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Skriven 2010-12-09 13:41:35 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
   Kommentar till text 4709 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hello Michael,

On (07 Dec 10) MICHAEL LOO wrote to STEPHEN HAFFLY...

 SH> they still were too close to a quarter in size. They should have been
 SH> made large enough so that there would be no chance of confusion. Why
 SH> not make them the same size as the old dollar coins?

 ML> Too big, too much metal. As you surmise, saving on raw materials
 ML> was a factor. Speaking of confusion, why are all US paper money
 ML> the same size? Your example to Dave of the dishonest cashier who
 ML> "accidentally" mistakes a $1 for a quarter is peanuts compared
 ML> to the one who does the same with a $20 for a $10 (which happens
 ML> to me probably every year or two and is irritating to correct).

I have had that happen to me too. I have also gone back to correct an
overpayment from a clerk as I don't feel it right to take an
overpayment. I would hope that the clerk would feel the same way toward
a customer, but it is too often not the case. Regarding folding money, I
agree that different sizes makes a lot of sense but that would also
complicate vending machines which now only have to deal with one size
bills.

 ML>   They could have
 SH> made them from an aluminum alloy so they would be lighter, but still
 SH> larger than a quarter.  I guess they figured with inflation, the dollar
 SH> just wasn't worth the extra cost a larger coin.

 ML> Aluminum coins pose vending machine problems. I thought that a
 ML> design the size of the Carter quarters but a bit thicker might
 ML> have made sense.

There are probably multiple solutions that would have worked while
providing a greater distinction between the coins.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

      Title: Basic Sugarless Vegetarian Mincemeat
 Categories: Fruits, Diabetic, Low-cal
      Yield: 12 servings

      3 c  Apple pulp, some skins
    1/2 lg Lemon with peel, ground
      1 md Orange with peel, ground
      1 c  Seedless raisins, ground
      1 c  Seedless raisins whole
    3/4 ts Nutmeg
    3/4 ts Cloves
    3/4 ts Allspice (optional)
    1/2 ts Salt (optional)
      2 tb Flour (or 1 tb arrowroot fl)
      1 c  Currants (or more raisins)
      2 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 c  Date sugar (optional)
  1 1/2 ts Rum flavoring (optional)

  Quarter and core apples, but do not peel.  Grind in old-fashioned meat
  grinder (food processor makes them too fine), using medium-coarse
  blade. Remove seeds from lemon and orange, grind and add to apples.
  Grind 1 cup raisins.

  Mix all ingredients except rum flavoring in large bowl, stirring in
  spices and flour, then date sugar if desired. Add flavoring and mix
  again. Place in covered bowl or other container with tight lid;
  refrigerate at least one week before using or canning. (1/2 inch head
  space, boiling water bath 20 min for pints after water returns to
  boil, longer for altitudes over 1000 ft.) If any jars fail to seal,
  freeze for later use.

  To freeze after refrigerating for the recommended week, place in clean
  freezer containers or jars, leaving 1/2 inch at top. Cover with clean
  lids and place in sharp-freeze section of freezer until frozen. Thaw
  overnight in the refrigerator before using. Makes 1 quart, enough for
  2 8-inch pies.

  1/4 cup 116 calories, 2 diabetic fruit exchanges Protein 1, fat 0,
  carbohydrate 28 grams, 0 cholesterol If salt omitted, 1/4 cup
  contains 7 mg sodium.

  Source:  Canning and Preserving without Sugar by Norma M. MacRae, R.D.
  Third Edition 1993 ISBN 1-56440-163-4 Shared but not tested by
  Elizabeth Rodier Oct 93

MMMMM

Regards,

Stephen
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