Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> >>"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
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> >>> On 7/1/2015 10:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>> > I am just wondering what others eat when it is hot.
> > > >
> >>> My hot weather go to is the same as my mom's when I was growing
> up. >>> Tuna salad. She usually served it in a 'tomato bowl'
> (center of >>> tomato scooped out to make a bowl) but I know your
> family won't >>> eat the tomatoes. Perhaps served on a bed of
> lettuce?
> > > >
> > > I like it that way. Actually, Angela asked for tomatoes with her
> > > dinner and ate them! I didn't think she would eat what I made
> > > tonight at all which was "tacos" with flour tortillas (because I
> > > can't have corn), refried beans, seasoned ground beef and iceberg
> > > lettuce. We also had bowls of assorted raw veggies and black
> > > olives. I put one piece of orange and one piece of yellow pepper
> > > in her bowl and she ate those too. No complaints. I was really
> > > shocked that not only did she say that she wanted the tacos but
> > > also asked sheepishly if she could have tomatoes on hers.
> > >
> > > I bought the ingredients for gazpacho today but had to go to three
> > > stores. Costco had no peppers of any kind today. They seemed low
> > > on produce. Target had no cilantro or red onion. I could have
> > > gotten everything at Haggen but would have paid an arm and a leg
> > > for it. Cucumbers were super cheap at Costco! Three for about
> > > $2.40 and they were really long ones. Normally I pay $1 or more
> > > for a much shorter one. She seemed curious when I was picking up
> > > the veggies. I just told her that I was making gazpacho but that
> > > she didn't have to eat it. I saw a little flash of a look on her
> > > face that made me think that she will want to try it. She used
> > > to love tomato soup. I will probably make it later so it can
> > > chill. If I can find room in the fridge for it.
> >>> We also have a lot of cottage cheese. Cottage cheese in the
> center >>> of a slice of cantaloupe is wonderful! For a refreshing
> dessert a >>> scoop of vanilla ice cream in the hollow of a
> cantaloupe is >>> awesome!
> > > >
> >>> Homemake lemonade with lots of ice.
> > >
> > > We have been drinking lemon water. Alas there are water quality
> > > problems in this area. The drought has caused a lot of algae and
> > > the treatment for it is causing the water to taste and smell just
> > > awful. So I am having to use bottled. I wish there was a
> > > sweetener I could use. So far I haven't found one. I did buy a
> > > bag of lemons and another of limes at Coscto.
> >
> > Hi Julie, for sweeter water, try the mio bottles or if that doesnt
> > fit the budget, fix a packet of KoolAide with 2 cups water and use
> > a little of that in a bottle. Use the ones that have no sweetner
> > then add a little sweetner of a type that works for you. You arent
> > re-creating KoolAide here but a bit of fruit flavor to the water.
> > At the lightly flavored water version, that 2 cups from one packet
> > will flavor 2-2-1/2 gallons for most of us.
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> It's not that I don't know how to sweeten water. It's that there are
> no sweeteners that are safe for me. No clue what a mio bottle is and
> I'm not about to buy any more bottles. I also don't necessarily want
> flavored water. I want water with lemon in it. Real lemon. Not the
> Real Lemon juice. But actual lemon and/or lime slices. It's good
> for the ph.

Then use lemon and do not ask us for alternatives Julie. Dont waste
folks time answering what you already decided you want.


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