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Archive through October 15, 2007

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Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Oh -- and salt on melons is common in Northern Ohio, too -- but then, so is sweet tea. I discovered the hard way that Michigan people do NOT sweeten their tea. Bleh!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Teach, I have eaten lots of pb and l, but with the added attraction of mayo too.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
:-) Woohoo! Glad to know we're not just an abnormal family! (never ever had mayo on it, though)

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, September 03, 2007 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Try it, you'll like it. Honest!

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Monday, September 03, 2007 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
Making chocolate covered ginger would be quite simple to do at home. (in my opinion)

1 1/3 C white sugar
1 C water
Bring to a simmer.

1 C peeled and chopped ginger. (I'd do thin slices)(easy to peel with the back of a spoon)

simmer for 20 min. strain and dry (on a wax-paper covered cookie sheet.

shake in extra fine granulated sugar (sometimes called fruit sugar)

When cool and dry to the touch, dip in melted dark chocalate.

Store in a tightly sealed container....if you can resist eating them all in one go

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, September 03, 2007 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I'd try it, OG -- but I absolutely can't stand mayo. :-) I'll eat just about anything, but mayo/ranch/miracle whip are not among them.

Hmmm -- the chocolate ginger sounds delightful. Just may have to try this!

Eris
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11-13-2003

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eris a private message Print Post    
I just had a Havarti Cheese, Cucumber and mayo sammich on toasted sourdough bread....sounds odd I am sure, but mmmmm so good

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
peanut butter and bacon sandwich

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Mmm, doesn't sound odd at all, Eris. Sounds delightful. I love havarti.

I've heard of PB and bacon, though can't say I've tried it myself. I have a friend who swears by peanut butter and tomato. I've tried it, and I wouldn't recommend it.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Hot pepper jam. I usually need to explain to people what it is, but once they've tried it, they usually love it.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Hot pepper jam with cream cheese on a cracker, yummy.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Isn't it? I've made four batches of pepper jam so far this year, three regular and one with ginger, and I have enough hot peppers to do a fifth. And I've eaten three jars already...

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
That sounds so yummy, Prisoner. Too bad you didn't live close by. I'd be coming over to borrow a cup of jam!

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
I like it better when it is home made. the ones that you buy in the store is not as good as home made

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Our building has a holiday party at the end of every fall semester. Someone puts up a sign up sheet, and everyone indicates what they are going to bring.

Last year, whoever put up the sign up sheet put my name down first saying I'd bring pepper jam and crackers. I'm not allowed to attend without my pepper jam.

It's also good as a glaze on baked chicken -- especially the ginger.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Pepper jam is the best thing ever to dip deep fried mozza sticks into...

BTW, Prisoner... there's a "From Scratch" thread over in the cooking corner, if you felt like sharing a recipe...

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I love squid and I used to really love fried octupus when I could get my hands on it in Japan.

Slothkitten
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09-16-2003

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slothkitten a private message Print Post    
Peanut butter and lettuce sandwiches, read about the combo in a book as a kid, been eating them ever since.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Now I'm curious, Kitten -- what book? Wonder if it's something my mom read and then got hooked on since she's a peanut butter addict. :-)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Betyourass I'm grossed out right now. What is wrong with you people? PS anyone else like potato chips and cottage cheese? I think it should be a staple on school lunch menus. Gotta make sure the kids are raised right.

Slothkitten
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09-16-2003

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slothkitten a private message Print Post    
Teach - I have tried so hard to remember the title of that book ! It was set in NYC, the Bronx or Brooklyn . . . . a young girl discovers that the canister vacume cleaner that her mom uses CAN FLY. LOL
She sits on the canister and points the wand in the direction she wants to go and wheee, she flies on the vacume all over the city, where she meets a evil witch, of course !
Loved that book.
She actually put sweet pickles on the PB & lettuce sandwiches, too. Good lord.
Ask your mom whatall she's eaten with the peanut butter, she probably has a combo we never heard of !

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 4:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I know when she was pregnant, she'd sit down w/a half-gallon of vanilla ice cream and a jar of PB and dig in. :-) Of course, many people have wised up to that, so much so that there's a local ice cream company that makes triple peanut butter fudge ice cream. It's PB-flavored ice cream with PB swirled through it AND PB cups chopped in, too. :-)

I'll ask her if she's got more unusual uses for PB ! **evil laugh**

And I think I'll pass on the pickles. With that information, I just might be able to find the book online. Thanks!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Is is "The Wednesday Witch"?

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Well, being from Pennsylvania, I don't even know where to begin!

People earlier mentioned pb and onion and someone else mentioned pb and pickle. In my family, pb and onion was considered a "cure" for a common cold, so if you were sick you got the pb and onion sandwiches. Pb and pickle was a local favorite among my friends in elementary school. We all wanted that sandwich.

Of course, PA is famous for SCRAPPLE and god only knows what that is made of! I think just about anything on hand.

My family eats vinegar on soft boiled eggs with toast.

It was also a huge treat as a child to have an open faced sandwich made with butter with brown sugar sprinkled over it.

Other local favorites that I don't think are odd but I have gotten funny looks when mentioning at work in the WMA:

- chicken and waffles
- venison and pancakes

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Monday, October 15, 2007 - 5:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Alisons, my roomate is from PA and she LOVES scrapple. everytime she goes home for a visit she has to have it. Once she was able to find it in Massachusetts and she was on cloud 9