-eye. Most service meat counters sell them for le$$ than round steak.
    And they're so much better, waaaaaay more tender, etc.

    Pre entree salad had baby greens, very thin (smaller even than pencil thin) asparagus, feta rounds, tomato slice and a balsamic drizzle.
    Before the week end at Houghton, we'd spent several days visiting
    Steve's mom and siblings in the Rochester area, camping at a former country club and golf course. This week will be taken up with ham radio events, then on to see our daughters and grand kids. I'll update all
    from time to time.

    I've an invitation to the 65th of my class from Shattuck/St.Mary's in Faribault, MN. Parsed the list of class members and was both saddened
    that there are only five of us above ground. And gladdened that I am one
    of those five.

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    Title: No-Nonsense Chuck Eye Steak
    Categories: Five, Beef
    Yield: 1 Serving (or 2)

    16 oz Chuck eye steak
    1/2 ts Kosher salt
    1/2 ts Black pepper
    1 tb Olive oil

    Cover both sides of the steak, first with the salt,
    followed by the pepper, and finally the olive oil.

    Cook on an outdoor grill, or a hot cast iron pan, for
    5 minutes per side.

    Allow to rest for an additional 3 minutes on the plate.

    Enjoy.

    Asking for a Chuck Eye Steak is like acknowledging
    membership in a secret society. You are greeted with a
    knowing smile, a nod of the head, and then just maybe
    two will emerge from some quiet corner. There are only
    a couple in each animal, and although they have a taste
    and tenderness of the more popular rib eye, the cost is
    considerably less.

    Recipe by Bill Hilbrich

    UDD Note: I typically will use lemon-pepper mix instead
    of the salt & pepper listed in the ingredients. Works
    for me.

    From: http://www.food.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Wed May 14 11:55:27 2025
    Hi Dave,

    time. Saturday night banquet was steak (sort of, but not quite filet minion, very tender) with mashed potatoes, green beans and cheesecake.

    If I want a tender, flavourful, *inexpensive* steak I try to find a
    nice chuck-eye. Most service meat counters sell them for le$$ than
    round steak. And they're so much better, waaaaaay more tender, etc.

    That's probably what it was; they had to feed 100+/- people. The new
    (since 2021, but I'd never met) president spoke and I got to meet him afterwards. Turned out, he'd gone to NC State so he knew Wake Forest. I
    invited him to visit any time he came to the Raleigh area.

    Before the week end at Houghton, we'd spent several days visiting
    Steve's mom and siblings in the Rochester area, camping at a former country club and golf course. This week will be taken up with ham radio events, then on to see our daughters and grand kids. I'll update all
    from time to time.

    I've an invitation to the 65th of my class from Shattuck/St.Mary's in Faribault, MN. Parsed the list of class members and was both saddened
    that there are only five of us above ground. And gladdened that I am
    one of those five.

    I never got word of a high school 50th reunion but it was in the worst
    of covid so probably never happened. Either that or info was sent to my
    old home address and my brother didn't send it on to me. Don't know how
    many of a class of 63 have passed away, know that several have.

    Last night's meal was a catered one--buffet of roast beef, chicken,
    broccoli, baby carrots, tossed salad, rolls, assorted fruit (almost golf
    ball size grapes) and peach or pecan pie. I think they're planning left
    overs for tonight; we were all well fed but there was a lot of food for
    about 45 people. On to Hamvention tomorrow with another banquet on
    Saturday when this group will be officially named "Club of the Year".

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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  • From Dave Drum@1:124/5016 to Ruth Haffly on Fri May 16 08:19:04 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Before the week end at Houghton, we'd spent several days visiting
    Steve's mom and siblings in the Rochester area, camping at a former country club and golf course. This week will be taken up with ham radio events, then on to see our daughters and grand kids. I'll update all
    from time to time.

    I've an invitation to the 65th of my class from Shattuck/St.Mary's in Faribault, MN. Parsed the list of class members and was both saddened
    that there are only five of us above ground. And gladdened that I am
    one of those five.

    I never got word of a high school 50th reunion but it was in the worst
    of covid so probably never happened. Either that or info was sent to my old home address and my brother didn't send it on to me. Don't know how many of a class of 63 have passed away, know that several have.

    You probably did public high school. I got bundled off to a church-run "academy" on advice of my public-school principal, Seems I was bored out
    of my gourd with the curriculum in my 8th grade classes and was just
    "phoning it it".

    Talk about an eye-opener. They certainly did challenge me.

    Last night's meal was a catered one--buffet of roast beef, chicken, broccoli, baby carrots, tossed salad, rolls, assorted fruit (almost
    golf ball size grapes) and peach or pecan pie. I think they're planning left overs for tonight; we were all well fed but there was a lot of
    food for about 45 people. On to Hamvention tomorrow with another
    banquet on Saturday when this group will be officially named "Club of
    the Year".

    My problem with buffet banquets is remembering to bring my own spices
    as the food is prepped "lowest common denominator". Salt, pepper and
    Mrs. Dash do come in handy.

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    Title: Chinese Banquet
    Categories: Oriental
    Yield: 1 Servings

    1 Dial 555-6780
    2 Give order
    3 No MSG, please!
    4 Ask for extra Fortune
    - Cookies
    5 Give name and address
    6 Get purse out

    Note: The noodle dishes are terrible; no deliveries
    after 10 p.m.

    Collected by Jim Weller

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