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   -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-   
      
    DD> I note that Coke is going back to cane sugar for its sweetner and   
    DD> drop kicking the HFCS to the curb. Now I won't have to se3arch out   
    DD> Mexican Coco Cola if I need the fully leaded stuff as an ingredient.   
      
    RH> Or stock up on Mexican Coke or KFP Coke. (G)   
      
    DD> That's the sweet part (pun intended) I won't have to play Joe Friday   
    DD> and track down the Mexican or Jewish stuff.   
      
    RH> Easier to find in some places or times of year than others. When we   
    RH> were in AZ, we weren't too far from the border. I went over once, with   
    RH> some friends (had been over the border in TX in the 80s) for some   
    RH> shopping (not for Coke). Downside of living that close was the problem   
    RH> with illeagals; had some friends in law enforcement that had been shot   
    RH> at.   
      
   That's why the nabs carry guns - so they can shoot back.   
      
    DD> I did discover a Dr. Pepper product Iquite like,mthough. Sugar free   
    DD> Pwppwe mixed with Cream Soda. Apparently other like it as well   
    RH>      ****** ?????   
      
   Fat fingers. should have been Pepper   
      
    DD> becaouse it's hard to find it not store shelves.  Bv)=   
      
    RH> May be more available in some stores/areas than others.   
      
   I don't understand how soda route drivers think. Their pay is based partly    
   on how much "profuct" they move. If I was delivering a product that sold   
   out every week I'd leave more and smile all the way to the bank. I was   
   working in a gas station/c-store when Pepsi One was introduced. We sold   
   out to bare shelves within two days after a delivery. And we could NOT get   
   the bozo driver to leave more.    
      
        8<----- SNYP ----->8   
      
    DD> I do tomato juice and the cranberry juice - which my nephrologist   
    DD> (kidney doc) recommended as being good in several ways for my kidney   
      
    RH> So far my kidneys seem to be doing well without cranberry juice. Had a   
    RH> scare a few years ago with some blood work that indicated maybe   
    RH> otherwise so my primary care dr. referred me to a nephrologist. He said   
    RH> all was well, just come back once a year to keep an eye on things. Last   
      
    DD> Saw Dr. Nutt (nephrologist) yeaterday and was informed my kidneys are   
    DD> doing well, told to keep on with the Lasix and "see me in six mon   
    DD> ths". I like that he's assuming I'll be available in six months.  Bv)=   
      
    RH> You're planning to stick around, I presume. (G)   
      
   Well, yeah. I'm reaqdy if it happens. Dennis gets the house as long as he    
   wants until he go into "other" (assisted living/sheltered care/etc) quarters   
   at which time it goes to Habitat For Humanity to do with as they will. It's   
   only fair. Other than my bed all the furniture, lamps, etc came from there.   
      
   Any money left in my accounts goes (split equally) between St. Jude's   
   in Memphis and the Shriner's Cripplped Childrens' Hospitals.    
      
    DD> Staying hydrated on a long trip is easy for guys. Any bush, tree or   
    DD> the vehicle itself provides enough of a "fig leaf" for easing of the   
    DD> pressur. Women don't have the same advantageous plumbing.   
      
    RH> No, but having the camper has been handy for both of us. Just have to   
      
    DD> Not everyone brings their own Extended Stay America suite with then.   
    DD> Bv)=   
      
    RH> No, and there have been times, even with it, that have been close   
    RH> calls. Worst time without the camper (but just made it safely) was one   
    RH> time coming down from a trip up north. Heard on traffic radio of an   
    RH> accident southbound on I-95, south of DC and just south of where we   
    RH> would pick it up that morning on our traffic radio station, figured it   
      
   And people wonder why I wear black slacks/workm pants.  Bv)= No spreading   
   stain to give me away.   
      
    DD> What do you use as a "traffic" radio? Is it part of your GPS or a   
    DD> Sirius/XM channel? Or the good ol' CB radio (if such exists any   
      
    RH> Sirius/XM; had it in the first Escape we bought and have continued with   
    RH> it. Steve likes to listen to talk radio (usually Patriot channel 125)   
    RH> when driving, will switch to Bluegrass Junction, No Shoes Radio or   
    RH> Willie's Roadhouse also. Listening to Andrew Wilkow on Patriot Radio   
    RH> intoduced us to Aaron Lewis; at the ham raido get together a couple of   
    RH> weeks ago, grand prize in the raffle was an autographed special made   
    RH> for him guitar. No, I didn't win it.   
      
   If I'm not listening to Real Jazz or 40s Junction I can be found getting   
   on on what "the Shadow Knows" on old time radio channel. They did Orson   
   Welles' 1939 "War Of The Worlds" on 31 October.   
      
    RH> Tried a new to us place after church today, Taza Grill. They   
    RH>  advertise RH> themselves as "The Best Mediterranian Food in the   
    RH> Area!".   
    RH>  We   
    both had RH> the lamb platter, came with lots of lamb (their words,   
    RH>  but true), very RH> tender and Greek Salad, Cucumber Sauce, Hummus and   
    RH>  Warm Pita Bread RH> (Caps all theirs). It was pretty good, large   
    RH>  servings so I took home RH> maybe about half of my lamb, pita and some   
    RH>  hummus. We'll probably stick RH> with our usual local Mediterranian   
    RH>  place but this one was a good one to RH> try.   
      
    DD> Mediterranean gives a wiiiiiiiiide range of cuisines - both European   
    DD> and Africn from whiuch to choose. Besides my favourites (Greek and   
    DD> Italian) there is Spanish, French, Turkish, Israeli, Egyptian,   
    DD> Morrocaan, etc. from which to choose.   
      
    RH> We've liked most all that we've tried; it's the Middle Eastern/Greece   
    RH> area I refer to as Mediterranian. Spanish, Italian, French, etc I   
    RH> classify as European.   
      
    DD> I wish we has a decent Greek restaurant here. I get some Greek dishes   
    DD> from   
      
   My favourite Greek soup:   
      
   MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06   
       
         Title: Hank's Avgolemono Soup   
    Categories: Soups, Poultry, Citrus, Rice, Eggs   
         Yield: 7 Servings   
       
         2 tb Olive oil   
         1 c  Chopped yellow onion   
         5 c  Chicken stock   
              +=PLUS=+   
         1 c  Water   
       1/2 c  Orzo or rice   
         1 lb Chicken; 1/4" cubes   
              Salt   
         3 tb Lemon juice   
         3 lg Eggs   
              Fresh parsley to garnish   
       
     Heat the olive oil in a medium pot and saute the onions   
     over medium-high heat 'til they are soft & translucent,   
     4-5 minutes. While the onions are cooking, bring another   
     pot of salted water to a boil and add the orzo or rice.   
        
     When the onions are ready, add the chicken stock and   
     water and bring to a bare simmer. When the orzo or rice   
     is nearly done - firm, but mostly cooked - drain the   
     boiling water and add the pasta or rice to the chicken   
     broth. Add the diced chicken to the pot. Let this cook   
     5-8 minutes, then taste the soup for salt.   
        
     Beat the eggs in a bowl. Whisking constantly, add the   
     lemon juice to the eggs. You will need to temper the   
     eggs before you add the egg-lemon mixture to the soup.   
     It takes both hands to do this. With one hand, whisk the   
     egg-lemon mixture vigorously. With the other, slowly   
     pour in a ladle's worth of hot broth. Do this at least   
     twice, and you can add as many ladle's worth of broth   
     as you want to the mixture.   
        
     Turn the heat off the soup. Whisk the soup with one   
     hand while you pour the hot egg-lemon mixture in with   
     the other. Serve at once, garnished with parsley.   
        
     Yield: Serves 6-8.   
        
     Recipe by: Hank Shaw   
        
     From: http://simplyrecipes.com   
        
     Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen   
       
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