Re: [CnD] Update on labels and cards
I'm going to put the cards in another bag, possibly a zip lock. It will vary, depending on what it is, how big it is, and what kind of bag or container it is in. JI can reuse the bags, so it might not be as wasteful as it sounds. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 6:36 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Update on labels and cards In the freezer though, you might want the thicker labels. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 5:34 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Update on labels and cards The cards got here today that are 100 pound weight. I looked again at the cheaper Amazon ones, and I think there are something like 76. If they are just a little thinner than these, they will be perfectly adequate for labeling. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Update on labels and cards
In the freezer though, you might want the thicker labels. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 5:34 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Update on labels and cards The cards got here today that are 100 pound weight. I looked again at the cheaper Amazon ones, and I think there are something like 76. If they are just a little thinner than these, they will be perfectly adequate for labeling. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Update on labels and cards
The cards got here today that are 100 pound weight. I looked again at the cheaper Amazon ones, and I think there are something like 76. If they are just a little thinner than these, they will be perfectly adequate for labeling. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
I have ben doing that fold both ways thing for a long time. I can't cut or tear evenly, so the best I can do is do the c's and then fold both directions. That makies it easy to cut, well, almost straight. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 11:19 AM To: Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight Well now, you might try this the next time you need to tear a perforation. Fold the perforation both ways before tearing. I remember once a student came to a Professor at Delaware Valley College once and said his password to log onto the computer didn't work. The Professor asked him if a student or professor had given him the password. The student said a professor had given him the password but didn't remember which professor. The Professor asked the student if he had the paper the login information was written and the student had the paper and gave it to the professor. The Professor told the student that a student assistant gave him that paper because the perforations were ragged. The professor told the class that all Professors at Delaware Valley College always fold their perforations both ways so the perforations tear easily and cleanly. I use that technique even today when I open food packages and it works as advertised for me. On Wed, 19 Aug 2020, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:35:11 > From: Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Helen Whitehead > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight > > If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a > line of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Richard Kuzma > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be > heavey enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you > pay less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Dani Pagador > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > > > Mary, > > Glad you found something that works for you. > > > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index > > card slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for > > them maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > > > More Later, > > Dani > > > > fo > > > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > > wrote: > > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for > > > that size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some > > > of those Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will > > > just put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper > > > doesn't touch them and I can still read the labels through the > > > plastic. An awkward solution, but it will work for the little > > > tiny bags. The bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > > I > > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for > > > each > bag of seeds. > > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of > > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
For me, Braille is such an accessible method. I use those med papers that come with the prescriptions just to write things that I will no longer need like a shopping list or something. Just can't get used to the higher tech stuff. The papers are perforated and it's so easy just to tear one off, write whatever, use it, and throw it away. I know I'm weird! (smile) On 8/19/2020 10:21 AM, Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark wrote: Yes, I've used that, too, and it really helps! Karen At 09:21 AM 8/19/2020, you wrote: Well now, you might try this the next time you need to tear a perforation. Fold the perforation both ways before tearing. I remember once a student came to a Professor at Delaware Valley College once and said his password to log onto the computer didn't work. The Professor asked him if a student or professor had given him the password. The student said a professor had given him the password but didn't remember which professor. The Professor asked the student if he had the paper the login information was written and the student had the paper and gave it to the professor. The Professor told the student that a student assistant gave him that paper because the perforations were ragged. The professor told the class that all Professors at Delaware Valley College always fold their perforations both ways so the perforations tear easily and cleanly. I use that technique even today when I open food packages and it works as advertised for me. On Wed, 19 Aug 2020, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:35:11 > From: Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Helen Whitehead > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight > > If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a line > of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Richard Kuzma > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey > enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay > less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Dani Pagador > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > > > Mary, > > Glad you found something that works for you. > > > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card > > slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them > > maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > > > More Later, > > Dani > > > > fo > > > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > > wrote: > > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that > > > size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those > > > Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just > > > put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't > > > touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An > > > awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > > I > > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for each > bag of seeds. > > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of > > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie
Mary, Put the veggies through a food processor to mince it up before mixing in to pasta sauce. He'll like it, and he won't even know what hit him. That's how my older sis got my nephew to eat broccoli. I don't know how to help you with your don't-likes. Tomatoes have to be in ketchup or salsa for me. I like all the rest, especially the spam, but it could be that it's a Hawaii staple or that I'm Filipino. It's gotta be the original flavor, though. Otherwise they messed with a good thing. More Later, Dani On 8/19/20, Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark wrote: > I do something very similar, and Curt absolutely loves it. > > Karen > At 02:51 AM 8/19/2020, you wrote: >>This one is really tasty. I make this one quite often. >> >> >> >>Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie >> >> >> >>1 pound ground beef >> >>1 onion, diced >> >>A can of corn, or frozen corn >> >>A can of Franco American beef gravy or a can of Campbell's mushroom soup >>Mashed potatoes Salt and pepper to taste. >> >> >> >>Fry ground beef up with onion. >> >>Peel and cube potatoes, cook, and mash. Add butter to potatoes, I don't >>usually add milk to them. >> >>Put ground beef in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan. >> >>Then, top with corn, add gravy/soup, and top with mashed potatoes. >> >>I've never tried it with cheese yet. >> >>If you want the potatoes to be crispy on top, don't cover with foil. >> >>Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, until heated through, at 350degrees. >>Enjoy. >> >> >> >>___ >>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
Yes, I've used that, too, and it really helps! Karen At 09:21 AM 8/19/2020, you wrote: Well now, you might try this the next time you need to tear a perforation. Fold the perforation both ways before tearing. I remember once a student came to a Professor at Delaware Valley College once and said his password to log onto the computer didn't work. The Professor asked him if a student or professor had given him the password. The student said a professor had given him the password but didn't remember which professor. The Professor asked the student if he had the paper the login information was written and the student had the paper and gave it to the professor. The Professor told the student that a student assistant gave him that paper because the perforations were ragged. The professor told the class that all Professors at Delaware Valley College always fold their perforations both ways so the perforations tear easily and cleanly. I use that technique even today when I open food packages and it works as advertised for me. On Wed, 19 Aug 2020, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:35:11 > From: Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Helen Whitehead > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight > > If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a line > of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Richard Kuzma > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey > enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay > less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Dani Pagador > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > > > Mary, > > Glad you found something that works for you. > > > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card > > slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them > > maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > > > More Later, > > Dani > > > > fo > > > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > > wrote: > > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that > > > size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those > > > Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just > > > put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't > > > touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An > > > awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > > I > > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for each > bag of seeds. > > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of > > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > > > All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also > > > carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being > > > sure you can get the job done. (smile) > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of Linda S. via
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
Well now, you might try this the next time you need to tear a perforation. Fold the perforation both ways before tearing. I remember once a student came to a Professor at Delaware Valley College once and said his password to log onto the computer didn't work. The Professor asked him if a student or professor had given him the password. The student said a professor had given him the password but didn't remember which professor. The Professor asked the student if he had the paper the login information was written and the student had the paper and gave it to the professor. The Professor told the student that a student assistant gave him that paper because the perforations were ragged. The professor told the class that all Professors at Delaware Valley College always fold their perforations both ways so the perforations tear easily and cleanly. I use that technique even today when I open food packages and it works as advertised for me. On Wed, 19 Aug 2020, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:35:11 > From: Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Helen Whitehead > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight > > If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a line > of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Richard Kuzma > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey > enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay > less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Dani Pagador > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > > > Mary, > > Glad you found something that works for you. > > > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card > > slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them > > maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > > > More Later, > > Dani > > > > fo > > > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > > wrote: > > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that > > > size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those > > > Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just > > > put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't > > > touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An > > > awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > > I > > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for each > bag of seeds. > > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of > > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > > > All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also > > > carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being > > > sure you can get the job done. (smile) > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > > > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM > > > To:
Re: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie
I do something very similar, and Curt absolutely loves it. Karen At 02:51 AM 8/19/2020, you wrote: This one is really tasty. I make this one quite often. Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, diced A can of corn, or frozen corn A can of Franco American beef gravy or a can of Campbell's mushroom soup Mashed potatoes Salt and pepper to taste. Fry ground beef up with onion. Peel and cube potatoes, cook, and mash. Add butter to potatoes, I don't usually add milk to them. Put ground beef in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan. Then, top with corn, add gravy/soup, and top with mashed potatoes. I've never tried it with cheese yet. If you want the potatoes to be crispy on top, don't cover with foil. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, until heated through, at 350degrees. Enjoy. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
It's so nice to know that other people do the same, and that you're not the only one who thinks of these kinds of things. On 8/19/2020 4:35 AM, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark wrote: If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a line of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Richard Kuzma Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions Just a thought, Holidays are coming, Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey enough. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay less. On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Dani Pagador Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions Mary, Glad you found something that works for you. I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* More Later, Dani fo On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The bigger bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. I feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for each bag of seeds. But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we might be in this for the long haul. So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air conditioned comfort while blind. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being sure you can get the job done. (smile) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem You go girl! On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time to make the labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen Friend or the bar code reader ever breaks or isn't available and I were dependent on it, I'd be in huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too dependent on my iPhone as it is. At least for this gal, Braille and the slate and stylus will never go out of style, not as long as I can read it and use them. I may run out of Dymo tape and elastic, my preferrd materials of choice, but there's all kinds of stuff labels can be made out of. I like seeing what everyone else is doing to solve the labeling problem. Mary, too bad there isn't a site that can identify seeds for you the way they have one now for identifying mystery pills that find their way out of the bottle. Maybe you could sprout some of the mystery seeds and, if you've had them before, identify them by taste? Aaron wouldn't be able to help identify them visually, would he? More Later, Dani On 8/17/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: I take it that the Pen Friend 2 labels cannot go in the freezer? I mean, get wet? I hope the second iteration of this is smaller than the first one, which I thought was rather clunky and awkward to use. I would rather not
Re: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie
I wish somebody could put a spell on my husband to make him think he likes shepherd's pie. That and cauliflower and spinach. And I know that he wishes that I liked tomatoes, pickle relish, yellow mustard, and spam, yuck! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 9:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Regina Marie Subject: Re: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie This sounds like the way I do mine. I realize I may have written it misleadingly. You do combine meat and vegies. Put them on the bottom of the greased pan. (I combine with the gravy too.) Then spread potatoes on top as a crust and place uncooked canned biscuits or your own homemade biscuits around the sides to cook. I use about 4 cups or more of mashed potatoes because I usually make 2 pies. I also use 2 pounds ofmeat and one pound of the veggies I choose. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marilyn Pennington via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 2:50 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: m51penning...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie This one is really tasty. I make this one quite often. Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, diced A can of corn, or frozen corn A can of Franco American beef gravy or a can of Campbell's mushroom soup Mashed potatoes Salt and pepper to taste. Fry ground beef up with onion. Peel and cube potatoes, cook, and mash. Add butter to potatoes, I don't usually add milk to them. Put ground beef in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan. Then, top with corn, add gravy/soup, and top with mashed potatoes. I've never tried it with cheese yet. If you want the potatoes to be crispy on top, don't cover with foil. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, until heated through, at 350degrees. Enjoy. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions
I put tape on all the corners, so it stays secure. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 9:20 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions Does the scotch tape hold up well in the freezer? The dymo taype sure doesn't. But that's a different thing altogether. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 6:30 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Helen Whitehead Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions I do the same thing. I use junk mail, to label meat, that I'd bought at the store, then I just use Scotch tape for sticking the label on. I write what kind of meat it is, and the date I purchased it. this way, I can organize my upright freezer, and use the older meat first, so the newer packages get put at the back. I have different meats on different shelves. I love Braille! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:40 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions I use junk mail a lot of times especiall the mail that has that glossy finish. Then I cut it to size; and sometimes I don't cut it straight, but who cares; it serves a purpose. On 8/18/2020 7:03 PM, Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be > heavey enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you > pay less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 >> From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark >> >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Dani Pagador >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions >> >> Mary, >> Glad you found something that works for you. >> >> I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what >> Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like >> the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I >> surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up >> too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index >> card slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for >> them maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* >> >> More Later, >> Dani >> >> fo >> >> On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> wrote: >>> Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. >>> >>> I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 >>> index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that >>> size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those >>> Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. >>> That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just >>> put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't >>> touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An >>> awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The >>> bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. >>> I >>> feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar >>> products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for >>> each > bag of seeds. >>> But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a >>> long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we >>> might be in this for the long haul. >>> >>> So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air >>> conditioned comfort while blind. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of >>> diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem >>> >>> All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also >>> carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being >>> sure you can get the job done. (smile) >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Linda S. >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem >>> >>> You go girl! >>> >>> On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM,
Re: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie
This sounds like the way I do mine. I realize I may have written it misleadingly. You do combine meat and vegies. Put them on the bottom of the greased pan. (I combine with the gravy too.) Then spread potatoes on top as a crust and place uncooked canned biscuits or your own homemade biscuits around the sides to cook. I use about 4 cups or more of mashed potatoes because I usually make 2 pies. I also use 2 pounds ofmeat and one pound of the veggies I choose. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marilyn Pennington via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 2:50 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: m51penning...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie This one is really tasty. I make this one quite often. Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, diced A can of corn, or frozen corn A can of Franco American beef gravy or a can of Campbell's mushroom soup Mashed potatoes Salt and pepper to taste. Fry ground beef up with onion. Peel and cube potatoes, cook, and mash. Add butter to potatoes, I don't usually add milk to them. Put ground beef in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan. Then, top with corn, add gravy/soup, and top with mashed potatoes. I've never tried it with cheese yet. If you want the potatoes to be crispy on top, don't cover with foil. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, until heated through, at 350degrees. Enjoy. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Easy Shepherd's Pie, T
Thanks for this. Of course I could do my pie, but I could use the soup instead of making gravy. It would save some time over the stove. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marilyn Pennington via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:32 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: m51penning...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Easy Shepherd's Pie, T Easy Shepherd's Pie, T 1 lb. ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 can (10 oz.) cream of mushroom soup or tomato soup 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 2 c. mashed potatoes 1 cup grated cheese (optional) Brown ground beef and onion and drain. Add cream of mushroom soup. In baking dish layer ground beef, corn and mashed potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes . Makes 4 servings. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Shepherd's pie
Hi Linda. I use leftover mashed potatoes. I brown the ground beef with onion and spices and drain off the grease and then make abou 2 cups of gravy with it. I mix in leftover vegetable or a small package of frozen veggies. You can switch this from mixed veggies, peas, green beans, carrots and peas, etch. Combine it all together. You can put you favorite cheese on top. I like to make my own biscuit dough and place them around the edges to cook with the pie. I bake it uncovered for 30-40 minutes and 350. Biscuits should be golden brown. You can use canned biscuits and lower the oven to 325. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: [CnD] Shepherd's pie Does anyone have a recipe for shepherd's pie that you really like using ground beef? Thanks. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions
Does the scotch tape hold up well in the freezer? The dymo taype sure doesn't. But that's a different thing altogether. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 6:30 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Helen Whitehead Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions I do the same thing. I use junk mail, to label meat, that I'd bought at the store, then I just use Scotch tape for sticking the label on. I write what kind of meat it is, and the date I purchased it. this way, I can organize my upright freezer, and use the older meat first, so the newer packages get put at the back. I have different meats on different shelves. I love Braille! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:40 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions I use junk mail a lot of times especiall the mail that has that glossy finish. Then I cut it to size; and sometimes I don't cut it straight, but who cares; it serves a purpose. On 8/18/2020 7:03 PM, Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be > heavey enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you > pay less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 >> From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark >> >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Dani Pagador >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions >> >> Mary, >> Glad you found something that works for you. >> >> I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what >> Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like >> the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I >> surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up >> too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index >> card slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for >> them maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* >> >> More Later, >> Dani >> >> fo >> >> On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> wrote: >>> Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. >>> >>> I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 >>> index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that >>> size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those >>> Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. >>> That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just >>> put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't >>> touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An >>> awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The >>> bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. >>> I >>> feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar >>> products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for >>> each > bag of seeds. >>> But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a >>> long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we >>> might be in this for the long haul. >>> >>> So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air >>> conditioned comfort while blind. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of >>> diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem >>> >>> All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also >>> carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being >>> sure you can get the job done. (smile) >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Linda S. >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem >>> >>> You go girl! >>> >>> On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time to make the labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen Friend or the bar code reader ever breaks or isn't available and I were dependent on it, I'd be in huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too dependent
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions
I don't think I could write with a slate on 200 weight card stock. Ouch! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:07 PM To: Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions Those are close to #200 weight card stock. On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 22:03:44 > From: Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Richard Kuzma > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be > heavey enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you > pay less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Dani Pagador > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > > > Mary, > > Glad you found something that works for you. > > > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index > > card slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for > > them maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > > > More Later, > > Dani > > > > fo > > > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > > wrote: > > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for > > > that size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some > > > of those Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will > > > just put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper > > > doesn't touch them and I can still read the labels through the > > > plastic. An awkward solution, but it will work for the little > > > tiny bags. The bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > > I > > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for > > > each > bag of seeds. > > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of > > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > > > All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also > > > carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like > > > being sure you can get the job done. (smile) > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > > > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM > > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > > Cc: Linda S. > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > > > You go girl! > > > > > > On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > >> That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time > > >> to make the labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen > > >> Friend or the bar code reader ever breaks or isn't available and > > >> I were dependent on it, I'd be in huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too > > >> dependent on my iPhone as it is. > > >> > > >> At least for this gal, Braille and the slate and stylus will > > >> never go out of style, not as long as I can read it and use them. > > >> I may run out of Dymo tape and elastic, my preferrd materials of > > >> choice, but there's all kinds of stuff labels can be made out of. > > >> > > >> I like seeing what everyone else is doing to solve the labeling > > >> problem. Mary, too bad there isn't a site that can identify seeds > > >> for you the way they have one now for identifying
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
Oh yes, that line of c's! Normally, I can't cut straight to save my life. But that line of c's sure used to help. This brings back lots of memories of being blind in the twentieth century. I am finding now that I go back to some of those low tech and no tech solutions. Technology is great, and it solves many of our problems. But it has its own limitations. What does this have to do with cooking? Well, labeling, if you are blind, is a big part of being able to cook and get around in the kitchen. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 6:35 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Helen Whitehead Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a line of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Richard Kuzma Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions Just a thought, Holidays are coming, Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey enough. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay less. On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Dani Pagador > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Mary, > Glad you found something that works for you. > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card > slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them > maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > More Later, > Dani > > fo > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that > > size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those > > Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just > > put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't > > touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An > > awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The > > bigger bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > I > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for > > each bag of seeds. > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > Behalf Of > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also > > carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being > > sure you can get the job done. (smile) > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Linda S. > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > You go girl! > > > > On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >> That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time to > >> make the labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen Friend > >> or the bar code reader ever breaks or isn't available and I were > >> dependent on it, I'd be in huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too dependent > >> on my iPhone as it is. > >> > >> At least for this gal, Braille and the slate and stylus will never > >> go out of style, not as long as I can read it
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions: cutting straight
If I'm writing out more than one label, on junk mail, I'll Braille a line of C's, then fold it there, and it rips straight. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:04 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Richard Kuzma Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions Just a thought, Holidays are coming, Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey enough. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay less. On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 > From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Dani Pagador > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > Mary, > Glad you found something that works for you. > > I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what > Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like > the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I > surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up > too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card > slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them > maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* > > More Later, > Dani > > fo > > On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. > > > > I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 > > index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that > > size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those > > Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. > > That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just > > put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't > > touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An > > awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The bigger bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. > > I > > feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar > > products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for each bag of seeds. > > But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a > > long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we > > might be in this for the long haul. > > > > So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air > > conditioned comfort while blind. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > Behalf Of > > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also > > carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being > > sure you can get the job done. (smile) > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Cookinginthedark On > > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Linda S. > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem > > > > You go girl! > > > > On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >> That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time to > >> make the labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen Friend > >> or the bar code reader ever breaks or isn't available and I were > >> dependent on it, I'd be in huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too dependent > >> on my iPhone as it is. > >> > >> At least for this gal, Braille and the slate and stylus will never > >> go out of style, not as long as I can read it and use them. I may > >> run out of Dymo tape and elastic, my preferrd materials of choice, > >> but there's all kinds of stuff labels can be made out of. > >> > >> I like seeing what everyone else is doing to solve the labeling > >> problem. Mary, too bad there isn't a site that can identify seeds > >> for you the way they have one now for identifying mystery pills > >> that find their way out of the bottle. Maybe you could sprout some > >> of the mystery seeds and, if you've had them before, identify them by taste? > >> Aaron wouldn't be able to help identify them visually, would he? > >> > >> More Later, > >> Dani > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 8/17/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > >> wrote: > >>> I take it that the Pen Friend 2 labels cannot
Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions
I do the same thing. I use junk mail, to label meat, that I'd bought at the store, then I just use Scotch tape for sticking the label on. I write what kind of meat it is, and the date I purchased it. this way, I can organize my upright freezer, and use the older meat first, so the newer packages get put at the back. I have different meats on different shelves. I love Braille! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:40 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions I use junk mail a lot of times especiall the mail that has that glossy finish. Then I cut it to size; and sometimes I don't cut it straight, but who cares; it serves a purpose. On 8/18/2020 7:03 PM, Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Just a thought, > Holidays are coming, > Could just save some Christmas cards and use those. Just might be heavey > enough. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Cc: Jude DaShiell > Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions > > The technical term to use in the stationery shop is #100 weight card stock. > It even comes in larger sheets and not labeled as braille paper you pay > less. > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:05:05 >> From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark >> >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Dani Pagador >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling Decisions >> >> Mary, >> Glad you found something that works for you. >> >> I hope you get the index cards that are made on paper like what >> Braille paper is made of. I bought some a few years ago that is like >> the stuff really flimsy magazine covers are made of; boy was I >> surprised and unhappy when I opened the package. It doesn't hold up >> too well for long-term use and gets stuck in the interpoint index card >> slate. I think they changed the material to cut costs. Good for them >> maybe, but not for me. *sad smiley* >> >> More Later, >> Dani >> >> fo >> >> On 8/18/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> wrote: >>> Thanks for everybody's suggestions for my labeling problem. >>> >>> I had to decide something about labeling. So I bought some 3 x 5 >>> index cards and an index card slate that is supposed to be for that >>> size. I also went ahead and bought some dymo tape and some of those >>> Braille labels with the holes at both ends and the elastic ties. >>> That way, I am ready for almost anything. I think that I will just >>> put the bags of seeds into other bags so that the paper doesn't >>> touch them and I can still read the labels through the plastic. An >>> awkward solution, but it will work for the little tiny bags. The bigger > bags and containers can get the ones with the ties. >>> I >>> feel bad about using all these plastic bags, one to hold similar >>> products, one for each bag to hold it and the label, and one for each > bag of seeds. >>> But some of this will be reusable, and besides, it will take me a >>> long time to go through most of those bags of seeds anyway. So we >>> might be in this for the long haul. >>> >>> So that is the progress on my Covid19 hobby of growing food in air >>> conditioned comfort while blind. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of >>> diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:31 AM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem >>> >>> All the years I carried a $6000 notetaker around with me, I also >>> carried a postcard slate, stilus and index cards. Nothing like being >>> sure you can get the job done. (smile) >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 11:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Linda S. >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem >>> >>> You go girl! >>> >>> On 8/17/2020 6:11 PM, Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark wrote: That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time to make the labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen Friend or the bar code reader ever breaks or isn't available and I were dependent on it, I'd be in huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too dependent on my iPhone as it is. At least for this gal, Braille and the slate and stylus will never go out of style, not as long as I can read it and use them. I may run out of Dymo tape and elastic, my preferrd materials of choice, but there's all kinds of stuff labels can be made out of. I like seeing what everyone else is doing to solve the labeling problem.
[CnD] Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie
This one is really tasty. I make this one quite often. Helen's Favorite Shepherd's Pie 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, diced A can of corn, or frozen corn A can of Franco American beef gravy or a can of Campbell's mushroom soup Mashed potatoes Salt and pepper to taste. Fry ground beef up with onion. Peel and cube potatoes, cook, and mash. Add butter to potatoes, I don't usually add milk to them. Put ground beef in the bottom of a 9 by 13 pan. Then, top with corn, add gravy/soup, and top with mashed potatoes. I've never tried it with cheese yet. If you want the potatoes to be crispy on top, don't cover with foil. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, until heated through, at 350degrees. Enjoy. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Garden-Fresh-Shepherd's Pie
Garden-Fresh-Shepherd's Pie Any type of ground meat will work well in this recipe, which is based on the traditional English leftover-meat pie. 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 pounds ground veal or ground beef, lamb, pork, or poultry 1 large onion, grated 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill 1 cup cooked chopped spinach, drained 3 to 4 cups mashed potatoes, divided salt and pepper, to taste 1 unbaked 9-inch single pie crust 1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs Preheat the oven to 500°F. In a heavy saucepan, melt 1/2 cup of butter over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil. Add the veal, onion, and herbs and cook, stirring constantly, until the meat is almost done (almost all pink is gone). Drain off some of the fat. Add the spinach and 1 cup of mashed potatoes. Stir to blend, then add salt and pepper, to taste. Place the mixture in the pie crust. Use the remaining mashed potatoes to make a top crust, mounding it slightly in the center. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter, then brush the potatoes with it. Sprinkle with the bread crumbs. Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 375°F and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden. Makes 4 to 6 servings. The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden-Fresh Cookbook. From Patty. Enjoy. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Easy Shepherd's Pie, T
Easy Shepherd's Pie, T 1 lb. ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 can (10 oz.) cream of mushroom soup or tomato soup 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 2 c. mashed potatoes 1 cup grated cheese (optional) Brown ground beef and onion and drain. Add cream of mushroom soup. In baking dish layer ground beef, corn and mashed potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes . Makes 4 servings. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
