Ben Collver wrote to All <=-
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Spicy Tomato Soup
Categories: Soups, Vegetarian
Yield: 4 Servings
Where's the "spice" - surely the fractional teaspoon of blsck pepper is not going to light up anyone's life.
Title: Tomato Florentine Soup
Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Re: Re: Spicy Tomato Soup
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Mon Feb 20 2023 06:31:00
Where's the "spice" - surely the fractional teaspoon of blsck pepper
is not going to light up anyone's life.
Title: Tomato Florentine Soup
Good point! They should have just called it Tomato Soup.
Thanks for your Tomato Florentine Soup recipe.
My grandmother liked to make "stewed tomatoes" where she cut home-made bread into cubes, added them to a pot of canned tomatoes, and then
heated it up. I like the simplicity of only having two ingredients.
Very satisfying on a cold winter night.
Here's *my* grannie's recpe which is better with the fresh 'maters than the canned. But both are good.
On 02-21-23 06:15, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Ben Collver about Re: Spicy Tomato Soup <=-
Here's *my* grannie's recpe which is better with the fresh 'maters
than the canned. But both are good.
If using fresh tomatoes you must peel them first. If using
stupormarkup tomatoes remove any sticker. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly even if they're from your garden. Stem them with a sharp paring knife
or a strawberry huler (https://www.stokesstores.com/en/strawberry-huller.html) then use your knife to cut an "X" in the bottom of the 'mater.
Fill a large bowl with ice water and set it aside. Place a pot of
plain water (no salt) on the stove and bring it to a boil. Carefully lower the tomato(es) into the boiling water. You can add several at a time. Remove them after 30 seconds, or when the skin begins to peel
back, and place them into the bowl of ice water.
Let the tomatoes sit in the ice bath for 5 minutes or until you see
the peels shrivel and start to peel off.
Peel the skins off with your hands.
If the skin is stubborn, use a small sharp paring knife to remove the pieces that won't budge, being careful not to squeeze the tomato.
Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Re: Re: Spicy Tomato Soup
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Tue Feb 21 2023 06:15:04
Here's *my* grannie's recpe which is better with the fresh 'maters than the canned. But both are good.
Thanks for sharing your grannie's recipe. I'll hang on to it for the
end of the season home-grown tomato surplus.
Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Here's *my* grannie's recpe which is better with the fresh 'maters
than the canned. But both are good.
We have found that Hunt's canned tomatoes (crushed or chopped) are
better than most store bought tomatoes. Our exception to that is the Campari tomatoes that we have been touting for years. Thanks to your post, I did order that packet of seeds. The S&H costs were about the
same as the price of the seed packet itself -- but if they grow and
taste the same as what we can buy, We'll be happy.
Dave Drum wrote to Dale Shipp <=-
But fr my $$$ Red Gold is simply the best tomato products I have found.
Tomato surplus??? What's that? Bv)=
Dave Drum wrote to Dale Shipp <=-
But fr my $$$ Red Gold is simply the best tomato products I have found.
I do like Red Gold canned maters for my chili when my mom's tomato plants aren't busy producing 20 pounds of tomatoes a week. <G>
I've been quiet lately. I've been very busy doing a lot of BBS-related programming and discovering that with my blood sugar being in better
On 02-22-23 06:09, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Spicy Tomato Soup <=-
So, where are you going to grow your tomatoes? Does your geezer center have a community garden? Just curious.
Using pots, we've successfully grown several spice plants and last year a cherry tomato plant.Is that as a pot of glue/a pot for what else, my long-distance friend Dale?
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
But fr my $$$ Red Gold is simply the best tomato products I have found.
I do like Red Gold canned maters for my chili when my mom's tomato
plants aren't busy producing 20 pounds of tomatoes a week. <G>
I've been quiet lately. I've been very busy doing a lot of BBS-related programming and discovering that with my blood sugar being in better control (woke up this morning and scanned my glucose sensor; it
reported 120 mg/dL so I am verwy happy), it's been easier for me to program. I've successfully ported my line of BBS doors to FreeBSD,
Linux, Win32, OS/2, and DOS (of course). Put it off for 20 years and
am happy I finally tackled it. If you look at the doors menu on my BBS, except for "Mastermind", all of the rest of the doors are doors I
wrote.
It's supposed to be 80F today...80F tomorrow...then 52F on
Thursday...then a cold and rainy weekend. I hate it when we get teased with spring!
Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Re: Re: Spicy Tomato Soup
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Wed Feb 22 2023 05:46:00
Tomato surplus??? What's that? Bv)=
Fair question. :-)
At the end of the season we usually have a large quantity of tomatoes ripening. In the past i have turned them into big batches of pasta or pizza sauce and frozen it. But i prefer to find ways to consume them while they are still fresh.
Usually when the cold sets in we also get a crop of unripe or partially ripe tomatoes. We'll throw tarps over the plants to keep them warm and try to nurse them along to maximize the yield. If they reach a certain level of partial ripeness then they can be harvested and they will continue to ripen indoors.
Tomorrow is forecast 36F then a warming trend.And?
On 02-23-23 11:58, Denis Mosko <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Spicy Tomato Soup <=-
Using pots, we've successfully grown several spice plants and last year a cherry tomato plant.
Is that as a pot of glue/a pot for what else, my long-distance friend Dale?
The pots I was talking about are round, sort of cylindrical, that areCompare indoors /w outdoors
used for growing flowers and other plants indoors.
Janis Kracht wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I'm glad you are doing well Sean!
Hey I noticed our password is failing. I still have the same one here I've always had. Do you want to send me a new one, or do you want me
to just remove your node from my config?
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
And the sweet part is - they've done all the slicing and dicing for
you. Bv)=
Scrabble is the only door that ever held more than a cursory interest
for me. And, as you said in e-mail, it's a genuine PITA to port to your system. I can live without.You were my only opponent since Nancy kicked it. Maybe I'll do an internet search to see if there is an on-line game available.
BTW - I'm still monitoring my sugars via the pincushion finger method.
The One-Touch tells me my fasting sugar is 93 this morning (IOW the
usual for me).
Gonna sun yourself in your Speedo? It's 52F as I type this. Forcasted
to drop to 45F w/high wind warnings indicating a front coming through.
It got very wet yesterday .... but stayed warm enough I didn't have to shovel anything. Tomorrow is forecast 36F then a warming trend. Effing groundhog.
Title: Sloppy Joes
MMMMM
Denis Mosko wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Tomorrow is forecast 36F then a warming trend.
And?
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
And the sweet part is - they've done all the slicing and dicing for
you. Bv)=
Exactly. With the way my hands are now, typing is difficult let alone trying to use a sharp knife safely.
Scrabble is the only door that ever held more than a cursory interest
for me. And, as you said in e-mail, it's a genuine PITA to port to your system. I can live without.You were my only opponent since Nancy kicked it. Maybe I'll do an internet search to see if there is an on-line game available.
It disappoints me that I can't run Scrabble. If I could get the
source, I could make sure it doesn't die in 2038 (when DOS programs
will quit working).
BTW - I'm still monitoring my sugars via the pincushion finger method.
The One-Touch tells me my fasting sugar is 93 this morning (IOW the
usual for me).
Mine was 109 which is terrific for me.
Gonna sun yourself in your Speedo? It's 52F as I type this. Forcasted
to drop to 45F w/high wind warnings indicating a front coming through.
It got very wet yesterday .... but stayed warm enough I didn't have to shovel anything. Tomorrow is forecast 36F then a warming trend. Effing groundhog.
Today was near 80 but rainy and 52 tomorrow...a cold and rainy weekend.
I goofed off a bit today going to Lowe's and Home Depot to look at potting soil and planters. Still a tad early to be putting anything
out here so I'll start everything indoors. My mom gave me a desktop
Ott Lite to use as a growing lamp; I need to buy the correct bulb for
it.
By the way, Greg Mayman has been calling the BBS but hasn't uploaded
any packets yet.
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I found an on-line Scrabble https://www.pogo.com/games/scrabble/play which, once you sign up gives access to "all EA games" (as if!)
Yesterday was 55F. Currently it's 19F warming all the way to
(predicted) 35F then back to the mid 50s by Sunday. Soon be bikini weather.
I'll rag on him via e-mail. I'm part of an informal e-mail list with
the Aussies and Nanook of Yellowknife who thinks the echo is lame. (His loss)
On 02-24-23 11:58, Denis Mosko <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Spicy Tomato Soup <=-
The pots I was talking about are round, sort of cylindrical, that are
used for growing flowers and other plants indoors.
Compare indoors /w outdoors
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Scrabble is the only door that ever held more than a cursory interest
for me. And, as you said in e-mail, it's a genuine PITA to port to your system. I can live without.You were my only opponent since Nancy kicked it. Maybe I'll do an internet search to see if there is an on-line game available.
It disappoints me that I can't run Scrabble. If I could get the
source, I could make sure it doesn't die in 2038 (when DOS programs
will quit working).
BTW - I'm still monitoring my sugars via the pincushion finger method.
The One-Touch tells me my fasting sugar is 93 this morning (IOW the
usual for me).
Mine was 109 which is terrific for me.
Gonna sun yourself in your Speedo? It's 52F as I type this. Forcasted
to drop to 45F w/high wind warnings indicating a front coming through.
It got very wet yesterday .... but stayed warm enough I didn't have to shovel anything. Tomorrow is forecast 36F then a warming trend. Effing groundhog.
Today was near 80 but rainy and 52 tomorrow...a cold and rainy weekend.
I goofed off a bit today going to Lowe's and Home Depot to look at potting soil and planters. Still a tad early to be putting anything
out here so I'll start everything indoors. My mom gave me a desktop
Ott Lite to use as a growing lamp; I need to buy the correct bulb for
it.
By the way, Greg Mayman has been calling the BBS but hasn't uploaded
any packets yet.
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
It's 63F and overcast today. Supposed to rain all week. But in the
60s and sunny next week. Gotta love this time of year.
I'll rag on him via e-mail. I'm part of an informal e-mail list with
the Aussies and Nanook of Yellowknife who thinks the echo is lame. (His loss)
I took his email to me as if it was my fault as moderator...which is
fine. As you said, his loss.
I'm glad you are doing well Sean!
Thanks...hope you are too.
Hey I noticed our password is failing. I still have the same one here
I've always had. Do you want to send me a new one, or do you want me
to just remove your node from my config?
Just remove me. My system accepts netmail from "unlisted" systems (in this case, systems that are not specifically configured here) so you can always crashmail me if need be.
Since it was in the upper 70s today here (going to be 52 tomorrow sadly):
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Wild Mushroom Spring Rolls
Categories: Tvfn
Yield: 4 Servings
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I thought that was a UNIX bug.
I zinged him last night for being a lurker and invited the others in
the Down Under wonders crew to join in also. Just learned that Glen Jamieson is in hospital. Kevin thinks the reason is connected with food that he fed Glen.
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Jim sometimes exhibits an inflated opinion of his own self-worth and
seems to think his opinions should be chiseled in tablets of stone.
Sort of like he's balancing the problems of the world on the tip of his nose. Other times he's a decent sort. Don't imagine for a minute that
his non participation is your fault. It's almost as if he has male PMS.
Jim sometimes exhibits an inflated opinion of his own self-worth and
seems to think his opinions should be chiseled in tablets of stone.
Sort of like he's balancing the problems of the world on the tip of his
nose. Other times he's a decent sort. Don't imagine for a minute that
his non participation is your fault. It's almost as if he has male PMS.
Don't get me wrong, I like Jim. He's always supported me in here and even sent me a CD of his entire MM database. It was just off-putting to me when
he said there were no more "engaging" conversations in the echo. Sometimes
you have to start conversation to enjoy it...in any case, I'm here and not planning on leaving unless something terrible happens.
I just feel bad since the echo has lost so many people recently due to death
and other unavoidable circumstances that someone would up and leave.
I guess my having nearly died three times last year has made me acutely aware of some things.
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I thought that was a UNIX bug.
It is; my memory is not good. The big problem is a lot of DOS programs used a 16-bit signed integer to store the date and that will overflow
soon enough.
I zinged him last night for being a lurker and invited the others in
the Down Under wonders crew to join in also. Just learned that Glen Jamieson is in hospital. Kevin thinks the reason is connected with food that he fed Glen.
Oh no. :(
Don't get me wrong, I like Jim. He's always supported me in here and even sent me a CD of his entire MM database. It was just off-putting to me when he said there were no more "engaging" conversations in the echo. Sometimes you have to start conversation to enjoy it...in any case, I'm here and not planning on leaving unless something terrible happens.
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