On 4/10/2012 11:25 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 4/10/2012 12:44 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:

>>> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
>>> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
>>> that decreases as we grow up.
>>
>> My observation is that it comes back strongly as one becomes
>> elderly. I imagine it's a tastebud thing, who knows.

> Heh! I was being more conservative. I don't like really sweet things,
> but I do eat MORE sweet things. And I do think it has to do with one's
> sense of taste.

My inlaws, just stand back if there's some good cookies or cake!
Very thin, fit people, my fil was into weight lifting all his
life (one time state champ), but as they got older, bring on
the dessert!

Now, my Japanese stepmother never had a sweet tooth. One time
she said Why do you put frosting on cake, doesn't it make it
sweet? Uh, yeah, it would do that. Now, she'll have cake and
go see what other kind of cake there is to try. Again, the tiniest
person around. Maybe 85 pounds.

nancy