They no doubt got put in with the US pennies
(same size, shape color). If they don't show
up, nobody's great loss, even if they get spent,
as they are pegged to US currency (unlike, say,
Canadian, where the cent (circulated and legal
tender but no longer minted) is worth US0.0075).

I won't lose any sleep over it, if you won't either. (G)

I've lost sleep over less, as have others.
Beethoven even wrote a piece called Rage
over a Lost Penny.

It's good to see economies develop, but there
is a lot of opportunity for backsliding if the
government becomes destabilized.

Or if the government goes off the deep end as some countries seem to

be > doing at present.
An opening that we shouldn't squeeze through.
Even in taglines.

Nothing more to say, and that's why I didn't say any more than I did.

These admonitions are not necessarily
directed at you.

Those are the times when tokens are the better option. Steve used to

If the cost of cheating was high enough to
justify the cost of minting tokens. And then
there were the systems (Connecticut turnpikes
as I recall) whose tokens were the same size
as small change from some other country
(Guatemala?), which information spread
quickly even before the Internet.

Information like that spreads quickly, especially among people who use
the turnpike, subway or whatever on a frequent basis.

Even B.C. (before cellphones).

that he sometimes found

slugs of various sorts; those he did not bring home.

I presume this didn't happen that frequently
(which is heartening), because otherwise you'd
have been out on the street in no time.

Not very often and don't know if it was Marines deliberatly trying to
cheat the machine or just had those coins mixed in with pocket change
and grabbed the wrong one(s) to feed the machine.

It would be nice to think that it wasn't
deliberate, but then one doesn't see pounds or
lats beeing mistaken for dollars very often.

Cottonelle, a pretty decent product, is
offered by the same company.

We've used it, now using another brand.

The Massachusetts chain Market Basket has a
decent house brand tissue, which is what I get.

In every way superior to the nonbiodegradables
except in price, and that would be fixed by
economies of scale if the scheme caught on as
it should.

So the chances of it catching on are..........?

Pretty small. Conservation is an alarmingly
low priority in this world and particularly
in the US.

We got one of those containers today. One of the local Harris Teeter
stores in the area has a meal of the day to go set up (also has a dining

I was pretty impressed by the Harris Teeters
that invaded the mid-Atlantic but less so when
visiting the ones down south. Maybe they're
making their product more consistent across
geography, the way I hope Wegmans does (though
I've had uncomplimentary things to say about a
couple aspects of the one in Williamsport).

area where you can sit to eat it. Thursday is prime rib day, also senior discount day. We got a piece big enough to split (a decent sized
serving) plus potatoes and overcooked mixed (broccoli, cauliflower and carrots) veggies for $10., minus $.50 for our supper tonight. Not quite
the quality of our favorite prime rib place but the price was better.

Few of us have the luxury of ignoring the first
term in the price to performance ratio.

Let us know when that firms up.

As of now, let's plan on it.

Good. Thanks.

That should make planning easier. As always, the caveat is, if there are
no family emergencies that need our presence.

Can't plan for everything. Worse comes to
worst, we can cobble something together on
relatively short notice.

I made a chocolate custard at Lilli's. No mint.
It was freehand, the way I usually do things.
The New York Times's food section for 2/12
was a series of fakeable dishes compiled by Sam
Sifton and his team, the point and the title being
that " You Don't Need a Recipe."Well, duh.

About the way I cook for a lot of things.

Pretty sensible all around.

Basically so, especially if you've been cooking for any length of time.

Though I like cookbooks, I don't see their utility
generally speaking. Those who have it have it, those
who don't, well, all the cookbooks in the world won't
help. A couple days ago we had coq au vin made
according to a Good-Housekeeping-type recipe, and it
was just nasty. despite the use of decent ingredients
(other than the boneless, skinless chicken breasts,
which could just as well have been cotton batting).

Oh, out of curiosity I went searching on the Web,
and I think I found the recipe. It's an adaptation
by some newspaper of something from Cooking Light
(in itself a very dubious publication). I won't
bother to post it.

To make a dressing, you have to be a spendthrift with
the oil, a miser with the vinegar, a judge with the
salt, and a madman with the pepper - old saying
sometimes attributed to Brillat-Savarin.

Good way to put it, have to remember it as most often we make an oil & vinegar type dressing.

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1/3 c balsamic vinegar
1/3 c hemp seed oil
3 Tb cocoa powder
1 1/2 ts sugar
s, p

Blend all together in a blender. Season with
salt and pepper.

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Hi Michael,

They no doubt got put in with the US pennies
(same size, shape color). If they don't show
up, nobody's great loss, even if they get spent,
as they are pegged to US currency (unlike, say,
Canadian, where the cent (circulated and legal
tender but no longer minted) is worth US0.0075).

I won't lose any sleep over it, if you won't either. (G)

I've lost sleep over less, as have others.
Beethoven even wrote a piece called Rage
over a Lost Penny.

And some nights I just can't get to sleep for hours. Not thinking about
lost pennies either.

It's good to see economies develop, but there
is a lot of opportunity for backsliding if the
government becomes destabilized.

Or if the government goes off the deep end as some countries

seem to > ML> be > doing at present.

An opening that we shouldn't squeeze through.
Even in taglines.

Nothing more to say, and that's why I didn't say any more than I

did.

These admonitions are not necessarily
directed at you.

No, but best I quit before getting in too deep.

Those are the times when tokens are the better option. Steve

used to > ML> If the cost of cheating was high enough to

justify the cost of minting tokens. And then
there were the systems (Connecticut turnpikes
as I recall) whose tokens were the same size
as small change from some other country
(Guatemala?), which information spread
quickly even before the Internet.

Information like that spreads quickly, especially among people who

use > the turnpike, subway or whatever on a frequent basis.

Even B.C. (before cellphones).

Tell-a-commuter?

that he sometimes found

slugs of various sorts; those he did not bring home.

I presume this didn't happen that frequently
(which is heartening), because otherwise you'd
have been out on the street in no time.

Not very often and don't know if it was Marines deliberatly trying

to > cheat the machine or just had those coins mixed in with pocket
change > and grabbed the wrong one(s) to feed the machine.

It would be nice to think that it wasn't
deliberate, but then one doesn't see pounds or
lats beeing mistaken for dollars very often.

May have been some done deliberatly. When we were living in Frankfurt, I
had the chance to go to England with some friends. We stopped in Belgium
on the way back (a planned stop) home so at one point I had dollars,
marks, pounds and francs in my wallet plus the small change from each
country. Had to be careful what I grabbed, where.

Cottonelle, a pretty decent product, is
offered by the same company.

We've used it, now using another brand.

The Massachusetts chain Market Basket has a
decent house brand tissue, which is what I get.

Only time I ever shopped Market Basket was when I was in college. The
next town up had a small MB store, but bigger than any stores in
Houghton. I never bought any tp there tho.

low priority in this world and particularly
in the US.

We got one of those containers today. One of the local Harris Teeter stores in the area has a meal of the day to go set up (also has a

dining

I was pretty impressed by the Harris Teeters
that invaded the mid-Atlantic but less so when
visiting the ones down south. Maybe they're
making their product more consistent across
geography, the way I hope Wegmans does (though
I've had uncomplimentary things to say about a
couple aspects of the one in Williamsport).

Actually, the HTs we've been in, here in NC have been better quality
stores. Not quite to Wegman's level, but pretty good, overall. Some
people thing they are on the higher priced side but we've found them to
be fair.

area where you can sit to eat it. Thursday is prime rib day, also

senior > discount day. We got a piece big enough to split (a decent
sized

serving) plus potatoes and overcooked mixed (broccoli, cauliflower

and > carrots) veggies for $10., minus $.50 for our supper tonight.
Not quite > the quality of our favorite prime rib place but the price
was better.

Few of us have the luxury of ignoring the first
term in the price to performance ratio.

Our favorite place is better, overall, but for an inexpensive prime rib
dinner, this was ok. Our favorite place offers baked or mashed potatoes
and the veggies aren't cooked to a mush. When we first moved to WF, they
were doing the prime rib for $9.95 but it's up to, IIRC, $15.95 now.
It's a bigger piece tho, than the one you get at HT.

Let us know when that firms up.

As of now, let's plan on it.

Good. Thanks.

That should make planning easier. As always, the caveat is, if there

are > no family emergencies that need our presence.

Can't plan for everything. Worse comes to
worst, we can cobble something together on
relatively short notice.

I know, just giving you fair warning.

I made a chocolate custard at Lilli's. No mint.
It was freehand, the way I usually do things.
The New York Times's food section for 2/12
was a series of fakeable dishes compiled by Sam
Sifton and his team, the point and the title being
that " You Don't Need a Recipe."Well, duh.

About the way I cook for a lot of things.

Pretty sensible all around.

Basically so, especially if you've been cooking for any length of

time.

Though I like cookbooks, I don't see their utility
generally speaking. Those who have it have it, those
who don't, well, all the cookbooks in the world won't

They can be interesting to read tho. (G)

help. A couple days ago we had coq au vin made
according to a Good-Housekeeping-type recipe, and it
was just nasty. despite the use of decent ingredients
(other than the boneless, skinless chicken breasts,
which could just as well have been cotton batting).

Oh, out of curiosity I went searching on the Web,
and I think I found the recipe. It's an adaptation
by some newspaper of something from Cooking Light
(in itself a very dubious publication). I won't
bother to post it.

OK, I subscribed to CL for a bit but gave up on it. The recipies may
have been low fat or calorie but they were not low carb, by a long shot.

To make a dressing, you have to be a spendthrift with
the oil, a miser with the vinegar, a judge with the
salt, and a madman with the pepper - old saying
sometimes attributed to Brillat-Savarin.

Good way to put it, have to remember it as most often we make an oil

& > vinegar type dressing.

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