Barry,
BM> I generally like it, though have come across some relishes which are a
BM> little too sweet versus 'gently tangy pickle-y'. A slice of pickle and
BM> a dab of relish are not the same flavour sense.
Years ago, there was a restaurant in the Little Rock area called Western
Sizzlin. Three years ago when I was in the north central Arkansas community
of Clinton (likely incorporated long before Bill and Hillary came along <G>),
there was one of these there, but they are no longer in the Little Rock area.
I'm not sure if that restaurant is still there or not. I didn't eat there
when I was there for a square dance festival, but on the outskirts of town,
there was a combination Kentucky Fried Chicken and Long John Silver's
restaurant. I ate most of my meals there...especially since both had an
all you can eat buffet...but this was before Covid-19 kicked in.
However, their dill pickles were scrumptious. Originally, I didn't care
for pickles, but I really enjoyed these...and would order extra when I went
there. But, since they contain oxylates, which can cause kidney stones, I rarely
get these anymore. A few years ago, I'd be snacking on Lay's Dill
Pickle potato chips, and Neopolitan Ice Cream Sandwiches. So, I was eating
pickles and ice cream...so folks were wondering about me. <G>
Right now though, because of finances, I'm on a self imposed bland diet
of wheat bread and butter (4 slices twice a day), washed down with lemonade
Koolaid, to take my medications with. That's NOT very nutritious, but with
the skyrocketing price of groceries and gasoline, and "a mere pittance" of
"disability income" each month, I'm having to cut back. According to the
BMI scale, I'm 80 pounds overweight...but it'll take awhile to drop all
this for "Professor X.S. Lardbottom".
For me, I subscribe to the balanced diet...in both the belly and in the
buttocks. However, I have more a case of furniture disease...my chest has
dropped into my drawers. <G> This may be TMI, but I wish I had more padding
on the back side. The day we buried my Dad over 15 years ago, we were on cement
seats at the cemetery, and that day, it was in the 20s with a wind chill in the
single digits...you can feel the cold coming right up through your butt, and
radiating through your body...we were miserable!! I'm thankful that I didn't
get pneumonia as a result.
DS> As for me, I prefer cheese dogs...hot dogs on buns, with cheese
DS> and ketchup.
BM> We occasionally make baked hot dogs: hot dog is placed diagonally
BM> across a slice of bread on which a slice of cheese has been added.
BM> Fold up the loose corners of the bread and secure with a toothpick.
BM> Bake until the bread is a toasty golden brown; will be slightly crisp.
BM> Add condiments of choice. Oh yeah: remove toothpick before eating!!
That's like taking the bones out of various items...it removes all the
crunchiness. <G> Kentucky Fried Chicken used to have boneless deals, but
they got rid of them...I was disappointed in that.
DS> Darn!! Now, I'm hungry. Nature and a nightmare woke me
DS> (again!), so that's why I'm answering this before the butt crack
DS> of dawn.
BM> The only thing that woke me last night was the howling of the wind.
BM> Was 71° here yesterday (Saturday), first storm went through in the late
BM> afternoon; it's meaner big brother went though mid-evening announced by the
BM> storm sirens. Most of the local damage about ten miles north. Supposed to
BM> get one to three inches of snow tonight into tomorrow
BM> morning!
It was 82 here Sunday, and while actual thunderstorms missed Little
Rock, other areas of the state paid the price with several tornadoes.
The National Weather Service is still doing storm damage surveys, and
it likely will be a few days before those are completed.
We have rain today into tonight (Tuesday), then rain Friday, which will change
to snow across much of the state before ending late Friday night.
North Arkansas, especially the higher elevations could see 2 inches, while areas
of central and south Arkansas could see a dusting to maybe an inch.
The more significant impact will be bitterly cold temperatures in the
teens and 20's for the weekend mornings. Those who've started their home
gardens, or agricultural interests, are just furious!! I've seen snow in
Little Rock as late as April 19 on 2 occasions since I moved here 45 years
ago. My cousin in Erie, Pennsylvania, doesn't plant her garden until after
Mother's Day.
Daryl
... Winter Is a Sysop's Friend -- Thunderstorms are the enemy.
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