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Skriven 2013-10-11 01:16:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: wondering/wandering 306
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 ML>  A "Batchelor Survival" class was added my senior year
 RH> but I don't really know what they were taught, other than how to make
 RH> chocolate chip cookies.
 ML> A most important skill.
 RH> I know

But perhaps the Home Ec for Dummies course shouldn't be too
too effective: to wit: guy proudly feeds girl bad cookies,
girl thinks, maybe he needs me, success assured.

 RH> the last few years. Before Steve & I went up 3 years ago for Christmas,
 RH> we baked several, including some low sugar ones, knowing she was
 RH> diabetic. She went for the high sugar ones all the time, even tho the
 RH> low sugar ones were just as tasty. In the mornings she'd then fuss
 RH> about her blood glucose readings being high again.

Maybe the low-sugar ones aren't just as tasty. But in any case
one shouldn't wonder - cause and effect is cause and effect.

==

 RH> I know, I was half skeptical myself. Hey, at least they responded to
 RH> our e-mail. Gotta give them credit for that.

I'm with others here, though, and immediately thought
"bug letter."
 
 RH> It'll get to be less and less "special" as the general flying public
 RH> catches on. Then they'll have to come up with some other "reward" for
 RH> those in the top tiers of flying travelers and so on, ad infinitum, ad
 RH> nauseum.

The goal is to get 25% usage; right now, eyeballing it, it's
under 10%. For me the issue is more that if the system loads
up as planned, the screeners are going to feel rushed and not
do their job. Of course, that's what the background check is
supposed to be all about, but we've seen some catastrophic
failures in background checking lately. With a large quantity
of people loading up THAT system, even more problems are likely.

 RH> I know, and travelling together, with both of us having it, doubles
 RH> the chances something will glitch and we'll end up both missing our
 RH> flight. 

Not likely.

 ML> The odd thing here was that not only did the state refuse to
 ML> replace it for free, though I never received anything at all,
 ML> but also they didn't give a care about the fact that it had
 ML> gone missing. And, come to think of it, they wanted me to
 ML> come in and start the process, get rephotographed, and
 ML> everything.
 RH> Almost to the point where you want to tell them to forget about the
 RH> whole thing and wipe you from their records.

I forgot about the whole thing, but I doubt they did, and I will
forever be enshrined in the Maryland system.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: KOLACHKY DOUGH #2
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 1 servings

      1    Dry yeast                         1/2 lb Butter
    1/2 c  Lukewarm water                      4 tb Vegetable shortening
      4 c  Flour                             1/2 ts Sour cream
      2    Eggs                                1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c  Sugar

  Contributed to the echo by: Leti Labell Originally from: "The Best of
  Boris", by the St. Mark Women's Guild from Bethesda Maryland Kolachy Dough
  #2 Mix yeast in water and stir in 3 tablespoons flour. Let stand for one
  hour. Beat eggs, sugar, butter and shortening until creamy. Add to yeast
  mixture. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Slowly add flour to make a soft
  dough, kneading by hand. Make into a large ball and refrigerate overnight.
  Take a small portion of dough (keep the rest refrigerated) and roll out
  very thin on a powdered sugar pastry cloth. (Do not use flour.) Cut into 2"
  squares. Put 1 teaspoon of filling in center of square and pinch two
  opposite corners together. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 350
  oven for 10 to 12 minutes. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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