Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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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.
> > >
> > > 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 Lemons Julie. Pretty simple.
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> Uh... I do! That is what I said. Seriously, do you have a reading
> comprehension problem?

Seriously Julie, can you be les RUDE AS HELL when people try to help
you? I do not know what your problem is, but i am getting over
replyting to you ever because you are so rude to people.

Carol

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