zxcvbob wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
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>> zxcvbob wrote:
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>>> Doug Kanter wrote:
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>>>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>>>>> Doug Kanter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> Okay, I know this has been covered, but I want to make sure I've got
>>>>>>> it straight. I'm looking for things that don't have to be used
>>>>>>> right
>>>>>>> away like wine, but can be used instead of wine in cooking.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dry vermouth for dry white wine?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Port for dry red wine??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We've got to get rum for the fruitcakes and a box of sweet white
>>>>>>> wine
>>>>>>> (yeah, yeah, yeah - we don't drink it fast enough for bottles,
>>>>>>> and we
>>>>>>> have highly uneducated tastebuds) for sipping at dinner. Might as
>>>>>>> well grab the wine substitutes while we're in there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Carol, who buys one can of beer when making drunk pinto beans <G>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bourbon is good in marinades for beef & pork, as well as deglazing
>>>>>> pans for meat sauces. Do not, under any circumstances, buy cheap
>>>>>> bourbon.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Some of the blended Canadian whiskeys ought to be OK to substitute
>>>>> for bourbon in cooking. Decent Canadian whiskey is a lot cheaper
>>>>> than decent bourbon.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe, but there's something odd about those Canadians. Are you sure
>>>> you want to buy things from that country? Such great scenery &
>>>> fishing, but they located the country in such a stupid place that so
>>>> friggin' cold. What were they thinking?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's colder here than in some parts of Canada, and I'm farther north
>>> than Toronto. (What was I thinking?)
>>>
>>> Bob
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>>
>> Hey, fellow Canadian here and the weather is nice and balmy compared
>> to Iowa! We just got back this morning and it was horribly cold out
>> there!
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> I'm in southern Minnesota, but still it *is* farther north than Toronto.
> The weather here has been bitterly cold for a couple of days but it's
> warming up a little.
>
> Bob

I do hope it is warming up out there! We're off to Illinois late
tonight. The cold in Iowa reminded me of everyone telling us on
learning we were moving to Alberta - it's a dry cold so you don't notice
it. That is complete nonsense. You can sit there and watch your skin
dehydrating from the cold out there and yes you do notice it just a tad