There has to be a cheaper and less annoying way.

Could be it's what's at hand, and the annoyance factor isn't taken into account... Just asked the kid if he ever found out what had caused what
we heard, and he said no, but that it definitely was blasting of some
sort... speculated that maybe it was being used to blast out rock for a
road realignment... he heard it again a few days later... There are a
number of newly resurfaced roads in the area, and some of them I'd not
been on previously so don't know if the alignment was changed any...

The annoyance is as much as to the workers as to the neighbors.
One problem with using explosives for such a purpose, especially
in a state like New York, is the costs of permitting, bonding, and
oversight. We can be thankful for government in some situations,
and this is one of them.

I'm putting my money on governmental involvement in the blasting.

I was also thinking of the generations before JS Bach... And there were other family musical dynasties at the time...

True, but they had to be pretty ragtag orchestras.

Not necessarily... Think of the Schubert or Mendelsohn soirees....

No families involved there, unless you count a
brother-sister piano duo, which doesn't apply to
the issue at hand.

Every time we figure things are getting better, something
happens that dashes our hopes.

My answers to this are skating on off-topic, so I'll desist... Should I
take it to email...?

Nope. Skating toward and falling over the edge are
distinguishable to the cop at least.

Adding protein sometimes has unexpected consequences,
in dessert-making anyway.

Or subtracting it, for that matter...

Subtracting protein always has predictable consequences!

Cream is a good thing in many contexts. I seldom use
whipped cream except for company. It tastes good on
company, er, pudding.

[snicker]

Pudding, not candy bara.

[swat]

It's not fully jocular ... and our own system is
not at all the best one.

I do take some of that sort of thing into account... such as, I'd not
get raw milk from certain dairy farmers I know, whose farms are not at
all very sanitary.... Skip's, on the other hand, I have no issues with
at all...

So why don't they crack down on the unsanitary farms?

I'm guessing that either they fly under the radar (being primarily only
for personal use) or they manage to meet minimum standards.... I know

If it's personal use, that shouldn't come to anybody's
attention, unless the kids come down with one of the -oses.
Minimum standards, well, one hopes the regulators are better
than in the days of filled milk and TB.

that when Lydia was living on her in-laws dairy farm for a time, when
she'd come into town, her car would reek of dairy farm... at Skip's,
we'd not smell that even on the farm itself....

To give an out to the in-laws, there are varying levels of
sanitation, not all of which are relevant to the wholesomeness
of the commercial product. Indicative of an attitude, sure,
but one kind of deficit doesn't mean another. As in the
households I've been part of, visual clutter did not mean bad
smells or other sign of possible hazard.

Rempeyek Kacang/Peyek
categories: Indonesian, snack
yield: 1 batch

2 c raw peanuts without skin
2 c coconut milk
2 1/2 c rice flour
3/4 c all purpose flour
Oil for deep frying
1/2 ts turmeric powder
1 Tb coriander powder
h = Ingredients to grind
4 kaffir lime leaves
3 candlenuts
3 cloves garlic
1/2 ts salt
1/2 ts sugar

Indonesian Crispy Peanut Fritters

In a medium pan without oil, stir-fry the peanuts on
low heat for about 5 min. Remove from the heat and
set aside.

Process the ingredients to grind into paste. In a
large mixing bowl, mix the flour, coconut milk, and
the paste, turmeric powder, and coriander powder.
Stir to mix everything. It should be a thin batter.

In a pot deep enough for deep-frying, preheat enough
oil. Give the batter a stir each time before dropping
by tablespoons into the hot oil and let fry until
golden brown on both sides. Work with one at a time.
Remove with slotted spoon and place on absorbent
paper towel to drain. Let them cool down completely
before storing in air-tight container.

after Marvellina at whattocooktoday.com
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