On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:02:01 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:

In article , sf wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:43:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

In the summer there is more watermelon than you can shake a stick at and I
don't like the taste of watermelon. Don't care for cantaloupe or others,
either.

do you like *any* melon?

I think that comes under the category of "others".

Sometimes there's an "except". There is nothing better than a cold
melon on a hot day.... cantaloupe or honey dew (with a scoop of
vanilla ice cream fer instance) and frozen watermelon-sickle. I used
to be able to buy all sorts of fresh fruits and melons that way, but
the shop is closed a couple of years ago. Darn.

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On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:09:45 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:

Haven't seen it in a few years, but one of the strawberry vendors would
bring a cooler with these little frozen cups. They weren't ice cream,
and I think they had no dairy in them. They tasted just like fresh
strawberries, except frozen. I guess they would be called a strawberry
ice.

Do you get "fresha" in taquerias? It's always strawberry when I see
it. I can imagine fresha frozen into bars and it would bevery good.

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In article , sf wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:54:34 -0500, Dave W wrote:

We have had a few farmers of asian extraction
showing up for the last several summers so I'm seeing a lot of what look
(to me) like exotic vegetables. Will have to try to learn how to use
this stuff.

Can you get "long" beans? If so, you can do a great stir fry with
beef.

Yes I can and so I will. Thx for the suggestion.

Dave W.

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:20:48 -0500, Dave W wrote:

In article , sf wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:54:34 -0500, Dave W wrote:

We have had a few farmers of asian extraction
showing up for the last several summers so I'm seeing a lot of what look
(to me) like exotic vegetables. Will have to try to learn how to use
this stuff.

Can you get "long" beans? If so, you can do a great stir fry with
beef.

Yes I can and so I will. Thx for the suggestion.

Dave, long beans are also used in Filipino cooking. Look for Sitaw
recipes on the internet.

This is a simple side dish. You can find other sitaw recipes that
call for shrimp or beef.

http://tinyurl.com/2uex9r

Adobong Sitaw
Contributed by Natalie Alvarez

Ingredients

* 1 onion
* 3 cloves of garlic (adjust to your taste)
* Peppercorn
* 2 bay leaves
* Vegetable oil
* Long beans (sitaw) I'd cut it in 3 inch lengths
* 1/4 c soy sauce
* 1/4 c Apple cider vinegar don't stubstitute


Preparation

* Heat oil then add garlic and onions
* Saute until brown
* Add the sitaw, vinegar and soy sauce (don't overcook)
* Lower heat to medium then add bay leaves and peppercorn
* Stir briefly then simmer, covered
* Add a little water if needed

I'd use less soy/vinegar (1/4c total) and add more water. But be sure
your vinegar and soy are perfectly balanced in flavor, meaning one
flavor doesn't dominate the other.




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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

Melba's Jammin' dropped this turd
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In article ,
Skyhooks wrote:

More than likely, nearly everyone on RFC has access to a local farmers'
market where they can shop for seasonal items. What is your favorite
item(s) from a farmers' market and what draws you there?

I look for the vegetables my mom grew when I was a kid: new potatoes,
green beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, radishes, cukes -- ordinary stuff.
What draws me there? Good food.

Yep. I don't look for exotic or fancy foods. For me it's the usual,
tomatoes, corn, cabbage, string beans, cucumbers and I also look for
seasonal fruits. Peaches, pears, berries of all kinds. Sometimes I'll
find state fair type boots at the Soulard market. They have a funnel cake
booth, cotton candy etc. I don't go there for that stuff but I've been
known to nibble on some of it now and then.

Michael

Oh, I especially like the Soulard Market and its history. Whenever I've
been to STL, I always make it a point to go there, even if it's only a
weekday when they're open and oh-so slow. Watching the mini-donut
maker/fryer do its stuff is such a blast Too bad the donuts aren't
as good as they look .... oh well. On weekends, the foot traffic at the
Market is something to contend with. Most of the time when I've gone to
the Soulard Market, I've ridden my bicycle so parking wasn't an issue
for me, which it can be for folks in motorized vehicles.

Another STL "feature" I like not far from the Soulard area is what I
call "The Great Wall of Saint Louis," or should that be "The Great Wall
of the Mississippi" (?)! The graffiti on these Mississippi River flood
retaining walls (very tall!) are truly an artform to be appreciated.
This "Great Wall" starts just south of the Arch as close to the River as
possible and continues for a few miles or so. Anytime I ride my bicycle
at the Arch park, I always go down this route (the River road by the
Arch turns into dirt service road by all the many railroad tracks) to
look at all the stunning graffiti created with spray paint cans (or
whatever). Then it's concrete panel after concrete panel of different
themes, some of them very elaborate! One of the panels even has a "Dr.
Suess" motif to it g.

I like the St. Louis area. Hopefully I'll be able to visit it again
like I did before. Bike riding along the Mississippi River from the
"Great Wall" and Arch north to the Chain of Rocks Bridge is so fun!

Sky, who should be bike riding g

sf wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:43:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

In the summer there is more watermelon than you can shake a stick at
and I don't like the taste of watermelon. Don't care for cantaloupe
or others, either.

do you like *any* melon?

Nope. Something about the smell is almost as off-putting to me as the
taste. I don't know why. I love salted roasted watermelon seeds, though!
They were the snack seed of choice in Thailand, much like sunflower seeds
are in the U.S.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in
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sf wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:43:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

In the summer there is more watermelon than you can shake a stick at
and I don't like the taste of watermelon. Don't care for cantaloupe
or others, either.

do you like *any* melon?

Nope. Something about the smell is almost as off-putting to me as the
taste. I don't know why.
Jill




Is that why you shake sticks at them?

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In article ,
Skyhooks wrote:

Oh, I especially like the Soulard Market and its history.

It's been awhile since I was at Soulard (over 25 miles for me) but the
last I was there, the vast majority of produce was shipped in except for
some local fruit in season. Most of the vendors were not growers at all
but merely wholesale buyers. The Soulard website...

http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/soulardmarket/

....gives almost no information about the vendors, let alone the food.
Contrast that with the Dane County farmers' market in Madison which has
almost all local growers and a website that gives a great deal of detail
on all the growers...

http://www.madfarmmkt.org/

I don't know what it is about St. Louis but the demand for quality,
locally grown produce and organic type foods seems quite limited. It's
very perplexing.

Emma
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and
carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis

In article ,
Skyhooks wrote:

Oh, I especially like the Soulard Market and its history.

It's been awhile since I was at Soulard (over 25 miles for me) but the
last I was there, the vast majority of produce was shipped in except for
some local fruit in season. Most of the vendors were not growers at all
but merely wholesale buyers. The Soulard website...

http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/soulardmarket/

....gives almost no information about the vendors, let alone the food.
Contrast that with the Dane County farmers' market in Madison which has
almost all local growers and a website that gives a great deal of detail
on all the growers...

http://www.madfarmmkt.org/

I don't know what it is about St. Louis but the demand for quality,
locally grown produce and organic type foods seems quite limited. It's
very perplexing.

Emma
--
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and
carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis

Emma Thackery wrote:


I don't know what it is about St. Louis but the demand for quality,
locally grown produce and organic type foods seems quite limited.
It's very perplexing.

Not too long ago, there used to be largish produce farm near me in
North County. They had a farmstand which featured their products. They
had great tomatoes, and grew peaches and apples as well. They had the
last commercial apple orchard in St. Louis county.

Alas and alack, they couldn't turn down the money from housing
developers and sold the land to put up houses.



Brian

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:

I look for the vegetables my mom grew when I was a kid: new potatoes,
green beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, radishes, cukes -- ordinary stuff.

There is an extremely conspicuous omission in the above list.

Bubba

In article ,
(Victor Sack) wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

I look for the vegetables my mom grew when I was a kid: new potatoes,
green beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, radishes, cukes -- ordinary stuff.

There is an extremely conspicuous omission in the above list.

Bubba


Heh! I saw them and made the sign of the cross, Bubba.
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Skyhooks wrote:
More than likely, nearly everyone on RFC has access to a local farmers'
market where they can shop for seasonal items. What is your favorite
item(s) from a farmers' market and what draws you there?

I always look forward to the local sweet corn coming in. The corn is
always picked the evening before, so it can't really get fresher than
that (unless one has their very own corn field g). The vendor brings
a large farm truck with its flat-bed full of green corn on the cobs and
parks it at the Market. Customers then select the ears of corn they
want straight from the truck. The cost is usually around $1 per 6 ears
of corn. Don't know the current price yet for this season.

We have a couple local farms where they sell the corn from a roadside
stand right next to the corn field. The tractor and cart that just came
in from the field are parked behind the stand and they bag it directly
off the cart.


In addition to corn, I like the fresh fruits like strawberries, peaches,
and raspberries. There's also a vendor for local honey, so I buy a bit
from him every year. And one lady vendor at the market makes wonderful
apples pies, luckily the small ones too

One reason I like shopping at local farmers' market is because I like to
support local and regional businesses, especially the small family
businesses. Plus, it's nice to know the true source of the foods,
whether produce, dairy, meat, and other merchandise.

Agree


Another fun feature is the entertainment factor. There are always a few
musicians who play during Market hours. Some of them are school kids
practicing and trying to make a buck at the same time, where others are
more full of character (think Dick Van Dyke's character in Marry
Poppins). Anything from classical to blue grass to funky.

Not to mention, there's usually some group or another affiliated with
some political or non-political movement requesting signatures for
petitions. Other various non-profit and profit organzations have
information 'canopies' where brochures and mailing lists are available.

Farmers' Markets are always fun. Visiting them is often a good way to
learn information about local goings-on.

Sky, who's off to the Market g

Victor Sack wrote:
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

I look for the vegetables my mom grew when I was a kid: new potatoes,
green beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, radishes, cukes -- ordinary stuff.

There is an extremely conspicuous omission in the above list.

Bubba



I noticed she didn't mention peas or squash....
;-)

gloria p

Puester wrote in news:rvmdi.180841$p47.175529
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Victor Sack wrote:
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

I look for the vegetables my mom grew when I was a kid: new potatoes,
green beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, radishes, cukes -- ordinary stuff.

There is an extremely conspicuous omission in the above list.

Bubba



I noticed she didn't mention peas or squash....
;-)

gloria p


Beets! Beets! I say Beets are missing....for somebody from an eastern
European culture where beets play a big part...that's a shocking
omission.

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The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore