So far, we appear to be keeping up a sufficient critical mass... ;) Meanwhile, GENEALOGY is no more, since the critical mass moved to the Internet, and not enough were left behind to keep things going here...
Did it have a coffee klatsch or memories phase
before it shuffled off this mortal coil?
Not really... those that were left stayed on topic, but there were no
more cousins around to answer... a few newbies were given pointers as to where to look for their research, but it wasn't long before there just weren't any more messages... genealogy just tends to be more specific
than most other topics, when you come down to it...
Yep, and luckily people have to eat every day.
newbies to the field needed to learn where and how to look... There was a feeling of family there, too, so there were some messages that were more personal than genealogical from time to time...
We could do that sort of thing here, I guess.
Which... the teaching newbies....? or the allowing personal touches
that add to our feeling of family... ;)
The former. We already have a bit of feeling of
family, don't we - I hope so, anyhow.
I think so, anyway... ;) But I've seen a fair bit of teaching newbies
as well, when the need arises... :)
If there were any newbies who would wish to be
taught here rather than on the all-knowing Internet.
but with a smaller group, the focus is more likely to stray more...
not necessarily a bad thing...
That's my more comfortable condition, anyway,
and I hope it's agreeable to the majority here.
It appears to be.... :)
Got to keep up appearances despite this.
I suppose so... :)
We could rename the conference to Coffee Klatsch.
You'd think. There's a balance between not spreading germs and encouraging the germs to evolve into being more resistant...
The most effective way to kill germs, they now
say, is to squash them. So rinsing, with lots
of rubbing action, is important; antimicrobials
apparently less good for the purpose and you in
general.
Especially as the antimicrobials tend to just encourage the bugs to
evolve stronger..... ;0
The bugs also have an interest in surviving and
self-perpetuation, after all.
I suppose... and I suppose they probably serve some purpose besides
trying to kill us off.... (G)
I'm not so certain about purposes but do admit that
both breadth and depth of our knowledge is insufficient
to make any definitive statement on that.
Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
categories: dessert
yield: 1
8 oz butter
3 eggs
1 c sugar
3 c flour
16 oz sour cream
1 pn salt
3 ts baking powder
1 ts baking soda
1/4 c sugar
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1 ds cinnamon
1/2 c miniature chocolate chips
Beat together butter, sugar and eggs. In separate bowl,
sift together dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture.
Add sour cream and blend well. Pour half the batter
into greased pan. Mix together last four ingredients.
Cover batter with half the topping. Add remaining batter.
Cover with remaining topping. Bake 1 hr at 350F.
(from the kitchen of Carol Linkkila)
From Bruce & Jill's Favourite Family Recipes
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