tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3403608394317629079..comments2024-03-28T10:36:04.929-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Don't UseThis Any MoreJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80693300393598895982015-05-27T12:15:13.981-04:002015-05-27T12:15:13.981-04:00For a fast lunch, I will make cream of chicken sou...For a fast lunch, I will make cream of chicken soup and add cooked asparagus or broccoli . . puts the greens in. I also still make a dynamite chicken & cream of chicken soup (gravy) in the oven Grace Tabor's cookbook. I found I've bought more pans that I didn't have before (jelly roll pan, new pizza pan - replacement, restaurant baking sheets - cookies, etc). Things I have needed all those years and didn't have. I love baking. . . cooking, not so much! I gave my juicer away and I hand juice. My old-fashioned nut 'grinder/chopper' gave up. . .no long 'sharp' enough. But I still have it. . . and yes the rolling pin for the pie crusts. Love the Blog ladies. Blessings, JanetJKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038337964341526451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29369763947098353252015-05-24T11:21:28.032-04:002015-05-24T11:21:28.032-04:00Oh the fish mould! Mom was so good at turning it o...Oh the fish mould! Mom was so good at turning it out on a plate successfully. Hmm, where IS it now? We CAN'T have pitched it when we cleaned out Mom's house a few years ago. After all, I still have Grandma's meat grinder, somewhere in the basement (I'm a vegetarian).<br /><br />Meanwhile, it was the waffle iron that nearly got the chop. Hadn't used it in years, since I managed several spectacular waffle fails. However a few months ago, I dragged it out of the cabinet and before pitching it, I weakened to give it one last chance. Somehow, the waffles came out excellent. So it lives on, for now. (The difference? I used spray oil this time.) <br /><br />And the bread maker? Fortunately, when my daughter inexplicably gave me one fro christmas, I was brave and heartless enough to say, sorry, I'll never use it. Please go get your money back.<br /><br />My mom's old 1940s juicer? She gave it to me some years ago and I loved it, used it a lot, but I'm afraid it finally broke from metal fatigue. I still can't bear to part with it.<br /><br />Coupla thoughts for weeding: take pictures first. And Mom's old cookie cutters -- tie a ribbon on them and hang from the Christmas tree.<br /><br />Gee, I wish we could have a Jungle Reds Kitchen Tool Swap. I could give Ellen K Grandma's meat grinder. If you're ever in Toronto, Ellen, come and get it.Susan Dhttps://dalyght.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59517253523864261462015-05-23T23:25:44.488-04:002015-05-23T23:25:44.488-04:00Jello is something I haven't made for years bu...Jello is something I haven't made for years but I remember when no family gathering or potluck supper was complete without at least one quivering creation. Some were pretty good and some were pretty awful. My Jello molds are long gone now except for one. ..... the BRAIN mentioned by Julia. In my teaching day I would make a Jello brain for my fifth grade class every Halloween. The color varied but it was always a big hit. A few brave students even dared to eat some. Maybe it's time to find that mold and surprise the family with some brain food.Dotty Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11770555550690060132015-05-23T22:39:57.524-04:002015-05-23T22:39:57.524-04:00This isn't actually a gadget I threw out, but ...This isn't actually a gadget I threw out, but I did weed out cookbooks. And, in the bottom of the drawer was a Holly Hobby cookbook for children. It was my daughter's. So I sent it to her daughter who is nine. Gone from my house, but not totally forgotten!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28136948531168045272015-05-23T22:16:59.565-04:002015-05-23T22:16:59.565-04:00Once again, the Reds have hit upon a timely topice...Once again, the Reds have hit upon a timely topice for me. Today, starting at 6 a.m., my daughter, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, and I had a garage sale. One of the benefits of all the house work I'm having done is that I had to empty closets of clothes that I've had for almost ever. What didn't sell, I'm dropped off at Goodwill.<br /><br />What I especially enjoyed about this particular weeding and garage sale is that it seemed there were certain items that mateched up with people who needed them and need them at a much reduced price. I had a portable sewing machine that still works which found an owner whose mother who taught her to sew and she wanted to sew for her kids, but she hadn't been able to afford a sewing machine. I originally had $30.00 on it, but I let her have it for $20. I even sold some books, only 50 cents for hardbacks and paperbacks, and they found some good homes. One 12-year-old girl and I talked about reading, and she was telling me some of her favorite authors and series. I ended up giving her some books free. <br /><br />Oh, the jello sure takes me back to my childhood. I identify orange jello with my mother taking care of me when I was sick. And, no, I can't remember the last time I fixed jello. I wish I'd gotten my mother's meat grinder that attached to the counter, the one she used to grind up the cheese for her homemade pimento cheese, for which she also made her own mayonaise.<br /><br />And, Joan, what fun the chocolate tasting party must have been!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7541898172285996922015-05-23T21:48:26.951-04:002015-05-23T21:48:26.951-04:00we had jello salad at every Holiday meal and a lot...we had jello salad at every Holiday meal and a lot in summer<br /><br />I still have a tupperware mold I got in the 70s and do occasionally use it<br /><br />Mostly if we are having someone one over as it takes up more room in fridge than a bowl of jello<br /><br />Christmas, was layered, red jello then green jello and it would have fruit and chopped walnuts in it<br /><br />Ive used the mold for rice/veg salad, looks pretty on a plateRosie123https://www.blogger.com/profile/11528374618939863598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62921996457822859692015-05-23T20:30:35.628-04:002015-05-23T20:30:35.628-04:00Discard?
I mean… do you see what I have in my mou...Discard?<br /><br />I mean… do you see what I have in my mouth? It's an old chopstick that I got at Children's Hospital in Boston—a long time ago. I make my own combination keyboarding aid-page turners with old chopsticks, modeling clay, and spit, and you think I'd throw something away?Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85139636186057297462015-05-23T20:20:16.215-04:002015-05-23T20:20:16.215-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26335571511079422242015-05-23T17:01:16.842-04:002015-05-23T17:01:16.842-04:00Oh, and Deborah Crombie, you are partly to blame f...Oh, and Deborah Crombie, you are partly to blame for my lack of sleep last night . . . _A Finer End_ was wonderfully riveting! Good thing I can have a lazy day today. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49739881325967058932015-05-23T16:58:15.694-04:002015-05-23T16:58:15.694-04:00I love Lucy's take on how to use the neglected...<br />I love Lucy's take on how to use the neglected tools . . . and am now craving a smoothie. I have a bread machine in the pantry, and use it for baking bread in the summer, when I don't like to heat up the oven. I long ago gave away hand-cranked ice cream machine and grain grinder -- just not enough strength and stamina to use them. Coffee grinder went to Freecycle in the last move, along with a French press coffee maker, and I just gave some extra pans to a niece for her new home. I should ask if she had a use for an immersion blender, which I've never gotten the hang of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46306801597296374572015-05-23T14:48:16.500-04:002015-05-23T14:48:16.500-04:00Rhys, I know I wrote a comment for this blog. Wond...Rhys, I know I wrote a comment for this blog. Wonder where in the ether it went? Sigh. Anyway, what fun.I've just done a huge clear out in my dining room. I kept my trifle bowl, my pudding mold (wishful thinking on both counts), my dedicated apple pie dish, but oh my gosh, did I get rid of a load of stuff--including jello molds. In some previous house I think I hung them on the walls for decoration--they were never used. I also have away the salmon mousse mold, which I might regret considering the recipes today.<br /><br />And I have away my the fondue set years ago. If it makes a comeback, I'll just have to buy a new one:-)Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45323817574975228212015-05-23T14:11:03.914-04:002015-05-23T14:11:03.914-04:00Oh my gosh. I have more dishes, glassware, etc in ...Oh my gosh. I have more dishes, glassware, etc in my kitchen cabinets than I have food. A lot of it is family stuff. I'm a sucker for nostalgia. I do de-junk from time to time. Got rid of the handy dandy beercan butt chicken stand thingie. Heard the recipe is great, but never cooked it or tried it. You've inspired me today to put the cookie cutters in the box for the church thrift shop. I haven't made cut out cookies in years. I used to make drop cookies for my dad and father-in-law but they're both gone now in just the last few months. I have a couple of metal jello molds hanging on the wall as decoration. I just found a bag of individual metal molds. Where the heck did they come from? I know where they're going--thrift shop! As for the cooking. I still will use jello for the traditional family "green stuff" for holidays. Sounds more accurate than angel's delight. I don't cook much but if cream of something is needed I'll buy the low sodium version to use. And I'll either whip cream or use the real stuff in an aerosol can. No redi whip for me.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65184307931831485032015-05-23T11:50:30.741-04:002015-05-23T11:50:30.741-04:00My daughter had a fondue party for the Mad Men fin...My daughter had a fondue party for the Mad Men finale! I agree -- it will return.<br />And that milkshake machine could produce great summery alcohol drinks, like pina coladas.<br />I finally own a real Kitchenade mixer, which sits out, but I use my cuisinart quite a bit even if I have to get it from the cabinet.<br />Getting rid of excess serving dishes and "pretty" stuff.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7127235286767069962015-05-23T11:36:22.461-04:002015-05-23T11:36:22.461-04:00Michele, I'll post He Man Tuna Noodle Ding Don...Michele, I'll post He Man Tuna Noodle Ding Dong next time it's my recipe day. I do seem to have become the JRW specialist in ridiculously fast foods from the 1960s.<br /><br />Susan, I do think it's a generational thing. If your mother was married and cooking for you in the 50s and 60s, those short-cut items like Cool-Whip, Jell-O and Cream of ---- soups were the shizz. By the time the 70s rolled around, moms had switched to cookbooks like LAUREL'S KITCHEN and THE MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK. If you were ever served something with mung bean sprouts in it, your mom learned to cook in the 70s.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71913090032184635602015-05-23T11:09:32.495-04:002015-05-23T11:09:32.495-04:00I have the springform pan - and a lot of other pan...I have the springform pan - and a lot of other pans and gadgets my mother and grandmother had. Some I actually use, some are still around for nostalgia. Other things, like the huge, industrial-looking meat slicer that has been in the cabinet above the refrigerator for 26 of the 26 years we've lived in this house should probably go. As well as the several versions of George Foreman grills I had to have. Or all the gadgets I probably bought at the same time Julia's father-in-law did. When granddaughter moved out I felt proud for giving her half of my kitchen. Then she moved back home. Figured if I didn't need it while she was gone didn't need any of that again, but I think the box is still in the storage shed. Getting ready to start a kitchen facelift and everything that doesn't get used won't be going back into the new kitchen.<br /><br />I still use the cream soups in some recipes (did we ever actually eat a bowl of those?). Will never make Jell-o again since it comes in cute little individual cups now. Hubby loves Cool Whip (ugh) but since I believe in the "you won't use it if it's not on the counter plan" too (plus it's too heavy for me to move around much) I can make "real" whipped cream easily since the Kitchen-Aid is sitting right there.Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11529909711016033382015-05-23T10:40:53.093-04:002015-05-23T10:40:53.093-04:00Never mind a chocolate party, what we need to thro...Never mind a chocolate party, what we need to throw is a yard sale!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66255243311662968982015-05-23T10:25:47.401-04:002015-05-23T10:25:47.401-04:00Will you people please give those unwanted molds a...Will you people please give those unwanted molds and appliances to a charity thrift! You may think it's junk but to someone else it's "retro." Meanwhile, Jell-O is coming back in handy for tending an aged parent who has stopped eating. And you reminded me of a Jewish friend who made a great salmon mousse and a wicked whiskey sour. I have a few appliances I use maybe once a year, but they are on the top shelves of my cabinets and nothing else goes there because I can't reach them without a ladder.Artemisianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11560516942668925282015-05-23T10:16:08.230-04:002015-05-23T10:16:08.230-04:00Chocolate Tasting Party . . . you get to sample a ...Chocolate Tasting Party . . . you get to sample a variety of yummy Dove chocolate products and try out some easy recipes [the Cool Whip was mixed with a Chai Tea Mix] . . . then there’s something cooked especially for the party --- we had chocolate chipotle chicken tacos. Like all home parties, you can buy different chocolate things like candies, baking mixes, cooking sauces and rubs . . . it’s all yummy!Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69454905048186818372015-05-23T10:03:14.773-04:002015-05-23T10:03:14.773-04:00I have my mother in laws meat grinder and still us...I have my mother in laws meat grinder and still use it to make shepherd's pie. It ,ugh to even have been her mothers!Rhysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64438577836054255802015-05-23T09:46:47.921-04:002015-05-23T09:46:47.921-04:00We have a seafoam-green Oster (your's is proba...We have a seafoam-green Oster (your's is probably Hamilton Beech) milkshake maker, minus the cup. And Kaye, my husband's name is Donald but I'm the one who referred to our kitchen as a "one-butt kitchen" for years until we took out a peninsular. <br /> I have two big juicers and a breadmaker in the basement. Also there's a box of china I ordered from a home shopping show about 20 years ago. It had looked better on TV--have never used it.Mary Wooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881860793687017913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59230593993756530742015-05-23T09:45:27.682-04:002015-05-23T09:45:27.682-04:00Every once in a while, I post old Jell-O horrors ...Every once in a while, I post old Jell-O horrors on Facebook. The things some people thought needed to be shaped and congealed--yeesh!<br /><br />I have a meat grinder. I can never get rid of it. Once in a blue moon, I made my grandmother's shrimp boulettes, and a meat grinder is a necessity. Gone for good at my house--two mini quiche makers. TWO.Ramona DeFelice Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271107145932093175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69376720855314809722015-05-23T09:22:38.737-04:002015-05-23T09:22:38.737-04:00My mom made a Jello mold for every holiday meal. ...My mom made a Jello mold for every holiday meal. I refused to eat them. Now that she is gone, I looked into making them-- an incredible amount of work, under-appreciated. <br /><br />But there was also a wonderful orange juice and Jello dessert, with a graham cracker crust, that I loved. Still looking for the recipe and the spring-form pan.Ellen Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55847091710333861962015-05-23T09:21:09.560-04:002015-05-23T09:21:09.560-04:00I still use cream of whatever soups in the wintert...I still use cream of whatever soups in the wintertime for one-pot meals occasionally. No jello, no cool whip--we use the stuff from a can, too.<br /><br />When I moved into this house, I instituted a rule--can't keep it unless you use it--works for the kitchen nicely. That said, hey, keep the fondue pot--how can you make chocolate fondue without it???<br /><br />And much of my kitchen stuff was acquired from estate sales, moving sales--I love knowing that something else was well-used and loved in the kitchen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92008085696299448432015-05-23T08:53:06.001-04:002015-05-23T08:53:06.001-04:00I would be elated to take those molds, Rhys. Someo...I would be elated to take those molds, Rhys. Someone put my large one in the dishwasher and it stripped off the shiny finish. That's when I learned to my horror that it is all but impossible to find them now.My family is nostalgically attached to having a jello mold at a holiday mea1. My mother-in-law is entirely to blame for this, but there it is.Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55125826267179537662015-05-23T08:52:45.885-04:002015-05-23T08:52:45.885-04:00I'm (gulp) beginning to downsize, but unless i...I'm (gulp) beginning to downsize, but unless it's a duplicate, there's very little in the kitchen I don't use and like, Lucy Burdette, would have loved Julia's father-in-law's gift giving style. What I'd really like is Julia's He-Man-Tuna-Noodle-Doodle recipe. I don't know what it is, but I know my husband would love it. Care to share, Julia?Michele Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121333580268107053noreply@blogger.com