On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 08:17:20 -0500, David Crossley
> wrote:

>In article >, says...
>>
>> On Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:11:11 +1100, Master Bruce
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 10:33:11 -0500, David Crossley
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>In article >, says...
>> >>> Let's not get all serious, I'm trying to have a good time on this
>> >>> freezing snowy morning
>> >>>
>> >>Why are you such an asshole then?
>> >
>> >No Crystal Palace. Oh wait, that also makes him an asshole. I guess
>> >he's just an asshole.
>>
>> I PRATICE ASSHOLENESS SO I CAN TAKE A BIG DUMP ON BOTH YOUR UGLI
>> DOUCHEBAG FACES. Ahahahahahahaha. . . .
>>
>Poor old Popeye, wasted on cheap **** water vodka again. tsk tsk

Its all he has in his sad life.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-02-01 5:30 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> Everything turned out great. The chicken was amazing.
> > >
> > > Pardon the heck out of me if I didn't bother taking and posting
> > > photos for Sheldon to disparage.
> >
> > Don't blame you. I'm sure it was very good. That recipe is one I
> > have not tried so will keep it in mind.
> >
>
> It was ridiculously easy to do.... just split or spatchcock the
> chicken, smear the bottle Piri Piri on top and bottom and cook at
> 400f for an hour. It turned out beautifully. We ate the cold
> leftovers for supper night and it was as good cold as it been hot
> last night.

What size chicken? I am thinking to replicate it. Cornish Hen maybe?

On 2021-02-02 9:18 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2021-02-01 5:30 p.m., cshenk wrote:
>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Everything turned out great. The chicken was amazing.
>>>>
>>>> Pardon the heck out of me if I didn't bother taking and posting
>>>> photos for Sheldon to disparage.
>>>
>>> Don't blame you. I'm sure it was very good. That recipe is one I
>>> have not tried so will keep it in mind.
>>>
>>
>> It was ridiculously easy to do.... just split or spatchcock the
>> chicken, smear the bottle Piri Piri on top and bottom and cook at
>> 400f for an hour. It turned out beautifully. We ate the cold
>> leftovers for supper night and it was as good cold as it been hot
>> last night.
>
> What size chicken? I am thinking to replicate it. Cornish Hen maybe?
>

It was a fairly small one. I would not want to try that with a large bird.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-02-02 9:18 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > > On 2021-02-01 5:30 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > > > Dave Smith wrote:
> >> Everything turned out great. The chicken was amazing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Pardon the heck out of me if I didn't bother taking and
> > > > > posting photos for Sheldon to disparage.
> > > >
> > > > Don't blame you. I'm sure it was very good. That recipe is one
> > > > I have not tried so will keep it in mind.
> > > >
> > >
> > > It was ridiculously easy to do.... just split or spatchcock the
> > > chicken, smear the bottle Piri Piri on top and bottom and cook at
> > > 400f for an hour. It turned out beautifully. We ate the cold
> > > leftovers for supper night and it was as good cold as it been hot
> > > last night.
> >
> > What size chicken? I am thinking to replicate it. Cornish Hen
> > maybe?
> >
>
> It was a fairly small one. I would not want to try that with a large
> bird.

General range or size here? 2lbs, 3lbs, 4lbs?

On 2021-02-02 9:59 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
last night.
>>>
>>> What size chicken? I am thinking to replicate it. Cornish Hen
>>> maybe?
>>>
>>
>> It was a fairly small one. I would not want to try that with a large
>> bird.
>
> General range or size here? 2lbs, 3lbs, 4lbs?
>
A little over 2.

On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 Dave Smith wrote:
>On 2021-02-02 cshenk wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
> last night.
>>>>
>>>> What size chicken? I am thinking to replicate it. Cornish Hen
>>>> maybe?
>>>
>>> It was a fairly small one. I would not want to try that with a large
>>> bird.
>>
>> General range or size here? 2lbs, 3lbs, 4lbs?
>>
> A little over 2.

Too much effort to type lbs? Or do you mean Kilos

I buy oven stuffer roasters, I would never bother with a chicken under
six pounds... why go through all the labor of cleaning, seasoning,
cleaning a pan, for a guppy sized chicken. If all I wanted was guppy
sized chicken I'd buy one of those rotisseri chickens sold everywhere
for five bucks.

No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
on KFC.

Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2021-02-02 cshenk wrote:
> >> Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> > last night.
> > > > >
> >>>> What size chicken? I am thinking to replicate it. Cornish Hen
> >>>> maybe?
> > > >
> >>> It was a fairly small one. I would not want to try that with a
> large >>> bird.
> >>
> >> General range or size here? 2lbs, 3lbs, 4lbs?
> >>
> > A little over 2.
>
> Too much effort to type lbs? Or do you mean Kilos

OBVIOUSLY NOT since it's clear above it was lbs.

> I buy oven stuffer roasters, I would never bother with a chicken under
> six pounds... why go through all the labor of cleaning, seasoning,
> cleaning a pan, for a guppy sized chicken. If all I wanted was guppy
> sized chicken I'd buy one of those rotisseri chickens sold everywhere
> for five bucks.
>
> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> on KFC.

Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.

cshenk wrote:

> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>> on KFC.
>
> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.

Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.

On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> cshenk wrote:
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> >> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> >> on KFC.
> >
> > Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.

Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
at oneself. I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
give him he attention he deserves.

He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
food looks like vomit.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2/5/2021 7:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> cshenk wrote:
>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>>>> on KFC.
>>>
>>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
>> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
>
> Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
> at oneself. I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
> give him he attention he deserves.
>
> He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
> food looks like vomit.
>
As I said, "He's always liked to push buttons here."
No worries, just ignore him or tease him back.

I'll joke him sometimes and sure enough he'll pick on me in return. I
expect that. Fair is fair. It's just entertainment.

The best one was once I teased him about eating his cats:

-------------------------------------------------------------
(Talking about what to bring to a potluck meal)

Gary: You could easily bring 25 small "leg of cat" dishes.

Sheldon: You can bring bacon ferret scrapple, with their little crying
faces looking up at you... nightmares for you every night for the rest
of your wretched life.
--------------------------------------------------------------

lol :-D

On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:58:53 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 2/5/2021 7:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >> cshenk wrote:
> >>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> >>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> >>>> on KFC.
> >>>
> >>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
> >> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
> >> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
> >
> > Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
> > at oneself. I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
> > give him he attention he deserves.
> >
> > He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
> > food looks like vomit.
> >
> As I said, "He's always liked to push buttons here."
> No worries, just ignore him or tease him back.
>
> I'll joke him sometimes and sure enough he'll pick on me in return. I
> expect that. Fair is fair. It's just entertainment.

Next time he goes on one of his rants about what women like in bed,
imagine he's saying it DIRECTLY TO YOUR DAUGHTER. Then we can see how
entertaining it is.

I'll try to remember to draw your attention to it the next time he goes into
an alcohol-fueled ramble about what I or any other woman on this
news group needs in bed.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >, cshenk1
@cox.net says...
>
> Sheldon Martin wrote:>


>Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.

Sadly, I think you might have hit the nail on the head, Carol.

Janet UK

In article >, says...
>
> cshenk wrote:
>
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> >> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> >> on KFC.
> >
> > Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>
> Sheldon isn't senile.

You always were hopelessly slow on the uptake, Gary.

> He's always liked to push buttons here.

We all know that. But his current disinhibition/delusional abuse is
different, far worse, and has been going rapidly downhill.

Janet UK

Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
> >
> > cshenk wrote:
> >
> > > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > >> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> > >> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> > >> on KFC.
> > >
> > > Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
> >
> > Sheldon isn't senile.
> You always were hopelessly slow on the uptake, Gary.
> > He's always liked to push buttons here.
> We all know that. But his current disinhibition/delusional abuse is
> different, far worse, and has been going rapidly downhill.
>
> Janet UK


Thank you for the armchair "diagnosis", Nurse Ratched...

<chuckle>

--
Best
Greg

On 2021-02-05 7:58 a.m., Gary wrote:
> On 2/5/2021 7:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>>>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>>>>> on KFC.
>>>>
>>>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>>> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
>>> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
>>
>> Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
>> at oneself.Â* I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
>> give him he attention he deserves.
>>
>> He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
>> food looks like vomit.
>>
> As I said, "He's always liked to push buttons here."
> No worries, just ignore him or tease him back.
>
> I'll joke him sometimes and sure enough he'll pick on me in return. I
> expect that. Fair is fair. It's just entertainment.
>



You gotta admit that he doesn't whine about people dumping on him like
some do.

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 07:22:33 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>>> on KFC.
>>
>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>
>Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
>having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.

Shenk has always been evil, mean spirited, and doesn't cook... like
some others she's here to spread her evilness.

On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 6:02:17 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-05 7:58 a.m., Gary wrote:
> > On 2/5/2021 7:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >>> cshenk wrote:
> >>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> >>>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> >>>>> on KFC.
> >>>>
> >>>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
> >>> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
> >>> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
> >>
> >> Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
> >> at oneself. I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
> >> give him he attention he deserves.
> >>
> >> He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
> >> food looks like vomit.
> >>
> > As I said, "He's always liked to push buttons here."
> > No worries, just ignore him or tease him back.
> >
> > I'll joke him sometimes and sure enough he'll pick on me in return. I
> > expect that. Fair is fair. It's just entertainment.
> >
> You gotta admit that he doesn't whine about people dumping on him like
> some do.

He should get a medal just for that!

On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 6:38:10 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 07:22:33 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> > cshenk wrote:
> >
> >> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
> >>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
> >>> on KFC.
> >>
> >> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
> >
> >Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
> >having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
> Shenk has always been evil, mean spirited, and doesn't cook... like
> some others she's here to spread her evilness.

No medal for you, uncle!

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 07:58:40 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>On 2/5/2021 7:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>>>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>>>>> on KFC.
>>>>
>>>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>>> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
>>> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
>>
>> Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
>> at oneself. I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
>> give him he attention he deserves.
>>
>> He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
>> food looks like vomit.

I don't remember using the word "vomit", not in my vocabulary...
normally I'd say "gack". I really didn't like the look of that
spinach lasangna pic, too black looking. Maybe needed better
lighting.
I happen to like spinach, I probably eat more spinach than anyone else
here... I love canned spinach, cold from the fridge, straight from the
can. If heated I like it topped with sliced hard cooked eggs. My
favorite spinach is Creamed a la Horn & Hardtart. The recipes and
pictures on line are not it, not even close. It's made with chopped
frozen spinach, not with fresh.

>As I said, "He's always liked to push buttons here."
>No worries, just ignore him or tease him back.
>
>I'll joke him sometimes and sure enough he'll pick on me in return. I
>expect that. Fair is fair. It's just entertainment.
>
>The best one was once I teased him about eating his cats:
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------
> (Talking about what to bring to a potluck meal)
>
>Gary: You could easily bring 25 small "leg of cat" dishes.
>
>Sheldon: You can bring bacon ferret scrapple, with their little crying
>faces looking up at you... nightmares for you every night for the rest
>of your wretched life.
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>
>lol :-D

I come here strictly for the entertainment factor, not to learn about
food and cooking.

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 05:05:27 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:58:53 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> On 2/5/2021 7:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 7:22:44 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> >> cshenk wrote:
>> >>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> >>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>> >>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>> >>>> on KFC.
>> >>>
>> >>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>> >> Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
>> >> having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.
>> >
>> > Sure, if one likes hearing his sexual fantasies directed specifically
>> > at oneself. I generally ignore his sickening behavior, so as not to
>> > give him he attention he deserves.
>> >
>> > He's always so, so friendly when he says a picture of someone's
>> > food looks like vomit.
>> >
>> As I said, "He's always liked to push buttons here."
>> No worries, just ignore him or tease him back.
>>
>> I'll joke him sometimes and sure enough he'll pick on me in return. I
>> expect that. Fair is fair. It's just entertainment.
>
>Next time he goes on one of his rants about what women like in bed,
>imagine he's saying it DIRECTLY TO YOUR DAUGHTER. Then we can see how
>entertaining it is.
>
>I'll try to remember to draw your attention to it the next time he goes into
>an alcohol-fueled ramble about what I or any other woman on this
>news group needs in bed.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

We all already know what you need in bed... a MAN!

On 2021-02-05 11:48 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 6:02:17 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:

>> You gotta admit that he doesn't whine about people dumping on him like
>> some do.
>
> He should get a medal just for that!
>

Either a medal or enough chest to pin it on. He would probably prefer
the latter.

On 2/5/2021 1:09 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-05 11:48 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 6:02:17 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> You gotta admit that he doesn't whine about people dumping on him like
>>> some do.
>>
>> He should get a medal just for that!
>>
>
> Either a medal or enough chest to pin it on. He would probably prefer
> the latter.

In case you don't know, Sheldon's chest is tatooed with a Navy warship.
I can't speak for most women but even without his breast obsessions, I
would NEVER be interested or impressed by a man wearing a tatoo like that.

I wonder if the ship is starting to sink downward as he ages.

Jill

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 07:22:33 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> No way do I believe any of yoose ever roasted a chicken, yoose all do
>>> take out rotisserie chickys... if yoose say no... then yoose all live
>>> on KFC.
>>
>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>
>Sheldon isn't senile. He's always liked to push buttons here. He's just
>having fun. He's a harmless, friendly fellow.

Had he been a woman, you'd have hated him.

Janet wrote:

> In article >, cshenk1
> @cox.net says...
> >
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:>
>
>
> >Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>
> Sadly, I think you might have hit the nail on the head, Carol.
>
> Janet UK

It is unfortunate. Maybe it will get better?

Anyways, hunkering down here. Looks like we get snow again this
weekend?

On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 2:35:02 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>
> > In article >, cshenk1
> > @cox.net says...
> > >
> > > Sheldon Martin wrote:>
> >
> >
> > >Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
> >
> > Sadly, I think you might have hit the nail on the head, Carol.
> >
> > Janet UK
> It is unfortunate. Maybe it will get better?
>
> Anyways, hunkering down here. Looks like we get snow again this
> weekend?
Snow - we know all about that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpV1JRVd2Sc

In article >, says...
> In case you don't know, Sheldon's chest is tatooed with a Navy warship.
>
Throw your tits over your shoulders.
--
Regards
David Crossley

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

> Anyways, hunkering down here. Looks like we get snow again this
> weekend?
Snow - we know all about that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpV1JRVd2Sc

===

I could never have visualised snow in Hawai'i !!!

On 2/5/2021 10:53 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 2:35:02 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> Janet wrote:
>>
>>> In article >, cshenk1
>>> @cox.net says...
>>>>
>>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Drivel deleted from someone sounding more senile every day.
>>>
>>> Sadly, I think you might have hit the nail on the head, Carol.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>> It is unfortunate. Maybe it will get better?
>>
>> Anyways, hunkering down here. Looks like we get snow again this
>> weekend?
> Snow - we know all about that.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpV1JRVd2Sc
>

Someone should start a youtube NG.
Every subject line will say, "a youtube address"

No text descriptions in the posts, just a youtube address.

Granted, this time you did indicate something about snow.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> I happen to like spinach, I probably eat more spinach than anyone else
> here... I love canned spinach, cold from the fridge, straight from the
> can.

Of course you do! You're Popeye. Everyone knows you love canned
spinach! :-D

PS - I just watched an old Popeye cartoon on MeTV this morning. Love
those old cartoons!

On 2/1/2021 6:21 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Cuisine minceur was roundly mocked for charging the earth for a
> miniscule portion of food.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I recall in the early 1980's my parents went to dinner with another
couple at one of the fancy restaurants in The Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
My parents didn't have huge appetites but my father told me he was
*stunned* at the miniscule portions. A tiny piece of meat, a couple of
boiled fingerling potatoes and maybe three haricot verts, oh so artfully
arranged on the plate. At a cost of about $80.

Jill

On 2/5/2021 12:04 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> I happen to like spinach, I probably eat more spinach than anyone else
> here... I love canned spinach, cold from the fridge, straight from the
> can. If heated I like it topped with sliced hard cooked eggs. My
> favorite spinach is Creamed a la Horn & Hardtart. The recipes and
> pictures on line are not it, not even close. It's made with chopped
> frozen spinach, not with fresh.
>
Oh, I doubt you eat more spinach than anyone else here. You are,
however, the only person I know who likes canned spinach.

Jill

On 2/6/2021 8:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/1/2021 6:21 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> Cuisine minceur was roundly mocked for charging the earth for a
>> miniscule portion of food.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> I recall in the early 1980's my parents went to dinner with another
> couple at one of the fancy restaurants in The Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
> My parents didn't have huge appetites but my father told me he was
> *stunned* at the miniscule portions. A tiny piece of meat, a couple of
> boiled fingerling potatoes and maybe three haricot verts, oh so artfully
> arranged on the plate. At a cost of about $80.
>
> Jill
>


We had an event at a French restaurant, and after dinner and dessert a
number of people left the program to go out and get something to eat.

On 2/6/2021 8:33 AM, Gary wrote:
> *Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> I happen to like spinach, I probably eat more spinach than anyone else
>> here... I love canned spinach, cold from the fridge, straight from the
>> can.
>
> Of course you do!* You're Popeye. Everyone knows you love canned
> spinach!* :-D
>
> PS - I just watched an old Popeye cartoon on MeTV this morning. Love
> those old cartoons!
>
The old Popeye black & whites were showing up on weekends on TCM (Turner
Classic Movies) way before MeTV started showing old cartoons. Just
sayin'.

Jill

On 2/6/2021 8:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 2/5/2021 10:53 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> In article >, cshenk1
>>>> @cox.net says...
>>> Anyways, hunkering down here. Looks like we get snow again this
>>> weekend?
>> Snow - we know all about that.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpV1JRVd2Sc
>>
>
> Someone should start a youtube NG.
> Every subject line will say, "a youtube address"
>
> No text descriptions in the posts, just a youtube address.
>
> Granted, this time you did indicate something about snow.
>
Things many people don't know: there are mountains in Hawaii. No great
surprise they might get snow on top of a dormant volcano. Might be a
rare thing, that's interesting.

I'm with you on the youtube links postings, Gary. At least please take
the time to describe what the link is about. Too often it's something
stupid like a music video from some random band. I do not click on
youtube links all willy nilly. Or any photo links, for that matter,
without some idea of what I'll be seeing.

Jill

On 2/6/2021 9:02 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/5/2021 12:04 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>
>> I happen to like spinach, I probably eat more spinach than anyone else
>> here... I love canned spinach, cold from the fridge, straight from the
>> can. If heated I like it topped with sliced hard cooked eggs. My
>> favorite spinach is Creamed a la Horn & Hardtart. The recipes and
>> pictures on line are not it, not even close. It's made with chopped
>> frozen spinach, not with fresh.
>>
> Oh, I doubt you eat more spinach than anyone else here. You are,
> however, the only person I know who likes canned spinach.
>
> Jill
>


The only reason he likes canned spinach is that he likes to show off
popping open the can by squeezing it with his enormous forearm, and
yelling Blow Me Down! Not sure what he means by that one.

On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 09:04:24 -0800, Taxed and Spent wrote:

> On 2/6/2021 8:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 2/1/2021 6:21 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> Cuisine minceur was roundly mocked for charging the earth for a
>>> miniscule portion of food.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> I recall in the early 1980's my parents went to dinner with another
>> couple at one of the fancy restaurants in The Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
>> My parents didn't have huge appetites but my father told me he was
>> *stunned* at the miniscule portions. A tiny piece of meat, a couple of
>> boiled fingerling potatoes and maybe three haricot verts, oh so artfully
>> arranged on the plate. At a cost of about $80.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
>
> We had an event at a French restaurant, and after dinner and dessert a
> number of people left the program to go out and get something to eat.

Yeah, well, the French eat to live, USians live to eat, and the obesity
rates confirm that!

On 2/6/2021 9:25 AM, Graham wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 09:04:24 -0800, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>> On 2/6/2021 8:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 2/1/2021 6:21 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> Cuisine minceur was roundly mocked for charging the earth for a
>>>> miniscule portion of food.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> I recall in the early 1980's my parents went to dinner with another
>>> couple at one of the fancy restaurants in The Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
>>> My parents didn't have huge appetites but my father told me he was
>>> *stunned* at the miniscule portions. A tiny piece of meat, a couple of
>>> boiled fingerling potatoes and maybe three haricot verts, oh so artfully
>>> arranged on the plate. At a cost of about $80.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>>
>> We had an event at a French restaurant, and after dinner and dessert a
>> number of people left the program to go out and get something to eat.
>
> Yeah, well, the French eat to live, USians live to eat, and the obesity
> rates confirm that!
>


I don't think the French eat to live. If they did, they food would be
simple, fast crap.

The French and Italians eat to find fulfillment in the quality of the
food. Most Americans eat to find fulfillment in fulfillment.

On 2021-02-06 12:02 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/5/2021 12:04 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>
>> I happen to like spinach, I probably eat more spinach than anyone else
>> here... I love canned spinach, cold from the fridge, straight from the
>> can.Â* If heated I like it topped with sliced hard cooked eggs.Â* My
>> favorite spinach is Creamed a la Horn & Hardtart.Â* The recipes and
>> pictures on line are not it, not even close.Â* It's made with chopped
>> frozen spinach, not with fresh.
>>
> Oh, I doubt you eat more spinach than anyone else here.Â* You are,
> however, the only person I know who likes canned spinach.
>

I had spinach for lunch today..... in scrambled eggs and with lots of
Trinidad hot sauce. I also had it for supper in Thursday. I had made
chickpea curry and the spinach gets stirred in when it comes off the heat.

Graham wrote:

> Yeah, well, the French eat to live, USians live to eat, and the obesity
> rates confirm that!


https://www.euro.who.int/__data/asse...ry-Profile.pdf

FRANCE:

Overweight and obesity in three age groups
Adults (20 years and over)

"Intercountry comparable overweight and obesity estimates from 2008 show
that 50.7% of the adult population (> 20 years old) in France were overweight
and 18.2% were obese. The prevalence of overweight was higher among men
(56.4%) than women (45.4%). The proportion of men and women that were
obese was 19.1% and 17.4%, respectively. Adulthood obesity prevalence
forecasts (2010€“2030) predict that in 2020, 19% of men and 22% of women will
be obese. By 2030, the model predicts that 25% of men and 29% of women will be obese..."


https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...like-fast-food

Number of locations France: 1,485 (2020); France is McD's biggest European market

Why McDonald's In France Doesn't Feel Like Fast Food
January 24, 2012

"McDonalds is the world's largest food chain. It operates in 123 countries around the world, and just this week the company said it plans to open another 1,300 restaurants in 2012.

Naturally, the U.S. is its no. 1 market, but guess who is no. 2? [GM: as of 2021 China is now #2] You got it: France. A paper out this month by three graduates of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business says McDonald's is such a success in the land of Michelin three-star restaurants because it has adapted to French eating habits and tastes. There are now 1,200 franchises in France; the company opened 30 restaurants per year in the past five years alone..."

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On 2021-02-06 12:04 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 2/6/2021 8:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 2/1/2021 6:21 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> Cuisine minceur was roundly mocked for charging the earth for a
>>> miniscule portion of food.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> I recall in the early 1980's my parents went to dinner with another
>> couple at one of the fancy restaurants in The Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
>> Â*Â* My parents didn't have huge appetites but my father told me he was
>> *stunned* at the miniscule portions.Â* A tiny piece of meat, a couple of
>> boiled fingerling potatoes and maybe three haricot verts, oh so artfully
>> arranged on the plate.Â* At a cost of about $80.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
>
> We had an event at aÂ* French restaurant, and after dinner and dessert a
> number of people left the program to go out and get something to eat.

There is a restaurant in town that seems to specialize in small
servings. We when there about two years ago, either my wife's birthday
or our anniversary. My appetizer was cold smoked arctic char. There
were three pieces of char, and the three together would have been about
an ounce. Thank goodness for the spoonful of sauce to pad it out. My
entree was also very skimpy. All four bites were delicious. I don't
usually order dessert in restaurants. I was tempted to in that place
because I was still basically unfed, but I figured the dessert would be
an equally tiny portion.