We had beef stew tonight
 

This is a true story.
Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
back into place.
I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
position with my legs straight up in the air.
I was in a clamp with nobody around.
I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
We had beef stew tonight.

leo

We had beef stew tonight
 

On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 11:46:40 PM UTC-6, Leo wrote:
>
> This is a true story.
>
> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
> back into place.
> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
> position with my legs straight up in the air.
> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
> We had beef stew tonight.
>
> leo
>
Hope you are ok!! Your dinner sounded good and hearty and you need it
after what you went through.

Next time hand that hammer to that kid and tell him to fix what he tore up.

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:46:34 -0800, Leo >
wrote:

>This is a true story.
>Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>back into place.
>I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>position with my legs straight up in the air.
>I was in a clamp with nobody around.

I find this very arousing, for some reason. Time for Mom's old clog
and the lube again.

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On 2021 Mar 12, , wrote
(in >):

> Hope you are ok!! Your dinner sounded good and hearty and you need it
> after what you went through.

Amazingly, I didn´t pull a muscle, strain a ligament or break a bone. I
just pooped myself out. That ain´t bad for seventy-four. To add to another
thread, all three of us over-seventy-somethings received our first covid shot
today.

> Next time hand that hammer to that kid and tell him to fix what he tore up.

I expected his dad to repair the fence long before I finally did. Dad's less
than half my age and just had to walk around the corner of the fence to
repair it when the slats broke loose.

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 23:58:51 -0800, Leo >
wrote:

>On 2021 Mar 12, , wrote
>(in >):
>
>> Hope you are ok!! Your dinner sounded good and hearty and you need it
>> after what you went through.
>
>Amazingly, I didn´t pull a muscle, strain a ligament or break a bone. I
>just pooped myself out. That ain´t bad for seventy-four. To add to another
>thread, all three of us over-seventy-somethings received our first covid shot
>today.
>
>> Next time hand that hammer to that kid and tell him to fix what he tore up.
>
>I expected his dad to repair the fence long before I finally did. Dad's less
>than half my age and just had to walk around the corner of the fence to
>repair it when the slats broke loose.
>
If it happens again. hammer some nails through the slats, pointy side
towards the kid. When he kicks his ball again, it'll get punctured.

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:38:28 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:46:34 -0800, Leo >
>wrote:
>
>>This is a true story.
>>Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>>sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>>by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>>back into place.
>>I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>>pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>>the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>>through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>>position with my legs straight up in the air.
>>I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>
>I find this very arousing, for some reason. Time for Mom's old clog
>and the lube again.

So much for this hot dog. Lost my appetite.

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On 13/03/2021 05:46, Leo wrote:
> This is a true story.
> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
> back into place.
> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
> position with my legs straight up in the air.
> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
> We had beef stew tonight.
>
> leo
>
I am very sorry to hear that!!! It must have been terrifying when you
felt you were stuck and no one around to help!!

I am pleased you managed to get out sefely!

We had beef stew tonight
 

On 3/13/2021 5:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> On 13/03/2021 05:46, Leo wrote:
>> This is a true story.
>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of
>> tomato
>> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats
>> knocked out
>> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>> back into place.
>> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I
>> could
>> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats
>> into
>> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair,
>> ripped right
>> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>> position with my legs straight up in the air.
>> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of
>> the
>> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence,
>> discarded the
>> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>> We had beef stew tonight.
>>
>> leo
>>
> I am very sorry to hear that!!! It must have been terrifying when you
> felt you were stuck and no one around to help!!
>
> I am pleased you managed to get out sefely!

Commercial: "HELP! I've fallen and I can't get up."

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:46:34 -0800, Leo >
wrote:

>This is a true story.
>Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>back into place.
>I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>position with my legs straight up in the air.
>I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
>clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
>chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>We had beef stew tonight.
>
>leo
>
Beware of chairs. I've always known that chairs will bite!
Janet US

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:43:22 +0000, Ophelia >
wrote:

>On 13/03/2021 05:46, Leo wrote:
>> This is a true story.
>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>> back into place.
>> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>> position with my legs straight up in the air.
>> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
>> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
>> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>> We had beef stew tonight.
>>
>> leo
>>
>I am very sorry to hear that!!! It must have been terrifying when you
>felt you were stuck and no one around to help!!
>
>I am pleased you managed to get out sefely!
>
>

lol

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On 3/13/2021 7:15 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 3/13/2021 5:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> On 13/03/2021 05:46, Leo wrote:
>>> This is a true story.
>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of
>>> tomato
>>> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats
>>> knocked out
>>> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer
>>> them
>>> back into place.
>>> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I
>>> could
>>> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats
>>> into
>>> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair,
>>> ripped right
>>> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a
>>> fetal
>>> position with my legs straight up in the air.
>>> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>>> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of
>>> the
>>> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>>> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence,
>>> discarded the
>>> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>>> We had beef stew tonight.
>>>
>>> leo
>>>
>> I am very sorry to hear that!!!Â* It must have been terrifying when you
>> felt you were stuck and no one around to help!!
>>
>> I am pleased you managed to get out sefely!
>
> Commercial: "HELP! I've fallen and I can't get up."
>
Yeah, but the commercial (TV advertisement) doesn't say "my ass broke
through a chair and now it's stuck!" ;)

Jill

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On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Bruce wrote:
>On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 Ophelia wrote:
>>On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
>>> This is a true story.

WTF R U, Sgt. Friday?

>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB

Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
WTF is BtB?
Yesterday's dinner was a DEAO... 1/2TN.

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On 3/13/2021 11:07 AM, US Janet wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:46:34 -0800, Leo >
> wrote:
>
>> This is a true story.
>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>> back into place.
>> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>> position with my legs straight up in the air.
>> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
>> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
>> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>> We had beef stew tonight.
>>
>> leo
>>
> Beware of chairs. I've always known that chairs will bite!
> Janet US
>
Especially those with old plastic webbing on the seat! :)

Stew sounds good. I had planned to make beef stew this winter but never
got around to it... not that Spring or even Summer would stop me if I
had a hankering for stew. :)

Jill

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:45:11 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Bruce wrote:
>>On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 Ophelia wrote:
>>>On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
>>>> This is a true story.
>
>WTF R U, Sgt. Friday?
>
>>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
>
>Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
>WTF is BtB?
>Yesterday's dinner was a DEAO... 1/2TN.

AAE. Oh sorry, I meant "Americans Abbreviate Everything". It's
probably because they're in a big hurry to eat something sweet or sue
someone.

BtB: Bite the Bullet? Seems like a good description of Leo's beef
dish.

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:48:04 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/13/2021 11:07 AM, US Janet wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:46:34 -0800, Leo >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This is a true story.
>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>>> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>>> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>>> back into place.
>>> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>>> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>>> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>>> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>>> position with my legs straight up in the air.
>>> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>>> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
>>> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>>> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
>>> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>>> We had beef stew tonight.
>>>
>>> leo
>>>
>> Beware of chairs. I've always known that chairs will bite!
>> Janet US
>>
>Especially those with old plastic webbing on the seat! :)
>
>Stew sounds good. I had planned to make beef stew this winter but never
>got around to it... not that Spring or even Summer would stop me if I
>had a hankering for stew. :)
>
>Jill

How do you do your stew? What do you put in yours? Mine is the basic
brown gravy, beef cubes, carrots, potatoes, peas and a few tiny
onions.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...psfqstlmjh.jpg
(picture for Sheldon)

Albertsons had a great sale going and specials for those folks that
used their app. I also got a picture perfect chuck roast for pot
roast. If there had been a smaller roast I would have gotten that for
beef stew. I've had beef stew simmering in the back of my mind for
several weeks now.
Janet US

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:21:01 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/13/2021 1:45 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 Ophelia wrote:
>>>> On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
>>>>> This is a true story.
>>
>> WTF R U, Sgt. Friday?
>>
>>>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
>>
>> Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
>> WTF is BtB?
>
>'Better Than Bouillon'. It's a brand that has been mentioned on RFC for
>for decades.
>
>> Yesterday's dinner was a DEAO... 1/2TN.
>>
>WTF is DEAO 1/2TN?

How can you not know? It's been mentioned on RFC for years and years.

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On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 11:46:40 PM UTC-6, Leo wrote:
> This is a true story.
> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
> back into place.
> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
> position with my legs straight up in the air.
> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
> We had beef stew tonight.
>
> leo


We luv ya, Leo, glad all is okay my friend...!!!

--
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Greg

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On 3/13/2021 3:18 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:21:01 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/13/2021 1:45 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 Ophelia wrote:
>>>>> On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
>>>>>> This is a true story.
>>>
>>> WTF R U, Sgt. Friday?
>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
>>>
>>> Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
>>> WTF is BtB?
>>
>> 'Better Than Bouillon'. It's a brand that has been mentioned on RFC for
>> for decades.
>>
>>> Yesterday's dinner was a DEAO... 1/2TN.
>>>
>> WTF is DEAO 1/2TN?
>>
>> Jill
>
> I've mentioned Dozen Egg Asparagus Omelet for decades... Half ToNight!
> These are long thick asparaguys, your favorites.
>
Really? You frequently mention cooking a dozen eggs (a "frittata",
since potatoes form the bottom layer under the eggs in the skillet) with
"sawseege" or ham, or something, and cheese.

I never once noticed you posting about a Dozen Egg Asparagus Omelet and
calling it 'a DEAO'. I do pay attention and know I'd remember the
made-up acronym since it's pretty darn stupid. Got a picture?

Jill

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On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 12:45:18 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>
> >>On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
> >>>
> Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
> WTF is BtB?
>
Better than Bouillon.

https://i.postimg.cc/FKRxvT27/Better-than-Bouillon.jpg

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:58:35 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 12:45:18 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> >>On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
>> >>>
>> Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
>> WTF is BtB?
>>
>Better than Bouillon.
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/FKRxvT27/Better-than-Bouillon.jpg

Thank you. Not something I've ever bought. I usually buy Goya
bouillon in little foil packets, available in chicken, beef, and ham.

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Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:58:35 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 12:45:18 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>>
>>>>> On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
>>>>>>
>>> Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
>>> WTF is BtB?
>>>
>> Better than Bouillon.
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/FKRxvT27/Better-than-Bouillon.jpg
>
> Thank you. Not something I've ever bought. I usually buy Goya
> bouillon in little foil packets, available in chicken, beef, and ham.
>

Yoose can only get that stuff at a jewish deli.

It's the finest shit in brookylyn.

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On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 6:05:31 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:58:35 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
> >
> >Better than Bouillon.
> >
> >https://i.postimg.cc/FKRxvT27/Better-than-Bouillon.jpg
> >
> Thank you. Not something I've ever bought. I usually buy Goya
> bouillon in little foil packets, available in chicken, beef, and ham.
>
You're welcome.
Even America's Test Kitchen gives it a thumbs up.

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wrote:
> On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 6:05:31 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:58:35 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> Better than Bouillon.
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/FKRxvT27/Better-than-Bouillon.jpg
>>>
>> Thank you. Not something I've ever bought. I usually buy Goya
>> bouillon in little foil packets, available in chicken, beef, and ham.
>>
> You're welcome.
> Even America's Test Kitchen gives it a thumbs up.
>

I thought goya was the finest in the universe. What happened?

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On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 8:03:52 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 6:05:31 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:58:35 -0800 (PST), "
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >Better than Bouillon.
> > >
> > >https://i.postimg.cc/FKRxvT27/Better-than-Bouillon.jpg
> > >
> > Thank you. Not something I've ever bought. I usually buy Goya
> > bouillon in little foil packets, available in chicken, beef, and ham.
> >
> You're welcome.
> Even America's Test Kitchen gives it a thumbs up.

I usually save the noodles they come with to add to a second ramen pkg.

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On 2021 Mar 13, , US Janet wrote
(in >):

> That sounds good. I never developed the knack for getting dumplings
> right. I bet marinating the beef in wine for a while makes a big
> difference in tendernesss.

Two cups of Bisquick and two thirds of a cup of milk make foolproof drop
dumplings. To make them "fancy", toss a half cup of fresh chopped parsley
into the dough while mixing with a fork.
Too dry? Add a bit of milk. Too wet? Add a bit of Bisquick. Use the same fork
to "spoon" the dumplings into the stew. There should be seven dumplings,
plus or minus, when done.
Real cooks concoct their own dumplings. I use Bisquick. I´ve never been
disappointed.

leo

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:35:43 -0700, Leo >
wrote:

>On 2021 Mar 13, , US Janet wrote
>(in >):
>
>> That sounds good. I never developed the knack for getting dumplings
>> right. I bet marinating the beef in wine for a while makes a big
>> difference in tendernesss.
>
>Two cups of Bisquick and two thirds of a cup of milk make foolproof drop
>dumplings. To make them "fancy", toss a half cup of fresh chopped parsley
>into the dough while mixing with a fork.
>Too dry? Add a bit of milk. Too wet? Add a bit of Bisquick. Use the same fork
>to "spoon" the dumplings into the stew. There should be seven dumplings,
>plus or minus, when done.
>Real cooks concoct their own dumplings. I use Bisquick. I´ve never been
>disappointed.
>
>leo
>
That's my problem. I don't know what is too wet or too dry. Dumplings
were not part of my childhood food. I never saw them or ate them. So
when I have tried I either get something that disintegrates in the
broth or is thick and chewy in the center. shrug
I may give the Bisquick a whirl.
Janet US

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:03:50 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:35:43 -0700, Leo >
>wrote:
>
>>On 2021 Mar 13, , US Janet wrote
>>(in >):
>>
>>> That sounds good. I never developed the knack for getting dumplings
>>> right. I bet marinating the beef in wine for a while makes a big
>>> difference in tendernesss.

Marinating yourselves in wine makes a big difference.
Forget the bisquick, think matzoh dumplings (balls).
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23...-matzah-balls/
Exceptional in beef soup/stew. I don't buy matzoh meal, I grind my
own, same with meat, that's the only way to know it's kosher/clean.
---> very important, cook matzoh dumplings in plain water and store in
fridge, then add to stew to reheat.

>>> cups of Bisquick and two thirds of a cup of milk make foolproof drop
>>dumplings. To make them "fancy", toss a half cup of fresh chopped parsley
>>into the dough while mixing with a fork.
>>Too dry? Add a bit of milk. Too wet? Add a bit of Bisquick. Use the same fork
>>to "spoon" the dumplings into the stew. There should be seven dumplings,
>>plus or minus, when done.
>>Real cooks concoct their own dumplings. I use Bisquick. I´ve never been
>>disappointed.
>>
>>leo
>>
>That's my problem. I don't know what is too wet or too dry. Dumplings
>were not part of my childhood food. I never saw them or ate them. So
>when I have tried I either get something that disintegrates in the
>broth or is thick and chewy in the center. shrug
>I may give the Bisquick a whirl.
>Janet US

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On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 9:27:06 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:03:50 -0600, US Janet >
> wrote:
> >On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:35:43 -0700, Leo >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>On 2021 Mar 13, , US Janet wrote
> >>(in >):
> >>
> >>> That sounds good. I never developed the knack for getting dumplings
> >>> right. I bet marinating the beef in wine for a while makes a big
> >>> difference in tendernesss.
>
> Marinating yourselves in wine makes a big difference.
> Forget the bisquick, think matzoh dumplings (balls).
> https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23...-matzah-balls/
> Exceptional in beef soup/stew. I don't buy matzoh meal, I grind my
> own, same with meat, that's the only way to know it's kosher/clean.
> ---> very important, cook matzoh dumplings in plain water and store in
> fridge

'Spätzle is alot like that. Bits of dough or batter that is boiled in water and then served later.

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On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 12:45:18 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Bruce wrote:
> >On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 Ophelia wrote:
> >>On 13/03/2021 Leo wrote:
> >>> This is a true story.
> WTF R U, Sgt. Friday?
> >>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB
> Did your 99¢ keyboard run out of keys?
> WTF is BtB?
> Yesterday's dinner was a DEAO... 1/2TN.
BtB probably means "Better than Bouillon" soup base

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On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 2:28:06 PM UTC-5, whirled peas wrote:
>
> BtB probably means "Better than Bouillon" soup base
>
That was answered three (3) days ago. Keep up.

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On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:32:56 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 2:28:06 PM UTC-5, whirled peas wrote:
>>
>> BtB probably means "Better than Bouillon" soup base
>>
>That was answered three (3) days ago. Keep up.

Yes, it meant "Bite the Bullet" (and eat Leo's beef dish).

--
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On 3/13/2021 5:52 PM, US Janet wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:04:57 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/13/2021 2:34 PM, US Janet wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:48:04 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/13/2021 11:07 AM, US Janet wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:46:34 -0800, Leo >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This is a true story.
>>>>>> Yesterday, I boiled some beef chunks along with BtB and a small can of tomato
>>>>>> sauce for beef stew. One section of my side fence had five slats knocked out
>>>>>> by the neighbor kid kicking balls against it, so I decided to hammer them
>>>>>> back into place.
>>>>>> I gathered the materials together along with a old scissor chair, so I could
>>>>>> pull out nails and staples while sitting down before banging the slats into
>>>>>> the fence again. I gathered the slats and sat down on the chair, ripped right
>>>>>> through and found myself smooshed on the bottom of the scissor in a fetal
>>>>>> position with my legs straight up in the air.
>>>>>> I was in a clamp with nobody around.
>>>>>> I panicked for a couple of minutes, strained a third of the way out of the
>>>>>> clamp, and rocked side-to-side until I fell onto the grass, extricated
>>>>>> myself, pulled out the nails from the slats, fixed the fence, discarded the
>>>>>> chair and announced to the women that we would be eating fast-food.
>>>>>> We had beef stew tonight.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> leo
>>>>>>
>>>>> Beware of chairs. I've always known that chairs will bite!
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>> Especially those with old plastic webbing on the seat! :)
>>>>
>>>> Stew sounds good. I had planned to make beef stew this winter but never
>>>> got around to it... not that Spring or even Summer would stop me if I
>>>> had a hankering for stew. :)
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> How do you do your stew? What do you put in yours? Mine is the basic
>>> brown gravy, beef cubes, carrots, potatoes, peas and a few tiny
>>> onions.
>>> https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...psfqstlmjh.jpg
>>> (picture for Sheldon)
>>>
>>> Albertsons had a great sale going and specials for those folks that
>>> used their app. I also got a picture perfect chuck roast for pot
>>> roast. If there had been a smaller roast I would have gotten that for
>>> beef stew. I've had beef stew simmering in the back of my mind for
>>> several weeks now.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> I, too, look for a small chuck roast to cut into cubes for beef stew. I
>> marinate the beef in 1/2 c. of dark red wine . Drain the beef,
>> reserving the wine. Roll the beef in seasoned flour to coat and brown
>> it in hot neutral oil in a deep pot. I add 4-5 cups of hot water and a
>> couple of cups of beef stock to the pot along with the reserved wine.
>> Add diced potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, a bay leaf and a bit of
>> dried thyme. Cover and simmer on low heat for about an hour, stirring
>> occasionally. Then I make drop dumplings to put on top. (My maternal
>> grandmother made beef stew with drop dumplings.) Bring the stew to a
>> boil and add the drop dumplings by teaspoonfuls into the stew. Reduce
>> heat and simmer 10 minutes with the pot uncovered, then simmered covered
>> another 10 minutes.
>>
>> Jill
>
> That sounds good. I never developed the knack for getting dumplings
> right. I bet marinating the beef in wine for a while makes a big
> difference in tendernesss.
> Janet US
>
The drop dumplings are a basic Betty Crocker recipe. I use the same
recipe when making chicken & dumplings.

Jill