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Dave Smith wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> I forgot about grape nuts! I don't mean the flakes, I mean the
>>> original stuff. It's hard as rocks. You could break a tooth.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> That is one of the few cereals I like. I soak it long enough so it is
>> just past the rock stage, but one of its charms is the fact that it
>> takes a LONG time to get soggy.

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> I used to enjoy Grape Nuts. Some years ago I thought it didn't taste to
> great. I learned from a friend who is a Grape Nuts fanatic that they
> changed the recipe for the Canadian product. He used to make trips over
> the border every few months to buy cases of it because the American
> formula had not changed. I tried that and he was right. The American
> Grape Nuts were better, just like the old stuff here.


Interesting. Can you guess I now want Grape Nuts? Maybe I'll eat
some for dessert.

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Jean B.