Gerri's Dead Spread

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's

Jammin said:

OK, many of you know that I have an, um, perhaps un-natural interest in
funeral luncheons -- we called them Dead Spreads when I was Mrs. Church
Lady. And many of you know that I've attended too many of these things
in the last year. And many of you know that I like to post a review to
rfc.
The envelope, please.

Quality: B+
Menu: C+
Presentation: B+
Hospitality: A+

lol maybe when you kick the bucket they'll just haul in a bucket of
extra-crispy! be cremated, make it a theme party.

Watergate salad was named, IIRC for the eponymous building that gave
it's name to the scandal that downed President Nixon.

What are handbells? My Lutheran knowledge is slim to none.

and the TaB was a nice touch. Sort of a "See you" altho I hope you
don't get to meet up with her for a good many more years. (Sam needs
her Baba to teach her how to thwart her Mom<G>😉

maxine in ri

"maxine in ri" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Watergate salad was named, IIRC for the eponymous building that gave
it's name to the scandal that downed President Nixon.

What are handbells? My Lutheran knowledge is slim to none.

and the TaB was a nice touch. Sort of a "See you" altho I hope you
don't get to meet up with her for a good many more years. (Sam needs
her Baba to teach her how to thwart her Mom<G>😉

maxine in ri

I agree with you on all counts Maxine. I have heard handbells but I am not
positive what the significance is. I love to listen to them. Interesting
enough (not at a religious ceremony, funeral etc. ) I listened to someone
playing water glasses during intermission at a local theatre. It was
absolutely fantastic. The did Canon in D on them and I was mesmerized. I
also hope barb is around for a long, long time. I don't know about Sam
thwarting her mom though 😉

Michael

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Melba's Jammin said:

The menu consisted of the ubiquitous ham bun sandwiches - or turkey
sames; potato salad (from Cub, I think); baked beans (that's a new one
on me -- must be a standard at Calvary Lutheran in Eagan); Watergate
Salad (and someone had a heavy hand with almond extract); pickles; bars;
potato chips, peanut brittle.

Sounds good to me, Barb!

When it's my turn, I want a giant sheet cake that says, "Bon Voyage!"
And both people who show up get pointy party hats and those things you
blow on and the paper uncurls. There will be confetti. And squirt
guns. Silly string wouldn't be dignified.

The Monkees Greatest Hits CD will be the entertainment.

Yup, that's my send-off.
Carol
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On Fri 16 Dec 2005 02:37:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

Quoted message said:

Note the absence of almond extract? Right. I tasted it in the salad,
though. Must be somebody's secret ingredient.

I'm guessing that whoever made the salad has eaten their share of pistachio
ice cream, most of which has a significant almond extract flavor. I don't
know why, since pastachios taste absolutely nothing like almonds. I've never
made nor eaten this salad, but if someone told me it was pistachio, I would
almost expect it to taste like almond extract. <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

In article <[email hidden]>,

projectile vomit chick said:

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's

Jammin said:

OK, many of you know that I have an, um, perhaps un-natural interest in
funeral luncheons -- we called them Dead Spreads when I was Mrs. Church
Lady. And many of you know that I've attended too many of these things
in the last year. And many of you know that I like to post a review to
rfc.
The envelope, please.

Quality: B+
Menu: C+
Presentation: B+
Hospitality: A+

lol maybe when you kick the bucket they'll just haul in a bucket of
extra-crispy! be cremated, make it a theme party.

Not a bad plan. "Ptooey, I think I got a piece of Barb in my KFC."
(Couldn't stop yourself from looking, I see. Grump.)

The Gedney folks used to make a salsa called Devil's Fire. Get some
chips. . . good to go. Nah, my last party's gonna have better food
than this. I've told all my family to put the screws to Rob for
something good. And I've told them how to contact Row-behr-to -- he's
gonna be in charge and says he only needs two days. They oughtta be
able to keep me on ice for two days. Or just stand me in the garage if
it's this time of year.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Fri 16 Dec 2005 02:37:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

Quoted message said:

Note the absence of almond extract? Right. I tasted it in the salad,
though. Must be somebody's secret ingredient.

I'm guessing that whoever made the salad has eaten their share of pistachio
ice cream, most of which has a significant almond extract flavor. I don't
know why, since pastachios taste absolutely nothing like almonds. I've never
made nor eaten this salad, but if someone told me it was pistachio, I would
almost expect it to taste like almond extract. <g>

Y'know, my opinion of flavors is that there's not much in this world
that can't be improved with a little almond extract. The operative word
is "a little." It's a favored flavor with me but, uffda, this was too
much.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

In article <[email hidden]>,

maxine in ri said:

Watergate salad was named, IIRC for the eponymous building that gave
it's name to the scandal that downed President Nixon.

What are handbells? My Lutheran knowledge is slim to none.

and the TaB was a nice touch. Sort of a "See you" altho I hope you
don't get to meet up with her for a good many more years. (Sam needs
her Baba to teach her how to thwart her Mom<G>😉

maxine in ri

Handbells? You know, "C'mon, ring those bells." Hand bells. Ding
dong. (That's the sound they make, not my opinion, Maxine. "-)
Although they really just ding. Or dong. Not both.
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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

"maxine in ri" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Watergate salad was named, IIRC for the eponymous building that gave
it's name to the scandal that downed President Nixon.

What are handbells? My Lutheran knowledge is slim to none.

and the TaB was a nice touch. Sort of a "See you" altho I hope you
don't get to meet up with her for a good many more years. (Sam needs
her Baba to teach her how to thwart her Mom<G>😉

maxine in ri

I agree with you on all counts Maxine. I have heard handbells but I am not
positive what the significance is. I love to listen to them. Interesting
enough (not at a religious ceremony, funeral etc. ) I listened to someone
playing water glasses during intermission at a local theatre. It was
absolutely fantastic. The did Canon in D on them and I was mesmerized. I
also hope barb is around for a long, long time. I don't know about Sam
thwarting her mom though 😉

Michael

LOL!! OMG, I've given the wrong impression entirely.
The bells were just out on their tables. Looks like there was either a
practice scheduled for one of their handbell choirs (the church has
three or four), or else a performance. Nuttin' to do with the funeral
service.

But as long as we're talking about bells, and churches, Central
Lutheran in downtown Mpls just got their bell tower completed.
Forty-eight (I think) bells in sizes up to 5000 pounds each, will ring
for the first time on Christmas Eve. Chris and I will have to swing by
on our way home from church to see if we can hear them. A single donor
ponied up $5M or $8M for the construction.
--
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Melba's Jammin' <[email hidden]> looking for
trouble wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

"maxine in ri" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Watergate salad was named, IIRC for the eponymous building that
gave it's name to the scandal that downed President Nixon.

What are handbells? My Lutheran knowledge is slim to none.

and the TaB was a nice touch. Sort of a "See you" altho I hope you
don't get to meet up with her for a good many more years. (Sam
needs her Baba to teach her how to thwart her Mom<G>😉

maxine in ri

I agree with you on all counts Maxine. I have heard handbells but I
am not positive what the significance is. I love to listen to them.
Interesting enough (not at a religious ceremony, funeral etc. ) I
listened to someone playing water glasses during intermission at a
local theatre. It was absolutely fantastic. The did Canon in D on
them and I was mesmerized. I also hope barb is around for a long,
long time. I don't know about Sam thwarting her mom though 😉

Michael

LOL!! OMG, I've given the wrong impression entirely.
The bells were just out on their tables. Looks like there was either
a practice scheduled for one of their handbell choirs (the church has
three or four), or else a performance. Nuttin' to do with the funeral
service.

But as long as we're talking about bells, and churches, Central
Lutheran in downtown Mpls just got their bell tower completed.
Forty-eight (I think) bells in sizes up to 5000 pounds each, will ring
for the first time on Christmas Eve. Chris and I will have to swing
by on our way home from church to see if we can hear them. A single
donor ponied up $5M or $8M for the construction.

I love to listen to church bells. We have a denomination on just about
every major intersection here in Glendale and in Kirkwood. They play in
the evening and I'll go outside just to listen. But then I love music of
any kind. I don't always know what I'm listening to, but I might like it
anyway 😉

Michael

--
....Bacteria: The rear entrance to a cafeteria.

All gramatical errors and misspellings due to Ramsey the cyber kitten. He
now owns all keyboards and computing devices in the household and has the
final say on what is, or is not, posted.
Send email to dog30 at charter dot net

On Fri 16 Dec 2005 07:16:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Fri 16 Dec 2005 02:37:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

Quoted message said:

Note the absence of almond extract? Right. I tasted it in the
salad, though. Must be somebody's secret ingredient.

I'm guessing that whoever made the salad has eaten their share of
pistachio ice cream, most of which has a significant almond extract
flavor. I don't know why, since pastachios taste absolutely nothing
like almonds. I've never made nor eaten this salad, but if someone
told me it was pistachio, I would almost expect it to taste like almond
extract. <g>

Y'know, my opinion of flavors is that there's not much in this world
that can't be improved with a little almond extract. The operative word
is "a little." It's a favored flavor with me but, uffda, this was too
much.

I love the flavor of almond extract, too, but a little does go a long way.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Y'know, my opinion of flavors is that there's not much in this world
that can't be improved with a little almond extract. The operative word
is "a little." It's a favored flavor with me but, uffda, this was too
much.

I love the flavor of almond extract, too, but a little does go a long way.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

Whereas I detest the taste of almond essence. My MIL makes a lovely
sultana cake, then ruins it with almond essence.

Kathy in NZ

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

But as long as we're talking about bells, and churches, Central
Lutheran in downtown Mpls just got their bell tower completed.
Forty-eight (I think) bells in sizes up to 5000 pounds each, will ring
for the first time on Christmas Eve. Chris and I will have to swing
by
on our way home from church to see if we can hear them. A single
donor
ponied up $5M or $8M for the construction.

I don't think you will need to swing by very closely, not with 48
bells🙂

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

projectile vomit chick said:

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's

Jammin said:

OK, many of you know that I have an, um, perhaps un-natural interest in
funeral luncheons -- we called them Dead Spreads when I was Mrs. Church
Lady. And many of you know that I've attended too many of these things
in the last year. And many of you know that I like to post a review to
rfc.
The envelope, please.

Quality: B+
Menu: C+
Presentation: B+
Hospitality: A+

lol maybe when you kick the bucket they'll just haul in a bucket of
extra-crispy! be cremated, make it a theme party.

Not a bad plan. "Ptooey, I think I got a piece of Barb in my KFC."
(Couldn't stop yourself from looking, I see. Grump.)

The Gedney folks used to make a salsa called Devil's Fire. Get some
chips. . . good to go. Nah, my last party's gonna have better food
than this. I've told all my family to put the screws to Rob for
something good. And I've told them how to contact Row-behr-to -- he's
gonna be in charge and says he only needs two days.

And that's because I've slowed down from my prime. Imagine...

Pastorio

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Ophelia said:

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

But as long as we're talking about bells, and churches, Central
Lutheran in downtown Mpls just got their bell tower completed.
Forty-eight (I think) bells in sizes up to 5000 pounds each, will ring
for the first time on Christmas Eve. Chris and I will have to swing
by
on our way home from church to see if we can hear them. A single
donor
ponied up $5M or $8M for the construction.

I don't think you will need to swing by very closely, not with 48
bells🙂

That's what I'm hoping, too, because it means going north a bit for the
ring, then going back south and on.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

projectile vomit chick said:

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's
Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote:

>OK, many of you know that I have an, um, perhaps un-natural interest in
>funeral luncheons -- we called them Dead Spreads when I was Mrs. Church
>Lady. And many of you know that I've attended too many of these things
>in the last year. And many of you know that I like to post a review to
>rfc.
>The envelope, please.
>
>Quality: B+
>Menu: C+
>Presentation: B+
>Hospitality: A+

lol maybe when you kick the bucket they'll just haul in a bucket of
extra-crispy! be cremated, make it a theme party.

Not a bad plan. "Ptooey, I think I got a piece of Barb in my KFC."
(Couldn't stop yourself from looking, I see. Grump.)

The Gedney folks used to make a salsa called Devil's Fire. Get some
chips. . . good to go. Nah, my last party's gonna have better food
than this. I've told all my family to put the screws to Rob for
something good. And I've told them how to contact Row-behr-to -- he's
gonna be in charge and says he only needs two days.

And that's because I've slowed down from my prime. Imagine...

Pastorio

You'd better name a Second, pal. By the time I croak (another 20-25
years), you could be in diapers and confined to quarters in The Home.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
projectile vomit chick <[email hidden]> wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's
>Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>
>>OK, many of you know that I have an, um, perhaps un-natural interest in
>>funeral luncheons -- we called them Dead Spreads when I was Mrs. Church
>>Lady. And many of you know that I've attended too many of these things
>>in the last year. And many of you know that I like to post a review to
>>rfc.
>>The envelope, please.
>>
>>Quality: B+
>>Menu: C+
>>Presentation: B+
>>Hospitality: A+
>
>lol maybe when you kick the bucket they'll just haul in a bucket of
>extra-crispy! be cremated, make it a theme party.

Not a bad plan. "Ptooey, I think I got a piece of Barb in my KFC."
(Couldn't stop yourself from looking, I see. Grump.)

The Gedney folks used to make a salsa called Devil's Fire. Get some
chips. . . good to go. Nah, my last party's gonna have better food
than this. I've told all my family to put the screws to Rob for
something good. And I've told them how to contact Row-behr-to -- he's
gonna be in charge and says he only needs two days.

And that's because I've slowed down from my prime. Imagine...

Pastorio

You'd better name a Second, pal. By the time I croak (another 20-25
years), you could be in diapers and confined to quarters in The Home.

Diapers? It Depends. Bwah... I kill myself.

Listen, I'm ready. I even got out of the restaurant business so I
wouldn't be tired on *that* day so I could function with full
efficiency. I'm 64 and getting close to middle age, but I'm still fit.
Wait'll you see me make pierogi/pirogi/pirohy/ravioli.

Oh, wait...

Pastorio

Bob (this one) said:

Listen, I'm ready. I even got out of the restaurant business so I
wouldn't be tired on *that* day so I could function with full
efficiency. I'm 64 and getting close to middle age, but I'm still fit.
Wait'll you see me make pierogi/pirogi/pirohy/ravioli.

Oh, wait...

Pastorio

Now, how does this work out: If a person is getting close to Middle
Age at age 64, does Old Age start at 128?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob (this one) said:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

>In article <[email hidden]>,
> projectile vomit chick <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>
>
>>On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's
>>Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>OK, many of you know that I have an, um, perhaps un-natural interest in
>>>funeral luncheons -- we called them Dead Spreads when I was Mrs. Church
>>>Lady. And many of you know that I've attended too many of these things
>>>in the last year. And many of you know that I like to post a review to
>>>rfc.
>>>The envelope, please.
>>>
>>>Quality: B+
>>>Menu: C+
>>>Presentation: B+
>>>Hospitality: A+
>>
>>lol maybe when you kick the bucket they'll just haul in a bucket of
>>extra-crispy! be cremated, make it a theme party.
>
>
>Not a bad plan. "Ptooey, I think I got a piece of Barb in my KFC."
>(Couldn't stop yourself from looking, I see. Grump.)
>
>The Gedney folks used to make a salsa called Devil's Fire. Get some
>chips. . . good to go. Nah, my last party's gonna have better food
>than this. I've told all my family to put the screws to Rob for
>something good. And I've told them how to contact Row-behr-to -- he's
>gonna be in charge and says he only needs two days.

And that's because I've slowed down from my prime. Imagine...

Pastorio

You'd better name a Second, pal. By the time I croak (another 20-25
years), you could be in diapers and confined to quarters in The Home.

Diapers? It Depends. Bwah... I kill myself.

Listen, I'm ready. I even got out of the restaurant business so I
wouldn't be tired on *that* day so I could function with full
efficiency. I'm 64 and getting close to middle age, but I'm still fit.
Wait'll you see me make pierogi/pirogi/pirohy/ravioli.

Oh, wait...

Pastorio

ROFL!!! Depends. . . . wiseass.
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