Friday, November 18, 2011

The first subject is the color green. We hear from Jane O’Donnell

Hello…..
I just saw the recent article on the different “Green Colors” which was written by Rande Bly. That was so easy to use, see, understand, and compare items with. Why hasn’t someone done that before with all the colors? For those of us that are somewhat new to Steuben, and still learning, it is a great speedy reference. We don’t all have the major Steuben books to reference that many of the “real serious collectors” have, so it is really a huge help. Sometimes the simplest things are the best. My thanks to Rande……..

Jane O’Donnell

The other subject is recipes. This all started with the West Virginia Museum of American Museum of Glass seeking recipes for a cook book which would link the recipe to the glass collecting club. Susan Shovers submitted a recipe as did others from the Carder Steuben Club. Susan’s recipe received a scathing review from Neal O’Donnell. Much like two glass collectors debating an issue over glass, Susan now replies to defend her honor.

Alan, though this is a glass blog, I must take issue with Mr. O’Donnell’s critique of the garlic dip. I have made this many, many times to only raves. It is a simple recipe which needs no dissecting. I rechecked the recipe.,.,.yes, 4 cloves of garlic to be ground with the parsley and almonds. If you put it thru the feed tube first, it will become runny. That is probably why the garlic was overwhelming. Instead of adding more mayo, perhaps a bigger bunch of parsley might be better. And as an added note, if you eat parsley with garlic you will not have garlic breath. I am sure Count Dracula might enjoy this dip, as well. Susan Shovers

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