Many congrats to you & the parents of the twins, Linnea. What beautiful names too! And I noticed that your name is in there too! So very cool! Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linnea Miller" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:25:21 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [PD-LIFE] Family Update Hi All and Happy New Year! I just wanted to share an exciting update in our family! On December 19th my daughter-in-law presented us with twin girls! They're preemies, born at 30 weeks, but both are doing superbly! They'll stay in the NICU probably for another month [around their due date] but neither have had any significant issues since birth. It's so nice for them to have names, too - the "Baby A" and "Baby B" was getting old - LOL. "Baby B" was the "runt" and wasn't growing as well as her sister. For some reason, the doctors felt they would do better outside of Mom back on Dec 19th - and I think they were correct. At 2 lbs 7 oz and 14-3/4 ins "Baby A", Alexis Kathleen, was born and at 2 lbs 1 oz and 14 ins "Baby B", Chloe Linnea, was born. Both appear to be thriving. Alexis is now over 3 lbs! They are not identical and I can still tell the difference between them, but I think that will soon change as Chloe catches up to her sister's weight. Just wanted to share our exciting news with my friends on this list. Linnea ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It has been years since I had a good cup of Eight O'clock Coffee. Mother used to buy that all the time at the A & P in New Castle, PA. After I left home and joined the Army, I had some of the worst coffee I had ever tasted. I would go to the Post Exchange and buy a jar of Folgers instant coffee so I could have something that tasted a little better in my room. I got a little pot to warm water, so that was most of my coffee until I got married and we had a regular electric percolator. We use Folgers coffee now, but sometimes through our food program at the church we get some off-brand kinds of coffee. I usually use it because it is free, but my wife will not drink anything at home except Folgers. Sometimes we get coffee beans and I grind them when I am ready to make a pot of coffee. It tastes a lot better that way. I can remember mother buying coffee beans and grinding them in the store. My sisters and I would pick up some of the coffee beans that had fallen down into the tray and eat them. I guess we didn't worry so much about germs in those days. Don in AZ

You're in Indiana, right, Rick? Our grandson is at Bethel College in Mishawaka... are you anywhere close to there? They've been having some pretty bad weather also. Here in PA it's just beastly cold. My husband is in Ukraine right now and it's warmer there! Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Berkheiser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Weather > Yep! I agree! This has been a very challenging winter so far. We've > literally had snow on the ground since the middle of November! > > The week before Thanksgiving, I slipped and fell on the ice at work while > I was closing up the paint store and nearly cracked my head open. > Fortunately the doctor said I had an abrasion over my left eyebrow and > didn't need stitches. I did have a mean looking black eye for two weeks. > > For most of December we had ice that never left. > > So far, January has been fairly normal. :-) > > Hope all is well with everyone these days. > > Rick B >

Thanks, Barb! We both drink instant coffee black, but I might try with cream, for the drip. I do like it black, though. I never knew that about 8 o'clock coffee being an A&P brand_that's interesting. Barb wrote: Lynn -- Joe and I have Decaf made in an electric drip coffee pot -- we use Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Country Blend most of the time but also have successfully used eight o'clock coffee or folgers. My dad was an A & P Store manager for thirty six years and at the time eight o'clock coffee and red circle coffee were A & P brands. There also was a very heavy coffee that completed the trio -- it was called bokar and was very bitter. Joe likes his coffee black ( left over habit from his days in the U S Navy) -- I like mine with a bit of cream !!

This is all very interesting, Joan. Thanks! It's getting colder again! Not that it warmed up a whole lot today, but that draft is just a blowin in through the brick wall and window area again. I can feel it on my ankles and wrists. Brrrrrrrrrr..... Lynn PS Anyone in Lancaster area getting any of the snow the radar says is over us? Joan wrote: > Not to keep dwelling on this subject--but another thing I learned from the > genome testing is that some women (depends on whether they have a specific > genetic mutation or not) can reduce their risk of breast cancer by 38% (or > at > least that is what fairly reliable studies have shown) by drinking green > or > black tea (I believe because of the anit-oxidents they contain). > Fortunately, > I'm one of the women who can benefit from tea. > > There is also a gene that controls how we process caffeine and some people > are at risk from caffeine with heart issues and others are not depending > upon > how quickly (or slowly) they metabolize caffeine. So, it is kind of > interesting to learn that information as well. > > Joan > > > In a message dated 1/17/2009 4:29:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I am a Harris Green Tea drinker_that's hot tea, not ice tea. I drink > about 4 cups of that a day. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wouldn't drink the water in Columbia without filtering it_neither do we let the pets. Smells like bleach when it's coming out of the faucet sometimes. Yes, we'll probably settle on Maxwell House/Folgers or 8 o'clock. :o) Lynn Tracy wrote: I think another thing to effect the taste of coffee is the water. Many places will use filtered water. -tracy p.s. we use Maxwell House or Folgers. I really can't tell the difference. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Anyone ever have decaf drip? What kind is the best for that? Thanks! Lynn Don wrote: ....my wife drinks decaf.

i have to agree with mary on starbucks~i don't care for it at all...reckon that's why they make different kinds~different strokes for different folks! :-) sue (in sunny, chilly NE Florida) -- ...so, i went to san francisco, found someone's heart...now what? -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> > I love Dunkin' Donuts coffee. But it never tastes the same when I brew it > at home. I finally gave up trying. > As far as Starbucks goes........ You can have my share. I've tried it > several times, including brewing it at home. > I think it is pretty nasty tasting stuff. I'll drink water first, thank you > very much. > Hugs, > Mary >

Well, Kinderhook is 5 minutes up the borough, and Mountville is next door to Columbia, about 10 minutes, or a little more from us. If you ever come over to visit their graves, you will pass by Columbia on the way, stop in and say hi :o) Have a cup of coffee :o) or tea, and I started to always have some cookie muffins in the freezer. They don't take long to defrost. Also, if Rick Fisher is home, I could introduce you to him_he's the one who has the www.paranormalpa.com website. I asked him if you contacted him just yesterday, when I saw him. He said he didn't hear from you yet. :o) Lynn Jim once in VT_but now in Dover :o) wrote: > Thanks for info on Kinderhook. My FERGUSON ancestors were from there. > Their > son and his family are buried over in Mountville Sam Ferguson and his > wife > Joanna ALLEN.

congrats on the grandbabies! healthy and just in time for Christmas~what a blessing! sue (in sunny, chilly NE Florida) -- ...so, i went to san francisco, found someone's heart...now what? -------------- Original message -------------- From: Linnea Miller <[email protected]> > Hi All and Happy New Year! > > I just wanted to share an exciting update in our family! On December > 19th my daughter-in-law presented us with twin girls! They're > preemies, born at 30 weeks, but both are doing superbly! They'll stay > in the NICU probably for another month [around their due date] but > neither have had any significant issues since birth. It's so nice for > them to have names, too - the "Baby A" and "Baby B" was getting old - > LOL. "Baby B" was the "runt" and wasn't growing as well as her > sister. For some reason, the doctors felt they would do better > outside of Mom back on Dec 19th - and I think they were correct. At 2 > lbs 7 oz and 14-3/4 ins "Baby A", Alexis Kathleen, was born and at 2 > lbs 1 oz and 14 ins "Baby B", Chloe Linnea, was born. Both appear to > be thriving. Alexis is now over 3 lbs! They are not identical and I > can still tell the difference between them, but I think that will > soon change as Chloe catches up to her sister's weight. Just wanted > to share our exciting news with my friends on this list. > > Linnea > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for info on Kinderhook. My FERGUSON ancestors were from there. Their son and his family are buried over in Mountville Sam Ferguson and his wife Joanna ALLEN. Jim in Dover In a message dated 1/17/2009 1:29:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: How'd you know that, Pat? Do I know you from there? or around here? Lynn Pat wrote: Kinderhook is just off Rt. 30 near Columbia in Lancaster County, PA. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital.(http://www.aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000027)

Hi Linnea: Oh how wonderful. God Bless you and the whole family, You all have been twice blessed! Beautiful names too!!! Hugs, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linnea Miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: [PD-LIFE] Family Update > Hi All and Happy New Year! > > I just wanted to share an exciting update in our family! On December > 19th my daughter-in-law presented us with twin girls! They're > preemies, born at 30 weeks, but both are doing superbly! They'll stay > in the NICU probably for another month [around their due date] but > neither have had any significant issues since birth. It's so nice for > them to have names, too - the "Baby A" and "Baby B" was getting old - > LOL. "Baby B" was the "runt" and wasn't growing as well as her > sister. For some reason, the doctors felt they would do better > outside of Mom back on Dec 19th - and I think they were correct. At 2 > lbs 7 oz and 14-3/4 ins "Baby A", Alexis Kathleen, was born and at 2 > lbs 1 oz and 14 ins "Baby B", Chloe Linnea, was born. Both appear to > be thriving. Alexis is now over 3 lbs! They are not identical and I > can still tell the difference between them, but I think that will > soon change as Chloe catches up to her sister's weight. Just wanted > to share our exciting news with my friends on this list. > > Linnea > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Not to keep dwelling on this subject--but another thing I learned from the genome testing is that some women (depends on whether they have a specific genetic mutation or not) can reduce their risk of breast cancer by 38% (or at least that is what fairly reliable studies have shown) by drinking green or black tea (I believe because of the anit-oxidents they contain). Fortunately, I'm one of the women who can benefit from tea. There is also a gene that controls how we process caffeine and some people are at risk from caffeine with heart issues and others are not depending upon how quickly (or slowly) they metabolize caffeine. So, it is kind of interesting to learn that information as well. Joan In a message dated 1/17/2009 4:29:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am a Harris Green Tea drinker_that's hot tea, not ice tea. I drink about 4 cups of that a day.

I agree!!! Maybe we'll like it, because I make it fresh, and before an hour or so is up, we have it finished, and I have the coffee maker washed and away. I am a Harris Green Tea drinker_that's hot tea, not ice tea. I drink about 4 cups of that a day. Only drink coffee, so far, on weekends now that we have the coffeemaker. Though I did make it once during the week, mostly for Mike, but I did have a small cup. So far, we've tried 8 o'clock at my "Aunt" Becky's (that one is winning) Roasted Folgers (couldn't find 8 o'clock when we were looking for a coffee_it's okay), and Lancaster County (Mike's co-worker gave us a pack to try_it's good, but so far 8 o'clock is winning hands up) And, the store we will be going to, at least until we find if I can shop in the one going in where our Redners use to be, sells all kinds of 8 o'clock coffees. YIPPEE! I can't take some of those flavored coffee smells_they shut my breathing passage_but the original blends usually are just fine_the ones that smell like good, old-fashion, down on the farm, coffees) OH, those of you receiving THE MANUAL emailing for today_I will have to send it out after 6PM, because I call my "Aunt" Becky, in Wyomissing, every Saturday and we talk for an hour, or more. I often talk about all of you :o) and the fun we have. Naturally, Aunt Becky and I talk a lot about.........FOOD!!! LOL!!!!! Maybe I'll open my FlavorWave while I'm on the phone with her. I'll tell you about it after I finish emailing THE MANUAL. So, I'll be back probably around 8PM. :o) Lynn PS Keep talking coffee, though. We haven't totally made up our minds yet :o) Is Starbucks the coffee they sell in the little cafes in Borders Book Stores? If so, it tastes good there. Joan wrote: >I think one of the reasons that Dunkin' Donuts Coffee doesn't taste the >same > when made at home is that in the stores the coffee is constantly being > made > and is very hot and fresh. One thing about coffee is that it deteriorates > quickly and is only at its best flavor if consumed when it is fresh and > hot. > > On a side note--and this might sound funny but it is true...coffee is one > thing that tastes different to different people I had never realized this > until > I had the genome testing done (that I mentioned yesterday). One of the > traits > they tell you about is whether or not you have the gene to taste > bitterness > in some foods and coffee is included on the list. I learned I have this > gene > and that is probably one reason I'm very fussy about coffee--it has to > ground > and brewed and consumed when FRESH--never reheated or allowed to sit for > hours in the pot and kept hot. It turns bitter is not consumed when very > fresh. > > Joan > > > In a message dated 1/17/2009 3:48:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > i have to agree with mary on starbucks~i don't care for it at > all...reckon > that's why they make different kinds~different strokes for different > folks! > :-) > > sue > (in sunny, chilly NE Florida) > > -- > ...so, i went to san francisco, found someone's heart...now what? > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> > >> I love Dunkin' Donuts coffee. But it never tastes the same when I brew >> it >> at home. I finally gave up trying. >> As far as Starbucks goes........ You can have my share. I've tried it >> several times, including brewing it at home. >> I think it is pretty nasty tasting stuff. I'll drink water first, thank > you >> very much. >> Hugs, >> Mary > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary, Ok, we do have a health food store, near me, sort of so perhaps I'll try it there. I've heard of it. but haven't ever "thickened" anything, so wanted to perhaps dabble into at least once! Does this thickening include spaghetti sauce? I know you can get tomato paste, but just asking! Is this arrowroot in powder form too? Do they sell potato starch though? I've not seen that either! That might be good for stew, perhaps if so! Tell you the truth, being a city girl basically, though Ohio is an agricultural area too, but just not totally, I'm from the city, & really didn't know many that lived on the country side of town, until I met my husband. His parents built on a cattle pasture. I guess that's what Lynn's Manual was talking about suet & adding to something for the birds! Or I've heard about that for the birds! Not sure which it was, really! Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 1:33:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Thickening stuff Cathy, I usually get my arrowroot from the health food store where they sell it in bulk, or from the Amish stores where they also sell it in bulk. I love the stuff. It is a little frustrating to get used to at first, but now I hate to use flour. It actually acts a lot like cornstarch. I haven't tried ordering it on line. I'll have to check that out. Potato starch is another thickening agent. My mom used to make gravy on any kind of drippings. Some times, to stretch it, she would add a little bit of lard to the drippings, heat it up, then add either her flour or cornstarch (usually flour) mixture to it, constantly stirring it while it thickened. You can still buy lard in the stores. Ours came from processing our beef or pork. Mom spent hours cooking down what we call suet - the fat we got from slaughtering. When she figured she had enough lard processed, she would take the remaining suet and mix it with bird seed and hang it out in onion sacks for the birds. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cathy And donald w raber Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Thickening stuff May I've never heard of the arrowroot as a thickening agent. That's interesting, but have for flour & cornstarch. It's interesting that all do the same job though. Does it come like they do at the store, or do you order it through the mail? I was wondering along these lines, does anyone know about making a hamburger gravy with cornstarch> If so please post it. Or perhaps I'll talk to my mother about it soon. She used to make this & we would boil potatoes & eat vegies with it, when I grew up & reading about these emails brought up the memory, I guess! Later, Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:19:27 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Thickening stuff I also use arrow root. It works like cornstarch and flour, but it usually takes less of it. It also assumes the taste of whatever you are thickening so you never get that 'taste' you get with the other two. You need to mix it with cool water before adding it to what you are thickening. It will set up really quickly when you add the water (like Lynn said, you can eat it with a fork if you aren't quick), but a few drops more make it into a nice smooth mixture. I use a touch of sour crème (sometimes with chives) in my mashed potatoes. There are times when I don't even have to add any butter (or margarine - I personally use Land 'O Lakes 'Fresh Buttery Taste' because it tastes like butter, is very healthy for me, and was recommended by my nutritionist) to them. I also use a touch of sour crème in my tuna fish salad instead of using so much mayonnaise. For a real treat, add some celery, garlic, and onion powders to your tuna. That's after you add freshly chopped onion and some sweet relish. YUM!! Ok, dag nab it.... now you guys have got me talking about food, and I'm starting to drool!!!! LOL Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Vondran Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:33 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [PD-LIFE] Thickening stuff Hi Tracy, Things I use to thicken_flour, cornstarch, sour cream, cream, cream cheese_depending on what you are making_but flour, cream cheese, and cream mostly. I just used cornstarch to thicken my hot chili pepper sauce the other night, and it got good, but you have to be careful how much you use, because it is a sneaky sort of thickener_before you know it, it can be cut with a fork and chewed, instead of slurped from a spoon :o) Lynn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think one of the reasons that Dunkin' Donuts Coffee doesn't taste the same when made at home is that in the stores the coffee is constantly being made and is very hot and fresh. One thing about coffee is that it deteriorates quickly and is only at its best flavor if consumed when it is fresh and hot. On a side note--and this might sound funny but it is true...coffee is one thing that tastes different to different people I had never realized this until I had the genome testing done (that I mentioned yesterday). One of the traits they tell you about is whether or not you have the gene to taste bitterness in some foods and coffee is included on the list. I learned I have this gene and that is probably one reason I'm very fussy about coffee--it has to ground and brewed and consumed when FRESH--never reheated or allowed to sit for hours in the pot and kept hot. It turns bitter is not consumed when very fresh. Joan In a message dated 1/17/2009 3:48:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: i have to agree with mary on starbucks~i don't care for it at all...reckon that's why they make different kinds~different strokes for different folks! :-) sue (in sunny, chilly NE Florida) -- ...so, i went to san francisco, found someone's heart...now what? -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> > I love Dunkin' Donuts coffee. But it never tastes the same when I brew it > at home. I finally gave up trying. > As far as Starbucks goes........ You can have my share. I've tried it > several times, including brewing it at home. > I think it is pretty nasty tasting stuff. I'll drink water first, thank you > very much. > Hugs, > Mary

I like their espresso but must agree I have had much better, especially what I make at home. I think my wife encouraged me to get a cup of coffee when we go there in an effort to keep me from adding too much stuff to the shopping cart or to get me to quit trying to get her to speed up (she usually leaves me at home when she goes grocery shopping). I was given a pound of regular Starbucks coffee and I did not like the taste of it at home. I tried using different amounts of coffee, and that did not make it any better. During the morning I drink regular coffee and my wife drinks decaf. I use a four-cup pot as that gives me two cups of coffee, and I drink it right away after I make it. It seems that coffee made in a drip coffee maker gets strong and stale a lot faster than in a percolator, but I don't have one of them except for my camping coffee pot, so I use the drip pot. Don in AZ

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Hi Mary! Stay warm!!! We had single digit weather here, and thought it might reach 20, but it didn't. I still have the downstairs at 60 degrees, and it feels warm in here, except for at this drafty window, where the smells from the laundry room can pass right through the brick wall and window. Mike just told me I'm all swollen up again. That's daily from the laundry room at the apartments next door. With the 11 apartments in those houses (each of those houses being as big as our WHOLE house (front and back halves together), that laundry room is busy round the clock. OH well, that's JUST swell for me :o) Anyway, one of these days we will have that all sealed up, and draft free. Just paying off our part of Lindsey's college costs, still. And, probably still have another year on that, then we can go at the house with a vengeance, and get it in shape again. Right now, it feels like a money pit, just keeping it afloat_and since that earthquake went through, the small cracks are a bit larger, to the point we have to start patching up, soon. Probably in the spring. Okay, gotta stop talking here, and get THE MANUAL emailed. Take care and I'll get back to your other email soon. Does anyone else do this: put a letter in their draft, instead of emailing it? I was getting ready to email a friend from back home, when I decided to look into my draft folder to make sure nothing was in there. Well, I found a letter, a very long letter, that I had written to a friend of mine, who lives in Florida now, from March 2008 :o) LOL!!!! I am now in the middle of a VERY long letter to her, and to the friend I was originally emailing. By the way, I just received my FlavorWavePlatinum Oven about, hmmmmm, ten minutes ago? or so. I am so anxious to open it, but am going to sit here until I have THE MANUAL sent, and those letter done, and my prayer loops out. Mike told me I am up and down way too much. He laughs at me when I say I'm going to sit. It's a good think I type fast, or I'd never get anything done. That is why I ask you to please not see the errors in my typing at times :o) Take care and I'll be back later, I'm sure. Hugs from Columbia! :o) Lynn PS Glad you made it through that severe weather, and your travels yesterday, without any complications, Mary! Mary wrote: Yesterday we had -12° at 5 a.m. That was a natural reading. By 2 p.m. (the warmest time of the day) it had only reached 11° without the wind chill. This morning at 10, it was still reading -10°. By noon, it had finally reached 5°. Thank God the wind is only stirring today. I have not shut the furnace down to below 70° in over a week. I don't like this Alberta Clipper. I wish I could send it back to Canada!!! Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Vondran Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PD-LIFE] Freezing Ohioans!!!! WOW!!!!!! You people in OHIO be very careful IF you go out!!! We just got an email from Mike's one aunt saying that they had -14 natural degrees this morning with a wind chill factor of -33. The dogs paws freeze when they go out, and aren't even out for more than a potty break. That's cold!!!! They are expecting a high of zero today. Take care all you Ohioans! Hope you are hunkering down for the day! or two, or three???? for the winter? Warm hugs from Columbia_no, it's not warm here, but a lot warmer than you are. :o) Lynn PS Mary be very careful today, in your traveling! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message