• Re: Pizza

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ruth Haffly on Sat Jul 26 07:27:54 2025
    RUTH HAFFLY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

    relic Black & Decker plug-in electric mower. Dennis refuses to "mess
    with all of that cord" and went out and bought a 24" seflf-propelled
    gas mower. I laugh every time he has trouble starting it. Bv)=

    Steve had a laugh over that, reading over my shoulder. We were
    responsible for a space maybe 5'by 15'to the one side of our quarters
    in Savannah. Steve bought an electric mower, don't remember if it moved
    to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
    service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
    mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
    jungle. (G)

    When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style
    push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

    8<----- BITE ----->8

    Last time we were at a Godfather's was when we were in Savannah. Pizza
    was meh but service was lousy so we've never gone back to one.

    Never been to a Godfather's that offered reulae sit-down table
    service. My locals are both on the "Quick-Serve" plan like Freddy's or Panera Bread. Order at the counter and someone will trot it out
    to you at your table.

    We don't go out for pizza, know that we can make a much better one at home.

    Do you have a Papa Murphy's Take & Bake where you are? I'll sometimes
    take one of their pretty basic offerings and tart it up with my own
    mix of toppings and additional sauce.

    We do, but they don't offer a whole wheat crust option which is our preferred crust.

    8<----- Y'KNOW ----->8

    Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
    Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
    Yield: 2 Servings

    Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
    we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

    Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

    I know; I miss him and some of the other folks who used to be here.
    When we're in western NY, we very often try to go to Taste of Japan,
    the sushi place Nancy and Richard introduced us to. We introduced
    Steve's brother & wife, one sister and her husband to it this spring.
    We stayed after the others had left, catching up with the owner and his wife.

    Don't look now but we're all edgin closer to our "use by" date.

    Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
    Categories: Bread
    Yield: 2 crusts (11")

    1 c Water; heated to 110ºF/43ºC
    1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
    1 tb Honey or sugar
    2 1/4 ts Rapid-rise or instant yeast
    2 3/4 c (345 g) whole wheat flour
    1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese
    1 ts Fine salt

    Mine is: EASY PIZZA CRUST
    2 c flour (whole wheat preferred)
    1 tbsp each oil, sugar (or honey), yeast
    pinch of salt
    3/4-1 c warm water
    Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.
    Makes
    1 16" round or 1 12x18 rectangle semi thick (thicker one with
    round pan) crust. Add toppings, bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

    I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in
    future. Bv)=

    Oh, heck. Why not right now????

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Easy Pizz Crust
    Categories: Five, Breads
    Yield: 1 pizza

    2 c Flour; pref whole wheat
    1 tb (ea) oil, sugar (or honey),
    - yeast
    pn Salt
    3/4 c (to 1 c) warm water

    Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.

    Makes 1 16" round or 1 12" X 18" rectangle semi thick
    (thicker one with round pan) crust.

    Add toppings, bake @ 425ºF/218ºC for 15-20 minutes.

    By Ruth Haffly, Wake Forest, NC

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sat Jul 26 14:22:22 2025
    Hi Dave,

    to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
    service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
    mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
    jungle. (G)

    When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

    I have faint memories of one that my family had when I was small. It
    must have been the summer after (or the one after that) we moved across
    the street and into a house with a bigger yard. I was probably about 4
    or 5. Anyway, Dad got a power mower, then, after Mom started working
    outside the home, a riding mower.

    8<----- BITE ----->8

    Title: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
    Categories: Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, Herbs, Chilies
    Yield: 2 Servings

    Michael made one of those at the picnic at Boyd's Pond in 2015; IIRC,
    we had a storebought one also. Neither of them were that great but the storebought was actually better. Probably because they knew what to do; Michael's was an improv of this and that.

    Michael was an amazing "wing-it" chef. Never ceased to amaze me.

    I know; I miss him and some of the other folks who used to be here.
    When we're in western NY, we very often try to go to Taste of Japan,
    the sushi place Nancy and Richard introduced us to. We introduced
    Steve's brother & wife, one sister and her husband to it this spring.
    We stayed after the others had left, catching up with the owner and his wife.

    Don't look now but we're all edgin closer to our "use by" date.

    I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
    this old!

    Title: Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
    Categories: Bread
    Yield: 2 crusts (11")

    Mine is: EASY PIZZA CRUST
    2 c flour (whole wheat preferred)
    1 tbsp each oil, sugar (or honey), yeast
    pinch of salt
    3/4-1 c warm water
    Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.
    Makes
    1 16" round or 1 12x18 rectangle semi thick (thicker one with
    round pan) crust. Add toppings, bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

    I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

    Oh, heck. Why not right now????

    Title: Easy Pizza Crust
    Categories: Five, Breads
    Yield: 1 pizza

    2 c Flour; pref whole wheat
    1 tb (ea) oil, sugar (or honey),
    - yeast
    pn Salt
    3/4 c (to 1 c) warm water

    Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.

    Makes 1 16" round or 1 12" X 18" rectangle semi thick
    (thicker one with round pan) crust.

    Add toppings, bake @ 425ºF/218ºC for 15-20 minutes.

    By Ruth Haffly, Wake Forest, NC

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

    MMMMM

    Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe when
    we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but have
    used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once, asking for
    the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later she called
    back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought I'd said 3-4
    cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra
    amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to the bowl to
    make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand
    for a quick meal.


    ---
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    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Mon Jul 28 05:30:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    to NC with us or not (if so, it didn't last long). We use a yard
    service now as we have .28/acre--not really enough to get a riding
    mower for and the service gets it done fast. Also nice to have the yard looking well kept when we're travelling; we don't come home to a
    jungle. (G)

    When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

    I have faint memories of one that my family had when I was small. It
    must have been the summer after (or the one after that) we moved across the street and into a house with a bigger yard. I was probably about 4
    or 5. Anyway, Dad got a power mower, then, after Mom started working outside the home, a riding mower.

    Shortly after I moved from being "trailer trash" to being a home owner I aquired a riding mower from a friend who was desparate to raise U$400 to
    pay a big speeding ticket. I mowed my yard with it once - which proved to
    be more hassle than using the electric moewr. And I had to get out the
    electric to mow the plces the rider would not get to. Bv)=

    It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon when a
    friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a reasonably priced
    mower for his son who had bought a house with a large yard. The son came
    by, we fired up the mower and he cut a lap around the yard. Then he gave
    me 4 Benjamins and I helped him load it into his pick up truck.

    8<----- BITE ----->8

    Don't look now but we're all edging closer to our "use by" date.

    I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
    this old!

    I'm totally amazed that I've lived thi long since my parents both had
    their candles go out in their mid-50s. And remembering some of the bone
    headed stunts I got up to when IK was young and invulnerable.

    8<----- AGSIN ----->8

    I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

    Oh, heck. Why not right now????

    Title: Easy Pizza Crust
    Categories: Five, Breads
    Yield: 1 pizza

    2 c Flour; pref whole wheat
    1 tb (ea) oil, sugar (or honey),
    - yeast
    pn Salt
    3/4 c (to 1 c) warm water

    Mix all, knead briefly, set aside while preparing toppings.

    Makes 1 16" round or 1 12" X 18" rectangle semi thick
    (thicker one with round pan) crust.

    Add toppings, bake @ 425§F/218§C for 15-20 minutes.

    By Ruth Haffly, Wake Forest, NC

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

    MMMMM

    Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe
    when we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but
    have used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once,
    asking for the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later
    she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
    I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
    the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

    I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making a sewing
    table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement and his ears
    elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
    water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth. Bv)=

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Three Cheese White Pizza
    Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 10 slices

    Olive oil
    1 Recipe pizza dough
    4 oz Ricotta cheese
    4 oz Mozzarella cheese; sliced
    4 oz Parmesan cheese; grated

    Set oven @ 500ºF/260ºC.

    Drizzle olive oil onto a rimmed baking sheet pan or a
    pizza pan, enough for a 14-inch pizza. Work the pizza
    dough onto the pan. Drizzle additional olive oil on top
    of the pizza dough.

    Using a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, spread
    the ricotta cheese over the crust, leaving an edge to
    the dough for the crust. Then top with mozzarella slices
    and finally with Parmesan cheese.

    Place into the preheated oven and bake for 13 to 15
    minutes, until the pizza crust is golden brown and the
    cheese has all melted and begins to slightly bubble.

    Remove from the oven, slice and serve.

    By Robyn Stone

    RECIPE FROM: https://addapinch.com

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DAVE DRUM on Mon Jul 28 08:41:12 2025
    When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

    Back in 1998, I bought one of those. I really liked using it. I had a
    small yard and it worked great for that. I did have to more it a little
    more often, I think... if you let the grass get too high, there was a
    crossbar that held the whole thing together that would effectively "push"
    the taller bits out of the way.

    It was quiet and got the job done. Where I am now, the yard is too big,
    and the "grass" too thick, to get much use out of it.

    Mike

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Mon Jul 28 14:11:28 2025
    Hi Dave,

    When I wore a younger man's (much youngrr) clothes I used a reel style push mower. All I can say is thank you Mr Briggs and Mr Stratton.

    I have faint memories of one that my family had when I was small. It
    must have been the summer after (or the one after that) we moved across the street and into a house with a bigger yard. I was probably about 4
    or 5. Anyway, Dad got a power mower, then, after Mom started working outside the home, a riding mower.

    Shortly after I moved from being "trailer trash" to being a home owner
    I aquired a riding mower from a friend who was desparate to raise
    U$400 to pay a big speeding ticket. I mowed my yard with it once -
    which proved to be more hassle than using the electric moewr. And I
    had to get out the
    electric to mow the plces the rider would not get to. Bv)=

    We've got a lot of wide open space in our front, side (2) and back yards
    that a riding mower does a good job. The back yard is the most limited
    but a regular mower can make short work of the grass there. Stephen has
    looked at riding mowers but by using the lawn care service, hasn't had
    the need to buy one.

    It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon
    when DD> a friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a
    reasonably DD> priced mower for his son who had bought a house with a
    large yard. The DD> son came by, we fired up the mower and he cut a lap
    around the yard. DD> Then he gave me 4 Benjamins and I helped him load
    it into his pick up DD> truck.

    Good deal. My parents owned about a quarter acre but kept a small strip
    of the one neighbor's pace mowed to extend our back yard slightly.
    Neighbors owned several acres surrounding ours but let us have free run
    of most of it, including a good sledding hill. Only part of their
    acreage was kept mowed, the rest was left wild.

    8<----- BITE ----->8

    Don't look now but we're all edging closer to our "use by" date.

    I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
    this old!

    I'm totally amazed that I've lived thi long since my parents both had their candles go out in their mid-50s. And remembering some of the
    bone headed stunts I got up to when IK was young and invulnerable.

    My mom lived to a couple weeks short of 86; dad, a couple of months
    short of 96. He was 7 years older than mom, married after fighting in
    WWII and then going to college (where he met her).


    8<----- AGSIN ----->8

    I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

    Oh, heck. Why not right now????

    Title: Easy Pizza Crust
    Categories: Five, Breads
    Yield: 1 pizza


    Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe
    when we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but
    have used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once,
    asking for the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later
    she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
    I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
    the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

    I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said
    three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making
    a sewing table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement
    and his ears elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
    water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth.
    Bv)=

    Probably so, been so long I don't remember. Do you say "oh" or "zero"?
    I grew up using the former more but some time ago switched to using the
    latter.


    Title: Three Cheese White Pizza
    Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 10 slices

    Olive oil
    1 Recipe pizza dough
    4 oz Ricotta cheese
    4 oz Mozzarella cheese; sliced
    4 oz Parmesan cheese; grated

    Interesting, I don't think I've seen a recipe (or on a menu) for a
    totally cheese pizza. Most often the "white pizza" recipies/menu
    listings have a number of other toppings, most often some sort of greens
    like spinach or endive, maybe mushrooms as well. I've tried some of them
    but have yet to find one I like as much as a "red" pizza.


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ruth Haffly on Wed Jul 30 08:05:06 2025
    RUTH HAFFLY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

    We've got a lot of wide open space in our front, side (2) and back
    yards that a riding mower does a good job. The back yard is the most limited but a regular mower can make short work of the grass there. Stephen has looked at riding mowers but by using the lawn care service, hasn't had the need to buy one.

    If I hired a lawn service my Scottish forebears would be "spinning in
    their crypts".

    It lived in a back corner of the garage until one fine afternoon
    when a friend called and asked if I knew where he could find a
    reasonably priced mower for his son who had bought a house with a
    large yard. The son came by, we fired up the mower and he cut a
    lap around the yard. DD> Then he gave me 4 Benjamins and I helped
    him load it into his pick up DD> truck.

    Good deal. My parents owned about a quarter acre but kept a small strip
    of the one neighbor's pace mowed to extend our back yard slightly. Neighbors owned several acres surrounding ours but let us have free run
    of most of it, including a good sledding hill. Only part of their
    acreage was kept mowed, the rest was left wild.

    Like the farm house my Granddad and I stayedin during the week while my Grandmother was working out of town. There was a front and side yard.
    The other "side yard"was taken up with a kitchen garden having green
    beans, carrots, radishes, sweet crn, popcorn, and asparagus patch, etc.

    The backyard contained the well and pump (no runnin water), smokehouse,
    tool shed and outhouse. And the other side of the fence was pasture.

    8<----- BITE ----->8

    Don't look now but we're all edging closer to our "use by" date.

    I know, I just had a birthday earlier this week. I'm too young to be
    this old!

    I'm totally amazed that I've lived thi long since my parents both had their candles go out in their mid-50s. And remembering some of the
    bone headed stunts I got up to when IK was young and invulnerable.

    My mom lived to a couple weeks short of 86; dad, a couple of months
    short of 96. He was 7 years older than mom, married after fighting in
    WWII and then going to college (where he met her).

    8<----- AGSIN ----->8

    I'm gonna Meal Monster that. Expect to see it posted back to you in future. Bv)=

    Oh, heck. Why not right now????

    Title: Easy Pizza Crust
    Categories: Five, Breads
    Yield: 1 pizza

    Hopefully somebody will benefit from it. We came across this recipe
    when we lived in Swansboro; I think we found it around 1978 or 79 but
    have used it countless times since. A friend of mine called once,
    asking for the recipe so I dictated it over the phone. A while later
    she called back saying it was soupy; in trouble shooting, she thought
    I'd said 3-4 cups (instead of 3/4 cup) of water. I was able to tell her the extra amounts of flour, yeast, oil and sugar (or honey) to add to
    the bowl to make several crusts (the dough freezes well) so she'd have them on hand for a quick meal.

    I'll bet you told her three-fourths of a cup where I would have said
    three quarters of a cup. My grandpa taught me that when we were making
    a sewing table for my grandmother. He had asked me for a measurement
    and his ears elided the three fourths inch in the same way your lady mis-heard your
    water measure. Sso he instructed me to use quarter instead of fourth.
    Bv)=

    Probably so, been so long I don't remember. Do you say "oh" or "zero"?
    I grew up using the former more but some time ago switched to using the latter.

    In casual conversation I use "oh" If giving a number ... phone, address,
    etc. I use "zero" and may do phonetic letters like "apple", "hairy", etc.
    Not the same as the military but the same principle.

    Title: Three Cheese White Pizza
    Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 10 slices

    Olive oil
    1 Recipe pizza dough
    4 oz Ricotta cheese
    4 oz Mozzarella cheese; sliced
    4 oz Parmesan cheese; grated

    Interesting, I don't think I've seen a recipe (or on a menu) for a
    totally cheese pizza. Most often the "white pizza" recipies/menu
    listings have a number of other toppings, most often some sort of
    greens like spinach or endive, maybe mushrooms as well. I've tried some
    of them but have yet to find one I like as much as a "red" pizza.

    I'm not a fan of meatless pizza.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Sausage & Egg Breakfast Pizza
    Categories: Pork, Breads, Cheese, Potatoes
    Yield: 7 Servings

    16 oz Pkg roll sausage; cooked,
    - crumbled, drained
    8 oz Tube refrigerated crescent
    - rolls
    1 c Shredded hash browns, thawed
    1 c Sharp Cheddar cheese;
    - shredded
    5 lg Eggs; beaten
    1/4 c Milk
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper
    2 tb Parmesan cheese

    Separate crescent dough into eight triangles. Place in an
    ungreased 12" pizza pan with points toward the center.

    Press over bottom and up sides to form a crust and seal
    perforations. Spoon sausage over crust, sprinkle with
    potatoes. Top with cheddar cheese.

    Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper and pour into crust.
    Sprinkle over all.

    Bake in 375øF/190øC oven for 30 minutes.

    Only a loser would eat cold pizza for breakfast when
    there's hot Sausage and Egg Breakfast Pizza in the world.

    Makes 7 servings

    From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com

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