I'm thinking that it shouldn't be for the likes
of you and me. All that sugar and starch might
be okay for, well, I can't think of whom it
might be good for, aside for those who would
otherwise be starving.
I don't eat it that often, and usually not a full serving if I do.
I wonder whose clever idea it was to begin
with, one of those benighted Kelloggses or
Posts or someone like that.
Puffed rice at least doesn't have added sugar,
or at least much of it. Just because it could
be used in place of Styrofoam packing doesn't
mean it's bad.
We put milk and sugar on it; it was inedible in any way, shape, form or fashion.
Make rice crispy treats out of them.
I'd still be dubious of what my parents had long term stored in the cellar. Within a few months, stuff would have been OK, but years.... would have been very questionable.
Cans do have liners that are supposed to
protect the contents for way longer than
the year or two claimed by the labels.
Newer cans are better than older ones; I'd hate to think of the age of
some of the cans they had on the shelves.
I admit lead-containing solder might be an
issue then.
i guess when they snarl back at you that
can be disconcerting. When I was a freshman
and fairly innocent, I was walking past an
old disused part of the Common and saw rats
the size of cats running around, which
offended my sensibilities, so I threw a
brick at one and just winged it, and I swear
the thing stopped and laughed at me.
And your response to that was............?
What does one say to a rat?
May have been a young teacher in her first assignment and not
expecting > an answer like that.
Possibly, or maybe a perpetually innocent one.
I've no idea, and can't ask my mom.
And in my case people who bring it up tend
to be, shall we say, on a different wavelength
from me.
Usually the same here.
I wonder what it is about many of us that
makes us think that way. The other way, I mean.
Another topic I'm not going to get into.
OK, we made it to the 2007, 2008, 2010 picnics, then IIRC,
2015-current. > We started with Fido in January, 1994, out in AZ.
Moved from there to > HI in 2001, then to GA in 2006. After that move
we were finally able to > attend Fido picnics.
You had a good excuse before.
Very much so. (G)
Here's a recipe that contains an appropriate misprint.
As in?
As you could see, there were a bunch of misprints in that
recipe. One of them, in a word immediately before a period,
was a propos to our discussion.
But would she go for a small one?
I doubt it. The functions of a big dog and a
small dog are largely different.
Some small ones are dust mops on legs; others are nervous breakdowns on
4 paws. Big ones are good for the "quick look, scare off the intruder"
Not quite what I was referring to, which was
more the dog as an extension of one's ego.
but most of them are softies at heart. I wouldn't want to mess with some
In my experience that's so, but I've met some
vicious ones.
breeds tho. Both of our dogs (cocker spaniel and bichon frise) were good sized (had the bichon when the girls were small) for the family when we
had them. Both had good temperaments, a bit crazy tho. (G)
Just so they didn't raise a ruckus too often.
In many countries, it's a real hassle to
get tap water in restaurants; in others,
it's not a good idea in the first place.
Very true; I remember an American friend in Germany asking for water, thinking she was going to get tap water and getting bottled water. Had
to teach her the way to ask for tap, if that's what she really wanted,
but told her the bottled was better over there.
A lesson not too expensively learned. Couple
Euro, maybe.
True, even now a lot of clear liquids can be easily mistaken
for > ML> water.
All one really has to do is have some
illness-causing bacterium or virus in
it, and some trouble could be caused.
Could be quite debilitating.
Not what I would want, especially while away from home.
And free advertising for them. But, I doubt I'll ever fly
Alaska > ML> That's the virtue I was referring to.
Still, probably won't catch on, industry wide.
And why not. I have been given quantities of
branded merchandise of marginal usefulness,
from water bottles to USB storage sticks to
pens and pencils to salt. Salt?!
Salt? Who did that? Anyway, a company may try giving away water bottles,
Lufthansa. Publicizing the Salzburg service,
something like that.
thinking that people would use them whenever flying. The average
American mind set tho is to get/use something they can dispose of after consumption. The idea of having to schlep around a refillable water
bottle is not something most American travellers wouldn't go for, IMO.
It should be, though. The amount of plastic waste
we are dumping into the ocean is frightening.
Yes, every so often we will donate a bunch to a thrift store or
similar > place. Same with insulated cups.
Well, there you go.
We can only keep/store/use so many. Keeping the most useable, passing on
the ones we find less than ideal. Got some Contigo travel mugs a few
months ago that have been quite good; passed on some others that weren't quite as good.
I've not heard of that brand.
I detest garment bags - more than wrinkles.
Plus a garment bag itself would use up the
carry-on allowance, so that would be pointless.
True, so you live with the somewhat rumpled look.
I can't see it, so who cares.
Fish sticks were a standby, as are deep-fried
vegetables (nothing said about regular vegetables)
The latter (other than french fries) were never served at our
house.
Your loss!
I know, but Dad didn't like them and Mom didn't know how to cook them.
Have to take that into consideration. (G)
Title: Raisin Fudge
Different, don't think I've ever seen fudge with raisins. Have seen a
lot of it with nuts but I prefer mine plain.
How about this one?
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Title: Oatmeal Fudge
Categories: Chocolate, Desserts
Servings: 6
1 Stick butter
2 c Sugar
1/2 c Milk
Bring to boil and stir while
-boiling for 3 min. exactly.
Remove from burner and add:
1/2 c Cocoa
2 c Oatmeal
1/2 c Coconut
1/2 c Pecans
1 ts Vanilla
1 pn Of salt
Mix quickly and spoon out onto wax paper.
Make sure you get all of your ingredients together first because
you
must mix the second half of the stuff in as soon as you take the boiling
mixture off the stove. It really is good and very sweet. I usually make
just a half recipe.
Happy cooking!
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