Hi Shawn,

 RH> Like riding a bike I guess. Steve recently picked one up at a yard
 RH> sale but he's sticking to not so busy streets. His stroke 10 years

 SH> Nice!  We're always on the look out for bikes.  My problem is I get
 SH> one get it fixed up and working and someone needs it more then I do so
 SH> I give it away.  My last one went to a young co worker who was
 SH> struggling to get to work on time as the bus stop is a couple klms
 SH> away from the
 SH> yard he worked out of.   He's been set now for a while... not sure
 SH> what he'll do when snow is here.

Cross country skis?


 RH> Sounds like it might be a good way to stock up on German foods
 RH> without the fuss and bother of making them. Years ago, when we were

 SH> It really is.

 RH> (preferably fresh) to taste. I made it a couple of weeks ago, will do
 RH> next summer when cucumbers are in season again.

 SH> Wow that is a simple one.  I'm gonna add this to my recipe thing.
 SH> I've included my friends cucumber salad recipe at the bottom of this.

Forgot, add a bit of sugar, if you want, to taste. IIRC, I used one
packet of stevia, sweetness equal to two teaspoons of sugar. Plenty
sweet enough for us.


 RH> I've cut most of mine down to make either a meal for 2 or meal plus
 RH> left overs for lunch or left overs to recycle into part of another

 SH> I've tried, what happens is I will make a smaller batch of something
 SH> and then one of the kids or someone shows up at the door hungry and I
 SH> don't have enough.

I don't have that problem as our kids and grand kids are in Utah and
Arizona. (G)


 SH> Made Veggie soup last Sunday - it just got cleaned up yesterday my Son
 SH> figures he ate over 1/2 of the container. hahaha

Either he was extra hungry or something in it tasted so good he wanted
more...and more....and more. (G)



 RH> of hard to do with cabbage tho, as they're generally sized big enough
 RH> that one will make several meals. So, cook it all at once and freeze
 RH> into meal size portions.

 SH> Yes.  Especialy this year, I don't think I found a cabbage at the
 SH> farmers market smaller then an elephants head.

I was at our local market this morning, didn't see any cabbage. Did get
some green beans, a tomato (Steve doesn't eat many of them so one is
sufficient), a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a slice of NY style
cheesecake. Also spent some time just talking with a friend.


 RH> I know, I've got lung trouble like I was a 5 pack a day smoker (never
 RH> even tried it) so I've a chronic cough that's gotten worse over the
 RH> last few years.

 SH> You've mentioned that cough before, I sure wish they knew what was
 SH> wrong with you.

I wish they did too, it's not fun to live with this. I'll have another
CT scan in February to see how much things have changed since the one I
had done in August.

 SH>       Title: Hungarian Cucumber Salad (Gabe)
 SH>  Categories: Salad/Dressing
 SH>       Yield: 4      Servings

 SH>       3    large or med/small seedless
 SH>            -cucumbers
 SH>       2 T  Sugar
 SH>     3/4 t  Garlic Powder
 SH>     3/4 t  Black Pepper
 SH>            Paprika,Over Top

 SH> Slice cucumbers thin, cover with salt, after 15 min or so, rinse
 SH> thoroughly
 SH> Mix 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar, add sugar if needed to get flavor
 SH> you like - I usually add 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar to 4 cups of vinegar
 SH> solution
 SH> Add garlic powder and black pepper, stir well and pour over cucumber.
 SH> Sprinkle paprika on top.
 SH> I try to let it sit at least overnight, but the longer the better it
 SH> tastes.
 SH> I make 4 cups of the vinegar solution for 3 large or 4 smaller
 SH> cucumbers.

Interesting, I never would have thought about using garlic powder, black
pepper and paprika. My mom used to use just a bit of sugar and celery
seed, plus slightly diluted vinegar, but she was never noted for her
creativity in cooking.

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