Stoves in new Consumer Reports

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Hi, Rhonda,

Don't know your stage of shopping--thought you--and maybe others on the List

might enjoy current Consumer Reports: a lot of info on appliances in general:

stoves and fridges. Also info on remodeling.

I like looking at it-- and am happy with my kitchen , finished a year ago.

best,

Ruth

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> Does this sound like your husband and his ny's mix?

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> Hubby's mix is more like your Dale's... sounds like I need to make that for

> him!

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> Generic " spices " is bad, because you have no idea what's in those spices.

> Sometimes, SUGAR or STARCH is considered a " spice " in a mixture. In my

> opinion, it isn't a " spice, " but then, I'm just a person with IBS, not

> someone trying to maximize my profits.

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> Hubby () thought that spices could never mean sugar. I smiled, nodded

> and will never buy anything that says " spices " in the ingredient list. I

> do the shopping. Problem solved. *grin*

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> BTW, as a starter for making your own mix of this, I would probably start

> with about 3 tablespoons of freshly grated Parmesan (use a microplane

> grater to get the finest shreds), 2 tablespoons of fresh, pressed garlic,

> and 1 tablespoon of dried or 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely shredded.

> Then add more or less of the items, per your taste buds... and add other

> spices as seem indicated to you.

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> Oh, good idea. That sounds yummy!

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> OT, I've been wanting to purchase a food dehydrator as well as the other

> cooking supplies I've been buying, but I'd already reached the end of my

> monthly " slush " fund and then the range died, so there goes the emergency

> funds. I decided to reach out to my Freecycle group. Someone had a

> dehydrator that had been sitting on the back porch gathering dust. I've

> got some cleaning to do, but I've also got a good starter dehydrator until

> I can afford something nicer. (When I can, I'll Freecycle this one

> again.) This is how they describe themselves on Freecycle.org. " The

> Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,769 groups with 6,921,000 members across

> the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who

> are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about

> reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is

> moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is

> free. " It's a good way to get rid of all that stuff cluttering our lives

> that we can't throw out because it still has life left in it, we're just

> not using it. We have " Wanted Wednesdays " here when we can ask for

> things.. Tah Dah! I have a dehydrator. Hitting the farmer's market on

> Saturday! Just a thought for any of you that may be into it.

>

> Rhonda 45, U/C, IBS

> Son, 16, CD

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