Three Pounds Great Beans

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Sheldon

I love turnip greens! What is the thangy with the wire mesh and handle?
...BBQ'in baby back ribs here for tonight.

jay said:

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Sheldon

I love turnip greens! What is the thangy with the wire mesh and handle?

That's a safety grater, won't grate your knuckles, works like a charm,
about 60 years old, made by the Acme Co.... they were made of stainless
steel back then... you can still buy them but now they are tinned
carbon steel.

Quoted message said:

..BBQ'in baby back ribs here for tonight.

Good and spicy sweet!

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Wait. Aren't you the guy who constantly advises the world AGAINST
eating cow anus?

--Blair

Sheldon said:

jay wrote:

What is the thangy with the wire mesh and handle?

Quoted message said:

That's a safety grater, won't grate your knuckles, works like a charm,
about 60 years old, made by the Acme Co.... they were made of stainless
steel back then... you can still buy them but now they are tinned
carbon steel.

I've got to say that I've never seen a "safety grater" before this! I
guess I don't use box graters for much else than cheese these days,
with the old Cuisinart so available, so I'd be curious as to whether
this one would be worth adding to the kitchen collection. Sheldon, any
background and recommendations would be appreciated. Good lookin'
beans, by the way.

Sandy

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Mighty tastey looking Sheldon! That's rainy day food. We've had rain
for weeks and it'll rain at least another week - so send some my way.

How does a safety grater work and what do you grate with it? It looks
like a small cooling rack to me. TIA
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

sf said:

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Mighty tastey looking Sheldon! That's rainy day food. We've had rain
for weeks and it'll rain at least another week - so send some my way.

How does a safety grater work and what do you grate with it? It looks
like a small cooling rack to me.

Simply place over a bowl and grate veggies, does wonderfully with
potatoes, carrots, turnips, any hard/firm veggies.... doesn't look like
it will work but suprisingly, with hard/firm veggies it works better
than any other grater... does raw onion well, and very good with hard
cheese. And natcherly it can be used as a cooling rack.

Sheldon

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Sheldon said:

jay wrote:

What is the thangy with the wire mesh and handle?

Quoted message said:

That's a safety grater, won't grate your knuckles, works like a charm,
about 60 years old, made by the Acme Co.... they were made of stainless
steel back then... you can still buy them but now they are tinned
carbon steel.

I've got to say that I've never seen a "safety grater" before this! I
guess I don't use box graters for much else than cheese these days,
with the old Cuisinart so available, so I'd be curious as to whether
this one would be worth adding to the kitchen collection. Sheldon, any
background and recommendations would be appreciated.

They're inexpensive, no moving parts to break, uses no 'lectric, a
quick rinse and it's clean... for firm/hard veggies in typical family
size quantities (five pounds spuds or less) nothing works better....
for larger quantities I recommend a 'lectric meat grinder.

Search <safety grater>

http://bigspud.com/ppancak10.txt

Sheldon

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jay said:

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Sheldon

I love turnip greens! What is the thangy with the wire mesh and handle?

That's a safety grater, won't grate your knuckles, works like a charm,
about 60 years old, made by the Acme Co.... they were made of stainless
steel back then... you can still buy them but now they are tinned
carbon steel.

Here's one in stainless. Cheap enough, too.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000VOGTA/qid=1144296790/sr=1-87/ref=sr_1_87/002-3054847-7520855?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=home-garden&v=glance&n=1055398

Donna

Sheldon said:

sf said:

Sheldon said:

Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Mighty tastey looking Sheldon! That's rainy day food. We've had rain
for weeks and it'll rain at least another week - so send some my way.

How does a safety grater work and what do you grate with it? It looks
like a small cooling rack to me.

Simply place over a bowl and grate veggies, does wonderfully with
potatoes, carrots, turnips, any hard/firm veggies.... doesn't look like
it will work but suprisingly, with hard/firm veggies it works better
than any other grater... does raw onion well, and very good with hard
cheese. And natcherly it can be used as a cooling rack.

Would you please post a picture of what the grated vegetable/potato
looks like after grating (the next time you use it).... I'm having a
hard time imagining anything other than french fries. Honest. It
looks like a way cool grater (you're right, looks like it won't hurt
fingers) and I've actually seen something similar somewhere labeled as
a grater, so that's not the issue... what does the end product look
like, are they wide strips?

sf

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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

D.Currie said:

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jay said:

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:20:57 -0700, Sheldon wrote:

> Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.
>
> With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg
>
> Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg
>
>
> Sheldon

I love turnip greens! What is the thangy with the wire mesh and handle?

That's a safety grater, won't grate your knuckles, works like a charm,
about 60 years old, made by the Acme Co.... they were made of stainless
steel back then... you can still buy them but now they are tinned
carbon steel.

Here's one in stainless. Cheap enough, too.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000VOGTA/qid=1144296790/sr=1-87/ref=sr_1_87/002-3054847-7520855?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=home-garden&v=glance&n=1055398

Donna

I suppose at $15 it's worth a shot, but even though the picture is
kinda worthless I can still tell it's not made nearly so nice as my old
Acme.

Sheldon

sf said:

Sheldon said:

sf said:

On 5 Apr 2006 17:20:57 -0700, Sheldon wrote:

> Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.
>
> With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg
>
> Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg
>
Mighty tastey looking Sheldon! That's rainy day food. We've had rain
for weeks and it'll rain at least another week - so send some my way.

How does a safety grater work and what do you grate with it? It looks
like a small cooling rack to me.

Simply place over a bowl and grate veggies, does wonderfully with
potatoes, carrots, turnips, any hard/firm veggies.... doesn't look like
it will work but suprisingly, with hard/firm veggies it works better
than any other grater... does raw onion well, and very good with hard
cheese. And natcherly it can be used as a cooling rack.

Would you please post a picture of what the grated vegetable/potato
looks like after grating (the next time you use it).... I'm having a
hard time imagining anything other than french fries. Honest. It
looks like a way cool grater (you're right, looks like it won't hurt
fingers) and I've actually seen something similar somewhere labeled as
a grater, so that's not the issue... what does the end product look
like, are they wide strips?

No strips or shreds... it grates potatoes perfectly for latkes,
actually the texture produced is better than from any other grater bar
none. I don't think a picture would show much regarding texture, would
look kinda like coarse apple sauce, maybe grits.

Sheldon

looks great sheldon!

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Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.

With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg

Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg

Sheldon

readandpostrosie said:

looks great sheldon!

Thanks. It was yummy. I brought a batch to the old folks at the local
nursing home too, they loved it... hey, can't hurt to pave the way, ya
never know... 😉

I didn't have time to do any cooking yesterday, was occupied with
having a culvert near my barn replaced.

Fercocktah culvert, rotted through and exposed:
http://i2.tinypic.com/t5p0cz.jpg

Can see how it's sunk, almost entirely submerged... during winter it
froze to a solid plug and then thawing water flows over, causing
erosion: http://i2.tinypic.com/t5p27t.jpg

Okay, we did cook, soupy soup! Excavator at work... new culvert pipe
is plastic, won't rot: http://i2.tinypic.com/t5p375.jpg

Peeled back nice black topsoil and laid in shale base, can see the old
rusted culvert pipes, practically nothing left of them but rust:
http://i2.tinypic.com/t5p3zb.jpg

New culvert installed, fully graded with 15 more yards of nice topsoil
brought in. The crew wanted to dig a pond for me here but I need to
think about it as not only is it a long way off I can't see that level
from my house. I can always have the pond dug later, there's a nice
natural spring feeding that stream and it's always wet even during a
drought: http://i2.tinypic.com/t5ppg9.jpg

View from barn towards meadow. Naturally it's only early spring (was
33ºF yesterday, even some flurries) but a few more weeks and it will
be lush green adrift with all sorts of wildflowers, and abundant with
wildlife. I'm still thinking about adding a big pond, then a screened
gazebo, that I'll never have time to sit in:
http://i2.tinypic.com/t5psm8.jpg

And $2,450 later the culvert is in. I think they did a very nice job,
will certainly out live me. Now I need to plant grass and some aquatic
plants at the culvert openings... got the seed but looks like rain, I
will wait a day so it won't wash away.

What will I eat today... I have a big chunk of roast pork loin left
from the weekend, I'm thinking lentil soup, with spinach and macaronis.

Life on the farm.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

Life on the farm.

Sheldon

I want to say I am really enjoying your pictures. I don't really know
that area, other than a brief visit much,much earlier in my life, when
my oldest sister was living in northern NY, in Copenhagen-think 1960s.

I am thinking of exploring parts of the country (foodwise, that is)
with my ability to travel as a traveling nurse. I am wondering about
the food heritage in that part of the country: what is it like?

I think I am too much of a wuss to come up that way during the winter,
but if I remember correctly, summer was nice in upper NY state.

Christine

Christine Dabney said:

Sheldon said:

Life on the farm.

Sheldon

I want to say I am really enjoying your pictures. I don't really know
that area, other than a brief visit much,much earlier in my life, when
my oldest sister was living in northern NY, in Copenhagen-think 1960s.

I am thinking of exploring parts of the country (foodwise, that is)
with my ability to travel as a traveling nurse. I am wondering about
the food heritage in that part of the country: what is it like?

I think I am too much of a wuss to come up that way during the winter,
but if I remember correctly, summer was nice in upper NY state.

Food in NY's Capitol district is best described as uninteresting and
bland. Restaurants here are nothing memerable, so far all I've
experienced regardless of decor are on par with a greasy spoon diner.
And there are no ethnic eaterys, none worth mentioning. There's lots
to see and do around here but experiencing fine food is not one of
them.

I like it here because it's peaceful/restful, and if I want great food
I'm only a 2 1/2 hour drive to NYC. But I prefer to cook for myself,
and these days more than ever, so I eat out less than ever.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

I don't think a picture would show much regarding texture, would
look kinda like coarse apple sauce, maybe grits.

OK, thanks.... I get the picture now.
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jay wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:20:57 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Last week's great northerns with turnip greens and smoked ham hocks.
> >
> > With box grater and safety grater: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wt5h.jpg
> >
> > Dig in: http://i2.tinypic.com/t4wtux.jpg
> >
> >
> > Sheldon
>
> I love turnip greens! What is the thangy with the wire mesh and
> handle?

That's a safety grater, won't grate your knuckles, works like a charm,
about 60 years old, made by the Acme Co.... they were made of stainless
steel back then... you can still buy them but now they are tinned
carbon steel.

Here's one in stainless. Cheap enough, too.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000VOGTA/qid=1144296790/sr=1-87/ref=sr_1_87/002-3054847-7520855?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=home-garden&v=glance&n=1055398

Donna

I suppose at $15 it's worth a shot, but even though the picture is
kinda worthless I can still tell it's not made nearly so nice as my old
Acme.

Sheldon

The new stuff is usually not as good as the old, but at least this one is
stainless. I hate that tinned steel stuff -- it tends to rust somewhere, no
matter how well you think you'd dried it. There's always some little edge or
corner where water hides.

I'm going to look for one of these in the thrift shops. It's the kind of
thing they'd sell for fifty cents because no one would know what it was.

Donna