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Post by Handy on Oct 17, 2020 16:47:17 GMT -5
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Post by DryCreek on Oct 17, 2020 20:55:02 GMT -5
Are you looking for sympathy DryCreek ? I need a snorkel outside. 😂 Ha! No, I’ll plead for sympathy when it’s 120° next summer... this is the time of year that we endure the summer for. I just can’t picture snow right now. |
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Post by Handy on Oct 17, 2020 23:18:12 GMT -5
The snow just stopped DryCreek. I think we got 8 inches of snow but some melted right away as it hit the warm ground. Snow on the mountains is common here but I live at the lowland prairie level, so snowing now is kind of unusual. 23F right now and warmer 31F tomorrow, then 41F later. Maybe next week I might mow the grass for the last time of the year.
The split pea soup turned out well for a semi-winter type day. I was outside for a couple hours just wearing my hooded sweatshirt so it didn't feel all that cold. Staying dry was challenge. Getting wet = feeling cold.
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Post by DryCreek on Oct 18, 2020 3:22:18 GMT -5
Handy, split pea soup with a generous amount of ham is a favorite, but only so much at once. If you haven’t tried, it freezes nicely in individual portions for microwaving later.
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Post by tamara68 on Oct 18, 2020 4:03:24 GMT -5
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Post by worksforme2 on Oct 18, 2020 7:39:15 GMT -5
Are you using black eyed or crowder peas? I tried canned pea soup made with green peas decades ago. It was awful. Pea soup is something I have never seen served in a restaurant or in anyone's home here in the south. If we want soup on a cold day its most likely beef or chicken vegetable. Of coarse the great standby of chili is hard to beat. |
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Post by Handy on Oct 18, 2020 7:57:36 GMT -5
Tamara
We add sellery, bacon cubes I added those items and diced carrots and onion, with a little salt and black pepper.
If you prefer a slightly thinner soup, simply add more stock. It's customary to serve this hearty winter soup with slices of rookworst (smoked sausage) and rye bread topped with katenspek (a type of Dutch bacon that is first cooked, then smoked).
I will go for the rye bread especially if it is of the harder textured type and the smoked bacon. I use a brand of turkey bacon that is low fat and doesn't have the preservatives or nitrates.
Worksforme2, I use the dried green-some yellow split peas that are sold in a 1 pound or larger bag. I have black eyed peas in a can but my W doesn't like them so I occasionally find some collard greens, mix the two and eat it myself when I have a ham, which my W also doesn't care for. I have to plan some meals where I eat most of what I prepare over several days. It is similar to just relying on myself in other relationship areas. Chili, now we are talking good stuff. Yes, I already had some of that that this week and last week. The pea soup was to use up some dry beans/peas I had for maybe 5 years and to not over do the chili.
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Post by Handy on Oct 18, 2020 8:04:51 GMT -5
Isthisit
Handy I’ll have one of those bars to cheer me up please.For you, I would give all you wanted and "Twice as much on a Sunday." Maybe you could set me straight on the proper (English version) of "TEA." I hope you are resting well and feeling better.
Here is what is going on in my area.
BTW, it started snowing again.
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Post by isthisit on Oct 18, 2020 14:21:26 GMT -5
That looks beautiful Handy I would get a nice fire going and just watch the snow. Thank you for your good wishes, I’m still feeling a bit rotten. So tea; primarily it is a hot drink only here in the U.K. Made by dangling a tea bag in a mug of hot water before adding milk. If you’re trying to impress you’d opt for a tea pot. Iced tea is a rarity here, although it is available in supermarkets. “Tea” is also a word used for an evening meal, similar to dinner, but I think that’s only here in the good half of the nation, the north 😉. I hope I answered your question. |
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Post by Handy on Oct 18, 2020 16:34:41 GMT -5
Isthisit
“Tea” is also a word used for an evening meal, similar to dinner, but I think that’s only here in the good half of the nation, the north 😉. This is what I wanted clarifies. It is more than a drink and more than a drink and a snack many times. I was aware it was more but I didn't knopw how much more and that the term "tea" depended on the local customs. So,you live in the "good half of the nation"? I suppose doing "tea correctly" helps to qualify for part of the "good half of the nation." I will have to practice some "tea etiquette" rituals to determine if I can even come close to being part of the "good half" of any population. Just kidding. I didn't want to assume about any part of "tea" so thank you for describing some of the finer points of your local version of "tea." I am learning not everything we see in the movies about "tea" is universal to an area. That tea in a small bag that gets dunked in hot water, I have 6 or more kinds of it right next to my coffee pot. I like variety. 
BTW, it is still snowing.
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Post by petrushka on Oct 19, 2020 5:23:17 GMT -5
That looks beautiful Handy I would get a nice fire going and just watch the snow. Thank you for your good wishes, I’m still feeling a bit rotten. So tea; primarily it is a hot drink only here in the U.K. Made by dangling a tea bag in a mug of hot water before adding milk. If you’re trying to impress you’d opt for a tea pot. Iced tea is a rarity here, although it is available in supermarkets. “Tea” is also a word used for an evening meal, similar to dinner, but I think that’s only here in the good half of the nation, the north 😉. I hope I answered your question.
In Australia and NZ 'tea' is the drink, but it's also used interchangeably with 'dinner'. When we have people for tea, it means we feed them a cooked meal around 6 or 7 pm.
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Post by Handy on Oct 19, 2020 9:10:49 GMT -5
It is turning out well that I didn't assume too much about the term "TEA" because now i understand how the term plays out. The movies in the US show people drinking tea and maybe having a cookie or a finger sandwich. It stopped snowing after 3 days of light snow so the snow built up on the pine trees. The temperature (24F) is 25 to 30 degrees below normal and this snow is also abnormal, but happens every so often so it isn't that big of a surprise. Here is a picture of what one of my pine trees looks like at 7AM before any wind knocks the snow off of the pine branches. |
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Post by timedelay on Oct 19, 2020 13:50:35 GMT -5
I've not popped in here for a very long time but I've often wondered how everyone I encountered last year has been doing. It feels so nice to see familiar names! isthisit How are you feeling now? |
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Post by isthisit on Oct 19, 2020 15:50:45 GMT -5
I've not popped in here for a very long time but I've often wondered how everyone I encountered last year has been doing. It feels so nice to see familiar names! isthisit How are you feeling now? Hello! Lovely to see you back. I hope your circumstances have improved over the last year. Thank you for asking, I am still feeling pretty rubbish, but my Covid test was negative which is a relief. I am just super bored now. I have little patience for being ill. |
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Post by mirrororchid on Oct 19, 2020 20:29:14 GMT -5
...looking forward to the board games group tonight. Also: elections. I guess we'll hear more throughout the night, although the outcome is moderately certain - Gods, I hope "Crusher Collins" gets crushed tonight- she's an abominable human being... It's a very very sad picture to see that the National Party thinks she's the best they could come up with: what does that say about the rest of them !?! Am I right congrats are in order? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_New_Zealand_general_election"NZ First" doesn't sound like your flavor, but I'm guessing here. |
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