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Skriven 2012-08-18 20:13:08 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 28300 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Another Ithaca Farmer's Market                           [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> Generally, I know that those restaurants (the authentic ones) make HOT
>> way to hot for me, so mild works fine :)

> I don't want my whole meal so hot that I can't enjoy it.

Exactly.. That's certainly happened to me in Louisville at a Korean restaurant.
It was wonderful that the cook insisted on fixing me another dish with food
that wasn't as hot as that initial one.  He refused to accept any extra $$ for
that as well.

>> hehe.. well, if it is pushing that HFCS isn't "natural" that's
>> something (g) Even if it didn't mean to.. sounds like it if I
>> understand your description. :)

> Makes me even more of a label reader to make sure I avoid it.

Same here.. we avoid it in anything that lists it.  In 2010, the corn industry
tried to get the FDA to approve the name "corn sugar" for HFCS, but the Corn
industry was turned down.  If I see anything that looks like, I don't buy it.


>>> Makes sense.. Pickles, like cucumbers I'd think would be low
>>> generally.

>> > But some add sugar to the pickling liquid; that adds carbs.

>> Ever try it without sugar?  I haven't put up pickles in a long time so

> I don't recall off the top of my head what I used; the recipes came from
> the 2010 Ball Blue book.

Think I have that one here.. I'll have to see.  Might be from an earlier year
though.


>> I can't even remember how much sugar if any I put in.. :)  I seem to
>> remember one recipe that used a bit of sugar but IIRC my Dill recipe
>> didn't use any.. guess it depends on the recipe really.

> Yes, and some things (like peaches) you can use light, medium or heavy
> syrup. I generally use light or extra light.

You mean say, purchased canned peaches?  I've seen some recipes to can peaches
using grape juice, haven't tried that though.

Two mortgages:

>>this new
>> house is going to cost a bit less in winter, which is great... and the
>> house in Windsor won't be as bad utility-wise since we won't be
>> heating it to "live in".

> Some good to all of it; the storm doors Steve put in a couple of years
> ago did help reduce our heating costs a bit. Every penny helps.

Good storm doors are a must here, that's for sure - you probably remember that
(grin)..  That has made quite a difference in all of our heating bills.

>>> here and would generally be a pia to rent it.  With the Marcellus
>>> shale business in the Broome county area though, I think it will go
>>> fast once we get it listed.

>> > I'm not sure; I've read both good and bad about fracking. It's a hot
>> > issue in NC now too; I'm not sold on it.

>> Oh no doubt in my mind the fracking is not a great thing to live
>> near.. that's one of the things I like about the Ithaca/Tomkins County
>> area.. It doesn't look like it's going to be approved around here,
>> which I'm really glad about.  In Broome county, I was sick to see that
>> the water used from fracking is actually used on 17 and other major
>> roads to clean the roadways.. now where does that water run off to?
>> eek...

> Agreed! I don't want a well anywhere near fracking. My parents are on
> town water but have their well as back up. Came in handy last year when
> Irene knocked out the town water. (G)

But if it goes through in the Broome county area, the house in Windsor could
sold to a business (which is what I expect will happen).  Not a fracking
company per se.. but maybe as a rental for employees, that kind of thing.

>> No, it's not an elevator, just a lift.. but it must be a good one is
>> all I can figure.  The previous owner had it removed before we moved
>> in, so I'm not sure of it's features, etc.

> OK, for some reason I was thinking it was still installed.

Nope..  it was taken out when his wife died, I believe.. perhaps 3 years ago.
The house was only on the market a few weeks when we found it.

Take care,
Janis

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