….. I thought about this poem when I saw a recipe for a perfect Deviled Egg.
If one likes boiled eggs, it is the easiest of all foods to jazz up. Whether one egg or 1000 the directions are the same.
Boil the egg. Remove the shell. Cut it in half. Remove the yolk. Place the boiled egg white on a plate. You can buy an egg plate at walmart.
Mash the yolk with a fork very well. Add to taste: mayo, or salad dressing, salt, and pepper. Mix it, stuff it in the empty egg white, and dust the top with a little paprika. Eat it hot or cold. It doesn't matter. (I personally like Light Miracle Whip.)
What does matter is knowing that mayo and salad dressings can quickly become rancid in the summer; it will make you sick. If you are going to take it to a picnic keep it cool. A plate in a closed cooler with a little ice is all you need. The eggs will disappear before the ice melts.
One of the directions I read said to put the egg mixture in a zip bag and cut out a corner. Here is an old decorators trick that is easier and cheaper.
Tear off a piece of waxed paper. Roll it into a cone shape. Fill it with the yolk mixture and cut off the tip of he cone. Throw the paper away when you're done.
Believe it or not the waxed paper cone can be used to decorate cakes. All you need is the metal tip and frosting.
Life is too short to obsess over the perfect size zip bag. If you are going to make a large quantity of these eggs, in the long run it is smarter to buy a pastry bag. It will wash and dry very nicely, and last a long time.
If one likes boiled eggs, it is the easiest of all foods to jazz up. Whether one egg or 1000 the directions are the same.
Boil the egg. Remove the shell. Cut it in half. Remove the yolk. Place the boiled egg white on a plate. You can buy an egg plate at walmart.
Mash the yolk with a fork very well. Add to taste: mayo, or salad dressing, salt, and pepper. Mix it, stuff it in the empty egg white, and dust the top with a little paprika. Eat it hot or cold. It doesn't matter. (I personally like Light Miracle Whip.)
What does matter is knowing that mayo and salad dressings can quickly become rancid in the summer; it will make you sick. If you are going to take it to a picnic keep it cool. A plate in a closed cooler with a little ice is all you need. The eggs will disappear before the ice melts.
One of the directions I read said to put the egg mixture in a zip bag and cut out a corner. Here is an old decorators trick that is easier and cheaper.
Tear off a piece of waxed paper. Roll it into a cone shape. Fill it with the yolk mixture and cut off the tip of he cone. Throw the paper away when you're done.
Believe it or not the waxed paper cone can be used to decorate cakes. All you need is the metal tip and frosting.
Life is too short to obsess over the perfect size zip bag. If you are going to make a large quantity of these eggs, in the long run it is smarter to buy a pastry bag. It will wash and dry very nicely, and last a long time.
Hospice
Posted 07-16-2013 at 11:54 PM by linicx
Every time I read Hospice advertising I am reminded of the three companies I interviewed. The first three questions stunned me.
1. Does your spouse have a Will?
2. Does your spouse have an order for DNR? (Do Not Rescitate)
3. Who is your insurance company?
To understand this... I cared for a chronically ill spouse for 25 years.
If we lived in a large city with several hospice units, these types of decisions would be easy, but we didn't. We are rural and I know what happens to access by medical personal when snow is 18" deep. I know what happens when power fails for hours in the middle of the night. I know how long an E-Tank provides oxygen to a high-flow patient.
We were 50 miles from every medical equipment provider and every hospice before palliative care began or I ever considered hospice which was late in the game, so to speak. Thus by time hospice was a reality, I had 14 E-Tanks for backup, two concentrators, a nursing service next door that visited every two week to draw blood, check lungs and heart, a pharmacy that delivered, our doctor who lived and worked in the neighborhood, a housekeeper, and a full pharmacy at home. By the time I started to talk to hospice, Alzheimer's was in full swing, I was tired and well aware of what we needed.
There are a ton of federal and state rules associated with Medicare and placement in a nursing home or hospice. It all time related before the family is expected to pay 100% for the services.
The only way to get state aid for these services is to spend down. A family can have 1 house, 1 car, a small amount of cash and savings and no other assets except social security. The average family does not have the resources to pay $5K or more per month forever.
Hospice expects the patient to die within 6 months. They will not assist in keeping a patient heathy. If my spouse was to get a cold or flu they do nothing, nor do they assist in feeding a patient. I knew these things before I talked to hospice.
What they offered us was a CNA, housekeeping, regular visits from a nurse, 5 E-Tanks, 1 regulator, 1 concentrator, a new doctor that lived 90 miles away who would never see the patient, and workers who lived 30 miles away. None had any sensible explanation as to how they could help my spouse when the snow fell or when the power was out. They spun some really good yarns, but when pinned down they all admitted they couldn't --which was what I knew.
My option was EMT. Their biggest unit was the size of a army tank, weighed about the same and it was 5 blocks away. I was quite sure between the fire trucks and the EMT help would arrive.
The other thing I knew was my spouse got really upset when strange people came in the house, when anything was changed, or if I was absent more than 30 minutes. In the end I chose not to have hospice for two reasons: Not enough backup equipment, and no employee close enough to help in foul weather when power failed or a concentrator stopped working.
Hospice is a business. Once the contract is signed, the people who currently take care of your loved one are replaced by strangers. It is a big decision - especially if what you are doing at home works.
1. Does your spouse have a Will?
2. Does your spouse have an order for DNR? (Do Not Rescitate)
3. Who is your insurance company?
To understand this... I cared for a chronically ill spouse for 25 years.
If we lived in a large city with several hospice units, these types of decisions would be easy, but we didn't. We are rural and I know what happens to access by medical personal when snow is 18" deep. I know what happens when power fails for hours in the middle of the night. I know how long an E-Tank provides oxygen to a high-flow patient.
We were 50 miles from every medical equipment provider and every hospice before palliative care began or I ever considered hospice which was late in the game, so to speak. Thus by time hospice was a reality, I had 14 E-Tanks for backup, two concentrators, a nursing service next door that visited every two week to draw blood, check lungs and heart, a pharmacy that delivered, our doctor who lived and worked in the neighborhood, a housekeeper, and a full pharmacy at home. By the time I started to talk to hospice, Alzheimer's was in full swing, I was tired and well aware of what we needed.
There are a ton of federal and state rules associated with Medicare and placement in a nursing home or hospice. It all time related before the family is expected to pay 100% for the services.
The only way to get state aid for these services is to spend down. A family can have 1 house, 1 car, a small amount of cash and savings and no other assets except social security. The average family does not have the resources to pay $5K or more per month forever.
Hospice expects the patient to die within 6 months. They will not assist in keeping a patient heathy. If my spouse was to get a cold or flu they do nothing, nor do they assist in feeding a patient. I knew these things before I talked to hospice.
What they offered us was a CNA, housekeeping, regular visits from a nurse, 5 E-Tanks, 1 regulator, 1 concentrator, a new doctor that lived 90 miles away who would never see the patient, and workers who lived 30 miles away. None had any sensible explanation as to how they could help my spouse when the snow fell or when the power was out. They spun some really good yarns, but when pinned down they all admitted they couldn't --which was what I knew.
My option was EMT. Their biggest unit was the size of a army tank, weighed about the same and it was 5 blocks away. I was quite sure between the fire trucks and the EMT help would arrive.
The other thing I knew was my spouse got really upset when strange people came in the house, when anything was changed, or if I was absent more than 30 minutes. In the end I chose not to have hospice for two reasons: Not enough backup equipment, and no employee close enough to help in foul weather when power failed or a concentrator stopped working.
Hospice is a business. Once the contract is signed, the people who currently take care of your loved one are replaced by strangers. It is a big decision - especially if what you are doing at home works.
