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Makes me laugh. Probably fifty years ago Sunset magazine published an article about an adobe oven. My dad (who knew nothing about building anything) and a family friend (who did, thank heavens) built it in our backyard. They were featured in the local newspaper (food editor was the family friend's wife) Dad only used it for bread, but it was fantastic. We just sold the house last month; I hope the new young owner patches the stucco, doesnt burn down the fence, and enjoys the fun.

kathyvegas beat me to the punch (non-alcoholic, of course) re: funeral potatoes. I have lived in Utah my whole life, am not a Mormon, but funeral potatoes are an institution that cut across all cultural lines. A great small grocery store in Salt Lake, Emigration Market, sells them in tins, although the price would make the pioneers shudder. And to prove that stereotypes can sometimes be true, I believe that jello, usually with shredded carrots and whipped cream, are a staple.
Celebrate your aunt's life. She obviously has a wonderful nephew.

I also have a cuisinart (great value for fifty bucks, I recommend it to the OP if her hand-me-down requires the ice and salt routine) I have found that putting a layer of plastic wrap right on top of the ice cream keeps the ice crystals away. lids on containers let in too much air.

the "heat " of poblamos?

I had a problem when I burned some kind of sugar substance (can't remember exactly what) on my antique skillet. Rather than throw it out, I tried everything to get it clean......sos, drill with wire brush etc. Nothing worked. I then used some spray oven cleaner on it, put it in a plastic bag in the sun outside for two days, and it cleaned up beautifully. I had to re-season it of course (I use crisco, oil makes it gummy) and it worked great. So for a major disaster, go for the oven cleaner.

If your burger has too much lettuce, how about opening it up and removing a leaf? Reminds me of people who complain their dish needed more salt. Uh, put some on it.

why do you even publish this drivel?