Barb (Melba's Jammin') and I met for breakfast and Penzey's today. I hadn't
seen Barb in years and it was so cool to see her again and catch up.

This is what my Penzey's run got me
Dried parsley
French Thyme
Sanaam peppers
Greek Seasoning
Italian herb mix
Pasta Sprinkle
Chili con Carne
Sweet curry powder
Ground cumin
Vindaloo
Orange peel
Lemon peel
Crystallized ginger
Kosher salt

I was able to stick to the list pretty well, only replacing the things I was
out or low on. I got to see Barb working with the sales ladies, talking up
her jam and brownies.

I was also the proud recipient of a jar of her own cherry jam and some cottage
cheese pirohy (so that I might stop buying the frozen ones).

She schooled me on jam making, assuring me that I would not kill everyone
within a 12 mile radius with botulism by just thinking of canning. We
discussed making non-preserved jams and the like and I told her some of my
ideas, too.

The real treat was when she introduced me to Brianno's Italian Deli and sent
me packing with some of the delicious basil vinaigrette and some bread.

I'm off to go fill my spices.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:21:32 GMT, The Bubbo
connected the dots and wrote:

~Barb (Melba's Jammin') and I met for breakfast and Penzey's today. I
hadn't
~seen Barb in years and it was so cool to see her again and catch up.
~
~This is what my Penzey's run got me
~Dried parsley
~French Thyme
~Sanaam peppers
~Greek Seasoning
~Italian herb mix
~Pasta Sprinkle
~Chili con Carne
~Sweet curry powder
~Ground cumin

I've almost used up the seeds I got in (according to the label on the
bottle, 93). They are still great after being toasted in the pan and
then ground.

~Vindaloo

(Don't say that too loud. My husband will want me to get some!)

~Orange peel
~Lemon peel

I've tried the dried lemon and orange peels, and much prefer scraping
my own off the fruit. Do you find it as flavorful as fresh?

~Crystallized ginger
~Kosher salt

They don't seel the 3-lb boxes of Mortons or Diamond Crystal in your
area?

~I was able to stick to the list pretty well, only replacing the
~things I was out or low on.

I like their vanilla beans. Fairly reasonable price (~$2 each), and
they'll last almost forever in my sugar cannister, perfuming the
sugar.

I do keep another bag of sugar around for things that don't want
vanilla in them, but that only happens once or twice a centuryG

maxine in ri

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:45:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it maxine in
ri?

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:21:32 GMT, The Bubbo
connected the dots and wrote:

~Barb (Melba's Jammin') and I met for breakfast and Penzey's today. I
hadn't
~seen Barb in years and it was so cool to see her again and catch up.
~
~This is what my Penzey's run got me
~Dried parsley
~French Thyme
~Sanaam peppers
~Greek Seasoning
~Italian herb mix
~Pasta Sprinkle
~Chili con Carne
~Sweet curry powder
~Ground cumin

I've almost used up the seeds I got in (according to the label on the
bottle, 93). They are still great after being toasted in the pan and
then ground.

~Vindaloo

(Don't say that too loud. My husband will want me to get some!)

~Orange peel
~Lemon peel

I've tried the dried lemon and orange peels, and much prefer scraping
my own off the fruit. Do you find it as flavorful as fresh?

~Crystallized ginger
~Kosher salt

They don't seel the 3-lb boxes of Mortons or Diamond Crystal in your
area?

~I was able to stick to the list pretty well, only replacing the
~things I was out or low on.

I like their vanilla beans. Fairly reasonable price (~$2 each), and
they'll last almost forever in my sugar cannister, perfuming the
sugar.

I do keep another bag of sugar around for things that don't want
vanilla in them, but that only happens once or twice a centuryG

maxine in ri


A nice enough haul, Maxine. You showed great restraint! g

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

In article 9,
Wayne Boatwright wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:45:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it maxine in
ri?

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:21:32 GMT, The Bubbo
connected the dots and wrote:
(snippage)
~I was able to stick to the list pretty well, only replacing the
~things I was out or low on.

I like their vanilla beans. Fairly reasonable price (~$2 each), and
they'll last almost forever in my sugar cannister, perfuming the
sugar.

I do keep another bag of sugar around for things that don't want
vanilla in them, but that only happens once or twice a centuryG

maxine in ri


A nice enough haul, Maxine. You showed great restraint! g

Heather's haul. Maxine was busy and couldn't make it.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 1-15-2006, RIP Connie Drew

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article 9,
Wayne Boatwright wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:45:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it maxine in
ri?

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:21:32 GMT, The Bubbo
connected the dots and wrote:
(snippage)
~I was able to stick to the list pretty well, only replacing the
~things I was out or low on.

I like their vanilla beans. Fairly reasonable price (~$2 each), and
they'll last almost forever in my sugar cannister, perfuming the
sugar.

I do keep another bag of sugar around for things that don't want
vanilla in them, but that only happens once or twice a centuryG

maxine in ri


A nice enough haul, Maxine. You showed great restraint! g

Heather's haul. Maxine was busy and couldn't make it.

oh oh my my god god
I set up the bread machine to have a loaf of white bread ready for me when I
got up (it would have been wheat but my wheat recipe required an egg and I
discovered I was out). For breakfast I had fresh, hot bread with butter and
Barb's wonderful cherry jam.

Oh man, that stuff is so good. It's one of the best cherry jams I've had
because it's not super sweet.

What a wonderful way to start a sunday morning.

Later I'm making either veggie curry or veggie chili for dinner.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!