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Skriven 2014-11-29 12:00:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: try or not 356
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 11-27-14  06:47 <=-

 ML>> I don't think so ... hope not. Anyhow, I'm not missing
 ML>> anything whose absence sticks out. I thought that maybe
 ML>> for some unaccountable reason I might have put my passport
 ML>> in the pocket, but actually I didn't bring it with me.
 NB>> The unaccountable reason might have been for identification, I
 NB>> suppose, but it would be a relief all around for it not to have gone
 NB>> with after all, I'm sure..   :)

 ML> There was a day when the passport was my only official ID,
 ML> but now I have three compliant ones, so carrying the most
 ML> expensive and cumbersome one is not always a good idea

With others to choose from, there's less reason to have unless
specifically needed, true...  :)

 ML> (though keeping it at the house creeps me out, because
 ML> what if the kid burns down the place?). 

That is a creepy thought, indeed.

 ML> Speaking of which, back when he was certified unable to
 ML> drive, my brother carried a passport as his only ID (whether
 ML> taking his cue from me or otherwise I don't know). It was
 ML> suitably beat-up, and so I asked him how often he used it
 ML> for its original purpose. Answer: never.
 
Which makes one wonder why he got it in the first place...  unless he
just felt it was the thing to do...  :)   And, speaking of which, he's
been cleared to drive again, then...?  :)

 ML>> Bleurgh - I seem to recall that at least some of the IGAs
 ML>> had the same brand that Market Basket did, so I was inclined
 ML>> to get the house version when shopping at Rosemary's local
 ML>> IGA affiliate. Big mistake. 
 NB>> Perhaps they changed where they got theirs from in the meanwhile...?
 ML> That may well have been the case and was one of my
 ML> hypotheses.

Another, sadder, hypothesis might be that the supplier changed the
formula... testable by getting one from Market Basket to see if their
house brand is as bad as the one you just had from IGA...  
 
 ML>> I ended up using it to make pretty mediocre hot chocolate.
 NB>> With lots of extra ingredients to cover for the bad taste...?
 ML> Vanilla extract.

Ah, that could cover somewhat...  :)

 ML> VARIATION: Chocolate Almond- Add 1 cup roasted whole almonds (salted
 ML> or unsalted) after the ice cream stiffens, about 2 min before it is
 ML> done, then continue to freeze until the ice cream is ready. 

Gwen would have gone for that one... that's the flavor she usually chose
when we'd stop at Russell's for her post-doctor visit treat...  :)

ttyl             neb

... Skier:  Someone who pays an arm and a leg to break them.

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