Given enough age, pretty much anything will be
valuable to somebody. Baseball cards ... comic
books ... old broken bottles and crockery ...
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Don't know if you've ever seen the PBS program "Antiques Roadshow".

I used to watch Square One TV, which at the time
I found hilarious - it was a lighthearted attempt
to encourage STEM education at the elementary to
junior-high level but was way before its time and
besides fell into the trap of many clever shows
aimed at children - the jokes and references were
far too sophisticated for the target audience.
Anyhow, after that show, there were a number of
contenders for the succeeding time slot, and I
occasionally watched them - Ciao Italia with Mary
Ann Esposito, Bob Ross's Joy of Painting, and
something that I could have sworn was called
Antiques Roadshow, I thought locally produced
either by WENH or WGBH, that I can't find mention
of on the all-knowing Internet. It was hosted by a
tagteam of an avuncular Captain Kangaroolike antique
dealer and a TV pro of the cute giggly girl type.

Lilli sometimes watches a British version, so when
I'm wandering through the living room, that sometimes
assails my senses. Every time I've heard it, there
are squeals of delight from the owners of items, so
the encounters must be cherry-picked.

Sometimes some really valuable stuff turns up, other times it's not near
as valuable as the current owner thinks it might be. Another show, not
on PBS is about "junque pickers". They'll search for out of the way,
long forgotten barns (or similiar) full of stuff, buy a good bit of it

That would bore me silly. Of course, many are
not captivated by some fat bald guy eating
strange stuff on the air.

and then take it back to their base and resell it. Most of that stuff
I'd not pay good money for, but someone does.

That's the thing, someone does; as time passes
the someones become more mainstream.

Good/bad genes? Some people can take smoke easier than

others. > ML> Hard to say - perhaps her son inherited the bad genes

from the father.

Possible, hard to tell. Hanging around a bbq pit tho isn't the best

idea > for bad lungs tho.
Nor for lungs in general.

No, not at all. Smoking tobacco on top of working in a bbq pit can ruin
them fast.

Either or both - if I had to make the choice,
I'd be barbecuing meat rather than puffing away
at a smelly cylinder.

Fu Qi Fei Pian
categories: starter, stews, pork, Chinese, Szechwanese
servings: 4

Interesting, but don't know about the tripe.

A food of which I am fairly fond, as are many of
the offals, which admittedly have to be treated
with more care than muscle meats.

Cherry Rolls - Panini di Ciliege
categories: breads, New Hampshire, Italy, breakfast, dessert
Yield" 30

h - FILLING
1 c granulated sugar
2 ts ground cinnamon
1 c dried tart red cherries, diced
2/3 c nonfat dry milk
1 1/3 c warm water (110 to 115F)
1 Tb active dry yeast
1/2 c plus 1 ts granulated sugar
4 1/2 Tb butter or margarine, room temperature
1 lg egg
2 lg egg whites
5 c King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- more as needed
h - GLAZE
1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
4 Tb milk
1/2 ts almond extract

Place the dry milk in a large bowl and add the
warm water. Stir to dissolve. Sprinkle the yeast
over the milk, add 1 ts sugar, and stir to
dissolve. Let the mixture proof 10 min, covered.

Add 2 1/2 Tb butter, the egg and egg whites, and
remaining granulated sugar to the mixture and
whisk until well blended. Add the flour gradually
until a ball of dough is obtained that is not
sticky. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface
and knead until smooth, 10 to 12 min. Place the
dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover tightly
with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled
in bulk, about 1 hr.

Preheat the oven to 375F. Grease two 15-x-11"
baking sheets.

Mix the sugar and cinnamon together for the
filling and set aside.

Punch the dough down and divide in half. Knead
each half until smooth, about 5 min. Roll one
piece on a floured surface into a 16" circle.
Brush the dough with 1 Tb butter. Sprinkle on
half the sugar and cinnamon, and then half the
cherries. Roll the dough up from the widest
side into a tight jelly roll. Cut the roll
into fifteen 1" slices and place them on baking
sheet, spacing them close together. Repeat for
the second piece. Let rise, covered, for 15 min.

Bake for 25 to 30 min, or until nicely browned.
Let the rolls cool until warm on a cookie rack.

In a small bowl, mix the confectioners' sugar
with the milk and almond extract until smooth.
Drizzle a little of the glaze over the tops of
the rolls. Serve warm.

Note: These can be frozen unglazed.

Mary Ann Esposito, Nella Cucina
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Hi Michael,

Given enough age, pretty much anything will be
valuable to somebody. Baseball cards ... comic
books ... old broken bottles and crockery ...
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Don't know if you've ever seen the PBS program "Antiques Roadshow".

I used to watch Square One TV, which at the time
I found hilarious - it was a lighthearted attempt
to encourage STEM education at the elementary to
junior-high level but was way before its time and
besides fell into the trap of many clever shows
aimed at children - the jokes and references were
far too sophisticated for the target audience.

I never saw it. We got cable when our older daughter was 5 so she (and 3
year old sister) started watching "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood". Never really got into other PBS kid's shows.

Anyhow, after that show, there were a number of
contenders for the succeeding time slot, and I
occasionally watched them - Ciao Italia with Mary
Ann Esposito, Bob Ross's Joy of Painting, and
something that I could have sworn was called
Antiques Roadshow, I thought locally produced
either by WENH or WGBH, that I can't find mention
of on the all-knowing Internet. It was hosted by a
tagteam of an avuncular Captain Kangaroolike antique
dealer and a TV pro of the cute giggly girl type.

With hosts like that, I'd turn the show off fast. Did see a short
article in one of the recent back papers that some picker found the
original Aerosmith tour van. Not into that group but somebody may make a
lot of money with it.

Lilli sometimes watches a British version, so when
I'm wandering through the living room, that sometimes
assails my senses. Every time I've heard it, there
are squeals of delight from the owners of items, so
the encounters must be cherry-picked.

I think they are to some extent. Some friends in HI took stuff down to
Honolulu when ARS came (around 2005/6) to town but didn't get picked to
be on the show. Guess their stuff wasn't that interesting.

Sometimes some really valuable stuff turns up, other times it's not

near > as valuable as the current owner thinks it might be. Another
show, not > on PBS is about "junque pickers". They'll search for out
of the way,

long forgotten barns (or similiar) full of stuff, buy a good bit of

it

That would bore me silly. Of course, many are
not captivated by some fat bald guy eating
strange stuff on the air.

I'd rather watch the former than the latter. I've seen a few "Picker" shows--they can turn up some of the oddest things in the least likely places..................

and then take it back to their base and resell it. Most of that

stuff > I'd not pay good money for, but someone does.

That's the thing, someone does; as time passes
the someones become more mainstream.

To be passed on to the next genreation who thinks "why in the world did
they buy this?". We've dealt with some of it in settling my parents'
estates.

Good/bad genes? Some people can take smoke easier than

others. > ML> Hard to say - perhaps her son inherited the bad

genes > ML> > ML> from the father.

Possible, hard to tell. Hanging around a bbq pit tho isn't

the best > ML> idea > for bad lungs tho.

Nor for lungs in general.

No, not at all. Smoking tobacco on top of working in a bbq pit can

ruin > them fast.

Either or both - if I had to make the choice,
I'd be barbecuing meat rather than puffing away
at a smelly cylinder.

Given the choice, I would too--if I had some protection from the smoke.

Fu Qi Fei Pian
categories: starter, stews, pork, Chinese, Szechwanese
servings: 4

Interesting, but don't know about the tripe.

A food of which I am fairly fond, as are many of
the offals, which admittedly have to be treated
with more care than muscle meats.

I'm OK with liver, haven't really gotten into others.

Cherry Rolls - Panini di Ciliege
categories: breads, New Hampshire, Italy, breakfast, dessert
Yield" 30

OTOH, these look yummy.

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Ruth
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