Extreme Couponing

On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:41:52 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:

I've made mustard many times. I'm not talking about "good" store
bought mustard, just "aged" cheap yellow stuff. I was surprised at
how good it tasted after it had a year or two on it. I'm
surprised at how vested some people are in arguing about this. I seem
to have hit a sore spot.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:02:45 -0600, Janet Bostwick
wrote:


My experience with colored pasta is that it fades when cooked.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Julie Bove" wrote:

With today's prices it's very easy to fit $1,000 in groceries in a
compact car... at the rate prices are soaring it won't be much longer
those same groceries will fit into the glove box.
 
In article ,
"Julie Bove" wrote:


Why? Are you implying that fast food workers are somehow not as good as
your little darling?


You would and she would if that's all that was going. I'm gluten-free
and if I had the choice between a job and no job the gloves would go on
and I'd get behind that counter.

Miche

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Electricians do it in three phases
 
"Bryan" wrote in message
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I like it as an ingredient along with other stuff, but detest it as a stand
alone mustard. It is good mixed in cole slaw, saut?ed mushrooms with sour
cream and the like.
 
"Ran?e at Arabian Knits" wrote in message
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How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband will
eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My daughter might
eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt and I
still wind up throwing some out.
 
On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:48:07 -0700, sf wrote:


Prepared mustard at room temperature becomes progressively stronger
for about the first month, then the rate of strenghtening decreases
until after about four months it reverses and very slowly it
weakens... that's why prepared mustards in jars at the market have a
use-by date. At some point after the first month or so prepared
mustard should be refrigerated to lock in the strength and retard it's
rate of maturing. Of course this timing is a generality, depending on
type of mustard seeds and recipe but in general that's what happens.
The chemistry responsible for the heat in mustard is the same in
horseradish but is more concentrated in mustard seed, which is why if
you check the label on extra hot horseradish it will contain mustard
oil... I've found it imparts a strange after taste, kind of metalic...
I don't recommend the so-called extra hot prepared horseradish.
 
On Sat, 9 Apr 2011 11:19:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
wrote:


For me my most valuable asset for overcoming difficult situations is
my sense of humor. I tend not to rely on others for profound
emotional support, my fortitude is much tougher than most anyone I've
ever met anyway. And everyone has their own issues to deal with that
for them are always more important then mine so I'd rather not put
people into the position of being disingenuous. As far as help with
mundane chores I either get on the phone to hire someone or if it
can't wait I have very neighborly neighbors, we tend not to get into
each others business (healthier) but anytime someone needs a hand we
are all right there. At my age I no longer feel comfortable climbing
tall ladders either so I'd see no big deal in hiring someone to change
light bulbs that are not easily accessible, or to clean my gutters, or
trim tree limbs, coat my barn roaf, etc. I'd rather have
professionals do those sorts of favors, what happens if a friend
climbs a ladder in your home and they hurt themselves. duh Besides,
at my age I knew better than to choose a house that is difficult to
maintain, that's why I spent over a year seaching for the perfect one
story home. If I had a vaulted ceiling with lamps that are difficult
to replace I'd likely have an electrician change them to fixtures with
lamps that are easy to replace. And nowadays there are lamps that
don't need replacement for like ten years, or longer. Of course I
wouldn't have vaulted ceilings... I have normal 8' ceilings, I can
paint my ceilings and change all my lamps with a 6' step ladder.
Anyway today I removed the snow plow and front end loader from my
tractor and installed the rear mower. I manage that myself but still I
ask someone to accompany me just in case, if I get hurt way out in the
barn no one would know and certainly wouldn't hear me... all I need do
is let my neighbor know what I'll be doing and it won't be ten minutes
before he'll show up... gives him an excuse to drive his new Gator.
Most high ceiling fixtures can be relamped from the ground:
http://www.amazon.com/Bayco-LBC-200...0FYK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1302380252&sr=8-6
 
On 4/11/2011 5:39 AM, Julie Bove wrote:


This place gets more entertaining daily. It's like reality tv, you know
it's awful, yet you just can't help yourself.

I'm almost convinced that Julie is a very dedicated troll, because she
simply can't be for real. How can one person have so much hate for ...
well damn near everything? Hates almost every food under the sun,
movies bore her to sleep, dining out is just another ho-hum facet of
life, and doesn't seem to have much love for hubby. Kinda sad, really.
Oops I forgot, she loves the drama.

It's lulz worthy.
 
In article , [email protected] says...

Rubbish ! Here's what you wrote about your daughter (Marsala Wine thread
december 2010.

" It has gotten to the point where I don't like dining with her.
chip. Or not enough. Or the chip was too large. Or too small. Or the
wrong shape. Or I am holding my mouth wrong. Or my eyes are looking at
the wrong thing. Or there is something wrong with my hair. Or my clothes.
She rolls her eyes. Slaps the table or pounds the table waaaaay too
always from me. And shouts, "Motherrrrrrrrrrr!" repeatedly to the point
where the other diners turn and stare. And then she says they are staring
at me. Of course she doesn't do this at home. Only when we are out
somewhere."


Janet
 
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:37:52 -0400, Boogiemeister
wrote:


Why did you morph to post as boogermeister?

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Ran?e at Arabian Knits" wrote in message
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I used to get organic produce boxes. Those did save me a lot of money but I
was also throwing a lot out. We are not big fruit eaters overall. Daughter
will eat a few things. Husband will eat a few things. But most fruit they
won't eat and I won't eat it at all. Since that farm didn't offer a veggie
only box, there was a lot of waste. And when my husband moved to CA, there
were too many veggies for the two of us.
 
On Apr 7, 1:01?am, HumBug! wrote:

You are missing the point. This isn't about the mustard. It's about
hoarding. I don't care if it IS free.... how much mustard, or anything
else can one family eat in a reasonable amount of time? These
extreme couponers make me sick. They can still get free groceries if
they bought 3 or 4 jars of mustard. Even that many would be more than
most families could consume in a year's time. I watched this program a
few months ago. One woman bought 9 carriages full of groceries, her
total was over $1000 and she paid around $60 for it. She "bought"
over 150 boxes of pasta, over 100 butterfinger candy bars, etc. It
took her over 3 hours to shop and over 2 hours to check out and then
the computers shut down because the order was over 1000 items,
including coupons. She needed 3 vehicles to cart all this stuff home.
And then she had to store it. 150 pounds of uncooked pasta!!! Even if
this family ate an entire pound of pasta at a meal (which is a LOT),
they would have to eat 2 pounds a week to use it up within a year.
It's ridiculous! And it would take up as much space as a queen sized
bed!!! Where would you store this stuff??

I could see getting 5 or 10 of certain items if they are free. That's
smart. That's having a well-stocked pantry and being a smart shopper.
But most of these extreme couponers have crossed over from being a
smart shopper to the mental illness known as hoarding.

Yes, I buy cans of cat food 2 dozen at a time. But 2 dozen is less
than a month's worth. She eats a can a day. Right now, I have 4 cans
of coffee in my cupboard. They were on sale and I had a dollar off
coupon. And I go thru a can a week. So I have learned, that's enough
that I won't have to buy it again until it goes on sale again and they
run another coupon. Even if I could get it for free, I wouldn't keep
more than 4 at a time. I don't wanna run out of coffee, and I hate
paying full price. But I'm not going to hoard it and then have to find
a place to store it all. That's nuts.
 
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