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  but it had the same problems
 NB> that the Dick,Jane&Sally reading programs had... one couldn't easily
 NB> turn it into real reading or real music...

That was the issue with the young woman of whom I spoke;
she had to bootstrap herself and of course ended up doing
very well, but if the method had been refined then to the
degree that it later was, a lot of tsouris would have
been avoided.

 NB> I sometimes question my choices when realizing how easily
 NB> medical and pharma learning comes now... but not enough to really
 NB> regret anything...

Eh, why ask why. Come to think of it, I'd never have made
it as a med student, though might have performed acceptably
as a doc, for various reasons, the two most important being
my general suspicion of authority and oh, how I hate to get
up in the morning.

 ML> meds (except briefly the statins, which damaged me). 
 NB> Despite what the doctors say about how wonderful the statins are, most
 NB> of the people I know who've taken them have had problems with them,
 NB> and temporary or permanent damage from them.  

They're poison, but it'll take centuries for them to figure
that out.

 ML> pretty easy for them to overlook something that is there
 ML> but that they weren't looking for.
 NB> Or to not necessarily use the particular test that would have
 NB> highlighted it for them... especially with women and heart issues,
 NB> I've heard... 

So I've heard. But studying women in the medical research
sense was a neglected field until very recently.

 NB> Even though I don't detest potatoes like you do, I'd not have liked it
 NB> much either... clam chowder should be clams.  With just enough dairy
 NB> and potatoes to make it soup...  :)

That's pretty much my position as well. Some benighted
souls might say something about tomatoes, but let's draw
a curtain around them.

Silky Chocolate Pudding
Categories: dessert
Serves: 4 to 6

1/4 c cornstarch
1/2 c sugar
1/8 ts salt
3 c whole milk
6 oz 62% semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 ts pure vanilla extract

Combine the cornstarch, sugar and salt in the top
of a double boiler. Slowly whisk in the milk,
scraping the bottom and sides with a heatproof
spatula to incorporate the dry ingredients.
Place over gently simmering water and stir
occasionally, scraping the bottom and sides.
Use a whisk as necessary should lumps begin to
form. After 15 to 20 min, when the mixture begins
to thicken and coats the back of the spoon, add
the chocolate. Continue stirring until the
pudding is smooth and thickened, 2-4 min. Remove
from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a
serving bowl or into a large measuring cup with
a spout and pour into individual serving dishes.

If you like pudding skin, pull plastic wrap over
the top of the serving dish(es) before
refrigerating. If you dislike pudding skin,
place plastic wrap on top of the pudding and
smooth it gently against the surface before
refrigerating. Refrigerate for at least 30 min
and up to 3 days.

Source: John Scharffenberger

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