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This time I'll spell your name correctly, sorry about that. I know it's Joanne with an "e." I like those garlicky half sour pickles. Shades of my days as a NYC girl. Make that a big fat juicy one, not some skimpy wimpy slice. Juno

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Hope the forest fire doesn't head up your way. Stay safe.

Tia Mary wrote: I also make a truly great Spam and macaroni salad that I

AHEM!!! Recipe please! Remember, I live in hurricane territory and I ALWAYS have a can of corned beef and a can of Spam on the emergency shelf, plus I pride myself on being able to serve my family tasty, healthful meals for at least a week without benefit of electricity.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I learned a long time ago not to get too picky about the spelling of my name - there are so many possible variations of my first and last name that it just takes too long, and I knew who you were talking to anyway!

Yes! Big, fat, garlicy, crisp dill pickles that haven't been cooked, but got pickled in a proper crock. They go *crunch* when you bite them. NYC does have a handle on pickles and how to make a sandwich.

Thank you! We're ok up here in Reno, but the Weather Service has broadcast a Dense Smoke Advisory for south of here, from Tahoe east to Dayton and Silver Springs. I can smell woodsmoke right now, but there's no thick smoke outside. People to the south are warned to stay indoors because of poor air quality from the smoke, and lack of visibility.

We have had very little rain this year (3" since last July 1) and I expect we'll have a bad fire season this year. Could be worse - if we'd had spring rains, there could be lots more to burn.

There have been quite a few smaller fires already this year. This one is not small, though, apparently. Over 500 acres and 52 houses have burned so far. They're describing the houses as "exploding" in flames. Another 250 homes have been evacuated. No matter how pretty it is, it is not wise to have trees close to your house.

Canadians do.

Higs, Katherine

They are not the same thing, surely! I love chip butties.

Higs, Katherine

You can buy potted meat in New Orleans. That's where I grew up and we had it a lot.

"pot plant" in American = whacky-tabacky on the hoof

One reason why I won't live in the hinterlands. I'm in the middle of the city, and concrete doesn't burn real well.

OK, they're a sort of British cousin. Or, as was said brilliantly in another ng about scones & American biscuits, "the mapping is not one-to-one."

Spam and macaroni salad = healthful meal? ;)

Certainly, provided it is served with green salad or crudites on the side and followed by fresh fruit, all of which I stock up on when power outages are predicted.

Haven't you ever heard of pasta salad? This would appear to be another variant.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Yes, I just never thought of it as healthful. ;) Sorry to tease!

Well, a balanced diet requires a certain number of carbohydrates and fats, as well as fiber and vitamins.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

And don't forget, we also ingest an unspecified number of insects every day.

Higs, Katherine

Recipe????? You're kidding MOI -- right? We don't need no stinkin' recipe -- LOL! I will e-mail you the recipe -- I don't share this one with too many people. someday I want to enter the Spam cookoff in Hawaii and see if I can get beyond the booby prize -- LOL! CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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