Subj : Travelling To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Mon Jun 05 2023 13:54:31 Hi Dave, RH> going very low at night. Tried a CPAP with bad side effects; the RH> concentrator is a lot easier for home use (OTOH, a beast to fly with). DD> My home concentrator would be difficult/impossible to fly with. Ir is DD> two feet tall, ten (oe so) inches thick and almost three fet wide. The The original one I had was not good for flying, company we were renting from said to contact them before travel and they would let me rent a small, portable one. Contacted them in early April, they said "no go" so we bought a somewhat smaller unit (with a travel cart) from another company. It worked well but the handle (on the unit itself) broke while on our trip. We're going to have to send it in for repair. DD> portable, OTOH weighs about 10 pounds and is about the size of a small DD> ladies purse .... 11 inches by 3 inches by 7 inches. At 2 litres per DD> minute the battery is good (they claim in the instructions) for 8 DD> hours. I understand that's only good for bursts, not continuous use. I need the continuous use, only when sleeping, so have to go with the bigger unit. I didn't try to use it in flight, tho it was theoretically possible. DD> That would not be especially onerous to travel with. I got mine DD> because the alternative was going to be taking along an oxygen DD> cylinder. The company that rented us the first unit supplied a cylinder for back up. When we turned in the rental (after buying the other), they took the cylinder also. RH> We finally got to experience rail car dining on the way up to Denali RH> from Whittier. The menu was very limited; I got a turkey (with other DD> Railroad dining has fallen a long way. It used to be the equivalent of DD> a fine restaurant - only on wheels. I remember my first dining car DD> meal when I was 14 (1956). The tables had heavy white tablecloths, DD> the chairs were well padded .... it just looked elegant. And I DD> picked a dish not well suited to a moving train that tends to sway DD> from side to side and otherwise be a bit unsteady. Roast duckling DD> a l'orange. Bv)= RH> So I've heard. We had cream colored tablecloth/napkins and (padded) RH> bench (with back) seating. I'm left handed and Steve (right handed) sat RH> on my left, another couple across the table from us. I had to keep my RH> elbow tucked in tight so as not to bump Steve but it was an experience RH> I'll probably never have again. DD> Apparently that was not an Amtrak train. Their "dining" DD> facilities/food is an obscene joke .... IMO. Like airline snacks on a DD> short flight. No, not Amtrak but Alaska Railroads. Don't know how profitable it is but it works with cruise lines. We were seated in a domed observation car but Steve wandered over to the more open car for pictures. DD> I'm a lefty as well. When I pick my seat I make sure the left is on DD> the "outside". Then the righty seated next and I do not elbow each DD> other. Bv)= We were in very tight quarters and I didn't want to bump (or be bumped by) the wait staff. We've worked out this arraingement over the years so that the only one that gets bumped is Steve. If I have to sit with someone else on my left, I move a bit to the right (if possible) and tuck my elbow in as much as possible. DD> This recipe is for 6 servings. What I had was a single serving RH> sized DD> individual duckling. You could probably substitute orange RH> extract for DD> the Garnd Marnier/Curacao liquer if you ever go nuts RH> and make this. RH> Some time when I've nothing else to do and happen to have everything RH> needed in the pantry & fridge, I might give it a try. Did do Alton RH> Brown's "Mighty Duck" from his "Good Eats" show once--duck and swiss RH> chard were ok but rice dressing was really bad. DD> I looked up the recipe - and did not see rice mentioned anywhere. Must DD> have had to watch the actual TVFN show for that. Bv)= It was included in the packaging with the duck, don't remember if it was a part of the original recipe or not. We had cable (including Food Network) tv while in HI; that was when I tried the recipe. DD> Chard and kale are not high on my list of preferred greenery to cook DD> with. Like Popeye, I likes me spinach. Even the canned stuff. I like most greens in various degrees, chard better than kale but not as good as spinach. Collards are good too, if cooked long enough. I prefer fresh greens, will go with frozen if needs be but canned ones are way too mushy for me. As a side, I'll usually sprinkle some pepper vinegar on them (typical southern) tho balsamic works good with some of them also. DD> Title: Tomato Florentine Soup DD> Categories: Soups, Herbs, Greens, Cheese DD> Yield: 4 Servings DD> 48 oz Can tomato juice * DD> 13 1/2 oz Can spinach (323 g) DD> 1/2 ts Oregano; crumbled DD> 1/2 ts Basil; crumbled DD> 1/4 ts Thyme; crumbled DD> 1/4 ts Marjoram; crumbled DD> 1/4 ts Fresh ground pepper DD> 1 cl Garlic; crushed DD> 2 c Med. pasta shells DD> Parmesan cheese That looks good. Steve and I both had a cup of tomato bisque as part of our last meal in Fairbanks. He went on to have a chicken cordon bleu sandwich with fries, no roll. I took a few of his fries and a small bit of the chicken & roll but the soup hit the spot! --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... Mind... Mind... Let's see, I had one of those around here someplace. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .