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 Message 25612 
 Ben Collver to Ruth Haffly 
 Pie Crust 
 08 Jan 26 08:51:03 
 
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  Re: Pie Crust
  By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Tue Jan 06 2026 12:06 pm

RH> This is the first Cooking echo message since the beginning of the year.
RH> The last couple weeks of 2025 were pretty quiet too--is nobody posting or
RH> is there a hiccup in the system?

I suspect it was legitimately quiet, not a hiccup.

RH> OTOH, I have 5 sewing machines, a serger and an embroidery machine (Steve
RH> runs that, back story to that.) but one machine and the serger get the
RH> most use. I've got enough projects to keep me going for years. (G)

Wow, you have even more sewing machines than my mother does.  She has 4:
her own, one inherited from her mother, another inherited from her sister,
and another spare that was a bargain from the thrift store.  I believe my
mother's is a Singer and my sister's is a Brother.  I am not familiar with
Serger sewing machines.  Oh, is that a type an not a brand?

I think it's cool that Brother makes both sewing machines and laser
printers.  There's cross-stitching between the computer market and the
textile market.  ;)

RH> One of the first recipies I printed off shortly after I joined the echo in
RH> January, 1994 was posted by Michael Loo for Pseudo-Melinda's Hot Sauce.
RH> Steve still makes it, altho not as regularly as he used to.

Cool!  I started making my own hot sauce after a friend served me some of
his home-made hot sauce.  It's cheap and easy.  Just need a blender.  I
like to save seeds from squash that i cook, and put them into the
hot sauce mix.  I believe capsaicin is oil soluble and that the
saturated fats in the squash seeds helps make it hotter.

RH> We've not tried the vegetable pancakes but do enjoy seafood pancakes every
RH> so often. Sometimes we'll order one, plus just one main dish and take part
RH> of the pancake home to enjoy another time. Sam's Club had a bag of mixed
RH> seafood in their freezer section a few years ago; we bought one and had
RH> enough seafood for about 5 pancakes. A bit fiddly but they tasted good.
RH> Guess I ought to see if they have it again.

Interesting idea... it's using the pancake batter as a substrate rather
than a breading to fry seafood.  I can imagine pancakes with those tiny
shrimp they catch locally off the Oregon coast.  It could be like a
seafood version of biscuits and gravy.

Here is the only Melinda's copycat recipe that i am aware of having in my
database:

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

      Title: Melinda's Habanero Pepper Sauce
 Categories: Copycat, Sauces
      Yield: 1 Batch

    1/2 c  Onion; chopped
      2 cl Garlic; minced
      1 tb Olive oil
    1/2 c  Carrots; chopped
    1/8 c  Water
     12 ea Habaneros; stemmed, chopped
    1/2 c  White vinegar
    1/4 c  Lime juice

  Saute onions and garlic in oil over medium low heat until soft but
  not brown. Add carrots and water. Bring to boil, reduce to low and
  cook until carrots are cooked. Remove this mixture to a blender and
  blend allow with the Habaneros. When smooth, mix in vinegar and
  lime juice and simmer briefly. If you are looking to use the sauce
  immediately, simmer for 5 minutes; if you are going to store it,
  2 minutes will be sufficient heat. You may up to double the
  Habaneros before creating a painfully hot sauce, about at hot as
  Melinda's reserve. In any case, this stuff should be packed into
  sterilized containers for storage unless you want to drink it up
  all at once... 

  Adapted FROM: The Whole Chile Pepper Book by DeWitt and Gerlach

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