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Skriven 2013-06-24 20:40:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1630 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Asparagus
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Hi Ruth,

-> I don't generally see them on the olive bars, maybe down to Fresh Market
-> but I don't remember for sure or not.

 RH> Probably not - you need some Greeks around to get them.

Other than very mixed, I'm not sure what the ethnic break down is in
Wake County. It's skewed tho, with the colleges and universities. Add in
Durham and Chapel Hill & you're talking really ethnically diverse. It
shows up in the foods offered tho.

->  RH> I'm not really sure how much is in them - about 250 calories total
->  RH> generally.  No HFCS and low salt, which is all I really check for
->  RH> regularly.

-> Most I've seen run in the 20-25 carb per bar range. We ended up buying
-> lunch at a place called Shish Kebab near the convention center and
-> buffet supper at our favorite Indian place on the way home. Got all
-> kinds of goodies (non food) at the expo too.

 RH> Gotta love Expos.  You can stock up on free Pens and the like and not
 RH> have to buy a single one for years.

I didn't get any free pens but did get some sewing/quilting supplies.
Lots of free talk/fun with the other QoV ladies and the folks that
visited our booth.


->  RH> Same here. I got part of a quilt top sewn today, but I also had to
 RH> run
->  RH> errands, bake a cake and make dinner.  Not much time for the
 RH> machine.
->  RH> That was before going out to a Missions meeting.
 RH> ->
-> We picked up a kit at the Expo; had been admiring it from afar (It was
-> visible from the QoV booth and the consensus favorite of our group.) for
-> most of the day. We walked over and thought about buying just the
-> pattern but decided to go with the kit as the fabrics "made" the quilt.
-> All in blues, greens, white.

 RH> It could be worth it. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy the kit than all
 RH> the fabrics individually.

Plus, you get the fabrics that "make" the quilt. Steve was talking about
maybe trying to do the cutting & sewing of this one; it would free me up
to do other projects. I'm part way thru a diaper bag for the newest
(born Feb. 1) great niece right now.

->  RH> My dad liked the fancy ones, oddly enough, when he got them.  He
 RH> was
->  RH> raised with rye and pumpernickel so it went with the territory.

-> I can see why he wouldn't want the run of the mill white bread then.
-> They've no character or flavor to them, really obvious when compared to
-> a good rye or pumpernickel.

 RH> He liked the white stuff too, but liked the rye, marble or
 RH> pumpernickel a lot better.

Those are much better than the white stuff; they've got some character
and taste to them.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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