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November 17, 2020 at 7:07 pm in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of November 15, 2020? #27429
Our dinner was chicken patties, and the leftovers of squash, mashed potatoes, and cole slaw.
November 15, 2020 at 6:36 pm in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of November 15, 2020? #27408I made pan-fried pork chops with onion, squash, and mashed potatoes.
I didn't know that about vaseline either!
Our food shelf says the same thing: they are not allowed to give out foods that are more than one year past the expiration date.
Pizza tonight!
So sorry about this, Joan. But of course you can handle it, you're a tough lady and you have a great supporter!
The new grading system was actually initiated by maple sugarers, with the intention of standardizing the grades. I'm not so sure it worked, it's very vague wording, like what is "robust" or "delicate"? Reputable syrup producers use grading kits to compare their syrups. These are tiny glass bottles of syrup in wood frames, and when held up to the light next to a sample bottle of newly made syrup, the color differences show up nicely and the new syrup can be more accurately labeled. Taste, of course, is still up to the taste-tester! I think as producers and users get used to the new wording, we will stop using the "B" word; but centuries old habits die slowly.
kimbob, most people around here still call it B also! And that is the grade most Vermonters use. We sometimes have blueberry pancakes and sausages for dinner. My Mom used to put a slice of bread in a bowl and pour syrup over it -- and then eat it!! I have to admit that I don't care for maple syrup, it's way too sweet. But I do appreciate the subtle flavor it lends to baked goods.
cwc, I thought I posted a message to you soon after you posted, but I cannot find it now. Yes, I love Square, and use it in my sister's business - not only for processing payment but also for inventory, sales highs and lows, etc. For some reason, my husband no longer uses it, I don't know why. I hope you like the syrup. Let us know when you receive it, and how you use it. Yesterday I made maple cornbread, being a southern gal, I guess you probably don't use syrup (or sugar!) in yours. I thought it was a bit too sweet.
Kimbob, yours is on the way. You probably can't find Grade B syrup because the International Syrup Institute (not sure that is exactly the wording) and the USDA in 2015 changed the syrup grading system, and there is no longer a Grade B. It is all described by it's color and taste, and is all Grade A, except for the processing (commercial) syrup. What was B is now Grade A Amber - dark color, robust taste. So look for that labeling.
Today I made a dozen hot dog buns, to stock the freezer.
Yesterday I made a blueberry cobbler. I've now tossed out the recipe, because it in very incorrect. The dough mixed up very soupy, and although I added a lot of flour, I didn't get it the "bisquity" stage. Flavor is good, however, and we will eat it with it's very soft, tender, cakey dough.Sorry you've not felt well, Joan, and glad you're on the road to recovery now.
Our dinner Saturday night was chicken thighs on the grill, squash, and green salad. And my husband had a baked sweet potato, too. I froze the rest of huge buttercup squash; this year it is the most flavorful we've ever grown.
Thanks for that information, Joan. I'm going to try it after my next grocery shopping trip.
Our dinner tonight was ribs on the grill (it got up to 72* this afternoon!!), brussels sprouts, and buttercup squash.
Today I made buns to put in the freezer and pull out to go with soup meals. I used a regular AP bread recipe, then rolled it out into rectangle. I brushed it with olive oil, sprinkled on my Greek seasoning and roasted garlic, and shredded Cabot sharp cheddar. Rolled it up, sliced, and baked in muffin tins. It needs a little something. I think next time I'll add some herbs/spices directly into the dough.
Joan, I love pimento cheese (but born and raised in Vermont!) and have tried making it several times, never successfully however. Just didn't taste right. I think Southern ladies must have a secret ingredient. And the stores around here seem to stock it only at Christmas time; I don't understand why because I've never seen it on Christmas menus.
I'm going to join ItalianCook at BakerAunt's table!!
Our dinner was kielbase and fried potatoes and onions, with leftover bean salad and cole slaw.
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