Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

food for about 45 people. On to Hamvention tomorrow with another
banquet on Saturday when this group will be officially named "Club of
the Year".

They certainly do toss that "banquet" term about freely. "a large
formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honor of someone:

In this case it was probably under 100 people, (IIRC) 3 individual honorees and our group. The rally host had ordered polo shirts with the club logo for us; orders were that they were to be worn with black
slacks. I wore mine with navy (rarely wear black) and one guy was in
blue jeans but we did get comments on the matching shirts.

Sounds aw'fly regimented to me. I tend to give occasions like that a
miss if at all possible.

AFAICS "Banquet" is a brand name for frozen meals. Bv)=

I know, I usually have the same association but knew that this was to
be a more formal dinner. Had one man not from our group at the table so
he was quite interested in the rv/radio connection.

It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind. But,
then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who believed that
"words mean things". Bv)=

It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as well
as some commas in the ingredients list.

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and
thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

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

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

1 bn Broccoli; chopped
+=OR=+
10 oz Box frozen broccoli
1 c Water
4 tb Butter
Salt & pepper
1 c Cheddar cheese soup
1 1/2 c Velveeta cheese; diced *
2 c Milk; or more, to desired
- consistency
8 sl Cooked bacon; chopped or
- crumbled

* I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
~- UDD

Cook broccoli, water, butter, salt and pepper until
tender. Add soup and cheese and milk. Heat until cheese
melts, but do not boil. Add chopped bacon.

Flinchbaugh's Orchard & Farm Market

From: http://www.flinchbaughsorchard.com

Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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Dave Drum wrote to Ruth Haffly <=-

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I was a newspaper proofreader and this sign was in our office:

===
"I love eating my family and my dog." "I love eating, my family, and my
dog."

Commas save lives.
===

(I am an Oxford comma fan.)

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Title: Types of Garlic
Categories: Information, Ceideburg 2
Yield: 1 Servings

1 Text Only

I buy garlic but never have paid much attention to the subtleties of
it. Here's some interesting info on types and uses.

HARDNECK GARLICS: These have a central flower stalk that hardens to a
stem in the center of the garlic head. Tricky to grow and generally
much less productive than "softneck" garlics, they are always more
expensive.

Examples include:

ROCAMBOLE: This is the most commonly planted specialty variety. The
head is cone-shaped, with bright purple skin. The uniformly sized,
wedge-shaped cloves are clustered radially around the central stalk.
The cloves easily pop out of their papery skins. It has a strong
flavor but is rarely bitter.

SPANISH ROJA: Similar to the Rocambole, but with a rounded head and
skin coloration that ranges from red to mahogany. Grown most
commonly in the Northwest.

ITALIAN RED: A generic name given to red-skinned, hardnecked garlics
of several different varieties.

SOFTNECK GARLICS: These do not have a central flower stalk. These are
always used for braiding. These include:

MEXICAN PINK: A common variety grown in Mexico, it is characterized
by cloves that splinter outwards from the main head, somewhat like
leaves on an artichoke. The flavor is often quite hot.

EARLY and LATE CALIFORNIA WHITE: This is the main garlic variety
grown commercially in California. It is very productive and is well
adapted to growing in hot weather. It has tight skins over both the
cloves and the whole head, which help make this garlic one of the
best keepers.

ELEPHANT GARLIC: A cross between garlic and onion. The flavor is
mild and the texture is similar to an onion.

OTHER USEFUL TERMINOLOGY:

GREEN GARLIC. Garlic harvested before the bulb has matured and before
skins have formed around the cloves. It can be used like baby leeks.
The flavor is mild but distinctly garlicky.

FRESH GARLIC: Juicy, mature garlic sold before the skins have set or
dried. This is perishable and susceptible to mold.

CURED GARLIC: Most garlic is cured for about a month to allow the
skins to dry or set.

Sibella Kraus writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 7/14/93.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; October 5 1993.

File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/cberg2.zip

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Hi Dave,

They certainly do toss that "banquet" term about freely. "a large
formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honor of someone:

In this case it was probably under 100 people, (IIRC) 3 individual honorees and our group. The rally host had ordered polo shirts with the club logo for us; orders were that they were to be worn with black
slacks. I wore mine with navy (rarely wear black) and one guy was in
blue jeans but we did get comments on the matching shirts.

Sounds aw'fly regimented to me. I tend to give occasions like that a
miss if at all possible.

No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties,
dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that
after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who was
with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.

AFAICS "Banquet" is a brand name for frozen meals. Bv)=

I know, I usually have the same association but knew that this was to
be a more formal dinner. Had one man not from our group at the table so
he was quite interested in the rv/radio connection.

It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
believed that "words mean things". Bv)=

I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.

It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
well as some commas in the ingredients list.

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

* I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
~- UDD

They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

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

Sounds aw'fly regimented to me. I tend to give occasions like that a
miss if at all possible.

No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties, dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who
was with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.

Sort of like my motorcycle club's Park & Display area at theSpringfield
Mile motorcycle races. We set up an area where anyone on a 25 year old
(or older) can park and show off his "baby". All Vintage Iron Riders
members were very distinctive club logo shirts or jackets so we're eay
to find.

AFAICS "Banquet" is a brand name for frozen meals. Bv)=

I know, I usually have the same association but knew that this was to
be a more formal dinner. Had one man not from our group at the table so
he was quite interested in the rv/radio connection.

It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
believed that "words mean things". Bv)=

I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.

It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
well as some commas in the ingredients list.

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

* I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
~- UDD

They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

I buy it for specific recipes - like that one.

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

Title: Dave's Spicy Sausage Dip
Categories: Five, Pork, Vegetables, Chilies
Yield: 24 Servings

1 lb Velveeta; in 1/2 cubes
+=OR=+
1 lb Cheese Whiz
3/4 lb Breakfast pork sausage;
- cooked, crumbled, drained
14 1/2 oz Can diced tomatoes w/green
- chilies; undrained

Mix ingredients in microwaveable bowl.

Microwave on HIGH 5 minutes or until "cheese" is
completely melted, stirring after 3 minutes.

Serve with Fritos "Scoops" or tortilla chips

Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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Re: Re: Int'l Pickles Week - 2
By: Sean Dennis to Dave Drum on Sun May 25 2025 06:47 pm

I was a newspaper proofreader and this sign was in our office:
"I love eating my family and my dog." "I love eating, my family, and my dog."
Commas save lives.

Reminds me of this NSFW joke image:

http://xahlee.org/wordy/musing/oxford_comma.html
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Hi Sean,

Dave Drum wrote to Ruth Haffly <=-

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I was a newspaper proofreader and this sign was in our office:

===
"I love eating my family and my dog." "I love eating, my family, and
my dog."

Commas save lives.
===

Or, the old favorite: Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma.

You know which one I prefer. (G)

(I am an Oxford comma fan.)

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Hi Dave,

No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties, dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who
was with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.

Sort of like my motorcycle club's Park & Display area at
theSpringfield Mile motorcycle races. We set up an area where anyone
on a 25 year old
(or older) can park and show off his "baby". All Vintage Iron Riders members were very distinctive club logo shirts or jackets so we're eay
to find.

Always a good idea if you're part of a group to dress similar, if not
totally alike so people can identify you as a part and ask you
questions, to which you may or may not have the answer. I wore a
rv/radio polo shirt but couldn't answer any any radio, few rv questions.

It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
believed that "words mean things". Bv)=

I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.

It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
well as some commas in the ingredients list.

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

* I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
~- UDD

They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

I buy it for specific recipes - like that one.

I am not fa fan of them, even more so after getting 15 pounds of
imitation velveeta in a government commodities give away. Girls were
small, couldn't freeze the stuff, so Steve and I ate the lion's share as quickly as we could. I belonged to a natural foods co-op and was able to
get some really good cheese thru it; I'd rather spend mony on that than
get free government plastic cheese.


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Or, the old favorite: Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma.

The hardest part is trying to explain those puns to a non-native English speaker...

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

Title: Grandma's Country Chicken Cheddar Casserole
Categories: Crook1, Chicken, Main dish
Yield: 1 Servings

4 lb Chicken roaster
3 c Water
1 ts Poultry seasoning
1/4 ts Thyme
1/8 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Paprika
1/2 c Milk
1 1/2 c Crushed seasoned bread
-crumbs
1/4 c Chopped onion
1/2 c Sliced carrots
1/4 c Chopped celery
1/4 c Peas
3 c Instant rice
1/4 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1 c Shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 ts Pepper
1 ds Paprika
1/8 ts Sage
1/2 ts Poultry seasoning
2 tb Lemon juice
1/2 c Milk
2 cn Cheddar cheese soup; (10.75
-ounce)

Place chicken in a 4 quart Dutch oven and add 3 cups of water and
seasonings. Bring to a simmer and cook approximately 45 minutes. When
chicken is done, remove it from the pot and place on a dish. Place the
stock remaining in the pot into a gravy separator and strain to
remove any undesired particles and fat from getting into the stock.

Add water to the stock until you have 4 cups of liquid. Place stock
back into the Dutch oven. Add onion, carrots, celery and peas to the
stock; cooking about 20 minutes (less if using frozen mixed
vegetables).

After 20 minutes, stir in 3 cups of rice and return to a boil, remove
from heat and cover. Now, return to the chicken. Discard the skin,
remove and shred the chicken meat and place in a large mixing bowl.
Add the chicken, the salt, pepper, paprika, sage, poultry seasoning,
lemon juice, milk, eggs and cheddar cheese soup. Mix well.

When the rice has absorbed the water, add the rice and vegetable
mixture to the chicken in the mixing bowl and mix until the rice and
vegetables are distributed evenly throughout the dish. Put the
casserole mixture into a 9x13 inch pan, sprayed with vegetable spray.
Sprinkle the bread cubes over the mixture and place in a 375 degrees
F oven for 25-30 minutes. Do not cover.

Five minutes before the end of the baking time, sprinkle the shredded
cheddar cheese over the top of the casserole and return to the oven.

Grease 9"x13" pan well. Place bread in pan. Sprinkle with cheeses.
Combine rest of ingredients together and mix well. Pour over bread;
refrigerate overnight. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F or until
golden brown.

Serves 6 to 8.

Converted by MC_Buster.

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Hi Sean,

Or, the old favorite: Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma.

The hardest part is trying to explain those puns to a non-native
English speaker...

Agreed, just as they would have a hard time explaining a pun or other in
their language to us.


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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