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snakefiddler wrote:
"Greg Pavlov" wrote:
wrote:
I gotta tell ya, I was suspicious of her
postings. They just didn't (and frankly, don't)
sound, well...genuine.

I've had similar thoughts re many of her posts.
I believe I'd have the same suspicions ...

so, a couple of ya'll have used the word "suspicious" in reference to my
posts. i am curious as to what ya'll find suspicious and why. ...

For me, it was the bawdy entrance to roff with all the cutesy
double entendres and then the careful concocting, after a couple
of false starts and a bit of trial and error, of a completely
different online persona that is, finally, just what roff wants
to hear.

It smelled funny to me then, and it still does.

now, i know this sounds a lot like a personal ad- sounds a little silly to
me- and it may be more information than some of ya'll care for, and i'm
sure i am giving forty ammunition, but it is my attempt at making ya'll a
little more familiar with who i am. many of you have met, and know each
other well, and i have not had that advantage, so for now this will have to
suffice. ...

I don't need any more "ammunition" than the loaded sock drawer, but
thanks for thinking of me. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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...there are only a few things i miss about living in the
metropolitan detroit
area, and one of them was accessibility to the hugely diverse
ethnic
restaurants, delis, and bakeries- middle eastern being my
favorite.

Mmmmmm.....shwarma!

i would
walk into one of those delis, and just be swept away by the
aroma of
all
those heady spices, and i was like a kid at a candy store trying
to
narrow
my olive selection, tantalizingly displayed in numerous wooden
barrels, down
to just a few varieties. and while we're on the subject of
middle
eastern
cooking, ya'll should look up some recipes that use rose water
in
them-
delicious. you can get some rose water at your local natural
food
market,
or in an ethnic grocery if you are lucky enough to have one
near
you. the
brand i use is HESH.

We've been eating a lot of stuff that grows around the house,
lately.
Not only well recognized domesticated veggies, but stuff like
lamb's
quarters, violets (flowers and leaves), day lilies (just the
flowers),
oxalis, purslane, lemon balm.....and a host of others that will
come
into season over the next couple of months.

Wolfgang



very cool- a favorite of my children is nasturtiums- yummy, and
gorgeous. i
didn't know you could eat day lilies, though.

Theoretically, they can be stuffed and then battered and deep
fried......fritters of some sort. Frankly, after having handled them
a number of times, I can't imagine how one would hold them together
through the process. We just eat them raw as a salad ingredient.
Very tasty.....and it dresses things up nicely. Squash blossoms
supposedly work well for the fritter thingy too. I'd guess they hold
up better, but have never had enough squash plants that I felt I could
spare the blossoms.

never had schwarma-

Most references I've seen spell it without the "c". In any case, the
name refers to a seasoning blend and/or rolled sandwiches made with
it. In essence, it's a lot like a soft shell taco, but with a
middle-eastern touch. Most of the countries of northern Africa and
the easter Mediterranean region make some sort of variation on the
theme.

Most of the "middle-eastern" restaurants around here (and this
includes Israeli, Morrocan, Greek, Armenian, etc.) serve some sort of
variation on the theme.

Kennie will be along shortly to give you the one and only true
authentic original decent sportsmen's recipe.

i make this really yummy thing- i can't remember the
name of it- where you boil eggs, and after peeling them (of course
;-0) you
cover them in a ground beef mixture of onions, cumin, garlic, salt
and
pepper, and you bake them. they are soooo good.

Hm........meatloaf?

when i worked at the univ
of mich dental school, we had a resident in our clinic who was from
from
saudi arabia, and she used to have these great all girl parties,
during
which they could remove their head coverings, and dance, and just
generally
show out! she would invite family and friends, cover the windows so
that no
men could see inside, and we would dance , and eat, and drink. it
was
great. i have an aunt who took belly dancing lessons, and taught a
little
of it to me, so i was able to attend donned in appropriate attire,
and
participate- surprising many of her family. (i had told her ahead
of time-
to make sure it was alright.) those parties were great because of
the food,
and camaraderie; but it was especially good to see women, who
usually had to
behave in such a subdued manner enjoy themselves in such an
uninhibited way.
but i'm tellin ya- the spread was just incredible. they'd bring in
food
like they were feeding a wedding reception!

Sounds like a lot of fun. If you ever do it again, I'd like to go
too. I'll wear a veil.......no one will ever know. :)

Wolfgang

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Wolfgang wrote:

... Squash blossoms
supposedly work well for the fritter thingy too. I'd guess they hold
up better, but have never had enough squash plants that I felt I could
spare the blossoms.

Zucchini blossoms are good just chopped and tossed into the olive oil
after the coins have browned. Generally only a home gardener will have
them, they don't last but moments after the zucchini is picked. The
male flowers are good dipped in a little flour, water and Budweiser
then fried 'til crisp.

...
Kennie will be along shortly to give you the one and only true
authentic original decent sportsmen's recipe.

Hmmm..., "one and only true authentic", I'm sure I've seen that
before, you plagiarist.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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"Wolfgang" wrote in :

Squash blossoms
supposedly work well for the fritter thingy too. I'd guess they hold
up better, but have never had enough squash plants that I felt I could
spare the blossoms.


No supposedly about it. Good stuff, at least zucchini flowers


Scott

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Wolfgang wrote:
snip
Very tasty.....and it dresses things up nicely. Squash blossoms
supposedly work well for the fritter thingy too. I'd guess they hold
up better, but have never had enough squash plants that I felt I could
spare the blossoms.

You should only use the male blossoms, and only need to leave a few to allow
for pollination. They have slender stems whereas the females have thicker
stems with a little bulge at the base of the flower where the fruit will
form. I suppose if you were into internal exams you would be able to tell
by the stamens. I have never had luck stuffing them (my relatives prefer to
stuff cabbage). We used to dip them in thin beer batter and deep fry them.
Because everything's better with a trans fat and carbo crust.

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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in :

Squash blossoms
supposedly work well for the fritter thingy too. I'd guess they hold
up better, but have never had enough squash plants that I felt I could
spare the blossoms.


No supposedly about it. Good stuff, at least zucchini flowers

I've been looking forward to trying it for some years. The trouble, now, is
that we've got very limited garden space......only one squash plant, and
that's an acorn. I don't want to sacrifice any of the flowers. I don't
dare plant zucchinis. Last time I did that they tried to take over the
world. I managed to save the planet only by foisting ten pounders off on
unsuspecting (former) friends, and chucking as many as I could into the
paths of freight trains. :(

Wolfgang
who still pulls his hat brim down low whenever he sees the words "canadian
pacific" or "burlington and northern".

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Wolfgang notes:

I managed to save the planet only by foisting ten pounders off on
unsuspecting (former) friends, and chucking as many as I could into the
paths of freight trains.

good Lord! I my dear wife, who adds zucchini to so many Italian recipes that I
have lost count, knew that you were wasting the things on oncoming freight
trains, she would be more of a Penn's clave threat to you than the damn bear!!
She attempted to corner the market on them a few years back, and came damned
close. Having grown them, they do tend to take over the garden. Now, I leave
them for the Amish guys to grow, and I just load the trunk up with them, in
season.
Tom

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Yeah, don't make the mistake I made this year! I planted squash, zucchini
and tomatoes way to close to one another--and don't ask me to tell ya about
the watermellons! Two years ago, I planted pumpkins. The sons a bitches
took over the entire back yard, fenceing and all.

My 'mater plants are full but we have had rains almost everyday for two
weeks straight, so many of the 'maters are bursting on the vine.:~^( My
corn didn't do so well, but what there is of it is tender and delicious. My
pepper plants have suffered terribly from all the rain. My peas were
ravaged by the bunnies. My okra is just startin' to come in. Nonw
harvested yet, but the plant will produce into August--well they have in
past years anyway. **** I had 8' tall plants by seasons end two years ago.
I didn't put in a garden last year, but I try to most years. I just gotta
learn to work my garden better. Fewer plants of all varieties and sread
them out better. Unfortunately, mother has just ordered a ban on berries!

Mark
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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in
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Squash blossoms
supposedly work well for the fritter thingy too. I'd guess they hold
up better, but have never had enough squash plants that I felt I could
spare the blossoms.


No supposedly about it. Good stuff, at least zucchini flowers

I've been looking forward to trying it for some years. The trouble, now,
is
that we've got very limited garden space......only one squash plant, and
that's an acorn. I don't want to sacrifice any of the flowers. I don't
dare plant zucchinis. Last time I did that they tried to take over the
world. I managed to save the planet only by foisting ten pounders off on
unsuspecting (former) friends, and chucking as many as I could into the
paths of freight trains. :(

Wolfgang
who still pulls his hat brim down low whenever he sees the words "canadian
pacific" or "burlington and northern".

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clarification:
when I wrote
I just load the trunk up with them, in
season.

I was referring to zucchini, not the Amish farmers themselves.
Tom
......honest to God, officer, there's nothing suspicious in the trunk!

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