-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I understand that an entire town was wiped from existence. As the old
 DD> TV advert once said, "It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

 RH> You're probably thinking of Chimney Rock, the most well known of the
 RH> touristy towns in that area. Sadly, a number of smaller towns, homes,
 RH> roads, etc have been wiped out; the known death toll is about 45, with
 RH> more to be added. I-26 and !-40 (east of Asheville) have reopened for
 RH> evacuees and help coming in but a lot of the smaller roads are still
 RH> impassible, as is I-40, especially near the Tennesee line. We made it
 RH> out with a few hours to spare. Overhead highway signs were warning that
 RH> any vehicles left on the shoulders after 4pm would be towed; these
 RH> warning continued some distance east of Asheville but had stopped
 RH> before Greensboro, where we stopped for the night.

 DD> No, it wasn't Chimney Rock. I think that was the "Dirty Dancing"
 DD> town, IIRC. It was another whose name I have senior momented. I'd
 DD> have known Chimney Rock. Whatecer, it's a mess.

 RH> Lake Lure was the "Dirty Dancing" lake/town, stand in for the
 RH> Catskills. The dam in that area was (that) far from giving out; it
 RH> didn't but there was a lot of debris in the lake from upstream. That
 RH> area is going to take years to recover.

As will the roads and power infrastructure. We had torren tial rains 
a couple days ago that were caused by the system that had been helene.
There were "Flash Flood" alerts - but no flooding except a couple of
atreets due to inadequate storm sewers. Even all the railroad viaducts
drained properly and didn't fill with water - for a change.

 DD>      88

 DD> MMMMM--------------------------COATING-------------------------------
 DD>       1 lb Good quality semi-sweet
 DD>            - chocolate; chopped
 DD>       1 ts Peppermint extract; to
 DD>            - taste

 RH> I'd use half vanilla, half peppermint extract in the cookie part to
 RH> ramp up the mint taste. (G)

 DD> Good idea. Here's a scone recipe that just fell into my clutches and
 DD> looks line biscuits. These may just jump onto my "round tuit" list.

 DD>       Title: Potato Pete's Potato Scones
 DD>  Categories: Breads, Potatoes, Vegetables, Chocolate
 DD>       Yield: 6 servings


 RH> Now those do look more like scones, tho scones usually don't have
 RH> filling. Clotted cream or jam arre the traditional British toppings.

Never had clotted cream in my 82 years. Jam - that's a whole 'nother
sory.  Bv)=  I do note, though, that most of the pixtures of scones I've
seen are of a triangular pastry. The "Potato Pete's" look ore like my
Dad's biscuits.

Here's a biscuit mix/recipe I've done several times. I'm not as good 
as Dad was - but they're not hockey pucks and are quite edible, if I
do say it myself.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Whole Wheat Biscuit Mix - BHG
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 48 Servings
 
      6 c  A-P flour *
      4 c  Whole wheat flour *
    1/3 c  Baking powder
    1/4 c  Sugar
      2 ts Salt
      2 c  Lard or Crisco shortening
 
  * It is permissible to play with proportions of white to
  whole-wheat up to just 10% white flour. Any less than 10%
  white flour does not seem to do well for some reason.
  ~ UDD
  
  In an extra-large bowl stir together flours, baking
  powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in shortening till mixture
  resembles coarse crumbs. Store in an airtight container.
  
  To use, bring mix to room temperature if frozen. Spoon mix
  lightly into a measuring cup; level off with a spatula.
  Continue as directed in variations.
  
  Makes about 12 cups.
  
  For a four biscuit batch of Basic Biscuits:
  
  Stir together 1 cup Biscuit Mix and 1/4 cup milk just till
  dough clings together. On a floured surface, knead dough
  gently 10 to 12 strokes. * Roll to 1/2" thickness. Cut
  with a 2 1/2" biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased baking
  sheet. Bake in a 450§F/230§C oven 8 to 10 minutes or till
  biscuits are golden.
  
  Makes 4 biscuits.
  
  * Do not over-knead or you will get tough biscuits - AKA
  "sinkers". My Dad was a master at making biscuits and it
  really torqued my Mom's jaws that she couldn't do as
  well.   Bv)=
  
  Better Homes & Gardens 1954 Cookbook
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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