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I think itās charming, and Iād be so happy that my family brought me the goods to make goodies! Weād eat apples in pies and oatmeal and as applesauce and on pork chopsā¦. well, you get the idea. And every time Iād point out that these were the apples THEY got for me from the farmerās market, and look them all in the eye to let them know how special they are. She is truly blessed.
I was always first in line for the apple peels. I later learned that is where half the nutrition is. Wonāt peel or core an apple to this day. Everything goes down except the stem.
Susan001 - Ellieās not the one with the negative attitude. Sure sheās frowning. I would too if my husband dumped about 10 hours of unexpected work on me and then left the kids for me to watch as well. Accusing someone who is understandably upset and frowning slightly of having a negative attitude is a bit like calling someone in a wheelchair lazy.
By the way, my son & husband once gave me a birthday gift that was in many ways similar to that bushel of apples. I tried to be diplomatic, but I let them know the error their ways. They did NOT walk away and leave it to me to take care of. And now, about 25 years later, they both still talk and laugh about their āmistakeā.
If heād brought home one of those little crank-peeler thingies, the couldāve made it a game and left most of the work to the kid. Itās only about an hour to get through a whole bushel of apples, and then itās pies pies pies ātil the cows come home.
And when the cows do come home, you can feed them the cores and peels.
Why on earth is she slaving like that with a big frown on her face? The wonder of apples isā¦they keep! You donāt have to use them up all in one day, for heavens sake!
Her eyebrows are up, and only her mouth is down, so I see concentration, not frowning. Sheās already made two pies, so maybe itās just that sheās trying to figure out what next? In any case, I donāt see her āseething insideā.
I bought one of those fancy centrifugal juicers that mashes up fruits & vegetables and flings the pulp into a separate basket.
With the abundance of tomatoes my garden provided this summer - Iāve been making tomato juice. Then I use the pulp + spices to make Chili Sauce (the spicy sweet kind like Mom used to make - more like chunky ketchup). Makes ācooking from scratchā alot easier & less wasteful when U donāt have to peel.
Works good with apples too! I like to make fresh applesauce (take out the seeds & stems) & warm it up with some sweet spices. TrĆØs yummy with Vanilla Ice Cream!
Why do so many people get down on Elly??? She raised two very well adjusted adults, April did well to once she got older. The story line cut off right well she was still a teenager so that is why I left her off, but made reference to her. Elly is fine. Her and John retired together and have done quite well for themselves. Please give her a break.
My husband brought me a 5 gallon pail full of apples from the tree on the family farm. I did not make pies or applesauce. I put them in the refrigerator, and we are eating them.
This is a Canadian comic strip. So how would the phrase āas Canadian as __ā go when dealing with apples in this case? The United States already have it as āas American as apple pie.ā
I too get a more and more tired of Ellyās always negative attitude. Itās so cool! They brought apples! Now she can make pies! Itās so cool to make pies. Then again, I never peel my apples for the pieā¦.
Anways, if thatās such a tremendous chore, she could have made a fun evening together with the whole family peeling apples!
Susan001 said - I still detest her negative attitude, though. To Elly, the glass is ALWAYS half-empty.
Susan001, you constantly berate Elly for being negative, yet a lot of what YOU say in your comments is just negative after negative after negative about Elly! I donāt remember the last time you actually said something nice about Elly, or commended her on a good decision! Perhaps itās your glass thatās a little half-empty.
ā¦..seems a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. OR maybe it could be that you actually have a hubby like John (or heaven forbid, Ted) and we could understand your position. If that is the case, commisserations and hugs! :o)
My husband has learned that if he wants apple pie from scratch, he can do the work. Iāll make pie crust, but my mom never made a really good apple pie, so I prefer to use the canned pie filling. I did buy one of those apple peeler/corer/slicer several years ago, so weāve got the tools. He just made an apple pie yesterday, with my homemade pie crust. Guys can learn to cook, if they are properly motivated. Of course, it didnāt hurt that I was busy baking a bunch of rolls, etc.
Susan001 - Itās not a problem for me - ātwas merely an observation! And of course, you are entitled to feel exactly as you wish; I was not denying your right to rant. Goodness knows, it wouldnāt be the same around here without your colorful contributions, soā¦ as you were! :-)
Nelly55 - hey, you gotta love a good bit of drama! ;-)
Re: Ellyās negative attitude. Nelly55 has the right idea. It was the seventies. You had to be there to understand, and I have a feeling that the people who donāt understand Elly werenāt. (Did that make sense?ā¦ Itās way past my bedtime). Elly just represents the popular perception of what was happening in the Western world. Womenās Lib and all that.
Even should the comic be based in the 70ās, my dad knew how to cook back then as well. I find it quite amusing that you do not expect men to be able to bake or cook, since i and all my male friends (in sweden) do it all the time.
This is a Canadian comic strip. So how would the phrase āas Canadian as __ā go when dealing with apples in this case? The United States already have it as āas American as apple pie.ā
I believe the Europeans invented the apple pie. And as every thing, the Americans stole it, along with the tune to āGod save the queenā, and almost every tv show on US tv.They began in Britain .
aww john is just like another kid. and ellie is a sweetheart. i hope iām a wife just like her. sheāll get grumpy, but in the end she loves it. and i do find it charming, and iām 21 and engaged to an amazing man. but she COULD have asked john to lend a hand. the fact that she didnāt means that she didnāt mind it that much, in my opinion. love the coupleās dynamics, and john loves her very much so he knows she wonāt mind- and she probably doesnāt after a nice free day. if sheās mad sheāll tell them not to do it again lol. silly things. problem solved =)
ComicDetectiveDA over 15 years ago
Itās all fun and games ātil someone has to cook the pie!
But seriously, canāt they just save the peels and make something else to eat with them instead of wasting them?
4deerinmyyard over 15 years ago
Just compost āem. Plant the cores; who knows, you could get lucky.
Comic-Nut over 15 years ago
Ah, the yearly ritual.
ejcapulet over 15 years ago
I know someone who uses apple peels and cores to distract the deer from her garden, she also plants enough corn that thereās enough for everyone.
Julicans over 15 years ago
Applesause! Just core āem and cook āem and blend āem. Yum!
Oceanie over 15 years ago
I think itās charming, and Iād be so happy that my family brought me the goods to make goodies! Weād eat apples in pies and oatmeal and as applesauce and on pork chopsā¦. well, you get the idea. And every time Iād point out that these were the apples THEY got for me from the farmerās market, and look them all in the eye to let them know how special they are. She is truly blessed.
alondra over 15 years ago
Wouldāve been nice if John had helped with the peeling but he thinks hey I bought it my jobās done!
kfaatz925 over 15 years ago
Itās a great idea, but I agree it would be even better if John and the kids would help with the cooking. Thatās a lot of apples!
tsteward114 over 15 years ago
Now we see what happens when you send dad out for a day with the kids,they bring you presents with work involved.
lewisbower over 15 years ago
Iām an old fashioned male chauvinist pig. My stay at home wife is happy with what I bring her.
gaebie over 15 years ago
āā¦it would be even better if John and the kids would help with the cooking.ā
Lets think about that again. Maybe they would all be better off if they didnāt help!
MermaidStitcher over 15 years ago
I saved the apple cores for the my horse. Back in my younger days
EarlWash over 15 years ago
I was always first in line for the apple peels. I later learned that is where half the nutrition is. Wonāt peel or core an apple to this day. Everything goes down except the stem.
JanLC over 15 years ago
Susan001 - Ellieās not the one with the negative attitude. Sure sheās frowning. I would too if my husband dumped about 10 hours of unexpected work on me and then left the kids for me to watch as well. Accusing someone who is understandably upset and frowning slightly of having a negative attitude is a bit like calling someone in a wheelchair lazy. By the way, my son & husband once gave me a birthday gift that was in many ways similar to that bushel of apples. I tried to be diplomatic, but I let them know the error their ways. They did NOT walk away and leave it to me to take care of. And now, about 25 years later, they both still talk and laugh about their āmistakeā.
ShaZamKaPow over 15 years ago
ā¦that is a large number of applesā¦
Calista over 15 years ago
Iām with Ellie on this one. If my husband wants to bring home an entire dayās worth of extra work for me to do, heād better check with me first.
Dmajor over 15 years ago
If heād brought home one of those little crank-peeler thingies, the couldāve made it a game and left most of the work to the kid. Itās only about an hour to get through a whole bushel of apples, and then itās pies pies pies ātil the cows come home.
And when the cows do come home, you can feed them the cores and peels.
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
Elly can make for canned, jam, pie, cake, applesauce and what more the apples can do for all of them and us to eat. :-)
summerdog86 over 15 years ago
Why on earth is she slaving like that with a big frown on her face? The wonder of apples isā¦they keep! You donāt have to use them up all in one day, for heavens sake!
pibfan868 over 15 years ago
Her eyebrows are up, and only her mouth is down, so I see concentration, not frowning. Sheās already made two pies, so maybe itās just that sheās trying to figure out what next? In any case, I donāt see her āseething insideā.
GJ_Jehosaphat over 15 years ago
I bought one of those fancy centrifugal juicers that mashes up fruits & vegetables and flings the pulp into a separate basket.
With the abundance of tomatoes my garden provided this summer - Iāve been making tomato juice. Then I use the pulp + spices to make Chili Sauce (the spicy sweet kind like Mom used to make - more like chunky ketchup). Makes ācooking from scratchā alot easier & less wasteful when U donāt have to peel.
Works good with apples too! I like to make fresh applesauce (take out the seeds & stems) & warm it up with some sweet spices. TrĆØs yummy with Vanilla Ice Cream!
alviebird over 15 years ago
Am I the only one who noticed that Elly not only has this extra work, but that she didnāt get to go on the trip?ā¦ the fun part?
kittylover2 over 15 years ago
Why do so many people get down on Elly??? She raised two very well adjusted adults, April did well to once she got older. The story line cut off right well she was still a teenager so that is why I left her off, but made reference to her. Elly is fine. Her and John retired together and have done quite well for themselves. Please give her a break.
Calista over 15 years ago
My husband brought me a 5 gallon pail full of apples from the tree on the family farm. I did not make pies or applesauce. I put them in the refrigerator, and we are eating them.
Templo S.U.D. over 15 years ago
This is a Canadian comic strip. So how would the phrase āas Canadian as __ā go when dealing with apples in this case? The United States already have it as āas American as apple pie.ā
massha over 15 years ago
I too get a more and more tired of Ellyās always negative attitude. Itās so cool! They brought apples! Now she can make pies! Itās so cool to make pies. Then again, I never peel my apples for the pieā¦.
Anways, if thatās such a tremendous chore, she could have made a fun evening together with the whole family peeling apples!
OpenWings over 15 years ago
Susan001 said - I still detest her negative attitude, though. To Elly, the glass is ALWAYS half-empty.
Susan001, you constantly berate Elly for being negative, yet a lot of what YOU say in your comments is just negative after negative after negative about Elly! I donāt remember the last time you actually said something nice about Elly, or commended her on a good decision! Perhaps itās your glass thatās a little half-empty.
ā¦..seems a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. OR maybe it could be that you actually have a hubby like John (or heaven forbid, Ted) and we could understand your position. If that is the case, commisserations and hugs! :o)
Smiley Rmom over 15 years ago
My husband has learned that if he wants apple pie from scratch, he can do the work. Iāll make pie crust, but my mom never made a really good apple pie, so I prefer to use the canned pie filling. I did buy one of those apple peeler/corer/slicer several years ago, so weāve got the tools. He just made an apple pie yesterday, with my homemade pie crust. Guys can learn to cook, if they are properly motivated. Of course, it didnāt hurt that I was busy baking a bunch of rolls, etc.
dholway1 over 15 years ago
John spent the day with the kids while Elly spent this time alone in a bubblebath eating bonbons.
Nelly55 over 15 years ago
itās a comic strip based in the 70ās
way too much drama from the comments
good grief
EarlWash over 15 years ago
Open wings and nelly55,, well said
OpenWings over 15 years ago
Susan001 - Itās not a problem for me - ātwas merely an observation! And of course, you are entitled to feel exactly as you wish; I was not denying your right to rant. Goodness knows, it wouldnāt be the same around here without your colorful contributions, soā¦ as you were! :-)
Nelly55 - hey, you gotta love a good bit of drama! ;-)
Thanks EarlWash - Cheers! :o)
alviebird over 15 years ago
Re: Ellyās negative attitude. Nelly55 has the right idea. It was the seventies. You had to be there to understand, and I have a feeling that the people who donāt understand Elly werenāt. (Did that make sense?ā¦ Itās way past my bedtime). Elly just represents the popular perception of what was happening in the Western world. Womenās Lib and all that.
Prosaic over 15 years ago
Even should the comic be based in the 70ās, my dad knew how to cook back then as well. I find it quite amusing that you do not expect men to be able to bake or cook, since i and all my male friends (in sweden) do it all the time.
bluetopazcrystal over 15 years ago
I just had a similar experience. It was not fun, peeling, coring, slicing about 20 lbs, of apples. Iām sure my face had the same expression.
bluetopazcrystal over 15 years ago
ps, i love Elly, or I wouldnāt have have read her all these years.
bluetopazcrystal over 15 years ago
comixavier said, about 21 hours ago
This is a Canadian comic strip. So how would the phrase āas Canadian as __ā go when dealing with apples in this case? The United States already have it as āas American as apple pie.ā
I believe the Europeans invented the apple pie. And as every thing, the Americans stole it, along with the tune to āGod save the queenā, and almost every tv show on US tv.They began in Britain .
diggit03 over 15 years ago
aww john is just like another kid. and ellie is a sweetheart. i hope iām a wife just like her. sheāll get grumpy, but in the end she loves it. and i do find it charming, and iām 21 and engaged to an amazing man. but she COULD have asked john to lend a hand. the fact that she didnāt means that she didnāt mind it that much, in my opinion. love the coupleās dynamics, and john loves her very much so he knows she wonāt mind- and she probably doesnāt after a nice free day. if sheās mad sheāll tell them not to do it again lol. silly things. problem solved =)
pinkzebra16 over 15 years ago
this is so funny its just like my family!!!!!! lol i bet my mom feels like this ALL the time