And it appears to be along with snack foods one
of the most advertising-driven.

Some are--the sugar bombs on Saturday morning cartoons. Others, you
don't see advertised at all.

The breakfast cereal industry spent about a billion
on advertising (annually as of 2015), just behind the
potato chip and snack food industry at 1.4 billion
(as of 2014), but their expenditures are dwarfed by
the 4.6 billion spent by the fast food giants.

Can't with the puffed stuff, can with Ricke Krispies. The puffed

stuff > is more of a packing material.
Grind them up and make frying coating.

That's a possibility, but probably nothing I'd try. I've never bought
that cereal as I had enough of it (while growing up) to last a life
time.

Or use them as you'd use rice flour. You're
paying a premium, but it would be better than
throwing them out altogether.

I admit lead-containing solder might be an
issue then.

Probably not the healthiest choice for you. (G)

At our age unless we ingest massive quantities,
heavy metal toxicity isn't a major concern.

True, but if I can avoid ingesting any of that stuff, I won't.

I'm not going to scarf down a lead bar
or anything, but a few micromoles of some
poisonous metal can't concern me if I
don't make a habit of it.

Whatever crosses your mind, from "get out of here!" to "good day,

but > good bye" to "nice seeing you, but don't let me see you again"
or

similar. (G)

It was Boston. Geddaddaheah, most likely.

OK, I forgot that New England, especially BAH-ston accent. Talking with
my physical therapist yesterday--he was surprised I'd grown up in the northeast. He guess it was Georgia or some other southern state.

Well ... you don't talk fast and rude like
the northeast stereotype.

OK, I didn't look at it too closely. We were visiting my in laws so

I > didn't take too much time with Fido. Home now.
The recipe itself didn't merit close scrutiny.

Works for me.

Problem of course is the bigger the dog
the shorter the life expectancy.

Also the more to take care of--the big ones can go thru a lot of dog
chow. Grooming them can be a bit of a challenge too.

Yeah, that's where we got on this
conversation - the unwisdom of Lilli
getting a big dog.

We encountered one subminiature poodle yesterday
who had this crazy fondness for collard greens and
black-eyed peas.

Makes you wonder what else it eats. Probably not dog food.

Oh, only the daintiest of viands, no doubt.

water. Had > to teach her the way to ask for tap, if that's

what she > ML> really wanted, > but told her the bottled was better over there. > ML> A lesson not too expensively learned. Couple

Euro, maybe.

At that time it was DM.

Probably a couple marks, then.

About right, as I recall.

I don't have any marks left - I did find
some francs lying around, though.

Lufthansa. Publicizing the Salzburg service,
something like that.

Another bottle I'll never get then.

Who knows. If I didn't throw it away, maybe I'll
bring it to a picnic.

Don't know what our picnic status for this year will be--depends on the
knee. Now that I have a late March date for surgery, VT may be out also.

Show up if you can, as will we all.

Well, if you compost, that cuts down on the
garbage/trash, and if you're conscientious
about recycling, which I am sure you are,
the amount of landfill waste could be kept
to a minimum.

It usually is, unless Steve has a major project going with stuff that
can't go into the recycle bin. Some things he can take to the landfill
where it is sorted, then what can be recycled is. Other stuff is just
dumped in the appropriate spot.

What annoys me about some of my friends and
acquaintances is that they figure someone else
is going to do it, so why should I recycle or
conserve? In vain do I remonstrate with them
that the more people do the right thing, the
better the results.

I've not heard of that brand.

It seems to be a good one for water bottles, travel mugs, etc.

If I needed that info, I'd probably consult Consumer
Reports; as it is, I just use what's around for free.

Steve recognised the name--we got them on close out at either Sam's or Costco; I've forgotten which. They do hold a drink hot, but not scalding
hot, for a while. We've had some mugs that don't hold heat for more than
half an hour or so, so these have been nice.

I don't have a thing for hot liquids nor
even for cold. I;m distrustful of Nalgene,
though, as I'm sure that it will be proven
to be carcinogenic, a worse problem than
lead or cholesterol or anything like that.

As long as you're not on stage for a major presentation, you're OK

to > have a few wrinkles. (G)
You should see the holes in my tuxedo.

Don't see the need for a new one?

No, why would I?

+

Kids are pretty resilient, and small
deprivations generally don't make any
difference at all in the longer haul.

No, and once we grow up/move away from home, we can eat whatever we went
(or not eat what we chose not to).

But so many people are content with or maybe
even are more comfortable with the same old
same old.

I think I'll pass on that--give me plain (or mint flavored)

chocolate > fudge with no nuts or other additives but for maybe more chocolate. (G)
I'm okay with mint chocolate but for some
reason the mere idea of mint fudge makes me
queasy.

I use just a bit--if the recipe calls for a teaspoon of vanilla extract,
I'll sub an equal amount of mint. More than that and I'll use some
vanilla, some mint. Peppermint, not spearmint or mixed mint; the latter
2 don't taste right mixed with chocolate.

I'm guessing that fudge is so sweet that minting
it would put me in mind of toothpaste.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

Title: Midnight Mints
Categories: Desserts
Servings: 6

1/2 c Butter or margarine
1/4 c Granulated sugar
5 tb Cocoa
1 Egg, beaten
1 3/4 c Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
3/4 c Fine coconut
1/3 c Butter or margarine
3 tb Milk
1 ts Peppermint flavoring
2 c Icing sugar
2/3 c Chocolate chips
2 tb Butter or margarine

Bottom Layer: Combine first amount of butter, first amount of sugar and
cocoa in saucepan. Bring slowly to a boil. Stir in egg to thicken. Remove
from heat.

Stir in crumbs, nuts and coconut. Pack very firmly into greased 9 x 9
-inch
pan.

Second Layer: Combine second amount of butter, milk, flavoring and icing
sugar in bowl. Beat together well. Tint a pretty green. Spread over first
layer.

Third Layer: Melt chips and third amount of butter in saucepan over low
heat or hot water. Spread over second layer. Chill and store covered in
refrigeraator. This will keep well and will also freeze well. Cut 36
squares.

Source: Company's Coming - 150 Delicious Squares By Jean Pare'

Shared By Kaitlin Young

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Hi Michael,

of the most advertising-driven.

Some are--the sugar bombs on Saturday morning cartoons. Others, you don't see advertised at all.

The breakfast cereal industry spent about a billion
on advertising (annually as of 2015), just behind the
potato chip and snack food industry at 1.4 billion
(as of 2014), but their expenditures are dwarfed by
the 4.6 billion spent by the fast food giants.

If you pick and choose carefully, you can make a fairly healthy meal
(salad, grilled meat, no bun) at a fast food place. Can't do that with
most snack foods and a lot of the breakfast cereals, despite the claims
from the advertisers.

Can't with the puffed stuff, can with Ricke Krispies. The

puffed > ML> stuff > is more of a packing material.

Grind them up and make frying coating.

That's a possibility, but probably nothing I'd try. I've never

bought > that cereal as I had enough of it (while growing up) to last
a life

time.

Or use them as you'd use rice flour. You're
paying a premium, but it would be better than
throwing them out altogether.

Don't have to worry about throwing it out because I don't (and have
never) buy/bought it. I have brown rice on hand that I can make rice
flour from if I want it.

I admit lead-containing solder might be an
issue then.

Probably not the healthiest choice for you. (G)

At our age unless we ingest massive quantities,
heavy metal toxicity isn't a major concern.

True, but if I can avoid ingesting any of that stuff, I won't.

I'm not going to scarf down a lead bar
or anything, but a few micromoles of some
poisonous metal can't concern me if I
don't make a habit of it.

No, and cans today usually don't have the lead solder to be concerned
with.

It was Boston. Geddaddaheah, most likely.

OK, I forgot that New England, especially BAH-ston accent. Talking

with > my physical therapist yesterday--he was surprised I'd grown up
in the > northeast. He guess it was Georgia or some other southern
state.

Well ... you don't talk fast and rude like
the northeast stereotype.

No, never have, never will. The southern accent has stayed--we left NC
in 1983 when Steve joined the Army. 20 years later, in HI, I had people
asking me what part of the south I was from.

Problem of course is the bigger the dog
the shorter the life expectancy.

Also the more to take care of--the big ones can go thru a lot of dog chow. Grooming them can be a bit of a challenge too.

Yeah, that's where we got on this
conversation - the unwisdom of Lilli
getting a big dog.

Is she still thinking about it?

We encountered one subminiature poodle yesterday
who had this crazy fondness for collard greens and
black-eyed peas.

Makes you wonder what else it eats. Probably not dog food.

Oh, only the daintiest of viands, no doubt.

On the finest china and crystal, of course. (G)

water. Had > to teach her the way to ask for tap, if

that's > ML> what she > ML> really wanted, > but told her the
bottled was better > ML> over there. > ML> A lesson not too
expensively learned. Couple

Euro, maybe.

At that time it was DM.

Probably a couple marks, then.

About right, as I recall.

I don't have any marks left - I did find
some francs lying around, though.

I've got some DM, some pfennig, I think some Swiss rappen and francs,
and a number of other small coinage from various countries squirreled
away somewhere.

Lufthansa. Publicizing the Salzburg service,
something like that.

Another bottle I'll never get then.

Who knows. If I didn't throw it away, maybe I'll
bring it to a picnic.

Don't know what our picnic status for this year will be--depends on

the > knee. Now that I have a late March date for surgery, VT may be
out also.

Show up if you can, as will we all.

To be considered.

the amount of landfill waste could be kept
to a minimum.

It usually is, unless Steve has a major project going with stuff

that > can't go into the recycle bin. Some things he can take to the landfill > where it is sorted, then what can be recycled is. Other
stuff is just > dumped in the appropriate spot.

What annoys me about some of my friends and
acquaintances is that they figure someone else
is going to do it, so why should I recycle or
conserve? In vain do I remonstrate with them
that the more people do the right thing, the
better the results.

That's why we do it--because other people don't. We do use paper towels
and napkins, but all white, no dye for prints.

I've not heard of that brand.

It seems to be a good one for water bottles, travel mugs,

etc. > ML> If I needed that info, I'd probably consult Consumer

Reports; as it is, I just use what's around for free.

Steve recognised the name--we got them on close out at either Sam's

or > Costco; I've forgotten which. They do hold a drink hot, but not scalding > hot, for a while. We've had some mugs that don't hold heat
for more than > half an hour or so, so these have been nice.

I don't have a thing for hot liquids nor
even for cold. I;m distrustful of Nalgene,
though, as I'm sure that it will be proven
to be carcinogenic, a worse problem than
lead or cholesterol or anything like that.

Hopefully long after we're gone.

As long as you're not on stage for a major presentation,

you're OK > ML> to > have a few wrinkles. (G)

You should see the holes in my tuxedo.

Don't see the need for a new one?

No, why would I?

Now that you're retired, why bother?

+

Kids are pretty resilient, and small
deprivations generally don't make any
difference at all in the longer haul.

No, and once we grow up/move away from home, we can eat whatever we

went > (or not eat what we chose not to).

But so many people are content with or maybe
even are more comfortable with the same old
same old.

True, but it's nice to know that there is (and I took) an option to
break out of the same old, same old.

I think I'll pass on that--give me plain (or mint flavored)

chocolate > fudge with no nuts or other additives but for maybe

more > ML> chocolate. (G)

I'm okay with mint chocolate but for some
reason the mere idea of mint fudge makes me

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Hi Michael,

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queasy.

I use just a bit--if the recipe calls for a teaspoon of vanilla

extract, > I'll sub an equal amount of mint. More than that and I'll
use some

vanilla, some mint. Peppermint, not spearmint or mixed mint; the

latter > 2 don't taste right mixed with chocolate.

I'm guessing that fudge is so sweet that minting
it would put me in mind of toothpaste.

They have distinctly different tastes to me; I don't buy chocolate mint flavored toothpaste, nor do I make/buy fudge with all the chemicals that toothpaste has.

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