Hi Michael,

 ML> >  ML> I've known decent wine since the '50s - and
 ML> >  ML> also the meaning of "too salty."
 ML> > I've not been a wine drinker but have cut back so much on salt, that
 ML> a > lot of "regular salt" amounts are too much for me now.

 ML> Regular wine has a negligible amount of sodium;
 ML> it's the adulterated cooking stuff that one has
 ML> to avoid, for any number of reasons.

As we have. Our "starter" wine, years ago, was something like Mogan
David.


 ML> Sad story: we've been buying Stater's bacon,
 ML> because it's not only a buck cheaper than the
 ML> high-priced spread but because it's relatively
 ML> low in salt. Experience with the latest package
 ML> shows why it's cheap - no quality control; it
 ML> was about the saltiest I can imagine. Along

Sigh! Guess you will be looking at the higher priced stuff now.

 ML> with the brined shrimp, I'm blowing up like a
 ML> zeppelin again, which usually corrects with a

Not fun!

 ML> day or two of Lasix, but it pays to be careful
 ML> these days, as there isn't a hospital in the
 ML> county that would take me if it came to that.

All full up with Covid patients?


 ML> >  ML> Which could be a decent deal if the box
 ML> >  ML> reseals up nicely. If not, you might as
 ML> >  ML> well get the 12 oz at the dollar store.
 ML> > It has a plastic screw cap--not the greatest but works for us.

 ML> Keep it in the fridge.

We do.

 ML> >  ML> Oh yeah, I sort of figured. There are
 ML> >  ML> few lifetime pledges, and I wouldn't
 ML> >  ML> take one, even the marriage one. Maybe
 ML> > We took that one 45 years ago. My in laws just celebrated their 71st
 ML> > anniversary on Thursday.

 ML> All pretty amazing, and worth congratulating.

We did talk to mom and dad the day after, also sent a card.

 ML> >  ML> (and I'd not pledge to
 ML> >  ML> a flag but rather the republic).
 ML> > You do pledge to the republic in the pledge to the flag.

 ML> So I stand silent during the "the flag of"
 ML> phrase: I've been doing that for 60 years.
 ML> Allegiance to the flag is okay if it's a
 ML> metaphor only, but when it gets to the
 ML> stage of worshipping the cross or the
 ML> mariolatry thing, I should not say more,
 ML> but let's just note that the stars and
 ML> stripes should not be viewed as a ding an
 ML> sich as so many would-be patriots do.

 ML> >  ML> that recipe I just sent you would be
 ML> >  ML> improved by an ounce of dry white wine.
 ML> > Something to think about.

 ML> You will naturally remember to reduce the
 ML> alcohol out of the wine, especially
 ML> important in cold dishes.

I do reduce it out, to the point we don't even know it was there.

(lamb)
 ML> >  ML> Though the presence is pretty strong, so
 ML> >  ML> one can get away with serving less of it.
 ML> > We had small portions to begin with of just about all meats.

 ML> Only recently have I quit eating all I can
 ML> get whenever I can get it.

We're cutting back too. Had a few years of eating a goodsized portion,
then the appetite as a whole decreased.


 ML> >  ML> > No, but we've gone vegetarian from time to time.
 ML> >  ML> I was thinking to myself, what's that mean? Sort
 ML> >  ML> of like taking a break from breathing.
 ML> > Not for us, it's not a problem.

 ML> >  ML> Dried cactus fruit doesn't need a recipe.
 ML> >  ML> The jelly, well, pectin would have to be
 ML> >  ML> added, but who needs the trouble. Lilli
 ML> >  ML> eats jelly only from a jar anyway.
 ML> > If she's the only one eating from that jar, not a problem. Just get
 ML> > yourself another jar.

 ML> I wouldn't care if she would eat it straight
 ML> from the jar, I'm not silly enough to think
 ML> that she could infect me with anything awful
 ML> from that. My point was that she eats jelly
 ML> only that comes from Smucker's or worse.
 ML> Anyhow, I don't generally eat jelly at all.

Most of our jelly/jam (more of the latter than the former) is home made
(by me). We've got a few commercial ones, of flavors like huckleberry
and ginger preserves, but home made strawberry, blueberry, and peach.


 ML> >  ML> So not at all easy, though the original
 ML> >  ML> poster of the recipe wrote that she had a
 ML> >  ML> hankering for the stuff and used fruit
 ML> >  ML> from the supermarket.
 ML> > Gotta do what you can with what's available sometimes.

 ML> Well, exactly.

If it satisfied her craving.................

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