Re: call for pattern matchers
Pogonip
> Some nicely done stuff:
> <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinaire>
>
Wow.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Kate XXXXXX
> Kay Lancaster wrote:
>> Some nicely done stuff:
>> <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinaire>
>>
>>
>
> Wow.
Lovely work, isn't it.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
Emily Bengston
On 7/3/09 2:00 AM, in article
JpOdnZdHwqd1N9DX...@brightview.co.uk, "Kate XXXXXX"
<ka...@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote:
> Pogonip wrote:
>> Kay Lancaster wrote:
>>> Some nicely done stuff:
>>> <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinai
>>> re>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Wow.
>
> Lovely work, isn't it.
That made me think of Beverly. They are beautiful.
Emily
BEI Design
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>
> Some nicely done stuff:
> <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinaire>
>
Awesome!
Beverly, mulling over the thought that my doppelganger is
real....
BEI Design
> > > Kay Lancaster wrote:
> > > > Some nicely done stuff:
> > > > <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinai
>
> That made me think of Beverly. They are beautiful.
>
> Emily
<snort> Not even *I* would go so far as the
thousand-piece-striped-dress....
Beverly
Pogonip
But you could do it if you wanted, right? :-P
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Emily Bengston wrote:
> > > > > Kay Lancaster wrote:
> > > > > > Some nicely done stuff:
> > > > > > <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinai
> >
> > > That made me think of Beverly. They are beautiful.
> > >
> > > Emily
> >
> > <snort> Not even *I* would go so far as the
> > thousand-piece-striped-dress....
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> But you could do it if you wanted, right? :-P
Well, yeah, probably, if I WANTED to, but why would I? I
mean, my own O/C is enough to drive me nuts...
Beverly
Pogonip
Not to mention the rest of us......
<g, d & r>
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > Emily Bengston wrote:
> > > > > > > Kay Lancaster wrote:
> > > > > > > > Some nicely done stuff:
> > > > > > > > <http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/kate-rawlinson-cutter-extraordinai
> > > > > That made me think of Beverly. They are
> > > > > beautiful. Emily
> > > > <snort> Not even *I* would go so far as the
> > > > thousand-piece-striped-dress....
> > > >
> > > > Beverly
> > > >
> > > >
> > > But you could do it if you wanted, right? :-P
> >
> > Well, yeah, probably, if I WANTED to, but why would I? I
> > mean, my own O/C is enough to drive me nuts...
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> Not to mention the rest of us......
> <g, d & r>
Darn, I missed. Did you see that pair of pinking shears go
whizzing by your head?
Beverly
Pogonip
Blunt tips on pinking shears. They bounced off the plaster wall, didn't
even leave a ding.
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply
>
> <snort> Not even *I* would go so far as the
> thousand-piece-striped-dress....
I get this mental image of something like a Quilt Block of the Month
Club, only it's a Perfectly Matched Seam of the Week club, and at teh
end of the year you have your whole dress put together. ROTFL
BEI Design
This was a pair old, rusty, beat up ones I salvaged from
Goodwill, and they have a nice heft to them. Must have left
a good sized smear of cruddy rust? (Surely you didn't think
I would throw a pair of my *good* ones, did you?)
Beverly
BEI Design
At present I am making a printed, medium weight silk jacket.
The print is a muted houndstooth (actually more like a Glen
Plaid, it looks a lot like:
http://www.fabrics.net/outlet/Detail.asp?ProductID=3764) of
navy and pale blue on a cream background.
The center fronts match, both horizontally and vertically.
The center back is on the identical part of the print as the
CF. The sleeves will match the horizontal stripes of the
fronts, and have the dominant stripe running down the outer
centers. The bits of fabric for the covered buttons were
cut from the exact part of the print where they will be sewn
to the left front. I may (or I may not if I run out of
time) add rounded patch pockets, which will exactly match
the placement on the lower fronts. Etc.....
Beverly, OC? (Looking around) who, ME???
Pogonip
A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or one of you finally
meets Beverly in RL (real life), what we need to do is to stare at a
seam. When she asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But continue
to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug and say, "You did the best
you could." Before doing this, make a note of the closest exit, and
when she goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
BEI Design
ROTFLOL!!! Better be able to show proof. ;-)
Beverly
Pogonip
No need. You'll beat yourself up, going over and over it, looking for
one thread out of place.
BEI Design
Oh, ye of little faith.
I am not that easily bullied by the likes of you. Let's see
you put some of YOUR projects on the web for scrutiny by one
and all. C'mon, Joanne, put up or shut up. ;-�
Beverly
Pogonip
Hey, I would never do that. My projects would not bear scrutiny. I
operate on the "man on a horse galloping by" standard. If that man
wouldn't notice, it's good to go. ;-)
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply
>
> A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or one of you finally
> meets Beverly in RL (real life), what we need to do is to stare at a
> seam. When she asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But continue
> to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug and say, "You did the best
> you could." Before doing this, make a note of the closest exit, and
> when she goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
Excellent! I will save this for future reference. :)
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply
>
> No need. You'll beat yourself up, going over and over it, looking for
> one thread out of place.
Reminds me of the note we put on a car once that had taken up four
parking spots: "I'm sorry I hit your car. I was trying to squeeze into
the space next to you and I scraped it up. I don't have any insurance,
so I really don't want to leave my name, but I just wanted you to know
how sorry I was."
Then you find a place to hide and watch them come back and walk around
their car 20 times looking for where there car got scratched up.
Pogonip
Oh, I like that!
Pogonip
GMTA. It works for other things, too. With compulsive housekeepers,
wipe off an end table before putting something on it. Discretely wipe a
fork with your napkin. Drives them nuts. ;-D
BEI Design
You know what I think? I think you don't sew at all, you
just like the company of those of us who do. ;-> Am I
right?
Beverly
BEI Design
ROTFLOL! I think I'll write that up, scan it, and make
multiple copies to leave for the car-owners who think if
they park right in the middle of two slots they can protect
their little beauty from the slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune.
Beverly
BEI Design
Uh, so I shouldn't come for a visit any time soon? I KNOW
Sharon would never pull that on me.
Beverly
BEI Design
> Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > >
> > > A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or
> > > one of you finally meets Beverly in RL (real life),
> > > what we need to do is to stare at a seam. When she
> > > asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But
> > > continue to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug
> > > and say, "You did the best you could." Before doing
> > > this, make a note of the closest exit, and when she
> > > goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
> >
> > Excellent! I will save this for future reference. :)
>
> GMTA.
Sorry, for "GMTA" to apply, first you have to demonstrate
that you have a "mind" which "thinks". ;->
Beverly
Pogonip
I don't sew much anymore, that's true. I tend to sew that which I can't
buy, or which I can't find quite what I want. Like the pillowcase I
made for my wedge pillow. The grocery totes from this great remnant I
found at Savers. I searched the house for the black webbing that I knew
I had.....somewhere......and was thrilled when I actually found it. But
I haven't done regular clothes for some years now. Of course, I don't
wear regular clothes anymore. I did make some nightgowns.....some of
madras for summer, really cool, and some flannel for winter. Pillow
covers for the couches. But mostly I like reading and listening and
stirring the pot a bit from time to time.
Pogonip
Back to your sewing room, woman! You have plaids to match!
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
<snip>
> > You know what I think? I think you don't sew at all,
> > you just like the company of those of us who do. ;->
> > Am I
> > right?
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> I don't sew much anymore, that's true.
Aha, just as I suspected!
> I tend to sew
> that which I can't buy,
We all do that...
> or which I can't find quite what
> I want.
Like perfectly matched paisley or Glen Plaid jackets? I
just couldn't find one *anywhere*.
> Like the pillowcase I made for my wedge pillow. The
> grocery totes from this great remnant I found at
> Savers. I searched the house for the black webbing that
> I knew I had.....somewhere......and was thrilled when I
> actually found it. But I haven't done regular clothes
> for some years now.
Now the truth comes out.
> Of course, I don't wear regular clothes
> anymore. I did make some nightgowns.....some of
> madras for summer, really cool, and some flannel for
> winter. Pillow covers for the couches. But mostly I
> like reading and listening and stirring the pot a bit
> from time to time.
And you do that very well! "Bubble, bubble, toil and
trouble..." You could embroider that as a motto for your
"sewing room".
;-)
Beverly
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
> > > > Pogonip wrote:
> > > > > A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I
> > > > > or one of you finally meets Beverly in RL (real
> > > > > life), what we need to do is to stare at a seam.
> > > > > When she asks what's wrong, we will say,
> > > > > "Nothing." But continue to stare. If she asks
> > > > > again, we just shrug and say, "You did the best
> > > > > you could." Before doing this, make a note of
> > > > > the closest exit, and when she goes ballistic,
> > > > > take the exit quickly.
> > > > Excellent! I will save this for future reference.
> > > > :)
> > > GMTA.
> >
> > Sorry, for "GMTA" to apply, first you have to
> > demonstrate that you have a "mind" which "thinks". ;->
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> >
>
> Back to your sewing room, woman! You have plaids to
> match!
A strange lethargy has settled over me. I had a largish
group here for dinner yesterday, and until I get everything
cleaned up and back to "normal", I just can't get motivated
to sew.
Beverly
Pogonip
'Tis a small talent, but 'tis me own.
Pogonip
It could be worse. When my mother did that, she went to bed for a week
afterward.
Sharon Hays
LOL Who me???? I mean I did just about fall out of my chair when I read
the plan. <snort>
Actually, I'd just be too busy hoping you didn't notice the tomato plant
stains on my clothes. LOL They're starting to get ripe out there.
Mmmmmmmmm
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
Pogonip
Fresh, ripe tomatoes that taste like tomatoes? Smell like tomatoes?
You are sooooo lucky! My little Romas are growing, and I have hopes.
They seem to do as well here as anything. Early Girls just aren't quite
the same as Big Boys and we don't have a long enough growing season for
the Boys most years. I do have a peach tree that is in need of thinning
- we'll have to prop up branches this year. Freestone peaches, very
tasty! When they're ripe, the skins slip right off without parboiling.
Emily Bengston
On 7/6/09 3:17 PM, in article 4a525bc7$1...@news.bnb-lp.com, "Pogonip"
<nob...@nowhere.org> wrote:
Fresh tomatoes and Freestone peaches! Oh my, they sound delicious!
The ones in the stores are just not the same flavor.
Emily
Pogonip
In a good summer, we are in pig heaven here. ;-) We get peaches only
about every two or three years, though. A late frost after the tree
blooms ensures that there are none. Some people put old outdoor
Christmas tree lights in their fruit trees, and if there is a frost
warning, they turn them on. It works. It works so well that all the
old outdoor lights got bought up several years ago. It's partly my
fault, I told some people about it. I've heard there are good tomatoes
at the farmer's market - growers from California bring them up, nice and
fresh. I haven't gotten around to going yet.
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> > Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
> > > Pogonip wrote:
> > > >
> > > > A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or
> > > > one of you finally meets Beverly in RL (real life),
> > > > what we need to do is to stare at a seam. When she
> > > > asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But
> > > > continue to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug
> > > > and say, "You did the best you could." Before
> > > > doing
> > > > this, make a note of the closest exit, and when she
> > > > goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
> > >
> > > Excellent! I will save this for future reference. :)
> >
> > Uh, so I shouldn't come for a visit any time soon? I
> > KNOW
> > Sharon would never pull that on me.
> >
> > Beverly
>
>
> LOL Who me???? I mean I did just about fall out of my
> chair when I read the plan. <snort>
C'mon Sharon, we both know you are just way too nice to ever
pull that stunt. ;-)
> Actually, I'd just be too busy hoping you didn't notice
> the tomato plant stains on my clothes. LOL They're
> starting to get ripe out there. Mmmmmmmmm
Yum! My DD plant a really nice vegatabel garden each year,
and they always have too many tomatoes, so I get lots of
theirs, starting any day now.
Beverly
BEI Design
>
> Fresh tomatoes and Freestone peaches! Oh my, they sound
> delicious!
> The ones in the stores are just not the same flavor.
Very true, darn it! I bought lovely large store tomatoes so
I'd have hamburger-sized slices for the picnic Saturday.
They were gorgeous, but might as well have been printed on
cardboard for all the taste they had.
Beverly
Kate XXXXXX
greenhouses by the square mile, all the same size to keep supermarkets
happy, develop a bit more flavour after a few ours in the sun.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
Sharon Hays
>> LOL Who me???? I mean I did just about fall out of my
>> chair when I read the plan. <snort>
>
> C'mon Sharon, we both know you are just way too nice to ever
> pull that stunt. ;-)
Well......OK. I wouldn't. But I am not above giggling if Joanne did it.
LOL
>
>> Actually, I'd just be too busy hoping you didn't notice
>> the tomato plant stains on my clothes. LOL They're
>> starting to get ripe out there. Mmmmmmmmm
>
> Yum! My DD plant a really nice vegatabel garden each year,
> and they always have too many tomatoes, so I get lots of
> theirs, starting any day now.
>
> Beverly
Well let's see..... Today I only picked a handful of green beans. In a
couple days I will have probably a gallon of them. I have already frozen 2
gallons. (I don't can. I freeze. So much easier.) I have about a
gallon in the fridge too....waiting patiently for me to come deal with
them.
I have about the same amount of zucchini in the freezer already. I have 3
of them in the fridge right now. I will have 4 more over the next few days
and about 10 more by the end of next week most likely. (they are tiny right
now.)
My snap peas are coming back. They had been producing wonderfully, then we
had a week of days at or near 100*F. That was too much heat for the peas.
So they started to die back a little. It's cooled off some this past week.
So they are blooming again. :)
Tomatoes: I have two Better Boys, two Romas, two cherry, two yellow pear
and one Lemon Boy. All of them are loaded with fruit in various stages of
ripening, and most are blooming too. Today I picked 2 lemon boys, one
better boy, one roma and a handful each of cherry and pear.
Sometime too in the next week or so, I will have EIGHT eggplants. They are
getting bigger by the hour it seems. :) Oh, and I will have green bell
peppers this week too.
And we got rain this week so I don't have to drag the hose out there to
water! yay!!!
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
.
> >
> > Very true, darn it! I bought lovely large store
> > tomatoes so I'd have hamburger-sized slices for the
> > picnic Saturday.
> > They were gorgeous, but might as well have been printed
> > on cardboard for all the taste they had.
> >
> I never keep tomatoes in the fridge. Even tasteless
> Euromatoes from greenhouses by the square mile, all the
> same size to keep supermarkets happy, develop a bit more
> flavour after a few ours in the sun.
My DH thought *every* fruit or vegetable was improved by
refrigeration. ;-} I could not convince him otherwise.
The market where I shop has very expensive "ripened on the
vine" tomatoes, which are fabulous, almost as good as
picking them from one's own garden. I never refrigerate
tomatoes now, I have a wide area between the sink and the
window, I put tomatoes there where they continue to ripen
until I eat them. Yum!
Beverly
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
>
> > > LOL Who me???? I mean I did just about fall out of
> > > my
> > > chair when I read the plan. <snort>
> >
> > C'mon Sharon, we both know you are just way too nice to
> > ever
> > pull that stunt. ;-)
>
>
> Well......OK. I wouldn't. But I am not above giggling
> if Joanne did it. LOL
Well of course, I would giggle too.
Wow, Farmer Sharon, who knew? You can keep the eggplants
and bell peppers, but ship the extra zucchini to me, please?
My DD will *not* plant any, I guess she got her fill when
she was growing up, I love them.
Beverly, whose yard is now too shady for veggies. :-(
Kate XXXXXX
> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
> .
>>> Very true, darn it! I bought lovely large store
>>> tomatoes so I'd have hamburger-sized slices for the
>>> picnic Saturday.
>>> They were gorgeous, but might as well have been printed
>>> on cardboard for all the taste they had.
>>>
>> I never keep tomatoes in the fridge. Even tasteless
>> Euromatoes from greenhouses by the square mile, all the
>> same size to keep supermarkets happy, develop a bit more
>> flavour after a few ours in the sun.
>
> My DH thought *every* fruit or vegetable was improved by
> refrigeration. ;-} I could not convince him otherwise.
My dad grew tomatoes. Fresh and ripe from the vines in the greenhouse
or the pots outside were our fave raves, no matter what type of tomato.
He usually grew 4 or 5 different ones.
>
> The market where I shop has very expensive "ripened on the
> vine" tomatoes, which are fabulous, almost as good as
> picking them from one's own garden. I never refrigerate
> tomatoes now, I have a wide area between the sink and the
> window, I put tomatoes there where they continue to ripen
> until I eat them. Yum!
Vine ripened tomatoes in all sorts of varieties are popular here too,
but sometimes the only ones left are the Euromatoes, or if I need LOTS
for a big party of folk, they come in handy. I buy a day or two ahead
of time and leave them out to ripen up.
Sharon Hays
> Wow, Farmer Sharon, who knew?
How can I not do this? DH is so cute when he says things like "thank you
for growing food that tastes like it should." ;) 'Sides it gives me a
good reason to go play in the dirt. I like playing in the dirt.
> You can keep the eggplants
Well fine then, missy I will! lol DS stands over them chanting "die die
die!!!" all the time. I guess a lot of people don't like eggplant. heh
heh
> and bell peppers, but ship the extra zucchini to me, please?
> My DD will *not* plant any, I guess she got her fill when
> she was growing up, I love them.
>
I love them too. Slice up raw on a salad. Sauteed with a little olive oil
and some herbs. In bread. mmmmm And you notice I will have all I need
for ratatouille. mmmmmmmm
> Beverly, whose yard is now too shady for veggies. :-(
Well, you will have to come visit and bring your market basket. ;)
Oh, forgot to say that I've already made one batch of pesto and frozen most
of it too. Will need to make some more of that this week probably. The
basil is getting scary huge.
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
>
>
> > Wow, Farmer Sharon, who knew?
>
> How can I not do this? DH is so cute when he says things
> like "thank you for growing food that tastes like it
> should." ;) 'Sides it gives me a good reason to go
> play in the dirt. I like playing in the dirt.
I get my fill of playing in the dirt tending to the flower
beds.
> > You can keep the eggplants
> Well fine then, missy I will! lol DS stands over them
> chanting "die die die!!!" all the time. I guess a lot of
> people don't like eggplant. heh heh
Bwaaa haaa ha ha ha haaaa ... choke ... gasp. Your DD has
it just right. Eggplants are lovely and should always be
included in still life paintings. They just are not FOOD!
> > and bell peppers, but ship the extra zucchini to me,
> > please?
> > My DD will *not* plant any, I guess she got her fill
> > when
> > she was growing up, I love them.
> >
>
> I love them too. Slice up raw on a salad. Sauteed with
> a little olive oil and some herbs. In bread. mmmmm And
> you notice I will have all I need for ratatouille.
> mmmmmmmm
I used to make zucchini bread using the ones which got too
for saut�ing. And as a side dish with pasta, saut�ed with
garlic and sprinkled with a little parmesan cheese... yum!
>
> > Beverly, whose yard is now too shady for veggies. :-(
>
> Well, you will have to come visit and bring your market
> basket. ;)
>
>
> Oh, forgot to say that I've already made one batch of
> pesto and frozen most of it too. Will need to make some
> more of that this week probably. The basil is getting
> scary huge.
When do you find time to sew? ;-) Maybe there's a
newsgroup rec.pretty.female.farmers. ;->
Beverly
BEI Design
> Vine ripened tomatoes in all sorts of varieties are
> popular here too, but sometimes the only ones left are
> the Euromatoes, or if I need LOTS for a big party of
> folk, they come in handy. I buy a day or two ahead of
> time and leave them out to ripen up.
The vine ripened ones taste almost like home grown, but they
cost the earth, almost three times what the cardboard ones
cost. I usually buy just three or four so they don't go to
waste.
Beverly
Pogonip
> BEI Design wrote:
>
> Well fine then, missy I will! lol DS stands over them chanting "die die
> die!!!" all the time. I guess a lot of people don't like eggplant. heh
> heh
>
>> and bell peppers, but ship the extra zucchini to me, please?
>> My DD will *not* plant any, I guess she got her fill when
>> she was growing up, I love them.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm.......eggplant parmigiana. Yum. But zucchini? I mean,
zucchini? OK, one plant produces a years' supply for one family. Diced
and sauteed with garlic, onions, green peppers, maybe some bacon,
perhaps a tomato or two....tolerable. Just put enough in to kill the
taste of the zucchini.
BEI Design
> Sharon Hays wrote:
> > BEI Design wrote:
> >
> > > You can keep the eggplants
> > Well fine then, missy I will! lol DS stands over them
> > chanting "die die die!!!" all the time. I guess a lot
> > of people don't like eggplant. heh heh
> >
> > > and bell peppers, but ship the extra zucchini to me,
> > > please? My DD will *not* plant any, I guess she got
> > > her fill
> > > when she was growing up, I love them.
>
> Mmmmmmmmmmmm.......eggplant parmigiana. Yum. But
> zucchini? I mean, zucchini? OK, one plant produces a
> years' supply for one family. Diced and sauteed with
> garlic, onions, green peppers, maybe some bacon, perhaps a
> tomato or two....tolerable. Just put enough in
> to kill the taste of the zucchini.
ROTF,LOL!!! Different strokes for different folks. I like
zucchini in salad, as veggies for dipping, steamed, saut�ed,
in bread...
I know people who love green peppers...raw, cooked, grilled,
whatever. I loath even a hint of that flavor in anything. I
can't even sit at the same table with friends who order raw
green peppers on their pizza.
Beverly
Pogonip
>
> I know people who love green peppers...raw, cooked, grilled,
> whatever. I loath even a hint of that flavor in anything. I
> can't even sit at the same table with friends who order raw
> green peppers on their pizza.
>
> Beverly
>
>
>
Tasty!
Kate XXXXXX
> BEI Design wrote:
>>
>> I know people who love green peppers...raw, cooked, grilled, whatever.
>> I loath even a hint of that flavor in anything. I can't even sit at
>> the same table with friends who order raw green peppers on their pizza.
>>
>> Beverly
>>
>>
>>
> I love bell peppers! Green, yellow, red, but especially green. Mmmmmm.
> Tasty!
>
Celery is just boring and okra slimy. Other than that, most veggies are
good. The fresher the better! Knock the earth off and crunch! ;)
Lizzy Taylor
> I love most vegetables... Okra is one exception. Celery is another.
> Celery is just boring and okra slimy. Other than that, most veggies are
> good. The fresher the better! Knock the earth off and crunch! ;)
Celery is OK cooked, but raw is just more effort than it is worth.
Brings back memories of watching Doctor Who as a child at Saturday tea
time and suddenly realising I had chewed the blasted stuff without
concentrating and ended up with a wad of celery fibre which I then *had*
to swallow :-(
Pretty much all other veg is OK though.
Lizzy
Pogonip
I always thought the advantage of celery is that you burn more calories
eating it than it contains.
Olwyn.Mary
flounder (both were swimming yesterday), sweet corn, tomatoes,
cucumbers, green onions, peaches and blueberries, all picked yesterday.
All we had to do was pay for them.
Nowadays, that is fine by us. We used to have a lot of stuff in the
garden when we lived in Ohio, but here??? We did try some tomatoes in
pots in the yard this year, but between the insects and the wildlife,
plus the early summer drought, the work was simply not worth it.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
Emily Bengston
On 7/7/09 3:12 PM, in article h30a78$ts8$1...@news.eternal-september.org, "BEI
Design" <nobeide...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote:
Everyone who has tasted it, likes my eggplant ptarmigan.
It's the one way to eat eggplant.
Emily
BEI Design
<snip>
> Everyone who has tasted it, likes my eggplant ptarmigan.
> It's the one way to eat eggplant.
>
> Emily
Really!!!???? Around here, ptarmigans are a protected
species we are not allowed to hunt them for food.
http://animalexploration.tripod.com/ptarmigan.html
<VBG> Sorry, I just could not resist.
Beverly
Emily Bengston
On 7/7/09 11:14 PM, in article h316en$o4a$1...@news.eternal-september.org, "BEI
Design" <nobeide...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote:
I thought the spelling was wrong but at this late hour, and as tired as I
am, I didn't want to argue with spell-check.
Emily
BEI Design
I suspect you were trying for parmigiano:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmigiano-Reggiano
"Missed it by th.a.a.a.a.at much!" ;-) When I ran it, my
spell checker also suggested "ptarmigan". ;-)
Sorry you're tired, I hope you get some good rest tonight.
Beverly
Kate XXXXXX
> Lizzy Taylor wrote:
>> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>>
>>> I love most vegetables... Okra is one exception. Celery is another.
>>> Celery is just boring and okra slimy. Other than that, most veggies
>>> are good. The fresher the better! Knock the earth off and crunch! ;)
>>
>> Celery is OK cooked, but raw is just more effort than it is worth.
>> Brings back memories of watching Doctor Who as a child at Saturday tea
>> time and suddenly realising I had chewed the blasted stuff without
>> concentrating and ended up with a wad of celery fibre which I then
>> *had* to swallow :-(
>>
>> Pretty much all other veg is OK though.
>>
>> Lizzy
>>
>
> I always thought the advantage of celery is that you burn more calories
> eating it than it contains.
Not when you have to slaster it in cream cheese or mayo to make it
palatable!
I cook it into things as a bulking agent. It has it's uses. but must be
VERY finely sliced in salads!
Pogonip
> Pogonip wrote:
>>
>> I always thought the advantage of celery is that you burn more
>> calories eating it than it contains.
>
> Not when you have to slaster it in cream cheese or mayo to make it
> palatable!
>
> I cook it into things as a bulking agent. It has it's uses. but must be
> VERY finely sliced in salads!
>
Children generally like it stuffed with peanut butter.
Celery seed gives the flavor without all of the strings.
Kate XXXXXX
> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>
>>> I always thought the advantage of celery is that you burn more
>>> calories eating it than it contains.
>>
>> Not when you have to slaster it in cream cheese or mayo to make it
>> palatable!
>>
>> I cook it into things as a bulking agent. It has it's uses. but must
>> be VERY finely sliced in salads!
>>
>
> Children generally like it stuffed with peanut butter.
>
> Celery seed gives the flavor without all of the strings.
Celeriac root is good too, for mash and as a bulking agent in stews.
Lizzy Taylor
> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>
>>> I always thought the advantage of celery is that you burn more
>>> calories eating it than it contains.
>>
>> Not when you have to slaster it in cream cheese or mayo to make it
>> palatable!
>>
>> I cook it into things as a bulking agent. It has it's uses. but must
>> be VERY finely sliced in salads!
>>
>
> Children generally like it stuffed with peanut butter.
Yebbut, they need to LIKE peanut butter - and none of mine do!
> Celery seed gives the flavor without all of the strings.
Yes and is a vital addition to tomato juice, with or without vodka.
Lizzy
Sharon Hays
>
>
> Bwaaa haaa ha ha ha haaaa ... choke ... gasp. Your DD has
> it just right. Eggplants are lovely and should always be
> included in still life paintings. They just are not FOOD!
I will NOT be repeating that comment to either child. You want to be
responsible for inciting a riot??? lol
>
> When do you find time to sew? ;-) Maybe there's a
> newsgroup rec.pretty.female.farmers. ;->
>
> Beverly
I will have you know I did two skirts yesterday. Well 1 3/4. I'm hemming
the second one now. Plugged in the iron, came to read email while it was
heating up. :)
Yes, I will get pics. Need to put up pics of the front yard and all the
skirts I've done for me this summer. Will try to do that this week.
Pogonip
> Pogonip wrote:
>> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I always thought the advantage of celery is that you burn more
>>>> calories eating it than it contains.
>>>
>>> Not when you have to slaster it in cream cheese or mayo to make it
>>> palatable!
>>>
>>> I cook it into things as a bulking agent. It has it's uses. but must
>>> be VERY finely sliced in salads!
>>>
>>
>> Children generally like it stuffed with peanut butter.
Never been a problem in my house. I even have a cat who loves peanut
butter!
>
> Yebbut, they need to LIKE peanut butter - and none of mine do!
>
>> Celery seed gives the flavor without all of the strings.
>
> Yes and is a vital addition to tomato juice, with or without vodka.
>
> Lizzy
Yummmm.....tomato juice. A splash of Woostershire sauce and a squeeze
of lime, and vodka or not.
BEI Design
> Lizzy Taylor wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > Kate XXXXXX wrote:
> > > > Pogonip wrote:
> > > Children generally like it stuffed with peanut butter.
>
> Never been a problem in my house. I even have a cat who
> loves peanut butter!
For about four years, when I had to give my elderly Shih Tzu
a pill every day, we (she and I) finally settled on a half
teaspoon of peanut butter, with the pill stuffed in the
middle. Slipped right down, never got spat out. ;-)
Beverly
Pogonip
I knew dogs liked peanut butter. But cats? Of the three who allow me
to live here, only one has a taste for peanut butter, but he demands it
when he sees me with a peanut butter sandwich. He doesn't bother DH,
but then DH doesn't eat Adam's Natural, he prefers Jif, which I'm pretty
sure is peanut-flavored lard.
BEI Design
> He doesn't bother DH, but then
> DH doesn't eat Adam's Natural, he prefers Jif, which I'm
> pretty sure is peanut-flavored lard.
Not even close:
http://www.jif.com/products/details.asp?prodID=325
"Ingredients: MADE FROM ROASTED PEANUTS AND SUGAR. CONTAINS
2 PERCENT OR LESS OF: MOLASSES, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED
VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS
(RAPESEED AND SOYBEAN), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES AND SALT."
Now, I'll grant you that Adam's Natural has fewer
ingedients:
http://www.adamspeanutbutter.com/
"Our Natural Peanut Butter is made with 99% fresh roasted
peanuts with just a dash of salt.
But JIF is definitly not flavored lard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard
"Lard is pig fat in both its rendered and unrendered forms."
I'm not seeing any pig fat in the JIF ingredients. And I
like a little mollasses with my peanut butter. ;-)
Beverly
Pogonip
Sorry, I should have said Crisco.
> Crisco now consists of a blend of soybean oil, fully hydrogenated cottonseed oil, and partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils.
Crisco and Jif are both made by Proctor & Gamble.
BEI Design
Still not "lard" however.... ;->
Beverly
Pogonip
No, but reading the ingredients on the label is enough to convince me to
stick with my Adam's, which doesn't stick to the roof of my mouth, BTW.
It does have to be stirred, but I found a tip that works perfectly: I
put one dough hook on my hand mixer and use it to stir. The only thing
I have to remember is to put it on "low" -- never on "pulse." I think
I've found all the peanut butter from the one time I made that mistake.
BEI Design
> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > Pogonip wrote:
> No, but reading the ingredients on the label is enough to
> convince me to stick with my Adam's, which doesn't stick
> to the roof of my mouth, BTW. It does have to be
> stirred, but I found a tip that works perfectly: I put
> one dough hook on my hand mixer and use it to stir. The
> only thing I have to remember is to put it on "low" --
> never on "pulse." I think I've found all the peanut
> butter from the one time I made that mistake.
Did you check the ceiling? ;->
Beverly, who well understands that mistake.
Pogonip
I have rather high ceilings, otherwise, I'm sure there would have been
some there. Too. My peanut-butter-loving cat was in pig heaven for a
while.
Sharon Hays
> BEI Design wrote:
>> Pogonip wrote:
>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>> <snip>>
>>> No, but reading the ingredients on the label is enough to
>>> convince me to stick with my Adam's, which doesn't stick
>>> to the roof of my mouth, BTW. It does have to be
>>> stirred, but I found a tip that works perfectly: I put
>>> one dough hook on my hand mixer and use it to stir. The
>>> only thing I have to remember is to put it on "low" --
>>> never on "pulse." I think I've found all the peanut
>>> butter from the one time I made that mistake.
>>
>> Did you check the ceiling? ;->
>>
>> Beverly, who well understands that mistake.
>>
>>
>
> I have rather high ceilings, otherwise, I'm sure there would have been
> some there. Too. My peanut-butter-loving cat was in pig heaven for a
> while.
I have to tell on myself. It wasn't PB. It was blueberries. I was making
muffins. You know the ones that come with a can of blueberries in the box?
Well.... The can slipped off the can opener, fell into the sink with such
force that blueberry juice went Everywhere!! The upper cabinets, the
ceiling, through the pass through over the sink out onto the lampshade in
the living room and finally to the tile (thank you so much!!) floor in the
entry way about 15' from the kitchen. Who knew that stuff could fly so
far???
Now I buy blueberry muffins from the day old rack at the bakery in the
grocery store. I buy all that are on the rack (for like $1 for 4 of them)
and put them in the deep freeze till we want blueberry muffins. It's really
just safer that way.
Sharon
-who is fine with having very small blue speckles on the ceiling. Not like
I could reach it!
Bobbie Sews More
was for something the Mason Lodge was doing. Well, some of the chicken
fat clogged up the vent. Thankfully I had the heat on very low! The top
flew off the cooker and bent the hood over the stove and the cook top.
Chicken fat was everywhere, the ceiling, cabinets, floor. I was still
finding greasy spots weeks later.
I never did cook any more chickens for them!
Barbara in SC
Pogonip
>
> I have to tell on myself. It wasn't PB. It was blueberries. I was making
> muffins. You know the ones that come with a can of blueberries in the box?
> Well.... The can slipped off the can opener, fell into the sink with such
> force that blueberry juice went Everywhere!! The upper cabinets, the
> ceiling, through the pass through over the sink out onto the lampshade in
> the living room and finally to the tile (thank you so much!!) floor in the
> entry way about 15' from the kitchen. Who knew that stuff could fly so
> far???
>
> Now I buy blueberry muffins from the day old rack at the bakery in the
> grocery store. I buy all that are on the rack (for like $1 for 4 of them)
> and put them in the deep freeze till we want blueberry muffins. It's really
> just safer that way.
>
> Sharon
> -who is fine with having very small blue speckles on the ceiling. Not like
> I could reach it!
Isn't it amazing how much color there is in a teensy drop of blueberry
juice? I think you could dye yards and yards of muslin with just a
eyedropper of blueberry juice. Beet juice is similar. Enduring color,
too. Lasts and lasts, through repeated washings...
Pogonip
*ick ick ick* One of those pressure-cooker-horror stories! Luckily,
I've never had one of those blow up! I've done just about everything
else, though.... Sure am glad you weren't leaning over to look at the
valve!
Bobbie Sews More
still laugh and say that Starsky & Hutch saved my life!
Barbara in SC
Pogonip
Manuel Noriega saved a house I was living in in New Hampshire. Local
shopping wasn't much, so about once a week I drove to a city about an
hour away. I was getting ready to go when the news came on that we had
invaded Panama and surrounded the palace where Noriega was living. I
started watching the news and after a while the house began to shake and
I smelled smoke. Something had gone wrong with the furnace, and when I
opened the door to the basement, I got a face full of smoke. I turned
off the furnace and called the emergency number and the fire department
came and took care of it. We were renting this house while my husband
was on a short contract to teach at a college. The owner of the house
sent me flowers!! For saving his investment.
Kathleen
> BEI Design wrote:
>
>> Pogonip wrote:
>>
>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>
>> <snip>>
>>
>>> No, but reading the ingredients on the label is enough to
>>> convince me to stick with my Adam's, which doesn't stick to the
>>> roof of my mouth, BTW. It does have to be stirred, but I found a
>>> tip that works perfectly: I put one dough hook on my hand mixer
>>> and use it to stir. The only thing I have to remember is to put
>>> it on "low" -- never on "pulse." I think I've found all the
>>> peanut butter from the one time I made that mistake.
>>
>>
>> Did you check the ceiling? ;->
>>
>> Beverly, who well understands that mistake.
>>
>
> I have rather high ceilings, otherwise, I'm sure there would have
> been some there. Too. My peanut-butter-loving cat was in pig heaven
> for a while.
Biscuit Head:
A derogatory slang nickname for a border collie whose covert, illicit
counter-surfing activities lead her to bite into a gallon-sized,
improperly vented ziplock bag containing active sourdough starter, with
explosive results.
I was annoyed at losing the starter but it's hard not to laugh at a dog
whose ears are spackled to to her neck.
Pogonip
>
> Biscuit Head:
>
> A derogatory slang nickname for a border collie whose covert, illicit
> counter-surfing activities lead her to bite into a gallon-sized,
> improperly vented ziplock bag containing active sourdough starter, with
> explosive results.
>
> I was annoyed at losing the starter but it's hard not to laugh at a dog
> whose ears are spackled to to her neck.
>
Ha ha ha ha ha. Poor doggie. *snort*
Joy Beeson
wrote:
> It does have to be stirred, but I found a tip that works perfectly: I
> put one dough hook on my hand mixer and use it to stir. The only thing
> I have to remember is to put it on "low" -- never on "pulse." I think
> I've found all the peanut butter from the one time I made that mistake.
I find it quite easy to stir it up with a table knife, and a knife is
easier to clean than a hand mixer -- not to mention that I was going
to dirty one to spread the peanut butter anyway.
But Adams might come in a bigger container than Kroger Natural, which
comes in a container that two people can empty before the peanut
butter gets stale even though we prefer it at room temperature.
--
Joy Beeson
joy beeson at comcast dot net
Pogonip
Adams comes in two sizes. Because I eat peanut butter every day, I buy
the larger size, and it is very awkward, not to mention difficult, to
thoroughly stir it with a knife. The smaller jars aren't so bad.
Cleaning the dough hook is very easy, and it's long enough that the
mixer doesn't require cleaning -- as long as I don't hit "pulse."
BEI Design
I seem to recall DH buying some sort of peanut butter a long
time ago which required stirring. We just stored it
up-side-down, so the extra oil was at the bottom of the jar
when we used it. But it could be (I don't recall) that it
wasn't very creamy when used that way. I'll stick with Jif
or Skippy, I eat peanut butter every day as well. Now that
I don't have to accommodate anyone else, I alternate between
creamy and chunky. DH hated chunky for some reason.
Beverly
Kay Lancaster
> Sharon Hays wrote:
>> -who is fine with having very small blue speckles on the ceiling. Not like
>> I could reach it!
What, you haven't ever scrubbed the ceiling with a nice new sponge mop???
;-)
>
> Isn't it amazing how much color there is in a teensy drop of blueberry
> juice? I think you could dye yards and yards of muslin with just a
> eyedropper of blueberry juice. Beet juice is similar. Enduring color,
> too. Lasts and lasts, through repeated washings..
Try some hot rubbing alcohol on the spots, then... the anthocyanins have
been hydrolyzed to the aglycones if they're not coming out with detergent
and water, and they'll dissolve out in hot alcohol.
See what happens when you spend too much time studying chemistry? Warps
you for life.... ;-)
Kay
`
Sharon Hays
>
> Biscuit Head:
>
> A derogatory slang nickname for a border collie whose covert, illicit
> counter-surfing activities lead her to bite into a gallon-sized,
> improperly vented ziplock bag containing active sourdough starter, with
> explosive results.
>
> I was annoyed at losing the starter but it's hard not to laugh at a dog
> whose ears are spackled to to her neck.
I about swallowed my gum I laughed and snorted so hard at that one!!! LOL
Poor gal. Bet she hasn't done too much more counter surfing after that. We
are babysitting this weekend. So I have my dog and one extra. My kitchen
floors have never been so clean -- who knew two landsharks were this
efficient!!!
Sharon
Sharon Hays
> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:29:56 -0700, Pogonip <nob...@nowhere.org> wrote:
>> Sharon Hays wrote:
>>> -who is fine with having very small blue speckles on the ceiling. Not
>>> like I could reach it!
>
> What, you haven't ever scrubbed the ceiling with a nice new sponge mop???
> ;-)
>
No. I left the spot there on purpose. This way the children have one teeny
little thing to tease their otherwise perfect mother about. LOL!!!
Actually, I didn't see that spot for a few days. By that time, it was well
and truly dried and a sponge mop wasn't gonna get it. I'm sure we'll paint
the ceiling eventually. LOL
>>
>> Isn't it amazing how much color there is in a teensy drop of blueberry
>> juice? I think you could dye yards and yards of muslin with just a
>> eyedropper of blueberry juice. Beet juice is similar. Enduring color,
>> too. Lasts and lasts, through repeated washings..
>
> Try some hot rubbing alcohol on the spots, then... the anthocyanins have
> been hydrolyzed to the aglycones if they're not coming out with detergent
> and water, and they'll dissolve out in hot alcohol.
>
> See what happens when you spend too much time studying chemistry? Warps
> you for life.... ;-)
>
> Kay
Is that what they mean by "better living through modern chemistry?" ;)
And you may be warped, but you're wefted too. ;)
Sharon