On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:37:49 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

>
>On 25-Feb-2018, wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:32:03 -0800, "Cheri"
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> Show of hands, please:
>> >>
>> >> How many people here own a steamer basket?
>> >>
>> >> How many people here occasionally steam fresh vegetables?
>> >>
>> >> Julie Bove keeps referencing my "steaming" vegetables, as if
>> >> it's some
>> >> sort of slight. She ignores the fact that I also
>> >> bake/roast, pan-fry and
>> >> even grill vegetables.
>> >>
>> >> A recent mention of cabbage had me thinking about grilled
>> >> cabbage wedges.
>> >> Grilled cabbage is delicious; it carmelizes nicely and
>> >> tastes great. But
>> >> I digress...
>> >>
>> >> Am I the only person who ever steams veggies? Somehow I
>> >> doubt this, given
>> >> the proclivity of all the "steam-in-bag" packaging in the
>> >> frozen vegetable
>> >> aisle.
>> >>
>> >> In the winter I rely on frozen vegetables. I either steam
>> >> them or heat
>> >> them in the microwave with a little water. So what? It's
>> >> not as if
>> >> they're bland and boring. I know how to use herbs and
>> >> spices.
>> >>
>> >> Oh, and I also think it depends on the particular vegetable.
>> >>
>> >> So, to steam or not to steam?
>> >>
>> >> Jill
>> >
>> >
>> >I steam things like asparagus, zucchini, and others. I used to
>> >steam
>> >artichokes, but now I do them in the microwave because of the
>> >length it
>> >takes to steam them, but yes...I do steam at times.
>> >
>> >Cheri
>>
>> I'm not sure what folks mean by "steaming".
>
>Perhaps you should learn to use a dictionary. Rather than
>remain ignorant, spend some time reading definitions rather than
>spewing filth, bile, vitriol and misinformation. For example, a
>minute with the Merriam-Webster dictionary would have helped you
>figure out what "folks" mean by steaming. The first two, of
>several definitions of steam would have clearly addressed your
>ignorance of what "folks" mean.
>
>1 : a vapor arising from a heated substance
>2 a : the invisible vapor into which water is converted when
>heated to the boiling point

When you prove him wrong, as you just did, 2 things can happen:

1. He'll start screaming about gays.
2. He'll never show up in this thread again.