Grapes for breakfast

Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers for tomorrow.

You?

Andy

Andy wrote:
> Grapes for breakfast
>
> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers for tomorrow.
>
> You?
>
> Andy

That was soooo long ago. A peanut butter and sandwich spread
sandwich. (I finally found more of the imported Heinz Sandwich
Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child and
soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)

--
Jean B.

Jean B. said...

> That was soooo long ago. A peanut butter and sandwich spread
> sandwich. (I finally found more of the imported Heinz Sandwich
> Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child and
> soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)


Jean B,

A "sandwich spread" sounds rather vague to me. That said, in my youth, peanut
butter was an out of the question food.

Best,

Andy

Andy wrote:
> Jean B. said...
>
>> That was soooo long ago. A peanut butter and sandwich spread
>> sandwich. (I finally found more of the imported Heinz Sandwich
>> Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child and
>> soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)
>
>
> Jean B,
>
> A "sandwich spread" sounds rather vague to me. That said, in my youth, peanut
> butter was an out of the question food.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

Sandwich spread has a mayonnaise base, with minced pickled veggies
added to it. That was how mom made PB sandwiches. Actually (and
no one would ever believe that such things had such an origin), I
have an old booklet from, IIRC, Heinz, which was probably the
origin of this practice. They purveyed both products at that point.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Jean B. said...
>>
>>> That was soooo long ago. A peanut butter and sandwich spread
>>> sandwich. (I finally found more of the imported Heinz Sandwich
>>> Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child and
>>> soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)
>>
>>
>> Jean B,
>>
>> A "sandwich spread" sounds rather vague to me. That said, in my youth,
>> peanut butter was an out of the question food.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> Sandwich spread has a mayonnaise base, with minced pickled veggies
> added to it. That was how mom made PB sandwiches. Actually (and
> no one would ever believe that such things had such an origin), I
> have an old booklet from, IIRC, Heinz, which was probably the
> origin of this practice. They purveyed both products at that point.


Jean B,

Best I can think up that might compare is tartar sauce, which I didn't
choose to enjoy for decades. Nor the fish it went on for that matter!

Best,

Andy

l, not -l wrote:
> On 18-Jul-2009, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> (I finally found more of the imported Heinz Sandwich
>> Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child and
>> soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)
>
> Thanks for the tip on sandwich spread. I used to love the stuff; but, the
> insipid Kraft Sandwich Spread is a pale imitator of what I recall liking
> years ago. We have an international grocery nearby and I'll be checking the
> Great Britain aisle for Heinz Sandwich Spread on my next visit.

It is VERY hard to find! I couldn't find it for about 2 years,
then went to explore another supermarket near here and was shocked
to find it. Odd. Not even the British store near here has had it
for the intervening years.

--
Jean B.

> Andy wrote:
>> Grapes for breakfast
>>
>> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers for tomorrow.
>>
>> You?
>>
>> Andy
>



Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.

gloria p

Gloria P said...

> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>
> gloria p


gloria p,

AS IF I need another addiction!

Probably used real butter too?! :9

Best,

Andy

Jean wrote on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:30:42 -0400:

> Andy wrote:
>> Grapes for breakfast
>>
>> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers
>> for tomorrow.
>>
>> You?
>>
>> Andy

> That was soooo long ago. A peanut butter and sandwich spread
> sandwich. (I finally found more of the imported Heinz
> Sandwich Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child
> and soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)

I don't often eat grapes for breakfast but have you tried frozen
seedless grapes as a snack? If they are insufficiently sweet, sprinkling
them with a little white sugar before freezing helps.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Jean wrote on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:30:42 -0400:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Grapes for breakfast
>>>
>>> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers
>>> for tomorrow.
>>>
>>> You?
>>>
>>> Andy
>
>> That was soooo long ago. A peanut butter and sandwich spread
>> sandwich. (I finally found more of the imported Heinz
>> Sandwich Spread, which is like the sandwich spread I ate as a child and
>> soooo much better than the domestic stuff.)
>
> I don't often eat grapes for breakfast but have you tried frozen seedless
> grapes as a snack? If they are insufficiently sweet, sprinkling them with
> a little white sugar before freezing helps.
>
I got fat on grapes. No kidding. Too much sugar, and they were tooo goooood.
Black seedless.

"Gloria P" > wrote in message
...
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Grapes for breakfast
>>>
>>> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers for
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> You?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>
>
>
> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>

Oh, man. One of my favorite "why-not-just-slap-them-on-my-ass" breakfasts.
With butter. On the muffins, not the ass.

Andy wrote:
>
> Grapes for breakfast
>
> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers for tomorrow.
>
> You?
>
> Andy


Ate all the grapes already. Breakfast burrito, fresh cherries, fresh
pineapple and decaf.

Gloria P wrote:
> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>
> gloria p

What makes those stand out from other blueberry muffins?

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Gloria P wrote:
> > Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
> >
> > gloria p
>
> What makes those stand out from other blueberry muffins?

Probably wild blueberries. I had blueberry muffins
made by my aunt in Upper Michigan, and they were
fantastic. Those tiny little berries pack a lot more
flavor than the giant farm-raised ones.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> What makes those stand out from other blueberry muffins?
>
> Probably wild blueberries. I had blueberry muffins
> made by my aunt in Upper Michigan, and they were
> fantastic. Those tiny little berries pack a lot more
> flavor than the giant farm-raised ones.

Yes, I keep looking for those. I vastly prefer them to the huge
ones one now sees in the stores. As someone here reminded me,
Trader Joe's has nice wild ones in their freezer case. Some
other stores around here also have them frozen.

--
Jean B.

Andy > wrote in :

> Grapes for breakfast
>
> Munched at two bunches of green and red seedless. Leftovers for tomorrow.

That's a marvelous breakfast, Andy. Over the past 2 years, I've made it my
practice to eat nothing but fruit before noon, and have lost 40 pounds. It
seems like the practice has normalized my metabolism. I am not hungry, not
starving, just eat nothing but apples, bananas, grapes and what-have-you
before noon.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> >
> > Probably wild blueberries. I had blueberry muffins
> > made by my aunt in Upper Michigan, and they were
> > fantastic. Those tiny little berries pack a lot more
> > flavor than the giant farm-raised ones.
>
> Yes, I keep looking for those. I vastly prefer them to the huge
> ones one now sees in the stores. As someone here reminded me,
> Trader Joe's has nice wild ones in their freezer case. Some
> other stores around here also have them frozen.

I saw those today. They come from Canada.

Several months ago, I saw a segment on Deutsche Welle TV
about the harvesting of wild blueberries in Sweden.
You can't get Swedes to do that work anymore. The segment
followed these people from Thailand that do the picking.
Even with air fare both ways, they can make more money
picking blueberries during the harvest season in Sweden
than they can back in Thailand.

And, the segment showed them eating dinner. The Thais
had discovered that chicken feet are really cheap in
Sweden. They explained that chicken feet are a delicacy
in Thailand, but nobody eats them in Sweden so they are
actually cheaper in Sweden than back in Thailand.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> Probably wild blueberries. I had blueberry muffins
>>> made by my aunt in Upper Michigan, and they were
>>> fantastic. Those tiny little berries pack a lot more
>>> flavor than the giant farm-raised ones.
>> Yes, I keep looking for those. I vastly prefer them to the huge
>> ones one now sees in the stores. As someone here reminded me,
>> Trader Joe's has nice wild ones in their freezer case. Some
>> other stores around here also have them frozen.
>
> I saw those today. They come from Canada.
>
> Several months ago, I saw a segment on Deutsche Welle TV
> about the harvesting of wild blueberries in Sweden.
> You can't get Swedes to do that work anymore. The segment
> followed these people from Thailand that do the picking.
> Even with air fare both ways, they can make more money
> picking blueberries during the harvest season in Sweden
> than they can back in Thailand.
>
> And, the segment showed them eating dinner. The Thais
> had discovered that chicken feet are really cheap in
> Sweden. They explained that chicken feet are a delicacy
> in Thailand, but nobody eats them in Sweden so they are
> actually cheaper in Sweden than back in Thailand.

Very interesting. Yes, the blueberries were from Northern Canada,
IIRC. Supposedly relatively I contaminated. Now I wonder who
picked them. I never really thought of migrant laborers really
far north.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
>> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> What makes those stand out from other blueberry muffins?
>


The recipe is easy, foolproof, not too sweet, and makes 21-24
muffins. I hadn't made blueberry muffins in many years but
made this one four times in the past 2 1/2 weeks.

Berries seem to be plentiful this year.

gloria p

Mark Thorson wrote:
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> What makes those stand out from other blueberry muffins?
>
> Probably wild blueberries. I had blueberry muffins
> made by my aunt in Upper Michigan, and they were
> fantastic. Those tiny little berries pack a lot more
> flavor than the giant farm-raised ones.


My motto: "We do the best we can with what we have."
And in Colorado the best we have is farm-raised, imported
from CA, MI, or wherever.

Those of you lucky enough to live where food grows wild
should be grateful and not look down on us who live in
less hospitable climates.

Our Swedish partner keeps asking why we don't pick
berries and chanterelles and other delicacies in the wild.
Perhaps because they don't exist here?

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> Homemade Minnesota blueberry muffins. We're getting addicted.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> What makes those stand out from other blueberry muffins?
>>
>
>
> The recipe is easy, foolproof, not too sweet, and makes 21-24
> muffins. I hadn't made blueberry muffins in many years but
> made this one four times in the past 2 1/2 weeks.
>
> Berries seem to be plentiful this year.
>
> gloria p


I actually have some SOUR blueberries. I need to look again, but
I don't that they look the least bit unripe. I am thinking they
might make a good pie--and maybe a good buckle. Speaking o' that,
I need to post a request, but I'll ask here too: does anyone have
a truly excellent recipe for blueberry buckle/streusel topped
blueberry cake? I have made good ones, but I always feel they
could be better.

--
Jean B.