On 6/18/2023 1:26 PM, Ed P wrote:
> On 6/18/2023 12:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/18/2023 11:20 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> Thanks for the update.  I guess he has given up on RFC.
>>>
>>>
>> I asked if he misses having a computer to post to what he calls "the
>> cooking group".  He said Kathy is getting him a bigger screen TV and
>> he would rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Is there a difference?

Good question. :)

Jill

On 6/18/2023 6:02 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 8:49:02 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> I asked if misses having a
>>> computer to get back on RFC. He said maybe, but she's getting
>>> him a larger TV and he'd rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
>>
> One can buy a computer that is perfectly adequate for
> newsgroups and simple browsing for almost nothing.
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/155503441656

A functional modern laptop with a large screen and keyboard can be
purchased even cheaper potentially, and would fit into a small room
better. I'd buy one, set it up, and send it to him just for the
entertainment of Sheldon posts again.

On Sun, 18 Jun 2023 08:14:53 -0400, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:

>On 6/18/2023 7:50 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 18 Jun 2023 07:38:05 -0400, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/18/2023 6:35 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> I noticed that. There's several folks here ready for institutional food.
>>>>
>>>> if done with care it can be acceptable and sometimes
>>>> even exceptional.
>>>
>>> I agree with you. It all depends on who is doing the cooking.
>>> Many here have stated that they always hated school lunches back in the
>>> day. NOT ME! I loved most of it.
>>
>> But you love everything. You may have tribal memories of the Irish
>> potato famine in your genes. Any food is good food to you.
>
>And if you think about it, doesn't that make me luckier than the average
>person. Not very picky at all.

Definitely. It just doesn't make you the best judge of food quality.
It's all good!

On 6/18/2023 8:10 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 18/06/2023 12:38, Gary wrote:
>> On 6/18/2023 6:35 AM, songbird wrote:
>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> I noticed that. There's several folks here ready for institutional
>>>> food.
>>>
>>> if done with care it can be acceptable and sometimes
>>> even exceptional.

I've had dinner at my grandmother's independent living facility before
(they serve everyone supper in the dining room). I thought the food was
pretty good, but grandma regularly complains about it. My guess is that
a fair bit of her cooking is old fashioned and bland, and she doesn't
like restaurant-type food.

>> I agree with you. It all depends on who is doing the cooking.
>> Many here have stated that they always hated school lunches back in
>> the day. NOT ME! I loved most of it.
>>
> Yes, some school lunches can be very good.
> When I worked at the University of Edinburgh, I had faculty privileges
> in the dining room/cafeteria of the Scottish Agricultural College. Much
> of the food was sourced from the College's farms - fresh and delicious.

In the US, most cafeteria school lunch food is horrible, in my
experience. Your region might vary.

On 6/18/2023 1:26 PM, Ed P wrote:
> On 6/18/2023 12:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/18/2023 11:20 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> Thanks for the update. I guess he has given up on RFC.
>>>
>>>
>> I asked if he misses having a computer to post to what he calls "the
>> cooking group". He said Kathy is getting him a bigger screen TV and
>> he would rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
>>
>> Jill

Jill, I also appreciate the update.

> Is there a difference?

LOL!

On 6/18/2023 10:07 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> My favorite syrup is one part maple, and one to two parts
> light corn syrup. 1:1 has more flavor, but 1:2 is thicker, and
> that's appealing too. Salted butter doesn't need extra salt,
> but unsalted (I call it baking butter) does.
>
> --Bryan

I use salted butter for everything. If in a baking recipe, I cut back
on the salt the recipe calls for. If making butter cream icing, the
salted butter is much welcome, as it cuts the cloy sweetness.

I grew up with dark Karo, and that's still what I buy, but the price of
it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.

On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 9:12:29 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 6/18/2023 8:10 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> > On 18/06/2023 12:38, Gary wrote:
> >> On 6/18/2023 6:35 AM, songbird wrote:
> >>> dsi1 wrote:
> >>> ...
> >>>> I noticed that. There's several folks here ready for institutional
> >>>> food.
> >>>
> >>> if done with care it can be acceptable and sometimes
> >>> even exceptional.
> I've had dinner at my grandmother's independent living facility before
> (they serve everyone supper in the dining room). I thought the food was
> pretty good, but grandma regularly complains about it. My guess is that
> a fair bit of her cooking is old fashioned and bland, and she doesn't
> like restaurant-type food.
> >> I agree with you. It all depends on who is doing the cooking.
> >> Many here have stated that they always hated school lunches back in
> >> the day. NOT ME! I loved most of it.
> >>
> > Yes, some school lunches can be very good.
> > When I worked at the University of Edinburgh, I had faculty privileges
> > in the dining room/cafeteria of the Scottish Agricultural College. Much
> > of the food was sourced from the College's farms - fresh and delicious.
> In the US, most cafeteria school lunch food is horrible, in my
> experience. Your region might vary.

My guess is that the American school lunch is probably middling - of course, that includes countries that don't do school lunch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXK591Rp4BU

On Sun, 18 Jun 2023 06:57:10 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
<bruce2bowser@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 1:51:01 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 4:10:14 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> > On Sat, 17 Jun 2023 21:22:28 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
>> > wrote:
>> > >He sounds in good spirits and yes, he knows he's not going home. He
>> > >says he's very comfortable, has a nice little apartment with a
>> > >kitchenette. He also says he has no interest in cooking because they
>> > >serve really good food in the dining room.
>> > That's no surprise. I've always said he cooked nursing home food. The
>> > old racist homophobe must feel right at home.
>>
>> I noticed that. There's several folks here ready for institutional food.
>
>Its probably just one acting like all those people.

Are you saying Leo's a reincarnation of Sheldon?

On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 2:17:31 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 6/18/2023 10:07 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> > My favorite syrup is one part maple, and one to two parts
> > light corn syrup. 1:1 has more flavor, but 1:2 is thicker, and
> > that's appealing too. Salted butter doesn't need extra salt,
> > but unsalted (I call it baking butter) does.
> >
> > --Bryan
> I use salted butter for everything. If in a baking recipe, I cut back
> on the salt the recipe calls for. If making butter cream icing, the
> salted butter is much welcome, as it cuts the cloy sweetness.
>
My wife is meticulous about her baking. She even buys
name brand Philadelphia cream cheese and the extra
fat pricier heavy cream.
>
> I grew up with dark Karo, and that's still what I buy, but the price of
> it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
> of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.
>
Don't mix the maple with the dark corn syrup. You can
duplicate Karo dark by buying store brand light corn
syrup, and adding some home made brown sugar syrup
to it, or just make the whole business with white sugar,
water, brown sugar and salt.

--Bryan

On Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:08:33 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On 6/18/2023 11:20 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2023-06-17 9:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>> He sounds in good spirits and yes, he knows he's not going home.  He
>>> says he's very comfortable, has a nice little apartment with a
>>> kitchenette.  He also says he has no interest in cooking because they
>>> serve really good food in the dining room.
>>
>> Thanks for the update.  I guess he has given up on RFC.
>>
>>
>I asked if he misses having a computer to post to what he calls "the
>cooking group". He said Kathy is getting him a bigger screen TV and he
>would rather watch 'Animal Planet'.

Maybe there's no big difference.

Michael Trew wrote:
> On 6/18/2023 6:02 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 8:49:02 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers
>> wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I asked if misses having a
>>>> computer to get back on RFC.  He said maybe, but she's getting
>>>> him a larger TV and he'd rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
>>>
>> One can buy a computer that is perfectly adequate for
>> newsgroups and simple browsing for almost nothing.
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/155503441656
>
> A functional modern laptop with a large screen and keyboard can
> be purchased even cheaper potentially, and would fit into a
> small room better.  I'd buy one, set it up, and send it to him
> just for the entertainment of Sheldon posts again.

LOL. He would regale us with stories about fucking all the
wimmens in the joint.

On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 3:27:36 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> > Michael Trew wrote:
> > > On 6/18/2023 6:02 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > >> On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 8:49:02 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers
> > >> wrote:
> > >>> jmcquown wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I asked if misses having a
> > >>>> computer to get back on RFC. He said maybe, but she's getting
> > >>>> him a larger TV and he'd rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
> > >>>
> > >> One can buy a computer that is perfectly adequate for
> > >> newsgroups and simple browsing for almost nothing.
> > >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/155503441656
> > >
> > > A functional modern laptop with a large screen and keyboard can
> > > be purchased even cheaper potentially, and would fit into a
> > > small room better. I'd buy one, set it up, and send it to him
> > > just for the entertainment of Sheldon posts again.
> > LOL. He would regale us with stories about fucking all the
> > wimmens in the joint.
> "More SQUIRTING PUSSIES stories, PLEASE...!!!"
>
Maybe John Kuthe could share some SQUIRTING ANUS
stories...or maybe not.
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan

On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 8:22:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
> He sounds in good spirits and yes, he knows he's not going home. He
> says he's very comfortable, has a nice little apartment with a
> kitchenette. He also says he has no interest in cooking because they
> serve really good food in the dining room.
>
Thanks for the update; news about how he's doing is appreciated.
>
> He said Kathy visits often and takes him out to eat and they go
> shopping. She makes sure he has everything he wants. His fridge is
> stocked with diet Sprite. I asked if misses having a computer to get
> back on RFC. He said maybe, but she's getting him a larger TV and he'd
> rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
>
> That's the Sheldon update.
>
> Jill
>
It sounds like he's settled in nicely and here's proof for Gary that Kathy didn't just
dump and abandon him as we knew she wouldn't.

Ed P wrote:
> On 6/18/2023 12:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
....
>> I asked if he misses having a computer to post to what he calls "the
>> cooking group".  He said Kathy is getting him a bigger screen TV and he
>> would rather watch 'Animal Planet'.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Is there a difference?

Animal Planet has commercials. oh, ok, no difference,
we have drug peddlers here too... :(

songbird

Michael Trew wrote:
....
> it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
> of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.

OMG NO!!! don't ruin a perfect thing by mixing it
with lesser quality.

since cutting back on sugar in general i've found
that just a little pure maple syrup goes a long ways
and i'm glad to be able to taste it (as ghod and
Canadians intend).

songbird

On 6/18/2023 3:42 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 2:17:31 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 6/18/2023 10:07 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>
>>> My favorite syrup is one part maple, and one to two parts
>>> light corn syrup. 1:1 has more flavor, but 1:2 is thicker, and
>>> that's appealing too. Salted butter doesn't need extra salt,
>>> but unsalted (I call it baking butter) does.
>>
>> I grew up with dark Karo, and that's still what I buy, but the price of
>> it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
>> of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.
>>
> Don't mix the maple with the dark corn syrup. You can
> duplicate Karo dark by buying store brand light corn
> syrup, and adding some home made brown sugar syrup
> to it, or just make the whole business with white sugar,
> water, brown sugar and salt.
>
> --Bryan

I think that dark Karo also has molasses in it to contribute to the
taste. I have a jar of it here. I only bought it to make gingersnap
cookies, so I'll probably have that jar for a while.

On 6/19/2023 8:06 AM, songbird wrote:
> Michael Trew wrote:
> ...
>> it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
>> of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.
>
> OMG NO!!! don't ruin a perfect thing by mixing it
> with lesser quality.
>
> since cutting back on sugar in general i've found
> that just a little pure maple syrup goes a long ways
> and i'm glad to be able to taste it (as ghod and
> Canadians intend).
>
>
> songbird

The Canadians might consider sacrilege, but I don't like how thin maple
syrup is (compared to corn syrup).

On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 10:51:14 AM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 6/19/2023 8:06 AM, songbird wrote:
> > Michael Trew wrote:
> > ...
> >> it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
> >> of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.
> >
> > OMG NO!!! don't ruin a perfect thing by mixing it
> > with lesser quality.
>
Define *lesser quality*.
> >
> > since cutting back on sugar in general i've found
> > that just a little pure maple syrup goes a long ways
> > and i'm glad to be able to taste it (as ghod and
> > Canadians intend).
> >
> >
> > songbird
> The Canadians might consider sacrilege, but I don't like how thin maple
> syrup is (compared to corn syrup).
>
That's why I mix it with corn syrup. I also like the milder,
sweeter taste.

--Bryan

On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 4:07:51 AM UTC-10, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 8:55:59 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 9:22:37 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> > > He sounds in good spirits and yes, he knows he's not going home. He
> > > says he's very comfortable, has a nice little apartment with a
> > > kitchenette. He also says he has no interest in cooking because they
> > > serve really good food in the dining room.
> > >
> > > He practically waxed rhapsodic about the breakfast/brunch. Eggs any way
> > > he wants them. And bacon. Wait, yes I said bacon. Remember how he
> > > used to rail against bacon? Sheldon never disliked bacon. He may have
> > > disliked having to cook it for a bunch of people on a ship decades ago
> > > but he actually likes bacon. Breakfast sausage, too. Oh, and he said
> > > he especially likes their French Toast with pancake syrup. This from
> > > the guy who always said pancakes, waffles and French toast are merely
> > > recepticles for syrup.
> > Jill, right before taking French toast out of the pan, put tons of butter and even some salt in the pan with it. After serving, drench it with syrup. It's the best.
> >
> My favorite syrup is one part maple, and one to two parts
> light corn syrup. 1:1 has more flavor, but 1:2 is thicker, and
> that's appealing too. Salted butter doesn't need extra salt,
> but unsalted (I call it baking butter) does.
>
> --Bryan

I sometimes will put some butter in a pan, add some maple flavored syrup, and cook it down some to make hot buttered syrup. OTOH, I prefer guava, coconut syrup, or some fruit syrup, if I got a choice.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KH6pqkdgUXNFQ29t9

On 2023-06-19 11:51 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:
> On 6/19/2023 8:06 AM, songbird wrote:
>> Michael Trew wrote:

>>    since cutting back on sugar in general i've found
>> that just a little pure maple syrup goes a long ways
>> and i'm glad to be able to taste it (as ghod and
>> Canadians intend).
>>
>>
>>    songbird
>
> The Canadians might consider sacrilege, but I don't like how thin maple
> syrup is (compared to corn syrup).

That's how I used to feel about it. I was raised on Old Thyme syrup
which I believe had some real maple syrup in it. My wife always insisted
on real maple syrup and I found it to be too thin. I got used to it and
now I much prefer the real McCoy.

On Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:51:09 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

>On 6/19/2023 8:06 AM, songbird wrote:
>> Michael Trew wrote:
>> ...
>>> it has gone wild. A guy from northern Minnesota gives me a small bottle
>>> of home-made maple syrup every August. Perhaps I should try mixing them.
>>
>> OMG NO!!! don't ruin a perfect thing by mixing it
>> with lesser quality.
>>
>> since cutting back on sugar in general i've found
>> that just a little pure maple syrup goes a long ways
>> and i'm glad to be able to taste it (as ghod and
>> Canadians intend).
>>
>>
>> songbird
>
>The Canadians might consider sacrilege, but I don't like how thin maple
>syrup is (compared to corn syrup).

The American population as a whole would be healthier if corn didn't
exist.

On 2023-06-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 2023-06-19 11:51 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 6/19/2023 8:06 AM, songbird wrote:
>>> Michael Trew wrote:
>
>>>    since cutting back on sugar in general i've found
>>> that just a little pure maple syrup goes a long ways
>>> and i'm glad to be able to taste it (as ghod and
>>> Canadians intend).
>>>
>>>
>>>    songbird
>>
>> The Canadians might consider sacrilege, but I don't like how thin maple
>> syrup is (compared to corn syrup).
>
> That's how I used to feel about it. I was raised on Old Thyme syrup
> which I believe had some real maple syrup in it. My wife always insisted
> on real maple syrup and I found it to be too thin. I got used to it and
> now I much prefer the real McCoy.

I was raised on Aunt Jemima. The first time I tasted real maple
syrup, I realized what I had been missing. Thin isn't a problem.
It just soaks into the waffles.

That said, I like a crappy artificially flavored, maple-frosted donut
every few years. Nostalgia.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2023-06-19 5:04 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2023-06-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>>
>> That's how I used to feel about it. I was raised on Old Thyme syrup
>> which I believe had some real maple syrup in it. My wife always insisted
>> on real maple syrup and I found it to be too thin. I got used to it and
>> now I much prefer the real McCoy.
>
> I was raised on Aunt Jemima. The first time I tasted real maple
> syrup, I realized what I had been missing. Thin isn't a problem.
> It just soaks into the waffles.
>
> That said, I like a crappy artificially flavored, maple-frosted donut
> every few years. Nostalgia.
>

I lost my taste for those. The last time I had a maple frosted donut I
noticed a hornet on the last bit of it. I flicked the hornet away and
tossed that last piece into my mouth. I had not realized there was
another hornet on it and that the crunchy texture that I thought
resembled the topping on a creme brulee, except that every time I
touched it I got stung. That led to a trip to the hospital. Now I have
to carry an epi pen, and I never drink from a can or a bottle outside
anymore.

On 2023-06-19, Bryan Simmons wrote:

> That's why I mix it with corn syrup.
> I also like the milder, sweeter taste.

If you like a sweeter taste, why not add some
of your sucralose potassium asesulfame?

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-06-19 5:04 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2023-06-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> That's how I used to feel about it. I was raised on Old
>>> Thyme syrup
>>> which I believe had some real maple syrup in it. My wife
>>> always insisted
>>> on real maple syrup and I found it to be too thin. I got
>>> used to it and
>>> now I much prefer the real McCoy.
>>
>> I was raised on Aunt Jemima.  The first time I tasted real maple
>> syrup, I realized what I had been missing.  Thin isn't a
>> problem.
>> It just soaks into the waffles.
>>
>> That said, I like a crappy artificially flavored,
>> maple-frosted donut
>> every few years.  Nostalgia.
>>
>
>
> I lost my taste for those. The last time I had a maple frosted
> donut I noticed a hornet on the last bit of it. I flicked the
> hornet away and tossed that last piece into my mouth. I had not
> realized there was another hornet on it and that the crunchy
> texture that I thought resembled the topping on a creme brulee,
> except that every time I touched it I got stung.  That led to a
> trip to the hospital. Now I have to carry an epi pen, and I
> never drink from a can or a bottle outside anymore.

You're very delicate, officer dave.

Almost like those poor bubble kids.