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Posted by Bill Boyce on April 16, 2009, 10:19 pm
Olwyn Mary wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> That sounds like the standard way mum taught me to make stock. We
>> both always hated greasy soup! ;) have a fat separating jug, so I
>> can speed things up a bit, but I'm thinking of cheating and using
>> stock cubes this time out, as we so rarely eat beef (it's one of the
>> things I can only cope with in miniscule quantities well spaced!).
>> I alternate the slow cooker and the pressure cooker, and have been
>> known to use both in one recipe! :D
>
> I find the fat separating jug does not do such a good job as putting the
> hot juices into the fridge and letting the fat rise up then solidify. OK
> if you are in a major hurry, but the slower way is better.
>
> I never, ever, use commercial stock cubes. Too much "ingredients) for
> my taste. OTOH, I always have stock in the freezer. Every bone which
> comes into the house goes through the stockpot, and I occasionally buy
> beef or pork bones just to make stock to have available when needed. In
> my house, "stock cubes" refers to homemade stock which I freeze in an
> ice cube tray, then pop out and store in a freezer bag. Two or three
> are usually just the think to deglaze a pan or whathaveyou.
>
> Interesting note about pressure cookers. I discovered it was more and
> more difficult to find the sealing rings for my old one, so gave it to
> the church rummage sale and bought a new one. The new one is easier to
> use, but takes decidedly longer. For instance, the beef stew recipe
> used to take quite a while to get up steam, but then had to cook for 12
> minutes. In the new one, you don't have to wait for it to get up steam
> then put the pressure valve on, but it takes half an hour to cook the
> stew beef. Oh well, perhaps the total elapsed time is about the same, I
> shall have to stand in the kitchen and time things completely one of
> these days.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
>
>
Having been born and lived my life in Wisconsin, I'll plug the pressure
cookers made by National Presto in Eau Claire, WI. They made commercial
canners since the turn of the century and made pressure cooking in the
home popular in the early 40's for home canning and meal preparation. I
have both my grandmother's and my mom's cookers from the 50's and use
them regularly. They are cheap and plentiful in used shops: buy one! At
least here, they spearheaded pressure cooking in homes.
Presto spare parts are still available for even the oldest models, but
you only have to consider 3: gaskets, pressure valves that jiggle on
top, and safety "pop-off" valves to prevent them from blowing up when
you ignore the instruction book and fill the pot more than 2/3 full when
cooking bean soup, which foams up and plugs the vent. (Don't ask how I
know this is good advice) Ever sponge-mopped a ceiling?
It is good practice to let the steam purge the air out of the unit when
starting up and THEN place the pressure control unit on top, rather than
putting in on initially. This may be why you notice the longer cooking
times observed. You're better off with steam in the unit rather than
air, I'd guess.
I use my unit without fail on St. Patrick's day for corned beef. Cooks
in 40 minutes flat rather than taking all day, but I remove and slice it
it and layer with onions in a white sauce and cook a little more in the
oven. Yummy. JPBill
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on April 15, 2009, 7:28 am
"Olwyn Mary"...
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> Ursula, this sounds like a great recipe. I have printed it out and will
> file it after I have tried it.
Thanks for the praise, it's really nice, a great soup for early autumn or
cooler summer days, when fresh green beans from the garden need to be used
up. I always liked the beef bits in it... Go give it a try, although I
sometimes find it difficult to do 'traditional' recipes in another country
when ingredients important for the taste can't be found (like
Mettwürstchen). Anyway, you try it and it'll be your own soup, widely
related to the German original. Never mind the details. ;-)
U.
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on April 13, 2009, 9:18 am
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
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> Today may be Easter Sunday, but I really *NEED* to tidy up the sewing
> stuff and get all the bits dragged out from wherever put away again
> properly, leaving out only the stuff that is In Progress, and all that
> neatly bagged and ready to roll!
Hah, I don't give a d... about what day it is! I had my major housecleaning
on Good Friday because then DH could watch over DD. My rule is: Don't be too
loud so that pious neighbours have no reason to complain, and don't hang the
undies out to dry (baby stuff is the exemption). ;-) So I hope your cleaning
went well, I know exactly what you mean. Almost our entire house is like
that. No, not really, I'd have gone bonkers if that was the case, but if I
start too many messes at once (and see them lying around) I get fidgety and
cross, so I keep things fairly ordely. And anyway, with the amount of
different projects you work on, you really hacve to be careful not to use
the a part of a wrong pattern. ;-) (Seriously, although I've seen you at
work, I still have no idea how you manage all that stuff on your agenda.)
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> I'll parcel up your fabrics and shirts and get them off to you, and follow
> as soon as possible with the patterns and the new toile (without godets)
> so you can see what it looks like. :)
Oh, that's nice, especially that you'll make the other toile, too. I really
owe you! I don't know if I told you already, but I've found melon beads on
the net. The 'only just' need to be spun into silver wire.
http://www.hudsons-bay.de/kaufen-bestellen-versand/152_0_0_2637_0_0.html I
could let them make a necklace of them, too. A proper one, not Apache style.
Well, you said something about lovely ideas, so I'm really eager to hear
those, of course.
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> I'm in a right old mess hear (more so than usual!), and some easy-peasy
> been soup in vats in the freezer would make life so much simpler!
Recipe is posted already. If I'll ever make it to your place again, I
promise to bring the right kind of sausage, too. ;-)
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> I am going to TRY to clear the decks enough to finish Vickey's Knickers -
> the Victorian bloomers for Vicky the Customer!
Go girl, go! You'll manage, it's just knickers, after all. ;-)
U. - off to feed DD with left-over Waffeln and fresh whipped cream and
prepare tonight's barbecue (both brothers and partners are coming).
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 13, 2009, 11:57 am
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> "Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
>> Today may be Easter Sunday, but I really *NEED* to tidy up the sewing
>> stuff and get all the bits dragged out from wherever put away again
>> properly, leaving out only the stuff that is In Progress, and all that
>> neatly bagged and ready to roll!
>
> Hah, I don't give a d... about what day it is! I had my major housecleaning
> on Good Friday because then DH could watch over DD. My rule is: Don't be too
> loud so that pious neighbours have no reason to complain, and don't hang the
> undies out to dry (baby stuff is the exemption). ;-) So I hope your cleaning
> went well, I know exactly what you mean. Almost our entire house is like
> that. No, not really, I'd have gone bonkers if that was the case, but if I
> start too many messes at once (and see them lying around) I get fidgety and
> cross, so I keep things fairly ordely. And anyway, with the amount of
> different projects you work on, you really hacve to be careful not to use
> the a part of a wrong pattern. ;-) (Seriously, although I've seen you at
> work, I still have no idea how you manage all that stuff on your agenda.)
I have an internal timetable - and I spent years as a teacher juggling
projects, but it is a bit like plate spinning - you have to tweak the
right ones at the right moment, as when one wobbles, they all start falling!
here we don't care about hanging the knickers out on whatever day it is.
If other folk are bothered by my undies hanging out in My private back
garden, that is THEIR problem, not mine! :D We have no laws about what
may be hung out, and are encouraged to hang as much up as possible
rather than use the dryer. I still use mine a bit too much, but it is
so convenient and the last months have been so wet...
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>> I'll parcel up your fabrics and shirts and get them off to you, and follow
>> as soon as possible with the patterns and the new toile (without godets)
>> so you can see what it looks like. :)
>
> Oh, that's nice, especially that you'll make the other toile, too. I really
> owe you! I don't know if I told you already, but I've found melon beads on
> the net. The 'only just' need to be spun into silver wire.
> http://www.hudsons-bay.de/kaufen-bestellen-versand/152_0_0_2637_0_0.html I
> could let them make a necklace of them, too. A proper one, not Apache style.
> Well, you said something about lovely ideas, so I'm really eager to hear
> those, of course.
I'll get working. I found some grey poly habotai lining in the stash
for your jacket. I'll fling that in too. And the beads look wonderful.
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>> I'm in a right old mess hear (more so than usual!), and some easy-peasy
>> been soup in vats in the freezer would make life so much simpler!
>
> Recipe is posted already. If I'll ever make it to your place again, I
> promise to bring the right kind of sausage, too. ;-)
I saw. Next week's menu will include bean soup!
(Joke:
*MUM! What's for dinner?*
Bean soup!
*I don't want to know what it's been, I want to know what it is now! *)
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>> I am going to TRY to clear the decks enough to finish Vickey's Knickers -
>> the Victorian bloomers for Vicky the Customer!
>
> Go girl, go! You'll manage, it's just knickers, after all. ;-)
>
> U. - off to feed DD with left-over Waffeln and fresh whipped cream and
> prepare tonight's barbecue (both brothers and partners are coming).
The tidying has taken longer, but I did more on the way! One mess in my
bedroom has been sorted, for a start! And a corner of the conservatory
emptied, cleaned, and stacked back more tidily, with some items moved to
The Shed and other places... Makes a lot better use of the space and
the stuff is more accessible!
But I do feel like this:
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http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/funny-pictures-cleaning-is-very-hard.jpg
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Juno B on April 14, 2009, 4:15 pm
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> "Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
>> Today may be Easter Sunday, but I really *NEED* to tidy up the sewing
>> stuff and get all the bits dragged out from wherever put away again
>> properly, leaving out only the stuff that is In Progress, and all that
>> neatly bagged and ready to roll!
>
> Hah, I don't give a d... about what day it is! I had my major housecleaning
> on Good Friday because then DH could watch over DD. My rule is: Don't be too
> loud so that pious neighbours have no reason to complain, and don't hang the
> undies out to dry (baby stuff is the exemption). ;-) So I hope your cleaning
> went well, I know exactly what you mean. Almost our entire house is like
> that. No, not really, I'd have gone bonkers if that was the case, but if I
> start too many messes at once (and see them lying around) I get fidgety and
> cross, so I keep things fairly ordely. And anyway, with the amount of
> different projects you work on, you really hacve to be careful not to use
> the a part of a wrong pattern. ;-) (Seriously, although I've seen you at
> work, I still have no idea how you manage all that stuff on your agenda.)
>
>> I'll parcel up your fabrics and shirts and get them off to you, and follow
>> as soon as possible with the patterns and the new toile (without godets)
>> so you can see what it looks like. :)
>
> Oh, that's nice, especially that you'll make the other toile, too. I really
> owe you! I don't know if I told you already, but I've found melon beads on
> the net. The 'only just' need to be spun into silver wire.
> http://www.hudsons-bay.de/kaufen-bestellen-versand/152_0_0_2637_0_0.html I
> could let them make a necklace of them, too. A proper one, not Apache style.
> Well, you said something about lovely ideas, so I'm really eager to hear
> those, of course.
>
>> I'm in a right old mess hear (more so than usual!), and some easy-peasy
>> been soup in vats in the freezer would make life so much simpler!
>
> Recipe is posted already. If I'll ever make it to your place again, I
> promise to bring the right kind of sausage, too. ;-)
>
>> I am going to TRY to clear the decks enough to finish Vickey's Knickers -
>> the Victorian bloomers for Vicky the Customer!
>
> Go girl, go! You'll manage, it's just knickers, after all. ;-)
>
> U. - off to feed DD with left-over Waffeln and fresh whipped cream and
> prepare tonight's barbecue (both brothers and partners are coming).
>
>
>
Ursula, Great recipe. We love soup.
The beads are beautiful. Did I read correctly that the beads are 22mm.
My German is lacking.
Juno
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>> That sounds like the standard way mum taught me to make stock. We
>> both always hated greasy soup! ;) have a fat separating jug, so I
>> can speed things up a bit, but I'm thinking of cheating and using
>> stock cubes this time out, as we so rarely eat beef (it's one of the
>> things I can only cope with in miniscule quantities well spaced!).
>> I alternate the slow cooker and the pressure cooker, and have been
>> known to use both in one recipe! :D
>
> I find the fat separating jug does not do such a good job as putting the
> hot juices into the fridge and letting the fat rise up then solidify. OK
> if you are in a major hurry, but the slower way is better.
>
> I never, ever, use commercial stock cubes. Too much "ingredients) for
> my taste. OTOH, I always have stock in the freezer. Every bone which
> comes into the house goes through the stockpot, and I occasionally buy
> beef or pork bones just to make stock to have available when needed. In
> my house, "stock cubes" refers to homemade stock which I freeze in an
> ice cube tray, then pop out and store in a freezer bag. Two or three
> are usually just the think to deglaze a pan or whathaveyou.
>
> Interesting note about pressure cookers. I discovered it was more and
> more difficult to find the sealing rings for my old one, so gave it to
> the church rummage sale and bought a new one. The new one is easier to
> use, but takes decidedly longer. For instance, the beef stew recipe
> used to take quite a while to get up steam, but then had to cook for 12
> minutes. In the new one, you don't have to wait for it to get up steam
> then put the pressure valve on, but it takes half an hour to cook the
> stew beef. Oh well, perhaps the total elapsed time is about the same, I
> shall have to stand in the kitchen and time things completely one of
> these days.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
>
>