-=> Quoting Bill Swisher to Nancy Backus on 01-14-18  12:08 <=-

 BS> Kink...I have a prescription that was only refilled for 1 month, I'm
 BS> leaving town for a month.  I got everybody on the same page and
 BS> there's, supposed to be, 2 more months at the Sam's Club pharmacy. 
 BS> Thursday it was announced that ALL Sam's Clubs in Alaska were closing
 BS> on January 26. 

Both of ours here in Rochester are also closing... I heard a rumor from
somebody that all the Sam's Clubs everywhere were closing... but what I
heard on the radio was that 63 of them were being closed... dunno if
that's all of them, that seems like fewer than the total.... 

 BS> I can't get into the store to get it, all the shoppers
 BS> that weren't around before.  Actually it's the cost of shipping.  Sam's
 BS> Clubs, like Walmarts, all have the same price for things no matter
 BS> where you are (or that was my thinking).  With the shipping they're
 BS> losing money up here no matter how much they sell.  The old buy high,
 BS> sell low, and make up for it in volume. 

So where are they moving the prescriptions to...?  Walmart Pharmacy....?
That's a pretty large kink in the plans...  one does need one's meds...
hopefully it can be successfully resolved before you leave... :)

 NB>> I never peel mine.... but then, I'm not making something where the
 NB>> peels might look wrong...  :)
 BS> 
 BS> Here's the recipe:
 BS> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 BS> 
 BS> Title: Leek & Potato Soup
 BS> Categories: Soup, Main dish, Ffbb
 BS> Yield: 12 Servings
 BS> 
 BS> 500 g  Potatoes; peeled & diced
 BS> 500 g  White of leeks, sliced
 BS> 40 g  Butter
 BS> 2 l  Water
 BS> 3/4 T  Salt
 BS> 30 g  Butter
 BS> 2 T  Chopped parsley or chives
 BS> 
 BS> Prepare vegetables (which should be weighed AFTER preparation), and
 BS> sweat in butter for a couple of minutes. Add water and salt and
 BS> simmer until really soft - about 40 to 50 minutes. (Can be pressure
 BS> cooked 15 mins after reaching pressure). Mash or puree and correct
 BS> seasoning. May be prepared ahead to this point and even frozen or
 BS> sterilised.
 BS> 
 BS> Just before serving, reheat soup to simmering point, correct
 BS> seasoning. Off heat add the butter. Sprinkle with chopped parsley or
 BS> chives at serving time.
 BS> 
 BS> Recipe IMH after "Mastering the Art of French cooking" BB&C
 BS> 
 BS> MMMMM
 BS> 
 BS> As you can see...peel-on would be no bueno. 

Yes, I suppose those would need to be peeled...  :)

 BS> I had this at Ian &
 BS> Jacquie's, after a Q&A session with Ian, I went looking to see what
 BS> kinds of potato they sold there, white were the closest thing to what I
 BS> saw.  Dave mentioned Russets for this, and while they'd probably work
 BS> well...well they taste "gritty" to me unless baked/fried,
and I like
 BS> them those two ways alot!  I just don't buy them often since each of
 BS> the "footballs" they sell would be several meals for me (producing
 BS> somewhat edible things for one). 

So, after finally getting through one of them, you're sated for
months... ;)

 BS> Buying produce around here is always
 BS> a crap shoot anyhow.  Which is part of the reason that when I'm
 BS> traveling I spend time in markets gazing lustfully at produce, face it
 BS> a cow is a cow is a cow.  The first time Connie and I went to Kauai we
 BS> walked out of the store and I started laughing.  When asked I said
 BS> "Didn't you notice the bags of Chicken S**t they were selling for
 BS> fertilizer?  Said right on the bag that it'd been sterilized."  Now I'm
 BS> looking forward to banana's and tomato's. 

Which will be in abundant supply in HI, one can expect...  :)

 BS> BTW, to me this recipe has a little to much liquid.  I have about 6
 BS> pints of it in the freezer from the last 2 batches I made. 

Maybe they expect it to boil down more than you end up doing....?

 BS> This summer I'll grab some jars of soup, stew, spaghetti, beans, or
 BS> chili and head for the lake.

With your food already cooked and only needing to heat it up...  that
works nicely...  ;)

ttyl        neb

... If it's lush, green and thriving in the garden... it's a weed.

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