Author Topic: The Library (Read 2316336 times)

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #10320 on:** January 01, 2013, 06:21:09 PM »

The Library

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Do come in from daily chores and spend some time with us.

We look forward to hearing from you, about you and the books you are enjoying (or not).

Let the book talk begin here!

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Cruises ego or fame lets him be whoever he wants.. He was a horrible vampire and thank heaven people agreed with me and they have not done any more..
I dont read Jack Reacher, but I suspect if Jack is a physical kind of guy, he will do a good job. I dont think he can actually act much, but it doesnt seem to matter. I actually liked him in a very funny action type movie a few years ago.. He should go for funny.. Listen to me, the guy is rich beyond belief and I think he should do something different.Had our B.E. Peas, turnip greens, some scalloped potatoes and and Johnsonville turkey sausage for dinner. Forgot to make the cornbread darn.

maryz · « **Reply #10321 on:** January 01, 2013, 07:08:28 PM »

Great idea, Barb - something we all should do.

JeanneP · « **Reply #10322 on:** January 01, 2013, 07:57:20 PM »

I change for the Reg. Sausage to the Turkey. They are not bad at all.

ANNIE · « **Reply #10323 on:** January 01, 2013, 09:35:53 PM »

They just don't fry up and brown like a regular Polish kielbasa, Jeanne. I am getting old enough to not really care about a little sausage fat. The turkey sausage looks and smells like a big hot dog to me. Aren't I getting feisty!

Must be the music from Vienna. They just played the last offering where the audience claps loudly in time with the orchestra.

We had our pork chops apples and sour kraut cooked together in the crockpot for good luck this year. Mashed taters too! In my famiiy this is the meal always offered on New Years Day. The black eyed peas or beans are a Southern tradition which I learned about while living in Georgia and Texas.

I like Mabel's idea for the canned greens maybe simmered with some bacon or bacon grease and onions. One of my favorite meals is offered at the Cracker Barrel. Beans & Greens with real corn bread. Another difference is there is no sugar in southern corn bread and I really like it that way.

maryz · « **Reply #10324 on:** January 01, 2013, 09:46:49 PM »

Beans and greens is always one of my favorites at Cracker Barrel, too, Annie.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #10325 on:** January 02, 2013, 05:13:01 AM »

Two hundred years ago today saw the beginning of a trial in England that resulted in the execution or transportation of many men who are remembered today as Luddites. Their crime was industrial sabotage — specifically, destroying machines that threatened to make their skills obsolete. Luddite is used today to characterize someone who resists technological change.

from my daily thesaurus email.

Steph · « **Reply #10326 on:** January 02, 2013, 06:02:41 AM »

Luddites.. Hmm, knew the word, but never knew the story..Having spent the last few weeks relearning windows in its 8 version, there are whole hours, that I am a luddite.. sigh..still learning the tricks.. Now to figure out how I transfer pictures from here to facebook.. not the old way that's for sure.

Babi · « **Reply #10327 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:31:21 AM »

Really, JEAN? Some canned collards that are good? I've never tried canned greens,
..just assumed they had to be substandard. I'm the only one in this house that will
eat them, so my leafy greens are mostly confined to spinach. Is there a particular
brand you would recommend? I would like to give the collards a try.

You and me both, ANNIE. I detest a sweet cornbread; it's just not the 'real thing'
for me. I can make a supper happily with a small plate of navy or great northern
beans over hot cornbread.

marjifay · « **Reply #10328 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:02:54 AM »

I'd never heard of the New Years tradition of black-eyed peas, greens and cornbread, but it sounds good. Wonder where that got started.

I like cornbread made with Jalapeno peppers in it. Also, we listened to an old time radio program with Jimmy Stewart, The 6-Shooter, where he loved warm cornbread with maple syrup, and we tried it. Delish!

Marj

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #10329 on:** January 02, 2013, 01:14:54 PM »

I haven't seen canned collard greens, but canned turnip greens are available. I used the Allen's Seasoned Turnip Greens. Also, a great brand, which may be limited to the Southern area I "Glory" Seasoned greens, they are a little spicy, but darn good. A little pricey too.

PatH · « **Reply #10330 on:** January 02, 2013, 03:48:21 PM »

Glory brand is available here (DC area) and also where JoanK lives. They have turnip greens and mixed greens and I think collards, but am not quite sure, plus you can get some of their vegetables with lower salt. Indeed, they're good.

salan · « **Reply #10331 on:** January 02, 2013, 05:54:15 PM »

I have used Allen's turnip greens and collard greens. I season them with a little bacon grease, vinegar and a few drops of Tobasco hot sauce. They are pretty good, but not as good as fresh cooked; but much less trouble!
Sally

JeanneP · « **Reply #10332 on:** January 02, 2013, 07:21:06 PM »

I have never had Collard greens. Tried cooking them but threw out. Same with Kale. I just do not know how to cook them. A black lady in store tried telling me how. Didn't work. Can't just cook for 5 min. in bacon grease as so tough. If you steam or boil than no vitamins left. The sure sell a lot of them though.

JoanP · « **Reply #10333 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:02:10 PM »

When it was posted here about the smell of cooking collard greens, I was afraid to try it with picky grandchildren coming for dinner - the slightest unfamiliar smell or taste is enough to go one a food strike.

BUT, I did cook up the greens today - for hours. Seasoned them after lengthy cooking with tobasco sauce, a little vinegar - and oh yes, stirred up the whole concoction in skillet with a little bacon before serving. I thought it was de-lish. Bruce thought they were okay - but agreed with those here who thought the canned made more sense.

maryz · « **Reply #10334 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:08:07 PM »

Ohhh, Joan - that sounds SO good!

Steph · « **Reply #10335 on:** January 03, 2013, 06:34:58 AM »

I agree Joan.. I used to eat Kale a lot when young, my Dad hated spinach, so we ate Kale instead.. Plus it is truly an easy to grow veg.. I love the Glory brand..Very southern and some spice always.. My favorite canned veggie company.
Had a horrid time this am, getting on Seniorlearn.. kept telling that seniorlearn was not responding. Oh to figure out if its me,, my provider or the web.. or the stupid windows 8.

Babi · « **Reply #10336 on:** January 03, 2013, 08:33:31 AM »

Oh, good, TOME. We do have "Glory" on the shelves here. They are more expensive, but if they can really produce good canned greens, I'll happily give them a try.
I've never eaten kale. STEPH, what does it taste like? Does 'Glory' can that one,
too?

MaryPage · « **Reply #10337 on:** January 03, 2013, 09:36:27 AM »

I grew up with both kale and spinach, and love them both. I eat my spinach with butter and hard boiled egg on top, and my kale with just butter and salt & pepper.

Has anyone read any of John Green's books? He is featured by Barnes & Noble today in an email from them. His latest is THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, but he has also written:

Looking For Alaska
Paper Towns
An Abundance of Katherines

And he has been noticed by committees who give out awards for writing and he has been on the best seller list. His books are aimed for young adults. Just wondering if he is any good and if any of you have read any of his work.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #10338 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:56:34 PM »

Glory is the brand we usually use.

Jean

JeanneP · « **Reply #10339 on:** January 03, 2013, 01:10:18 PM »

I just googled Glory can goods as I have never heard of them before. Seem like every store in my town here in Illinois sell them.
I never use anything ou of a can but will give one a try. You all seem to like them. Better buy some bacon.

JeanneP · « **Reply #10340 on:** January 03, 2013, 01:18:23 PM »

I Picked out the Green Beans, Kale Greens and Fried Apples. Will pick up today and give a try. Glory Can goods.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #10341 on:** January 03, 2013, 03:05:10 PM »

I was just in my local SuperTarget, and they have Glory: Turnip Greens, Collard Greens, MIxed Greens, etc. I also like Glory's selection of seasoned beans.

JeanneP · « **Reply #10342 on:** January 03, 2013, 08:20:21 PM »

Darn! I made a quick trip to Walmarts and forgot to pick up a can of Glory's green beans and one of Kale. Be back again this week. it is just down the street from me.

MaryPage · « **Reply #10343 on:** January 03, 2013, 08:58:04 PM »

I like their butter beans.

Steph · « **Reply #10344 on:** January 04, 2013, 06:16:45 AM »

Their beans in all formulas are wonderful..The mixed greens is ok, but I put vinegar and a bit of hot sauce in them. They are the only canned products that have some taste.. Very southern, but so am I.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #10345 on:** January 04, 2013, 10:18:07 AM »

Hogmanay is the Scots name for New Year's Eve. They have a lot of traditions associated with it - eg 'first footing' (crossing your neighbours' thresholds immediately after the bells, to wish them good luck). Some towns have very well known ceremonies, such as the Stonehaven fireball one, where about 45 men carry burning fireballs above their heads through the 'auld toon' (the old traditional part of the town), swinging them about as they walk.

As in most places now, at least in the UK, Hogmanay is also an excuse for many people to get blind drunk and cause trouble. There are big street parties in Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc, funded by the local councils, although they've cut back a lot in recent years. There are usually pop bands, and the whole thing is heavily policed to keep everything under control. There are fireworks at midnight. However, many older people will just have friends round for dinner and stay up to see the new year in. They would drink Scotch whisky and eat steak pie, clootie dumpling (a sort of boiled fruit cake thing), etc.

I am sorry to admit that I have absolutely no interest in Hogmanay (well, I'm not Scottish!) and am usually in bed before 11pm!

Rosemary

Frybabe · « **Reply #10346 on:** January 04, 2013, 01:06:02 PM »

When at the grocery store this morning, I discovered they also carry Glory brand. Some of them were on sale, so I picked up a can of seasoned cabbage to try.

ANNIE · « **Reply #10347 on:** January 04, 2013, 01:08:23 PM »

I don't know why, but when I saw "clootie dumpling" I thought it was probably what we call "suet pudding"! Then I googled 'clootie dumpling' and sure enough I was right.
Here's the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/clootie-dumpling/

Although I now know that it was the same as my mother-in-law's suet pudding, I must admit I don't make it anymore. She served it every Christmas. I wonder if she knew about 'clootie dumpling', the Scottish suet pudding?

JeanneP · « **Reply #10348 on:** January 04, 2013, 01:30:13 PM »

Clootie dumpling was just like what we call our Christmas pudding. Made the same . same ingredients. think theirs make in a Rag and ours in a pudding dish. One of the things I miss. Northerners in UK like myself grew up on Puddings of all kinds. Steak and Kidney. Spottied Dick. Jam puddings. All made with Suet. Still eat them when I go back. Can't find Suet here in US. They need it.
Now New Years a Midnight my father was in great demand. He was Olive skinned. Black hair (Handsome). The first person that entered you home after that time had to be that way. (Not the handsome part). The entered the front door and exit the back, passing through saying something or other. Can't think what. Blessing I suppose. He was on the run for a few hours Jan. 1st.
We were not big for the Grownups on Christmas but were on New Years Night and day.

ANNIE · « **Reply #10349 on:** January 04, 2013, 01:47:15 PM »

Frybabe
This is what I use all the time in recipes calling for Saur Kraut. Brand: Snowfloss Kraut
100% Natural---Bavarian Style--Sweet--with Caraway Seeds. NET WT. 14OZ. I believe that Stokeleys might still make this style of kraut.

I really just use this sweet kraut w/ caraway seeds whenever kraut is called for. I have a wonderful recipe for pork(I cut up two large boned pork chops) browned in skillet, 1 can of kraut, 2 quartered apples, i med. onion and 1/2 of a small cabbage. You can cook it in the oven(350deg for 2hrs) or your crock pot. Crock pot directions are if set on low it takes 3 hours. If set on high it takes 60 min. Now that I see these directions, it seems to me that you could cook this in the browning skillet at simmer, checking the pork for doneness.

Too much info??? You can just use a can of sweet kraut over browned already cooked sausage.(Kielbasa for us). I serve this with the already mashed potatoes(Bob Evans with sour cream and chives) and a small waldorf salad(when I have the ingredients

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Frybabe · « **Reply #10350 on:** January 04, 2013, 02:13:25 PM »

You're making my mouth water Annie. Mom used to make pork and kraut, and always added caraway seeds. That is probably why I like rye bread with caraway seeds so much. I used to grow caraway in my herb garden, too.

What I got is called Seasoned, Southern Style Country Cabbage. It's just cabbage in a ham broth and some onions. I've got a small ham and caraway seeds I can add if I want. Make some mashed potatoes and it sounds like a meal plan to me.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #10351 on:** January 04, 2013, 03:02:40 PM »

All this food talk is Killing Me! Glad all have found the Glory brands and enjoy them! I tried their Cabbage, but was not overly impressed with it, but that's the only one!

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #10352 on:** January 04, 2013, 03:17:13 PM »

Now for Library-type talk: My face to face library book club met last night. We had a problem last month in choosing a book for this month, due to the holiday schedules of the members. So, here's how we solved that. We agreed to bring a book, or even two if they were short, that we had read and enjoyed, but that the library didn't have enough copies for us to read as a group. The meeting was absolutely great. Very eclectic choices, and fun. Some of the choices: The Collective by Don Lee; Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel; A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon; The Glorious Adventure by Sir Richard Halliburton*; The Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter; Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan; Washington Schlepped Here by Christopher Buckley. Those last two were my selections! *The lady who brought Glorious Adventure had a copy from 1927 or 1934, and she had so many post-it tags in it. She read a few of her favorite lines, and I am ready to locate and read this book. I'm sure several of you have already read it. We followed our regular protocols, a bit of author bio; maybe a few lines from the book read aloud and suggestions of authors' other books. It was such fun and everyone participated, perhaps even more than regular Club. You might want to try this in your f2f group when at a loss about what to read/discuss!

JoanK · « **Reply #10353 on:** January 04, 2013, 04:10:49 PM »

I remember reading Haliburton as a child, and loving it.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #10354 on:** January 04, 2013, 05:39:20 PM »

Tomereader - I so wish I could be in your group instead of the one at our library! The discussion you describe is just how I had hoped that our group would function, as I don't enjoy being 'prescribed' two books per month, and would love a group where we each introduced others to the books we had enjoyed or to authors that we like. It sounds like so much fun, and so interesting.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #10355 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:14:13 PM »

Rosemarykaye, come on down to Texas and you can join right in! LOL I know you are across the ocean from us. Our regular club meetings are everybit as fun as this one was. Normally we choose books two months in advance, that way everyone has time to check out the book and read it. We do not encourage members having to "buy" books. The meeting usually begins with anyone making announcements, regarding library programs, or plugging a book that we've read in the interim for others to consider reading or perhaps a movie that has been made from a book.
Then whoever had suggested that month's book, begins the discussion by giving author bio & info, then we just open the floor for discussion. We tell what we liked or disliked about the book. Go around the circle, or whoever raises a hand to comment, when everyone has had a turn, we usually vote thumbs up/thumbs down for the selection and say whether we would read more of this author. Someone usually has a line or paragraph from the book that especially resonated, and we read that aloud. We have a very congenial group, usually 6 to 8 folks, and most all of us have been together since about 2007 or so. And consider ourselves friends as well as book group members.

JeanneP · « **Reply #10356 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:23:44 PM »

I wish i could find a good book club also. I didn't care for the one at our local library. Spent to long in other things not books.

Tomereader. Now where are you in Texas. I will most probably start spending more time down there at my daughters this year.

Steph · « **Reply #10357 on:** January 05, 2013, 06:17:27 AM »

I don't belong to our ftf library book club.. They pick books an entire year in advance.. They have to have enough copies in the library and cannot be best sellers.. All in all, I have read any of the book way before they do. I asked once why we had a Faulkner book in there ( not fond of him at all) and they said.. Oh,, weneed to read a great book once a year.. Noone actually read him as I found when I went to the meeting.That finished me for them.

Babi · « **Reply #10358 on:** January 05, 2013, 09:39:06 AM »

Ah, thanks for the explanation, ROSEMARY. When I was young, I might try to stay
up to see the New Year in. Now, I figure it can manage without me; I'd much rather
be in my bed. I don't drink, and mid-winter is not my idea of a time to be
carousing on the streets at night. Just a stick-in-the-mud; that's me. (Boiled
fruit cake thing? Sounds awful!)
Is it true that 'clootie' is a Scots name for the devil? It reminds me of the word
'cootie', which I believe refers here to lice. Strange name for a pudding, whichever.

That sounds like a really great book club meeting, TOME. It would be especially
good for involving any shy ones that don't usually say much. And look what a great
book list you brought home. No, I had not heard of "Glorious Adventure", but I'm
interested now. But I take it this is not the American 'adventurer' Richard
Halliburton. As he was American, he would not be a 'Sir'. Could you identify for
me which Richard Halliburton wrote the book?

MaryPage · « **Reply #10359 on:** January 05, 2013, 10:31:14 AM »

I have tried book clubs, and felt I was wasting a lot of precious time I could instead be reading books with.

My daughter Debi has just returned me my copy of PARIS, A Love Story by Kati Marton. She loved it as much as I did. She spent her Junior Year in France at the Sorbonne, and has been back nearly every year since then. (1976)

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