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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Pickled Cherries [Canada]
 Categories: Canning, Pickling, Fruits
      Yield: 8 Cups
     10 c  Sweet black cherries,
           -with stems and pits
      2 c  Water
      1 c  Cider vinegar
    1/2 c  Brown sugar, firmly
           -packed
      1 tb Pickling salt
  Wash cherries and set out on paper towels to dry.  In heavy saucepan
  or preserving kettle, combine water, vinegar, sugar and salt.  Bring
  to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
  Pack cherries into hot, sterilized jars.  Ladle syrup over top,
  leaving 1/8 inch head-space.  Seal immediately in 8 oz jars and
  process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
  Makes about 8 cups.
  Source: Canadian Living
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Cherry Sauce [Denmark]
 Categories: Canning, Desserts, Sauces
      Yield: 3 Pints
  4 1/2 lb Cherries (3 pounds pitted)
      1 c  Water
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  Corn syrup
      3    Sticks cinnamon
  1 1/2 tb Almond extract
  Wash and pit cherries.  Combine water, sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon
  sticks and almond extract.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to a
  simmer. Add cherries and simmer until hot.  Remove cinnamon sticks.
  Ladle sauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space.  Adjust caps.
  Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.  Yield:  3 pints.
  To make sauce for ice cream or dessert, mix 1 T  cornstarch with 2 T
  water. Add cherries and syrup. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
  Cook until mixture thickens and sauce becomes clear. Serve hot or
  cold.
  Note: Do not add cornstarch before canning
  Original Source not noted on file
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Maraschino Cherries [America]> Mormon
 Categories: Canning, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Batch
      3 c  Sugar
      1 c  Water
      4 c  Cherries (Royal Anne)
      1 ts Red food coloring
      1 ts Almond extract
  Mix sugar, water and coloring. Boil 3 minutes and add cherries which
  have been carefully pitted. Add flavoring and cook slowly in syrup
  20-25 min or until juice is thickened to the consistency of jam. Seal
  in sterilized jars.
  Hope you all enjoy! Got this from Mormon Missionaries many years ago.
  They gave me several others if anyone is interested!!
  Hugs! Neysa
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Cherry Jam [America]
 Categories: Canning, Jam/jelly
      Yield: 1 Batch
      4 c  Sweet cherries
      3 c  Warmed sugar
  Stone cherries.  Crush the fruit.  Boil in their juice till tender,
  about 10 minutes.  Add sugar, stir well to dissolve.  Boil for
  another 5 to 7 minutes.  Remove from heat & let stand, covered, for 2
  to 3 minutes. Stir & skim if necessary.  Pour into sterile jars &
  seal.
  "The Forgotten Arts"
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Peach Marmalade [America]> Dunkard-Dutch
 Categories: Canning, Jam/jelly
      Yield: 4 Servings
      4 lb Peaches
      2    Lemons, juice of
      4 lb Sugar
  Wipe and cut peaches in halves, remove stones, cut peaches in pieces;
  add sugar and cook slowly two hours; add lemon juice. Pour into
  glasses and cover.
  Quince, apricot, plum and prune marmalade may be made like Peach
  Marmalade.
  Entered by Carolyn Shaw 4/96 The Dunkard-Dutch Cookbook @1965 ISBN
  911-410-10-4
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Spiced Peaches [Pennsylvania Dutch]
 Categories: Canning, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Batch
      7 lb Peach
      4 lb Brown sugar
      1 qt Vinegar
      1 ts Cloves, whole
      1 tb Cinnamon, stick
      1 ts Allspice, whole
  Tie spices in a bag and add to the vinegar. Bring to a boil and stir
  in the sugar. Scald and peel peaches leaving them whole. Drop
  peaches, a few at a time, into spiced liquid and cook until soft.
  Fill sterilized jars and seal.
  Arts Press, 1936.
  Source:  Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book Converted by MMCONV vers. 1.50
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Canned Peaches [Maryland]
 Categories: Canning, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Batch
           Fresh, ripe peaches
           Ascorbic acid mixture
MMMMM------------------------LIGHT SYRUP-----------------------------
      2 c  Sugar
      1 qt Water
MMMMM------------------------MEDIUM SYRUP-----------------------------
      3 c  Sugar
      1 qt Water
MMMMM------------------------HEAVY SYRUP-----------------------------
      1 qt Sugar
      1 qt Water
  Directions for making syrup not given in recipe.
  The easiest way to home can peaches is the Cold Raw Pack.  Use firm,
  ripe, perfect peaches.
  Select your jars and check to be sure they are in perfect condition,
  no nicks.  Use new lids.  Wash jars in hot water just before using.
  Slice and peel peaches.  Cut in half and remove pit.  (Save a few
  pits to flavor syrup.)  Treat peaches with Fruit Fresh according to
  package directions in order to maintain their true color.
  Pack peaches in jars, as tightly as possible, leaving 1/2 inch head
  room.
  Fill jars with syrup.  Slip sterilized knife around inside of jar to
  remove any air bubbles.  Takes about 1 1/2 cups of syrup per jar.
  (Size of jar not noted in recipe).  Add lids.
  Put jars in water bath, covering jars at least one inch.  Boil for 25
  to 30 minutes.
  Remove jars from canner.  Let cool about 12 hours.  Test seal.
  Larriland Farms Lisbon Md
  == Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. ==
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Peach Butter [America]
 Categories: Canning, Jam/jelly
      Yield: 2 Pints
      5 c  Peeled, pitted, ground
           -peaches (about 3-1/4 lbs)
  1 3/4 c  Granulated sugar
      1 tb Lemon juice
    1/4 ts Almond flavoring
  Place peaches in boiling water 2 at a time for about 1/2 to 1 minutes.
  Peel.  Remove pits.  Grind or mash peaches.  Combine pulp with sugar,
  lemon juice and flavoring in large saucepan.  Bring to a boil on
  medium heat, stirring often.  Boil, stirring often, for about 1 hour
  15 minutes, until thickened.  A spoonful cooled on chilled saucer
  should remain smooth with no watery sign.  Fill hot sterilized jars
  to within 1/4 inch of top. Seal. Makes 2 half pints and 1 small jar.
  Origin: Jean Pare's Preserves Book Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Aug/94.
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Pickled Fresh Peach Slices [America]
 Categories: Canning, Pickling, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Batch
      4 lb Peaches
     15 oz White wine vinegar
      6    Dried red chilies
      1 ts Cloves
      1 ts Allspice berries
      1    4 inch cinnamon stick
  1 1/2 lb Brown sugar
  Scald, stone & slice the peaches.  Put the vinegar into the pan with
  the remaining ingredients.  Stir over a low heat to dissolve the
  sugar.  Bring the vinegar to a boil.  Cover & simmer for 15 minutes.
  Put in the peaches & simmer uncovered for 2 minutes.  Lift out the
  peaches with a slotted spoon & place them in warmed pickling jars.
  Boil the vinegar for 10 minutes to thicken it.  Pour the vinegar over
  the peach slices.  Cover immediately & seal.  Let stand for 3 weeks
  before using.
  Gail Duff, "A Book of Herbs & Spices"
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Dill Pickles By the Jar [America 1982]
 Categories: Pickling, Canning, Typed, Favorite
      Yield: 1 Quart
MMMMM-------------------AMERICAN MEASUREMENTS------------------------
      1 qt Small fresh cucumbers
      4 ea Heads fresh dill
      2 ea Garlic cloves
MMMMM---------------------------BRINE--------------------------------
    1/2 c  Cider vinegar
  1 1/2 c  Water
      2 tb Plain salt (non-iodized)
  Combine vinegar, water and salt, bring to boil. Remove stem and
  blossom ends from cucumbers, wash well.  Prick with fork. Place dill
  and garlic in jar, pack in cucumbers. Pour boiling brine over to
  cover. Wipe jar rims and seal.  Allow 2 weeks minimum for pickles to
  cure before using.
  Source: Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia
    Typos By Dorothy Flatman 1994
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Dorothy Flatman
Clackamas, ORegon, USA
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system: You are Jim Weller, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Loo about "Adam's Extract CR".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Teri Chesser <=-
TC> A Busy Bodle ..... could be a scary concept!  Down in his lab, playing
TC> with who knows what!
ML> Frightening. Sort of Una-chilehead. I don't know what's with him.
ML> I send him an occasional e-mail, and he's friendly but monosyllabic.
ML> I put a dash of Adams Extract in a glass of it when I get that
ML> craving for a milkshake.

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assistant: I see he has re-surfaced lately in one of the mail lists we share. So
he'll probably be back here soon too.
Adam's Extract. What's that? Fruit flavours?
Maybe this next recipe will lure Bodle-Boy back. After all it's from the
Roadkill cookbook. Care to critique the suggested wine? <EG>
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Froggy Croakettes
 Categories: Fishy
      Yield: 4 servings
           Whole mess of frogs
      1 pk Stuffing mix
           Several cups of bread crumbs
  Slit frogs from butt to chin and remove entrails; wash and pat dry.
  Mix stuffing mix and bread crumbs with water; stuff frog cavities.
  Place on platter under broiler for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  Serve on bed of lily pads. Should be eaten like hors d'oeuvres.
  A Chablis is most appropriate.
  Source: Richard Marcou (1991) Road Kill: Goremet Cooking.
  Winnipeg, Manitoba: Quade International, Inc.
  Collected by Bert Christensen
  Toronto, Ontario
  rosewood@interlog.com
  http://www.interlog.com/~rosewood
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                                                        Cheers,
                                                        YK Jim
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user: You are replying to Carol Shenkenberger about "Need Low-fat, Low-salt, Fast foods 1".

They wrote:
> low-fat
> low sodium
> low spice
> Lactose free
> Egg free
> no caffeine
> no mint
> fast & easy
> she doesnt like fish
> She isnt allowed anything that produces much intestinal gas
> NO raw veggies
> A part is *get this* Kentucky Fried Chicken* now delivers.  Mom is
> *convinced* if 'white chicken meat is ok, then white meat Kentucky
> *fried* is ok.

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assistant: Hi Carol,
That *is* a challenge. Can she eat onions or garlic? Raw Fruit?
Nuts?
Will she be willing to try new foods like tofu and soy milk?
Or is she set in her ways?
I was looking for some statistics for you that had proper cites in
place. I can't lay my hands on them for the moment.
But roughly speaking, skin-on chicken breasts are twice as fatty as
skinless. Fried is twice again as fatty and breaded + deep fried doubles
the amount of fat again. So ask your Mom if she'd like 8 poached or
grilled chicken breasts with a hint of butter for flavour or 1 piece of
KFC.
I'm going to start answering by searching out milk and egg free
breakfast stuff. Will she accept porridge without milk? She can always
try rice milk and soy milk; perhaps she'll like it. [I have to admit, I
don't.]
Less cinnamon perhaps?
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Family-Favorite Oatmeal (Low-fat)
 Categories: Diabetic, Low-fat, Breakfast, Grains, Fruits
      Yield: 6 servings
      3 c  Hot cooked oatmeal;
    1/4 c  Light brown sugar;
      1 ts Cinnamon;
      1 md To large apple; at room temp
           -cut into small chunks
    1/3 c  Raisins;
      2 tb Walnuts; or pecans, chopped
MMMMM------------------------PER SERVING-----------------------------
  2 7/8 g  Total Fat
    3/8 g  Sat Fat
    171    Cals
      4 g  Fiber
      7 mg Sodium
  Stir brown sugar and cinnamon into cooked oatmeal. Add apple chunks,
  raisins, and chopped nuts.  Serve hot.
  From: One Meal At A Time by Martin Katahn
  Posted by: Jim Weller
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                                                        Cheers,
                                                        YK Jim
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user: You are replying to Carol Shenkenberger about "Need Low-fat, Low-salt, Fast foods 3".

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assistant: If she doesn't like porridge and granola perhaps some low fat "pan
fried" potatoes with toast and some sort of low fat meat might work for
breakfast.
Bacon and most sausages would be out but really lean ham, some turkey
sausage or a small "sandwich" steak might be OK.
Can she handle onions, green pepper and celery if they're cooking? If
so, throw all of them into this and hold the black pepper.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Mcdougall better Than Firesign Potatoes
 Categories: Breakfast, Low-fat, Vegetables
      Yield: 2 Servings
      1 lb Red potatoes; skins on,
           -boiled until soft
      1 sm Sweet onion; chopped
      1 bn Scallions; finely chopped
           Freshly ground pepper
  Recipe by: The New McDougall Cookbook Preparation Time: 0:10
  Coarsely chop the cooked potatoes.  Combine the potatoes, onion, and
  scallions.  Place a small amount of water in a nonstick skillet. Add
  the vegetables; grind some fresh pepper over them. Cook, turning
  frequently with a spatula, until the potatoes brown slightly, about 15
  minutes.
  197, 0.3 grams fat per serving. From the collection of Sue Smith,
  S.Smith34, Uploaded June 16, 1994
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                                                        Cheers,
                                                        YK Jim
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user: You are replying to Joell Abbott about "Need canning recipes".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Joell Abbott to All <=-
JA> going to try canning
JA> I also want to do pickles, conserves, jams, and jellies

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assistant: As you should know by now I sent you a file by e-mail. If anyone else
would like a fairly large canning tips file [too big for FIDO I'm
afraid] just e-mail me.
                        jweller at ssimicro dot com
I'll do them up too soon.
P.S.
I just noticed this in a recent packet:
From: rec.food.preserving
Subj: Online canning resources?
www.foodsafety.org/canhome.htm
www.foodsafety.org/hunter.pl
I haven't checked them out yet; they might be worth a look.
                                                        Cheers,
                                                        YK Jim
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user: You are replying to Burton Ford about "From a Very Small Island".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Burton Ford to All <=-
BF> Here's an email from Glen Jamieson
BF> I down/up-load twice a week, through the
BF> Sydney number of my ISP, as there isn't one here.

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assistant: Thanks for forwarding that.
I'm not going to run up his long distance bills by sending off any long
rambling narratives but do let him know that we enjoy his messages and
that I hope he can dash off a brief note every once and a while.
                                                        Cheers,
                                                        YK Jim
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user: You are replying to Bill Swisher about "Cranberries and Bears 1 CR".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Bill Swisher to Jim Weller <=-
JW> I remember Bill Swisher
JW> calling the mountain cranberry a partridgeberry.
BS> I did?  :-)   Boy, I miss Sydney Kotik...
BS> Thought I was talking about lowbush cranberries.
BS> Up here when folks go out berry picking
BS> they have to make sure the local residents (i.e. BEARS) are aware that
BS> they're in the neighborhood. Up here in Los Anchorage, we have both
BS> Black and Brown bears (altho the Brown ones will eat the Black ones if
BS> given the chance and there's usually not much overlap in their
BS> territories)

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assistant: Perhaps not then. <G>  My memory is little vague right now. In any
event, a slippery term like partridge berry can mean a lot of different
fruits depending on locality.
There are two jokes making the rounds here about identifying bears and
safety. The first is that the noise from wearing little tinkling bells
on your backpack will ward off *most* bears. How to identify a brown
bear?....  Look for little bells and backpack buckles in its stool.
How to tell a black bear from a brown? Climb a tree. If the bear climbs
after you it's a black. If it bats the tree over with its paw to get
you, it's a brown.
Here's something I picked up recently somewhere....
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
      Title: Calico Bear
 Categories: Game
      Yield: 4 servings
    1/2 lb Bacon, cut crosswise into
           Postage-stamp sized pieces
    1/2 lb Bulk Pork Sausage
      1 lb Ground Bear
      1 lg Onion, chopped
    1/2 c  Catsup
      2    To 4 Tbs. cider or wine
           Vinegar
      2 tb Yellow mustard (like
           French's)
    1/3 c  Brown sugar
    1/3 c  Dark molasses
      1 tb Kitchen Bouquet or
           Chinese Brown sauce
    1/4 ts Tobasco Sauce
      1 cn Butter Beans
      1 cn Kidney Beans
      1 cn Pork & Beans
      1 cn Lima Beans
      1 cn Great Northern Beans
  In big skillet, fry Bacon, Sausage and Bear until done. Remove from
  pan and add onion to drippings. Cook onion till soft and remove. In
  crock pot, combine meats, onion, catsup, vinegar, mustard, sugar,
  molasses, Tobasco and Kitchen Bouquet. Drain all beans in colander,
  rinse if desired. Add to crock pot. Taste for salt and  seasonings.
  Cook on low for several hours.
  From: Lynncgiff@aol.Com (Lynncgiff)
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                                                        Cheers,
                                                        YK Jim
... If you dance with a grizzly bear, you had better let him lead.