JoNorvelleWalker

I like Ortiz: https://www.supermarketitaly.com/ortiz-anchovies-in-olive-oil-w-mini-picker-95-grams/

I ordered some Kelvedon Wonder pea seeds that grow to 18 inches. Will I be in trouble?

I am of mixed feelings. Some years ago when I was out of work and food and income a friend gave me some past dated food that was inedible. Even considering. She also gave me a $50 bill.

Hearing no dissent I placed my order.

Or perhaps Rainier Fruit Company, the holder of the trademark, would like to see what Whole Foods is selling as Lady Alice?

Supermarketitaly.com is having a few promotions: $5 credit to an existing account or to a new account created by tomorrow, free shipping over $50, plus $10 off an order over $100. I was out of anchovies.

Thanks! I was worried for a moment.

Something else I noticed about the aforementioned applets that were purported Lady Alice: these apples are priced by the pound. The "estimated" weight was 0.88 pounds. The "actual" weight for which I was charged was 0.88 pounds. Good consistency there. Problem is that when placed on my scale they were all of 67 grams, charitably including the packaging and rounding up. I called amazon and told them this was dishonest. I wonder if there is some State bureaucratic entity that might agree?

I have a Cross & Blackwell plum pudding I purchased on sale from Grand Union circa 1995 when the chain went bankrupt and was going out of business. I was going to inquire about the expiration date. But now that I looked it doesn't have one. I assume that means like most plum puddings the product keeps forever? There is some sort of lot number on the bottom of the package.

I too am tempted. For the first time in years I don't have anything culinary growing over winter. It doesn't help that the Burpee catalog came yesterday. Can the Click and Grow work for seed starting for transplanting outdoors? Burpee has a neat new pink pumpkin. How deep is the soil in the pods? For some reason the Click and Grow romaine pods are sold out.

When things get warm, things go very fast. A little over three minutes. Bottom crust was rather dark but still delightful.

Odd. But I've never had anything too boozy so I wouldn't know.

I'm not positive but I don't believe the name Yukon Gold is trademarked. Yukon Gold is a specific variety however.

You are a bit too far south and east. That was a joke. Yukon Gold actually originated in Ontario. I am more into russets myself.

Most of the alcohol should have evaporated.

It is a thing. Get over it.

Proper braising is still an arcane mystery to me. Until I achieve perfection, I keep an open mind. Le Caisne describes the modern braising technique of liquid half covering the meat as "Not Great". Possibly in translation nuances from the original French text have been lost or mislaid. But I doubt it. No reduction is necessary because of very little liquid. @DiggingDogFarm quotes Harold McGee. Le Caisne acknowledges assistance from Herve This.

My first post on eGullet was asking about braising. Interesting that in his new book, Secrets of the Butcher, Arthur Le Caisne calls for an oven and hermetically sealing the braising pot with dough. The meat in this method sits above the braising liquid.

Yup, I had one, circa 1955. Not sure about the glass door though.

What settings on the CSO? Edit: never mind.

But you could commiserate with Jess, my fruit slice loving daughter-in-law! I just hope she isn't reading this. But speaking of nostalgic confections, on yesterday's visit (to Robinson's if anyone knows the area) I saw Bonomo was back in the Turkish Taffy business! Bonomo's was my favorite back in the day, say when I was seven and my teeth were better. Sometime in the 1990's (I do believe) Vermont Country Store sold a brand of taffy that they claimed was similar to Bonomo's but it didn't do it for me. I kept the bars in the freezer and only pitched the last ones recently. But it seems I am late to the party! Bonomo's has been back in business for about eight years. Maybe I should frequent candy stores more often. http://www.bonomoturkishtaffy.com/MuseumHistory_ep_40.html

No, he thinks they're vile. The fruit slices were not for him.

I don't often go for prepared foods for dinner but today was different. To start with I was ripped untimely from my down-blessed bed. Then having dined at an unexpected hour I was feeling queer. Most likely due to a week of Rancho Gordo midnight beans. Anyhow for something light tonight I fried up a Whole Foods crab cake, on sale. The cake was beautiful. Obviously quality ingredients. Large pieces of lovely crabmeat lightly bound with...salt. Otherwise perfect, not a trace of shell. But I couldn't eat it. What were they thinking? Dessert was McConnell's Turkish Coffee ice cream. Like the Whole Foods crab cake so promising but inclusions of little bits of beans (not Rancho Gordo) ruined it for me.

Another day, another amazon Prime Now order. They still don't have it quite right yet. Last time I called amazon in high dudgeon because Whole Foods never contacted me that things in my order were out of stock. They are supposed to. Amazon said my issue had been escalated to the store. Well, I still was not contacted this time either. Thankfully only the mushrooms were out of stock. But had I been told in a timely fashion I'm sure they would have had some fungi to sell. Plus they sent the wrong apples. I ordered organic Lady Alice. What I received were unmarked but they do not look like Lady Alice. And they are smaller than a decent crabapple. Not as large as a golf ball. The problem may be that the people filling orders are being pushed too hard by amazon. After I submitted the order the message came that the order was complete far sooner than I could have pushed a cart around the store. Even if I knew the layout and where things were. All three times I've ordered, one thing or another has been out of stock. But all three times, I must say, the packaging and delivery have been excellent. Here I sit in my comfortable chair with peanuts and autumn in Jersey. I ordered at 7:00 and my packages arrived by 8:30. That's about as fast as I could have made it to Shoprite and back on a warm dry day. And almost all of what I ordered would not have been found on the shelves of Shoprite. And hypothetically if it had, four bags to carry would have been an issue. Shoprite might have had some mushrooms though.

The Laird's Straight Apple Brandy? Mostly for Autumn in Jersey. Also for Jack Rose. @Splificator's IMBIBE! has suggestions. Tonight the plan is Autumn in Jersey. Have to hurry because it's almost winter. The bonded is aged longer and is smoother. It has not been available for a few years.