-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-01-19  16:59 <=-

 NB>>> I heard that Rochester and Syracuse both had heat indexes of
 NB>>> 110 on Saturday... I was thankful for that my car's A/C was
 NB>>> working well for my trip home.... 
 RH>> We finally cooled off to the 70s (with a front/storm) on Tuesday.
 RH>> Back to the mid 80s now but not quite as humid.
 NB>> We've been having more typical summer weather, with highs in high
 NB>> 70s to low 80s and temps dropping into the 60s or so at night...
 NB>> with the forecast for mostly more of the same... not really
 NB>> enough rain, though...

 RH> We've been in the mid to upperr 80s the last week or so, some days
 RH> with rain, others, not. Had to wait inside the Convention Center in
 RH> Raleigh today for a storm to get (partly) gone so we could make a mad
 RH> (wet) dash to the parking garage. Made it, without getting too wet.

That wasn't too bad...  
 
 NB>>> Tis the right season for that, too...  I noticed in Wegmans
 NB>>> when we went shopping Saturday afternoon that they've got the
 NB>>> peach loaves on sale... was tempted, but this week we're
 NB>>> hardly eating home at all, so it would just have gone bad on
 NB>>> me... maybe this week I'll grab one... 
 RH>> Sounds good to me. We're a couple of months from the Raleigh
 RH>> Wegman's opening up.
 NB>> That you are...  I did grab a loaf last week, as there weren't
 NB>> quite so many on display, and it looked like that might be the
 NB>> end of them... the date was far enough out that it has lasted
 NB>> the week... just one slice left now, and that'll probably be
 NB>> eaten tomorrow...  

 RH> Sounds good--is it a quick bread sort of thing or not? Might be worth
 RH> trying to replicate.

Basically... not as dense as a pound cake, but more cake-y than bread...
At one time they made it with good chunks of peaches, now there's much
smaller bits, but still a good taste of peaches...    They did have it
again this week, but I passed this time... 

 RH> The other day I made a blueberry skillet pound cake, similar to
 RH> the strawberry one I made at Shipp's in 2017. This one is just as
 RH> good as the strawberry version, may try it with peaches next. 

That would probably be good too...  

 RH>>>>>> Found a place that has 30 flavors of Hershey's ice cream the
 RH>>>>>> other night. (G)
 RH>>> Haven't been able to get back to them as they close at 8 on
 RH>>> Wednesday nights; we're usually at church until just after 8.
 NB>>> So the timing just doesn't mesh... 
 RH>> We made it there at about 7:59 the other night. (G)
 NB>> Squeaked in just under the wire... did they serve you...?  

 RH> Yes, they did and gave Steve a military discount.

Very nice.  

 RH> Started talking with the other ice cream place about a ginger one
 RH> in Sept.; they had one in the case the other night when we took
 RH> Rachel in. No pints of it in the freezer tho.

Maybe there's not that high a demand for it...

 RH>>> once a week for a year and you might cover it? Or, twice a  
 RH>>> week and cover that many plus additional new items cooked up
 RH>>> in that time......
 NB>>> At least he doesn't innovate QUITE that quickly... (G)  He's
 NB>>> been open now for 5 years... he's talking about updating his
 NB>>> printed menus...
 RH>> Adding some of the things that had been off the menu before,
 RH>> available only if you knew what to ask for?
 NB>> Possibly...    He's talking about deleting some things that
 NB>> no one ever asks for... although I'm not sure that there are all
 NB>> that many of those... 

 RH> We'll have to check it out next time we're in Rochester, not sure when
 RH> that will be. As of now, it could be this fall or next year some time.

Between Steve's parents and your surgery, you've had a full year
again... oh, and hosting a picnic as well...   Skipping a year here
makes some sense...

ttyl         neb

... chocolate lover's 12 step plan: be 12 steps or less from chocolate!

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