In article , "~ Shelly ~"
wrote:

"Nancy2" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Aug 9, 9:00 am, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
Any fisherpersons in your circle of acquaintances? If so, how do they
pronounce this fish:

crappie

Do they turn it into "croppie", to avoid the bad word that will bring
sin
and destruction upon their houses?

No, we say "croppie" because that's the correct way to pronounce it. "-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJhttp://www.jamlady.eboard.com- story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

Us, too, down here in Iowa. ;-) I've never heard anyone NOT say
"croppie."

N.


Here in Oregon it's pronounced "croppie." To say it otherwise marks the
speaker as an out-of-stater, most likely from the East.

~~ Shelly ~~

No, it's pronounced croppie back East as well. Maybe it was a way to
dignify a rather commonplace fish.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Novy Praha

I will let you know that this is a terrible, totally inexcusable grammar
mistake! Praha is feminine, ergo Nova Praha. Ha!

ObFood in Praha: Bramborová polévka. The recipe is from Time-Life
_Recipes: The Cooking of Vienna's Empire_, compiled by Joseph Wechsberg.

Bubba


Bramborová Polévka
Potato Soup

To serve 4 to 6

2 pounds (about 4 medium-sized) boiling potatoes
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup diced parsnips (1/2-inch dice)
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup diced carrots (1/2-inch dice)
2 tablespoons flour
1 quart chicken stock, fresh or canned
1/4 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 chopped mushrooms, fresh or dried (dried mushrooms should be soaked
and drained)

Cook the unpeeled potatoes for 6 to 8 minutes in boiling water to cover,
then peel and dice them into 1/2-inch chunks. Melt the butter in a
heavy 4-quart saucepan or a soup kettle over medium heat. Add the
potatoes, celery, parsnips, onions and carrots. Let the vegetables
cook, uncovered, in the butter, stirring them occasionally, for about 10
minutes, or until they are lightly browned. Sprinkle the flour evenly
over the vegetables, then stir them until they are all well coated.

Add the stock, marjoram, salt, a few grindings of pepper and mushrooms.
Bring the soup to a boil on high heat, stirring almost constantly.
Reduce the heat to very low and partially cover the pot. Simmer for 25
to 30 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Taste for seasoning.

Serve in individual soup bowls or in a heated soup tureen.

On 10 Aug 2007 17:32:28 GMT, Blinky the Shark
wrote:

Dee Dee wrote:

"James Silverton" wrote in message
news:0B_ui.4$Ns6.2@trnddc01...
hahabogus wrote on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:19:55 GMT:

?? How do locals pronounce New Prague?
??
h The way it is supposed to be said. Why would the locals
h pronounce it wrong? P.S. If you hear New Pittsburg you are
h in the wrong town.

If you are going to be in a town and want to avoid argument, you might
pronounce the name like the locals. Watch out for Des Moines, Cairo IL and
GA, Pierre SD etc.:-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Again my story about my cousin (d. age 105) who told me that she was born in
Puerto Rico. It was years before I got onto it that it was Puerto Rico, WV.
Another I like and there are many in WV, is Berlin.

But the one I like best is a town in VA,"Rio." Pronounce it Rye-oh.

ver-sails IN (Versailles)

buh-GO-duh TX (Bogota)

New MAD-rid MO (Madrid)

In article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message
...

How do locals pronounce New Prague?

Whoops, I left that out. They say New PRAYgue.

Oy.

Well, don't blame me! Inasmuch as the area was settled by Czechs and
Bohemian immigrants, I think it's interesting that it's pronounced that
way ‹ I mean, I'm thinkin' that the immigrants' first language would be
Czech and they'd say Novy Praha ‹ and that it would have stuck. Yet
another of life's mysteries that I don't care all that much about.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

Blinky the Shark wrote:

zxcvbob wrote:
I know how to make mayonnaise, but (except for in egg salad) I like
Miracle Whip better. (It's what I grew up with) Especially the old

Bob, are you from the USan south/southeast? Nothing pejorative
intended; just a question, as I'm curious about the demographics of
Miracle Whip preference.

I live in southern Ontario. My mother preferred Miracle Whip. I preder
mayonnaise, especially freshly made.

zxcvbob wrote:
I know how to make mayonnaise, but (except for in egg salad) I like
Miracle Whip better. (It's what I grew up with) Especially the old
Miracle Whip that had soybean oil as the first ingredient instead of the
second. So what do I need to mix into homemade mayo to make homemade
Salad Dressing. Corn starch and water paste, paprika, and sugar?



Here's what I came up with. It's very close to that Recipezaar link
someone posted. (Thanks, btw)

Salad Dressing

2 egg yolks
3 Tbsp bottled lemon juice
1/2 tsp celery salt
1 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

3/4 cups water
2 Tbsp cornstarch
5 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp white vinegar

Mix water, cornstach, sugar, and vinegar in a small saucepan. Whisk and
heat to boiling to make a thin paste. Set aside to cool.

Combine egg yolks, lemon juice, celery salt, mustard, and paprika in a
tall skinny bowl. Add half of the salad oil and mix with handheld
blender to make a mayonnaise. Add the remaining oil slowly and blend
that in too. Don't worry too much if you add the oil too fast and it
separates a little. Add the warm cornstarch paste and blend until
smooth and thick. It will get even thicker in the refrigerator.

Notes: Good but doesn't quite taste right. Probably celery is the
wrong spice. Try white pepper next time.

* * *

Bob

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:03 -0700, =?iso-8859-1?q?Bobo_Bonobo=AE?=
wrote:

On Aug 9, 9:57 am, (TammyM) wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:07:17 -0700, Cindy Hamilton

wrote:
On Aug 9, 7:35 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Do you say catsup, or ketchup?

There are people who say catsup? Huh. I say ketchup no matter how
it's spelled. Midwestern born and bred.

I'm a native Californicator.

I'm a regular fornicator.

Ahhh, poor you.

TammyM

On Aug 10, 9:47 pm, zxcvbob wrote:
zxcvbob wrote:
I know how to make mayonnaise, but (except for in egg salad) I like
Miracle Whip better. (It's what I grew up with) Especially the old
Miracle Whip that had soybean oil as the first ingredient instead of the
second. So what do I need to mix into homemade mayo to make homemade
Salad Dressing. Corn starch and water paste, paprika, and sugar?

Here's what I came up with. It's very close to that Recipezaar link
someone posted. (Thanks, btw)

Salad Dressing

2 egg yolks
3 Tbsp bottled lemon juice
1/2 tsp celery salt
1 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

3/4 cups water
2 Tbsp cornstarch
5 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp white vinegar

Mix water, cornstach, sugar, and vinegar in a small saucepan. Whisk and
heat to boiling to make a thin paste. Set aside to cool.

Combine egg yolks, lemon juice, celery salt, mustard, and paprika in a
tall skinny bowl. Add half of the salad oil and mix with handheld
blender to make a mayonnaise. Add the remaining oil slowly and blend
that in too. Don't worry too much if you add the oil too fast and it
separates a little. Add the warm cornstarch paste and blend until
smooth and thick. It will get even thicker in the refrigerator.

In kindergarten they taught us not to eat paste.

Notes: Good but doesn't quite taste right. Probably celery is the
wrong spice. Try white pepper next time.

That looks truly disgusting. It is, however, funny that they specify
"bottled lemon juice," as if using fresh just wouldn't be right.

* * *

Bob

--

TammyM wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:03 -0700, =?iso-8859-1?q?Bobo_Bonobo=AE?=
wrote:

On Aug 9, 9:57 am, (TammyM) wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:07:17 -0700, Cindy Hamilton

wrote:
On Aug 9, 7:35 am, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Do you say catsup, or ketchup?

There are people who say catsup? Huh. I say ketchup no matter how
it's spelled. Midwestern born and bred.

I'm a native Californicator.

I'm a regular fornicator.

Ahhh, poor you.

There's actually a show coming (ha!) on TV (Showtime) named
"Californication". It premiers next week.

http://www.sho.com/site/californicat...rce=shocom_nav


--
Blinky RLU 297263
Killing all posts from Google Groups.
Except in Thunderbird, which can't filter that well.
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

On Aug 11, 8:31 am, (TammyM) wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:03 -0700, =?iso-8859-1?q?Bobo_Bonobo=AE?=

wrote:
On Aug 9, 9:57 am, (TammyM) wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:07:17 -0700, Cindy Hamilton

wrote:
On Aug 9, 7:35 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Do you say catsup, or ketchup?

There are people who say catsup? Huh. I say ketchup no matter how
it's spelled. Midwestern born and bred.

I'm a native Californicator.

I'm a regular fornicator.

Ahhh, poor you.

The Septembers and Octobers are really lovely here. The Aprils and
Mays are nice too.

TammyM

--Bryan

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:34:56 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
"Dee Dee" wrote:

Again my story about my cousin (d. age 105) who told me that she was born in
Puerto Rico. It was years before I got onto it that it was Puerto Rico, WV.
Another I like and there are many in WV, is Berlin.

Huh. I thought that was water at 212 degrees. "The water's berlin',
Mother."

what *is* it with you and the boiling water?

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:34:56 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
"Dee Dee" wrote:

Again my story about my cousin (d. age 105) who told me that she was
born in
Puerto Rico. It was years before I got onto it that it was Puerto Rico,
WV.
Another I like and there are many in WV, is Berlin.

Huh. I thought that was water at 212 degrees. "The water's berlin',
Mother."


Nope, you've got it wrong. Water a-boilin' is pronounced
'a-BAR-luhn.'

The town is BURR-luhn.

Dee Dee

blake murphy wrote in
:

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:34:56 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
"Dee Dee" wrote:

Again my story about my cousin (d. age 105) who told me that she was
born in Puerto Rico. It was years before I got onto it that it was
Puerto Rico, WV. Another I like and there are many in WV, is Berlin.

Huh. I thought that was water at 212 degrees. "The water's berlin',
Mother."

what *is* it with you and the boiling water?

your pal,
blake


She don't know nuthin about birthin no babies?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

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

The Truthful Assh0le wrote:

In kindergarten they taught us not to eat paste.

Notes: Good but doesn't quite taste right. Probably celery is the
wrong spice. Try white pepper next time.

That looks truly disgusting. It is, however, funny that they specify
"bottled lemon juice," as if using fresh just wouldn't be right.
* * *


That's my recipe, and I specified bottled lemon juice because that's
what I used. You can substitute fresh if you want and it will probably
turn out just fine. But if it doesn't, don't blame me.

Bob

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:44:19 -0700, The Truthful Assh0le
wrote:

On Aug 11, 8:31 am, (TammyM) wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:03 -0700, =?iso-8859-1?q?Bobo_Bonobo=AE?=

wrote:
On Aug 9, 9:57 am, (TammyM) wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:07:17 -0700, Cindy Hamilton

wrote:
On Aug 9, 7:35 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Do you say catsup, or ketchup?

There are people who say catsup? Huh. I say ketchup no matter how
it's spelled. Midwestern born and bred.

I'm a native Californicator.

I'm a regular fornicator.

Ahhh, poor you.

The Septembers and Octobers are really lovely here. The Aprils and
Mays are nice too.



Ditto here. And February here often has days that feel like late May.
It's been a very mild summer here in NorCal. Far fewer stinkin'
piggin' 100+ days than is the norm.

TammyM