• BH+G 2740

    From Dave Drum@1:2320/100 to All on Thu Sep 8 05:32:04 2016
    * Originally in: fido.HOME_COO

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

    Title: Sichuan-Style Chicken w/Peanuts
    Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Vegetables, Nuts, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    MMMMM-----------------------SICHUAN SAUCE----------------------------
    3 tb Chicken broth
    1 tb Tomato paste
    2 ts Chinkiang * or balsamic
    - vinegar
    1 ts Sugar
    1 ts Soy sauce
    1/2 ts Sesame oil
    1/4 ts Cornstarch
    1/2 ts Crushed red pepper; + more
    - to taste

    MMMMM--------------------------CHICKEN-------------------------------
    1 lb Skinned chicken; trimmed, in
    - 1" cubes
    1 ts Shao Hsing rice wine, * or
    - dry sherry
    1 ts Soy sauce
    1 1/2 ts Cornstarch
    1/2 ts Minced garlic
    1 tb Oil
    2 sl (1/2") ginger; smashed
    2 c Sugar snap peas
    1/4 c Dry-roasted peanuts
    1 Scallion; minced

    TO PREPARE SICHUAN SAUCE: Whisk broth, tomato paste,
    vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch and
    crushed red pepper to taste in a small bowl.

    TO PREPARE CHICKEN: Combine chicken, rice wine (or
    sherry), soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic in a medium
    bowl; mix thoroughly.

    Heat a 14" flat-bottomed wok or large skillet over high
    heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds
    of contact. Swirl oil into the pan, add ginger and
    stir-fry for 10 seconds. Carefully add the chicken
    mixture, spreading it out. Cook until the chicken begins
    to brown, about 1 minute. Using a spatula, stir-fry for 30
    seconds. Spread the chicken out again and cook for 30
    seconds. Continue stir-frying until the chicken is lightly
    browned on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes. Add snap peas and
    stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir the Sichuan Sauce, swirl it
    into the pan and stir-fry until the chicken is just cooked
    through and the sauce is slightly thickened and glossy, 30
    seconds to 1 minute. Transfer to a platter (discard the
    ginger) and sprinkle with peanuts and scallions. Serve
    immediately.

    * Chinkiang is a dark, slightly sweet vinegar with a smoky
    flavor. It is available in many Asian specialty markets.
    If unavailable, balsamic vinegar is an acceptable
    substitute.

    Shao Hsing (or Shaoxing) is a seasoned rice wine. It is
    available in most Asian specialty markets and some larger
    supermarkets in the Asian section. An acceptable
    substitute is dry sherry, sold with other fortified wines
    in your wine or liquor store. (We prefer it to the
    "cooking sherry" sold in many supermarkets, which can be
    surprisingly high in sodium.)

    MAKE AHEAD TIP: Prepare Sichuan Sauce (Step 1); cover and
    refrigerate for up to 1 week.

    EatingWell.com | April 2015

    MM Format by Dave Drum - 15 April 2015

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    MMMMM

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  • From Mark Lewis@1:2320/100 to Wilfred Van Velzen on Thu Sep 8 08:18:22 2016

    08 Sep 16 12:10, you wrote to Dave Drum:

    * Originally in: fido.HOME_COO

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

    Title: Sichuan-Style Chicken w/Peanuts
    Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Vegetables, Nuts, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Yes, rather controversial these recipes! ;)

    apparently the BBS added at least one more new message area and pushed the COOKING echo out of place... this is just one of several problems that QWK offline mail carries with it :(

    )\/(ark

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  • From Wilfred Van Velzen@1:2320/100 to Dave Drum on Thu Sep 8 12:10:04 2016
    Hi Dave,

    On 2016-09-08 05:32:02, you wrote to All:

    * Originally in: fido.HOME_COO

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

    Title: Sichuan-Style Chicken w/Peanuts
    Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Vegetables, Nuts, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Yes, rather controversial these recipes! ;)

    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Janis Kracht@1:2320/100 to Mark Lewis on Sat Sep 10 15:28:14 2016
    Hi Mark,

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

    Title: Sichuan-Style Chicken w/Peanuts
    Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Vegetables, Nuts, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Yes, rather controversial these recipes! ;)

    apparently the BBS added at least one more new message area and pushed the COOKING echo out of place... this is just one of several problems that QWK offline mail carries with it :(

    Yep.. I sometimes wish users would log in, read bulletins and THEN run their batch files to grab mail, etc.. :)

    You know, like this bulletin:

    *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
    New Echos Added:

    DC_UNIVERSE
    RAILFAN


    Please reset your offline reader
    pointers!

    *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*


    :)

    Take care,
    Janis

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  • From Mark Lewis@1:2320/100 to Janis Kracht on Sat Sep 10 17:35:02 2016

    10 Sep 16 15:28, you wrote to me:

    apparently the BBS added at least one more new message area and pushed
    the COOKING echo out of place... this is just one of several problems
    that QWK offline mail carries with it :(

    Yep.. I sometimes wish users would log in, read bulletins and THEN run their batch files to grab mail, etc.. :)

    yeah but that blows the order of operations out... the user probably already has a packet to upload which may be the main reason for their connection... that packet is based on how the areas looked before the change... unless the users have some way to edit/change the raw data files for their replies, i don't know how they would be able to handle the situation other than manually downloading and replying all over again... i'm just not aware of such tools being available but it has been since the '80s that i've done any real offline mail stuffs...

    some BBSes try to fix this by having two indexes to their message bases... one index is the permanent ID number of the area... this number never changes and may be idea for use in offline mail like QWK... the other index is used to display the areas in whatever sorted order is chosen on the BBS... this number can be changed at any time and has no special relationship with the areas' definitions or ordering positions...

    )\/(ark

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  • From Janis Kracht@1:2320/100 to Mark Lewis on Sat Sep 10 18:20:20 2016
    10 Sep 16 15:28, you wrote to me:

    apparently the BBS added at least one more new message area and pushed
    the COOKING echo out of place... this is just one of several problems
    that QWK offline mail carries with it :(

    Yep.. I sometimes wish users would log in, read bulletins and THEN run
    their batch files to grab mail, etc.. :)

    yeah but that blows the order of operations out... the user probably already has a packet to upload which may be the main reason for their connection...

    True, though most OLR download bulletins IIRC... could be wrong there :)

    that packet is based on how the areas looked before the change... unless the users have some way to edit/change the raw data files for their replies, i don't know how they would be able to handle the situation other than manually downloading and replying all over again... i'm just not aware of such tools
    being available but it has been since the '80s that i've done any real offline
    mail stuffs...

    Same here.. quite a while at least :)

    Take care,
    Janis

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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Mark Lewis on Sat Dec 3 02:11:26 2016
    On Sep 08, 2016 08:18am, MARK LEWIS wrote to WILFRED VAN VELZEN:



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

    Title: Sichuan-Style Chicken w/Peanuts
    Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Vegetables, Nuts, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Yes, rather controversial these recipes! ;)

    apparently the BBS added at least one more new message area and pushed
    the COOKING echo out of place... this is just one of several problems
    that QWK offline mail carries with it :(

    Not familiar with BBBS, but I think there should be a way to lock down message numbers. This is one reason why I make sure all my message base numbers are strictly static. Mystic can auto-add but it assigns a static number to every BBS Conference that the sysop can't change. Wildcat does assign a conference number and it usually is static, but there are third party utils that can sort the conferences which screw the QWK up. Synchro has the ability to assign a static or a dynamic if I remember correctly. RA is dependant on the door software you use. BW did not have a way to assign a static # but OLMS did.

    Every software that I have ran has the capability to assign a Static solution for the conference numbers. I know my USENET is a mess if you don't have the conference name sorting turned on as I do add groups with no rhyme or reason.

    I guess this is on topic because this has caused a lot of controversy in the past. :-) But I would not turn away a QWK reader under any circumstances.

    Allen
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