On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:51:02 -0400, Metspitzer >
wrote:

>On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:
>
>>I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply plain
>>water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games (bridge,
>>etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people can
>>pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently learned
>
>I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
>does the same thing?

I thought everyone knew an ADC could be used to brew tea... with mine
I use the 0-4 cup setting, brews much slower so it extracts better.

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:05:55 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:

> I was talking about a tea maker that brews the tea and drips onto a
> container of ice. I realize that tea could be made in a coffee maker.
> However, I only have one coffee maker, and that will be used at the same
> time (and for the same group) where I was talking about making ice tea.
> Incidentally, none of them drink hot tea--only iced tea.

I was talking explicitly about iced tea. You can brew it ahead of
time in the coffee maker, transfer it to a water pitcher, then brew
your coffee. You certainly don't need to brew tea one glass at a time
in some specialized contraption.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:51:02 -0400, Metspitzer >
wrote:

> I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
> does the same thing?

It's a lost cause.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"sf" wrote in message ...

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:05:55 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:

> I was talking about a tea maker that brews the tea and drips onto a
> container of ice. I realize that tea could be made in a coffee maker.
> However, I only have one coffee maker, and that will be used at the same
> time (and for the same group) where I was talking about making ice tea.
> Incidentally, none of them drink hot tea--only iced tea.

I was talking explicitly about iced tea. You can brew it ahead of
time in the coffee maker, transfer it to a water pitcher, then brew
your coffee. You certainly don't need to brew tea one glass at a time
in some specialized contraption.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

~~~~~~
The ice tea makers I was looking at do not brew tea one glass at a time.
They hold 2 to 3 quarts each, and they could be refilled (if needed) when we
are visiting. Some of that space is taken up with ice cubes, so I'm not
sure how many glasses will be made each time. The tea drips onto the
container of ice cubes, similar to hot coffee (or tea) dripping into the
carafe. I have decided against getting one because it would seldom be used,
but I'm also not going to use the coffee maker since I would need to clean
it each time (just like the iced tea maker). I think I will just heat water
and make hot tea in a pot, then refrigerate it until shortly before people
will arrive. Then it can be transferred to a pitcher of ice, just like
someone on this NG suggested.

MaryL

On 10/5/2013 12:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>

> And now? I have a coupla little fridges. I won't be needing them soon
> because my garage keeps drinks at a good temp. in the fall, winter and
> part of the spring. But they're nice to have in the summer.

I don't keep beverages aside from a few bottles of beer in the fridge.
We drink little soda and I prefer to pour warm soda over lots of ice.
It gets rid of excessive carbonation and takes the edge off the
sweetness making in more refreshing.

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 15:36:16 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:

> Then it can be transferred to a pitcher of ice, just like
> someone on this NG suggested.

Sounds like a good plan, but it will water down and weaken if you put
ice in the pitcher of tea. Have ice in a container on the side, so
they can add their own when the fill their glass. If you want the tea
to start off cold, refrigerate it after it's made - but don't water it
down with ice.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 10/5/2013 2:51 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
> > wrote:
>
>> I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply plain
>> water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games (bridge,
>> etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people can
>> pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently learned
>
> I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
> does the same thing?
>
Because she wants to serve both hot coffee *and* iced tea at the same
time. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.

Jill

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 17:45:35 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/5/2013 2:51 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply plain
>>> water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games (bridge,
>>> etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people can
>>> pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently learned
>>
>> I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
>> does the same thing?
>>
>Because she wants to serve both hot coffee *and* iced tea at the same
>time. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.
>
LOL Yeah, maybe she can't make it happen with one appliance. I can.

On 10/5/2013 2:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> He might be referring to the Presto Hot Dogger. This simple cooker had
>> metal prongs that you skewered the ends of the hot dog on. The dogs
>> were cooked by running 120V line current through them. The hot dog's
>> salt made them conductive to electricity. The dog cooked in seconds.
>>
>> You can also connect two short nails to a lamp cord and stick the
>> nails in the dog. Plug in and watch the fun. You probably should hook
>> several in line to help reduce the inevitable arcing you're going to
>> get from the less than perfect electrical connection from nails in hot
>> dogs. My understanding is that if you use a pickle instead of a hot
>> dog, you get a ghastly green light. Fun!
>
> rofl

It's all true! I got one years ago at a yard sale for fifty cents. It
had some problem with a funky electrical taste from the arcing and the
sparking. Something like this wouldn't work in the UK because of your
higher voltage. My guess is that the dogs would explode.

On 2013-10-02 3:59 AM, MaryL wrote:
> I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply
> plain water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games
> (bridge, etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter
> so people can pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but
> just recently learned that there are also electric iced tea makers. I
> have been reading some of the reviews on amazon.com. Have any of you
> used any of the electric iced tea makers that you can recommend? I have
> noticed from some of the amazon reviews that some of them have a
> tendency to spill the contents, so I would like one that does not have
> that problem since I will be leaving it unattended most of the time.
>
>
If you don't drink tea or iced tea, it seems like a waste of time and
storage space to get a small appliance whose application is limited to
something you don't use yourself. You must have a kettle. Hot water and
tea bags is all it takes to make tea, and if you want iced tea you
simply make it ahead of time and let it cool.

On 10/5/2013 5:58 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 17:45:35 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/5/2013 2:51 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply plain
>>>> water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games (bridge,
>>>> etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people can
>>>> pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently learned
>>>
>>> I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
>>> does the same thing?
>>>
>> Because she wants to serve both hot coffee *and* iced tea at the same
>> time. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.
>>
> LOL Yeah, maybe she can't make it happen with one appliance. I can.
>
Of course you can. I could, to. But to ensure there is an adequate
supply of both beverages throughout the evening at the same time? Not
knowing how much of either will be consumed during the evening?
Considering she doesn't drink either one, I was surprised to find she
owns a coffee maker!

Jill

On 2013-10-05 6:19 PM, jmcquown wrote:
ime. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.
>>>
>> LOL Yeah, maybe she can't make it happen with one appliance. I can.
>>
> Of course you can. I could, to. But to ensure there is an adequate
> supply of both beverages throughout the evening at the same time? Not
> knowing how much of either will be consumed during the evening?
> Considering she doesn't drink either one, I was surprised to find she
> owns a coffee maker!
>

When you get a group of people together there is usually no problem
finding someone to offer to or to agree to help out.

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 18:19:15 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/5/2013 5:58 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 17:45:35 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/5/2013 2:51 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply plain
>>>>> water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games (bridge,
>>>>> etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people can
>>>>> pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently learned
>>>>
>>>> I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
>>>> does the same thing?
>>>>
>>> Because she wants to serve both hot coffee *and* iced tea at the same
>>> time. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.
>>>
>> LOL Yeah, maybe she can't make it happen with one appliance. I can.
>>
>Of course you can. I could, to. But to ensure there is an adequate
>supply of both beverages throughout the evening at the same time? Not
>knowing how much of either will be consumed during the evening?
>Considering she doesn't drink either one, I was surprised to find she
>owns a coffee maker!
>
>Jill

In that case for iced tea there are several bottled brands... fill a
large tub with ice and bottles and problem solved. Personally I
despise iced tea, however I like iced coffee... and the best iced
coffee on the planet bar none is Manhattan Special.

Actually the OP of this thread has to be a troll or the lowest IQ worm
on the planet... anyone with even one functionaing brain cell knows to
prepare how much iced tea they need in advance and put it in the
fridge.

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 18:24:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2013-10-05 6:19 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>ime. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.
>>>>
>>> LOL Yeah, maybe she can't make it happen with one appliance. I can.
>>>
>> Of course you can. I could, to. But to ensure there is an adequate
>> supply of both beverages throughout the evening at the same time? Not
>> knowing how much of either will be consumed during the evening?
>> Considering she doesn't drink either one, I was surprised to find she
>> owns a coffee maker!
>
>When you get a group of people together there is usually no problem
>finding someone to offer to or to agree to help out.

There's no reason for help, how difficult is it to prepare iced tea
the day prior and keep it in the fridge. DUH

On 10/5/2013 6:24 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-10-05 6:19 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> ime. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.
>>>>
>>> LOL Yeah, maybe she can't make it happen with one appliance. I can.
>>>
>> Of course you can. I could, to. But to ensure there is an adequate
>> supply of both beverages throughout the evening at the same time? Not
>> knowing how much of either will be consumed during the evening?
>> Considering she doesn't drink either one, I was surprised to find she
>> owns a coffee maker!
>>
>
> When you get a group of people together there is usually no problem
> finding someone to offer to or to agree to help out.
>
I'm sure that's true. But it is entirely possible, as the "hostess" for
the evening, Mary wants to make sure her guests are taken care of
herself. I think it's quite nice to think about it considering they are
beverages she doesn't actually drink. She's gotten some pretty good
advice. I'm sure she'll figure it out.

Jill

On 10/5/2013 8:09 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 18:19:15 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> In that case for iced tea there are several bottled brands... fill a
> large tub with ice and bottles and problem solved. Personally I
> despise iced tea, however I like iced coffee... and the best iced
> coffee on the planet bar none is Manhattan Special.
>
I also dislike I despise iced tea. I very rarely drink hot tea, either.
I do like iced coffee, but that's the only time I put cream or half &
half in coffee. Otherwise it is hot coffee, black. I don't drink much
coffee.

> Actually the OP of this thread has to be a troll or the lowest IQ worm
> on the planet...

She is not! She asked a question, no need to trounce her for it.

Jill

On 10/5/2013 8:37 PM, Zob wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:50:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 02:23:46 -0400, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I've been using an iced tea maker for several years and it's one of
>>> the most-used appliances in my kitchen. Yes, it works kind of like a
>>> drip coffee maker. I pour water in it, then fill the 3 quart pitcher
>>> with ice (I keep plenty in our freezer) and place it under the drip
>>> basket. I put 2 family size tea bags (I use decaf) in the drip basket
>>> and turn it on. Simple as that. It makes an absolutely perfect
>>> pitcher of iced tea.
>>
>>>
>>> The tea from my iced tea maker is far better than the sun
>>> tea or stovetop tea that I used to get in the South before I
>>> discovered this nifty little appliance.
>>
>>
>> If you use it often, it is worth having. One advantage of a tea
>> maker is consistency. As you note, the brewed tea in the south can
>> vary depending on how well it is made. It is simple to make good tea,
>> yet careless people can screw it up. Mostly making it bitter.
>
> Yep. Bitter and/or... cloudy. And I'm not even sure how some people
> end up with cloudy iced tea. Boiling the tea or tea bags maybe,
> instead of adding boiling water and letting it steep.
>
>> I never got the sun tea thing. Tried it twice some years ago and
>> thought it sucked.
>>
>> So quit lurking and join in.
>
> Thanks, I might just do that. Just testing the waters for now; every
> newsgroup has its own dynamics.
>
You'll certainly find some interesting dynamics here! LOL

Jill

On 10/5/2013 4:28 PM, sf wrote:

> I was talking explicitly about iced tea. You can brew it ahead of
> time in the coffee maker, transfer it to a water pitcher, then brew
> your coffee. You certainly don't need to brew tea one glass at a time
> in some specialized contraption.
>

The brew basket has to be spotless or it will impart an off taste.

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...


> Actually the OP of this thread has to be a troll or the lowest IQ worm
> on the planet...

She is not! She asked a question, no need to trounce her for it.

Jill

~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill!

MaryL

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Define an electric tea maker. As far as I know the only electric tea
>>> maker I know of is an electric tea kettle, it boils water is all. A
>>> teapot is for brewing tea. I tea kettle is for boiling water. I've
>>> no idea what yoose are talking about nor do I think any of yoose know
>>> what you're talking about either. There are numerous electric tea
>>> kettles... my electric tea kettle is a Braun, been using it for like
>>> ten years, works great. Mayhaps some of yoose are thinking samovar,
>>> heats water with charcoal.
>>
>>She is talking about an iced tea maker like the Mr. Coffee models.
>>Works similar to the drip coffee makers.
>
> Yeah, but that makes hot tea... any hot tea can be iced... I don't
> know of any machine that brews iced tea. I don't think it makes sense
> to brew hot tea and then ice it, it won't taste like freshly brewed
> tea. If she's in a hurry she can use instant tea granuals with water
> from the tap and then add ice cubes... simply adjust tea
> strength/granuals to suit, tastes better than icing hot tea... my
> mother used to make iced tea with instant tea granuals, there are
> countless varietals:
> http://www.walmart.com/search/search...5&wl4=&veh=sem
> I'm not much of a tea drinker, 'bout the only time is at a Chinese
> restaurant. But I do like the Crystal Light products for a summer
> thirst quencher and I think this blend is pretty K-ewl... good with a
> slug of Crystal Palace, a Crystal Pistal... LOL:
> http://shop.crystallight.com/Peach-I...art=1&cgid=tea

It makes hot tea that you pour over ice. It is being marketed as an iced
tea maker. When they first came out, I was intrigued and was going to buy
one thinking that the machine somehow had magical properties that would
instantly chill the brewed tea. It doesn't.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:51:02 -0400, Metspitzer >
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:
>>
>>>I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply
>>>plain
>>>water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games
>>>(bridge,
>>>etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people
>>>can
>>>pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently
>>>learned
>>
>>I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
>>does the same thing?
>
> I thought everyone knew an ADC could be used to brew tea... with mine
> I use the 0-4 cup setting, brews much slower so it extracts better.

I didn't know it but... I never use the coffee maker either. I only bought
one again because Angela wanted it and then never used it.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/5/2013 2:51 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:59:40 -0500, "MaryL"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I don't drink either coffee or tea. My "beverage of choice" is simply
>>> plain
>>> water! However, I sometimes have groups for meetings and/or games
>>> (bridge,
>>> etc.), and I want to be able to leave beverages on the counter so people
>>> can
>>> pick it up whenever wanted. I have a coffee maker but just recently
>>> learned
>>
>> I make tea using the coffee maker. Why have two of something that
>> does the same thing?
>>
> Because she wants to serve both hot coffee *and* iced tea at the same
> time. For a group of people. Sounded pretty clear-cut to me.

Not to me. Tea can easily be made ahead of time and put in the fridge.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/5/2013 12:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>
>> And now? I have a coupla little fridges. I won't be needing them soon
>> because my garage keeps drinks at a good temp. in the fall, winter and
>> part of the spring. But they're nice to have in the summer.
>
> I don't keep beverages aside from a few bottles of beer in the fridge. We
> drink little soda and I prefer to pour warm soda over lots of ice. It gets
> rid of excessive carbonation and takes the edge off the sweetness making
> in more refreshing.

We only drink diet soda and never any sweet drinks.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/5/2013 2:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> He might be referring to the Presto Hot Dogger. This simple cooker had
>>> metal prongs that you skewered the ends of the hot dog on. The dogs
>>> were cooked by running 120V line current through them. The hot dog's
>>> salt made them conductive to electricity. The dog cooked in seconds.
>>>
>>> You can also connect two short nails to a lamp cord and stick the
>>> nails in the dog. Plug in and watch the fun. You probably should hook
>>> several in line to help reduce the inevitable arcing you're going to
>>> get from the less than perfect electrical connection from nails in hot
>>> dogs. My understanding is that if you use a pickle instead of a hot
>>> dog, you get a ghastly green light. Fun!
>>
>> rofl
>
> It's all true! I got one years ago at a yard sale for fifty cents. It had
> some problem with a funky electrical taste from the arcing and the
> sparking. Something like this wouldn't work in the UK because of your
> higher voltage. My guess is that the dogs would explode.

Yes, I tend to look at it from a UK perspective and if you did that here you
would be frazzled)


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Friday, October 4, 2013 1:25:56 AM UTC-10, Steve Freides wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > On 10/3/2013 11:22 PM, Janet wrote:
>
> >> In article >, gravesend10
>
> >> @verizon.net says...
>
> >>
>
> >>>> My wife's mother was Welsh,
>
> >>>
>
> >>> How TF could she be WAS Welch???
>
> >>
>
> >> Advanced Grammar Tutorial
>
> >>
>
> >> In Wales, the natives are Welsh not Welch, and use the past tense
>
> >> of verbs when speaking of dead people or past events.
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> Janet UK
>
> >>
>
> >
>
> > So in Wales, some people speak the Celtic language which is Welsh.
>
> > Would this be the correct usage? Thanks.
>
> >
>
> > Who speaks Welsh in Wales? Would the average young person speak it to
>
> > his peers? Is it the language of the old people? Thanks again.
>
>
>
> Welsh children are given the choice (at least last time I heard) of
>
> going to school up to the 6th grade in Welsh, or in English. Many, many
>
> young people speak Welsh fluently, including a young man in his 20's I
>
> ran into here in the US about a year ago. There was a significant
>
> separtist movement in Wales, and the option to go to school in Welsh was
>
> one of the results.
>
>
>
> My wife's mother's family came from the North, from the island of
>
> Anglesey, near the town with the longest name in the world, usually
>
> referred to as Llanfair P.G. My wife's grandmother barely spoke
>
> English, and my wife's mother's and Aunt's first language was Welsh.
>
> Being from Anglesey is at least somewhat like being a hillbilly here in
>
> the US - my wife's grandmother had such a thick, country Welsh accent
>
> that when my wife first opened her mouth in a Welsh language class she
>
> took in NYC in the 1980's, the teacher laughed out loud and asked her
>
> where she's gotten that accent from - very sing-songy.
>
>
>
> When we visited the house her grandmother had lived in before moving to
>
> the US in 1984, the house still had no electricity or running water.
>
> When we visited again in 2005, it had only just been given those things
>
> about a year or two prior - it was a magical visit. The owners were
>
> nice enough to let us in and show us what they'd done, and they also
>
> showed us and asked us about a picture they'd found, which was a family
>
> photo that included my wife's grandmother that no one in the family knew
>
> existed.
>
>
>
> The average young person would likely not speak Welsh to his peers, but
>
> there's 50/50 chance or so that he'd be able to.
>
>
>
> -S-

Thanks for the info. Will move that to my brain files.

On Friday, October 4, 2013 1:30:57 AM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> In article >, lid
>
> says...
>
> >
>
> > On 10/3/2013 11:22 PM, Janet wrote:
>
> > > In article >, gravesend10
>
> > > @verizon.net says...
>
> > >
>
> > >>> My wife's mother was Welsh,
>
> > >>
>
> > >> How TF could she be WAS Welch???
>
> > >
>
> > > Advanced Grammar Tutorial
>
> > >
>
> > > In Wales, the natives are Welsh not Welch, and use the past tense of
>
> > > verbs when speaking of dead people or past events.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Janet UK
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > So in Wales, some people speak the Celtic language which is Welsh. Would
>
> > this be the correct usage? Thanks.
>
>
>
> Yes it is.
>
> >
>
> > Who speaks Welsh in Wales?
>
>
>
> It's officially a bilingual country and one that sets a very high
>
> value on its cultural traditions. Many roadsigns, public notices,
>
> official documents, Welsh- Assembly (government) communication etc are
>
> in both languages, Welsh first. There's an all-Welsh TV station and the
>
> BBC also broadcasts TV news services and Welsh radio. Speaking Welsh is
>
> an entry-requirement for many jobs in the public sector.
>
>
>
> > Would the average young person speak it to
>
> > his peers? Is it the language of the old people? Thanks again.
>
>
>
> About 20% of the population read write and speak it fluently; for some
>
> it's their first language, the one most used at home etc. Use by young

> people is increasing since 2000 when Welsh language became a compulsory
>
> school subject for all pupils. About a quarter of all schoolchildren in
>
> Wales attend Welsh-medium schools where everything is taught in Welsh.
>
>
>
> Janet UK.

The pride of the Welsh people is evident from the bi-lingual signs with the gaelic on the top. It was a bit disorienting. Thanks for the info.

On Saturday, October 5, 2013 2:34:59 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Friday, October 4, 2013 11:50:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>
> >> pltrgyst wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >> >
>
> >>
>
> >> > On 10/4/13 12:07 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >> > > Sounds like one more gadget to clutter up your cupboards,use maybe a
>
> >> > > few times before you forget you even own it.
>
> >>
>
> >> > >
>
> >>
>
> >> > > Same category as those hotdog makers of yore.
>
> >>
>
> >> >
>
> >>
>
> >> > Hey, I love my hot dog maker! It, the waffle pro, the ice cream
>
> >> > machine,
>
> >>
>
> >> > and the coffee machines are the only single-use appliances in our
>
> >> > kitchen.
>
> >>
>
> >> >
>
> >>
>
> >> > -- Larry
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> OK...I promise I'm going offline for the night....running my mouth too
>
> >>
>
> >> much again here. But before I go, I just have to ask, "WTH is a hot
>
> >>
>
> >> dog maker?" :-o
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> G.
>
> >
>
> > He might be referring to the Presto Hot Dogger. This simple cooker had
>
> > metal prongs that you skewered the ends of the hot dog on. The dogs were
>
> > cooked by running 120V line current through them. The hot dog's salt made
>
> > them conductive to electricity. The dog cooked in seconds.
>
> >
>
> > You can also connect two short nails to a lamp cord and stick the nails in
>
> > the dog. Plug in and watch the fun. You probably should hook several in
>
> > line to help reduce the inevitable arcing you're going to get from the
>
> > less than perfect electrical connection from nails in hot dogs. My
>
> > understanding is that if you use a pickle instead of a hot dog, you get a
>
> > ghastly green light. Fun!
>
>
>
> rofl

Well, I'm in London at the moment after a week in Wales. We'll be getting a oyster card and riding the bus today. Last night we were in a Banana Tree Indochina restaurant. The sate chicken was pretty good because they didn't use peanut butter like we do in the states. They used boiled peanuts which doesn't taste like Skippy. This little detail is important. Thanks for letting us in your country. Hopefully, you guys will let us out again. :-)
>
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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...

> Well, I'm in London at the moment after a week in Wales. We'll be getting
> a oyster card and riding the bus today. Last night we were in a Banana
> Tree Indochina restaurant. The sate chicken was pretty good because they
> didn't use peanut butter like we do in the states. They used boiled
> peanuts which doesn't taste like Skippy. This little detail is important.
> Thanks for letting us in your country. Hopefully, you guys will let us out
> again. :-)

lol will you be coming up to Scotland?

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In article >,
says...
>
> The pride of the Welsh people is evident from the bi-lingual signs
with the gaelic on the top.

They speak Welsh in Wales and the signs are in Welsh.

Gaelic is an entirely different, separate language spoken (in
different forms) in Ireland and Scotland. It's nothing like Welsh; a
Gaelic speaker would not understand Welsh, and vice versa.

Janet UK

On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 14:14:39 +0100, Janet > wrote:



> They speak Welsh in Wales and the signs are in Welsh.
>
> Gaelic is an entirely different, separate language spoken (in
>different forms) in Ireland and Scotland. It's nothing like Welsh; a
>Gaelic speaker would not understand Welsh, and vice versa.

Not even if they took lessons?

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 21:58:49 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 10/5/2013 4:28 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > I was talking explicitly about iced tea. You can brew it ahead of
> > time in the coffee maker, transfer it to a water pitcher, then brew
> > your coffee. You certainly don't need to brew tea one glass at a time
> > in some specialized contraption.
> >
>
> The brew basket has to be spotless or it will impart an off taste.

It needs to be rinsed, I guess - but I've never made coffee flavored
tea in the coffee maker, so I think you have to be pretty darned
careless (sloppy) to make weird tasting tea in an automatic drip.

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In article >,
says...
>
> On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 14:14:39 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
>
>
> > They speak Welsh in Wales and the signs are in Welsh.
> >
> > Gaelic is an entirely different, separate language spoken (in
> >different forms) in Ireland and Scotland. It's nothing like Welsh; a
> >Gaelic speaker would not understand Welsh, and vice versa.
>
> Not even if they took lessons?

Not if their name was Gary.

Janet.

Janet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 14:14:39 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > They speak Welsh in Wales and the signs are in Welsh.
> > >
> > > Gaelic is an entirely different, separate language spoken (in
> > >different forms) in Ireland and Scotland. It's nothing like Welsh; a
> > >Gaelic speaker would not understand Welsh, and vice versa.
> >
> > Not even if they took lessons?
>
> Not if their name was Gary.

LOL! Bite me, Janet UK. I know 6 languages (but some not fluently),
how about you?

You UK people talk about puds and expect the rest of the world to know
that you're just too lazy to spell the word out? hehe It started
with someone soaking their xmas puds in whisky. WTF is that, I
thought? "Puds" lmao!

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Janet wrote:
>>
>> In article >,
>> says...
>> >
>> > On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 14:14:39 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > They speak Welsh in Wales and the signs are in Welsh.
>> > >
>> > > Gaelic is an entirely different, separate language spoken (in
>> > >different forms) in Ireland and Scotland. It's nothing like Welsh; a
>> > >Gaelic speaker would not understand Welsh, and vice versa.
>> >
>> > Not even if they took lessons?
>>
>> Not if their name was Gary.
>
> LOL! Bite me, Janet UK. I know 6 languages (but some not fluently),
> how about you?
>
> You UK people talk about puds and expect the rest of the world to know
> that you're just too lazy to spell the word out? hehe It started
> with someone soaking their xmas puds in whisky. WTF is that, I
> thought? "Puds" lmao!

People? Hey ???

Btw what languages do you speak?

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On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 22:16:11 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:

>
>
>"jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>
>
>> Actually the OP of this thread has to be a troll or the lowest IQ worm
>> on the planet...
>
>She is not! She asked a question, no need to trounce her for it.
>
>Jill
>
>~~~~~~
>Thanks, Jill!
>
>MaryL

It's a demented pinhead's question... has to be dozens of ways to brew
a large volume of tea with no special gizmos... my mother brewed tea
for iced tea a gallon (or more) at a time in an ordinary very
inexpensive porcelainized pot... I think it was the pot originally
used to sterilize baby bottles... bring pot of water to the boil on
the stovetop, add tea (bags or loose in a metal teaball) cover and
shut off heat. When cool pour into large glass jars and place in
fridge. Like I asked previously, WTF is an electric iced tea maker...
maybe while boiling a pot of water for iced tea yoose can shove a
couple of "D" cells up yer ass. LOL-LOL

In article >, says...
>
> Janet wrote:
> >
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 14:14:39 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > They speak Welsh in Wales and the signs are in Welsh.
> > > >
> > > > Gaelic is an entirely different, separate language spoken (in
> > > >different forms) in Ireland and Scotland. It's nothing like Welsh; a
> > > >Gaelic speaker would not understand Welsh, and vice versa.
> > >
> > > Not even if they took lessons?
> >
> > Not if their name was Gary.
>
> LOL! Bite me, Janet UK. I know 6 languages (but some not fluently),

I noticed the not fluently bit.
>
> You UK people talk about puds and expect the rest of the world to know
> that you're just too lazy to spell the word out?

Well, yes we do. That's the price you pay for being to lazy/cheap to
get a language of your own.

Janet UK

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 22:43:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Define an electric tea maker. As far as I know the only electric tea
>>>> maker I know of is an electric tea kettle, it boils water is all. A
>>>> teapot is for brewing tea. I tea kettle is for boiling water. I've
>>>> no idea what yoose are talking about nor do I think any of yoose know
>>>> what you're talking about either. There are numerous electric tea
>>>> kettles... my electric tea kettle is a Braun, been using it for like
>>>> ten years, works great. Mayhaps some of yoose are thinking samovar,
>>>> heats water with charcoal.
>>>
>>>She is talking about an iced tea maker like the Mr. Coffee models.
>>>Works similar to the drip coffee makers.
>>
>> Yeah, but that makes hot tea... any hot tea can be iced... I don't
>> know of any machine that brews iced tea. I don't think it makes sense
>> to brew hot tea and then ice it, it won't taste like freshly brewed
>> tea. If she's in a hurry she can use instant tea granuals with water
>> from the tap and then add ice cubes... simply adjust tea
>> strength/granuals to suit, tastes better than icing hot tea... my
>> mother used to make iced tea with instant tea granuals, there are
>> countless varietals:
>> http://www.walmart.com/search/search...5&wl4=&veh=sem
>> I'm not much of a tea drinker, 'bout the only time is at a Chinese
>> restaurant. But I do like the Crystal Light products for a summer
>> thirst quencher and I think this blend is pretty K-ewl... good with a
>> slug of Crystal Palace, a Crystal Pistal... LOL:
>> http://shop.crystallight.com/Peach-I...art=1&cgid=tea
>
>It makes hot tea that you pour over ice. It is being marketed as an [electric] iced
>tea maker. When they first came out, I was intrigued and was going to buy
>one thinking that the machine somehow had magical properties that would
>instantly chill the brewed tea. It doesn't.

I guess I'm out of luck for an electric iced tea maker, my stove boils
water with propane. LOL

I'd much prefer instant iced tea mix:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...words=iced+tea

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 22:49:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
m...
>> On 10/5/2013 12:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> And now? I have a coupla little fridges. I won't be needing them soon
>>> because my garage keeps drinks at a good temp. in the fall, winter and
>>> part of the spring. But they're nice to have in the summer.
>>
>> I don't keep beverages aside from a few bottles of beer in the fridge. We
>> drink little soda and I prefer to pour warm soda over lots of ice. It gets
>> rid of excessive carbonation and takes the edge off the sweetness making
>> in more refreshing.
>
>We only drink diet soda and never any sweet drinks.

Diet sodas can be sweeter than sugar sweetened soda... I dilute my
diet cherry coke with ice and vodka.

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote:
> > You UK people talk about puds and expect the rest of the world to know
> > that you're just too lazy to spell the word out? hehe It started
> > with someone soaking their xmas puds in whisky. WTF is that, I
> > thought? "Puds" lmao!
>
> People? Hey ???

LOL! Said that but I don't generalize all people the same.
Janet was picking on me so I just picked back a bit, that's all.

>
> Btw what languages do you speak?

English is my first language but evidently not UK English.
I had no idea what a PUD was.

Other languages:
French fairly well (5 years of it in school)
Spanish somewhat...this is an ongoing learning experience. It's taking
over the US
German not fluently at all. German girlfriend taught me the basics.
Japanese - not fluently at all but I like that language..still
learning

Then 3 computer languages (hey, they are "languages")
- Basic the first and learned fluently
- Cobol also knew fluently but it's been awhile
- assembly language...I know it but not much experience. It's just a
more time-comsuming way to program. With the much faster processors
these days, I suspect it's only gamers and defense contractors that
use assembly these days. (?)

And if you want to get nitty-gritty, I also know semaphore too. heheh

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" wrote:
>> > You UK people talk about puds and expect the rest of the world to know
>> > that you're just too lazy to spell the word out? hehe It started
>> > with someone soaking their xmas puds in whisky. WTF is that, I
>> > thought? "Puds" lmao!
>>
>> People? Hey ???
>
> LOL! Said that but I don't generalize all people the same.
> Janet was picking on me so I just picked back a bit, that's all.
>
>>
>> Btw what languages do you speak?
>
> English is my first language but evidently not UK English.
> I had no idea what a PUD was.

Why would you expect to? You are not a Brit! Huh don't sweat it! I often
don't know stuff here so I ask. I don't expect to know 'everything' so why
would you! I don't get mocked for doing so.


> Other languages:
> French fairly well (5 years of it in school)
> Spanish somewhat...this is an ongoing learning experience. It's taking
> over the US
> German not fluently at all. German girlfriend taught me the basics.
> Japanese - not fluently at all but I like that language..still
> learning
>
> Then 3 computer languages (hey, they are "languages")
> - Basic the first and learned fluently
> - Cobol also knew fluently but it's been awhile
> - assembly language...I know it but not much experience. It's just a
> more time-comsuming way to program. With the much faster processors
> these days, I suspect it's only gamers and defense contractors that
> use assembly these days. (?)
>
> And if you want to get nitty-gritty, I also know semaphore too. heheh

Well done!! ))) Better than a whole lot of folks I bet)


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