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Skriven 2015-06-09 19:43:10 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 27914 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

 RH> I think Steve has an "afterbite" pen, whether he uses it or not, I do
 RH> not know. A skeeter started to bite me earlier today, got in to draw
 RH> blood but she didn't last long after that. In any case, there's no
 RH> welt or weal so I ended up much better than she did. (G)

 ML> The afterbite preparations seem to be based on ammonia and
 ML> mitigate the itch - any real pathogens are going to have been
 ML> injected already. For me, the itch part, though annoying, is
 ML> secondary.

The itch used to bother me a lot when I was a kid but somewhere along
the line, I think I outgrew the sensitivity. Either that, or they just
all started flocking to Steve, leaving me (basically) alone.


 ML> I like certain artificial colors, as you know.
 RH> I know, I saw something blue a couple of weeks ago and half wondered
 RH> if you had tried it. It was some sort of soda.

 ML> Heh, probably. I was recently in a place that is known for
 ML> its "blue" sausages. Unfortunately, they are really kind of
 ML> gray and taste like vinegar besides. I didn't get any.

They don't sound very appealing, more appalling, actually. Do you like
vinegar in "normal" food? Tonight for supper I made green beans the way
my grandmother used to, with bacon, onion and vinegar. The last is to
taste, but I went sort of light on it this time.


 ML> With Worcester and ketchup to a lesser extent, yes, good
 ML> for a project but not if you are busy busy. On the other
 ML> hand, mustard is quick and dead easy to make.
 RH> Or, just as easy to keep a bottle/jar in the fridge. (G)

 ML> For me, handmade mustard has more punch and tastes bsater.

It probably does both have more punch and taste better but there are
some things I'm just as happy to buy, instead of making. Especially if I
can get a good one, it's worth the relatively small cost to make, IMO,
tho I might consider making it for special occaisions.

 ML>       Title: Maraschino Cherries

 ML> I find them amusing. Not very nutritive, of course.

Not good for anything, including our compost barrels. My mom told us of
a friend of hers who put some cherries on her compost pile, still there
a year later, unchanged.

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