Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
windows and doors are open for ventilation.

Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
done on this day.

Bah Humbug! :-D

I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
might wait until then.

The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 9:46:51 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

Merry Christmas Gary!!

John Kuthe...

John Kuthe wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>
> Merry Christmas Gary!!

Merry Christmas to you too, John. Your candy looks fantastic. Lot's
of work and looks like a "Job Well Done!"

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

Grin, yeah we needed the AC last night because it's so damply muggy.

--

cshenk wrote:
>
> Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
> >
> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> > done on this day.
> >
> > Bah Humbug! :-D
> >
> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> > might wait until then.
> >
> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>
> Grin, yeah we needed the AC last night because it's so damply muggy.

I haven't used the AC but I think the little one would have liked it
last night. I went out on back porch early this morning and noticed
that the upstairs neighbors were running their AC.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

My daughter in Alabama said the same thing, no Christmas weather.

Cheri

On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to have a freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when we went to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is that the tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your house, the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn tree farm!

dsi1 wrote:
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>>
>> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> done on this day.
>>
>> Bah Humbug! :-D
>>
>> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>> might wait until then.
>>
>> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>
> I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to have a freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when we went to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is that the tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your house, the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn tree farm!
>

OMG!

You got Cali-phonya'd!

This is like a Jean Shepard bizzaro moment.

l not -l wrote:
>
> On 25-Dec-2015, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>>
>> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> done on this day.
>
> 42F and sunny here is STL suburb; headed for a high of 50.
> I had absolutely no Christmas spirit until Wednesday, then I had an
> encounter that changed everything. As I left the supermarket, there were
> four high-school age girls "manning" the Salvation Army kettle and singing
> carols. They were having so much fun, really into the spirit of Christmas,
> that it was infectious. I dropped a 20 in the kettle and had a smile on my
> face, humming carols, the rest of the day.

I saw a little kid putting a pack of gum into the kettle while his mom
was distracted by something else - that was sweet.

On 12/25/2015 10:45 AM, Gary wrote:
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>
It was very muggy and warm today for sure! Kind of miserable for me as I
just can't take the heat these days. But most of the day it rained here.
At times very heavy, like in the Spring. That's what this weather
reminds me of. Merry Christmas Gary.


--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On 12/25/2015 2:20 PM, l not -l wrote:

> 42F and sunny here is STL suburb; headed for a high of 50.
> I had absolutely no Christmas spirit until Wednesday, then I had an
> encounter that changed everything. As I left the supermarket, there were
> four high-school age girls "manning" the Salvation Army kettle and singing
> carols. They were having so much fun, really into the spirit of Christmas,
> that it was infectious. I dropped a 20 in the kettle and had a smile on my
> face, humming carols, the rest of the day.

That's a great story!

--
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Cheryl

On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 7:07:23 PM UTC-6, Cheryl wrote:
> On 12/25/2015 2:20 PM, l not -l wrote:
>
> > 42F and sunny here is STL suburb; headed for a high of 50.
> > I had absolutely no Christmas spirit until Wednesday, then I had an
> > encounter that changed everything. As I left the supermarket, there were
> > four high-school age girls "manning" the Salvation Army kettle and singing
> > carols. They were having so much fun, really into the spirit of Christmas,
> > that it was infectious. I dropped a 20 in the kettle and had a smile on my
> > face, humming carols, the rest of the day.
>
> That's a great story!
>
Yes, but in most First World countries they don't need to employ teenage girls
to solicit charity from mostly working class folks, as there is a national
support system in place to aid "the least among us."
>
> --
> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
> Cheryl

--Bryan

On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:45:46 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
>Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>done on this day.
>
>Bah Humbug! :-D
>
>I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>might wait until then.
>
>The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

We changed our plans and didn't go out to eat last night. The snow
had just stopped and the sanding trucks hadn't been around yet. It
was a sure thing for black ice at the very least. All agencies were
working full bore yesterday rescuing people and hauling vehicles away
from wrecks. Because of the wet snow for a start continuing on into
low temperatures, trees and shrubs are fully white and bowed. In this
coming 7 days we are looking at temperatures as low as 8F. Skiers are
happy.
Janet US

On 12/25/2015 9:12 PM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 7:07:23 PM UTC-6, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 12/25/2015 2:20 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>
>>> 42F and sunny here is STL suburb; headed for a high of 50.
>>> I had absolutely no Christmas spirit until Wednesday, then I had an
>>> encounter that changed everything. As I left the supermarket, there were
>>> four high-school age girls "manning" the Salvation Army kettle and singing
>>> carols. They were having so much fun, really into the spirit of Christmas,
>>> that it was infectious. I dropped a 20 in the kettle and had a smile on my
>>> face, humming carols, the rest of the day.
>>
>> That's a great story!
>>
> Yes, but in most First World countries they don't need to employ teenage girls
> to solicit charity from mostly working class folks, as there is a national
> support system in place to aid "the least among us."
>>

Perhaps they do, but here we do not. The SA is one of the better
charities for actually helping people with minimal overhead. I know
people that have benefited from them when they were in the service. I
donate to them a couple of times a year.

On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:50:46 PM UTC-7, Cheryl wrote:
> On 12/25/2015 10:45 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
> >
> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> > done on this day.
> >
> > Bah Humbug! :-D
> >
> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> > might wait until then.
> >
> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
> >
> It was very muggy and warm today for sure! Kind of miserable for me as I
> just can't take the heat these days. But most of the day it rained here.
> At times very heavy, like in the Spring. That's what this weather
> reminds me of. Merry Christmas Gary.
> --
> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
> Cheryl
===
Minus 20 F. here this morning but it struggled up to +8 by afternoon. Turkey and ham at my nieces place.
She is an excellent cook and she puts up with us old farts quite well.
===

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

Our weather is finally pretty typical. We did have snow yesterday while I
was at my brothers. We didn't see it as we were in the basement and no
windows to see out of. But Angela did find traces of it on Sparkley's back
window as we were getting ready to leave.

Thankfully I put the turkey in sooner than I needed to as husband came home
an hour early. The rest of the stuff was all pretty quick to fix though. I
just wasn't wanting to make dinner right then as I had other things to do.
Bah! I haven't eaten yet. Not hungry. But they're not complaining so I
guess I did well. Did screw up the potatoes but it was an easy fix. Since
neither of them likes mashed very well but both want a little to eat with
their turkey, I bought a pouch of the instant that needs nothing but water.
But I had Angela read the packet and I thought she said to use 4 cups of
water. It was only two! I didn't think it looked right as I was pouring it
into the bowl, considering the size of the pouch. Luckily by then, I had a
burner freed up so I just dumped it into a pan, added more milk and butter
and some plain instant ones.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> cshenk wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>> >
>> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> > done on this day.
>> >
>> > Bah Humbug! :-D
>> >
>> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>> > might wait until then.
>> >
>> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>>
>> Grin, yeah we needed the AC last night because it's so damply muggy.
>
> I haven't used the AC but I think the little one would have liked it
> last night. I went out on back porch early this morning and noticed
> that the upstairs neighbors were running their AC.

My garage has been overly damp and I don't know why. We have had a bit of a
dampness problem since we moved in but it got worse. I had two little
rechargeable units that I keep near the onions and potatoes but I was
actually seeing standing wetness in there on the top of the barstool and the
lip of a trash can. I thought at first that somebody had dripped water or
something but, no. Got a tiny electric dehumidifier. Was inexpensive and
it works great! I have to empty it every 3-5 days and I think it holds
about 1.5 cups of water. I shudder to think of how often I would have
needed to empty that in our house on Cape Cod. We had a huge until there
and I had to empty it once or twice a day.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to have a
freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when we went
to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is that the
tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your house,
the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to
think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn tree
farm!

---

I have a friend in India and they got snow there one year. He said people
were freaking out because they had no clothing that was suitable. And no
heat in their houses. It's not normally that cold there. All they could do
was layer up with as many pieces of clothing they could find and wrap in
blankets but going to work was horrible. Most go there on foot or bicycle
and they mostly have open toed shoes.

And I'll never forget the day trip we took to Vancouver BC, forgetting that
their weather is generally 10 degrees cooler than it is here. We were
shocked to see snow on the ground. And we hadn't brought coats. Only light
jackets.

It also snowed on our wedding day in Reno. I'd never been there in April
before and wasn't expecting the cold weather. I didn't have a formal dress,
just an ivory colored suit which thankfully had long sleeves. But my legs
froze as we had to stand or walk outside a bit to get the marriage license
and such. We did get a limo ride to the chapel.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 12/25/2015 10:45 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>>
>> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> done on this day.
>>
>> Bah Humbug! :-D
>>
>> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>> might wait until then.
>>
>> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>>
> It was very muggy and warm today for sure! Kind of miserable for me as I
> just can't take the heat these days. But most of the day it rained here.
> At times very heavy, like in the Spring. That's what this weather reminds
> me of. Merry Christmas Gary.

We are finally getting the rain that we need but... We are getting too much
snow in the mountains. This will cause flooding later when it melts.

MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 7:07:23 PM UTC-6, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 12/25/2015 2:20 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>
>>> 42F and sunny here is STL suburb; headed for a high of 50.
>>> I had absolutely no Christmas spirit until Wednesday, then I had an
>>> encounter that changed everything. As I left the supermarket, there were
>>> four high-school age girls "manning" the Salvation Army kettle and singing
>>> carols. They were having so much fun, really into the spirit of Christmas,
>>> that it was infectious. I dropped a 20 in the kettle and had a smile on my
>>> face, humming carols, the rest of the day.
>>
>> That's a great story!
>>
> Yes, but in most First World countries they don't need to employ teenage girls
> to solicit charity from mostly working class folks, as there is a national
> support system in place to aid "the least among us."

And defraud those who pay for all their services.

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:50:46 PM UTC-7, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 12/25/2015 10:45 AM, Gary wrote:
>> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>> >
>> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> > done on this day.
>> >
>> > Bah Humbug! :-D
>> >
>> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>> > might wait until then.
>> >
>> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>> >
>> It was very muggy and warm today for sure! Kind of miserable for me as I
>> just can't take the heat these days. But most of the day it rained here.
>> At times very heavy, like in the Spring. That's what this weather
>> reminds me of. Merry Christmas Gary.
>> --
>> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
>> Cheryl
> ===
> Minus 20 F. here this morning but it struggled up to +8 by afternoon.
> Turkey and ham at my nieces place.
> She is an excellent cook and she puts up with us old farts quite well.
> ===

I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed Brussels
sprouts.

1c here this morning (33f)

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Ophelia wrote:
>
>I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed Brussels
>sprouts.

What's a 5 bird roast?

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed
>>Brussels
>>sprouts.
>
> What's a 5 bird roast?

Breasts of turkey, duck, goose, guinea fowl rolled together with stuffing.

Oh he

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/10746.htm?a...etail&id=28316

Made things easy for me this year. Not been well for a few weeks so that
worked with just a few sides.

Very tasty it was too

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On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:24:13 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <d> wrote in message
> ...
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
> >
> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> > done on this day.
> >
> > Bah Humbug! :-D
> >
> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> > might wait until then.
> >
> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>
> I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to have a
> freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when we went
> to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is that the
> tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your house,
> the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to
> think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn tree
> farm!
>
> ---
>
> I have a friend in India and they got snow there one year. He said people
> were freaking out because they had no clothing that was suitable. And no
> heat in their houses. It's not normally that cold there. All they could do
> was layer up with as many pieces of clothing they could find and wrap in
> blankets but going to work was horrible. Most go there on foot or bicycle
> and they mostly have open toed shoes.
>
> And I'll never forget the day trip we took to Vancouver BC, forgetting that
> their weather is generally 10 degrees cooler than it is here. We were
> shocked to see snow on the ground. And we hadn't brought coats. Only light
> jackets.
>
> It also snowed on our wedding day in Reno. I'd never been there in April
> before and wasn't expecting the cold weather. I didn't have a formal dress,
> just an ivory colored suit which thankfully had long sleeves. But my legs
> froze as we had to stand or walk outside a bit to get the marriage license
> and such. We did get a limo ride to the chapel.

Weird weather is weird. Washington state was freaking out because of the early snow on Thanksgiving when were were there last. They said it was a snowstorm but to me it looked like it was snowing. My dad said it had snowed in downtown Las Vegas a few years back. We've had hail stones over here which is totally ridiculous. Must be the end of days. Run doggies run!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SHcpdEYnM

On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:40:03 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed
>>>Brussels
>>>sprouts.
>>
>> What's a 5 bird roast?
>
>Breasts of turkey, duck, goose, guinea fowl rolled together with stuffing.
>
>Oh he
>
>http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/10746.htm?a...etail&id=28316
>
>Made things easy for me this year. Not been well for a few weeks so that
>worked with just a few sides.
>
>Very tasty it was too

Wow, five breasts, I wouldn't know where to begin!

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:40:03 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed
>>>> Brussels
>>>> sprouts.
>>>
>>> What's a 5 bird roast?
>>
>> Breasts of turkey, duck, goose, guinea fowl rolled together with stuffing.
>>
>> Oh he
>>
>> http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/10746.htm?a...etail&id=28316
>>
>> Made things easy for me this year. Not been well for a few weeks so that
>> worked with just a few sides.
>>
>> Very tasty it was too
>
> Wow, five breasts, I wouldn't know where to begin!
>

Where you always do, with the Crystal Palace.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
news
> On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:40:03 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed
>>>>Brussels
>>>>sprouts.
>>>
>>> What's a 5 bird roast?
>>
>>Breasts of turkey, duck, goose, guinea fowl rolled together with stuffing.
>>
>>Oh he
>>
>>http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/10746.htm?a...etail&id=28316
>>
>>Made things easy for me this year. Not been well for a few weeks so that
>>worked with just a few sides.
>>
>>Very tasty it was too
>
> Wow, five breasts, I wouldn't know where to begin!

lol



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"dsi1" > wrote in message
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On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:24:13 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <d> wrote in message
> ...
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
> >
> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> > done on this day.
> >
> > Bah Humbug! :-D
> >
> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> > might wait until then.
> >
> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>
> I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to have
> a
> freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when we
> went
> to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is that
> the
> tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your house,
> the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to
> think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn tree
> farm!
>
> ---
>
> I have a friend in India and they got snow there one year. He said people
> were freaking out because they had no clothing that was suitable. And no
> heat in their houses. It's not normally that cold there. All they could
> do
> was layer up with as many pieces of clothing they could find and wrap in
> blankets but going to work was horrible. Most go there on foot or bicycle
> and they mostly have open toed shoes.
>
> And I'll never forget the day trip we took to Vancouver BC, forgetting
> that
> their weather is generally 10 degrees cooler than it is here. We were
> shocked to see snow on the ground. And we hadn't brought coats. Only
> light
> jackets.
>
> It also snowed on our wedding day in Reno. I'd never been there in April
> before and wasn't expecting the cold weather. I didn't have a formal
> dress,
> just an ivory colored suit which thankfully had long sleeves. But my legs
> froze as we had to stand or walk outside a bit to get the marriage license
> and such. We did get a limo ride to the chapel.

Weird weather is weird. Washington state was freaking out because of the
early snow on Thanksgiving when were were there last. They said it was a
snowstorm but to me it looked like it was snowing. My dad said it had snowed
in downtown Las Vegas a few years back. We've had hail stones over here
which is totally ridiculous. Must be the end of days. Run doggies run!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SHcpdEYnM

---

The problem is that most of the places here do not do any sort of snow or
ice removal. And it's very hilly. They do try to clear the major bus routes
at least in Seattle. But if you live in the suburbs, forget it!

I pitched a fit last year when we celebrated my SIL's birthday. Where my
mom move to, is at the top of a steep hill and you have to make a sharp turn
to get there. It's also a narrow driveway and on the best of days, an
accident waiting to happen if another car is coming up or down. Worse
still, the installed a security gate last year which is supposed to keep the
homeless people out. I fail to see how it would because they were living in
the woods along the property and not driving through the gate. Sheesh.
They also designed the building poorly in that they put the coffee shop just
inside the main door. So a person could quickly walk in there and grab a
self serve drink or some food and leave with it before anyone could stop
them. Anyway...

It snowed on that day and I said that we would not be coming over. SIL
insisted that we come. Would not be bad. Well, it was bad. I did not have
trouble but we saw plenty of others who did. I do try not to drive in the
snow but I know enough that if I have to, to go slowly and not try to have
to rely on my brakes to stop me. Of course, going up a hill is another
matter.

On 12/26/2015 10:36 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:24:13 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "dsi1" <d> wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
>> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
>> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
>> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>> >
>> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
>> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
>> > done on this day.
>> >
>> > Bah Humbug! :-D
>> >
>> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
>> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
>> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
>> > might wait until then.
>> >
>> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
>>
>> I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to
>> have a
>> freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when
>> we went
>> to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is
>> that the
>> tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your
>> house,
>> the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to
>> think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn
>> tree
>> farm!
>>
>> ---
>>
>> I have a friend in India and they got snow there one year. He said
>> people
>> were freaking out because they had no clothing that was suitable. And no
>> heat in their houses. It's not normally that cold there. All they
>> could do
>> was layer up with as many pieces of clothing they could find and wrap in
>> blankets but going to work was horrible. Most go there on foot or
>> bicycle
>> and they mostly have open toed shoes.
>>
>> And I'll never forget the day trip we took to Vancouver BC, forgetting
>> that
>> their weather is generally 10 degrees cooler than it is here. We were
>> shocked to see snow on the ground. And we hadn't brought coats. Only
>> light
>> jackets.
>>
>> It also snowed on our wedding day in Reno. I'd never been there in April
>> before and wasn't expecting the cold weather. I didn't have a formal
>> dress,
>> just an ivory colored suit which thankfully had long sleeves. But my
>> legs
>> froze as we had to stand or walk outside a bit to get the marriage
>> license
>> and such. We did get a limo ride to the chapel.
>
> Weird weather is weird. Washington state was freaking out because of the
> early snow on Thanksgiving when were were there last. They said it was a
> snowstorm but to me it looked like it was snowing. My dad said it had
> snowed in downtown Las Vegas a few years back. We've had hail stones
> over here which is totally ridiculous. Must be the end of days. Run
> doggies run!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SHcpdEYnM
>
> ---
>
> The problem is that most of the places here do not do any sort of snow
> or ice removal. And it's very hilly. They do try to clear the major bus
> routes at least in Seattle. But if you live in the suburbs, forget it!
>
> I pitched a fit last year when we celebrated my SIL's birthday. Where
> my mom move to, is at the top of a steep hill and you have to make a
> sharp turn to get there. It's also a narrow driveway and on the best of
> days, an accident waiting to happen if another car is coming up or
> down. Worse still, the installed a security gate last year which is
> supposed to keep the homeless people out. I fail to see how it would
> because they were living in the woods along the property and not driving
> through the gate. Sheesh. They also designed the building poorly in
> that they put the coffee shop just inside the main door. So a person
> could quickly walk in there and grab a self serve drink or some food and
> leave with it before anyone could stop them. Anyway...
>
> It snowed on that day and I said that we would not be coming over. SIL
> insisted that we come. Would not be bad. Well, it was bad. I did not
> have trouble but we saw plenty of others who did. I do try not to drive
> in the snow but I know enough that if I have to, to go slowly and not
> try to have to rely on my brakes to stop me. Of course, going up a hill
> is another matter.

My sister-in-law made a big deal about going up the hill to the church
where we had our celebration. I was thinking why the heck was she going
on and on about a damn hill. Hee hee. We did not have any trouble
because we had good old American AWD. I did, however, tell my son to
keep his foot pressed on the brake when going down. It looked a little
"slippery." Ha ha, daddy gives good advice...

The church was a landmark on the way to Steven's Pass on route 2 because
it was so conspicuous - being on a hill and all.

On Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 2:31:05 AM UTC-7, Ophelia wrote:
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:50:46 PM UTC-7, Cheryl wrote:
> >> On 12/25/2015 10:45 AM, Gary wrote:
> >> > Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> >> > 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> >> > bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> >> > windows and doors are open for ventilation.
> >> >
> >> > Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> >> > so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> >> > done on this day.
> >> >
> >> > Bah Humbug! :-D
> >> >
> >> > I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> >> > ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> >> > than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> >> > might wait until then.
> >> >
> >> > The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.
> >> >
> >> It was very muggy and warm today for sure! Kind of miserable for me as I
> >> just can't take the heat these days. But most of the day it rained here.
> >> At times very heavy, like in the Spring. That's what this weather
> >> reminds me of. Merry Christmas Gary.
> >> --
> >> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
> >> Cheryl
> > ===
> > Minus 20 F. here this morning but it struggled up to +8 by afternoon.
> > Turkey and ham at my nieces place.
> > She is an excellent cook and she puts up with us old farts quite well.
> > ===
>
> I cooked a 5 bird roast with roasted potatoes, parsnips and steamed Brussels
> sprouts.
>
> 1c here this morning (33f)
>
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As far as I know we don't have the five-bird thingy in our stores but we do have the dark/light turkey rolls
which aren't bad if one slathers them with gravy and serve with nice veggies.
I haven't had parsnips for years...on my Dad's farm we had them plus rutabagas.
I hope your not coming down with the flu...its going around here like wildfire.
Take care and hope you start the New Year feeling better.
Cheers!!!
=====

Roy wrote:
>
>As far as I know we don't have the five-bird thingy in our stores but we do have the dark/light turkey rolls
>which aren't bad if one slathers them with gravy and serve with nice veggies.
>I haven't had parsnips for years...on my Dad's farm we had them plus rutabagas.

I use parsnips same as I do bay leaves, an excellent flavoring herb
for soups and stews but I don't eat them. Can't make a proper chicken
soup without a parsnip but afterwards it goes in the composter, I
think the texture of parsnips is disgusting.

"Roy" > wrote in message
...

> As far as I know we don't have the five-bird thingy in our stores but we
> do have the dark/light turkey rolls
> which aren't bad if one slathers them with gravy and serve with nice
> veggies.
> I haven't had parsnips for years...on my Dad's farm we had them plus
> rutabagas.
> I hope your not coming down with the flu...its going around here like
> wildfire.
> Take care and hope you start the New Year feeling better.
> Cheers!!!
> =====

Thanks, Roy. I've had a virus which is hanging on although I am improving.
There has been a lot of it around it seems. I have seen those multi bird
roasts before but have never fancied them much. This year was different
because it was easy. I have turkey crowns in the freezer which was meant
for Christmas but I guess I will get around to them sooner or later
Parsnips are only good when well roasted and caramelised. I put the
leftovers into a stew and it wrecked the stew Rutabagas we call swede
and they are very good. I always have one in.

Hope you had a good Christmas with plenty of nice things to eat and have a
wonderful 2016)





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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Roy wrote:
>>
>>As far as I know we don't have the five-bird thingy in our stores but we
>>do have the dark/light turkey rolls
>>which aren't bad if one slathers them with gravy and serve with nice
>>veggies.
>>I haven't had parsnips for years...on my Dad's farm we had them plus
>>rutabagas.
>
> I use parsnips same as I do bay leaves, an excellent flavoring herb
> for soups and stews but I don't eat them. Can't make a proper chicken
> soup without a parsnip but afterwards it goes in the composter, I
> think the texture of parsnips is disgusting.

They are ok roasted and caramelised but otherwise ...


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Ophelia wrote:


> Hope you had a good Christmas with plenty of nice things to eat and have a
> wonderful 2016)


And wishing you and yours a happy and prosperous 2016, Ms. O...!!!

;-)


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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>
>> Hope you had a good Christmas with plenty of nice things to eat and have
>> a
>> wonderful 2016)
>
>
> And wishing you and yours a happy and prosperous 2016, Ms. O...!!!
>
> ;-)

Thank you Greg All the best wishes to you too)




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