Hi Nancy,

 RH> If it's cool temps, the higher humidity is OK but once the temps get
 RH> up to the upper 70s/low 80s, I need the A/C.

 NB> Our house, thankfully, doesn't tend to get too humid inside, except
 NB> sometimes in the dog days of late July or August...

Ours can, but it gets hotter and humider here than NY--tho July and
August can be pretty humid up there, I know.

 NB>  NB>>> In nursing homes, they refer to them as
"milkshakes"... yeah,
 NB>  NB>>> right...  ;0
 NB>  RH>> Probably not a drop of milk in them.
 NB>  NB>> Considering that most if not all of them claim to be
 NB> lactose-free,  NB>> that would be a fair likelihood...  ;)

 RH> Probably call them "milkshakes" to make the residents think they're
 RH> getting something good. Most of them probably remember when shakes
 RH> were made with milk and ice cream, not a chemical concoction. (G)

 NB> Well, it is a way of getting nutrients into them, I suppose...  Anyone
 NB> I've been responsible for seems to hear the quotes, though, when the
 NB> staff called them "milkshakes"... It does have somewhat
the texture of
 NB> a thin shake...  ;)  Lydia used to make Mommy shakes with milk and ice
 NB> cream, though.... or put a scoop of ice cream, along with milk, to
 NB> reconstitute her Breakfast Essentials drink for her supper...
 NB> Anything to get more calories and nutrients into someone having
 NB> difficulty eating enough...   :)

Lydia's shakes sound much more appealing. (G) And, yes, the main idea is
to push nutrients that may not be consumed thru other meals. Much easier
to drink a "shake" than to have to wrestle
knife/fork/spoon/chew/plate/bowl as you get older and frailer.

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Ruth
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