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Skriven 2013-06-28 07:16:04 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Hanschka
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-=> RUTH HANSCHKA wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 ->  SR> Probably cheaper to build too.  Sounds like a win all the way
 ->  SR> around if you can handle living like a mole.

 -> In 1977 a beautiful, 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom earth-sheltered
 -> (cave) house was self-built for $15,000, which costs only $1.29 a year
 -> to heat! That's $12.50 per square foot of living area. Adjusting for
 -> inflation gives $50/sq ft.
 
 -> Still half or less than the average $100/sq ft cost of "conventional"
 -> upholstered above-ground caves.
 
 -> If you had ever been in one you'd not be making snarky comments about
 -> "living like a mole."

 SR> Not snarky, mildly clastrophobic.  I need a window in a room.

Fair enough. However, Doug's place has a HUGE quadruple glazed picture window
in the living room. And all of the bedrooms and bathrooms have tubular
skylights. http://www.solatube.com/residential/daylighting 
 
 ->  -> If, if, if, shoulda, coulda, woulda. Ain't none of us getting out of
 ->  -> here alive, so I might as well enjoy the ride.
 
 ->  SR> Just as long as you don't try for the Oz trip in the meantime. The
 ->  SR> flight is exciting but the landing looks a hair rough.

 -> Why not, if Dorothy managed it .........

 SR> But the witch wasn't too fond of the side effects.  Besides, you don't
 SR> have a cairn terrier.

Nor any ruby slippers, either. I'm more of a cat person.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Ruby-Red Grapefruit Sorbet
 Categories: Desserts, I scream, Citrus, Wine
      Yield: 11 Servings
 
      1 c  Sugar
      1 c  Water
           Salt
      1 tb Grated red grapefruit rind
      3 c  Fresh red grapefruit juice
      1 c  Semi-sweet sparkling wine
 
  Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan; stir well.
  Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until sugar dissolves,
  stirring constantly. Remove from heat; pour into a large
  bowl, and stir in grapefruit rind. Let cool to room
  temperature.
  
  Add grapefruit juice and sparkling wine to sugar mixture.
  Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer;
  freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
  
  Spoon into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 2
  hours.
  
  Yield: 11 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup).
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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