Subj : Cookware (part #2)
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Apr 11 2024 14:30:13

Hi Dave,

 DD> ever saw them on a gas oven that I used. Or possibly I didn't pay
 DD> them any attention as I was trying to get the control to the
 DD> Farenheit number given in the recipe.  Bv)=

 RH> For decades, even before Steve went into the Army, we've kept a
 RH> thermometer in the oven. Last place we lived in Swansboro, the oven had
 RH> no markings and we had a rather dark brown pizza the night we moved in.
 RH> I'd had an electric stove at the previous place and just guessed where
 RH> I needed to turn the knob on the gas stove. IIRC, we also bought a
 RH> replacement knob with the markings.

 DD> I've an oven thermometer (dial) that also works in the freezer - in

I've got a separate one in the freezer, have had problems with the
milirary housing issued ones over the years also. Some were replaced
with brand new, others just swapped out with one from a empty housing
unit.

 DD> settings on whichever oven I am using. My current smooth top has
 DD> digital settings for the oven which are amazingly accurate. If it's a

That's what mine has also.

 DD> It's a nice addition and a recognition that the editors know that
 DD> others than their "own" will be reading and (hopefully) making the
 DD> recipes.

Except for those that are literalists. (G)

 DD> I said "prefer" not reject the other.  Bv)= When I do the red gravy
 DD> moussaka I keep thinking "Who put potatoes in the lasagna?" Also, the
 DD> first experience I had with moussaka was the white version. As the
 DD> twig is bent ....

 RH> Yes, same as my favorite bbq is eastern NC pork. (G)

 DD> I don't know if I've posted my version of N.C. sauce - which I make
 DD> following an article in Chile Pepper Magazine. (see below)


 DD>       Title: North Carolina BBQ Sauce
 DD>  Categories: Bbq, Sauces, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 1 Batch

That's more of a Lexington or western NC BBQ sauce. Lexington style is a
hybrid of eastern which is basically vinegar and spices, western which
is a tomato sauce based with spices. Lexington is thinner than western
NC, somewhat thicker than eastern. My favorite is eastern NC but
Lexington is pretty good as a 2nd choice.

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Ruth
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