Text 31690, 128 rader
Skriven 2015-10-06 20:43:27 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 31628 av Dave Drum (1:261/38.0)
Ärende: Discounts
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Hi Dave,

 DD> I'm not as frequent as I used to be. If I want something quickly I
 DD> tend to visit the Sign of the Clown. Hardee's food tends to be better

 RH> OTOH, we tend to go to Hardee's more than McD's, given a choice of the
 RH> 2. Other choices thrown in, we'd have to say Chick-Fil-A is probably
 RH> the one we go to most often of the big chains. I don't usually get the
 RH> sandwich any more but go for the strips instead (fewer carbs with no
 RH> bun) and ask for a side of pickles.

 DD> Some (most) times time constraints and location determine where I will
 DD> get my belly bomber empty calories. We don't have, currently, a

Perfectly understandable.


 DD> Chick-Fil-A. They left the local maul several years ago. They've been
 DD> doing site prep on the outlot where Montgomery Ward's Auto Centre was
 DD> located --- but, haven't started the actual building yet. If I'm going

Hope they will get going soon but be forewarned, they've done away with
the carrot & raisin salad. They've gone with the side salad you see at
most fast food type places but with toasted/roasted red pepper bits
instead of croutons. They still have cole slaw but I don't care for
their version.

 DD> to do Fats Food chicken - Popeyes has two chicken po'boy sarnies for
 DD> U$6 as a daily special. 1 is enough for a lunch so I get the other
 DD> with condiments on the side and nuke it back to life at a later date.
 DD> Keeping the sauces, etc. separate keeps the roll from getting soggy in
 DD> the icebox.

Sounds like a good deal. This morning a friend hit C-F-A right at 10:30
so she was able to get a combination of breakfast and lunch items for
her to go meal. She had some at lunch time, took the rest home for
supper.


 DD> - but, it's prepared to order - not kept in a warmer - so, it takes a
 DD> bit longer. If I'm doing a meal I either am at home or a sit-down
 DD> restaurant. Hardee's *STILL* has the best biscuits of all. As good as
 DD> my dad used to make.

 RH> Trouble is, none of the chains make a whole wheat biscuit. I made some
 RH> last night--decided to make buttermilk but used Greek yogurt and water
 RH> since I didn't have any buttermilk. They turned out good.

 DD> To be honest - how many do you think they would sell of the WW
 DD> biscuits? Not enough to keep their bean counters happy after the extra
 DD> ingredients and duplications were taken into account, I'll bet.

It probably wouldn't make the bean counters happy but it would make
those of us that prefer whole grains over white flour happy.


 DD> There is also a 10% senior discount under the same terms. But, you
 DD> can't get both - it's an either/or.

 RH> Understandable, but at what age do you qualify for the senior discount?
 RH> Some places it's 65, others, it can be as low as 50.

 DD> I think Hardee's is 55 - but, I don't know that for sure. I'll ask and
 DD> if it's different post the answer. If you don't hear further within a
 DD> few days - it's 55 y.o.

 RH> No rush, we don't go that often.

 DD> It's 55. I was there yesterday for a couple sausage & egg biscuits.

OK, now we'll know to ask for one or the other.

 DD> Auto Zone has the same deal - 10% for uniformed services - including
 DD> retired. Officially, if not in uniform ID is supposed to be presented.

 RH> Steve always pulls out his retiree ID at Lowe's and Home Depot, even
 RH> tho they know him quite well by now. Just to make it official. JoAnn
 RH> Fabrics and Michael's (craft store) also have standing
 RH> military/retiree/family member discounts, and get a fair amount of

 DD> I don't have a Home Depot closer than 35 miles from me. I comparison
 DD> shop between Menard's and Lowe's. We have 2 "super-store" locations
 DD> for each. One on the north-east side, the other on the south-west. As
 DD> I live on the near north-east - those are the ones I use .... unless
 DD> going to JoAnn's, Gordon Food Service or something else out near the
 DD> Maul (south-west).

 RH> We've got both HD and Lowe's in Wake Forest, besides a Town & Country
 RH> (used to be Ace) and a small hardware store in town that we patronise
 RH> for little things, not always found at the big name places.

 DD> Lowe's (hardware/building materials) started AFAIK in North
 DD> Wilkesboro, NC. The nearest Menard's to you is, I think Raliegh ---
 DD> ooops. Went to get the address and that "Menard's" turns out to be Bob
 DD> Menard's Gourmet Popcorn Shop.   Bv)= Menards is, I think, a North

OOPS! We've never checked out the popcorn shop. There used to be another
one, closer to us, but it folded a while ago. I had some of their
popcorn at a women's event on campus--nothing really special. We no
longer have a popper because of Steve's corn issues--don't want him to
have an otherwise avoidable migraine.

 DD> Central US chain.


 DD>       Title: Whole Wheat Biscuits
 DD>  Categories: Breads
 DD>       Yield: 24 servings

 DD>   1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour

This, in itself disproves the title.

 DD>   1 1/2 c  Whole wheat flour

Make it 3 cups of whole wheat flour to get whole wheat biscuits. It
works; I do it all the time. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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