Salt and sugar woes
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Paul Watson wrote:
In most Hollywood movies you will see a sugar pourer in diners and restaurants. In most cases it looks like the user ends up pouring five teaspoons of sugar into their cup. Is this common or yet another movie perpetuated myth?
They're pretty common in diners/cafes in the UK. That's probably because your average person has an English fry-up and milky tea with six sugars.
I didn't notice it in London though. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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You could so sue. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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You could so sue.
LMAO! I needed that. Jeremy Falcon
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Michael P Butler wrote:
Let Nish get his own breakfast
That'd be cool :)
Michael P Butler wrote:
and have him make yours too
No thanks :rolleyes: Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Boiled eggs and toast. Anyone can learn boiled eggs and toast. Hello? Nish? Eh? :)
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Shog9 wrote:
I'll bet Paul adds imported African insects to his coffee...
And I bet also used film! Regards, Nish
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Heard this commotion in the washroom just after I gave Nish his morning dose of hot malted chocolate beverage and when I was starting to clear the kitchen sink. I was in a panic especially after all the heart-attack-muscle-spasm related incidents of the last two days. And I see Nish spitting out the drink and washing his mouth. As soon as he had done with it, he explains to me that the drink had a weird taste - the only explanation he could give of it with his culinary skills or the lack of it [even went to the extend of saying he thought some insect had gone into it in the interval between the time I put the drink on the table and the instant he came and drank it]. I tasted the drink - I had used salt instead of sugar!!! I keep salt and sugar in similar containers [from a set of 12 I bought from some mall], but I normally use salt from a dispenser and so I always keep the salt container below the sugar one. Last night I accidentally swapped them when refilling the dispenser [this also explained why last night's porridge was so sweet we had to throw it away and had to go to bed eating some salads, bread, and curry]. The series ended with Nish tasting sugar and pepper on his hard boiled eggs for breakfast. Nish suggested labelling the containers - but I didn't want to. That sounded amateurish. I have been handling salt and sugar for at least the past 15 years and never has this happened to me. I realised that this was because back home we have different crystal sizes for sugar and salt. Sugar crystals are bigger you never mistake them for salt. Next time I go to the grocery store, I am going to do a thorough research on the types [crystal sizes] of sugar available in Toronto. - Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach -- modified at 10:49 Wednesday 22nd February, 2006
Here in Thailand the sugar granules are not only larger but they are not white. They have a brownish translucent color that would never be confused with salt. When I lived in the US you could also get this less refined sugar and it was labeled “raw sugar”. If you can find “raw sugar” in Canada you will never make that mistake again. I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
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I didn't notice it in London though. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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Megan Forbes wrote:
I'm really out of touch now and had no idea you were in Toronto - how are you enjoying it (salt & sugar confusions aside)?
Nish and I saw snow for the first time in our lives :) and we are enjoying it. Toronto is a nice and peaceful place - so far so good - and yes, except for the static currents you get from any metal piece you touch - I think it's the dry air. How is the baby? Have new pictures? Regards Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
That's lovely Smitha, I'm glad you're enjoying yourselves. Try to touch things with your hand inside your sleeve first so that your sleeve takes the shock. Static shocks can be surprisingly painful! Michael's doing great thanks, nearly 9 months already and into everything. You can see photo's of him here[^] :)
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Eh, it's just protein. I'll bet Paul adds imported African insects to his coffee...
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Absolutely. You get these weak people who use processed honey. Pah! I import deadly, wild African bees and squeeze their guts out into my tea. Nothing like hives after a fresh cuppa! Hoo yah! On a more serious note I went back to Africa last week and for the first time realised what I had been missing in Ireland; freaking mozzie bites, moths as big as my hand, cicada beetles in my bed, ants that can be used as stitches and miggies that gave you a second skin. If I so much as see an ant in Ireland I stop and study it like the veritable Buddha himself. Not that I miss mozzie bites mind you. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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Paul Watson wrote:
I didn't notice it in London though.
You were obviously eating in the right sort of place then!
:-O regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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You could so sue. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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doI've recently discovered www.overlawyered.com[^], which I'm thoroughly enjoying. Nice bit of scadenfreude. Reading that, my case looks positively merited! Iain.
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After processing film I drink the toner. It explains a lot about me. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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doPaul Watson wrote:
After processing film I drink the toner. It explains a lot about me.
:-D Regards, Nish
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That's lovely Smitha, I'm glad you're enjoying yourselves. Try to touch things with your hand inside your sleeve first so that your sleeve takes the shock. Static shocks can be surprisingly painful! Michael's doing great thanks, nearly 9 months already and into everything. You can see photo's of him here[^] :)
A mum and loving it!
Megan Forbes wrote:
Try to touch things with your hand inside your sleeve first so that your sleeve takes the shock.
Touching people things with a key or other bit of metal works well too.
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Absolutely. You get these weak people who use processed honey. Pah! I import deadly, wild African bees and squeeze their guts out into my tea. Nothing like hives after a fresh cuppa! Hoo yah! On a more serious note I went back to Africa last week and for the first time realised what I had been missing in Ireland; freaking mozzie bites, moths as big as my hand, cicada beetles in my bed, ants that can be used as stitches and miggies that gave you a second skin. If I so much as see an ant in Ireland I stop and study it like the veritable Buddha himself. Not that I miss mozzie bites mind you. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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doPaul Watson wrote:
Not that I miss mozzie bites mind you.
Heh, i'm with you on that one. Not that i think the mosquitoes of Minnesota***** are a match for those in the wild jungles of SA, but moving out to arid Colorado pretty much eliminated any nuisance - the skeeters out here are so small and weak you barely feel the bite**********. *Winters cold enough to kill most of 'em, summers humid enough to grow 'em all back. **Of course, the people here are so scared of catching west nile that they still go around drenched in DEET during the summer months.
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Well I am glad it was salt and not a dead decomposing insect! Regards, Nish
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The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!Oh, c'mon Nish, it all adds a little bit of spice. It's part of how wives keep us poor husbands a little on edge, never knowing quite what to expect next. What a pity it wasn't April 1st! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
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Here in Thailand the sugar granules are not only larger but they are not white. They have a brownish translucent color that would never be confused with salt. When I lived in the US you could also get this less refined sugar and it was labeled “raw sugar”. If you can find “raw sugar” in Canada you will never make that mistake again. I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
Yeah, you can get this in the States, but it's really expensive, it's about 2-3 times the price of the fine grain "normal" sugar, or at least it is around us. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
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Paul Watson wrote:
Not that I miss mozzie bites mind you.
Heh, i'm with you on that one. Not that i think the mosquitoes of Minnesota***** are a match for those in the wild jungles of SA, but moving out to arid Colorado pretty much eliminated any nuisance - the skeeters out here are so small and weak you barely feel the bite**********. *Winters cold enough to kill most of 'em, summers humid enough to grow 'em all back. **Of course, the people here are so scared of catching west nile that they still go around drenched in DEET during the summer months.
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Shog9 wrote:
west nile
I didn't realise that was still a threat. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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Shog9 wrote:
west nile
I didn't realise that was still a threat. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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doYup. Hard to know how big of a threat it really is, though - it gets a *lot* of hype. I guess if you're old or infirm it can really do a number on you.
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Yeah, you can get this in the States, but it's really expensive, it's about 2-3 times the price of the fine grain "normal" sugar, or at least it is around us. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
Never could understand why they charge more for foods if they process them less! :confused: It really doesn't make sense. At least here in Thailand sugar is sugar and you would have a hard time finding the extra refined variety even if you wanted it. X| And the insects are free. :~ I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
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Boiled eggs and toast. Anyone can learn boiled eggs and toast. Hello? Nish? Eh? :)
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My wife would boil the bread and toast the eggs. :rolleyes: :~
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Heard this commotion in the washroom just after I gave Nish his morning dose of hot malted chocolate beverage and when I was starting to clear the kitchen sink. I was in a panic especially after all the heart-attack-muscle-spasm related incidents of the last two days. And I see Nish spitting out the drink and washing his mouth. As soon as he had done with it, he explains to me that the drink had a weird taste - the only explanation he could give of it with his culinary skills or the lack of it [even went to the extend of saying he thought some insect had gone into it in the interval between the time I put the drink on the table and the instant he came and drank it]. I tasted the drink - I had used salt instead of sugar!!! I keep salt and sugar in similar containers [from a set of 12 I bought from some mall], but I normally use salt from a dispenser and so I always keep the salt container below the sugar one. Last night I accidentally swapped them when refilling the dispenser [this also explained why last night's porridge was so sweet we had to throw it away and had to go to bed eating some salads, bread, and curry]. The series ended with Nish tasting sugar and pepper on his hard boiled eggs for breakfast. Nish suggested labelling the containers - but I didn't want to. That sounded amateurish. I have been handling salt and sugar for at least the past 15 years and never has this happened to me. I realised that this was because back home we have different crystal sizes for sugar and salt. Sugar crystals are bigger you never mistake them for salt. Next time I go to the grocery store, I am going to do a thorough research on the types [crystal sizes] of sugar available in Toronto. - Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach -- modified at 10:49 Wednesday 22nd February, 2006
You can get unrefined sugar, sucanat (sp?) and other kinds of "healthier" (hahaha) sugars in most health food stores, and a lot of those have bigger crystals. Plus, if you get unrefined sugar, it'll be a golden-yellow instead of white. Quite an amusing story. Reminds me of when the Chinese restaurant confused the sugar for the MSG. They put in MSG instead of sugar. X| Marc Pensieve