DILL

[Worth1]

Tom,
Withowt getten inta how us southinas tawlk,
Tell us folks why it is that some folks in the noith leave owt the R in some words and add it to uthas.

Emeril does it on F-TV constantly; I believe he was hatched in your neck of the woods.

Worth

[Tomstrees]

lol Worth ~
Emeril is from Falls River Mass. ! lol ~
His accent is like a Boston accent ~ lol ~
I know because
he and I graduated from the same college
different campus ; Johnson & Wales ;
he was culinary I was Sales/Marketing ...

I'm on the phone with people in all parts of the country, and I'll tell ya what people say I sound like:
A 6ft tall, blonde hair, blue eyed surfer from California !!!
lol ~ Other than the height ???
They couldn't be more wrong ! ~ lol ~

For some reason where I grew up
(the mountains/farms of North/West NJ,
45 minutes from NYC)
people don't really have that "Joisy" accent ~

My fiance has a Central Jersey accent though :
She says "Melk" , lol ~

I can see your point if you live in NJ and just outside of NYC ... my uncles for example (the Italian ones)...
They say :
park the cahhh ... or 1 ... 2 ... tree ... ;
or put the terlet seat down , lol ~
Heres a good one:
They wanna take you out for a soad-r and slice of
piete-zr (pizza) ~ lol ~

Tom

ps. I dunno ... I've been practicing ...
I still call thems erbs ~ :wink:

[Grub]

Do you say Quaffy when you order a Coffee?

[Worth1]

Do you mean cwaffy or cwawffy, confused.
I think Tom says the chopped up version coffee and I say the long drawl version, ca---wffee.
There are about 4 distinct dialects with sub dialects here in Texas alone, and we all make fun of each other.

PS. I do not sound the way I type.
I dont think you could read it.
I couldnt understand a bus driver in the UK once.

Worth

[Grub]

Yeh that's it. cwaffy. Ha ha.

Dallas, the two step, everyone wearing gold. Blondes everywhere.

I remember.

[Tomstrees]

Grub, I'm so glad you started this
thread - this way we can't feel like
we're "hijacking" it ! lol ~

All I can say is I pronounce coffee like this:
Milk and sugar in my coughfee please ... cappiesh ?
lol ~

I've never been to TX or Australia ~
I do have 4th cousins in Melbourne (Italian section right Grub?) and me and the misses always wanted to
take a random flight to TX for a beer and a steak.

~ Tom

[gardengalrn]

I try to bake fish at least once a week, which is still pushing the ticket as far as my dear menfolk are concerned. I love drizzling butter and lemon over it with the dried dill I harvested. In the garden, I rarely plant it anymore because it has reseeded and became a weed for all purposes. I'm with Grub's DW, I LOVE dill on fish and rarely cook it any other way (perhaps menfolk would like it better if I did, LOL). I want to grow it as a kitchen herb over the winter and have investigated some of the "smaller" dills. Anyone have any experience with them? My garden dill is huge, towering and would in no way make an appropriate countertop herb. Suggestions?

[bizzarbazzar]

i say potAto, you say potAHto
I say tomAto you say tomAHto

wasnt that a song?

we say erbs here.... and eight is pronounced like ate.....go figure

[shelleybean]

Lori,

I've grown Fernleaf Dill, which is supposed to be one of the smaller varieties and I have grown it in a large pot outdoors. It was at least 18 inches tall though. So I guess in comparison to Dukat or Bouquet, it is indeed a dwarf, but still rather tall for a windowsill plant. I don't know of any varieties smaller than Fernleaf. Anybody else?

[shelleybean]

Lori,

I've grown Fernleaf Dill, which is supposed to be one of the smaller varieties and I have grown it in a large pot outdoors. It was at least 18 inches tall though. So I guess in comparison to Dukat or Bouquet, it is indeed a dwarf, but still rather tall for a windowsill plant. I don't know of any varieties smaller than Fernleaf. Anybody else?

[bizzarbazzar]

I would say fernleaf is the smallest variety I am aware of, but if you keep cutting and use it frequently...you can grow almost any variety as a counter top/windowsill.... Just dont let it bolt or go to seed until next year when you can put it out in the garden. I have dill and keep it trimmed well in a small pot (5 inch) and it works fine for me. Its bouquet dill...

[bizzarbazzar]

Why is it that as soon as I start typing on a forum, it becomes dormant?

[Grub]

I dunno. What herbs can you grow in winter?

At least you have the last word.
My herbs are going gangbusters this year. As ever.

So much basil (three types), rosemary, thyme, lemon thyme, sage, oregano, mint, some dill, oodles of parsley, lemongrass and more.

[Tomstrees]

I've got italian flat leaf parsley going in the window
next to my "winter-toms" ~

Lovin it in food ~ price for herbs in Pathmark?
$5 a bunch ! What a rip !

~ Tom

[shelleybean]

Oh, I agree on the flat leaf parsley! I can keep mine all year, outdoors even. Just about the time it goes to seed, my new plants are ready to set out. The store where I usually shop has Italian parsley once in a while, but not on a regular basis. One of my favorite ways to eat potatoes is to just steam the red ones, sliced, and toss them with extra virgin olive oil, Italian parsley, salt and pepper. Sometimes I use chives instead, but the parsley really makes the whole dish great. I love what fresh herbs can do for simple food.