It's snowing.....

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So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

I just got back from a walk outside, in my short sleeve shirt. I saw lots
of young ladies in shorts.

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Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
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Quoted message said:

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

I just got back from a walk outside, in my short sleeve shirt. I saw lots
of young ladies in shorts.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University

Well, it is RAINING AGAIN, here in Seatt...er, Sandy Eggo. Did my shopping
in shorts and short sleeves though. I got some nice asparagus for 99¢ lb.
My Coral tree is in full bloom which is odd as it still has all it's leaves.
Normally the leaves drop, then it blooms. I hope it quits raining before my
evergreen pear starts blossoming.
Charlie

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Puester said:

and one of our apricot trees is in full bloom. I took my grandson
out int he yard to see it yesterday and it was glorious, every branch
lined thickly with blossoms, and bees all over the place.

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

gloria p
from the Colorado Front Range Arctic

Seriously, start a small fire in a container close to the base of the
tree and use a good hard wood, try to keep it burning all night...

Run a fan on one side to distribute the heat evenly around the tree.

They used to use heaters/smudge pots and large overhead fans in the
cherry orchards near where I used to live for just such occasions! :-)

Good luck!!!!

--
K.

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Katra wrote:
"They used to use heaters/smudge pots and large overhead fans in the
cherry orchards near where I used to live for just such occasions! :-)
"

Smudge pots. Oh yes, I remember smudge pots. I went to college a few
miles east of Los Angeles while smudge pots were still allowed. You'd
wake up in the morning with two black streaks going up your nostrils,
from the smudge smoke. Can't imagine what it did to our lungs.

Nancree

Puester said:

and one of our apricot trees is in full bloom. I took my grandson
out int he yard to see it yesterday and it was glorious, every branch
lined thickly with blossoms, and bees all over the place.

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

Dang, that's a major problem with apricots. They will survive our southern
Ontario winters but they bloom early and do not take kindly to cold
weather during or after blooming.

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nancree said:

Katra wrote:
"They used to use heaters/smudge pots and large overhead fans in the
cherry orchards near where I used to live for just such occasions! :-)
"

Smudge pots. Oh yes, I remember smudge pots. I went to college a few
miles east of Los Angeles while smudge pots were still allowed. You'd
wake up in the morning with two black streaks going up your nostrils,
from the smudge smoke. Can't imagine what it did to our lungs.

Nancree

;-)
The ones the cherry orchard used were cleaner and did not produce
smoke... Not sure how they were run, may have been natural gas or
electric?

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K.

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Dan Abel said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

I just got back from a walk outside, in my short sleeve shirt. I saw lots
of young ladies in shorts.

You Californians are a smug lot...wait till the next earthquake.

gloria p

Katra said:

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Puester <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

gloria p
from the Colorado Front Range Arctic

Seriously, start a small fire in a container close to the base of the
tree and use a good hard wood, try to keep it burning all night...

Run a fan on one side to distribute the heat evenly around the tree.

They used to use heaters/smudge pots and large overhead fans in the
cherry orchards near where I used to live for just such occasions! :-)

Good luck!!!!

Yabbut that was before the days of Clean Air and the EPA.
If we lit an outdoor fire our neighbors would call the
Fire Dept. so fast it woul;d make your head spin.

gloria p

Puester said:

If we lit an outdoor fire our neighbors would call the
Fire Dept. so fast it woul;d make your head spin.

Ours wouldn't, because their fire would be bigger. 🙂

Carol

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Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

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Puester said:

Katra said:

In article
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Puester <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

gloria p
from the Colorado Front Range Arctic

Seriously, start a small fire in a container close to the base of the
tree and use a good hard wood, try to keep it burning all night...

Run a fan on one side to distribute the heat evenly around the tree.

They used to use heaters/smudge pots and large overhead fans in the
cherry orchards near where I used to live for just such occasions! :-)

Good luck!!!!

Yabbut that was before the days of Clean Air and the EPA.
If we lit an outdoor fire our neighbors would call the
Fire Dept. so fast it woul;d make your head spin.

gloria p

Well, ok, can you run a small (covered) electric heater with an
extension cord out there safely???

--
K.

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Quoted message said:

and one of our apricot trees is in full bloom. I took my grandson
out int he yard to see it yesterday and it was glorious, every branch
lined thickly with blossoms, and bees all over the place.

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

gloria p
from the Colorado Front Range Arctic

Oh, Gloria!! I saw the subject line and immediately thought, "OH NO!!
I'll bet the apricot tree is getting zapped!" Dammitall! (I've got
some nice California dried aps. . . . )
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"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

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(Dan Abel) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

I just got back from a walk outside, in my short sleeve shirt. I saw lots
of young ladies in shorts.

You really know how to stick the shiv, don't you, Dan. <g> Rat.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Arizona vacation pics added 3-24-05.

"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

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Charles Gifford said:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

I just got back from a walk outside, in my short sleeve shirt. I saw lots
of young ladies in shorts.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University

Well, it is RAINING AGAIN, here in Seatt...er, Sandy Eggo. Did my shopping
in shorts and short sleeves though. I got some nice asparagus for 99¢ lb.
My Coral tree is in full bloom which is odd as it still has all it's leaves.
Normally the leaves drop, then it blooms. I hope it quits raining before my
evergreen pear starts blossoming.
Charlie

It was a sunny, gorgeous day in Sand... Ooops, Seattle. I haven't
checked the apricot tree in the last few days. Ranee already has dibs on
any extra fruit it produces. The scabrous apple tree is about to bloom.

SO decided to try and reproduce the Thai curried salmon from a
restaurant hereabouts. He came pretty close. The sauce had plenty of
heat. Very tasty.

Cindy

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C.J. Fuller

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Cindy Fuller said:

SO decided to try and reproduce the Thai curried salmon from a
restaurant hereabouts. He came pretty close. The sauce had plenty of
heat. Very tasty.

The restaurant is Thai Dusit, just north of the University Village Mall
in Seattle. One of our local faves.

The concoction that I made tonight was actually a snap to prepare.

Heat some peanut oil in a large pan and saute a salmon fillet until it
is beginning to brown. Flip it and brown on the other side. Remove
salmon from pan and keep it warm in a low temp oven.

Return pan to the stove and add a dollop of Thai red curry paste (you
want measurements, go read a weather report). Spread the stuff around
and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Then slowly add coconut milk
(I used a low fat variety), stirring constantly, until the sauce has a
thick but fluid consistency. Add sugar to taste, and maybe a splash of
fish sauce (we like the Three Crabs brand). I also tossed in a pinch of
star anise, after grinding it in a mortar.

Put salmon back in the pan, spoon some sauce over it, cover the pan and
let it cook on low heat, just until the fish is opaque all the way
through. Serve with white rice, and sliced scallions for garnish. We
had Cindy's cole slaw (yes, the one with avocado) on the side. A cool
cucumber salad would also be a nice balance to the spicy curry.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Thanks, Julian, for sharing the recipe, and thanks Cindy, for dragging him
to the computer to do so.

This looks good...I've never made anything w/ curry paste before, can you
believe that? Though I do have a can of red curry paste around (gosh, how
*old* is it?), and some coconut milk. Will try this soon!

Chris

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Chris Neidecker said:

Thanks, Julian, for sharing the recipe, and thanks Cindy, for dragging him
to the computer to do so.

This looks good...I've never made anything w/ curry paste before, can you
believe that? Though I do have a can of red curry paste around (gosh, how
*old* is it?), and some coconut milk. Will try this soon!

Chris

I don't have to drag him to the computer, he's often chained to it.

This morning's project is hot cross buns, by request of the SO.
According to British legend, those who make hot cross buns on Good
Friday will have good luck in the coming year. Sure beats black eyed
peas.

Cindy

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C.J. Fuller

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Julian Vrieslander said:

The concoction that I made tonight was actually a snap to prepare.

Heat some peanut oil in a large pan and saute a salmon fillet until it
is beginning to brown. Flip it and brown on the other side. Remove
salmon from pan and keep it warm in a low temp oven.

Return pan to the stove and add a dollop of Thai red curry paste (you
want measurements, go read a weather report). Spread the stuff around
and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Then slowly add coconut milk
(I used a low fat variety), stirring constantly, until the sauce has a
thick but fluid consistency. Add sugar to taste, and maybe a splash of
fish sauce (we like the Three Crabs brand). I also tossed in a pinch of
star anise, after grinding it in a mortar.

Put salmon back in the pan, spoon some sauce over it, cover the pan and
let it cook on low heat, just until the fish is opaque all the way
through. Serve with white rice, and sliced scallions for garnish. We
had Cindy's cole slaw (yes, the one with avocado) on the side. A cool
cucumber salad would also be a nice balance to the spicy curry.

That sounds delicous...and do-able.

Thanks.

gloria p

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[email hidden] (Dan Abel) wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I just got back from a walk outside, in my short sleeve shirt. I saw lots
of young ladies in shorts.

You really know how to stick the shiv, don't you, Dan. <g> Rat.

I paid my dues. I grew up in Spokane, Washington. I worked one winter
break there while going to college. It was 30 degrees F below zero, in an
unheated warehouse. I was getting a ride from someone else who worked
there one day, and his radiator froze half way there. We had to walk the
last mile. He put his bottle of Coke in his back pocket, under his coat,
so it wouldn't freeze.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS
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What's even worse is all your fruit trees are covered with blossoms and it's
too cold for the bees. Great scenery and smell but no fruit. Sometimes a
late spring frost can kill the blossoms.

That's Life
F.J.
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and one of our apricot trees is in full bloom. I took my grandson
out int he yard to see it yesterday and it was glorious, every branch
lined thickly with blossoms, and bees all over the place.

So it's snowing and the temperature is dropping rapidly. That's a
good sign that there won't be any fruit on the trees this year, either
so I'll have to buy fruit for jam. Dang. I don't think we've had a
crop since 1998.

gloria p
from the Colorado Front Range Arctic