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Post by grammyoh on Feb 12, 2019 14:55:31 GMT -5
That salad didn't make the leap all the way from California to NY without a stop in Ohio. It was very popular here.
Grammy
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Post by grandmazn8 on Feb 12, 2019 14:57:19 GMT -5
Gayle, I fill my feeders when I can after work since I leave before dawn in the morning. Mine stay out and I try to keep food in them so my birds are happy.
I thought of something that I am going to try tonight. I mentioned on the bird thread mixing peanut butter with cornmeal and mealworms for my pb feeder that the downy loves. I forgot to add oatmeal when I made it, though. I was thinking oat flour may be easier to mix in but to make that I have to haul out the old 1970s food processor.
But then I remembered that I have my mom's coffee bean grinder that I haven't used in a while. I'm going to see if it will grind up a handful of oatmeal to add to the mix. I imagine it might even grind up nuts and other things if needed.
Of course this isn't a tip anyone on here would use since I'm probably the only one with a coffee grinder. LOL
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Post by grandmazn8 on Feb 12, 2019 14:59:07 GMT -5
I think I have an old cookbook from the 70s with that Watergate Salad recipe. I've never tried it, though.
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Post by plantdoctor on Feb 12, 2019 15:13:15 GMT -5
Robyn...I do believe that you and Larry are related! It is uncanny the similarities. Gayle...NO WAY would I share a picture of my junk drawer here. I may have to follow your tip to get it presentable to the public...lol. Grammy...It was a craze in Minnesota and Iowa as well...must have been popular in the early 70s? Thus the name Watergate...lol. Leslie...I don't have a coffee grinder, but I have used my old food grinder with the smallest screen to turn oatmeal into course flour. Emphasis is on OLD ![](https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2018/4/30/a/a/1/aa1a1d61-0aaf-4821-80e7-922ba0a3146c.jpg)
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Post by Gayle on Feb 12, 2019 15:18:36 GMT -5
I grew up with that grinder Charlene. I don't know whatever happened to it but I would love to have it.
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Post by rancherwiferobyn on Feb 12, 2019 15:40:24 GMT -5
Leslie!
I have a coffee grinder! I am waving at you! Bob does not drink coffee and I have not a desire in the world to clean a coffee pot- perc or drip! So I grind my beans every morning and then use the pour over method with a melita gizmo and a #2 filter! Delicious! Clean up is a breeze and it is so very fresh!
I have used that same grinder for flax seed and it works like a breeze!
I would think that the oatmeal would work well...it is just a blade after all!
Robyn
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Post by luvmyb_b on Feb 12, 2019 15:50:42 GMT -5
Gayle, our junk drawer is somewhat similar to yours. I don't use a silverware organizer like you did, but I did stick a bunch of plastic baskets like your white ones in our drawer to "organize it". It is hardly organized anymore because somebody who lives here (not me or Faith) doesn't particularly care where things go in the drawer. As long as he makes it into the drawer, I guess I can take care of the rest. :))
My tip came to me as I was cleaning some trays to sow my seeds this afternoon. First of all, I save the small plastic containers from fast food places like KFC or any place that has something I think will be a good size for my seedlings until I can get them transplanted. DH likes KFC so I have plenty of the mashed potato and cole slaw containers that I use for sowing my seeds. I use a thumb tack to poke holes in the bottoms so I can bottom water. They can sometimes fill with dirt over time, so my tip is to use an old toothbrush to clean the trays before I use them. That allows me to get all the nooks and crannies clean, not to mention opening up the holes that might have filled with dirt the season before. I just cleaned 6 trays that mostly came clean using a toothbrush. I had one hole that I had to poke open with a toothpick.
If this has been shared before, I apologize. I am not here enough to know for sure. If I've shared it before ... OOPS! :D
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Post by mnwildflowers on Feb 12, 2019 15:51:22 GMT -5
Leslie-I have a coffee grinder but its a burr style and only used to grind coffee, which we do fresh daily.
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Post by grandmazn8 on Feb 12, 2019 15:55:46 GMT -5
Robyn, that's good to know. I drink too much coffee to do it the way you do, I think. I'm running on 2 cups today, which isn't enough. I have my mom's espresso machine as well and have used it in a pinch to get a nice, STRONG cup to get me going.
I remember we had a grinder similar to that maybe in the early 60's I guess, although I'm not sure what we used it for. I think I remember grinding cheese a few times, but we weren't a farm, country cooking, household. They invented frozen TV dinners just for my family. (rofl)
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Post by tealbird on Feb 12, 2019 16:37:26 GMT -5
grew UP HELPING GRIND MEAT FOR HAMBERGERS AND SASUAGE! Then it got used for many other things that I cant think of.
*My tip of the day; Be sure to sort laundry carefully. Today I just thru the undies in and what a mess, I accidentally got a pad in and those little bits of absorbent was all thru my undies. I ended up re washing and rinsing 2 batches and cleaning the dryer screen many times. I have been so carful with pockets for Kleenex but this was a wake up call. Ill admit I'm not back to normal and rested, But I'm alive and life is good.
And I don't have to scoop snow!
Alma
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Post by wilderness on Feb 12, 2019 17:11:52 GMT -5
I have a coffee grinder but I don't drink coffee. I use a lot of whole spices and grind them after I toast them as I need them. Charlene, I have one of those grinders also but have 2 electric grinders so the old one is a decoration in my kitchen. However, I can remember using one when I was growing up.
Bet
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Post by mnwildflowers on Feb 12, 2019 17:38:33 GMT -5
My mom has a grinder like that, as did my grandma. We often used it to grind leftover beef or pork roast along with pickles then mixed in miracle whip for a yummy sandwich spread. My mom still uses it to grind the giblets at thanksgiving to add to the stuffing.
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Post by plantdoctor on Feb 12, 2019 17:59:45 GMT -5
I use my antique meat grinder at least once per week. It has 3 different size screens so I can grind things coarse, med or fine. I wouldn't part with it...in fact, I have 2 of them. Charlene
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Post by Auntcon on Feb 12, 2019 18:36:43 GMT -5
In regard to the Watergate Salad--I believe it originated in the Watergate Hotel-thus the name was a story I was told. It is an old recipe. Found this on line-- Kraft Foods debuted its bright green instant pistachio pudding mix in the 1970s and promoted a recipe using the pudding mix called Pistachio Pineapple Delight. It's believed that a crafty editor at a Chicago newspaper reprinted the recipe but renamed it "Watergate Salad," and the new name stuck. Regardless, it is so easy and so good!
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Post by SissyJ,NC Girl on Feb 12, 2019 19:31:33 GMT -5
I googled Where did WATERGATE SALAD get its name....lots of ideas but the one thing that stood out was that the NUTs were covered up, indicating the NUTS in the white house...and they say it is not a SALAD but a PUDDING....which is true....and it did come about during the Watergate trial etc....
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