Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

concentrates added to his water. I'll buy a carton of sparkling water
from time to time, especially during the summer, as an alternative to
the still water. Today, with lunch, I had a peach one--left over from
last summer, discovered when cleaning out the R-Pod before we traded
it.

Didja get a bigger one or just a newer example in the same size?

We got a Grey Wolf; it's about 7' longer, not sure how much wider (significantly, though). Also got a newer tow vehicle, traded the
Nissan Frontier in on a 2018 Ford F-150.

I looked up Grey Wolf (thank you Bing) and there's quite a range. Which
model did you get? Looking at the listed hitch weights I can certainly
see why you might have wanted a more herky tow vehicle. The R-Pod was
light enough you *could* have towed it with a Honda Civic. The new guy -
nit a chance. Bv)=

I did not that some of the models come with a pre-installed fold-out
awning. And other indoor-outdoor amenities.

I like the flavoured seltzers ... or even just unflavoured club

soda. DD> But, with the way prices have escalated I have decided to
economise.

Understandable. Most often our drink of choice when eating out is water with lemon.

Me too. Both because it's better for me and because some of my local spots
are U$2.50/cup for coffee and outrageously overpriced on soft drinks.
Makes my throat slam shut.

My go-to ginger ale used to was Seagram's (a Co' Cola label). I'm

not DD> a big fan of Pepsi and its products. Overhyped and waaaaaaay
too DD> sweet. Even their Zero Sugar stuff.

I rarely have a pepsi product for the same reason. Became a Coke fan in college, then my mom inherited some Coke stock so she started stocking
the fridge with it. I switched to the diet Coke in the early 90s so I could cut my sugar intake a bit--at the time I was drinking 2 cans of
Coke a day.

Much for the same reason I started on "diet" soda - even before the
extra sugar problem (Type 2 Diabetes) was diagnosed. I just figured
that all of the sugar can't be good for me.

Basically the same here, made the switch 20+ years before the
diagnosis.

I prefer Coke Zero to Diet Coke ... which still has that nasty (to me) "Diet taste" from the sweetener used.

I still go for the diet Coke if I can get it; the taste doesn't bother
me.

It does bother me ... the after-taste, that is. Although I did get a
fountain dispensed Diet Coke at one of my rare stops at Mickey D's
and the after-taste was much less pronounced so they may/must have done
a re-formulation.

8<----- SNIP ----->B

We've got an Indian place like that here. Flavor of India is in a
small out-of-the-way strip mall. My lunch-bunch tried it one fine afternoon.

Sounds like a place we would enjoy. I always have to ask about the heat level tho; since we left AZ my tolerance level has dropped somewhat.

I didn't hit anything with a real "wake-up" call buried in it. Even
the dishes labeled as "spicy" were well within my heat tolerance ...
altho I took a small sample to try before returning for a full
serving. Bv)=

Smart, I'd probably do the same. Are they heat level labelled at the buffet table?

Just the "spicy" with a chile pepper graphic. Level of "spicy" was not indicated. Which is why I went for sample servings.

My weekly "lunch bunch" is going to go back there in a couple weeks,
We will be a somewhat smaller group as the Black Camel has knelt for
some of our regulars. What's really scary is that some of them
are/were younger than I am.

Happens in all generations; it's one thing we can't escape forever.

Since both of my parents snuffed it in their mid-50s I had no idea I was
going to get this old. If my kid brother's doctor had not done him in
(and made his widow rich) he'd be just a few years behind me. Looking
at the generations before my parents -- they were all long lived. My grandmother and her mother (great-grandmother) were withing a few days/
weeks of the century mark.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Watermelon Rind Pickle
Categories: Fruits, Preserving, Citrus
Yield: 1 Batch

7 lb Watermelon rind; peeled
2 1/2 qt Water
1/3 c Salt
6 1/2 c Brown sugar
2 c Vinegar
1 c Water
1 tb Whole cloves
2 Cinnamon sticks
2 Lemons

Pare off the outer green from watermelon rind and cut in
1" squares.

Put rind in large bowl and pour over them the salt and
water mixed (brine). Let soak for three days. Drain and
let stand in fresh water for one hour.

Make a syrup of sugar, vinegar, water and spices. Cut
the lemon (rind and all) paper thin. Put melon rind and
lemon into hot syrup and boil until watermelon is clear.
Seal in jars. *

From South Union, Ky. In "The Shaker Cook Book: Not by
Bread Alone" by Caroline B. Piercy. New York: Crown
Publishers, Inc., 1953.

Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

Recipe from: http://www.recipesource.com

* My grandmother used the hot water canning method in
her Mary Dunbar canning rig. My Grandfather and I ate a
lot of these. - UDD

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Hi Dave,

Didja get a bigger one or just a newer example in the same size?

We got a Grey Wolf; it's about 7' longer, not sure how much wider (significantly, though). Also got a newer tow vehicle, traded the
Nissan Frontier in on a 2018 Ford F-150.

I looked up Grey Wolf (thank you Bing) and there's quite a range.
Which model did you get? Looking at the listed hitch weights I can

Grey Wolf, Limited. Beyond that I don't know of any other name but if
you look for specs like dual axle, walk around bed, dry bath (on back
end, bed is on towing end), no slide out, 3 burner stove, oven, etc you
should hit on ours.

certainly
see why you might have wanted a more herky tow vehicle. The R-Pod was light enough you *could* have towed it with a Honda Civic. The new guy
- nit a chance. Bv)=

When we first got the R-Pod, we towed with a Ford Escape. That one met
its demise on a bridge in Wyoming, in December (later fixed, picked up
by our daughter and sold at the Car Max dealership where we had bought
the Frontier to get home). The Frontier did a decent job of towing on
the flat lands but hills (and the Rockies) slowed it down considerably.
The F-150 is turbo charged so we shouldn't have any "get up and go"
problems.

I did not that some of the models come with a pre-installed

fold-out DD> awning. And other indoor-outdoor amenities.

Yes, we have that--and the awning has lights around the edges. A lot of
bells & whistles that the R-Pod didn't have.

I like the flavoured seltzers ... or even just unflavoured club RH>

soda. DD> But, with the way prices have escalated I have decided to RH>
economise.

Understandable. Most often our drink of choice when eating out is water with lemon.

Me too. Both because it's better for me and because some of my local
spots are U$2.50/cup for coffee and outrageously overpriced on soft drinks.
Makes my throat slam shut.

Depends on how thirsty I am. Also, if it's a Mexican place and they have hortchata, I usually get that instead of a soft drink or water.

I prefer Coke Zero to Diet Coke ... which still has that nasty (to me) "Diet taste" from the sweetener used.

I still go for the diet Coke if I can get it; the taste doesn't bother
me.

It does bother me ... the after-taste, that is. Although I did get a fountain dispensed Diet Coke at one of my rare stops at Mickey D's
and the after-taste was much less pronounced so they may/must have
done a re-formulation.

It's possible, I don't keep up with the ins and outs of its
manufacturing.

8<----- SNIP ----->B

We've got an Indian place like that here. Flavor of India is in a
small out-of-the-way strip mall. My lunch-bunch tried it one fine afternoon.

I didn't hit anything with a real "wake-up" call buried in it. Even
the dishes labeled as "spicy" were well within my heat tolerance ...
altho I took a small sample to try before returning for a full
serving. Bv)=

Just the "spicy" with a chile pepper graphic. Level of "spicy" was not indicated. Which is why I went for sample servings.

Also a good idea to get an idea of which you want more of, which stays
on the table.

My weekly "lunch bunch" is going to go back there in a couple weeks,
We will be a somewhat smaller group as the Black Camel has knelt for
some of our regulars. What's really scary is that some of them
are/were younger than I am.

Happens in all generations; it's one thing we can't escape forever.

Since both of my parents snuffed it in their mid-50s I had no idea I
was going to get this old. If my kid brother's doctor had not done him
in
(and made his widow rich) he'd be just a few years behind me. Looking
at the generations before my parents -- they were all long lived. My grandmother and her mother (great-grandmother) were withing a few
days/ weeks of the century mark.

I think my dad was older than any of his family (parents both died in
1949 when he was 27); he was 2 months short of turning 96. IIRC, mom's
parents were both in their 70s, mom almost made it to 86 (just 12 days
short). My older brother passed away at 63 and a few months; had he
taken better care of himself, he probably would have lived longer. I've
passed that mark, just taking days as they come.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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