For me, a sausage should stand on its own;
there was some kind of fat Prussian bratwurst
that Lilli had that really needed some help,
and for the bites I had all but the first one
were helped down with spicy mustard.

Good that the mustard was there to help. (G)

I hadn't ordered it, wouldn't have ordered it,
wouldn't have had more than the one bite except
that Lilli couldn't finish it.

One interesting thing - on revisiting Germany,
I find the cold cuts a lot less salty than
their US counterparts.

Too bad you can't smuggle a supply in.

Neh, even though the customs regulations are
built around the most backward and xenophobic
doctrines dating from decades or centuries ago,
one doesn't go there.

The Prussian mustard was really hot, almost
like the stuff you get next to your
Chinese-American eggroll.

That almost blew Steve's head off at one Chinese place in Berlin? I
remember about where it was (how to get there on the bus) but don't
remember the name or street name.

So it was that notably hotter than other
versions? What was the bus number?

Just depends on the person. I knew one lady in AZ who couldn't take anything hotter than a bell pepper but her husband liked some of the hotter peppers. He'd add some hot sauce to heat up whatever she made

(to > her heat level) to his heat level.
There was a certain amount of distress
on the part of the husband when his wife
outdid him on the hot tolerance.

He should have graciously accepted the fact that she was more of a chili
head than he was. Male pride?

Some of that, yes. She could also eat pure
salt without any effect: I don't know the
long-term effect of that, being out of touch
with them.

That would be a tossup for me. A good garlicky
Kosher-style frank would tilt the balance, as
would fresh-ground low-salt peanut butter made
with good peanuts.

Hot dog, hands down for me.

I had early experience with good hot
dogs (Partridge brand, with garlic)
followed by years and years of poor
ones, so except for a good Kosher-style,
they don't move me any more than would
peanut butter, often less. Now here's a
puzzler - the breakfast sausages at the
Sheraton Rockville were similar to but
better than any of the Nurnberger Bratwurst
we had in Nurnberg, Regensburg, Koln, Bonn,
Berlin, or Dresden.

The Guys were quite entertaining; I'd see them again. I'd also like

to > see the Group some time if I have a chance/can afford the
tickets.
YouTube has to have enough of that stuff
to tide you over for a while.

If I want to watch them that way.........

It's like a whiff of aroma coming from a
restaurant, better than nothing sometimes.

That might have been a concern for the days we
were in Wilmersdorf; in the east, pretty much
everything is new build and presumably less of
a concern.

We lived in Zehlendorf, about a block off Unter dem Eichen.

I've only gone through that district on the
train on my way to Potsdam.

"darling, please take out the garbage."

Inside joke for those who know French. I know a few words but not

enough > to have fully translated it.
It was an ad for a language school, the
implication being something like you'd best
know what you're getting into.

Very much so!

We used to use a mayonnaise jar with moistened
paper towels in the bottom and holes punched in
the lid, a similar setup to what you'd use if
you collected a lizard in the back yard and
decided to keep it as a pet.

Where I lived as a kid, the only lizards we had were occaisional
salamanders. Had more snakes and toads, neither of which would I collect
and keep as a pet.

People kept frogs and toads in the same
way. Not too effectively, as I recall (I
never did, myself, feeling a mixture of
hating to have them around and hating to
deprive them of their freedom).

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2 Tb acai powder
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100 ml almond milk
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h - other ingredients
strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
dried mulberries
bee pollen
unsweetened coconut chips
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Hi Michael,

For me, a sausage should stand on its own;
there was some kind of fat Prussian bratwurst
that Lilli had that really needed some help,
and for the bites I had all but the first one
were helped down with spicy mustard.

Good that the mustard was there to help. (G)

I hadn't ordered it, wouldn't have ordered it,
wouldn't have had more than the one bite except
that Lilli couldn't finish it.

So you rescued her. (G)

One interesting thing - on revisiting Germany,
I find the cold cuts a lot less salty than
their US counterparts.

Too bad you can't smuggle a supply in.

Neh, even though the customs regulations are
built around the most backward and xenophobic
doctrines dating from decades or centuries ago,
one doesn't go there.

I know, just trying to get your reaction.

The Prussian mustard was really hot, almost
like the stuff you get next to your
Chinese-American eggroll.

That almost blew Steve's head off at one Chinese place in Berlin? I remember about where it was (how to get there on the bus) but don't remember the name or street name.

So it was that notably hotter than other
versions? What was the bus number?

I didn't try it but Steve did, and found it to be quite hot. But, that
was before he really got into hot stuff; he might not think it to be so
hot now. He tried a bit, just out of curiosity (normal for him) while we
were waiting for our meal.

Bus line was #148 when we were there. Had been #48 but after the wall
came down and reunification, all the busses on the (former) west side
had 100 added to their previous number. It allowed the former east side
to keep their bus numbering.

Just depends on the person. I knew one lady in AZ who

couldn't take > ML> > anything hotter than a bell pepper but her
husband liked some of the > ML> > hotter peppers. He'd add some hot
sauce to heat up whatever she made > ML> (to > her heat level) to his heat level.

There was a certain amount of distress
on the part of the husband when his wife
outdid him on the hot tolerance.

He should have graciously accepted the fact that she was more of a

chili > head than he was. Male pride?

Some of that, yes. She could also eat pure
salt without any effect: I don't know the
long-term effect of that, being out of touch
with them.

No way to connect thru f/book or other modern technology?

That would be a tossup for me. A good garlicky
Kosher-style frank would tilt the balance, as
would fresh-ground low-salt peanut butter made
with good peanuts.

Hot dog, hands down for me.

I had early experience with good hot
dogs (Partridge brand, with garlic)
followed by years and years of poor
ones, so except for a good Kosher-style,

I was raised on cheap hot dogs but now prefer a good sausage, given a
choice. Had some all beef hot dogs a few years ago (forget the brand) at
a church function that were pretty good; I did buy a pack or two but
that's been a while ago.

they don't move me any more than would
peanut butter, often less. Now here's a
puzzler - the breakfast sausages at the
Sheraton Rockville were similar to but
better than any of the Nurnberger Bratwurst
we had in Nurnberg, Regensburg, Koln, Bonn,
Berlin, or Dresden.

Maybe America has gotten better at sausage making and Germany has gotten
wurst?

The Guys were quite entertaining; I'd see them again. I'd

also like > ML> to > see the Group some time if I have a chance/can afford the

tickets.
YouTube has to have enough of that stuff
to tide you over for a while.

If I want to watch them that way.........

It's like a whiff of aroma coming from a
restaurant, better than nothing sometimes.

As if I didn't have enough other things to keep me busy. I'd rather
spend my time on other things.

That might have been a concern for the days we
were in Wilmersdorf; in the east, pretty much
everything is new build and presumably less of
a concern.

We lived in Zehlendorf, about a block off Unter dem Eichen.

I've only gone through that district on the
train on my way to Potsdam.

Probably changed a good bit in the 26 years since we've been there.

We used to use a mayonnaise jar with moistened
paper towels in the bottom and holes punched in
the lid, a similar setup to what you'd use if
you collected a lizard in the back yard and
decided to keep it as a pet.

Where I lived as a kid, the only lizards we had were occaisional salamanders. Had more snakes and toads, neither of which would I

collect > and keep as a pet.

People kept frogs and toads in the same
way. Not too effectively, as I recall (I
never did, myself, feeling a mixture of
hating to have them around and hating to
deprive them of their freedom).

Not the sort of pet I'd have kept. We had cats, dogs, a small fish tank
and at least 2 canaries over the years I was growing up.

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