I used to watch Square One TV, which at the time
I found hilarious - it was a lighthearted attempt
to encourage STEM education at the elementary to
junior-high level but was way before its time and
besides fell into the trap of many clever shows
aimed at children - the jokes and references were
far too sophisticated for the target audience.

I never saw it. We got cable when our older daughter was 5 so she (and 3
year old sister) started watching "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood". Never really got into other PBS kid's shows.

I seldom watched either of those but occasionally did
see the commercial knockoff The Muppet Show, which
was pretty frankly adult-oriented (not pornographic,
just for the immature at heart, not in age).

something that I could have sworn was called
Antiques Roadshow, I thought locally produced
either by WENH or WGBH, that I can't find mention
of on the all-knowing Internet. It was hosted by a
tagteam of an avuncular Captain Kangaroolike antique
dealer and a TV pro of the cute giggly girl type.

With hosts like that, I'd turn the show off fast. Did see a short
article in one of the recent back papers that some picker found the
original Aerosmith tour van. Not into that group but somebody may make a
lot of money with it.

It was no worse than any other kind of TV host
combination. Captain Antiquariangaroo was actually
kind of witty. Now that I think of it, the
hostess was named Dana something - the first time
I recall ever encountering that as a female name.

Lilli sometimes watches a British version, so when
I'm wandering through the living room, that sometimes
assails my senses. Every time I've heard it, there
are squeals of delight from the owners of items, so
the encounters must be cherry-picked.

I think they are to some extent. Some friends in HI took stuff down to Honolulu when ARS came (around 2005/6) to town but didn't get picked to
be on the show. Guess their stuff wasn't that interesting.

Well, you don't want everyday stuff on your
roster - you want something that someone paid
$5 for that's worth 5000 or perhaps something
that someone paid $5000 for that's worth 5.

show, not > on PBS is about "junque pickers". They'll search for out
of the way,

long forgotten barns (or similiar) full of stuff, buy a good bit of

it
That would bore me silly. Of course, many are
not captivated by some fat bald guy eating
strange stuff on the air.

I'd rather watch the former than the latter. I've seen a few "Picker" shows--they can turn up some of the oddest things in the least likely places..................

For me the fat guy wins every time, though what he
represents as odd sometimes I see as commonplace.

and then take it back to their base and resell it. Most of that

stuff > I'd not pay good money for, but someone does.
That's the thing, someone does; as time passes
the someones become more mainstream.

To be passed on to the next genreation who thinks "why in the world did
they buy this?". We've dealt with some of it in settling my parents'
estates.

Keep it for 100 years and maybe the sale will
pay for the storage costs.

No, not at all. Smoking tobacco on top of working in a bbq pit can

ruin > them fast.
Either or both - if I had to make the choice,
I'd be barbecuing meat rather than puffing away
at a smelly cylinder.

Given the choice, I would too--if I had some protection from the smoke.

Some people think that way about tobacco as well,
hence waterpipes and hookahs.

Interesting, but don't know about the tripe.

A food of which I am fairly fond, as are many of
the offals, which admittedly have to be treated
with more care than muscle meats.

I'm OK with liver, haven't really gotten into others.

Cherry Rolls - Panini di Ciliege

OTOH, these look yummy.

For me, as you can expect, the other way
round. Kidneys, yummy; cherry bread, ehhh.

+

the canned Reid's GPS--their dressing is nowhere near the flavor
of what I'm used to (being polite about it). (G)

I'm not familiar with Reid's. Too sweet, is it?

TBH, it's been so long since I bought a can, I don't remember. Just
that it did not taste as good as the home made, by a long shot. Maybe
we can do a taste test at the picnic if I can find a can of it.

If you mean Read's German Potato Salad, that's readily available at Wegmans... :)

Michael nixed the idea of a taste off at the picnic. I understand, as
I'd rather have the home made over the canned. I knew it was Read's but
just blanked on the spelling. Had gotten some Reid's cinnamon life
savers a couple of days before....................

If anyone else wants to invest the buck or two
for a can, far be it from me to discourage its
opening. Far be it from me to encourage such
irresponsible behavior, either.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

Title: Kalter Kartoffelsalat (Cold Potato Salad)
Categories: Salads, Vegetables, German
Yield: 6 servings

6 ea Potatoes; Large * 1 x ;Boiling Water
1/2 ts Salt 1 ea Onion; Medium, Minced
3 tb Vinegar 1/2 ts Mustard; Prepared
1 ts Sugar 2 ts Dillseed

* Potatoes should be peeled and quartered.

In medium saucepan cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender.
Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of potato water. Dice potatoes. Add oil and
minced onion; toss gently. In small saucepan bring the 3/4 cup potato
water to a boil; pour over potatoes and onion. Keep at room temperature
for 2 to 3 hours. Stir in vinegar, mustard, sugar, and dillseed. Potato
salad will be creamy. Serve at room temperature. Source unknown

-----
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5
* Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140)

Hi Michael,

I never saw it. We got cable when our older daughter was 5 so she

(and 3 > year old sister) started watching "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Roger's

Neighborhood". Never really got into other PBS kid's shows.

I seldom watched either of those but occasionally did

You never raisled children so had no cause to be exposed to them on a
regular basis.

see the commercial knockoff The Muppet Show, which
was pretty frankly adult-oriented (not pornographic,
just for the immature at heart, not in age).

That was one of our favorites, the old version anyway. They tried
bringing it back on tv a few years ago, with Piggy as a talk show host.
It was a dud, don't think it lasted more than 4 episodes before it was
yanked off the air.

something that I could have sworn was called
Antiques Roadshow, I thought locally produced
either by WENH or WGBH, that I can't find mention
of on the all-knowing Internet. It was hosted by a
tagteam of an avuncular Captain Kangaroolike antique
dealer and a TV pro of the cute giggly girl type.

With hosts like that, I'd turn the show off fast. Did see a short article in one of the recent back papers that some picker found the original Aerosmith tour van. Not into that group but somebody may

make a > lot of money with it.

It was no worse than any other kind of TV host
combination. Captain Antiquariangaroo was actually
kind of witty. Now that I think of it, the

Now that you can appreciate it, it's gone.

hostess was named Dana something - the first time
I recall ever encountering that as a female name.

That's one of those names that can be used for either a boy or a girl.
My high school class had 3 Lynns in it, all male, but I've heard it used
quite often as a female name.

Lilli sometimes watches a British version, so when
I'm wandering through the living room, that sometimes
assails my senses. Every time I've heard it, there
are squeals of delight from the owners of items, so
the encounters must be cherry-picked.

I think they are to some extent. Some friends in HI took stuff down

to > Honolulu when ARS came (around 2005/6) to town but didn't get
picked to > be on the show. Guess their stuff wasn't that interesting.

Well, you don't want everyday stuff on your
roster - you want something that someone paid
$5 for that's worth 5000 or perhaps something
that someone paid $5000 for that's worth 5.

I think they try to go for the most impressive items brought to that
particular "try out" time, especially if there's a relation to the area
where they are filming. It would be interesting to find the value of
some of our stuff but easier to take it to a local appraiser than stand
in line at an ARS taping.

show, not > on PBS is about "junque pickers". They'll search

for out > ML> of the way,

long forgotten barns (or similiar) full of stuff, buy a good

bit of > ML> it

That would bore me silly. Of course, many are
not captivated by some fat bald guy eating
strange stuff on the air.

I'd rather watch the former than the latter. I've seen a few

"Picker" > shows--they can turn up some of the oddest things in the
least likely > places..................

For me the fat guy wins every time, though what he
represents as odd sometimes I see as commonplace.

Some things are indeed odd, others are very common to the local area.
The pickers take the oddest things back to their base and sell
them--always a sucker waiting to buy that odd piece of whatever to
decorate their house. (G)

and then take it back to their base and resell it. Most of

that > ML> stuff > I'd not pay good money for, but someone does.

That's the thing, someone does; as time passes
the someones become more mainstream.

To be passed on to the next genreation who thinks "why in the world

did > they buy this?". We've dealt with some of it in settling my
parents'

estates.

Keep it for 100 years and maybe the sale will
pay for the storage costs.

Things like their first rent check (dated 3 days after they got married)
kind of stuff is not valuable to anybody. OTOH, old baptismal
certificates may be, at least to historians.

No, not at all. Smoking tobacco on top of working in a bbq

pit can > ML> ruin > them fast.

Either or both - if I had to make the choice,
I'd be barbecuing meat rather than puffing away
at a smelly cylinder.

Given the choice, I would too--if I had some protection from the

smoke.

Some people think that way about tobacco as well,
hence waterpipes and hookahs.

I'm still not into any form of tobacco smoke. Doubt if it would add any
sort of edible flavor to smoking meats, especially cigarette smoke since
it has so many chemical additives.

Interesting, but don't know about the tripe.

A food of which I am fairly fond, as are many of
the offals, which admittedly have to be treated
with more care than muscle meats.

I'm OK with liver, haven't really gotten into others.

Cherry Rolls - Panini di Ciliege

OTOH, these look yummy.

For me, as you can expect, the other way
round. Kidneys, yummy; cherry bread, ehhh.

To each his own.......

shot. Maybe > RH> we can do a taste test at the picnic if I can find
a can of it.

If you mean Read's German Potato Salad, that's readily

available at > NB> Wegmans... :)

Michael nixed the idea of a taste off at the picnic. I understand,

as > I'd rather have the home made over the canned. I knew it was
Read's but > just blanked on the spelling. Had gotten some Reid's
cinnamon life

savers a couple of days before....................

If anyone else wants to invest the buck or two
for a can, far be it from me to discourage its
opening. Far be it from me to encourage such
irresponsible behavior, either.

I won't spend the money for the canned stuff, but maybe use the money to
buy ingredients to do my usual version.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Gone crazy, be back later. leave a message at the Beep!

--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)