Hi Sean,

Dave Drum wrote to Ruth Haffly <=-

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I was a newspaper proofreader and this sign was in our office:

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"I love eating my family and my dog." "I love eating, my family, and
my dog."

Commas save lives.
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Or, the old favorite: Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma.

You know which one I prefer. (G)

(I am an Oxford comma fan.)

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Ruth
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Hi Dave,

No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties, dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who
was with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.

Sort of like my motorcycle club's Park & Display area at
theSpringfield Mile motorcycle races. We set up an area where anyone
on a 25 year old
(or older) can park and show off his "baby". All Vintage Iron Riders members were very distinctive club logo shirts or jackets so we're eay
to find.

Always a good idea if you're part of a group to dress similar, if not
totally alike so people can identify you as a part and ask you
questions, to which you may or may not have the answer. I wore a
rv/radio polo shirt but couldn't answer any any radio, few rv questions.

It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
believed that "words mean things". Bv)=

I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.

It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
well as some commas in the ingredients list.

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

* I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
~- UDD

They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

I buy it for specific recipes - like that one.

I am not fa fan of them, even more so after getting 15 pounds of
imitation velveeta in a government commodities give away. Girls were
small, couldn't freeze the stuff, so Steve and I ate the lion's share as quickly as we could. I belonged to a natural foods co-op and was able to
get some really good cheese thru it; I'd rather spend mony on that than
get free government plastic cheese.


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Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Or, the old favorite: Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma.

The hardest part is trying to explain those puns to a non-native English speaker...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Grandma's Country Chicken Cheddar Casserole
Categories: Crook1, Chicken, Main dish
Yield: 1 Servings

4 lb Chicken roaster
3 c Water
1 ts Poultry seasoning
1/4 ts Thyme
1/8 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Paprika
1/2 c Milk
1 1/2 c Crushed seasoned bread
-crumbs
1/4 c Chopped onion
1/2 c Sliced carrots
1/4 c Chopped celery
1/4 c Peas
3 c Instant rice
1/4 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1 c Shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 ts Pepper
1 ds Paprika
1/8 ts Sage
1/2 ts Poultry seasoning
2 tb Lemon juice
1/2 c Milk
2 cn Cheddar cheese soup; (10.75
-ounce)

Place chicken in a 4 quart Dutch oven and add 3 cups of water and
seasonings. Bring to a simmer and cook approximately 45 minutes. When
chicken is done, remove it from the pot and place on a dish. Place the
stock remaining in the pot into a gravy separator and strain to
remove any undesired particles and fat from getting into the stock.

Add water to the stock until you have 4 cups of liquid. Place stock
back into the Dutch oven. Add onion, carrots, celery and peas to the
stock; cooking about 20 minutes (less if using frozen mixed
vegetables).

After 20 minutes, stir in 3 cups of rice and return to a boil, remove
from heat and cover. Now, return to the chicken. Discard the skin,
remove and shred the chicken meat and place in a large mixing bowl.
Add the chicken, the salt, pepper, paprika, sage, poultry seasoning,
lemon juice, milk, eggs and cheddar cheese soup. Mix well.

When the rice has absorbed the water, add the rice and vegetable
mixture to the chicken in the mixing bowl and mix until the rice and
vegetables are distributed evenly throughout the dish. Put the
casserole mixture into a 9x13 inch pan, sprayed with vegetable spray.
Sprinkle the bread cubes over the mixture and place in a 375 degrees
F oven for 25-30 minutes. Do not cover.

Five minutes before the end of the baking time, sprinkle the shredded
cheddar cheese over the top of the casserole and return to the oven.

Grease 9"x13" pan well. Place bread in pan. Sprinkle with cheeses.
Combine rest of ingredients together and mix well. Pour over bread;
refrigerate overnight. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F or until
golden brown.

Serves 6 to 8.

Converted by MC_Buster.

MMMMM

-- Sean

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Hi Sean,

Or, the old favorite: Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma.

The hardest part is trying to explain those puns to a non-native
English speaker...

Agreed, just as they would have a hard time explaining a pun or other in
their language to us.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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