Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-28 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
ROFL. On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:51 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > THIS IS GARBAGE! > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-28 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-28 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If you can't tell almond milk from the real thing you've got no tastebuds... -Curt On Saturday, March 28, 2020, 12:14:09 AM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Trader Joe's sells some pretty awesome macadamia and almond milk. Can't tell it from half and half with a fraction of t

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-28 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My mother-in-law is lactose intolerant while also having gut issues that would be helped by eating yogurt so I've been working my way through the non-lactose yogurts at the co-op to test them out. So far the clear winner is cashew. Most of the yogurts are super sweet and non-lactose ones are ev

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Trader Joe's sells some pretty awesome macadamia and almond milk. Can't tell it from half and half with a fraction of the calories. On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 10:51 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Almond, soy, oat, coconut milk all work > > --FT > Sent from iPhone >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Almond, soy, oat, coconut milk all work --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 27, 2020, at 8:34 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > I fear I may be developing a resistance to lactose. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archiv

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-27 Thread Clay via Mercedes
I fear I may be developing a resistance to lactose. Used to gobble down a bowl of cereal for breakfast, but to be more healthful, I changed to bacon, eggs, fruits, and toast, then just to a cafe a lait and bit of banana or small knosh. Used to also have a reasonable bowl of ice cream once or t

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-27 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Diarrhea, lots of it, with the stomach cramps. On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 11:07 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So - besides gas - what are the symptoms of lactose intolerance? > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 7:58 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-27 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Beats me, but I believe it can manifest as stomach cramps. I can’t imagine what it would be like to not be able to consume dairy. That would be horrible! -D > On Mar 27, 2020, at 12:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > So - besides gas - what are the symptoms of lactose intolerance? > > On Thu

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
So - besides gas - what are the symptoms of lactose intolerance? On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 7:58 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you live in Wisconsin and you’re lactose intolerant you’re asked to > leave. > > Cheese, glorious cheese! > > -D > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If you live in Wisconsin and you’re lactose intolerant you’re asked to leave. Cheese, glorious cheese! -D > On Mar 26, 2020, at 7:43 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Same here - drank it as a kid, but stopped as a teenager, haven't since. I > read somewhere that most adults world wide are

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Same here - drank it as a kid, but stopped as a teenager, haven't since. I read somewhere that most adults world wide are lactose intolerant, it's just those descended from Scandinavians who can drink milk past childhood. even then, you often become intolerant. My father drank milk all his life un

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I gag when drinking plain milk - always have. BUT I can tolerate it in cooking, coffee, cheeses, yogurt, etc. Nor am I especially lactose intolerant. On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 3:23 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:48:07 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Milk is y

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:48:07 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Milk is yummy. 3-4 gallons a week consumption is pretty normal for our > household. Yes, milk is yummy, and so is cheese. Too bad Shirley and I are lactose intolerant ... Craig ___ http://w

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
*12 double shots of Lavazza espresso 1 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla 10 cups of skim milk* Hot or cold? BTW, our 15 yo kitty has lost use of his L hind quarters and can only stagger around (ataxia). Our vet said to get an echocardiogram (which was negative) and then go to a neurologist e

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
12 double shots of Lavazza espresso 1 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla 10 cups of skim milk That’s my morning beverage, made in bulk. I drink a good sized tumbler of that as soon as I get up (after I’ve fed Kitty, of course!) Crappaccino! -D > On Mar 26, 2020, at 12:50 PM, Curt Raymond w

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Back in ’99 when the spouse and I switched responsibilities at the time and I was staying at home with the kids, I had some serious tooth issues that required a crown. Talked to a friend at the kid’s school who recommended a local dentist that was right in the neighborhood. Signed up for an appo

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Oh yes that it the state drink here. Wonder how it would be with a little Kahlua in it? Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 12:50 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That reminds me, Angie's aunt moved to RI last year and gave everybody a > bottle

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
That reminds me, Angie's aunt moved to RI last year and gave everybody a bottle of "coffee syrup" at Christmas. I should bust that out and make coffee milk... -Curt On Thursday, March 26, 2020, 12:48:57 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: 1.) We lived in Wisconsin. Mass consumptio

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
1.) We lived in Wisconsin. Mass consumption of dairy products is a residency requirement, like having a pickup truck and a firearm when you live in Texas.. 2.) Milk was/is a staple for our growing boys (now men) who consume large amounts as well. 3.) My morning beverage, “Crappaccino”, is nearly

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have been going to my dentist now for about 11 years.  His hygienist turns out to have grown up right near where I did in Indiana, she and her husband went to Purdue, she is a lot of fun and has lots of fun friends (and kinda weird, we had some mutual friends from sorta completely different d

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
3 gallons of milk? How much can you drink? All of our supermarkets' paper product aisles continue to be totally empty. How interesting that this is true in MA as well. Conspiracy or nationwide shortage? On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 12:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Went to the local “Fresh Market” (upscale hipster grocery store) as they’ve had milk pretty consistently and plenty of meat. Used the geezer hours because I can. Got some free range/grass fed/no drugs chicken breasts as the wife wanted some and three gallons of skim. A handful of people in the p

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I went to geezer hour at the grocery on Monday morning 6A-7A.  It was mobbed with geezers driving their carts like they drive their cars in the parking lot.  Some of those people were rather vicious and of course they tend to wander and leave their carts crosswise of the aisles and are obliviou

[MBZ] OT: Weekly market trip

2020-03-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
After last week's trip to the co-op I realized that we needed to institute a limit on the number of times we allowed ourselves to go to the store. Its easy to drive yourself crazy. So today, after a week, we headed out to our local grocery store.We got there at about ten after 8, I knew we wante