[Sca-cooks] Chuck vs Bottom Round

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Apr 29, 2008, at 9:22 AM, Barbara Benson wrote:

> What most of the suggestions involve is an investment of time in place
> of money. And of all of the commodities that are scarce in my life
> right now, time is the most valuable. It has taken me over an hour to
> write this missive because I have had to stop to remove the following
> things from my offspring's hands: and empty soda can, a hanger, a
> styrofoam cup, bunny poop and a box of altoids. I have also had to
> change a diaper and extricate from behind a piece of furniture because
> he has not figured out how to go backwards yet. Mind you, I am not
> complaining, I am simply illustrating my point.
>
> I know that there are many, many of you out there that have managed
> many children and learned how to juggle all of this - and I applaud
> you. I am simply on the bottom end of this learning curve. ;).
>
> Well, I am sorry if I have bored the tar out of many of you, hopefully
> you quit reading when I got to the pity party part of the program. And
> Stefan, please know that I in no way intended to attack or offend you
> - your question simply set me off on a tear. You have excellent points
> and I wish I could answer them with a more positive answer.

I think perhaps you're reading more of a critical component to  
Stefan's questions than are actually there, or at least intended. I  
gather Stefan does home experimentation and cooking for potluck-type  
gatherings more than he does feasts, and then there's the whole  
engineering thing where much of your conscious existence is sort of in  
the theoretical. I think this is more about going for the ideal rather  
than wasting time criticizing the perhaps-less-than-ideal when there's  
nothing one can do about it.

It's always good to get a wakeup call, though, and be reminded that we  
all have different circumstances (and some surprisingly the same).

> OK, gotta feed the baby,

You _are_ using Old World baby food, right??? Gerber Mortrews or  
something like that?

Adamantius



"Most men worry about their own bellies, and other people's souls,  
when we all ought to worry about our own souls, and other people's  
bellies."
			-- Rabbi Israel Salanter