RUTH HAFFLY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

And thus is born "fusion" cuisine. Some of which is very nice. But
some dishes should be "left as found". I have things in every cuisine

I think most things are better in their original than in a fusion.
Fusion doesn't always take the best of all contributions and make something better; sometimes it ends up much worse than any of its components.

As I said above "Some of which is very nice." And, of course, there
are some dishes which could gag a maggot out of a garbage can.

Steve would count anything made with bittermelon in that category.
Others would include durian. I like them both, in small amounts--can
enjoy more melon than durian tho. (G)

AFAIK I'venever had bitter melon on purpose, nor made anything with it
as an ingredient. Durian, OTOH, is a different story.

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Yes, but this Diana was born when the future princess was only 8 years
old and hardly anybody knew her. Besides, the kitten was cuter. (G)

I thought Ms. Spencer was quite attractive despite her blonde hair.

That's your opinion. Besides, what's wrong with being blonde? I was for
my childhood/early adulthood. It turned more brown over the years tho.

Sorry, platinum blondes/bottle blondes give the dishwater blondes a bad
name by association. Bv)= My favourite blonde has to be Dolly Parton.

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Our cats brought home mice, shrews, and the occaisional bird, even
fewer rabbits. More often than not, we would see a few remains and know that the hunter had found prey.

We had a shop cat at the satellite store. Callie was brought in when
one of the installers got her, barely weaned, from a clinet. Her
mother cat hadn't had time to teach her to hunt and eat her prey. She would nab a mouse and play with it until its little heart gave out.
Then ignore the thing. Once I put one of her victims in her food dish hoping she'd get the idea that it was food. Ms. Calico scooped the
mouse onto the floor and started crunching her kibble.

All depends on how they're raised in the first couple of months. I
can't recall our momma cats teaching their young how to hunt; kittens generally found homes around 8-10 weeks old. By then they knew how to
eat & drink from dishes.

Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat would
have schooled her in foraging for her food.

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Title: Dolly Parton's "Stone Soup"
Categories: Poultry, Potatoes, Vegetables, Pork
Yield: 8 servings

2 qt Chicken broth
1 lb Russet potatoes; scrubbed,
- peeled, diced
14 1/2 oz Can diced tomatoes
1 sm Head cabbage; coarse
- chopped
1 lb Turnips; peeled, diced
2 lg Carrots; peeled. diced
1 sm Onion; chopped
4 cl Garlic; minced
1 Smoked ham hock
1 Very clean stone
Salt & pepper

Pour the chicken broth into a large stockpot. Add in the
diced potatoes, diced tomatoes and their liquid, chopped
cabbage, diced turnips, diced carrot, diced onions,
minced garlic and ham hock.

Bring the soup to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce
the heat to low and simmer it uncovered for about 2
hours. Stir the soup occasionally during simmering.

Scoop the ham hock from the soup and place it on a
cutting board. Remove the skin and discard. Remove the
meat and use a sharp knife to dice it. Add the diced
meat back into the soup, discarding the bone or giving
it to the dog.

Taste the soup; it will have some saltiness from the
stock and ham hock, but you can add more if it needs
some, along with black pepper to taste. Remove the stone
from the soup. (You can wash the stone and save it for
the next batch.) Serve the soup while it's hot. Serve
your soup along with this pecan chicken salad.

Dolly Parton, Dollywood, Tennessee

Makes: 6 - 8 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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Hi Dave,

As I said above "Some of which is very nice." And, of course, there
are some dishes which could gag a maggot out of a garbage can.

Steve would count anything made with bittermelon in that category.
Others would include durian. I like them both, in small amounts--can
enjoy more melon than durian tho. (G)

AFAIK I'venever had bitter melon on purpose, nor made anything with it
as an ingredient. Durian, OTOH, is a different story.

Hard to find bittermelon outside of an Asian market unless you are in
Hawaii. (G) I never tried preparing it, just enjoyed it in some of the
dishes our Philippino congregation made for pot lucks.

8<----- ||||| ----->8

I thought Ms. Spencer was quite attractive despite her blonde hair.

That's your opinion. Besides, what's wrong with being blonde? I was for
my childhood/early adulthood. It turned more brown over the years tho.

Sorry, platinum blondes/bottle blondes give the dishwater blondes a
bad name by association. Bv)= My favourite blonde has to be Dolly Parton.

She is a trip! But, she's very generous--gave I don't know how many
millions of dollars to her employees a few years ago when wildfires took
out a lot of their houses. Also, last year, gave quite a bit toward
Helene relief in both NC and TN.

8<----- XXXXX ----->8

Then ignore the thing. Once I put one of her victims in her food dish hoping she'd get the idea that it was food. Ms. Calico scooped the
mouse onto the floor and started crunching her kibble.

All depends on how they're raised in the first couple of months. I
can't recall our momma cats teaching their young how to hunt; kittens generally found homes around 8-10 weeks old. By then they knew how to
eat & drink from dishes.

Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat
would have schooled her in foraging for her food.

But she might not have been as easy to catch and civilize.

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Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

As I said above "Some of which is very nice." And, of course, there
are some dishes which could gag a maggot out of a garbage can.

Steve would count anything made with bittermelon in that category.
Others would include durian. I like them both, in small amounts--can
enjoy more melon than durian tho. (G)

AFAIK I'venever had bitter melon on purpose, nor made anything with it
as an ingredient. Durian, OTOH, is a different story.

Hard to find bittermelon outside of an Asian market unless you are in Hawaii. (G) I never tried preparing it, just enjoyed it in some of the dishes our Philippino congregation made for pot lucks.

That would explain that. I'll have to look for it next time I'm down to
Little World Market or Asian Groceries to restock the miso paste.

8<----- ||||| ----->8

I thought Ms. Spencer was quite attractive despite her blonde hair.

That's your opinion. Besides, what's wrong with being blonde? I was for
my childhood/early adulthood. It turned more brown over the years tho.

Sorry, platinum blondes/bottle blondes give the dishwater blondes a
bad name by association. Bv)= My favourite blonde has to be Dolly Parton.

She is a trip! But, she's very generous--gave I don't know how many millions of dollars to her employees a few years ago when wildfires
took out a lot of their houses. Also, last year, gave quite a bit
toward Helene relief in both NC and TN.

8<----- XXXXX ----->8

Then ignore the thing. Once I put one of her victims in her food dish hoping she'd get the idea that it was food. Ms. Calico scooped the
mouse onto the floor and started crunching her kibble.

All depends on how they're raised in the first couple of months. I
can't recall our momma cats teaching their young how to hunt; kittens generally found homes around 8-10 weeks old. By then they knew how to
eat & drink from dishes.

Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat
would have schooled her in foraging for her food.

But she might not have been as easy to catch and civilize.

Oh, I don't know. I've a fair amount of history with barn//farm cats. And
the few times I've adopted from a shelter I sit on a chair amid all of
the candidates and let one of them choose me - usually by climbing up my
leg and curling up in my lap.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Lagk-Te-Sa ("Cat's Tongues")
Categories: Five, Cookies, Snacks, Desserts
Yield: 1 Servings

1/2 c Sweet butter
1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
2 Egg whites
3/4 c Flour; sifted

Cream the butter with sugar. Add vanilla and egg whites,
beat well.

Add flour, and mix in well. Put dough into cookie press
and press thru wide round opening to make pencil-shaped
cookies.

Place them, far apart, on a cold, buttered cookie sheet.

Bake in preheated 400oF/205oC oven for 7 to 8 min.

Watch carefully to prevent their burning.

Recipe by: Bill Spalding

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Hi Dave,

AFAIK I'venever had bitter melon on purpose, nor made anything with it
as an ingredient. Durian, OTOH, is a different story.

Hard to find bittermelon outside of an Asian market unless you are in Hawaii. (G) I never tried preparing it, just enjoyed it in some of the dishes our Philippino congregation made for pot lucks.

That would explain that. I'll have to look for it next time I'm down
to Little World Market or Asian Groceries to restock the miso paste.

Buy a small one for starters. (G) I can't give you specific recipies
using it as I've not had any in close to 20 years, and then it was in
dishes others made.

8<----- ||||| ----->8

Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat
would have schooled her in foraging for her food.

But she might not have been as easy to catch and civilize.

Oh, I don't know. I've a fair amount of history with barn//farm cats.
And the few times I've adopted from a shelter I sit on a chair amid
all of
the candidates and let one of them choose me - usually by climbing up
my leg and curling up in my lap.

I'd have a lap full--Steve calls me a pet magnet. (G)

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

AFAIK I'venever had bitter melon on purpose, nor made anything with it
as an ingredient. Durian, OTOH, is a different story.

Hard to find bittermelon outside of an Asian market unless you are in Hawaii. (G) I never tried preparing it, just enjoyed it in some of the dishes our Philippino congregation made for pot lucks.

That would explain that. I'll have to look for it next time I'm down
to Little World Market or Asian Groceries to restock the miso paste.

Buy a small one for starters. (G) I can't give you specific recipies
using it as I've not had any in close to 20 years, and then it was in dishes others made.

My search engine shows me an object that looks more like a cucumber than
what I think of as a melon. And parsing the recipes I have as well as
those on-line I don'tsee anything that piques my interest. <SHRUG>

8<----- ||||| ----->8

Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat
would have schooled her in foraging for her food.

But she might not have been as easy to catch and civilize.

Oh, I don't know. I've a fair amount of history with barn//farm cats.
And the few times I've adopted from a shelter I sit on a chair amid
all of
the candidates and let one of them choose me - usually by climbing up
my leg and curling up in my lap.

I'd have a lap full--Steve calls me a pet magnet. (G)

We're currently tending/boarding three pooches. And every one of them
will come to if they need/want to hit the great outdoors. Even if their grandpaw is standing/working right by the door.

I *do*have some bitter melon recipes

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Title: Paksiw na Isda (Boiled Pickled Fish & Vegetables)
Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Stews, Chilies
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2 lb Bangus (milkfish) or white
- fish, dressed (680 g)
1/2 c Vinegar
1/4 c Water
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 (1/2") piece ginger; crushed
2 Hot banana peppers
1/2 c Ampalaya (bitter melon)
1/2 c Eggplant; sliced

Cut fish into 4 slices. Place fish in a teflon or
porcelain coated skillet. Add all other ingredients,
except ampalaya and eggplant, cover and bring to a boil.
Let simmer about 10 minutes, turning fish once to cook
evenly.

Transfer to a covered dish and store in the refrigerator
to "age" for 2 days.

Reheat over moderate heat just until heated enough before
serving.

Add ampalaya and eggplant during the last five minutes
of cooking.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Aging time: 1-2 days
Serves: 4

Recipes by Dennis Santiago, TWS bbs

Formatted by Manny Rothstein (1/24/94)

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Hi Dave,

Bittermelon

That would explain that. I'll have to look for it next time I'm down
to Little World Market or Asian Groceries to restock the miso paste.

Buy a small one for starters. (G) I can't give you specific recipies
using it as I've not had any in close to 20 years, and then it was in dishes others made.

My search engine shows me an object that looks more like a cucumber
than what I think of as a melon. And parsing the recipes I have as
well as
those on-line I don'tsee anything that piques my interest. <SHRUG>

OK by me it you take a pass on it. I've not bought any, knowing that
Steve doesn't like it. And yes, it does look like a cucumber. (G)

8<----- ||||| ----->8

Had Callie stayed with her dam for a few weeks past weaning Mom Cat
would have schooled her in foraging for her food.

But she might not have been as easy to catch and civilize.

Oh, I don't know. I've a fair amount of history with barn//farm cats.
And the few times I've adopted from a shelter I sit on a chair amid
all of
the candidates and let one of them choose me - usually by climbing up
my leg and curling up in my lap.

I'd have a lap full--Steve calls me a pet magnet. (G)

We're currently tending/boarding three pooches. And every one of them
will come to if they need/want to hit the great outdoors. Even if
their grandpaw is standing/working right by the door.

Smart pups!

I *do*have some bitter melon recipes

Title: Paksiw na Isda (Boiled Pickled Fish & Vegetables)
Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Stews, Chilies
Yield: 4 Servings

Looks like one I'd take a pass on aslo.

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Ruth
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