On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 5:53:20 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/4/2014 6:35 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
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> > On 2/4/2014 4:44 PM, wrote:
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> >> Another good reason not to be adding canned soup to anything - read
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> >> the labels - full of sodium.
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> > FTR, I have eliminated almost all "store bought" soup from my diet. I
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> > just can't afford the sodium on the canned and envelope versions. The
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> > only )exception is Lipton's Extra Noodle Soup. I'm addicted to the
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> > stuff... and in moderation it's OK with me and my kidneys.
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> That Lipton's dry noodle soup is what my mom would make for us when we
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> were kids if we had a cold. It's something I just have to indulge in a
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> couple of times a year even though I don't have a cold.
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That is serious food slumming, but there really is nothing like it. You can easily duplicate the flavor with chicken bouillon and a little added parsley,
but the mouth feel of those little noodles is unique. I've had several ramen
experiences in the past decade, but no Lipton. Remember the kind with the
dehydrated chicken cubes?

Now I want to buy some. That's what I get for getting on this NG after a
few beers. Tonight's chuck roast was perfect. Braising is hit or miss,
seldom a dud, but this was perfect. I reduced the temperature repeatedly.
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> > Getting older is not for the weak. /-;
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> No, it's certainly not. I suppose it beats the alternative.
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As long as I can enjoy female bodies and food, life is worth living.
I figure I'll have to give up alcohol eventually, but that's been a
steady progression anyway. Luckily, my hypertension is easily controlled
by meds with no discernible side effects, and keeping my weight down, and
it isn't sodium sensitive.

This morning, I took my son to McDonald's. I didn't have to work today, but
did go out with my son and his friend for snow shoveling. We each made $40, and the kids immediately wanted to spend their money on fast food. While
there, his buddy posed the question, "Which do you like better, salt or
pepper?" We all three answered salt.
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> Jill

--B