Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Litton is a not that well known name for appliances; I've heard it
before but don't really know much about them, their quality, etc.
Litton was/is big in electronics and a major defense
contractor/supplier or radar, sonar and radio equipment, The quality
of that unit was most
excellent. In 1976 mom paid around U$800 for it. That works out to
U$4400 today. For that kind of treasure it *should*n have been (and
was) top drawer.
She got one of the early on the home consumer market microwaves. Both
my mom and my MIL got theirs in 1982; I got my first one in 1984. We bought it about a week after Steve got his first computer--a Commodore
64 with a datasette drive. He upgraded it to a floppy hard drive about
a year later, after getting a nice TDY (temporary duty) settlement.
Mid 1970s. She got it while me father was still with us and he passed
in '75.
Microwaves were first sold in the late 40s. My friend Les' brother Don
had a small Amana nuker that he "rescued" from the St. Nicholas Hotel's
kitchen when the hotel closed and converted to condos. It dated from the
1950s.
My ice box is going a good job. Gonna have to have a service call
to ix the ice maker though. After I'm done with my morning coffee
I mostly drink water the rest of the day - so I go through a fair
amount of ice.
I'll only put ice in my drinks if it is really warm, most often drink everything (usually just water) cool. Guess it's a lingering remnant of our time in Germany where drinks were rarely served with ice so I got
used to that temperature. Also, when I was growing up, my parents
didn't use a lot of ice in drinks but we had nice cold well water so
ice wasn't really needed.
In practice I've been freezing ice in a regular ice cube tray and filling
the "catch" pan. It's a bit less convenient but workable,
I've been ice forever. My main drink, at home, is a tall glass of iced water with a shot of lemon juice to give it a little flavour.
My main drink at home is water run thru a reverse osmosis filter. This time of year it is cold enough that no ice is needed. When we're out,
it's usually water with lemon, unless we're at a Mexican place that has hortchata.
8<---- SNIP ----->8
... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime
OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)
Just a tag line. I don't care either was as I like both flavours. And
I don't eat jellybeans (or gummies).
I know, but it's fun replying to one like that. I do eat jellybeans and gummies, the latter on a regular basis as a couple of the suppliments
we take are gummies.
I do my supplements and medications (other than the inhalers) mostly
as pills/capsules. No gummies. I don't think they make a senior multivitamon in a Flintstones gummy. Bv)=
Would you take it if they did? (G)
Probably stick with the Puritan's Pride version I've been taking for
the last 15 or so years,
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Mexican Cobb Salad
Categories: Greens, Vegetables, Fruits, Beans, Cheese
Yield: 4 Servings
8 c Mixed greens
1 c Tomato; diced
1 c Red onion; diced
1 c Jicama or carrot; peeled,
- diced
1 c Bell pepper; diced
1 c Fresh corn kernels *
1 c Avocado; peeled and diced
16 oz Can black beans; rinsed,
- drained
1 c Monterey Jack; shredded **
1 c Baked tortilla chips; coarse
- crushed
MMMMM-----------------LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE----------------------
3/4 c Tomato juice
1/2 c Cilantro sprigs
1/4 c Fresh lime juice
1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cumin
1 sm Jalapeno; halved, seeded ***
* Frozen, thawed if fresh is out of season
** Pepper Jack will work here, as well - UDD
*** Serrano works well for a bit more heat and a
somewhat different flavour profile.
TO MAKE THE SALAD: Place 2 cups of mixed salad greens on
each of 4 plates. Arrange 1/4 cup tomato,1/4 cup onion,
1/4 cup jicama, 1/4 cup bell pepper, 1/4 cup corn, 1/4
cup avocado, and one-fourth of beans in individual rows
over the salad greens. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Monterey Jack
cheese and 1/4 cup crushed chips over each salad.
Drizzle 1/4 cup lime-cilantro vinaigrette over each
salad.
TO MAKE THE LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE: Place ingredients
in a food processor or blender; process until smooth.
Pour into a bowl; set aside. Yield: 1 cup
Makes 4 servings
Source: Compliments of the Idaho Bean Commission
From:
http://www.recipelink.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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