[CH] Pulled from Lurkville
Dan deForest (deforest@selec.net)
Mon, 07 Dec 1998 13:10:43 -0600
Well, James The First, this is Deb in Houston calling....you have
managed to pull me from Lurkville after all these years (I was going for
a record). Yes, I not only survived The Bread, I thrived!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr. Jim. And folks, it pretty much is
all you've heard described -- insert disclaimer of your choice here. Jim
will you be making this commercially available or do I have to actually
try baking now (thanks all you folks who recently re-posted the recipe
and Judy for the posting for us machine-impaired types)?
When I opened the mailbox and saw the package, my heart skipped a beat.
I rushed in the house, grabbed my CH spouse and a knife (don't go
there). Not being a masochist (you know who you are), I also got out a
carton of heavy cream in case emergency measures would be required
(since I had no bananas on hand--my preferred emergency
mouthsaver...aside: anyone else tried that for your friends in pain? I
think it works best). Well, it was a wonderful experience: I saw El
Grande. No cream drinking required. Wonderful slow build to heaven.
We both sat there for a few moments, eyes rolled back, unable to speak
(a few ahems and other throat clearing sounds were, however, made <g>).
We tried only a couple of big bites then and saved the rest to decide
what would be best to accompany it. Next day we lightly toasted the
rest and spooned some Welsh Rarebit (used the frozen stuff from
Stouffer's -- add another disclaimer here) over it. YUM. What a
wonderful breakfast indeed! Thanks again, James The First!
Other topics while I'm outta Lurkville:
If you have a Fiesta Mart nearby, check to see if yours has rocotos like
I found at the one nearest me Saturday (1960 & 249). Big, juicy, fresh,
thick walled and wonderful!
Luke in Oz, you teased us with promises but never did give us the full
report of your stay in Houston; I'm eager to hear if you discovered some
new haunts for us.
John Benz Fentner, Jr., eat some Rhode Island clam chowder (with
Calvin's mythical powder in it--Hi, Calvin!) for me. A friend in
Glastonbury sent me some wonderous dried orange habs from the '98 CT
fields, looks and tastes like it was a good chile year there!
Hi, Doug in BC. Seems like there may have been a vanishing between
Halloween and now, am I right? Well I appreciate your wonderful sense
of humor! Keep it up and keep those recipes coming.
Tom Greaves, would you please post your cactus drink recipe again? I
bought some fresh napolitos at Fiesta Mart and don't know what to do
with them yet. Anyone else have suggestions? Also, Tom, I bet some
people would like a repeat of your Tom's Buttermilk recipe, I drink it
every morning for breakfast (lately using Green Aji Amazon sauce from
Columbia in it--does anyone know what the real name of that stuff is,
the label is hard to decipher? What is the brand name? It is the one
with the Parrot on the label, light yellowish-green smooth sauce).
Okay, so that should do it for another few years. I think I've given
some of you fellow knuckle draggers a few lines to play with, have at
it. Thanks one more time, Jim. I'm goin home to Lurkville now.
Deb in Houston