Subj : moving or not was: CFBBS To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Sep 25 2019 08:57:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> Actually, stirfry cooks up pretty fast, but there is a bit of chopping NB>>> first in preparation, so not likely to be had at a fast food place... BM>> You're right on the longer prep time for stir fry -- pretty much BM>> counter-acts the fast food get-in-and-out timing. Possibly done with BM>> individual packets (thinking along the lines of the suctioned bags BM>> salads come in at the grocery store). ...Stir fry just doesn't quite BM>> go with fast food. NB>> It could be done, if the prep was done ahead of time, and maybe, as you NB>> say, done up in individual baggies to be dropped onto the wok when the NB>> time came... But, agreed, not likely at a fast food place... :) BM> Yes, could be done, just not likely. ...Prep could also be done BM> off-site and frozen -- the small amount per serving wouldn't take long BM> to thaw, especially over the high heat of a restaurant griddle. BM> Remains crispy on the inside because only warmed while the outer portion BM> is cooked. And yes did say 'griddle' instead of 'wok': figuring a fast BM> food place might do their stir fry like scambled eggs. ...Think I'll BM> go to a 'Chinese place' for my stir fry and enjoy the ambiance and BM> show! NB> Likely enough... and the hot griddle could be the equivalent of a NB> hot wok... Of course, the Chinese takeout places are pretty much NB> fast food, too.... for ambiance you'd need to go to a sit-down NB> place, and then you don't usually have the view of the kitchen NB> area.... ;) Maybe the cooking area: chp-chp-chp-chp, toss egg into hat, creat onion volcano.... One takeout place with really good food was family run -- the children usually studying in a corner. ...An infrequent repeat customer and went to find the site empty. NB>>>> My friend doesn't like the taste of meat, including chicken... and NB>>>> most Chinese places think nothing of adding chicken broth to veggie NB>>>> dishes, and don't even notice doing it... so they'll swear it's NB>>>> safe, and then she tastes the chicken... so we don't go to Chinese NB>>>> with her... :) Indian works well, as does Ethiopian, or Lebanese/ NB>>>> MiddleEastern... :) BM>>> I would suppose there's some sort of a chemical reaction occurring in BM>>> your friend which makes the taste of meats bad. Thinking along the BM>>> lines of how some people react to MSG. NB>>> Not sure exactly... may have been precipitated by an illness at some NB>>> point... which might have changed body chemistry... or at least the NB>>> taste buds... BM>> Entirely possible. Or just genetic sensitivity. NB>> Maybe not the latter... she developed the aversion in her adulthood... BM> Could still be a genetic function: in later part of college milk BM> started tasting like it was curdling in my mouth. Not that bad, but BM> more like had just gone bad. Thought at first was spoiled milk, then BM> maybe the change of season and a change in the cows' feed. NB> Did you ever find out the actual cause...? No; after a bit of inquiry did verify the flavour varied slightly with the season but the 'curdling taste' was me. I don't recall doing anything to check for a potential cause (such as bloodwork), more just avoid too much liquid milk: found I could have with cereal provided not too much (so approaching moisten the cereal in the bowl) and the cereal piece was the last item eaten as opposed to spooning milk. Fortunately non-liquid milk was fine: I could eat cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt with out any ill-taste. NB>>> ... I hate it when I die from not passing on chain mails. BM>> And now it's phone calls! NB>> Or chain emails... ;) ("send this to your 5 closest friends") BM> And watch them grow distant from the extra junk mail you provided! NB> Exactly... so I don't pass them along... ;) BM> Decades ago I'd pass one on just because it had something unique to it BM> (so sort of a warning or comment on the 'twist') or we'd be talking BM> about a subject (say needing a car) and forward a spam e-mail as a BM> joke way to make money to buy whatever needed. NB> Depending on the nature of the relationship, I suppose that might NB> be somewhat acceptable.... ;) I'm not one to forward anything, NB> actually... unless requested to... :) I very rarely forward anything either: figure the other person has already seen it or has had their fill of cute kitties playing with babies. NB>> ... He's so cheap: Even if he were in a canoe he wouldn't tip. BM> Haha! Clever! NB> I think I stole that one from someone in the COOKING echo... he NB> might actually have authored it... ;) Possible: someone had to make them up! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Not quites: Someone slips a disk & you offer to format him another one. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .