Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I dunno who your carrier is - but all of the ones I have experience
with will work with you .... not least bercause they want to keep your business.

We've been going with Google Fi for the past about 5 years; they work
well for us after having issues with all the major carriers.

I'm back with AT&T. I had their DSL service at the tin can. But when I came here to a "real" house they were'nt available so I was forced to choose between $cumca$t cable and a sattelite arrangement. Haveing
been in the sattelite business I know all about "rain-outs" so I
sucked it up and went with a cable guys. But, just as soon as AT&T
fiber became availble I told Conca$t to stick their "service" where
the sun never shines. I'm happy with AT&T.

We had AT&T for a while but gave it up after some problems. I've one
good thing to say about them--after Hurricane (tropical storm) Irene
went thru the Catskill Mountains in 2011, ATT&T set up a temporary
tower, then converted it to a permanent one in the area where my
parents lived. Before that, we had hit or miss cell service up there,
now it's reliable.

My first cell phone was with Virgin Mobile (pre-paid) until my younger
brother added me to his AT&T "Friends & Family" plan and paid the bill
as an Xmas season gift. Other than a couple of known "dead spot" areas (mega-farms won't allow cell towers on their land) the cell service has
been outstanding. And I've never had any problem with their internet.

8<----- SHORTEN ----->8

Peach butter is a nice change from apple butter. Bv)=

Yes, and like all butters, it's easy to do, just takes a long cooking
time to get it thickened without burning. Years (decades) ago when we
had an over abundance of sweet potatoes, I made sweet potato butter.
I'd never seen a recipe, just had the idea that it would work--and it
did.

WOW! There are new things I've never heard of. Sweet Potato Butter. Imagine that. Here's another new-to-me sweet tater recipe. I may try
this as a waffle recipe when I make it. Vc)=

It was a "Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder..........." idea to use up some of the sweet potatoes we had. Steve had bought a bushel full and I don't like them. (I'd bake 2--one for him, one to split between the girls, and an Irish potato for me.) I canned a lot, saved a good number for baking
and still had a lot left so, after thinking about it........sweet
potato butter.

So, did you like it for yourself? Or are you still "off of" sweet ptatoes?

Title: Chai-Spiced Sweet Potato Pancakes
Categories: Breads, Potatoes, Spices
Yield: 4 servings

Looks interesting but I'll pass. I don't do pancakes or waffles any
more and never been much of a fan of chai spicing.

I have to be in the mood for it. As it is a South/Southeast Asian flavour
it goes best for me with Thai or Indian grub. My go-to hot tea for sipping
and relaxing is Twining's Constant Comment (I've posted my copycat for it
here more than once). I found, after reading about it in innumerable books
that I don't care for Earl Gray team. The oil of bergamot is a definite
turn off for me. But straight English Breakfast (black) tea ain't bad. Just
a squeeze of lemon and no sugar, please. Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Tea-Smoked Duck w/Smoked Walnuts
Categories: Poultry, Asian, Sauces, Nuts, Herbs
Yield: 8 Servings

1/4 c Soy sauce
2 tb + 1/2 cup (divided) Chinese
- black tea leaves
2 tb Szechuan peppercorn; toasted
- crushed
1 ts Five-spice powder
3 c (to 40 water; as needed
4 Duck breasts; skin removed
- and reserved
24 California walnuts; whole,
- in-shell
Oil
Salt
2 oz Hickory wood
1/2 c Brown sugar
8 Mandarin pancakes
+=OR=+
8 sm Flour tortillas
1/4 c Plum or hoisin sauce
8 Scallions; sliced very thin
- on bias

Mix soy sauce, 2 tablespoons black tea, peppercorns and
five-spice powder with 3 cups water. Remove all visible
fat from duck. Place in nonreactive bowl, cover with
mixture and add additional water if necessary to barely
cover.

Crack walnuts slightly, but leave in shell and add to
marinade. Cryovac for 1 hour at room temperature or
marinate in refrigerator for 24 hours.

Chill duck skin and slice into thin strips about 1/8"
wide. Fry skin in oil until very crispy. Drain and
season with salt.

Mix 1/2 cup black tea, hickory wood and sugar and
smoke-cook duck on a stovetop smoker with low flame for
about 30 minutes, or until 130o F at thickest point. 15
minutes before duck is ready, add cracked walnuts to
smoker.

Remove duck and walnuts. Shell nuts. Slice duck.

Heat pancakes until warmed and spread each with 1
teaspoon sauce. Add duck, walnuts, scallions and crisped
skin and serve.

Makes: 8 servings

By Rebecca Peizer

RECIPE FROM: https://walnuts.org

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Hi Dave,

We had AT&T for a while but gave it up after some problems. I've one
good thing to say about them--after Hurricane (tropical storm) Irene
went thru the Catskill Mountains in 2011, ATT&T set up a temporary
tower, then converted it to a permanent one in the area where my
parents lived. Before that, we had hit or miss cell service up there,
now it's reliable.

My first cell phone was with Virgin Mobile (pre-paid) until my younger brother added me to his AT&T "Friends & Family" plan and paid the bill
as an Xmas season gift. Other than a couple of known "dead spot" areas (mega-farms won't allow cell towers on their land) the cell service
has been outstanding. And I've never had any problem with their
internet.

We tried AT&T, and several others, went with the best for us. For a
while we had little to no service in NY, from any of the carriers, now
when we visit family, we have coverage in most areas. We also wanted
something that would work nation wide and Google Fi has been the best in
that respect also.

8<----- SHORTEN ----->8

WOW! There are new things I've never heard of. Sweet Potato Butter. Imagine that. Here's another new-to-me sweet tater recipe. I may try
this as a waffle recipe when I make it. Vc)=

It was a "Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder..........." idea to use up some of the sweet potatoes we had. Steve had bought a bushel full and I don't like them. (I'd bake 2--one for him, one to split between the girls, and an Irish potato for me.) I canned a lot, saved a good number for baking
and still had a lot left so, after thinking about it........sweet
potato butter.

So, did you like it for yourself? Or are you still "off of" sweet
ptatoes?

I still don't eat sweet potatoes in most forms, including that. Terra
Chips puts out a mixed bag of chips including sweet potato, parsnip,
batata and white (Atlantic and Snowden), colored with beet juice--I
will eat those sweet potatoes. Also, some Korean dishes use sweet potato noodles and I'll eat them.

Title: Chai-Spiced Sweet Potato Pancakes DD> Categories:

Breads, Potatoes, Spices DD> Yield: 4 servings

Looks interesting but I'll pass. I don't do pancakes or waffles any
more and never been much of a fan of chai spicing.

I have to be in the mood for it. As it is a South/Southeast Asian
flavour it goes best for me with Thai or Indian grub. My go-to hot tea
for sipping and relaxing is Twining's Constant Comment (I've posted my copycat for it here more than once). I found, after reading about it
in innumerable books that I don't care for Earl Gray team. The oil of bergamot is a definite turn off for me. But straight English Breakfast (black) tea ain't bad. Just a squeeze of lemon and no sugar, please.
Bv)=

My usual morning "go to" tea is Tetley's British Blend but about once a
week I treat myself to Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy Original. Wegman's
has a similar (but lacking some of the spices) tea like the Good Earth;
it's my fall back when I can't get the Good Earth. We've been ordering
it on line but they went thru a spell where it wasn't available; when it
came back, we ordered a 6 pack. (G)


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


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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

We tried AT&T, and several others, went with the best for us. For a
while we had little to no service in NY, from any of the carriers, now when we visit family, we have coverage in most areas. We also wanted something that would work nation wide and Google Fi has been the best
in that respect also.

I just get an itchy feeling between my shoulder blades over anything to
do with Google or MacIntrash.

8<----- SHORTEN ----->8

WOW! There are new things I've never heard of. Sweet Potato Butter. Imagine that. Here's another new-to-me sweet tater recipe. I may try
this as a waffle recipe when I make it. Vc)=

It was a "Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder..........." idea to use up some of the sweet potatoes we had. Steve had bought a bushel full and I don't like them. (I'd bake 2--one for him, one to split between the girls, and an Irish potato for me.) I canned a lot, saved a good number for baking
and still had a lot left so, after thinking about it........sweet
potato butter.

So, did you like it for yourself? Or are you still "off of" sweet
ptatoes?

I still don't eat sweet potatoes in most forms, including that. Terra Chips puts out a mixed bag of chips including sweet potato, parsnip, batata and white (Atlantic and Snowden), colored with beet juice--I
will eat those sweet potatoes. Also, some Korean dishes use sweet
potato noodles and I'll eat them.

I'm off of most any "crisps" (chips) except good ol' greasy, salty, non flavoured potato chips. Preferably a thicker wavy or "Ruffles" style so
I can use it to scoop up dip, etc. I do the tortilla chips at a Mexican restaurant as a spoon to scoop up the rice and refried beans though.

You mentioned "batata" above. Sent me to the Bing search engine for a (*another*) learning experience. I have never, AFAIK, had batata nor
seen it in any of the stores around where I have been. But it certainly
looks interesting. "This root vegetable is known by many names, depending
on where you plant your flag, including boniato, tropical sweet potato,
Cuban sweet potato, batiste, and camote."

I'll take a look at Hy-Vee and/or Schnuks (bast fresh produce stores in
my area). And check with Burpee seeds for possibly raising my own.

NOTE TO EAVESDROPPERS - here's a link to my introdsuction to the batata

https://westchestermagazine.com/food/what-is-batata-root-vegetable/

And then I went looking for recipes. HAH! Every one I looked at when
doing a search on "batata recipe" called for potatoes. I finally picked
one that looked interesting. If I ever make it I will find some batta
and sub it for the potatoes. Bv)=

8<----- EDIT ----->8

My usual morning "go to" tea is Tetley's British Blend but about once a week I treat myself to Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy Original. Wegman's
has a similar (but lacking some of the spices) tea like the Good Earth; it's my fall back when I can't get the Good Earth. We've been ordering
it on line but they went thru a spell where it wasn't available; when
it came back, we ordered a 6 pack. (G)

I have some Tetley Brit Blend on hand. I'll have to look for the "Good
Earth" stuff. Hmmmmmm, I wonder if Food Fantasies might stock it. They're
my local health/natural foods & supplements stor.

MMMMM---- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Batata Harra (Lebanese Twice Cooked Potatoes)
Categories: Potatoes, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs, Citrus
Yield: 10 servings

3 lb Waxy potatoes; (red, Yukon
- gold, Maine, peeled, diced
- about 1/3"
Cooking spray *
1/3 c + 3 Tbs olive oil; divided
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Black pepper
8 cl Garlic; minced
2 ts Chile paste *
1 lg Handful cilantro; chopped
3 tb Fresh lime juice

Set oven @ 400ºF/205ºC.

Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or a silpat
and spray with cooking spray.

In a large bowl mix the potatoes, 3 Tbs olive oil, salt
and pepper and lay out on baking sheet making an even
layer.

Bake in oven until fork tender, about 35-45 minutes, set
aside. *

In a large skillet over low-medium heat, when the pan is
hot, add the remaining olive oil, garlic, and chili
paste. Stir and cook for one minute being careful not to
burn the garlic (garlic can burn easily and becomes
bitter). Add the cilantro and potatoes, stir.

Cook for 3-5 more minutes until the outside becomes
crispy, take of heat and serve.

Drizzle a little fresh squeezed lime juice on each
serving.

* NOTES: You may also use a higher heat, neutral cooking
oil such as canola, sunflower or grapeseed oil.

Any chile paste will do. Korean Gochujang has a slightly
smoky taste and would be great in this dish.

You can boil the cubed potatoes instead of baking, they
may come out less crisp when pan-frying but will be just
as delicious.

Serves 10

RECIPE FROM: https://www.fusioncraftiness.com

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I just get an itchy feeling between my shoulder blades over anything to
do with Google or MacIntrash.

Yes, and Microsoft, too.

Mike


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Mike Powell wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

I just get an itchy feeling between my shoulder blades over anything to
do with Google or MacIntrash.

Yes, and Microsoft, too.

They aren't the 8000 pound gorilla that Giggle has become, nor the
snobbish, conceited beached whale that is Apple. Evewn if they would
like to be.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Whale Steak w/Green Peas
Categories: Seafood, Wine, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

2 lb Joint of whale meat
20 ml Red wine *
10 ml Water *
15 Juniper berries
2 Dessertspoons black currant
- cordial *
Cream
Cornflour

* 1 dessertspoon = 10 ml (2 ts)

Brown the joint on all sides in a stewpan, add red wine,
water and mashed juniper berries.

Place a weight on the lid. Simmer under lid for about 30
minutes. Remove the meat and wrap it in aluminum foil while
finishing making the gravy.

Gravy: add the black currant cordial to the juices in the
pan. Add cream to taste and thicken with cornflour. Cut the
meat into thin slices and serve with potatoes, green pea
sprouts and mountain cranberries.

This recipe is also, delicious with a lot of fresh ginger. I
let a basilica and tomato salad accompany the meat.

Georg Blichfeldt, Norway

From: http://www.worldwhalers.com

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Hi Dave,

when we visit family, we have coverage in most areas. We also wanted something that would work nation wide and Google Fi has been the best
in that respect also.

I just get an itchy feeling between my shoulder blades over anything
to do with Google or MacIntrash.

We don't do Mac or Windows but found that Google Fi works for our phones
and Google is our default search engine.

8<----- SHORTEN ----->8

and still had a lot left so, after thinking about it........sweet
potato butter.

So, did you like it for yourself? Or are you still "off of" sweet
ptatoes?

I still don't eat sweet potatoes in most forms, including that. Terra Chips puts out a mixed bag of chips including sweet potato, parsnip, batata and white (Atlantic and Snowden), colored with beet juice--I
will eat those sweet potatoes. Also, some Korean dishes use sweet
potato noodles and I'll eat them.

I'm off of most any "crisps" (chips) except good ol' greasy, salty,
non flavoured potato chips. Preferably a thicker wavy or "Ruffles"
style so I can use it to scoop up dip, etc. I do the tortilla chips at
a Mexican restaurant as a spoon to scoop up the rice and refried beans though.

We don't do many potato chips but tried these some time ago and liked
them. They've come out with a garlic spice varient so we bought a bag,
didn't care for it and went back to the original. Other chips we buy are
black bean totilla chips for Steve, corn chips for me.

You mentioned "batata" above. Sent me to the Bing search engine for a (*another*) learning experience. I have never, AFAIK, had batata nor
seen it in any of the stores around where I have been. But it
certainly looks interesting. "This root vegetable is known by many
names, depending on where you plant your flag, including boniato,
tropical sweet potato, Cuban sweet potato, batiste, and camote."

I'll take a look at Hy-Vee and/or Schnuks (bast fresh produce stores
in my area). And check with Burpee seeds for possibly raising my own.

I just quoted the listing on the bag. (G)

NOTE TO EAVESDROPPERS - here's a link to my introdsuction to the
batata

https://westchestermagazine.com/food/what-is-batata-root-vegetable/

And then I went looking for recipes. HAH! Every one I looked at when
doing a search on "batata recipe" called for potatoes. I finally
picked one that looked interesting. If I ever make it I will find some batta and sub it for the potatoes. Bv)=

Go for it!

8<----- EDIT ----->8

My usual morning "go to" tea is Tetley's British Blend but about once a week I treat myself to Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy Original. Wegman's
has a similar (but lacking some of the spices) tea like the Good Earth; it's my fall back when I can't get the Good Earth. We've been ordering
it on line but they went thru a spell where it wasn't available; when
it came back, we ordered a 6 pack. (G)

I have some Tetley Brit Blend on hand. I'll have to look for the "Good Earth" stuff. Hmmmmmm, I wonder if Food Fantasies might stock it.
They're my local health/natural foods & supplements stor.

Might be worth a try. We've found it in Harris Teeter and occaisonally
(while travelling) in other grocery stores. The easiest way to get it
tho (for us) is to order it on line. There are several varients of it, including a chai, but I like the sweet and spicy original (with
caffiene) the best.

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


... OH NO! Not ANOTHER learning experience!

--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)

Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

We don't do Mac or Windows but found that Google Fi works for our
phones and Google is our default search engine.

I do Windows because it's a no-brainer (all puns intended). I'd have
stuck with Amiga OS had it survived. But, that was then. This is now.

I'm shopping for a new search engine. I've been with Micro$not's BING
for several years because it gives me more germane results without all
of the payola-linked results that Google is notorious for. My only big
quibble with BING is the freaking AI sidebar they have introduced. I'll
figure out a way (if one existis) to turn that visual noise off for keeps.

8<----- SHORTEN ----->8

You mentioned "batata" above. Sent me to the BING search engine for a (*another*) learning experience. I have never, AFAIK, had batata nor
seen it in any of the stores around where I have been. But it
certainly looks interesting. "This root vegetable is known by many
names, depending on where you plant your flag, including boniato,
tropical sweet potato, Cuban sweet potato, batiste, and camote."

I'll take a look at Hy-Vee and/or Schnuks (bast fresh produce stores
in my area). And check with Burpee seeds for possibly raising my own.

I just quoted the listing on the bag. (G)

NOTE TO EAVESDROPPERS - here's a link to my introdsuction to the
batata

https://westchestermagazine.com/food/what-is-batata-root-vegetable/

And then I went looking for recipes. HAH! Every one I looked at when
doing a search on "batata recipe" called for potatoes. I finally
picked one that looked interesting. If I ever make it I will find some batta and sub it for the potatoes. Bv)=

Go for it!

I shall.

8<----- EDIT ----->8

My usual morning "go to" tea is Tetley's British Blend but about once a week I treat myself to Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy Original. Wegman's
has a similar (but lacking some of the spices) tea like the Good Earth; it's my fall back when I can't get the Good Earth. We've been ordering
it on line but they went thru a spell where it wasn't available; when
it came back, we ordered a 6 pack. (G)

I have some Tetley Brit Blend on hand. I'll have to look for the "Good Earth" stuff. Hmmmmmm, I wonder if Food Fantasies might stock it.
They're my local health/natural foods & supplements stor.

Might be worth a try. We've found it in Harris Teeter and occaisonally (while travelling) in other grocery stores. The easiest way to get it
tho (for us) is to order it on line. There are several varients of it, including a chai, but I like the sweet and spicy original (with
caffiene) the best.

Food Fantasies stocks it. I bought a trial sample of the basic blend -
which will get a try-out this week-end.

Got over-served last night. Dennis' middle son is staying with us for
a few days and just as I was thinking about falling into the shucks &
pulling the covers up for the evening he presented me with a BIG (one
pound at least) rib-eye steak cooked medium-rare and sided with some
store bought macaroni salad. Managed to get myself wrapped around the
steak but Jasper and Isabel (the mutts) got to clean up about half of
the pasta salad.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Basic Macaroni Salad
Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Dairy
Yield: 10 servings

1 lb Elbow macaroni
5 lg Hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 c Chopped celery
1/2 c Fine chopped red onion
2 c Mayonnaise
1/2 c Sour cream
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1 ts Salt
3/4 ts Black pepper

In a large pot of boiling water, cook macaroni over high
heat 7 to 9 minutes, or just until tender. Drain, rinse,
and let cool.

Place macaroni in a large bowl, add remaining
ingredients, and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at
least 1 hour before serving.

RECIPE FROM: https://www.mrfood.com

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Hi Dave,
In a message to Ruth Haffly you wrote:

I do Windows because it's a no-brainer (all puns intended). I'd have
stuck with Amiga OS had it survived. But, that was then. This is now.

If I could I'd go back to the commodore 64. ;) At least things made sense then. ;)

I'm shopping for a new search engine. I've been with Micro$not's BING

So in another message network this has been a hot topic. The verdict from there is to try duckduckgo again. (I say again, because I'm sure you have
once or twice like I did and went back to bing/google)

I've been using DDG for a bit now and I'm finding answers most of the time. I've had to dive into google and bing for the obscure search, but less and less each week.

Got over-served last night. Dennis' middle son is staying with us for
a few days and just as I was thinking about falling into the shucks & pulling the covers up for the evening he presented me with a BIG (one pound at least) rib-eye steak cooked medium-rare and sided with some
store bought macaroni salad. Managed to get myself wrapped around the

Nice bedtime snack. :) At least your house guest is trying to help out, even if he eats far to late. hahahaha

steak but Jasper and Isabel (the mutts) got to clean up about half of
the pasta salad.

"You're the best Dave. We promise not to use your shoes as a toy for at
least 24 hours. WOOF!"

Shawn


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So in another message network this has been a hot topic. The verdict
from
there is to try duckduckgo again. (I say again, because I'm sure you
have
once or twice like I did and went back to bing/google)

I miss dogpile.com.

I use ddg as my default on at least one machine. Depending on what you
are searching for, I get the feeling that some sites favor google and
bing in the sense that results from their sites don't show up on ddg
searches. Usually that is not an issue as I can still find what I am
looking for.

Mike


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Hi Dave,

We don't do Mac or Windows but found that Google Fi works for our
phones and Google is our default search engine.

I do Windows because it's a no-brainer (all puns intended). I'd have
stuck with Amiga OS had it survived. But, that was then. This is now.

Steve had to fight with Windows at work so at home he wanted something
he didn't have to fight with. He had Geoworks Ensemble at one point, as
well as Linyx (sp?) but only windows emulators as needed.

I'm shopping for a new search engine. I've been with Micro$not's BING

Hope you find something soon. Not sure how you'll get something without
a lot of pop ups tho.

8<----- SHORTEN ----->8

NOTE TO EAVESDROPPERS - here's a link to my introdsuction to the
batata

https://westchestermagazine.com/food/what-is-batata-root-vegetable/

And then I went looking for recipes. HAH! Every one I looked at when
doing a search on "batata recipe" called for potatoes. I finally
picked one that looked interesting. If I ever make it I will find some batta and sub it for the potatoes. Bv)=

Go for it!

I shall.

8<----- EDIT ----->8

My usual morning "go to" tea is Tetley's British Blend but about once a week I treat myself to Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy Original. Wegman's
has a similar (but lacking some of the spices) tea like the Good Earth; it's my fall back when I can't get the Good Earth. We've been ordering
it on line but they went thru a spell where it wasn't available; when
it came back, we ordered a 6 pack. (G)

I have some Tetley Brit Blend on hand. I'll have to look for the "Good Earth" stuff. Hmmmmmm, I wonder if Food Fantasies might stock it.
They're my local health/natural foods & supplements stor.

Might be worth a try. We've found it in Harris Teeter and occaisonally (while travelling) in other grocery stores. The easiest way to get it
tho (for us) is to order it on line. There are several varients of it, including a chai, but I like the sweet and spicy original (with
caffiene) the best.

Food Fantasies stocks it. I bought a trial sample of the basic blend - which will get a try-out this week-end.

The Sweet & Spicy Original? AFAIK, that's their basic. A friend back in
AZ gave me a few bags to try; got me hooked on it. (G)

Got over-served last night. Dennis' middle son is staying with us for
a few days and just as I was thinking about falling into the shucks & pulling the covers up for the evening he presented me with a BIG (one pound at least) rib-eye steak cooked medium-rare and sided with some
store bought macaroni salad. Managed to get myself wrapped around the steak but Jasper and Isabel (the mutts) got to clean up about half of
the pasta salad.

Burp! Sounds like a good meal. We had beef on 'weck, rolls and beef both
found at Wegman's. Had a mixed greens w/apple, craisins and walnuts to
go with it--found that one at Sam's in their bagged salad section. We've
found some good ones there.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I've been using DDG for a bit now and I'm finding answers most of the time. I've had to dive into google and bing for the obscure search, but less and less each week.

DDG has been caught selling search info and personal info to Microsoft. I
quit using it after that. If I need to search for something, I turn on the VPN.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: A-1 Caribou Steak
Categories: Game, Caribou, Steak, Jw
Yield: 2 Servings

1 lb Caribou steak
4 tb Butter; divided
1 sm Onion; chopped
2 tb Sherry
1 tb Worcestershire
3 tb A-1 steak sauce
1 tb Chopped chives
1 tb Chopped parsley
Salt & pepper
2 tb Brandy

Cook onions in 2 tbsp butter until golden. Pound steak to tenderize
and sear over high heat in butter & onion, about 2 min on each side.
Add sherry, A-1, 2 tbsp butter, Worcestershire, chives, parsley,
pepper and salt. Reduce heat to med and cook for 3-4 mins per side.
Add brandy, bring to the table, flame and serve.

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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I do Windows because it's a no-brainer (all puns intended). I'd have
stuck with Amiga OS had it survived. But, that was then. This is now.

If I could I'd go back to the commodore 64. ;) At least things made
sense then. ;)

I'm shopping for a new search engine. I've been with Micro$not's BING

So in another message network this has been a hot topic. The verdict
from there is to try duckduckgo again. (I say again, because I'm sure
you have once or twice like I did and went back to bing/google)

I'm mostly S&T of Bing's AI sidebar bot. Scroo that. I have a good idea
how to conduct a search without that silly bugger's suggestions.

I've been using DDG for a bit now and I'm finding answers most of the time. I've had to dive into google and bing for the obscure search, but less and less each week.

My first search engine was AltaVista. In many ways I still miss it.

Got over-served last night. Dennis' middle son is staying with us for
a few days and just as I was thinking about falling into the shucks & pulling the covers up for the evening he presented me with a BIG (one pound at least) rib-eye steak cooked medium-rare and sided with some
store bought macaroni salad. Managed to get myself wrapped around the

Nice bedtime snack. :) At least your house guest is trying to help
out, even if he eats far to late. hahahaha

steak but Jasper and Isabel (the mutts) got to clean up about half of
the pasta salad.

"You're the best Dave. We promise not to use your shoes as a toy for
at least 24 hours. WOOF!"

Actually they leave my shoes alone They will, if POed at Dennis drag all
of his footwear out of his closet and scatter it about the premises. But
little gnawing on it.

This little gem is a famous and well-received in a spreading area of USA
as poutne is an Canuckistan .....

I cannot eat a whole one any longer. And have trouble getting wrapped
around a "pony" show (half-size) if truth be told. Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Springfield Horseshoe Sandwich
Categories: Breads, Classic, Cheese, Meat
Yield: 4 Servings

8 sl Bread; toasted
8 oz (to 12) meat(s) *
Hot french fries
Paprika

------------------------------HORSESHOE SAUCE------------------------------
12 oz Shredded American (mild
- Cheddar) cheese
2 tb Butter
1 ts Worcestershire sauce
1/4 ts Dry (Colman's) mustard
1/4 ts Ground red pepper
2 Egg yolks
1/2 c Stale beer

* Original meat in a Horseshoe was ham. Any meat can
be (and probably has been) used. My favourite is half-
hamburger and half crispy bacon. Seafood also works
well on this delight.

In a saucepan, melt together cheese and butter over low
heat. Stir in Worcester sauce, mustard and cayenne. Beat
the yolks and beer together and add to the sauce pan.

Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens
and begins to bubble around the edges. Makes 4 cups.

On preheated dinner plates, arrange 2 toast slices each.
Top toast with meat. Pour a generous amount of Horseshoe
Sauce over meat.

Encircle each sandwich with hot french fries. Sprinkle
paprika (or cayenne) over sauce.

Makes 4 servings.

Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 28 March 2008

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

We don't do Mac or Windows but found that Google Fi works for our
phones and Google is our default search engine.

I do Windows because it's a no-brainer (all puns intended). I'd have
stuck with Amiga OS had it survived. But, that was then. This is now.

Steve had to fight with Windows at work so at home he wanted something
he didn't have to fight with. He had Geoworks Ensemble at one point, as well as Linyx (sp?) but only windows emulators as needed.

I'm shopping for a new search engine. I've been with Micro$not's BING

Hope you find something soon. Not sure how you'll get something without
a lot of pop ups tho.

All confusers "fight" with their operators. It's endemic. My main quibble
is with the sidebar AI being intrusive and assuming that it knows better
than I what I am looking for. I fear that AI bots will soon control much
of our lives. And not a one of them restyricted by Dr. Asimov's "Laws of Robotics". Bv(=

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Got over-served last night. Dennis' middle son is staying with us for
a few days and just as I was thinking about falling into the shucks & pulling the covers up for the evening he presented me with a BIG (one pound at least) rib-eye steak cooked medium-rare and sided with some
store bought macaroni salad. Managed to get myself wrapped around the steak but Jasper and Isabel (the mutts) got to clean up about half of
the pasta salad.

Burp! Sounds like a good meal. We had beef on 'weck, rolls and beef
both found at Wegman's. Had a mixed greens w/apple, craisins and
walnuts to go with it--found that one at Sam's in their bagged salad section. We've found some good ones there.

The problem was I was nearly ready to go lay my head down. I had a late
lunch that day and wasn't hungry. But it's hard to turn down both the
nice gesture or the steak. Bv)=

I'm nt big on bagged salads. The price/benefit ratio is all in favour
of Dole (or whoever). I keep a grater handy and can chop lettuce easily
for a lot less $$$ than the pre-bagged stuff. Plus my neighbour lady has
been sharing the bounty of her tomato vines. Lots of BLTs and salads in
the past couple of weeks.

I'm going to make a cut-down version of this. Hy-Vee is offering seedless watermelos @U$2.49. And I'll sub cantaloupe for the honeydew. It will
make a meal (or two).

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Watermelon Shrimp Salad
Categories: Fruits, Seafood, Citrus, Chilies, Vegetables
Yield: 10 servings

1 Seedless watermelon; in 1"
- cubes
1 md Honeydew melon; in 1" cubes
2 lb (U-40) cooked shrimp: peeled
- deveined
2 c Green grapes; halved
1 lg Cucumber; seeded, chopped
1 sm Navel orange; peeled,
- sectioned
1 sm Red onion; chopped
1 Jalapeno; seeded, fine
- chopped
1/3 c Lemon juice
1 tb Brown sugar
1/4 ts Crushed red pepper flakes

In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Whisk
together remaining ingredients. Drizzle over shrimp
mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 20
minutes before serving. Toss before serving.

Judy Batson, Tampa, Florida

Makes: 10 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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Hi Sean,
On <Fri, 12 Sep 24>, you wrote me:

DDG has been caught selling search info and personal info to
Microsoft. I quit using it after that. If I need to search for something, I turn on the VPN.

There's no privacy and any and every company is there to make
money, no business exists to "be nice". Sell my search and personal
info to whoever you want if it helps you pay the bills. I don't believe
there is any privacy anyway.

I have a VPN too, but I don't believe it's private, I'm sure they sell as
much info as they can get away with hopng they can retire before they
get caught.

Yeah I'm a happy go lucky guy 'aint I?

Shawn


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Hi Dave,
In a message to Shawn Highfieldall you wrote:

I'm mostly S&T of Bing's AI sidebar bot. Scroo that. I have a good
idea how to conduct a search without that silly bugger's
suggestions.

Yeah I don't want to be bothered by these bot's. They just get in the
way and make me nuts. I was on a website for a product I was interested
in until their bot refused to leave me alone. I took my money elsewhere.

My first search engine was AltaVista. In many ways I still miss it.

I remember that one, back then I /think/ I was more of a lycos guy.

Actually they leave my shoes alone They will, if POed at Dennis drag
all of his footwear out of his closet and scatter it about the
premises. But little gnawing on it.

They are smarter then people give them credit for that's the truth.

Shawn


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Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I'm mostly S&T of Bing's AI sidebar bot. Scroo that. I have a good
idea how to conduct a search without that silly bugger's
suggestions.

Yeah I don't want to be bothered by these bot's. They just get in the
way and make me nuts. I was on a website for a product I was
interested in until their bot refused to leave me alone. I took my
money elsewhere.

The problem is that the A-I bots are becoming a fact of life. And the
potential for mischief is staggering. Too bad Dr. Asimov's 3 laws of
Robotics aren't in place and enforced.

* A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a
human being to come to harm.

* A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where
such orders would conflict with the First Law.

* A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection
does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Dr. Isaac Asimov - 1942

My first search engine was AltaVista. In many ways I still miss it.

I remember that one, back then I /think/ I was more of a lycos guy.

Lycos, Inc., is a web search engine and web portal established in 1994

To achieve their goal, the Lycos Network must collect information so it
can understand what makes you different from its millions of other
unique users.

Lycos was focused on getting advertisers what they want, but Google was
giving advertisers what they needed.

I'll pass, thanx

Actually they leave my shoes alone They will, if POed at Dennis drag
all of his footwear out of his closet and scatter it about the
premises. But little gnawing on it.

They are smarter then people give them credit for that's the truth.

I've always been more of a pussy person than a poochie guy. Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Robot Teppanyaki
Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Herbs
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Boned, skinned chicken
1 lg Bell pepper
4 Scallions
1 lg Egg
4 oz Bean sprouts
1 tb Sesame oil
4 tb Soy sauce
4 tb Rice vinegar
1 tb Fresh ginger; grated

Slice the chicken at a slight angle to a thickness of
about 1/4".

Core and de-seed the pepper.

Thinly slice the pepper and green onions.

Arrange on a plate in combination with the bean sprouts
and sliced chicken.

Heat a large griddle or heavy frying pan and then spread
on the sesame oil.

Add the chicken slices and vegetables in small batches,
allowing space between them so they cook thoroughly.

Once the chicken is mostly cooked, crack an egg and
mix in.

Combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar and ginger. Pour
over finished chicken/veggies.

RECIPE FROM: http://disneymeals.me

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