Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

My *only* yard is the front yard. When I mow it I use a perfectly nice relic Black & Decker plug-in electric mower. Dennis refuses to "mess
with all of that cord" and went out and bought a 24" seflf-propelled
gas mower. I laugh every time he has trouble starting it. Bv)=

Steve had a laugh over that, reading over my shoulder. We were
responsible for a space maybe 5'by 15'to the one side of our quarters
in Savannah. Steve bought an electric mower, don't remember if it moved
to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
jungle. (G)

When I lived in the tin can I had an even tinier yard and a battry powered mower. Then the battery died and I got "sticker shock". A replacement
battery would have cost more than I paid for the mower. So, my late friend, Les, brouht me the Black & Decker electric that his mother had used on
her yard.

the local news papers. Pizza Hut, Dominos and Little Caesar can
suck wind. Bv)-

Same with Godfather's and Papa John's. (G)

My local Godfather's are both AYCE buffets on their dine-in side.

Last time we were at a Godfather's was when we were in Savannah. Pizza
was meh but service was lousy so we've never gone back to one.

Never been to a Godfather's that offered reulae sit-down table service.
My locals are both on the "Quick-Serve" plan like Freddy's or Panera
Bread. Order at the counter and someone will trot it out to you at your
table.

Do you have a Papa Murphy's Take & Bake where you are? I'll sometimes
take one of their pretty basic offerings and tart it up with my own
mix of toppings and additional sauce.

We do, but they don't offer a whole wheat crust option which is our preferred crust.

8<----- Y'KNOW ----->8

If you ever run across a Pizza Ranch in your travels leave the pizza
on the buffet. The other offering are decent for buffetr food. But,
their pizza is worse than Pizza Hut's ... and that's hard to do.

Thanks for the warning. (G)

Casey's also do pretty decent grab-and-go breakfast sandwiches, too.

Saw a Google listing today of top 10 places that sell both gas and groceries, Casey's was #5, Hy-Vee was #8.

Oooooooo-kay. Casey's is a gas station with food. Hy-Vee is a grocery store with gas pumps.

Casey's has their own discount. And thery are affiliated with Hy-Vee's cash back program. Both companies are headquartered in the same town (Ankeny, IA)

So, a win/win deal for you but not as lucrative for us as we only pass thru the area maybe every couple of years.

50c/gallon off I let my room-mate use my Hy-Vee perks. Bv)=

Also my niece, Robin gets in on the largesse. She brings me supper
from time to time.

I have better luck finding the ingredients for this in the store than
I do with the whole wheat pizza schtick.

Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 2 Servings

Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

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Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 crusts (11")

1 c Water; heated to 110ºF/43ºC
1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
1 tb Honey or sugar
2 1/4 ts Rapid-rise or instant yeast
2 3/4 c (345 g) whole wheat flour
1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese
1 ts Fine salt

MMMMM-------------------------TOPPINGS-------------------------------
1 c Pizza sauce
+=OR=+
32 oz Can whole tomatoes; drained,
- crushed by hand
3 c Shredded low-moisture
- mozzarella cheese
Add'l toppings; as desired

Set oven @ 500ºF/260ºC with a rack in the upper third of
the oven.

Whisk water, oil, honey and yeast in a liquid measuring
cup or small bowl. Allow yeast to proof for 5 minutes.
It should puff up some by then.

Pulse flour, Parmesan, and salt in food processor until
combined. While running the food processor, slowly pour
in the water mixture and process until a shaggy ball
forms, about 1 minute.

Dump the dough onto a floured work surface and quickly
knead dough a few times until it comes together. Halve
the dough.

On a floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll dough
into two rounds about 11 inches in diameter. For best
results, roll the dough out about as thin as reasonably
possible. Aim for even thickness rather than a perfectly
round shape.

Carefully lift and transfer one of the rounds onto a
baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush the outer
1" of the dough with a light coating of olive oil. Add
half of the pizza sauce or crushed tomatoes (crush the
tomatoes over the sink to get out as much liquid as
possible). Sprinkle with half of the cheese and any
other toppings you’d like to add.

Bake on the top rack until the crust and cheese are
lightly golden, about 10 minutes for cheese pizza and 12
minutes for pizza with additional toppings. Repeat with
the remaining dough, then slice and serve. Leftover
pizza will keep well in the refrigerator for about 4
days.

Recipe adapted from The Fauxmartha’s no-rise pizza crust
and Cook’s Country’s quick grilled pizza dough.

RECIPE FROM: https://cookieandkate.com/

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Hi Dave,

relic Black & Decker plug-in electric mower. Dennis refuses to "mess
with all of that cord" and went out and bought a 24" seflf-propelled
gas mower. I laugh every time he has trouble starting it. Bv)=

Steve had a laugh over that, reading over my shoulder. We were
responsible for a space maybe 5'by 15'to the one side of our quarters
in Savannah. Steve bought an electric mower, don't remember if it moved
to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
jungle. (G)

When I lived in the tin can I had an even tinier yard and a battry
powered mower. Then the battery died and I got "sticker shock". A replacement
battery would have cost more than I paid for the mower. So, my late friend, Les, brouht me the Black & Decker electric that his mother had used on her yard.

Sounds like a good deal to me. We've got a good sized front/side yard
and a small back yard. Town of WF has claimed an easement in the back
for a proposed greenway but that's been on their books since the late
80s. We've got a small herb garden up against the fence but have not
tried growing more than that in some years.

Last time we were at a Godfather's was when we were in Savannah. Pizza
was meh but service was lousy so we've never gone back to one.

Never been to a Godfather's that offered reulae sit-down table
service. My locals are both on the "Quick-Serve" plan like Freddy's or Panera
Bread. Order at the counter and someone will trot it out to you at
your table.

We don't go out for pizza, know that we can make a much better one at
home.

Do you have a Papa Murphy's Take & Bake where you are? I'll sometimes
take one of their pretty basic offerings and tart it up with my own
mix of toppings and additional sauce.

We do, but they don't offer a whole wheat crust option which is our preferred crust.

8<----- Y'KNOW ----->8

I have better luck finding the ingredients for this in the store than
I do with the whole wheat pizza schtick.

Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 2 Servings

Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

I know; I miss him and some of the other folks who used to be here. When
we're in western NY, we very often try to go to Taste of Japan, the
sushi place Nancy and Richard introduced us to. We introduced Steve's
brother & wife, one sister and her husband to it this spring. We stayed
after the others had left, catching up with the owner and his wife.

Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 crusts (11")

1 c Water; heated to 110ºF/43ºC
1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
1 tb Honey or sugar
2 1/4 ts Rapid-rise or instant yeast
2 3/4 c (345 g) whole wheat flour
1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese
1 ts Fine salt

Mine is: EASY PIZZA CRUST
2 c flour (whole wheat preferred)
1 tbsp each oil, sugar (or honey), yeast
pinch of salt
3/4-1 c warm water
Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings. Makes
1 16" round or 1 12x18 rectangle semi thick (thicker one with
round pan) crust. Add toppings, bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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RUTH HAFFLY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

relic Black & Decker plug-in electric mower. Dennis refuses to "mess
with all of that cord" and went out and bought a 24" seflf-propelled
gas mower. I laugh every time he has trouble starting it. Bv)=

Steve had a laugh over that, reading over my shoulder. We were
responsible for a space maybe 5'by 15'to the one side of our quarters
in Savannah. Steve bought an electric mower, don't remember if it moved
to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
jungle. (G)

When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style
push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

8<----- BITE ----->8

Last time we were at a Godfather's was when we were in Savannah. Pizza
was meh but service was lousy so we've never gone back to one.

Never been to a Godfather's that offered reulae sit-down table
service. My locals are both on the "Quick-Serve" plan like Freddy's or Panera Bread. Order at the counter and someone will trot it out
to you at your table.

We don't go out for pizza, know that we can make a much better one at home.

Do you have a Papa Murphy's Take & Bake where you are? I'll sometimes
take one of their pretty basic offerings and tart it up with my own
mix of toppings and additional sauce.

We do, but they don't offer a whole wheat crust option which is our preferred crust.

8<----- Y'KNOW ----->8

Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 2 Servings

Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

I know; I miss him and some of the other folks who used to be here.
When we're in western NY, we very often try to go to Taste of Japan,
the sushi place Nancy and Richard introduced us to. We introduced
Steve's brother & wife, one sister and her husband to it this spring.
We stayed after the others had left, catching up with the owner and his wife.

Don't look now but we're all edgin closer to our "use by" date.

Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 crusts (11")

1 c Water; heated to 110ºF/43ºC
1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
1 tb Honey or sugar
2 1/4 ts Rapid-rise or instant yeast
2 3/4 c (345 g) whole wheat flour
1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese
1 ts Fine salt

Mine is: EASY PIZZA CRUST
2 c flour (whole wheat preferred)
1 tbsp each oil, sugar (or honey), yeast
pinch of salt
3/4-1 c warm water
Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.
Makes
1 16" round or 1 12x18 rectangle semi thick (thicker one with
round pan) crust. Add toppings, bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in
future. Bv)=

Oh, heck. Why not right now????

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Title: Easy Pizz Crust
Categories: Five, Breads
Yield: 1 pizza

2 c Flour; pref whole wheat
1 tb (ea) oil, sugar (or honey),
- yeast
pn Salt
3/4 c (to 1 c) warm water

Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.

Makes 1 16" round or 1 12" X 18" rectangle semi thick
(thicker one with round pan) crust.

Add toppings, bake @ 425ºF/218ºC for 15-20 minutes.

By Ruth Haffly, Wake Forest, NC

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Hi Dave,

relic Black & Decker plug-in electric mower. Dennis refuses to "mess
with all of that cord" and went out and bought a 24" seflf-propelled
gas mower. I laugh every time he has trouble starting it. Bv)=

Steve had a laugh over that, reading over my shoulder. We were
responsible for a space maybe 5'by 15'to the one side of our quarters
in Savannah. Steve bought an electric mower, don't remember if it moved
to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
jungle. (G)

When I lived in the tin can I had an even tinier yard and a battry
powered mower. Then the battery died and I got "sticker shock". A replacement
battery would have cost more than I paid for the mower. So, my late friend, Les, brouht me the Black & Decker electric that his mother had used on her yard.

Sounds like a good deal to me. We've got a good sized front/side yard
and a small back yard. Town of WF has claimed an easement in the back
for a proposed greenway but that's been on their books since the late
80s. We've got a small herb garden up against the fence but have not
tried growing more than that in some years.

Last time we were at a Godfather's was when we were in Savannah. Pizza
was meh but service was lousy so we've never gone back to one.

Never been to a Godfather's that offered reulae sit-down table
service. My locals are both on the "Quick-Serve" plan like Freddy's or Panera
Bread. Order at the counter and someone will trot it out to you at
your table.

We don't go out for pizza, know that we can make a much better one at
home.

8<----- Y'KNOW ----->8

I have better luck finding the ingredients for this in the store than
I do with the whole wheat pizza schtick.

Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 2 Servings

Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

I know; I miss him and some of the other folks who used to be here. When
we're in western NY, we very often try to go to Taste of Japan, the
sushi place Nancy and Richard introduced us to. We introduced Steve's
brother & wife, one sister and her husband to it this spring. We stayed
after the others had left, catching up with the owner and his wife.

Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 crusts (11")

1 c Water; heated to 110ºF/43ºC
1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
1 tb Honey or sugar
2 1/4 ts Rapid-rise or instant yeast
2 3/4 c (345 g) whole wheat flour
1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese
1 ts Fine salt

Mine is: EASY PIZZA CRUST
2 c flour (whole wheat preferred)
1 tbsp each oil, sugar (or honey), yeast
pinch of salt
3/4-1 c warm water
Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings. Makes
1 16" round or 1 12x18 rectangle semi thick (thicker one with
round pan) crust. Add toppings, bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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Hi Dave,

to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
jungle. (G)

When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

I have faint memories of one that my family had when I was small. It
must have been the summer after (or the one after that) we moved across
the street and into a house with a bigger yard. I was probably about 4
or 5. Anyway, Dad got a power mower, then, after Mom started working
outside the home, a riding mower.

8<----- BITE ----->8

Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
Yield: 2 Servings

Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

I know; I miss him and some of the other folks who used to be here.
When we're in western NY, we very often try to go to Taste of Japan,
the sushi place Nancy and Richard introduced us to. We introduced
Steve's brother & wife, one sister and her husband to it this spring.
We stayed after the others had left, catching up with the owner and his wife.

Don't look now but we're all edgin closer to our "use by" date.

I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
this old!

Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 crusts (11")

Mine is: EASY PIZZA CRUST
2 c flour (whole wheat preferred)
1 tbsp each oil, sugar (or honey), yeast
pinch of salt
3/4-1 c warm water
Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.
Makes
1 16" round or 1 12x18 rectangle semi thick (thicker one with
round pan) crust. Add toppings, bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

Oh, heck. Why not right now????

Title: Easy Pizza Crust
Categories: Five, Breads
Yield: 1 pizza

2 c Flour; pref whole wheat
1 tb (ea) oil, sugar (or honey),
- yeast
pn Salt
3/4 c (to 1 c) warm water

Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.

Makes 1 16" round or 1 12" X 18" rectangle semi thick
(thicker one with round pan) crust.

Add toppings, bake @ 425ºF/218ºC for 15-20 minutes.

By Ruth Haffly, Wake Forest, NC

Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe when
we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but have
used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once, asking for
the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later she called
back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought I'd said 3-4
cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra
amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to the bowl to
make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand
for a quick meal.


---
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Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
jungle. (G)

When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

I have faint memories of one that my family had when I was small. It
must have been the summer after (or the one after that) we moved across the street and into a house with a bigger yard. I was probably about 4
or 5. Anyway, Dad got a power mower, then, after Mom started working outside the home, a riding mower.

Shortly after I moved from being "trailer trash" to being a home owner I aquired a riding mower from a friend who was desparate to raise U$400 to
pay a big speeding ticket. I mowed my yard with it once - which proved to
be more hassle than using the electric moewr. And I had to get out the
electric to mow the plces the rider would not get to. Bv)=

It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon when a
friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a reasonably priced
mower for his son who had bought a house with a large yard. The son came
by, we fired up the mower and he cut a lap around the yard. Then he gave
me 4 Benjamins and I helped him load it into his pick up truck.

8<----- BITE ----->8

Don't look now but we're all edging closer to our "use by" date.

I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
this old!

I'm totally amazed that I've lived thi long since my parents both had
their candles go out in their mid-50s. And remembering some of the bone
headed stunts I got up to when IK was young and invulnerable.

8<----- AGSIN ----->8

I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

Oh, heck. Why not right now????

Title: Easy Pizza Crust
Categories: Five, Breads
Yield: 1 pizza

2 c Flour; pref whole wheat
1 tb (ea) oil, sugar (or honey),
- yeast
pn Salt
3/4 c (to 1 c) warm water

Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.

Makes 1 16" round or 1 12" X 18" rectangle semi thick
(thicker one with round pan) crust.

Add toppings, bake @ 425§F/218§C for 15-20 minutes.

By Ruth Haffly, Wake Forest, NC

Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe
when we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but
have used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once,
asking for the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later
she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making a sewing
table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement and his ears
elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth. Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Three Cheese White Pizza
Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese
Yield: 10 slices

Olive oil
1 Recipe pizza dough
4 oz Ricotta cheese
4 oz Mozzarella cheese; sliced
4 oz Parmesan cheese; grated

Set oven @ 500ºF/260ºC.

Drizzle olive oil onto a rimmed baking sheet pan or a
pizza pan, enough for a 14-inch pizza. Work the pizza
dough onto the pan. Drizzle additional olive oil on top
of the pizza dough.

Using a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, spread
the ricotta cheese over the crust, leaving an edge to
the dough for the crust. Then top with mozzarella slices
and finally with Parmesan cheese.

Place into the preheated oven and bake for 13 to 15
minutes, until the pizza crust is golden brown and the
cheese has all melted and begins to slightly bubble.

Remove from the oven, slice and serve.

By Robyn Stone

RECIPE FROM: https://addapinch.com

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When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

Back in 1998, I bought one of those. I really liked using it. I had a
small yard and it worked great for that. I did have to more it a little
more often, I think... if you let the grass get too high, there was a
crossbar that held the whole thing together that would effectively "push"
the taller bits out of the way.

It was quiet and got the job done. Where I am now, the yard is too big,
and the "grass" too thick, to get much use out of it.

Mike

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Hi Dave,

When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

I have faint memories of one that my family had when I was small. It
must have been the summer after (or the one after that) we moved across the street and into a house with a bigger yard. I was probably about 4
or 5. Anyway, Dad got a power mower, then, after Mom started working outside the home, a riding mower.

Shortly after I moved from being "trailer trash" to being a home owner
I aquired a riding mower from a friend who was desparate to raise
U$400 to pay a big speeding ticket. I mowed my yard with it once -
which proved to be more hassle than using the electric moewr. And I
had to get out the
electric to mow the plces the rider would not get to. Bv)=

We've got a lot of wide open space in our front, side (2) and back yards
that a riding mower does a good job. The back yard is the most limited
but a regular mower can make short work of the grass there. Stephen has
looked at riding mowers but by using the lawn care service, hasn't had
the need to buy one.

It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon

when DD> a friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a
reasonably DD> priced mower for his son who had bought a house with a
large yard. The DD> son came by, we fired up the mower and he cut a lap
around the yard. DD> Then he gave me 4 Benjamins and I helped him load
it into his pick up DD> truck.

Good deal. My parents owned about a quarter acre but kept a small strip
of the one neighbor's pace mowed to extend our back yard slightly.
Neighbors owned several acres surrounding ours but let us have free run
of most of it, including a good sledding hill. Only part of their
acreage was kept mowed, the rest was left wild.

8<----- BITE ----->8

Don't look now but we're all edging closer to our "use by" date.

I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
this old!

I'm totally amazed that I've lived thi long since my parents both had their candles go out in their mid-50s. And remembering some of the
bone headed stunts I got up to when IK was young and invulnerable.

My mom lived to a couple weeks short of 86; dad, a couple of months
short of 96. He was 7 years older than mom, married after fighting in
WWII and then going to college (where he met her).

8<----- AGSIN ----->8

I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

Oh, heck. Why not right now????

Title: Easy Pizza Crust
Categories: Five, Breads
Yield: 1 pizza

Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe
when we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but
have used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once,
asking for the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later
she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said
three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making
a sewing table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement
and his ears elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth.
Bv)=

Probably so, been so long I don't remember. Do you say "oh" or "zero"?
I grew up using the former more but some time ago switched to using the
latter.

Title: Three Cheese White Pizza
Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese
Yield: 10 slices

Olive oil
1 Recipe pizza dough
4 oz Ricotta cheese
4 oz Mozzarella cheese; sliced
4 oz Parmesan cheese; grated

Interesting, I don't think I've seen a recipe (or on a menu) for a
totally cheese pizza. Most often the "white pizza" recipies/menu
listings have a number of other toppings, most often some sort of greens
like spinach or endive, maybe mushrooms as well. I've tried some of them
but have yet to find one I like as much as a "red" pizza.


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Ruth
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RUTH HAFFLY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

We've got a lot of wide open space in our front, side (2) and back
yards that a riding mower does a good job. The back yard is the most limited but a regular mower can make short work of the grass there. Stephen has looked at riding mowers but by using the lawn care service, hasn't had the need to buy one.

If I hired a lawn service my Scottish forebears would be "spinning in
their crypts".

It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon
when a friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a
reasonably priced mower for his son who had bought a house with a
large yard. The son came by, we fired up the mower and he cut a
lap around the yard. DD> Then he gave me 4 Benjamins and I helped
him load it into his pick up DD> truck.

Good deal. My parents owned about a quarter acre but kept a small strip
of the one neighbor's pace mowed to extend our back yard slightly. Neighbors owned several acres surrounding ours but let us have free run
of most of it, including a good sledding hill. Only part of their
acreage was kept mowed, the rest was left wild.

Like the farm house my Granddad and I stayedin during the week while my Grandmother was working out of town. There was a front and side yard.
The other "side yard"was taken up with a kitchen garden having green
beans, carrots, radishes, sweet crn, popcorn, and asparagus patch, etc.

The backyard contained the well and pump (no runnin water), smokehouse,
tool shed and outhouse. And the other side of the fence was pasture.

8<----- BITE ----->8

Don't look now but we're all edging closer to our "use by" date.

I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
this old!

I'm totally amazed that I've lived thi long since my parents both had their candles go out in their mid-50s. And remembering some of the
bone headed stunts I got up to when IK was young and invulnerable.

My mom lived to a couple weeks short of 86; dad, a couple of months
short of 96. He was 7 years older than mom, married after fighting in
WWII and then going to college (where he met her).

8<----- AGSIN ----->8

I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

Oh, heck. Why not right now????

Title: Easy Pizza Crust
Categories: Five, Breads
Yield: 1 pizza

Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe
when we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but
have used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once,
asking for the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later
she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said
three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making
a sewing table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement
and his ears elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth.
Bv)=

Probably so, been so long I don't remember. Do you say "oh" or "zero"?
I grew up using the former more but some time ago switched to using the latter.

In casual conversation I use "oh" If giving a number ... phone, address,
etc. I use "zero" and may do phonetic letters like "apple", "hairy", etc.
Not the same as the military but the same principle.

Title: Three Cheese White Pizza
Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese
Yield: 10 slices

Olive oil
1 Recipe pizza dough
4 oz Ricotta cheese
4 oz Mozzarella cheese; sliced
4 oz Parmesan cheese; grated

Interesting, I don't think I've seen a recipe (or on a menu) for a
totally cheese pizza. Most often the "white pizza" recipies/menu
listings have a number of other toppings, most often some sort of
greens like spinach or endive, maybe mushrooms as well. I've tried some
of them but have yet to find one I like as much as a "red" pizza.

I'm not a fan of meatless pizza.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Sausage & Egg Breakfast Pizza
Categories: Pork, Breads, Cheese, Potatoes
Yield: 7 Servings

16 oz Pkg roll sausage; cooked,
- crumbled, drained
8 oz Tube refrigerated crescent
- rolls
1 c Shredded hash browns, thawed
1 c Sharp Cheddar cheese;
- shredded
5 lg Eggs; beaten
1/4 c Milk
1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
2 tb Parmesan cheese

Separate crescent dough into eight triangles. Place in an
ungreased 12" pizza pan with points toward the center.

Press over bottom and up sides to form a crust and seal
perforations. Spoon sausage over crust, sprinkle with
potatoes. Top with cheddar cheese.

Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper and pour into crust.
Sprinkle over all.

Bake in 375øF/190øC oven for 30 minutes.

Only a loser would eat cold pizza for breakfast when
there's hot Sausage and Egg Breakfast Pizza in the world.

Makes 7 servings

From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com

Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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Hi Dave,

Stephen has looked at riding mowers but by using the lawn care service, hasn't had the need to buy one.

If I hired a lawn service my Scottish forebears would be "spinning in their crypts".

Your choice. When they got old enough, my brothers did the lawn care for
my parents and I know Steve has mowed quite a few yards. It's not a
favorite chore so I don't mind him spending the money to have someone
else do it. He, along with several other men, mow the church house
yards, mostly with a riding mower but a hand one where needed and a
string trimmer.

It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon
when a friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a DD>

reasonably priced mower for his son who had bought a house with a DD>

Good deal. My parents owned about a quarter acre but kept a small strip
of the one neighbor's pace mowed to extend our back yard slightly. Neighbors owned several acres surrounding ours but let us have free run
of most of it, including a good sledding hill. Only part of their
acreage was kept mowed, the rest was left wild.

Like the farm house my Granddad and I stayedin during the week while
my Grandmother was working out of town. There was a front and side
yard.
The other "side yard"was taken up with a kitchen garden having green beans, carrots, radishes, sweet crn, popcorn, and asparagus patch,
etc.

Dad's vegetable gardens were in the back of the house, one near an old
barn foundation (barn had burned some years before my folks bought the
lot but the foundation was never cleared away). The other was in what we
called the "lower lawn", down a small hill in the back yard. He grew
lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, wax beans, beets, sweet corn, rhubarb, don't remember anything else when I was growing up. After I left home he added brussels sprouts and IIRC something else. Most of it was either eaten
fresh or canned, later frozen.

The backyard contained the well and pump (no runnin water), DD>

smokehouse, tool shed and outhouse. And the other side of the fence DD>
was pasture.

Lots of room for a kid to run wild in.

she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said
three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making
a sewing table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement
and his ears elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth.
Bv)=

Probably so, been so long I don't remember. Do you say "oh" or "zero"?
I grew up using the former more but some time ago switched to using the latter.

In casual conversation I use "oh" If giving a number ... phone,
address, etc. I use "zero" and may do phonetic letters like "apple", "hairy", etc. Not the same as the military but the same principle.

We hear all kinds of substitutions on the radio, generally from folks
who've not had any exposure to the NATO phonetic alphabet (usually in
the military. The NATO alphabet is supposed to be used but some of the
older hams will come up with all sorts of variations.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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