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aem said:

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

Uh, isn't "tuna fish" redundant?

I guess that's a usage from childhood. "Tunafish" to me means the
stuff in the can. "Tuna" is a fish or a steak or sushi. I doubt
there's any actual lexicological support for this, it's just how I
talk. <g>

-aem

This has been discussed here about every two years... only the newbies
and/or pinheads don't recall...

Btw, tuna fish is two words.

M-W

Main Entry: [2]tu·na
Pronunciation: 'tü-n&, 'tyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural tuna or tunas
Etymology: American Spanish, alteration of Spanish atún, modification
of Arabic t'un, from Latin thunnus, from Greek thynnos
Date: 1881
1 : any of numerous large vigorous scombroid food and sport fishes (as
an albacore or a bluefin tuna)
2 : the flesh of a tuna especially when canned for use as food; called
also tuna fish
---

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Sheldon said:

Melba's Jammin said:

I mark the purchase date (month and year, usually) on nearly
everything I buy that's destined for shelf storage.

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Yup, I've done the same for since forever,(snip) How many remember
when the price on canned goods was marked with a rubber stamp and
purple ink... and when the grocery receipt was the penciled prices
totaled on a brown paper bag? Barb, do you also remember when a can
of evap cost 9¢?

About the only time I mark the price is when I'm freezing meat -- and
I've gotten out of that habit somewhat. It's just for curiosity's sake,
I guess -- and maybe to remind me that said cut of meat can be procured
at that price again (hopefully). Sure I remember when the items were
actually stamped with a price -- and I used to do it when I worked in a
grocery store in high school. Don't remember the prices totaled on the
bag, though Ingebretsen's and Kramarczuk's meat counters still mark the
price on the butcher-wrapped product. And I remember when Campbell's
tomato soup could be had for ten cents a can -- that's when Mom loaded
up. (I think we found about 30 cans of tomato soup in her various
cupboards after she died. God rest her weary soul.) Only time Mom used
evaporated milk was for pumpkin pie; the only time I use it is for fudge.

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Fudge

Recipe By : posted again to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller 2-23-05
Serving Size : 100 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Candy

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
4 1/2 cups sugar
2 small cans evaporated milk (1-1/4 cups)
2 sticks margarine (1 cup)
2 cups milk chocolate chips -- (12 oz.)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips -- (6 oz.)
Nuts -- to your liking
1 tsp. vanilla

Boil sugar and milk for 10-12 minutes on medium and stir. Use 3-qt.
sauce pan. Maybe 10 minutes. In a bowl, combine the rest of
ingredients , pour sugar/milk mixture over and stir until melted (Use a
mixer). Pour into greased 9x13². Refrigerate until firm. There you
have it.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Per serving (excluding unknown items): 63 Calories; 2g Fat (23% calories
from fat); 0g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 3mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com>; Sam pics added 2-7-05
"I got the motive, which is money; and the body, which is dead!" - Rod
Steiger as Sheriff Gillespie, "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

Melba's Jammin said:

<g> The condensed and evaporated milk and canned pumpkin things seem to
come abuot when I decide to make something using the ingredient, make
sure (i.e., purchase) I have the ingredient and then, for whatever
reason, don't make it. Want some canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, and
condensed milk? I'm your girl.

Isn't it serendipity that I have some old cans of the exact same things in
my pantry...???

Hey I'll trade ya... ;-)

--
Best
Greg

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

<g> The condensed and evaporated milk and canned pumpkin things seem to
come abuot when I decide to make something using the ingredient, make
sure (i.e., purchase) I have the ingredient and then, for whatever
reason, don't make it. Want some canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, and
condensed milk? I'm your girl.
--
-Barb

I thought you were supposed to have extra for the church food drives.

:-)

Dimitri

I shop once a week at two different stores that are almost
"side-by-each" One is more expensive, but staples such as bread, milk,
eggs, butter, oj. etc are the same price and they carry some items not
found in the discount type store. Since they bag, I buy the staples
there and things I can't get at no-frills. No-frills doesn't bag or
supply bags. I take my own or use boxes supplied when they are
available. An item that we like is 3.97 at the first store and 2.79 at
the no-frills. I rotate my purchases so that there isn't out-dated
stuff in my pantry. My freezer is another story. Things tend to get
shuffled to the bottom and every few months I have to "renovate" to find
what's down there. I think that the no-frills store gets older
merchandise to start with, so it's probably a good thing to pay more
attention to dates on their stuff......Sharon

Ranee Mueller said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

aem said:

Sure, but who needs it? I know Alaskans who have a year's supply of
this or that in their cabins, but it's because it may be a year before
they next go into town. I have 3 supermarkets within a mile of me.
Why not let them store food for me?

I don't know about you, but we spend more the more we go to the
grocery store. Seems a direct proportion. So, if we go once a week for
fresh veggies/fruit and pick up things we stock up on and do a monthly
costco trip for the big stuff, we are set, we don't spend much and I'm
not wasting gas and time multiple times a week. I guess I think about
the money aspect more than a lot of people. I plan my trips out so as
to take the most direct route and do things on the way to/from the kids'
school or wherever I need to go so as not to use up too much gas money
either.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller said:

For us, we have two things at work: 4 children and one income.

When

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things go on sale that we use and like, we buy as much as we can

afford,

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store in pantry/freezer/whatever is appropriate. That way, we are

not

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stuck paying higher prices, we have food we like, and we will use it.

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Also, if money is too tight, we can shop the pantry and freezer and
still have very good meals. We still don't store as much as you'd
think, though. Mostly because we go through it so quickly now. All

of

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the kids eat more than I do, and Rich and I eat a fair amount

ourselves.

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This is also partly why I make all the bread here, one loaf lasts us

a

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meal and a half, if we are using it for sandwiches.

A typical loaf is 20 slices, which means with your 30 slices yoose four
consume 15 sandwiches for 1-1/2 meals... that's about 3 sandwiches per
person per meal. I think I'd be more interested in what you put into
your sandwiches... I'm picturing Dagwoods here. Wouldn't it be simpler
to just pick up a six foot hero from the local deli?

One time on Usenet, Melba's Jammin' <[email hidden]> said:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

<g> The condensed and evaporated milk and canned pumpkin things seem to
come abuot when I decide to make something using the ingredient, make
sure (i.e., purchase) I have the ingredient and then, for whatever
reason, don't make it. Want some canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, and
condensed milk? I'm your girl.

Heh! I don't feel so bad then. I bought canned pumpkin and condensed
milk in November, planning to make a pumpkin pie. They're still in
the pantry, hopefully I'll do one next holiday season...

--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"You still haven't explained why the pool is
filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

A typical loaf is 20 slices, which means with your 30 slices yoose four
consume 15 sandwiches for 1-1/2 meals... that's about 3 sandwiches per
person per meal. I think I'd be more interested in what you put into
your sandwiches... I'm picturing Dagwoods here. Wouldn't it be simpler
to just pick up a six foot hero from the local deli?

The typical just a step above sliced styrofoam loaf of bread in the
grocery stores here is about 12-14 slices, including the tiny heels.
That's about 5-6 sandwiches.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

A typical loaf is 20 slices, which means with your 30 slices yoose

four

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consume 15 sandwiches for 1-1/2 meals... that's about 3 sandwiches

per

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person per meal. I think I'd be more interested in what you put

into

Quoted message said:

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your sandwiches... I'm picturing Dagwoods here. Wouldn't it be

simpler

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to just pick up a six foot hero from the local deli?

The typical just a step above sliced styrofoam loaf of bread in

the

Quoted message said:

grocery stores here is about 12-14 slices, including the tiny heels.

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That's about 5-6 sandwiches.

Interesting how those who pretend to have my posts killfiled can
conveniently see my posts whenever it suits them.

One time on Usenet, "Dimitri" <[email hidden]> said:

<snip>

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I don't have a recipe but I would like to experiment with a maple pumpkin
flan.

Cook the maple syrup down to a crack stage and line the custard dishes.

The make a pumpkin custard and bake.

Invert like a flan to serve.

Could be interesting.

Veerry interesting! (Sheesh, I sound like Artie Johnson). Seriously
though, if you do it, please post your results... :-)

--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"You still haven't explained why the pool is
filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Gregory Morrow"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
(snip)

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Isn't it serendipity that I have some old cans of the exact same things in
my pantry...???

Hey I'll trade ya... ;-)

Pass. Yours might be older than mine.
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com>; Sam pics added 2-7-05
"I got the motive, which is money; and the body, which is dead!" - Rod
Steiger as Sheriff Gillespie, "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Gregory Morrow"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
(snip)

Quoted message said:

Isn't it serendipity that I have some old cans of the exact same things in
my pantry...???

Hey I'll trade ya... ;-)

Pass. Yours might be older than mine.

so all this pantry talk had me inspired to go fix
something from my pantry. I had some Birds Custard
Mix from England. And some Savoiardi lady fingers
from Italy (over a year old but still sealed and
crisp). Who knows where the bananas came from but
they were getting past their prime. I think the
milk is from the USofA?? So I'm having good old
fashioned Banana Pudding for dessert tonight.
Yup, pantries can be wonderful things.
Goomba

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

Interesting how those who pretend to have my posts killfiled can
conveniently see my posts whenever it suits them.

Who said I had you killfiled? I did for a time, but when the whole
aol thing went down, took you out. Never fixed it. Perhaps I should?

Regards,
Ranee

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Sheldon' said:

Interesting how those who pretend to have my posts killfiled can
conveniently see my posts whenever it suits them.

I see you all the time, sweetie-pie. 🙂

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

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Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Gregory Morrow"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
(snip)

Quoted message said:

Isn't it serendipity that I have some old cans of the exact same things

in

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my pantry...???

Hey I'll trade ya... ;-)

Pass. Yours might be older than mine.

Okay then...when it warms up a bit and we've a sunny spell will you come
down and help me wash my windows...???

;-)

--
Best
Greg

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Quoted message said:

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

Uh, isn't "tuna fish" redundant?

I guess that's a usage from childhood. "Tunafish" to me means the
stuff in the can. "Tuna" is a fish or a steak or sushi. I doubt
there's any actual lexicological support for this, it's just how I
talk. <g>

-aem

I think you are right! Around here in Sandy Eggo, tuna is also cactus fruit.

Charlie

In article <[email hidden]>, "Dimitri"

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"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

<g> The condensed and evaporated milk and canned pumpkin things seem to
come abuot when I decide to make something using the ingredient, make
sure (i.e., purchase) I have the ingredient and then, for whatever
reason, don't make it. Want some canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, and
condensed milk? I'm your girl.
--
-Barb

Quoted message said:

I thought you were supposed to have extra for the church food drives.

:-)

Dimitri

I see the smiley, but you've struck a nerve, Dimitri. When there are
food drives, I'm happy to contribute something that I, personally, would
like to eat. I just really think it's bad form to offload a reject to
someone who can't afford to buy something decent. OK, "decent" might be
a debatable definition, but I was stunned when I contributed a couple
jars of Classico spaghetti sauce to a small shop that was collecting and
the proprietor commented, "Oh, that's good stuff." The implication was
clear that she was expecting outdated jars of capers or something. Now,
couldja help me off my soapbox, please?
--
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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.

Melba's Jammin said:

I see the smiley, but you've struck a nerve, Dimitri. When there are
food drives, I'm happy to contribute something that I, personally, would
like to eat. I just really think it's bad form to offload a reject to
someone who can't afford to buy something decent. OK, "decent" might be
a debatable definition, but I was stunned when I contributed a couple
jars of Classico spaghetti sauce to a small shop that was collecting and
the proprietor commented, "Oh, that's good stuff." The implication was
clear that she was expecting outdated jars of capers or something. Now,
couldja help me off my soapbox, please?

No, no, no - you need to <ugh!> move over and let me up there, too,
girlie.

Our church has monthly drives for an outreach program that gives food
to the needy, similar to a food pantry. We're given paper grocery bags
to fill with a suggested list of needed items and I am on the rotating
list to catalogue them and send them on their way. It is amazing at
the amount of weird/cheap stuff that gets donated. I don't mean to
suggest that expensive foodstuffs need be donated, but donate
something that you would serve your own family. If you can't afford to
fill the bag - fine! Put in what you can afford and let it go at that.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

Melba's Jammin said:

I see the smiley, but you've struck a nerve, Dimitri. When there are
food drives, I'm happy to contribute something that I, personally, would
like to eat. I just really think it's bad form to offload a reject to
someone who can't afford to buy something decent. OK, "decent" might be
a debatable definition, but I was stunned when I contributed a couple
jars of Classico spaghetti sauce to a small shop that was collecting and
the proprietor commented, "Oh, that's good stuff." The implication was
clear that she was expecting outdated jars of capers or something. Now,
couldja help me off my soapbox, please?

No, no, no - you need to <ugh!> move over and let me up there, too,
girlie.

Our church has monthly drives for an outreach program that gives food
to the needy, similar to a food pantry. We're given paper grocery bags
to fill with a suggested list of needed items and I am on the rotating
list to catalogue them and send them on their way. It is amazing at
the amount of weird/cheap stuff that gets donated. I don't mean to
suggest that expensive foodstuffs need be donated, but donate
something that you would serve your own family. If you can't afford to
fill the bag - fine! Put in what you can afford and let it go at that.

Also mounting soap box. I can't see buying retail food to donate. That
makes much of the donation go to the retail food middlemen, not the
donees.

Alternatives differ by where you live. In NYC, Cityharvest picks up
leftovers from restaurants every night and delivers them to soup
kitchens. As long as the gummint dodges responsibility for the
helpless, I will continue to support Cityharvest.

Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:45:53 GMT, [email hidden]

(Phred) said:

Of course, part of the problem is basically geometrical (or perhaps
geographical for those with really bit pantries) -- when you put stuff
in, it tends to go at the front; when you take it out, it tends to
come from the front. It's difficult to implement a convenient FIFO
system when you're dealing with objects and dark recesses. Maybe some
sort of rotating shelving would help, but that's going to mean a fair
bit of "wasted" space.

That's my problem too, so you feel my pain! I've wanted
sliding shelves for years, but haven't retro-fitted my lower
cabinets to date (and there is no pantry or pantry style
cabinet in my kitchen).

<sigh> Some day - the sliding shelves will appear...

sf