Subject: Re: Old Time Candy

October 8, 2002

Sue,

I've looked into spenda, but haven't tried it. My husband's family has a

lot of diabetes so I'm concerned that my husband will get it. That's part

of the reason we eliminated most sugar from our diet. What little we do eat

shouldn't be a problem. I'm interested in a healthy sweetener for the

banana nut muffins that I make. I will experiment with stevia now that the

weather has gotten cooler and I bake more. I'll let you know how it turns

out. If you or anyone else would like to try stevia, I'd be glad to send

you some to try.

a

on 10/7/02 8:26 PM, a at paula54@... wrote:

> Thanks for the tip. My FIL is a diabetic and has a sweet tooth. I©–m always

> trying to find something to give someone that has everything. I usually

> wind up baking something for him but it©–s not low sugar. I©–m going to

> experiment with the sweetener stevia and try to bake with it for some no

> sugar and no chemical treats. Have you ever tried stevia as a sweetener?

a, I have never tried stevia. Have you tried Splenda? It's relatively

new, is made from sugar and therefore tastes much like sugar. You can cook

with it, too.

Sue

October 8, 2002

I went on Splenda at the advice of one of the past doctors that I had andI

thought I was going to die the first (and only) time I used it. My stomach had

violent spasms and pain (doubling over kind) and was not able to control my

bladder or bowel. I was a horrible up to 24 hours before I thought I was back

in the land of the living. It took several days for the full effect wore off.

I'm afraid now to even try any non-sugar sweetners. Sacharin never agreed with

me(bitter taste and after taste), Equal tasted ok in the beginning but it also

developed an after taste. Sweet and Low has an after taste also, but can get by

using it in small amounts, however, haven't used it in years. Does anyone

remember the sweetner they used in Pepsi back around 1970? I usually can

remember the name but tonight for some reason it won't come to mind. It was

taken off the market because it caused cancer in mice after just a couple of

years or less on the market. Wouldn't you know that is the only one I ever

truely liked! The incident with the Spenda just occured in the last year.

Jan in CA +/:=)

a

wrote:Sue,