In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > I rather like pickle chips. ;-d
> >
> > Of course the Deep Fried pickle chips (made from actual pickles) sold at
> > Pat's place in New Braunfels are even better!
> >
> > Dipped in Ranch Dressing.
> >
> > Yum!
>
> Some of my Le Creuset came from an outlet store in New Braunfels. One of
> my children was going to a university in the area. I am sorry I missed
> eating at Pat's
>
> Becca

Pats Place is on Union Street down the Street from the Hospital if you
ever get back here. :-)
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In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > But, I don't eat a lot of fast food as a general rule anyway.
> > Churches fried chicken is probably my one downfall. ;-)
>
> Fried chicken rules! It looks like we have a common vice. Isn't that
> special? lol Where I live, I can buy fried chicken almost as cheap as I
> can make it.
>
> Becca

I can too. Church's always has dark meat specials...
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On Jun 11, 10:45 am, Don Salad > wrote:
> Steve Y > wrote:
>
> > This was prompted by a neighbour who threatened to invite me to a meal
> > involving "mousseline", a French chemical product that is supposed to
> > resemble mashed potatoes and doesn't . This lead me to considering what
> > is the worst thing that you can do to a real potato.
>
> > My top 2 would be
>
> > 1) Microwaved spuds that are called "baked"
>
> > 2) Potatoes that get cooked and then get "pureed" in mixers to remove
> > all traces of texture.
>
> > neither of these resemble the dishes theyare supposed to be (in my
> > 'umble opinion) . Can anyone think of worst crimes against the poor spud ?
>
> 3) "American Pie 4: F*cking Hot Potato"
>
> Thanks,
> Don

....

Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:30:19 -0400, Peter A >
> wrote:
>
>> Just kidding - but I really doubt that anyone has ever done dose safety
>> studies with cinnamon.
>
> Well, there have been some studies done, at least from what little
> reading I did today. I am trying to find info on the dosage, and
> there might be some out there....

This guy seems to be doing quite some research on cinnamon.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people...m?personid=144

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Chatty Cathy said...

> Christine Dabney wrote:
>> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:30:19 -0400, Peter A >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just kidding - but I really doubt that anyone has ever done dose safety
>>> studies with cinnamon.
>>
>> Well, there have been some studies done, at least from what little
>> reading I did today. I am trying to find info on the dosage, and
>> there might be some out there....
>
> This guy seems to be doing quite some research on cinnamon.
>
> http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people...m?personid=144


Cinnamon only has it's place on sticky buns!!!

Sticky buns won't kill ya, you'll just think you died and gone to heaven!


Stick buns whip donut a**!!!!!!

Andy

"merryb" > wrote in message >
> Hey- butting in here- I recently saw my GYN for a check up- I was
> bitching about the horrible cramps I get for almost 2 weeks a month,
> and asking about a prescription for something stronger than Tylenol or
> ibuprofin. She recommended Vitamin B complex and Evening Primrose Oil.
> WOW- total relief! I never would have thought that they would work so
> well.

Excellent! When I started doing low-carb, I got awful cramps in my legs. A
poster on that group recommended Vit B and voila! Cramps disappeared!! If
I forget to take it the cramps come back.

Ophelia wrote:
> "merryb" > wrote in message >
>> Hey- butting in here- I recently saw my GYN for a check up- I was
>> bitching about the horrible cramps I get for almost 2 weeks a month,
>> and asking about a prescription for something stronger than Tylenol
>> or ibuprofin. She recommended Vitamin B complex and Evening Primrose
>> Oil. WOW- total relief! I never would have thought that they would
>> work so well.
>
> Excellent! When I started doing low-carb, I got awful cramps in my
> legs. A poster on that group recommended Vit B and voila! Cramps
> disappeared!! If I forget to take it the cramps come back.

Potassium helps, too!

kili

kilikini wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "merryb" > wrote in message >
>>> Hey- butting in here- I recently saw my GYN for a check up- I was
>>> bitching about the horrible cramps I get for almost 2 weeks a month,
>>> and asking about a prescription for something stronger than Tylenol
>>> or ibuprofin. She recommended Vitamin B complex and Evening Primrose
>>> Oil. WOW- total relief! I never would have thought that they would
>>> work so well.
>>
>> Excellent! When I started doing low-carb, I got awful cramps in my
>> legs. A poster on that group recommended Vit B and voila! Cramps
>> disappeared!! If I forget to take it the cramps come back.
>
> Potassium helps, too!

Thanks kili I will remember that if the VitB stops working !

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Kate Connally > wrote:
>
>>Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>>Pretty much anything in the freezer section labeled "Potato" is going to be
>>>nasty.
>>
>>I have to disagree. There are many good frozen potato
>>products.
>
> There's some nasty stuff there, but I find that most is just potatoes
> with minimal processing.
>
>>I particularly like frozen french fries better than
>>those made from fresh potatoes. I like the texture better.
>>You can get Ore-Ida fat crinkle cut fries which is something
>>you can't find in restaurants anymore. I hate the McFries and
>>their clones. I'm not fond of any sort of shoestring-style
>>fries or anything that is not at least 1/2 inch thick.
>
> I happen to like the skinny ones. When you buy frozen, you get a
> choice. When you buy them at a restaurant, you get whatever *they*
> choose.
>
>
>
>>Also, Ore-Ida frozen mashed potatoes are not bad either.
>>Much better than instant, although I do not abhor instant -
>>some brands are not too awful and a ***LOT*** easier than
>>peeling potatoes which is something I absolutely despise
>>doing and probably only do a couple of times a year, one of
>>them being T-Day.
>
>
> We don't buy the instant. I like some texture to my potatoes. When we
> have mashed potatoes, we often leave the skin on. Usually they are red
> potatoes with thin skins. My wife likes those better.

I used to do that - leave the skins on - but I prefer
russets for regular mashed potatoes (red skinned potatoes
are okay for garlic "smashed" potatoes) and nowadays it
seems the skins on russets are much thicker and tougher
than they used to be. I always leave skins on where possible,
not only because I'm lazy and don't want to peel potatoes, but
I like the skins. So I like them left on for home fries
and things like that. But you can't leave russet skins on
for mashed anymore. It's like finding little pieces of leather
in your potatoes. I don't like *that* much texture.

Kate

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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:26:08 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> thanks, sharon and ms. p. i was thinking they might be nice to have
>> on hand, waiting docilely in the cupboard instead of sprouting and
>> turning bad.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>If you are going to store them for any length of time, would not hurt to
>vacuum pack them. Like any dried product, weevils love them. ;-)
>
>Mom always stored them in lightning jars. The seal helps.

i've not had any weevil problems in my current apartment, but had them
once elsewhere. noted. do you refrigerate?

your pal,
blake

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:26:08 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > blake murphy > wrote:
> >
> >> thanks, sharon and ms. p. i was thinking they might be nice to have
> >> on hand, waiting docilely in the cupboard instead of sprouting and
> >> turning bad.
> >>
> >> your pal,
> >> blake
> >
> >If you are going to store them for any length of time, would not hurt to
> >vacuum pack them. Like any dried product, weevils love them. ;-)
> >
> >Mom always stored them in lightning jars. The seal helps.
>
> i've not had any weevil problems in my current apartment, but had them
> once elsewhere. noted. do you refrigerate?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Now that I have the Hobart unit, yes.
I now have the space for refrigerating jarred dry goods!

I did, however, recently clean out the main spice cabinet next to the
stove. There were a few small boxed items that were full of holes and
weevil exoskeletons in the very back, as well as some old packages of
powdered salad dressings in paper envelopes in the same condition.
Everything in metal (except for one can of Hungarian paprika) and in
sealed glass was ok. The can of Paprika was full of dead weevils, weevil
poop and exoskeletons.

Needless to say, it got tossed. ;-)

The whole cabinet got emptied and thoroughly cleaned. It has been "a
while".

Most of the ruined stuff was stuff that dad had brought with him when he
moved in with me 5 years ago. Gods knows how old it was even then.

It's a narrow kitchen cabinet with 3 shelves.

The problem is is that he brought a lot of mixes that I just don't
prefer to use. There were at least 6 jars of "Masala" mixes in good
condition. Good smell and flavor.

I freecycled quite a bit of stuff, including those!
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:06:31 -0500, Becca > wrote:

>There are a couple of positive things I can say about Sonic. They make
>their own onion rings and they have Diet Sprite and Minute Maid Light.
>Most restaurants have Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi, but Sonic is the only
>fast food restaurant, I am aware of, that offers Diet Sprite.

My favorite Sonic drink is the diet cherry limeade with that wonderful
chewy ice. After I drink the limeade, I squeeze the limes over the
ice and munch the ice. I'm not sure what the correct term is for
their type of ice -- they have the little pellets of ice that seem to
be formed of compressed ice shavings.

I should say that is my favorite diet drink. I also love Sonic
chocolate malts with lots of extra malt.

I like Sonic BLT's on thick Texas toast. I occasionally crave their
chili dogs with mustard and onions.

Tara

<<
Hey! I love them! It's a childhood thing, like some people with grilled
cheese sandwiches and Campbell's tomato soup. But I don't have any in my
freezer at the moment, nor fish sticks, either :P

>Grew up on Tater Tots,like Latkes only round.I still occasionally use
them.I mash them up,add an egg and use them as quickie home fries....

Smitty

Crimes against potatoes

Group: rec.food.cooking Date: Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 9:52am (EDT-1) From:
(Omelet)
Disagree. I bought a fresh frozen veggie mix a couple of weeks ago that
had small red spuds in it and steamed the whole package.
They were quite good!
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<Agree with Om.Ore-Ida has some of the best steak fries Ive bought
frozen.Their crinkle fries are good also ,cook up evenly.I get mine at
Publix or Albertsons and stock up during their sales.Made many a good
caserole with them also .....Cheers,Smitty

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:06:31 -0500, Becca > wrote:
>
> >There are a couple of positive things I can say about Sonic. They make
> >their own onion rings and they have Diet Sprite and Minute Maid Light.
> >Most restaurants have Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi, but Sonic is the only
> >fast food restaurant, I am aware of, that offers Diet Sprite.
>
> My favorite Sonic drink is the diet cherry limeade with that wonderful
> chewy ice. After I drink the limeade, I squeeze the limes over the
> ice and munch the ice. I'm not sure what the correct term is for
> their type of ice -- they have the little pellets of ice that seem to
> be formed of compressed ice shavings.
>
> I should say that is my favorite diet drink. I also love Sonic
> chocolate malts with lots of extra malt.
>
> I like Sonic BLT's on thick Texas toast. I occasionally crave their
> chili dogs with mustard and onions.
>
> Tara

My mom always loved their fresh lime-ades...
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On 2007-06-12, Tara > wrote:
> My favorite Sonic drink is the diet cherry limeade with that wonderful
> chewy ice. After I drink the limeade, I squeeze the limes over the
> ice and munch the ice.

I'm sorry. Does not compute!

> be formed of compressed ice shavings.

.....or recycled plastic supermarket bags. You've got me intrigued,
now. As an incurable ice muncher, I now have to hunt down a Sonic and try
one of these darn things.

nb

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2007-06-12, Tara > wrote:
> > My favorite Sonic drink is the diet cherry limeade with that wonderful
> > chewy ice. After I drink the limeade, I squeeze the limes over the
> > ice and munch the ice.
>
> I'm sorry. Does not compute!
>
> > be formed of compressed ice shavings.
>
> ....or recycled plastic supermarket bags. You've got me intrigued,
> now. As an incurable ice muncher, I now have to hunt down a Sonic and try
> one of these darn things.
>
> nb

I will second her that it's good...
and the texture is delightful!
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In article >,
Kate Connally > wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:

> > We don't buy the instant. I like some texture to my potatoes. When we
> > have mashed potatoes, we often leave the skin on. Usually they are red
> > potatoes with thin skins. My wife likes those better.
>
> I used to do that - leave the skins on - but I prefer
> russets for regular mashed potatoes (red skinned potatoes
> are okay for garlic "smashed" potatoes) and nowadays it
> seems the skins on russets are much thicker and tougher
> than they used to be. I always leave skins on where possible,
> not only because I'm lazy and don't want to peel potatoes, but
> I like the skins. So I like them left on for home fries
> and things like that. But you can't leave russet skins on
> for mashed anymore. It's like finding little pieces of leather
> in your potatoes. I don't like *that* much texture.

It's not just the lack of skins that makes the instant have no texture,
it's how it is all smooth like baby food. We like our mashed potatoes
to have little chunks of potato in them. Some people call them "lumpy",
we call them "good".

Tara wrote:

> My favorite Sonic drink is the diet cherry limeade with that
> wonderful chewy ice. After I drink the limeade, I squeeze the limes
> over the ice and munch the ice. I'm not sure what the correct term
> is for their type of ice -- they have the little pellets of ice that
> seem to be formed of compressed ice shavings.


They sell bags of ice at Sonic, one of my friends buys it. Their ice
must be popular.

My friend Linda had breast cancer, and her favorite treat was a Cherry
Limeade from Sonic. When she was feeling ill, I would pick one up for
her. I will have to try one some day.

Becca

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:55:49 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
>> Jill, have you found a good fish stick? I haven't! Do you bake or
>> deep fry them?
>
> Have you ever tried Gorton's? That's the only brand I like. I baked
> them.

Gorton's runs a close second to the less expensive Fisher Boy. I don't know
why but I liked their battered fish portions, although the phrase "fish
portions" really bothers me. LOL And yes, baked.

Becca wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> They sell Tater Tots at some of the hamburger places here in the
>>> south.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>
>>
>> If you're calling 'Sonic' a hamburger place I'm going to have to
>> come over there and slap you silly!
>>
>> Jill
>
> Ummm... OK I won't mention it. LOL Speaking of Sonic, have you
> noticed some of the slushes they advertise as you drive by?
> Watermelon-Cranberry-Route44. One of these days I will have to stop
> and check them out. I never go to Sonic, I usually stop at local
> places.
>
> Becca

There are only two "local" hamburger places around here. Dyer's has been
discussed over the last 10 years. You really would fall in love with a deep
fried hamburger. I know it sounds nuts, but there is a method to the
madness. (They also do split deep fried beef hot dogs served on a hamburger
bun.) And they serve tater tots, or at least they did at the unofficial
branch where I worked (which was also an ice cream parlor). 100-something
year old grease and got a police escort when they moved to Downtown... don't
ask Strained daily but they claim some of that original grease must
still be in there!

And Huey's. They started out in midtown Memphis. Looks like they have
expanded to Southhaven, MS. Still not what I'd consider a "chain" (yet).
They have nice big juicy burgers; I dare say almost the juiciest hamburgers
you ever tasted (aside from your own grill, that is). And the fries are
pretty darn good, too!

Jill

Jill wrote:

> If you're calling 'Sonic' a hamburger place I'm going to have to come over
> there and slap you silly!


I don't get it. Why is Sonic not a hamburger place?

Bob

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:59:52 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:55:49 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Jill, have you found a good fish stick? I haven't! Do you bake or
>>> deep fry them?
>>
>> Have you ever tried Gorton's? That's the only brand I like. I baked
>> them.
>
>Gorton's runs a close second to the less expensive Fisher Boy. I don't know
>why but I liked their battered fish portions, although the phrase "fish
>portions" really bothers me. LOL And yes, baked.
>
We don't get Fisher Boy out here. Oh, well.

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jmcquown wrote:

> There are only two "local" hamburger places around here. Dyer's has
> been discussed over the last 10 years. You really would fall in love
> with a deep fried hamburger. I know it sounds nuts, but there is a
> method to the madness. (They also do split deep fried beef hot dogs
> served on a hamburger bun.) And they serve tater tots, or at least
> they did at the unofficial branch where I worked (which was also an
> ice cream parlor). 100-something year old grease and got a police
> escort when they moved to Downtown... don't ask Strained daily
> but they claim some of that original grease must still be in there!
>
> And Huey's. They started out in midtown Memphis. Looks like they
> have expanded to Southhaven, MS. Still not what I'd consider a
> "chain" (yet). They have nice big juicy burgers; I dare say almost
> the juiciest hamburgers you ever tasted (aside from your own grill,
> that is). And the fries are pretty darn good, too!

Huey's may not be a major chain, but they are located in Tennessee and
Mississippi, so that is a start. Louisiana is not that far, so I hope
they open a location near me.

Whataburger is a local chain and all of their locations are in the
South/Southwest (Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, New Mexico,
Arizona, Georgia, Alabama) and they make my favorite hamburger. For a
chain restaurant, their food is pretty good. People from some areas of
the country may be puzzled, because they put mustard on their burgers,
unless you request something different.

Becca

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Jill wrote:
>
>> If you're calling 'Sonic' a hamburger place I'm going to have to
>> come over there and slap you silly!
>
>
> I don't get it. Why is Sonic not a hamburger place?
>
> Bob

I was joking, hence the Sure, they sell hamburgers. They also sell
everything else under the sun including chicken sandwiches, chili-dogs and
who knows what else. But I'd equate their food with that of McDonalds.

Jill