Hi Dave,

 DD> Close, but not done. When I finish I'll find a deserving soul to
 DD> become the new owner of a fine collection of recipes.

 RH> I still have a good collection of them and do like to pick up regional
 RH> ones when we travel. Probably should thin my collection but not yet
 RH> give the girls an inheritance. (G)

 DD> Or let them have what *you* want them to have rather than cause
 DD> acrimony when they split things up after you're gone. When my wife's
 DD> grandmother fell off her perch we were visiting her granfather's house
 DD> after the
 DD> funeral and a bunch of the relatives were discussing who got what
 DD> plunder. And poor grandpa was sitting, stunned, in his chair. Still
 DD> numb from the passiong and funeral. I went off on those old biddies
 DD> for their lack of couth while in front of the poor guy. Made some
 DD> enemies of the old trouts but friends with their husbands.  Bv)=  And
 DD> my mother-in-law since she was in agreement with me.

 RH> Sometimes some people need to be put in their place, no matter where or
 RH> when the occaision. Anyway, know one daughter doesn't have cook books,
 RH> other one has a limited collection. They both rely on the internet for
 RH> a lot of their recipies.

 DD> As do I - I get feeds from New York Times, Simply Recipes, Serious
 DD> Eats and Taste of Home.

I still get the majority of mine from cook books that I own.

 DD> I have my Two Fat Ladies "Obsessions" cookbook already gift-wrapped
 DD> as a holiday season present for my sister-in-law.

 RH> Don't forget where you stashed it. (G)

 DD> Oh, I won't. It's in the pile (already wrapped) with the rest of the
 DD> gifts I have grabbed over the intervl since last gifting season. It's
 DD> my usual practice to buy that sort of thing when I spot it and think
 DD> to myself "I'll bet (insert recipient) would like that". Saves
 DD> thrashing about at the last minute.  Bv)=

 RH> Good idea there.

 RH> ... Books are better than TV; they exercise your imagination.

 DD> True dat! Especially around election time.

 RH> That's where the mute button on the remote gets a work out. TV is only
 RH> on for a couple of hours (week days), an hour on week ends but they
 RH> sure cram a lot of political ads in that time.

 DD> It's amazing to me that peoploe are (and contine to be) swayed by the
 DD> 30 second "spots" on TeeVee. I've always done my own research using my
 DD> finely honed B.S. detector. And with an eye toward what/who will be
 DD> best for my way of life and values. When I voted this year (early) my
 DD> ballot had votes for both sides on it.  Bv)=

We'll vote early when we get back home beause Steve will be working at
one of the local polling places. He's got to be there when it opens and
can't leave until everything is tabulated and packed up. He'll probably
pack a lunch and get supper delivered or vice versa.


 DD> I have three versions of this recipe - all different, just like
 DD> politica; positions ..... here's one f them:


 DD>       Title: Election Cake
 DD>  Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Citrus, Booze
 DD>       Yield: 16 Servings


 DD>   Election Cake came to be associated with election-day
 DD>   celebrations.

Makes you wonder how/why/when.

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