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Skriven 2015-04-30 05:52:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Diet Soda
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> My drink of choice (other than water) is Diet Coke. Mornings, tho, I'll
 RH> have a cuppa British Blend tea to get my eyes open. Most of the time I
 RH> do drink water but go for the Coke most times if I'm out.

 DD> I drink Diet Coke only if the only other choice is a PepsiCo product.
 DD> Although I may give Diet Burpsie a shot again sine they have announced
 DD> switching out the aspertame for some other fake sugar. Want to see if

 RH> I'll stay with Coke, unless I've hit up a place that has the Zevia
 RH> brand sodas (sweetened with stevia). Then it's a toss up, the Zevia
 RH> cola or Diet Coke. (G)

That would almost have to be a sit-down place. Fats food joints are generally
either Coke or Burpsie with 7up/Doc Pepper added. One local cafe had a sign
announcing "Our ONLY cola product is Royal Crown". Apparently the owner was
tired of the Cola Wars.

 DD> that does for the bog-nasty after taste. My preferred diet cola is
 DD> Coke Zero which actually tastes like Mexican Co-Cola (sweetened with
 DD> sugar, not HFCS).

 RH> Most eateries don't carry the Coke Zero but do have Diet so it's easier
 RH> for me to just stick with the Diet. Then there are those with the
 RH> umpteen flavor Coke machines--I usually go for raspberry Diet Coke.

Around here (and perhaps nationwide) Hardee's and Burger King offer Coke Zero.
None of the McDonalds - but the soft drink offerings are a franchisee choice so
long as they are in the Coke family. 

 RH> That would be a fun one, or panning for Herkimer diamonds.

 DD> Got enough crystals, thank you. Druther go to Arkansas and try for
 DD> real diamonds. But, that's not likely any time soon.

 RH> The Herkimer diamonds are more in my price range. I know there are ruby
 RH> and emerald mines in the western part of NC but we've not stopped at
 RH> any, yet, to try our hand. I'd go for the rubies; my birthstone.

 DD> I did that tour when I was going through my phase of interest in
 DD> lapidary as a hobby. Most of the stuff is industrial-grade rather than
 DD> gem grade. Although I did score a 2 carat ruby that polised into a

 RH> Nice! Even if I didn't find much of anything, just to mine a piece and
 RH> see it thru to something pretty would be fun. And, I might just hit a
 RH> big one, like you did--you never know.

 DD> nice "star" ruby cabochon - and became a birthday pendant for a lady
 DD> who was born on 04 July. Her husband paid me enough for the pendant
 DD> that my entire two-week trip to the Carolinas was covered.

 RH> Did you do the cleaning and polishing too?

I did. And cast the pendant in 18K. My friend Diamond Don set the little 1
point diamonds around the ruby, though.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Ruby Tuesday's Sonoran Chicken Pasta
 Categories: Poultry, Pasta, Beans, Cheese, Chilies
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      6 oz Boned, skinned chicken;
           - grilled, in 1/4" slices
     10 oz Penne pasta; cooked
    3/4 c  Sonora cheese sauce *
    1/3 c  Spicy black beans *
    1/4 c  Diced tomatoes; garnish
      1 ts Green onion; sliced
      2 ts Chopped green chilies
 
  * Separate recipes
  
  Place pasta in mixing bowl. Add cheese sauce and toss to
  coat evenly. Pour into heated bowl. Place chicken on top
  of pasta, then ladle black beans on top. Sprinkle with
  diced tomatoes and chopped greeen onions.
  
  One serving

  UDD notes that is a *LOT* of pasta for a single serving -
  especially in a restaurant.  
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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