Subj : Participation (oven baked motherboards)
To   : Ben Collver
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Feb 17 2026 05:43 pm

Hi Ben,

RH> Are you based in Oregon? That, and North Dakota are the only 2 states
RH> I've yet to visit. One of these days I'll get to them.

 BC> Yes, i am based in Oregon.  I would be game for meeting up if you make
 BC> it out here.

We've got an 8th grade graduation in AZ and a high school one in Utah
next year (grandkids) so will be heading out that way. Maybe we'll
decide to be gone a bit longer and go a bit further west; Oregon is one
of the 2 states I've never been to.

RH> We were
RH> also introduced to maple creemees, a Vermont specialty where maple syrup
RH> is blended with soft serve ice cream, decadent but yummy.

 BC> I've seen articles about Canada's strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, and
 BC> sometimes i have difficulty telling whether they are serious.  ;)

It does sound almost too good to be true.

 BC> I'd love to try a maple creemee some day.  I've had family and
 friends BC> with ice cream makers, but i've never tried my hand at
 making it BC> myself.  I read that it can be easy to do using a mason
 jar in the BC> freezer.

We have a small ice cream maker, haven't used it in a while but save the
maple creemees for when we're in Vermont. It's one of those things that
are best in the area of origin; since NC isn't a maple state, I don't
expect to find a creemee here. I do expect to find good pork bbq and
seafood. (G)


 BC> Here's another sweet recipe.  We have a seasonal treat made in
 BC> Washington called Applets and Cotlets.  It is basically the same thing
 BC> referred to in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Narnia Book 1)
 BC> as Turkish Delight. If it were me, i'd skip the coloring and add some
 BC> fruit juice, preserves, etc.

OK, I wasn't sure what Turkish Delight was. I half thought it was some
sort of candy like Turkish Taffee; now I know better.


 BC>       Title: Turkish Paste (Turkish Delight)
 BC>  Categories: Candy
 BC>       Yield: 1 Batch

 BC>       3 tb Gelatin
 BC>     1/2 c  Water; cold
 BC>       1 lb Sugar
 BC>     1/2 c  Water; hot
 BC>     1/4 ts Salt
 BC>       3 tb Lemon juice
 BC>            Green coloring
 BC>            Mint flavoring
 BC>       1 c  Nuts; finely chopped


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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