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Time for another Roll Call?
Since there was such an overwhelming amount of replies, which I love(!),
I am thoroughly enjoying going through and reading these a few at a time. I just now got to yours, Jolene and have to laugh at the irony. I would love to live somewhere like you described as your lake house in Maine, but I'm stuck in the desert where most people would love to come to retire....and do! To answer your question...I'm not technically retired. I'm 58 years old, and we moved back here to AZ three years ago next month. We've bounced back and forth between here and the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 39 years. This last time we moved back, my DH and I decided that I would stop working, so that I could care for the house and errands during the week so when he had time off we could do things together instead of housework and errands! For 7 1/2 years our DD and DGD lived with us, not moving out until about 6 months after we came back here to live. I try to squeeze in quilting as much as possible, but between taking care of the house, running errands and taking care of household business, our 3 adult kids (2 boys and a girl), 5 grands (2 boys, 3 girls) and my DH, I sometimes run out of time and energy to get much done. Of course, being on the computer doesn't help a bit, but this is how I stay in touch with friends and family. So while most people perceive me as being retired, I just changed to an unpaid position! lol I do like the fringe benefit of being able to take a quilting break now and again. Tomorrow is my DH's work from home day (he's a geek), so I am declaring tomorrow morning while doing laundry to be a quilting break!! lol Having that cup of tea with a friend is the best, isn't it?? I don't get that much because I haven't made a lot of friends here yet. But I love it when it happens. Even more than chocolate. Mary in Mesa Jolene S wrote: I'm Jolene -- living a life split between north-central Massachusetts and northern Maine. There was a plan a couple of years ago to work from home full time and sell off the Massachusetts tax burden, but then work changed it's corporate mind and now I'm caught in the middle. Mind you, the middle still receives a paycheck to spend at the fabric store, so it's not all bad! Don't tell me you're retired -- I'll turn absolutely green with envy! Chocolate? If you have to ask, you just don't understand it. It's the elixir of life, the calmer of stress, the end all cure all. Next in line, however, is that cup of wonderful tea and a friend with whom to enjoy it! |
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Time for another Roll Call?
roll call, eh....
i'll have a hazelnut fudge danish roll with my cuppa tea thanks!! i'm sooooooo hungry, make it two and make'em big, i'm staaaaaaaaaring. j. "Cornwoman" wrote... snipped Having that cup of tea with a friend is the best, isn't it?? I don't get that much because I haven't made a lot of friends here yet. But I love it when it happens. Even more than chocolate. Mary in Mesa |
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Time for another Roll Call?
Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it.
Dee in Oz "amy" wrote in message ... i like seed cake too. it's from down under also. we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow cake, sooo goood!! amy in CNY |
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Time for another Roll Call?
My Granny made seed cake - a plain cake - prob. 2 eggs, 4oz margerine, 4
oz. of self-raising flour and 4 oz sugar, with caraway seeds in. I sometimes do a casserole that has caraway seeds in, and the smell of the raw seeds always reminds me of Granny's seed cake. Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk) Dee in Oz wrote: Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it. Dee in Oz "amy" wrote in message ... i like seed cake too. it's from down under also. we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow cake, sooo goood!! amy in CNY |
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OT-Seed Cake was .... Time for another Roll Call?
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication=
poppy seeds perhaps, Dee. those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins etc. just did some googling and reading on this. the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm. seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy. other poppys seeds are toxic. also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer. what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting. in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens. gee, i wonder why, lol. ) poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after competition. i dont have the details tho. j. "Dee in Oz" wrote... Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it. Dee in Oz "amy" wrote in message ... i like seed cake too. it's from down under also. we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow cake, sooo goood!! amy in CNY |
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OT-Seed Cake was .... Time for another Roll Call?
My czech grandma used a lot of poppy seeds in breads and cakes. I
like them too. I have moms poppy seed grinder. It gives a different flavor and texture. My kids aren't terribly keen on them. Taria nzlstar* wrote: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication= poppy seeds perhaps, Dee. those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins etc. just did some googling and reading on this. the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm. seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy. other poppys seeds are toxic. also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer. what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting. in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens. gee, i wonder why, lol. ) poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after competition. i dont have the details tho. j. |
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OT-Seed Cake was .... Time for another Roll Call?
I make kolacky (makos kifli in the shape I make 'em) for holidays. No
hungarian relatives or anything, just came across the recipe and tried it. Now they are mandatory.(G) Biscotti de Regina are rolled in sesame seeds and one of DH's favorite cookies on the planet. Homemade anyway, he doesn't fancy the ones from Stella D'oro. NightMist On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:09:56 GMT, Taria wrote: My czech grandma used a lot of poppy seeds in breads and cakes. I like them too. I have moms poppy seed grinder. It gives a different flavor and texture. My kids aren't terribly keen on them. Taria nzlstar* wrote: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication= poppy seeds perhaps, Dee. those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins etc. just did some googling and reading on this. the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm. seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy. other poppys seeds are toxic. also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer. what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting. in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens. gee, i wonder why, lol. ) poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after competition. i dont have the details tho. j. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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OT-Seed Cake was .... Time for another Roll Call?
You should taste my apricot Kolache. I keep a stash of home
grown apricots in the freezer for them. I do my dough in the bread machine these days. I have done other fillings but the apricots are so good I just usually go with those. I'll do a couple of trays next week to take to dad's. We do a remembrance day on mom's birthday every year. Funny though she never much baked like grandma did. I only done biscotti once. For a cookie they are pretty low fat so I should do them more. Maybe tomorrow? Taria NightMist wrote: I make kolacky (makos kifli in the shape I make 'em) for holidays. No hungarian relatives or anything, just came across the recipe and tried it. Now they are mandatory.(G) Biscotti de Regina are rolled in sesame seeds and one of DH's favorite cookies on the planet. Homemade anyway, he doesn't fancy the ones from Stella D'oro. NightMist |
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OT-Seed Cake was .... Time for another Roll Call?
She may have done but for some reason I when Amy said that the seeds are put
'in' bread I was thinking alson the lines of caraway seed not poppy seed. Poppy seed cake isn't common but as you saw it is available Every year I get poppies coming up in the garden, considering the number of seeds that I throw back in the garden maybe I should save them and make a cake....lol Dee in Oz "nzlstar*" wrote in message http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication= poppy seeds perhaps, Dee. those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins etc. just did some googling and reading on this. the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm. seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy. other poppys seeds are toxic. also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer. what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting. in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens. gee, i wonder why, lol. ) poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after competition. i dont have the details tho. j. "Dee in Oz" wrote... Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it. Dee in Oz "amy" wrote in message ... i like seed cake too. it's from down under also. we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow cake, sooo goood!! amy in CNY |
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OT-Seed Cake was .... Time for another Roll Call?
be sure they are the right kind of poppies. there is only one kind of poppy seeds you can use to bake with the others are toxic. its the seeds from the opium poppy oddly enough. in the usa the growing of those poppys is strictly monitored by the govt apparently. this was just info i found online. you might find otherwise and it might be different in oz as well. beats heck outta me, j. "Dee in Oz" wrote... She may have done but for some reason I when Amy said that the seeds are put 'in' bread I was thinking alson the lines of caraway seed not poppy seed. Poppy seed cake isn't common but as you saw it is available Every year I get poppies coming up in the garden, considering the number of seeds that I throw back in the garden maybe I should save them and make a cake....lol Dee in Oz "nzlstar*" wrote in message http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication= poppy seeds perhaps, Dee. those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins etc. just did some googling and reading on this. the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm. seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy. other poppys seeds are toxic. also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer. what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting. in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens. gee, i wonder why, lol. ) poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after competition. i dont have the details tho. j. |
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