Subj : Todays Blooper To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Mar 09 2022 07:40:00 Hi Daryl! BM> I generally like it, though have come across some relishes which are a BM> little too sweet versus 'gently tangy pickle-y'. A slice of pickle and BM> a dab of relish are not the same flavour sense. DS> Years ago, there was a restaurant in the Little Rock area DS> called Western Sizzlin. Three years ago when I was in the north DS> central Arkansas community of Clinton (likely incorporated long DS> before Bill and Hillary came along ), there was one of these I can do you "one better": north of me is Clinton County and the main city is Clinton. IIRC they were named to honour a Governor of the State of New York. As for restaurants, chatting with a friend and recalling how there used to be a bunch of cheap steak restaurants -- they were cheap and they served cheap steaks but satisfied the carnivore desire of fire-cooked meat with a baked potato and some sides. DS> there, but they are no longer in the Little Rock area. I'm not DS> sure if that restaurant is still there or not. I didn't eat there DS> when I was there for a square dance festival, but on the DS> outskirts of town, there was a combination Kentucky Fried Chicken DS> and Long John Silver's restaurant. I ate most of my meals DS> there...especially since both had an all you can eat buffet...but DS> this was before Covid-19 kicked in. All-you-can-eat buffets are fun in that can sample a little of this and a little of that. I got to experience kimchee at one -- the food had been brought up in threads last century (!) and said it was the Korean version of sauerkraut, which I like. We'll just say I prefer sauerkraut. DS> However, their dill pickles were scrumptious. Originally, I DS> didn't care for pickles, but I really enjoyed these...and would DS> order extra when I went there. But, since they contain oxylates, DS> which can cause kidney stones, I rarely get these anymore. A few DS> years ago, I'd be snacking on Lay's Dill Pickle potato chips, and DS> Neopolitan Ice Cream Sandwiches. So, I was eating pickles and ice DS> cream...so folks were wondering about me. I have my blood pressure checked once a month at the doctor's office to monitor the pulse rate; a few years ago I was beating away like a hummingbird heart -- good for the bird, not so good for the human. Anyway, sometimes reminded with "it's that time of the month"! DS> Right now though, because of finances, I'm on a self imposed DS> bland diet of wheat bread and butter (4 slices twice a day), DS> washed down with lemonade Koolaid, to take my medications with. DS> That's NOT very nutritious, but with the skyrocketing price of DS> groceries and gasoline, and "a mere pittance" of "disability DS> income" each month, I'm having to cut back. According to the BMI DS> scale, I'm 80 pounds overweight...but it'll take awhile to drop DS> all this for "Professor X.S. Lardbottom". No, not all that nutritious but better than nothing. Know locally I can purchase a loaf of bread for 88› on sale. I'd probably go with cheese instead of butter. Cheese is more expensive that butter but nutritionally better. And I'd be definitely be checking into the Meals on Wheels link I gave you about amonth ago. And the cheese is a natural cheese, not those processed cheese slices individually wrapped nor Velveeta cheese. Both are OK but not nearly as nutritious as Swiss, Cheddar, etc. DS> For me, I subscribe to the balanced diet...in both the belly DS> and in the buttocks. However, I have more a case of furniture DS> disease...my chest has dropped into my drawers. This may be DS> TMI, but I wish I had more padding on the back side. The day we DS> buried my Dad over 15 years ago, we were on cement seats at the DS> cemetery, and that day, it was in the 20s with a wind chill in DS> the single digits...you can feel the cold coming right up through DS> your butt, and radiating through your body...we were miserable!! DS> I'm thankful that I didn't get pneumonia as a result. Carrying around your own insulation does have benefits at times. :) DS> As for me, I prefer cheese dogs...hot dogs on buns, with cheese DS> and ketchup. BM> We occasionally make baked hot dogs: hot dog is placed diagonally BM> across a slice of bread on which a slice of cheese has been added. BM> Fold up the loose corners of the bread and secure with a toothpick. BM> Bake until the bread is a toasty golden brown; will be slightly crisp. BM> Add condiments of choice. Oh yeah: remove toothpick before eating!! DS> That's like taking the bones out of various items...it removes DS> all the crunchiness. If baked properly the bread has a nice crunch. If baked too long so does the hot dog! DS> Kentucky Fried Chicken used to have DS> boneless deals, but they got rid of them...I was disappointed in DS> that. Part of the fun of eating chicken is gnawing the meat away from the bones but a boneless chicken would make sense for when travelling in the car: no bones to throw away. ...Still have the paper, etc., packaging, but just considered less messy than a pile of bones. DS> Darn!! Now, I'm hungry. Nature and a nightmare woke me DS> (again!), so that's why I'm answering this before the butt crack DS> of dawn. Now you're making me sleepy! BM> The only thing that woke me last night was the howling of the wind. BM> Was 71ø here yesterday (Saturday), first storm went through in the late BM> afternoon; it's meaner big brother went though mid-evening announced by BM> the storm sirens. Most of the local damage about ten miles north. BM> Supposed to get one to three inches of snow tonight into tomorrow BM> morning! DS> It was 82 here Sunday, and while actual thunderstorms missed DS> Little Rock, other areas of the state paid the price with several DS> tornadoes. The National Weather Service is still doing storm DS> damage surveys, and it likely will be a few days before those are DS> completed. There was an EF0 and an EF1 about twenty miles from here; minimal damage as landed on farmland but some damage to buildings. Another ten miles and would have hit the neighbourhoods. News of the tornadoes that close surprised me: weather outside about that time didn't seem all that nasty. DS> We have rain today into tonight (Tuesday), then rain Friday, DS> which will change to snow across much of the state before ending DS> late Friday night. North Arkansas, especially the higher DS> elevations could see 2 inches, while areas of central and south DS> Arkansas could see a dusting to maybe an inch. The more DS> significant impact will be bitterly cold temperatures in the DS> teens and 20's for the weekend mornings. Those who've started DS> their home gardens, or agricultural interests, are just furious!! DS> I've seen snow in Little Rock as late as April 19 on 2 occasions DS> since I moved here 45 years ago. My cousin in Erie, Pennsylvania, DS> doesn't plant her garden until after Mother's Day. We had about 2" of snow Sunday night/Monday morning -- and a few days before it was 71ø! They're predicting another inch or two on Friday (tomorrow as I write this). As for outdoor plantings this early, apparently they haven't paid attention! The rule of thumb around here is don't plant until Mother's Day weekend (and sometimes that's cutting things to close). When I was growing up in southern New Hampshire seems like around the 1st of June rings a bell. ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... 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