Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I haven't gone berrying for years. When I was a young man we used old one-gallon paint cans which had been suitably cleaned up and made ready for re-use. Many wild berries grew in the ditches along the roads as
well as along fence lines and wood lots.

I may go out this year and seek to see if may apples are still a thing arund here. And look for Johnny-Jump-Ups. Bv)=

Welcome back!

Good to be back. The recovery seems like it's going to be a long slog.
But, then, I tell myself "You're 80 years old. You won't heal up like
a teenager."

When i was a kid, my parents used big metal "bread dough" bowls for
berry picking and covered them with towels.

We also useed enamelled dish pans and 10 quart galvanised buckets near
the house. But the recycled paint cans were by far more common in day
to day useage.

I'd be curious to read what you find out, if you go revisit your
old stomping grounds.

It's going to be a while. I was taking about "native" foragables with
a friend the other day and he reminded me of our local heirloom wood
lot ... Lincoln Memorial Gardens. https://lincolnmemorialgarden.org/

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Title: Abraham Lincoln's Apple Bread Pudding w/Cream Sauce
Categories: Fruits, Citrus, Breads, Dairy
Yield: 12 Servings

12 sm Pippin baking apples
1 lg Lemon; juiced
1 ts Lemon zest
1 ts Nutmeg
1/4 c Unsalted butter; more for
- greasing
1 1/4 c Brown sugar
1 c Bread crumbs

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1 pt Heavy whipping cream
1/4 c Powdered sugar
1 ts Nutmeg
1 ts Almond extract

Oven at 350┬║F/175┬║C.

Peel and core the apples, then slice them very thin.
Place the slices in a large mixing bowl. Pour lemon
juice and lemon zest over the apples along with the
nutmeg. Toss the apples with a spatula till evenly
coated by the lemon juice, zest, and nutmeg.

Chop the unsalted butter into several very small chunks.

Grease a 9" x 13" baking dish with unsalted butter.
Create a single thick layer of apple slices on the
bottom of the dish, covering the entire surface with
apples.

Sprinkle a generous layer of brown sugar on top of the
apples.

Dot a few bits of butter across the top of the sugar.

Sprinkle a thin layer of bread crumbs on top of the
butter.

Repeat this process of layering-- apple slices, brown
sugar, butter, and bread crumbs-- until the dish is
full. Finish the dish with a thin layer of bread crumbs.

Bake the pudding uncovered for 50-60 minutes until the
edges brown, the pudding is cooked through, and the
apples are soft. Serve warm topped with cream sauce, if
desired.

HOW TO MAKE CREAM SAUCE: Pour heavy whipping cream into
a small pot and warm slowly over medium heat, whisking
occasionally as it warms.

When cream begins to boil, whisk in powdered sugar,
nutmeg, and almond extract.

Remove from heat. Strain the sauce through a mesh
strainer or sieve into a serving dish.

Serve warm sauce over hot slices of Apple Bread Pudding.
This is not a thick sauce, and it will need to be
stirred from time to time to keep a skin from forming on
the surface. Best if served immediately.

RECIPE FROM: https://toriavey.com

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Re: Berrying was: Blackberry Buckle
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Sun Apr 23 2023 06:24:22

Good to be back. The recovery seems like it's going to be a long slog. But, then, I tell myself "You're 80 years old. You won't heal up like
a teenager."

I hope i get to be 80 years old some day. I am curious about your
medical experience, if you don't mind talking about it in public.
What's involved in the recovery? Were you conscious when you went
to the hospital?
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Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Good to be back. The recovery seems like it's going to be a long slog. But, then, I tell myself "You're 80 years old. You won't heal up like
a teenager."

I hope i get to be 80 years old some day. I am curious about your
medical experience, if you don't mind talking about it in public.

Naaaaah ... nothing shameful (except a couple glaring errors made by
me).

What's involved in the recovery? Were you conscious when you went
to the hospital?

Time, mostly, and paying attention to my croakers. Right now I'm awaiting
a return from the Telehealth nurse clarifying "did they really cut my cholesterol medication (statin) in half? Or did I mis-hear?" As well as
what nasal drip medication can I take without screwing up my recovery?

I was definitely conscious when I started the oddessy at Urgent Care
(thinking to skip a trip to the ER). Drove myself to the ER where they
parked my arse in a wheel chair and off we went.. Didn't lose
consciousness until I managed to start nap-time on my own.

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Title: Potato Cake from Napoli (Gatto)
Categories: Potatoes, Dairy, Herbs, Sausage, Cheese
Yield: 8 Servings

4 lb Baking potatoes; about 16
4 lg Eggs
1/4 c Fresh ricotta *
1 1/2 c Fresh grated Parmigiano-
- Reggiano *
1 c Fresh grated Pecorino
1/2 lb Soppressata; in 1" batons *
1/2 c Milk
1 bn Italian parsley; fine chop'd
- to yield 1/4 cup
2 tb + 2 tb butter; in small dots
1/2 c Fresh bread crumbs
1 lb Fresh mozzarella; in tiny
- cubes, less than a 1/4" *

Recipe courtesy of Mario Batali

Preheat oven to 450ºF/218ºC.

Fill a pasta pot with water and add the whole potatoes.
Bring the water to a boil and cook until tender, about 45
minutes. Drain and peel the potatoes and pass them through
a food mill. While the potatoes are still warm, place them
in a mixing bowl and combine the eggs, ricotta, cheeses,
soppressata, milk and parsley. Stir just enough to evenly
mix.

Butter a 12" springform pan with 2 tablespoons of butter
and dust with breadcrumbs. Place half of the potato
mixture into the pan and gently smooth it to the edges.
Sprinkle the mozzarella over the potato mixture, to within
1/2" of the outer edge, but not over. Smear the remaining
potato mixture over carefully, and smooth with a wet
spatula. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and dot with
remaining butter.

Place the gatto in the oven and cook 25 to 30 minutes,
until light golden brown on top. Remove from oven, let
stand 15 minutes, unmold and serve in slices.

EPISODE: Poverty is Delicious *

* UDD sez: some of these ingredients don't sound very
impoverished to me.

RECIPE FROM: http://www.foodnetwork.com

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