Just had some big luscious-looking ones and
some puny reddish ones, both of which were
sour and not very tasty. These came from
Driscoll's and were product of USA (didn't
say where).

Oh, well... We should be getting local fruit into the stores sometime
soon... those should be better.... hopefully.... ;)

This week's bounty

Driscoll's respberries (US) - okay, not more.
An odd thing was that there were two layers of
berries in the 1/2 pt container, with overripe
ones on the bottom and underripe ones on top.
It's almost as though they were courting returns.

H52 blackberries (Mexico) - sour but juicy and
okay. This brand is one of Whole Foods' 365
Organic line.

GreenBelle blueberries (US) - not sweet, a little
sour and tannic; on the whole pretty tasteless.

I've had some quite good scallops lately,
stateside, but they are still not quite as
wonderful as the ones that routinely were
available (even in Mrs. Paul's batter clothing)
back in my childhood.

I just bought some scallops yesterday at Wegmans for tonight's supper...
the price has been dropped to something a little more reasonable,
sorta... and I was just ready for scallops and asparagus... They looked pretty nice, hopefully they'll be sweet and nice...

Please restore my faith in the universe and say
that they were.

Smoky doesn't usually describe either Glenlivet or Macallan... I don't think I'd believe, either... :) Don't think I've ever seen it...

Whispers in both. This stuff had more.

Ah... so, possibly "seconds"...? Or do the distilleries have such...?
Or maybe it's from some other distillery...

In which case the Total sales people were
talking through their hats, which is not a
huge enormous surprise.

The good thing: not an enormous hit in the pocketbook.

Had it been an enormous hit, it would have added injury to insult... Sounds like the best things there were the pate and the raisin-nut
loaf...

And the company.

That was fairly apparent... should have acknowleged that, too... :)

I think a pound of raisin-nut loaf and a stroll
along the Charles would have made a perfectly
acceptable meal for a total outlay of $4 or so.
A bottle of reasonable wine and the possibility
of a citation for public drinking, and the costs
would have been potentially similar to what we paid
at the restaurant.

is that I saw the cover of the latest Boston Globe
Magazine, and there was this guy who looked like
Andrew Weil in kitchen whites, and it turned out
to be Peter Davis, the head chef at that same
disgraced Henrietta's.

Did the article have good things or bad to say about him, or didn't you
go that far.... :)

He was on the cover, so what do you think?

+

I move that the picnic should be the
weekend of 9/7 to 9/9. All in favor,
say aye, all opposed, say nay.

I'll say aye.... with the provision that either August date is also ok
by me, if it makes things easier for others... I'll just need to know in
good time in order to switch things for the earlier weekend...

So far the ayes have it, with only one
"might not be able" so far.

The idea that got floated last time was to get an AirBnB that everyone could share. There are too many problems with that -- primarily commitment ahead of time. We would possibly look into AirBnB in Newark or nearby for ourselves in lieu of a motel/hotel.

I still think that might be a possibility.

Possibly... with enough leadtime, maybe it could work out...

If we can get a commitment from the Fords,
looking into it within a month or two should
be wise.

Berry Flavored Milk
Categories: dairy, beverage
Serves: 4

4 c milk
2 c berries of choice

Combine milk and berries in a blender.
Blend on high speed until smooth.

Pour mixture into a glass, add a colorful
straw (optional) and enjoy!

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