>ime at
>all! That's one complaint. The other is the smell and taste to me is
>reminiscent of bedding straw in a barn. Any suggestions regarding learning
>to love the taste and smell????

i cheat...i add 1/4 oz of stirling french vanilla to my mate...just enough to
hide the smell and enhance the flavor but not enough to hide that it is in fact
mate LOL...i guess i'm just not a purist but i do like it
Speddie
My soul's had enough chicken soup for my...bring on the chocolate!
stolen from kathy's license plate holder