jmcquown said...

> LOL How true that seems to be! Goomba is obsessed with OT posts but
> manages to reply to all of them so she can complain about them being OT.
> Go figure.


HA!!!

OB Food: Nucularized scrambled Eggbeaters, pesto'd and fat-free cream
cheese'd on a toasted English muffin with a tall glass of ice-cold fat-free
milk, and a cube of 85% cocoa dark chocolate for dessert.

Andy
Secretly plotting lunch

Andy > wrote in :

> with a tall glass of ice-cold
> fat-free milk,



So you had a glass of white water.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

PeterL said...

> Andy > wrote in :
>
>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>> fat-free milk,
>
>
>
> So you had a glass of white water.


I wouldn't use it in coffee IF I drank coffee but I'm used to it and it IS
more nutritious than water, which I drink the rest of the day long.

Andy

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:36 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
wrote:

>Andy > wrote in :
>
>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>> fat-free milk,
>
>So you had a glass of white water.

Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress said...

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:36 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>Andy > wrote in :
>>
>>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>>> fat-free milk,
>>
>>So you had a glass of white water.
>
> Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!
>
> Carol


Carol,

Yes Ma'am!!!

Uhm... where?

<VBG>

Best,

Andy

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:49:57 -0700, Gloria P >
> wrote:
>
>> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>>> Canned tomato soup is mandatory with grilled cheese sandwiches. Like
>>> your example, it's one of those childhood things.
>>>
>>> Carol
>>
>>
>> We've been splitting a can of stewed tomatoes (instead of tomato soup)
>> with grilled cheese. It's spicier an has body to it. I wonder how it
>> would taste if I pureed it before heating? Actually I like the tomato
>> chunks.
>>
> Do you make it an open faced grilled/toasted/broiled cheese sandwich
> and put the stewed tomato on top?
>
>

No. That sounds pretty soggy! We use sliced fresh tomato on top when we
have it that way. The stweed tomatoes are served in bowls. Open-faced
grilled cheese with tomato and bacon are sublime. My late FIL used to
want cheese, ham, and a pineapple slice on an English muffin for his
"open-faced grilled cheese". To each his own....

gloria p

"PeterL" > wrote in message
.25...
> "Dimitri" > wrote in
> news >
>>
>> "Theron" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I've noticed in the past month or so that less are posting on this,
>>> and other large broad subject NGs. And, the spam content is up. Is
>>> this due to the major ISPs stopping USENET as part of your
>>> subscription. Could this be the end of wide interest large usegroups
>>> such as ours. It's unfortunate. I wish there was a solution to this.
>>> Just my 2c,
>>>
>>> Theron
>>
>>
>> Its a busy time of the year.
>>
>> The children have nothing to do - soon they'll tire as they always do
>> once people stop responding to their drivel.
>>
>> Dimitri
>>
>
>
>
> LOL!!! Too true!!
>
> BTW, it *is* school holidays over here.
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia


I rest my case....

Dimitri

In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> Andy > wrote in :
>
> > with a tall glass of ice-cold
> > fat-free milk,
>
> So you had a glass of white water.

Milk has a lot of stuff in it besides water, including a surprising
amount of sugar. The type of sugar in milk is not as sweet as other
types of sugar, so it isn't as noticeable.

Milk is only about 90% water by weight.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:00:23 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:50:12 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>> Goomba wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I saw something I've never seen before- canned cherry tomatoes! I was so
>>>>> surprised by them but I didn't buy them. I toss the odd fresh cherry
>>>>> tomato into the pot when they're getting a bit aged and not salad
>>>>> worthy. But I never considered going out of my way to buy them canned
>>>>> for cooking.
>>>>> Have ya ever....? <Goomba confounded>
>>>
>>> I think I've heard of them pickled when green, but have never seen them
>>> commercially canned (peeled, I presume) for cooking or anything else.
>>> Be kind of cool to can them up with onions, celery, and green peppers
>>> like a stewed tomato mixture. Not for me to peel them for it, though.
>>>:-0)
>>
>> i have a can of rienzi brand italian cherry tomatoes. i haven't used them,
>> but from the label they appear to be whole, peeled.
>>
>> it looks kinda like this:
>>
>> <http://www.rienzifoods.com/productdetails.cfm?ID=43>
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Cute little guys, they appear to be. I don't think I'd want to cook
> with them, though. I wonder if you could marinate them or something and
> use like a cocktail snack or something. Or on pizza -- or something. :-)

that's what i was thinking. there's a mustard vinaigrette i like to use on
tomatoes or lightly steamed green beans.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:44:49 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>
>> i have a can of rienzi brand italian cherry tomatoes. i haven't used them,
>> but from the label they appear to be whole, peeled.
>>
>> it looks kinda like this:
>>
>> <http://www.rienzifoods.com/productdetails.cfm?ID=43>
>
> So, spill it, Blake. Why did you buy them and what are your current
> plans for them?

well, for one thing, they were on sale at half price.

i thought i'd marinate them in a mustard vinaigrette and eat them as a
salad.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" ha scritto nel messaggio
n Abel wrote:
>
>>> i have a can of rienzi brand italian cherry tomatoes. i haven't used
>>> them,
>>> but from the label they appear to be whole, peeled.
>>>
>>> it looks kinda like this:
>>>
>>> <http://www.rienzifoods.com/productdetails.cfm?ID=43>
>>
>> So, spill it, Blake. Why did you buy them and what are your current
>> plans for them?
>
> well, for one thing, they were on sale at half price.
>
> i thought i'd marinate them in a mustard vinaigrette and eat them as a>
> salad.
> blake

And you can do that with them, but they really are meant more for making
cooked dishes from regions where the cherry tomato is preferred, such as
Puglia. They seem to have fresh ones all winter, but many of us don't. I
find them a little sour, not the Pugliese ones but the tinned ones.

l, not -l said...

>
> On 12-Dec-2008, Andy > wrote:
>
>> > Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!
>> >
>> > Carol
>>
>>
>> Carol,
>>
>> Yes Ma'am!!!
>>
>> Uhm... where?
>>
>> <VBG>
>>
>> Best,
>
> I can't believe you would ask, in this group especially, for someone to
> tell you where to go!


l, not -l,

If Carol told me to go to Red Lobster, I would, though my conscience would
be fighting me there and back!

<VVBG>

Best,

Andy

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:36 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>Andy > wrote in :
>>
>>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>>> fat-free milk,
>>
>>So you had a glass of white water.
>
> Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!
>



You might as well drink chalk dust :-)

I used to drink 2% milk, only because the SO used to want it because she
thought it would be more 'healthy' for us......... but we've switched
back to 'normal' milk.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:44:49 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > blake murphy > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> i have a can of rienzi brand italian cherry tomatoes. i haven't used them,
> >> but from the label they appear to be whole, peeled.
> >>
> >> it looks kinda like this:
> >>
> >> <http://www.rienzifoods.com/productdetails.cfm?ID=43>
> >
> > So, spill it, Blake. Why did you buy them and what are your current
> > plans for them?
>
> well, for one thing, they were on sale at half price.

Can't beat that, if they taste good.

> i thought i'd marinate them in a mustard vinaigrette and eat them as a
> salad.

Something popped into my mind as I was reading this thread. It was a
recipe from a tv chef, might have been the Frugal Gourmet, but don't
hold me to it. Take fresh cherry tomatoes, remove stems, wash and
refrigerate. Put a bowl of vodka in the freezer, or put the bottle in
and pour some in a bowl when ready to eat. Put salt in a small bowl or
dish. When ready put all three on table with some toothpicks. Stick a
tomato, dip in vodka and then salt. Eat. Bloody Mary on a stick!

So, maybe when you open these tomatoes, stick a few in a wide glass.
Taste the liquid in the can. If it's good (i.e. not just water) add
some. Add vodka to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and store in fridge
overnight. The next day, eat the tomatoes and drink the liquid.

I couldn't find a recipe for either, but this is what Google gave me:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bloody-...es/Detail.aspx

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-7A60ED.10213212122008@c-
61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:

> In article >,
> PeterL > wrote:
>
>> Andy > wrote in :
>>
>> > with a tall glass of ice-cold
>> > fat-free milk,
>>
>> So you had a glass of white water.
>
> Milk has a lot of stuff in it besides water, including a surprising
> amount of sugar. The type of sugar in milk is not as sweet as other
> types of sugar, so it isn't as noticeable.


All added afterwards??

Does anyone drink 'normal' milk over there?


We certainly haven't gone the way of the US over here, and have 75
different varieties of milk. Even back in the early 90's in the
supermarkets in CA, I used to be *totally* confused whenever I'd go to
the milk section!!


And on the milk theme........ who *was* the first person to look at a
cow and say "I'm going to pull on those things hanging under it and
drink whatever comes out"!!!??? ;-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:42:57 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:36 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Andy > wrote in :
>>>
>>>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>>>> fat-free milk,
>>>
>>>So you had a glass of white water.
>>
>> Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!
>
>You might as well drink chalk dust :-)

Nah, the powder would clog up my throat. And wouldn't that be eating,
not drinking?

Doc, running and hiding

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:42:57 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
m:
>>
>>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:36 +0000 (UTC), PeterL
>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Andy > wrote in :
>>>>
>>>>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>>>>> fat-free milk,
>>>>
>>>>So you had a glass of white water.
>>>
>>> Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!
>>
>>You might as well drink chalk dust :-)
>
> Nah, the powder would clog up my throat.



It'd clog something up, but not your throat ;-P



> And wouldn't that be eating,
> not drinking?


Nope, it'd be like drinking a Slurpy......... not that I'd know what
it's like :-)


>
> Doc, running and hiding
>


You can run, but you can't hide :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

PeterL > wrote:
> Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-7A60ED.10213212122008@c-
> >
> > Milk has a lot of stuff in it besides water, including a surprising

> All added afterwards??

No. Except for vitamin D, which is pretty much added to most milk here.

> We certainly haven't gone the way of the US over here, and have 75
> different varieties of milk. Even back in the early 90's in the
> supermarkets in CA, I used to be *totally* confused whenever I'd go to
> the milk section!!

Well, I've noticed a reduction in choice in the last few years.
I used to be a whole milk only person. I finally got myself used to
2%, then 1%, and finally 1/2%. Never could quite take true skim milk,
but 1/2% I was OK with, but they took it away. No one carries it
anymore, so I've moved back 1%. Still can't hack skim.

> And on the milk theme........ who *was* the first person to look at a
> cow and say "I'm going to pull on those things hanging under it and
> drink whatever comes out"!!!??? ;-)

Should have been obvious. A little observation would make anyone
deduce that milk would come out. Now the first person to eat a
lobster had to be *hungry*.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

wrote in :


> anymore, so I've moved back 1%. Still can't hack skim.



Samesame. You might as well drink water.



>
>> And on the milk theme........ who *was* the first person to look at a
>> cow and say "I'm going to pull on those things hanging under it and
>> drink whatever comes out"!!!??? ;-)
>
> Should have been obvious. A little observation would make anyone
> deduce that milk would come out. Now the first person to eat a
> lobster had to be *hungry*.
>


Or........ who was the first person who looked at a chicken and said,
"I'm going to eat the next thing that comes out of it's bum."!!??


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

In article > ,
PeterL > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-7A60ED.10213212122008@c-
> 61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:
>
> > In article >,
> > PeterL > wrote:
> >
> >> Andy > wrote in :
> >>
> >> > with a tall glass of ice-cold
> >> > fat-free milk,
> >>
> >> So you had a glass of white water.
> >
> > Milk has a lot of stuff in it besides water, including a surprising
> > amount of sugar. The type of sugar in milk is not as sweet as other
> > types of sugar, so it isn't as noticeable.
>
>
> All added afterwards??

No, I'm talking about plain old milk. Milk is the "perfect food", so
it's got to have the ideal mix of nutrients, which includes protein, fat
and sugar. Of course, if you drink cow's milk, it's ideal for a calf,
not a human, and certainly not an adult human.

> Does anyone drink 'normal' milk over there?

Yeah, lots of people. The only thing that is added to normal milk is
vitamin D. Since cow's milk has too much fat in it (just look at how
fast a calf grows to see why), many folks drink milk with some or all of
the fat removed.

> We certainly haven't gone the way of the US over here, and have 75
> different varieties of milk. Even back in the early 90's in the
> supermarkets in CA, I used to be *totally* confused whenever I'd go to
> the milk section!!

I haven't noticed that, but then, I'm not looking either. There's
certainly milk with stuff added, and I suspect sugar is part of it.


> And on the milk theme........ who *was* the first person to look at a
> cow and say "I'm going to pull on those things hanging under it and
> drink whatever comes out"!!!??? ;-)

That shouldn't have been too hard to figure out. All mammals start out
with breast milk, including humans. When you see how fast baby mammals
grow, with no other sustenance, that's gotta be food!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:00 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>There's
>certainly milk with stuff added, and I suspect sugar is part of it.

The only milk I'm aware of that has added sugar is chocolate milk.
Milk has a naturally occuring sugar called lactose. There are milks
which contain an added enzyme to help lactose-intolerant people
process the milk without cramping and having to clean their toilets
afterward.

When I go sugar free for awhile, I can really taste the sweetness of
milk.

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> Milk has a naturally occuring sugar called lactose. There are milks
> which contain an added enzyme to help lactose-intolerant people
> process the milk without cramping and having to clean their toilets
> afterward.

(laugh!) Is that printed on the carton? Too funny.

nancy

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:00 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> >There's
> >certainly milk with stuff added, and I suspect sugar is part of it.
>
> The only milk I'm aware of that has added sugar is chocolate milk.

Maybe things are different now. I never liked them anyway, but I
thought that there was not only strawberry milk but various other
flavored milks. Then there was stuff to add to coffee. There was so
much sugar in that I couldn't handle even a half teaspoon (I don't like
sugar in my coffee).

I don't know if I'm still lactose intolerant, but I haven't drunk milk
in a long time. I bought a pint this week, and it should last me a
couple of weeks, at a couple of teaspoons per cup of coffee. I use milk
in cooking, and it hasn't bothered me. If my sons are home, they and my
wife will go through several gallons of 2% milk in a week.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:41:58 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> Milk has a naturally occuring sugar called lactose. There are milks
>> which contain an added enzyme to help lactose-intolerant people
>> process the milk without cramping and having to clean their toilets
>> afterward.
>
>(laugh!) Is that printed on the carton? Too funny.

Why, yes. Yes, it is.

Cordially yours,
Carol

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:02:36 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:00 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>
>> >There's
>> >certainly milk with stuff added, and I suspect sugar is part of it.
>>
>> The only milk I'm aware of that has added sugar is chocolate milk.
>
>Maybe things are different now. I never liked them anyway, but I
>thought that there was not only strawberry milk but various other
>flavored milks. Then there was stuff to add to coffee. There was so
>much sugar in that I couldn't handle even a half teaspoon (I don't like
>sugar in my coffee).

The coffee stuff doesn't have much to do with milk. It's intended to
both flavor and sweeten coffee. I'd gack if I drank a glass of it.
Come to think of it, I'd gack if I drank a glass of strawberry milk,
too.

I was referring to the whole milk, 2%, 1% and skim varieties.

>I don't know if I'm still lactose intolerant, but I haven't drunk milk
>in a long time. I bought a pint this week, and it should last me a
>couple of weeks, at a couple of teaspoons per cup of coffee. I use milk
>in cooking, and it hasn't bothered me. If my sons are home, they and my
>wife will go through several gallons of 2% milk in a week.

I love milk! So glad not to be lactose intolerant. Crash shares your
problem, but he takes LactAid when he drinks milk, and it usually
helps.

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:02:36 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>> Then there was stuff to add to coffee. There was so
>> much sugar in that I couldn't handle even a half teaspoon (I don't like
>> sugar in my coffee).
>
> The coffee stuff doesn't have much to do with milk. It's intended to
> both flavor and sweeten coffee. I'd gack if I drank a glass of it.
> Come to think of it, I'd gack if I drank a glass of strawberry milk,
> too.

I don't drink coffee, so never look at the stuff but... is it something
like liquid Coffee Mate, which I believe has an ingredient list which
starts with some sort of partially hydrogenated oil? Ugh. Sure makes
real cream or milk sound like a better choice to me.

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:22:52 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:02:36 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>
>>> Then there was stuff to add to coffee. There was so
>>> much sugar in that I couldn't handle even a half teaspoon (I don't like
>>> sugar in my coffee).
>>
>> The coffee stuff doesn't have much to do with milk. It's intended to
>> both flavor and sweeten coffee. I'd gack if I drank a glass of it.
>> Come to think of it, I'd gack if I drank a glass of strawberry milk,
>> too.
>
>I don't drink coffee, so never look at the stuff but... is it something
>like liquid Coffee Mate, which I believe has an ingredient list which
>starts with some sort of partially hydrogenated oil? Ugh. Sure makes
>real cream or milk sound like a better choice to me.

I don't look at the cartons, either. We occasionally have people
bring the stuff into the house for their coffee, and they share it
with Crash, but I'm a heavy cream type coffee drinker, myself. At the
price of cream, I don't drink much coffee.

Carol

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:33:35 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:42:57 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:36 +0000 (UTC), PeterL
>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Andy > wrote in :
>>>>>
>>>>>> with a tall glass of ice-cold
>>>>>> fat-free milk,
>>>>>
>>>>>So you had a glass of white water.
>>>>
>>>> Hey! I *like* skim milk! You GO, Andy!
>>>
>>>You might as well drink chalk dust :-)
>>
>> Nah, the powder would clog up my throat.
>
>It'd clog something up, but not your throat ;-P

That's what Crash said, but his version was a bit more explicit.
heehee!

Carol

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:21:58 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>there's a mustard vinaigrette i like to use on
>tomatoes or lightly steamed green beans.

Recipe, please?


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:41:51 +0100, "Giusi" >
wrote:

>And you can do that with them, but they really are meant more for making
>cooked dishes from regions where the cherry tomato is preferred, such as
>Puglia. They seem to have fresh ones all winter, but many of us don't. I
>find them a little sour, not the Pugliese ones but the tinned ones.

I don't think we buy them in a can. It's fresh only.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:47:25 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:44:49 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> i have a can of rienzi brand italian cherry tomatoes. i haven't used them,
>>>> but from the label they appear to be whole, peeled.
>>>>
>>>> it looks kinda like this:
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.rienzifoods.com/productdetails.cfm?ID=43>
>>>
>>> So, spill it, Blake. Why did you buy them and what are your current
>>> plans for them?
>>
>> well, for one thing, they were on sale at half price.
>
> Can't beat that, if they taste good.
>
>> i thought i'd marinate them in a mustard vinaigrette and eat them as a
>> salad.
>
> Something popped into my mind as I was reading this thread. It was a
> recipe from a tv chef, might have been the Frugal Gourmet, but don't
> hold me to it. Take fresh cherry tomatoes, remove stems, wash and
> refrigerate. Put a bowl of vodka in the freezer, or put the bottle in
> and pour some in a bowl when ready to eat. Put salt in a small bowl or
> dish. When ready put all three on table with some toothpicks. Stick a
> tomato, dip in vodka and then salt. Eat. Bloody Mary on a stick!
>
> So, maybe when you open these tomatoes, stick a few in a wide glass.
> Taste the liquid in the can. If it's good (i.e. not just water) add
> some. Add vodka to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and store in fridge
> overnight. The next day, eat the tomatoes and drink the liquid.
>
> I couldn't find a recipe for either, but this is what Google gave me:
>
> http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bloody-...es/Detail.aspx

sounds interesting, but they must be peppy indeed with two tablespoons of
tabasco and pepper vodka.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:35:21 -0800, sf wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:21:58 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>there's a mustard vinaigrette i like to use on
>>tomatoes or lightly steamed green beans.
>
> Recipe, please?

o.k.:

(the recipe is billed as a marinade for three large sliced tomatoes)

1/4 cup olive oil or salad oil (i use olive)

1 tbls *each* tarragon vinegar and red wine vinegar (i use

all red w.v.)

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 cup chopped parsley (i omit this)

2 tsp dijon mustard (or more)

1 tsp *each* salt and sugar (maybe less salt if used for

tomatoes)

1/4 tsp ground black pepper (or more)

1/4 tsp or more dill weed (my addition)

*

put ingredients in a jar and shake until blended.

(from *marinade magic*, by dona meilach)

*

i find the whole recipe is good for an eight-ounce package of
frozen green beans, lightly steamed (with some sliced onions added after
steaming), or 3-4 boiled, cubed red potatoes, a half recipe for a small can
of drained seeded whole tomatoes. the beans taste better after a day or
two.

your pal,
blake

Loads of Usenet groups got dropped by my ISP. I don't think they consider
Usenet worthwhile anymore. Too much spam I'm guessing. This is kind of a
shame, because Usenet is a holdover from the earliest days of the Internet,
but it's being destroyed by spam.


--
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"Thrift is sexy."

"Macuser" > wrote in
:

> Loads of Usenet groups got dropped by my ISP. I don't think they
> consider Usenet worthwhile anymore. Too much spam I'm guessing. This
> is kind of a shame, because Usenet is a holdover from the earliest
> days of the Internet, but it's being destroyed by spam.
>
>


And once it all goes down in a screaming heap, it will be rebuilt with some
sort of constraints..... or accountability.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:42:54 +0000 (UTC), Peter-Lucas wrote:

> "Macuser" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Loads of Usenet groups got dropped by my ISP. I don't think they
>> consider Usenet worthwhile anymore. Too much spam I'm guessing. This
>> is kind of a shame, because Usenet is a holdover from the earliest
>> days of the Internet, but it's being destroyed by spam.
>>
>
> And once it all goes down in a screaming heap, it will be rebuilt with some
> sort of constraints..... or accountability.

**** that.

your pal,
blae

In article >,
"Macuser" > wrote:

> Loads of Usenet groups got dropped by my ISP. I don't think they consider
> Usenet worthwhile anymore. Too much spam I'm guessing. This is kind of a
> shame, because Usenet is a holdover from the earliest days of the Internet,
> but it's being destroyed by spam.

Usenet is not worthwhile. Where's the money in it for the ISP's? They
don't care about SPAM, except that they are mad that *they* aren't
getting money from it. A lot of the cost is the downloading of videos
and music, much of it in violation of copyright. A few noises about
kiddie porn, and *blam*, ISPs are dropping Usenet.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article >,
"Peter-Lucas" > wrote:

> "Macuser" > wrote in
> :
>
> > Loads of Usenet groups got dropped by my ISP. I don't think they
> > consider Usenet worthwhile anymore. Too much spam I'm guessing. This
> > is kind of a shame, because Usenet is a holdover from the earliest
> > days of the Internet, but it's being destroyed by spam.
> >
> >
>
>
> And once it all goes down in a screaming heap, it will be rebuilt with some
> sort of constraints..... or accountability.

Yup. Financial constraints with full financial accountability. No more
annoying spam designed to separate you from your money, without paying
the ISP. Do a Google search. What percentage of what you get back is
Google ads? 50%? In the future, you will get back an entire page, with
a little "click here for your results" down at the bottom of the third
screen. All the rest will be ads. Click the link. Same thing. The
third time, you'll get your results, in a three inch column of light
grey background with dark grey text. Both sides will be full of more
ads, in full color with lots of blinking.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Macuser wrote:

> Loads of Usenet groups got dropped by my ISP. I don't think they consider
> Usenet worthwhile anymore. Too much spam I'm guessing. This is kind of a
> shame, because Usenet is a holdover from the earliest days of the
> Internet, but it's being destroyed by spam.

It has nothing to do with spam. There was a stink this summer about
kiddie p()rn on Usenet. Some pol tried to make a name for himself by
trying to get Usenet banned. ISPs don't make any money on Usenet took the
opportunity to drop some (usually binary groups) or all of Usenet and
pretend that it was a moral decision.

There are other news feeds besides ISP feeds, and ISP feeds have
traditionally been fairly sloppy anyway, losing more messages than
dedicated server operations. See link in my sig.

--
Blinky
Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html