"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:04:28 -0400, Margaret Suran wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> > If I thought it would arrive in presentable and edible condition,
>>> >>> Margaret, I would bake you one and send it. Alas, IMHO, Pineapple
>>> >>> Upside Down Cake is best eaten while still a bit warm, or at least
>>> >>> on
>>> >>> the same day it's baked, and the topping would likely not remain
>>> >>> intact. I fear what you would receive might be a gooey mess.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>>
>>> Thank you, Wayne. Don't be sorry for me. Everybody is so kind, but I
>>> am not much for sweets. Crispy crunchy French baguette with a nice
>>> cheese is my dessert of choice. Hugs, Margaret
>>
>>
>> What? No grapes or pear?
>
> My favorite fruits with Italian Fontina or Brie are ripe figs, ripe pears
> and at this time of year, ripe, juicy peaches.
> Sadly, the fruits here look more and more beautiful and have less and less
> taste. MS

I'm in luck -- for the first time ever, I have Italian Fontina, ripe figs
and ripe pears!
All are good, but I know what you mean about them not tasting like they
used to.
I still can remember what canteloupe 'used to' taste like. I have one now
that I've eaten half of it, and I would've eaten all of it by now otherwise.
On the other hand, I've grown to appreciate honey-dew more.

Have you ever heard this - my mother used to say this to me sometimes in the
early morning while dressing me --
"Canteloupes for breakfast
Honey in a bun
Put your shoes and stockin's on
and Run, Run, Run"
Dee Dee

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 04:55:23a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I'm in luck -- for the first time ever, I have Italian Fontina, ripe
> figs and ripe pears!
> All are good, but I know what you mean about them not tasting like they
> used to.
> I still can remember what canteloupe 'used to' taste like. I have one
> now that I've eaten half of it, and I would've eaten all of it by now
> otherwise. On the other hand, I've grown to appreciate honey-dew more.

I guess I'm lucky when it comes to canteloupe, as some of the best melons
in the country are grown here in AZ and are available at our farmer's
markets. They taste the way I remember canteloupe tasting when I was a
kid...sweet, mellow, and slightly musky.

On the other hand, I can't pick a good honeydew melon to save my life.
What's the secret? I've always heard that a good one should have a nice
creamy color skin. When I pick those, they're still not very sweet and the
the texture is too hard.

> Have you ever heard this - my mother used to say this to me sometimes in
> the early morning while dressing me --
> "Canteloupes for breakfast
> Honey in a bun
> Put your shoes and stockin's on
> and Run, Run, Run"
> Dee Dee

Uh, never heard it. :-)



--
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____________________________________________

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Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974


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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 04:55:23a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> I'm in luck -- for the first time ever, I have Italian Fontina, ripe
>> figs and ripe pears!
>> All are good, but I know what you mean about them not tasting like they
>> used to.
>> I still can remember what canteloupe 'used to' taste like. I have one
>> now that I've eaten half of it, and I would've eaten all of it by now
>> otherwise. On the other hand, I've grown to appreciate honey-dew more.
>
> I guess I'm lucky when it comes to canteloupe, as some of the best melons
> in the country are grown here in AZ and are available at our farmer's
> markets. They taste the way I remember canteloupe tasting when I was a
> kid...sweet, mellow, and slightly musky.
>
> On the other hand, I can't pick a good honeydew melon to save my life.
> What's the secret? I've always heard that a good one should have a nice
> creamy color skin. When I pick those, they're still not very sweet and
> the
> the texture is too hard.
>
>> Have you ever heard this - my mother used to say this to me sometimes in
>> the early morning while dressing me --
>> "Canteloupes for breakfast
>> Honey in a bun
>> Put your shoes and stockin's on
>> and Run, Run, Run"
>> Dee Dee
>
> Uh, never heard it. :-)
>

Wayne, I have no secret and I think I must be just taking my chances. A
week or so ago in TJ's a young woman stopped another woman (younger than me,
but still overly middle aged) and said she wanted to buy a watermelon and
could she tell her how to pick one out. The woman said, "I have no idea."
So when she asked me, I told her that I had just read to make sure that
there is yellow on the bottom. My grandfather raised watermelons, and I had
always assumed that the yellow on the bottom meant that it was sitting on
the ground a little longer; however, this might also mean that it's been
ripening a little longer also, and might be a good tip. I tend to buy the
honeydews that don't look too pristine (and creamy colored as you say) and
this might be that they have been sitting around a little longer - hopefully
not in a 'dump-like' truck. I've had some that were kind of hard inside,
but usually they are a welcome relief to the tasteless canteloupe we get
around here. They should ship the AZ canteloupes back here to VA.
Yes, the term 'musk melon' was also used when I was growing up in Belpre,
Ohio.
Dee Dee

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 06:50:20a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 04:55:23a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> I'm in luck -- for the first time ever, I have Italian Fontina, ripe
>>> figs and ripe pears!
>>> All are good, but I know what you mean about them not tasting like
>>> they used to.
>>> I still can remember what canteloupe 'used to' taste like. I have one
>>> now that I've eaten half of it, and I would've eaten all of it by now
>>> otherwise. On the other hand, I've grown to appreciate honey-dew more.
>>
>> I guess I'm lucky when it comes to canteloupe, as some of the best
>> melons in the country are grown here in AZ and are available at our
>> farmer's markets. They taste the way I remember canteloupe tasting
>> when I was a kid...sweet, mellow, and slightly musky.
>>
>> On the other hand, I can't pick a good honeydew melon to save my life.
>> What's the secret? I've always heard that a good one should have a
>> nice creamy color skin. When I pick those, they're still not very
>> sweet and the the texture is too hard.
>>
>>> Have you ever heard this - my mother used to say this to me sometimes
>>> in the early morning while dressing me --
>>> "Canteloupes for breakfast
>>> Honey in a bun
>>> Put your shoes and stockin's on
>>> and Run, Run, Run"
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> Uh, never heard it. :-)
>>
>
> Wayne, I have no secret and I think I must be just taking my chances.
> A week or so ago in TJ's a young woman stopped another woman (younger
> than me, but still overly middle aged) and said she wanted to buy a
> watermelon and could she tell her how to pick one out. The woman said,
> "I have no idea." So when she asked me, I told her that I had just read
> to make sure that there is yellow on the bottom. My grandfather raised
> watermelons, and I had always assumed that the yellow on the bottom
> meant that it was sitting on the ground a little longer; however, this
> might also mean that it's been ripening a little longer also, and might
> be a good tip. I tend to buy the honeydews that don't look too pristine
> (and creamy colored as you say) and this might be that they have been
> sitting around a little longer - hopefully not in a 'dump-like' truck.
> I've had some that were kind of hard inside, but usually they are a
> welcome relief to the tasteless canteloupe we get around here. They
> should ship the AZ canteloupes back here to VA. Yes, the term 'musk
> melon' was also used when I was growing up in Belpre, Ohio.
> Dee Dee

Thanks, Dee. You grew up in Belpre? David's family is originally from
Marietta, and I've been through Belpre more times than i can count. As a
matter of fact, AZ cateloupes are shipped all over the country. Maybe you
don't get them in VA, though. Yep, my family in MS always called them musk
melons.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 06:50:20a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 04:55:23a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> I'm in luck -- for the first time ever, I have Italian Fontina, ripe
>>>> figs and ripe pears!
>>>> All are good, but I know what you mean about them not tasting like
>>>> they used to.
>>>> I still can remember what canteloupe 'used to' taste like. I have one
>>>> now that I've eaten half of it, and I would've eaten all of it by now
>>>> otherwise. On the other hand, I've grown to appreciate honey-dew more.
>>>
>>> I guess I'm lucky when it comes to canteloupe, as some of the best
>>> melons in the country are grown here in AZ and are available at our
>>> farmer's markets. They taste the way I remember canteloupe tasting
>>> when I was a kid...sweet, mellow, and slightly musky.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, I can't pick a good honeydew melon to save my life.
>>> What's the secret? I've always heard that a good one should have a
>>> nice creamy color skin. When I pick those, they're still not very
>>> sweet and the the texture is too hard.
>>>
>>>> Have you ever heard this - my mother used to say this to me sometimes
>>>> in the early morning while dressing me --
>>>> "Canteloupes for breakfast
>>>> Honey in a bun
>>>> Put your shoes and stockin's on
>>>> and Run, Run, Run"
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>> Uh, never heard it. :-)
>>>
>>
>> Wayne, I have no secret and I think I must be just taking my chances.
>> A week or so ago in TJ's a young woman stopped another woman (younger
>> than me, but still overly middle aged) and said she wanted to buy a
>> watermelon and could she tell her how to pick one out. The woman said,
>> "I have no idea." So when she asked me, I told her that I had just read
>> to make sure that there is yellow on the bottom. My grandfather raised
>> watermelons, and I had always assumed that the yellow on the bottom
>> meant that it was sitting on the ground a little longer; however, this
>> might also mean that it's been ripening a little longer also, and might
>> be a good tip. I tend to buy the honeydews that don't look too pristine
>> (and creamy colored as you say) and this might be that they have been
>> sitting around a little longer - hopefully not in a 'dump-like' truck.
>> I've had some that were kind of hard inside, but usually they are a
>> welcome relief to the tasteless canteloupe we get around here. They
>> should ship the AZ canteloupes back here to VA. Yes, the term 'musk
>> melon' was also used when I was growing up in Belpre, Ohio.
>> Dee Dee
>
> Thanks, Dee. You grew up in Belpre? David's family is originally from
> Marietta, and I've been through Belpre more times than i can count.
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Whatdoyouknow - someone who knows where Belpre is! I was born 7 miles down
the river from Belpre, near where Center and Porterfield used to be. It is
not Center Belpre, though. I went to school 7th grade at Belpre HS, then
moved to Parkersburg, WV, the big city.
My immediate family still live in this Belpre-Parkersburg area. Two states,
two towns, one phone book.
Talk about humidity!!!
Dee Dee

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 08:16:53a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Whatdoyouknow - someone who knows where Belpre is! I was born 7 miles
> down the river from Belpre, near where Center and Porterfield used to
> be. It is not Center Belpre, though. I went to school 7th grade at
> Belpre HS, then moved to Parkersburg, WV, the big city.
> My immediate family still live in this Belpre-Parkersburg area. Two
> states, two towns, one phone book.
> Talk about humidity!!!
> Dee Dee

When we still lived in NE OH, we drove down to Marietta several tims a
year. At least once a year we would drive over the bridge to Williamstown
to the Fenton Glass Works.

As I was thinking of all this, it dawned on me that my ex's mother's family
was actually from Belpre, although during those years we never went there.
It was only later, with David, on our trips to Marietta did we drive down
to Belpre.

Did you ever go to Blennerhassett Island? That place has always fascinated
me.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 08:16:53a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> Whatdoyouknow - someone who knows where Belpre is! I was born 7 miles
>> down the river from Belpre, near where Center and Porterfield used to
>> be. It is not Center Belpre, though. I went to school 7th grade at
>> Belpre HS, then moved to Parkersburg, WV, the big city.
>> My immediate family still live in this Belpre-Parkersburg area. Two
>> states, two towns, one phone book.
>> Talk about humidity!!!
>> Dee Dee
>
> When we still lived in NE OH, we drove down to Marietta several tims a
> year. At least once a year we would drive over the bridge to Williamstown
> to the Fenton Glass Works.
>
> As I was thinking of all this, it dawned on me that my ex's mother's
> family
> was actually from Belpre, although during those years we never went there.
> It was only later, with David, on our trips to Marietta did we drive down
> to Belpre.
>
> Did you ever go to Blennerhassett Island? That place has always
> fascinated
> me.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*

My previous husband was from Kansas, and when we first visited his family,
we went thru a town 10 straight miles away from where he was raised; the
only other Belpre, as far as I know, in the U.S. What an omen!

Funny story about glass -- one year we went to Stubenville, Ohio to see some
Stubenville glass. The more people we asked, the more that it became an
amusing survey on our part. No one -- and I mean, no one -- we asked had
ever heard of Stubenville glass.
http://www.rubyglass.com/Glass/EAPG/detail.asp?ID=24
We weren't interested in buying, just kind of a sight-seeing kind of trip.
Actually I prefer Murano glass, but Stubenville is 'our' history.

I had a fascination with Blennerhasset Island when I was a child. Our home
was about a mile north Hwy 50 (Rt. 339) and the end of Blennerhasset was at
the tip 50 & 339. My mother used to swim across the Ohio river at about
about that point. The island was totally overgrown and (full of copperheads
or water moccasins?) and had sort of an eery off-limits feel to it. You sort
of closed your mind to any real thoughts of what had gone on there. Later
on when they built it for the tourists, I never had any inclination to go
there. I have the same fascination for Harper's Ferry - but my husband nor
anyone I've ever spoken about it with has the same feeling.

So much for this. Others will tell me to take it to OT. However, it is "A
Blast from the Past."
Dee Dee,
Buckeye & Hillbilly

On 15 Aug 2005 17:08:26 +0200, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Yep, my family in MS always called them musk melons.

Mine too. I was a teenager before I heard "cantelope".

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote

> Thanks, Dee. You grew up in Belpre? David's family is originally from
> Marietta,

Heh ... I went to a wedding there a really long time ago. Cute
little town. Reception was in a big old restored hotel by the
river. Talk about a blast from the past.

nancy

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 10:31:18a, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote
>
>> Thanks, Dee. You grew up in Belpre? David's family is originally from
>> Marietta,
>
> Heh ... I went to a wedding there a really long time ago. Cute
> little town. Reception was in a big old restored hotel by the
> river. Talk about a blast from the past.
>
> nancy

That would be the Lafayette Hotel, built in 1892. It's still going strong
and the last I knew, had a rather good restaurant.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 10:31:18a, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote
>>
>>> Thanks, Dee. You grew up in Belpre? David's family is originally from
>>> Marietta,
>>
>> Heh ... I went to a wedding there a really long time ago. Cute
>> little town. Reception was in a big old restored hotel by the
>> river. Talk about a blast from the past.
>>
>> nancy
>
> That would be the Lafayette Hotel, built in 1892. It's still going strong
> and the last I knew, had a rather good restaurant.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Beautiful pictures here.
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/mariet...ette_hotel.htm
Dee Dee

Dee Randall wrote:

> I'm in luck -- for the first time ever, I have Italian Fontina, ripe figs
> and ripe pears!
> All are good, but I know what you mean about them not tasting like they
> used to.
> I still can remember what canteloupe 'used to' taste like. I have one now
> that I've eaten half of it, and I would've eaten all of it by now otherwise.
> On the other hand, I've grown to appreciate honey-dew more.
>
> Have you ever heard this - my mother used to say this to me sometimes in the
> early morning while dressing me --
> "Canteloupes for breakfast
> Honey in a bun
> Put your shoes and stockin's on
> and Run, Run, Run"
> Dee Dee
>
>

It is a cute saying. I never heard of it, but I spent my early
childhood in Europe.

It is not that fruits and vegetables do not taste as they used to
taste here. Here, they never tasted as good as the fruits and
vegetables of my childhood in Europe. When my husband and I went back
for the summer of 1965, we could not believe how good everything
tasted, even if it did not look as good as the fruit does here.

Buying fruits and vegetables is not much fun. While the fruit may be
huge and beautiful, to start with it comes with a label glued to it
and when I remove it, part of the skin comes off with it. That does
not look nice in the fruit bowl. The fruit itself, as big and
beautiful as it may look, does not have the flavor I expect. It is
picked days or even weeks before it reaches my fruit store and has
been treated with lots of chemicals, so it does not rot but does not
taste good, either. It is the same with such vegetables like
cucumbers, that come with a coat of wax or oil and do not taste as
cucumbers that are freshly picked, do.

I also have a great tasting, half eaten cantaloupe right now waiting
to be finished tonight. That is, if I do not eat it for lunch. )