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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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figmentfan423 said:
You only made one yesterday?:rolleyes:
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No, actually. Unless someone, somewhere considers any of the following a salad... :cyclops: :D ;)
We had a few monster hot dogs after the walk (I don't know where they got these things from, but they were huge), then we had some cheese, crackers and meat (sorry, forgot to get a pic :cyclops:) at the winery, then homemade chicken pot pie for dinner...! :hungry: :)
 
Goofs Gal

Goofs Gal

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donaldtoo said:
Yes. Yes I did...! :D

My apologies for not welcoming/greeting you sooner.
We've had problems with several bogus new members around here lately, so, unfortunately, I have become more cautious and guarded.

Anyhoo, welcome, and hope you enjoy being a part of our silly little family...!!! :)
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No problem, I am always up for a party. I am a Bartender so I can officially serve the drinks. :)
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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figmentfan423 said:
It's not just the syrup they go for they know a few people in Vermont. They make a weekend shopping and visiting.
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That would be more worth it. Did I tell you that they had a Vermont Maple Syrup booth at the North Carolina State Fair this year? A farm in Barre, Vermont had relatives that lived here in Raleigh so they shipped up a huge amount of Maple Product and sold it at the fair for $60.00 a gallon. :greedy: Made me wish I had hauled a few Maple trees up here when I moved. I just cannot imagine that price. Once it hit $10.00 a gallon years and years ago, I stopped buying it. It's good, but, it's not that good. At least not to me.:grumpy: And people get upset about $3.00 for a bottle of water. At least the water won't push one towards diabetes.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Goofyernmost said:
That would be more worth it. Did I tell you that they had a Vermont Maple Syrup booth at the North Carolina State Fair this year? A farm in Barre, Vermont had relatives that lived here in Raleigh so they shipped up a huge amount of Maple Product and sold it at the fair for $60.00 a gallon. :greedy: Made me wish I had hauled a few Maple trees up here when I moved. I just cannot imagine that price. Once it hit $10.00 a gallon years and years ago, I stopped buying it. It's good, but, it's not that good. At least not to me.:grumpy: And people get upset about $3.00 for a bottle of water. At least the water won't push one towards diabetes.
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OMG OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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figmentfan423 said:
She tries to get to Freeport twice a year for the big sales. One of her friends moved up that way so she has a place to stay and they make a fun long weekend out of the trip with a side trip to their favorite maple syrup place in Vermont.
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I knocked out 3 gifts today with the LL Bean sale -- father-in-law, one of my brothers, and a gift for hubs. Decided to join the party, so I bought myself a new down jacket! :hilarious: (Credit cards are wonderful things . . . :p ) Oh, I was surprised that they actually discounted an item from Under Armour that I picked out for hubs -- I thought they'd only discount their L L Bean brand, but apparently not.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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ajrwdwgirl said:
Sounds good (but I substituted chicken for tofu in my head when I thought about eating it). I don't know if I have ever had hot and sour soup. I was looking at a review for the Dim Sum brunch at Morimoto's yesterday and that was one of the items featured and it looked good and like something I would eat.
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I'll be interested to hear about your Dim Sum brunch at Moimoto's. I love Dim Sum, but haven't had it in ages.
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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Goofyernmost said:
That would be more worth it. Did I tell you that they had a Vermont Maple Syrup booth at the North Carolina State Fair this year? A farm in Barre, Vermont had relatives that lived here in Raleigh so they shipped up a huge amount of Maple Product and sold it at the fair for $60.00 a gallon. :greedy: Made me wish I had hauled a few Maple trees up here when I moved. I just cannot imagine that price. Once it hit $10.00 a gallon years and years ago, I stopped buying it. It's good, but, it's not that good. At least not to me.:grumpy: And people get upset about $3.00 for a bottle of water. At least the water won't push one towards diabetes.
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Real maple syrup does contain antioxidants and other good for you things like riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium and potassium and has a better glycemic index than refined sugar. Not that it should be consumed in high quantities or be seen as a health food but at least it has something good in it. So a little every once in awhile isn't so bad.

I will admit the prices are pretty crazy for it though, we are lucky that we have some friends that make maple syrup every year and give us some. We don't use a whole lot so I have a couple pints in our cupboard.
 

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