.. . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!

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http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> . . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>
Yuck! You and Miz Anne can eat those nasty things but I don't care for
them. Eat the watermelon, chunk the rind is my motto.

George, ducking and running

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
>. . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
> "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
> -Philo of Alexandria

yumyum...I did a batch a couple of years ago. I didn't get any feed back
from anyone I gifted a jar to, so I guess I wont be making them again.....

I suspect some people think they are just too weird

Kathi

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
>. . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ

I'll never forget the year I was making waddermellin pikkles for my Farmers'
Market stall. A coupla ladies were in town for mama's funeral and they
bought some pikkles like their mama made for their Papa. Pickled peaches,
too. We all cried.
Personally. I think they're way too sweet. I might try some crispy & lots
less sweet.
Edrena,
off on a bike run with Ol' Whiskerface, but in the Baja beetle (cause of
the wheelchair). After all - makimg noise is the point, right?
Vrrooom. And taking pickles for the picnic.

Kathi Jones wrote:
> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>> . . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
>> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>>
>> --
>> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>> http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
>> "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
>> -Philo of Alexandria
>
> yumyum...I did a batch a couple of years ago. I didn't get any feed back
> from anyone I gifted a jar to, so I guess I wont be making them again.....
>
> I suspect some people think they are just too weird

For me, I just don't like the spices in them. I'm not a fan of the
"warm" spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, etc. One day, I will try
to make them as a regular sweet pickle without those spices, and see if
I like them more.

Serene

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In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> . . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!


And now they are done. Two pints for Fair entries and four half pints
for some lucky souls. :-)

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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

"The Joneses" > wrote in message
...
> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>>. . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
>> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>>
>> --
>> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>
> I'll never forget the year I was making waddermellin pikkles for my
> Farmers' Market stall. A coupla ladies were in town for mama's funeral and
> they bought some pikkles like their mama made for their Papa. Pickled
> peaches, too. We all cried.
> Personally. I think they're way too sweet. I might try some crispy & lots
> less sweet.
> Edrena,
> off on a bike run with Ol' Whiskerface, but in the Baja beetle (cause of
> the wheelchair). After all - makimg noise is the point, right?
> Vrrooom. And taking pickles for the picnic.
>
Edrena,
How is Ol' Fuzzface doing? Tell him one of your cyber friends is asking
after him and said a prayer for his recovery.
-ginny

"The Joneses" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>. . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
>>>> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>>>
>>> I'll never forget the year I was making waddermellin pikkles for my
>>> Farmers' Market stall. A coupla ladies were in town for mama's funeral
>>> and they bought some pikkles like their mama made for their Papa.
>>> Pickled peaches, too. We all cried.
>>> Personally. I think they're way too sweet. I might try some crispy &
>>> lots less sweet.
>>> Edrena,
>>> off on a bike run with Ol' Whiskerface, but in the Baja beetle (cause
>>> of the wheelchair). After all - makimg noise is the point, right?
>>> Vrrooom. And taking pickles for the picnic.
>>>
>> Edrena,
>> How is Ol' Fuzzface doing? Tell him one of your cyber friends is asking
>> after him and said a prayer for his recovery.
>> -ginny
>>
> He's agreeing that the worst part of cancer can be NOT dying. Pray for
> smokers to quit. I met a youngish biker at the phone store smelling of
> smoke, turned out to be a guy from a religious motorcycle ministry. They
> keep him company. They held a small group that prayed that ol' cx right
> out of his body. We'll see. I pray for his comfort and awareness of love.
> The new biker buddy hasn't smoked in over 4 weeks.
> Point - I stopped asking cx friends "How're you doing?" instead, I ask
> "What joy did you find in the world today?" Sometimes that first cup of
> coffee is the best we can do. Watching cats play, sunsets, etc.
> We appeciate friends who pray for us. He's not religious, but he
> appreciates the thoughts and time.
> God bless us, every one.
> Edrena
>
>

great post, Edrena. I quit almost 5 years ago, my hubby almost 9 months
ago. I just pray that we both quit soon enough....

hugs,
Kathi

Kathi Jones wrote:
> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> . . . are on the horizon. I bought a melon that has a rind that's about
>>>>> 1/2-3/4" thick on about 2/3 of it. Woo-hoo!
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>>>> I'll never forget the year I was making waddermellin pikkles for my
>>>> Farmers' Market stall. A coupla ladies were in town for mama's funeral
>>>> and they bought some pikkles like their mama made for their Papa.
>>>> Pickled peaches, too. We all cried.
>>>> Personally. I think they're way too sweet. I might try some crispy &
>>>> lots less sweet.
>>>> Edrena,
>>>> off on a bike run with Ol' Whiskerface, but in the Baja beetle (cause
>>>> of the wheelchair). After all - makimg noise is the point, right?
>>>> Vrrooom. And taking pickles for the picnic.
>>>>
>>> Edrena,
>>> How is Ol' Fuzzface doing? Tell him one of your cyber friends is asking
>>> after him and said a prayer for his recovery.
>>> -ginny
>>>
>> He's agreeing that the worst part of cancer can be NOT dying. Pray for
>> smokers to quit. I met a youngish biker at the phone store smelling of
>> smoke, turned out to be a guy from a religious motorcycle ministry. They
>> keep him company. They held a small group that prayed that ol' cx right
>> out of his body. We'll see. I pray for his comfort and awareness of love.
>> The new biker buddy hasn't smoked in over 4 weeks.
>> Point - I stopped asking cx friends "How're you doing?" instead, I ask
>> "What joy did you find in the world today?" Sometimes that first cup of
>> coffee is the best we can do. Watching cats play, sunsets, etc.
>> We appeciate friends who pray for us. He's not religious, but he
>> appreciates the thoughts and time.
>> God bless us, every one.
>> Edrena
>>
>>
>
> great post, Edrena. I quit almost 5 years ago, my hubby almost 9 months
> ago. I just pray that we both quit soon enough....
>
> hugs,
> Kathi
>
>
>
In August of this year I will have been smoke free for 15 years. My
doctors say my lungs have returned to as good as they will get at my
age. People, I smoked five packs of king size cigarettes a day for
fifteen years and smoked anywhere from a half pack to two packs a day
for the thirty-five years before that. Cigarettes caused my first heart
attack, the gases from tobacco making my blood so thick that a small
clot couldn't pass through an artery.

If you're currently smoking, quit now, if you need help quitting come to
my house and I will hit you with a stick until you do quit. I was so
hard-headed I quit for two years after my first heart attack and then
went right back to smoking, hitting five packs a day again within two
days. It took a second heart attack to teach me a lesson. My elder
sister is on oxygen for the rest of her life due to emphysema caused by
sixty years of smoking.

Stepping down on my soap box I will say: STOP SMOKING WHILE YOU CAN.