Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Humphrey's has a quarter page ad in each Sunday's paper - so I see it
in my e-edition. I note with some sadness that the matriarch of the Humphrey clan, Iona, has passed. She was 86. Her daughter Hope will continue the fifth generation to run the store.
Sounds like they've been going longer than Wegman's. The latter started
as a farm stand, became a store in 1916.
Humphrey's has a quarter page ad in each Sunday's paper - so I see it
in my e-edition. I note with some sadness that the matriarch of the Humphrey clan, Iona, has passed. She was 86. Her daughter Hope will continue the fifth generation to run the store.
Sounds like they've been going longer than Wegman's. The latter started
as a farm stand, became a store in 1916.
From Iona's obit:
Henry Humphrey's maternal grandparents, Sherman and Maude Smith,
operated a series of neighborhood markets, called Handy Andy, in the 1920s. (So, not quite as long as Wegman's. And nowhere nearly so big.)
Henry Humphrey also traveled around the nation in his semitrailer,
buying produce, while Iona Humphrey worked as the store's office
manager and with the wholesale produce business.
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
Yield: 6 Servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Humphrey's has a quarter page ad in each Sunday's paper - so I see it
in my e-edition. I note with some sadness that the matriarch of the Humphrey clan, Iona, has passed. She was 86. Her daughter Hope will continue the fifth generation to run the store.
Sounds like they've been going longer than Wegman's. The latter started
as a farm stand, became a store in 1916.
From Iona's obit:
Henry Humphrey's maternal grandparents, Sherman and Maude Smith,
operated a series of neighborhood markets, called Handy Andy, in the 1920s. (So, not quite as long as Wegman's. And nowhere nearly so big.)
OK, not too far behind Wegman's--and same sort of customer service & satisfaction.
Henry Humphrey also traveled around the nation in his semitrailer,
buying produce, while Iona Humphrey worked as the store's office
manager and with the wholesale produce business.
Better to buy the produce locally unless he could keep it chilled.
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
Yield: 6 Servings
I've not tried the Wegman's meat cutters for chili grind. We usually
buy a piece of meat and cut it up ourselves.
Henry Humphrey's maternal grandparents, Sherman and Maude Smith,
operated a series of neighborhood markets, called Handy Andy, in the 1920s. (So, not quite as long as Wegman's. And nowhere nearly so big.)
OK, not too far behind Wegman's--and same sort of customer service & satisfaction.
And nowhere nearly so large. One store - the public part of which
would fit into Hy-Vee's produce section.
Henry Humphrey also traveled around the nation in his semitrailer,
buying produce, while Iona Humphrey worked as the store's office
manager and with the wholesale produce business.
Better to buy the produce locally unless he could keep it chilled.
You do know about Thermo-King and their refrigerated trailers, don't
you? Henry certainly did.
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
Yield: 6 Servings
I've not tried the Wegman's meat cutters for chili grind. We usually
buy a piece of meat and cut it up ourselves.
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
Take a nice shoulder clod (chuck) and put it twice through the coarse plate of the grinder .... as 'splained to me by "Bitsy" Finney. I had, until he set me straight, thought it was once through the big plate.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
And nowhere nearly so large. One store - the public part of which
would fit into Hy-Vee's produce section.
Depends on the Wegman's stores but IIRC, Nancy said that they're
building all big ones now. Ours has a number of food kiosks in it, plus
a place to sit down and enjoy your meal. There is also an area where
they fix their Meals2Go where you can get a good assortment of take
out. This is in addition to things like the fish market, fresh sushi, bakery, cheese stand (separate from the deli) and so forth.
We were in the store last night--they had a signboard out front
announcing that they would be roasting Hatch chilis on the spot in late August. Wonder if the aroma will drift over to where we live. (G)
Henry Humphrey also traveled around the nation in his semitrailer,
buying produce, while Iona Humphrey worked as the store's office
manager and with the wholesale produce business.
Better to buy the produce locally unless he could keep it chilled.
You do know about Thermo-King and their refrigerated trailers, don't
you? Henry certainly did.
But for optimum freshness it's still best to buy local. I'd rather buy local than something that's been trucked cross country in a
refrigerated truck.
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
Yield: 6 Servings
I've not tried the Wegman's meat cutters for chili grind. We usually
buy a piece of meat and cut it up ourselves.
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
Take a nice shoulder clod (chuck) and put it twice through the coarse plate of the grinder .... as 'splained to me by "Bitsy" Finney. I had, until he set me straight, thought it was once through the big plate.
I think our grinder just has a coarse and a fine blade. Don't know,
it's been a while since we used it. But I still like to cut up the
meat, usually somewhere between a cube and a dice.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Depends on the Wegman's stores but IIRC, Nancy said that they're
building all big ones now. Ours has a number of food kiosks in it, plus
a place to sit down and enjoy your meal. There is also an area where
they fix their Meals2Go where you can get a good assortment of take
out. This is in addition to things like the fish market, fresh sushi, bakery, cheese stand (separate from the deli) and so forth.
On 08-12-21 06:54, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Ruth Haffly about Humphrey's <=-
The smallest Weggie's I was ever in was in Newark, NY which Burt
called "tiny". But, I found it to be of a decent size and I could
buy what I needed. The one near my motel in Canandaigua was
somewhat larger and, I suppose, had more merch. Then Nancy
took us to the new Weggies in her town which was
huuuuuuuuuge.
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
I've not tried the Wegman's meat cutters for chili grind. We usually
buy a piece of meat and cut it up ourselves.
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
I've not tried the Wegman's meat cutters for chili grind. We usually
buy a piece of meat and cut it up ourselves.
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
I prefer the flavor of diced beef.
Depends on the Wegman's stores but IIRC, Nancy said that they're
building all big ones now. Ours has a number of food kiosks in it, plus
The smallest Weggie's I was ever in was in Newark, NY which Burt
called "tiny". But, I found it to be of a decent size and I could buy
what I needed. The one near my motel in Canandaigua was somewhat
larger and, I suppose, had more merch. Then Nancy took us to the new Weggies in her town which was huuuuuuuuuge.
a place to sit down and enjoy your meal. There is also an area where
they fix their Meals2Go where you can get a good assortment of take
out. This is in addition to things like the fish market, fresh sushi, bakery, cheese stand (separate from the deli) and so forth.
Sounds like my Hy-Vee - except we don't got the fresh sushi.
We were in the store last night--they had a signboard out front
announcing that they would be roasting Hatch chilis on the spot in late August. Wonder if the aroma will drift over to where we live. (G)
Do you live down-wind? That can be a good thing or a bad thing -
depending .... Bv)=
Henry Humphrey also traveled around the nation in his semitrailer,
buying produce, while Iona Humphrey worked as the store's office
manager and with the wholesale produce business.
Better to buy the produce locally unless he could keep it chilled.
You do know about Thermo-King and their refrigerated trailers, don't
you? Henry certainly did.
But for optimum freshness it's still best to buy local. I'd rather buy local than something that's been trucked cross country in a
refrigerated truck.
Lot's of thing I'd rather. But reality keeps intruding. Good luck
finding locally grown artichokes or mangoes or banananananas at your
local farm stand on a consistent basis.
One of the things I really like about Humphrey's meat cutters is that
they understand what "chilli-grind" is and how to do it.
Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
Yield: 6 Servings
I've not tried the Wegman's meat cutters for chili grind. We usually
buy a piece of meat and cut it up ourselves.
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
Take a nice shoulder clod (chuck) and put it twice through the coarse plate of the grinder .... as 'splained to me by "Bitsy" Finney. I had, until he set me straight, thought it was once through the big plate.
I think our grinder just has a coarse and a fine blade. Don't know,
it's been a while since we used it. But I still like to cut up the
meat, usually somewhere between a cube and a dice.
Errrrrmmmmm - dice and cube is the same thing. "Cubed" is different
only if referring to tenderised beef. Did you mean small and medium pieces?
One can also use a food processor to mince the meat.
On 08-13-21 11:27, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Humphrey's <=-
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
I prefer the flavor of diced beef.
Flavour or texture/mouth feel? I cannot detect any difference in
flavour.
Sometimes, like for Cincinatti-style chilli, you need very fine-grind meat. Not like for an emulsified sausage but tiny mince.
Serve the chilli as is or in the traditional Cincinnati
5-way: Ladle the chilli over the spaghetti and top it
with beans, onion, Cheddar, and oyster crackers. (Also
over hot dogs.)
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Better to buy the produce locally unless he could keep it chilled.
You do know about Thermo-King and their refrigerated trailers, don't
you? Henry certainly did.
But for optimum freshness it's still best to buy local. I'd rather buy local than something that's been trucked cross country in a
refrigerated truck.
Lot's of thing I'd rather. But reality keeps intruding. Good luck
finding locally grown artichokes or mangoes or banananananas at your
local farm stand on a consistent basis.
Buy seasonally, locally.
Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I've used "cut" meat sometimes. once even at a picnic @ Clean Dave's.
But I prefer the convenience and quicker cooking time of chilli-grind.
I prefer the flavor of diced beef.
Flavour or texture/mouth feel? I cannot detect any difference in
flavour.
Certainly texture, but I think there is a taste difference as well.
Sometimes, like for Cincinatti-style chilli, you need very fine-grind meat. Not like for an emulsified sausage but tiny mince.
Serve the chilli as is or in the traditional Cincinnati
5-way: Ladle the chilli over the spaghetti and top it
with beans, onion, Cheddar, and oyster crackers. (Also
over hot dogs.)
I have never had nor seen that, nor would I ever hope to.
Depends on the Wegman's stores but IIRC, Nancy said that they're
building all big ones now. Ours has a number of food kiosks in it, plus
a place to sit down and enjoy your meal. There is also an area where
they fix their Meals2Go where you can get a good assortment of take
out. This is in addition to things like the fish market, fresh sushi, bakery, cheese stand (separate from the deli) and so forth.
When I was driving up to Williamsport for Leclerc, after I'd get
checked into the hotel, I'd make a run to Wegman's and buy several of their
refrigerated prepared meals. Those were great to keep in the
refrigerator in my hotel room for those days when I got back after
10-12 hours of running around in a factory all day and I was just too
tired to bother going
somewhere to eat. There were a lot of options available for carryout
and delivery but my legs would be like Jell-O ... so I'd pop a dinner
into the microwave in my room, relax, and watch TV.
A Publix just opened up here in Johnson City and once I am able to
take myself around again, I'd like to shop there (sparingly) for food.
There is a United Grocery Outlet nearby that is like a Big Lots for
food. Not sure if there's one near you:
https://www.myugo.com/locations/.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
As long as you have a working fridge and microwave in the room, that
made a lot of sense. We've very often found rooms where the
fridge/freezer is so iced up so as to be impossible to use, not that we usually use them. An overnight defrost job (leave the door open, put
down towels) usually restores it to working order.
That way, if you don't feel like being social, you don't have to be.
We're not checking into motels much any more as we usually haul the
camper with us. If we do get a motel, we semi binge watch cable tv channels for a couple of hours, usually Food Network and Discovery,
with a bit of the Weather Channel.
I'll check it out on line, probably not bother checking it in person.
Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I have never had nor seen that, nor would I ever hope to.
Lot's of thing I'd rather. But reality keeps intruding. Good luck
finding locally grown artichokes or mangoes or banananananas at your
local farm stand on a consistent basis.
Buy seasonally, locally.
That's going to limit, severely, the menu. It's an admirable, if very impractical, sentiment.
Where, for instance, am I going to get the main ingredient for this if sticking to seasonal and local?
We don't grow rice locally, salt is mined far, far away. Sugar cane
does not do well in the local climate, etc. etc.
Title: Khao Neeo Durian
Categories: Rice, Fruits, Desserts
Yield: 4 Servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
We don't grow rice locally, salt is mined far, far away. Sugar cane
does not do well in the local climate, etc. etc.
No, but you can get a lot of your veggies and meats locally. I didn't
mean to say buy everything local, just what you can, and look for the
best value in what has to be brought in, otherwise.
Title: Khao Neeo Durian
Categories: Rice, Fruits, Desserts
Yield: 4 Servings
You could buy the fruit locally if you lived in some Asian regions. (G)
As long as you have a working fridge and microwave in the room, that
made a lot of sense. We've very often found rooms where the
fridge/freezer is so iced up so as to be impossible to use, not that we usually use them. An overnight defrost job (leave the door open, put
down towels) usually restores it to working order.
I can't remember the name of the hotel I stayed at but it was a huge
room with a small office area, complete with a largish fridge and a 1100-watt microwave oven. The appliances were top-shelf and it was
very nice to "come home" to after a really tiring day. Once my
finances get better, I might do that for the weekend so I don't have
to cook dinner. :D
That way, if you don't feel like being social, you don't have to be.
We're not checking into motels much any more as we usually haul the
camper with us. If we do get a motel, we semi binge watch cable tv channels for a couple of hours, usually Food Network and Discovery,
with a bit of the Weather Channel.
I wasn't social after those long days. Now if the upper management invited me to dinner, I never said "no" (would be rather rude to do so unless I was physically hurt or ill). But most of the time, I'd get
back to the hotel room, shower (you'd be amazed how dirty factory IT
can be), nuke my dinner, and eat silently watching some TV or movies
on my laptop.
I'll check it out on line, probably not bother checking it in person.
My parents and I went to our local UGO yesterday for ice. My
refrigerator went out on Tuesday and it won't be replaced until Monday
or Tuesday so my parents brought me a huge Igloo cooler I won at a
company picnic when I worked at Leclerc. Right now, the "sensitive"
cold stuff is in the cooler with two half-melted 20# bags of ice and
it's working well.
The UGO was very spartan but had lots of product. ALDI still beats
their prices on many things but they do have a lot of "odd job"
products there for a good price. They did have a good price on "breakfast-cut" pork chops so I bought some to have for dinner tonight
and tomorrow. I wouldn't go there for my everyday shopping but if
they have something in their weekly ads that catches my eye, I'd go
there to get it.
We don't grow rice locally, salt is mined far, far away. Sugar cane
does not do well in the local climate, etc. etc.
No, but you can get a lot of your veggies and meats locally. I didn't
mean to say buy everything local, just what you can, and look for the
best value in what has to be brought in, otherwise.
Title: Khao Neeo Durian
Categories: Rice, Fruits, Desserts
Yield: 4 Servings
You could buy the fruit locally if you lived in some Asian regions. (G)
I could buy it at the Asian Foods Store until the tornadoes did a job
on it and the Mr. Battery next door. They found batteries as much as a mile from the site of the (former) building. And there were reports of
the odd durian with its spiky husk being found in some back yards.
Title: Texas Tornado Cake *
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts
Yield: 9 Servings
* Original title was "Texas Tornado Pudding Cake" but,
as I saw no pudding in the recipe, I renamed it. - UDD
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Title: Khao Neeo Durian
Categories: Rice, Fruits, Desserts
Yield: 4 Servings
You could buy the fruit locally if you lived in some Asian regions. (G)
I could buy it at the Asian Foods Store until the tornadoes did a job
About as local as you could get, plus the shipping in from several thousand miles away. Tornadoes do put an end to so many places like
that; usually the owners have no or insufficient insurance to rebuild
or just don't want to rebuild.
on it and the Mr. Battery next door. They found batteries as much as a mile from the site of the (former) building. And there were reports of
the odd durian with its spiky husk being found in some back yards.
No surprise. We've not been thru tornadoes--had some close calls but
the pictures I've seen of the aftermath, even relatively near us, is enough to scare you.
I could buy it at the Asian Foods Store until the tornadoes did a job
About as local as you could get, plus the shipping in from several thousand miles away. Tornadoes do put an end to so many places like
that; usually the owners have no or insufficient insurance to rebuild
or just don't want to rebuild.
The core business was Asian restaurant foods supply. They relocated to
the St. Louis Metro area.
on it and the Mr. Battery next door. They found batteries as much as a mile from the site of the (former) building. And there were reports of
the odd durian with its spiky husk being found in some back yards.
No surprise. We've not been thru tornadoes--had some close calls but
the pictures I've seen of the aftermath, even relatively near us, is enough to scare you.
I've been near enough to tornadoes - one took a path through the back
yard of my house .... amd didn't disturb a shingle. Didn't do the next door neighbour's garage a world of good, thought. Our school sports
teams were called the "Tornadoes".
The tornadoes that took out the Asian Supply criss crossed Springfield within two hours of each other. I was livig in a mobile home at the
time.
All jokes to the contrary about trailer parks being tornado magnets -
we didn't even lose any branches off of the trees. The Path of the
storms
though looked like pictures I have seen of war zones after heavy
bombing.
I sort of thought of it as Mother Nature's urban renewal.
Title: The Urban Peasant's Cauliflower Cheese
Categories: Vegetables, Dairy, Cheese
Yield: 4 servings
On 08-21-21 15:23, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dave Drum about Humphrey's <=-
Just a bit too far to make a casual, drop in, shopping trip. On our
way home from the Outer Banks yesterday we took a route that would take
us by a quilt shop we'd stopped at before. So, we stopped--and shopped.
We also, since we had it with us, pulled the sewing machine that we
keep in the camper out and turned it in for servicing. It had never
been serviced in the 15 year history of owning it (Deborah owned it for
a while but never got it serviced.) so we figured it was about time to
get it cleaned, etc. We'll pick it up next week, and probably do more shopping.
No surprise. We've not been thru tornadoes--had some close calls but
Title: The Urban Peasant's Cauliflower Cheese
Looks good. Steve doesn't like caulifower that much if it's plain but
is more willing to eat it if I put a cheese sauce on it. Even some
grated Parm will make a difference; I did it that way when the girls
were still living at home and every bit was eaten.
Just a bit too far to make a casual, drop in, shopping trip. On our
way home from the Outer Banks yesterday we took a route that would take
us by a quilt shop we'd stopped at before. So, we stopped--and shopped.
We also, since we had it with us, pulled the sewing machine that we
keep in the camper out and turned it in for servicing. It had never
been serviced in the 15 year history of owning it (Deborah owned it for
a while but never got it serviced.) so we figured it was about time to
get it cleaned, etc. We'll pick it up next week, and probably do more shopping.
Any excuse to get back for more fresh seafood, right?
No surprise. We've not been thru tornadoes--had some close calls but
Nor have we. We have been through multiple hurricanes, and even an earthquake -- but the thought of a tornadoe is the most scary. Even though a hurricane does damage over a wider area, the fact that it is coming is predicable days in advance. For a tornado, the time frame
is only minutes.
Title: The Urban Peasant's Cauliflower Cheese
Looks good. Steve doesn't like caulifower that much if it's plain but
is more willing to eat it if I put a cheese sauce on it. Even some
grated Parm will make a difference; I did it that way when the girls
were still living at home and every bit was eaten.
I recall the cauliflower pizza that Michael made up at the pond for us all. That was decent. I've also heard that mashed cauliflower makes
a reasonable substitute for mashed potatoes.
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