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Skriven 2013-01-30 04:32:00 av Dave Drum (63333.cooking)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: Weddings
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-=> Nancy Backus wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 RH> I think ours came in under $2,500. My younger brother had worked part
 DD> My wedding cost under U$200 including the licence, hiring the J.P. and
 DS> Our wedding might have cost about that, or a little less.  It was at a

 DD> Marriage is a state of mind more than some words said in a ceremony.

 NB> Very true.

 DD> Yours seems to have been much more durable than mine. I was married -
 DD> apparently she wasn't. Or at least, the "married mind-set" was not for
 DD> long  with her.

 NB> Similar happened with my youngest brother's first marriage... she
 NB> decided that she didn't want to be married after all... during the
 NB> first six months of the marriage.  And in their case, her dad had
 NB> spared NO expense for a very elaborate wedding...  An open reception
 NB> before the ceremony, and a sit-down dinner afterwards for the honored
 NB> guests (still quite a few, not merely family)... fancy foods and drinks
 NB> and much of them, etc etc... She was his only daughter...  I heard that
 NB> her second wedding was much the same (my brother and his second wife
 NB> were guests at that one, they remained friends...)

I remained friends with my ex ... and made friends with my husband-in-law who
was a nice guy. But, I didn't go to their wedding because I know how I am and
my sense of the absurd would have kicked in about the time that they said "if
any man here present knows of any reason .... ". So, discretion demanded that I
stay in a remote location.   Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Hot Cider Surprise Punch
 Categories: Beverages, Fruits, Citrus
      Yield: 10 servings
 
      4 c  Apple cider
      4 c  Cranberry juice
      2 c  Pomegranate juice
      6    Inches stick cinnamon
      3    Pieces whole star anise
      2    (3" long) strips orange peel
      1    (3" long) strip lemon peel
           Apple wedges and/or star
           - anise
 
  In a 4 to 5 quart Dutch oven combine apple cider,
  cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, cinnamon, star anise,
  orange peel, and lemon peel. Bring to boiling; reduce
  heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
  
  Using a slotted spoon, remove and discard cinnamon, star
  anise, orange peel, and lemon peel. Serve punch warm in
  mugs. Garnish with apple wedges and/or start anise.
  
  * Note: When cutting orange peel and lemon peel, avoid any
  white pith because it will add bitterness to the punch.
  
  Better Homes & Gardens | October 2012
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 04 October 2012
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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