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Posted by ellice on June 25, 2009, 5:07 pm
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>>>> On 6/25/09 11:10 AM, in article urM0m.1155$NF6.515@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
>>>>
>>>>> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/25/09 10:13 AM, in article
>>>>>> fCL0m.263827$4p1.78307@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gillian Murray wrote:
>>>>>>>> lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Has anyone else tried the new Coconut M&M? I think they are too
>>>>>>>>>>> coconut....
>>>>>>>>>>> I've also seen some other "Transformers" flavors - a PB&J
>>>>>>>>>>> blend....
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> C
>>>>>>>>>> I'm probably one of the very few human beings that doesn't like
>>>>>>>>>> M&M's. But no, I'm not weird. I do love most other kinds of
>>>>>>>>>> chocolate.
>>>>>>>>> I can definitely take them or leave them, all chocolate in fact,
>>>>>>>>> save
>>>>>>>>> perhaps some of the lovely Belgian ones. Give me a glass of good,
>>>>>>>>> red wine, anytime, any day rather than chocolate.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Heck, I knew that LOL. Personally I like both.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Publix, our "good" grocery store has had this ad for the last week
>>>>>>>> advertising a packet of two slices of raspberry sacher torte cake
>>>>>>>> slices. I tried and tried to resist, but I was in there today, the
>>>>>>>> last
>>>>>>>> day of the sale, and they were SOOOOO tempting, I succumbed.
>>>>>>>> Currently
>>>>>>>> they are hidden from Jim. I really only wanted one, but what can you
>>>>>>>> do?? I hope it reminds me of holidays in Bavaria and the Tyrol.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gill
>>>>>>> I don't mean to nitpick, but this is a genuine question. I always
>>>>>>> thought sachertorte was by definition chocolate and apricot. If
>>>>>>> raspberry is substituted, it's still delicious, but then is it still
>>>>>>> sachertorte? Or just a chocolate-raspberry torte?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IOW, isn't it the apricot that makes sachertorte what it is?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> sue
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachertorte
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I will have to inform Publix! I LOVE marzipan, amaretto etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> However this WAS sinfully good, and reminded me of some of those
>>>>> wonderful pastry shops in Innsbruck!! Of course I was in my VERY early
>>>>> 20s then, and could eat everything and never gain weight. Sadly, that
>>>>> changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is a local place that has really good desserts (and a few
>>>> disappointing ones)....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheryl
>>>
>>> That;s one of the things I miss about living here. No good bakeries at
>>> all. There are a couple of bakeries that call themselves Italian, but
>>> they
>>> aren't very good.
>>>
>>> Publix is okay for bread, pies and doughnuts, but in IMO not so great on
>>> cake. Albertson's is much worse, Winn Dixie I never get to and that's
>>> all
>>> there is.
>>>
>>> Lucille
>>>
>>>
>> Ah, Lucille - but you know if you just drove south a bit to Boca there are
>> some fine bakeries there for all the transplants!
>>
>> Ellice
>>
> A bit south to Boca is an approximately 2 hour trip, provided I-95 has no
> tie ups, which would be a miracle.
>
> It hardly seems worth it for a piece of cake.
>
> Lucille
>
LOL - true. Although, around here, a 2 hour trip could just be a normal
commute on a bad traffic day.
When we finally go visit my family, I'll bring you some cake bake up!
Ellice
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Posted by Lucille on June 25, 2009, 5:15 pm
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>>>>> On 6/25/09 11:10 AM, in article
>>>>> urM0m.1155$NF6.515@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
>>>>>> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>>>>>>> On 6/25/09 10:13 AM, in article
>>>>>>> fCL0m.263827$4p1.78307@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>>>>>>> Gillian Murray wrote:
>>>>>>>>> lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:16:38 -0400, "Lucille"
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Has anyone else tried the new Coconut M&M? I think they are too
>>>>>>>>>>>> coconut....
>>>>>>>>>>>> I've also seen some other "Transformers" flavors - a PB&J
>>>>>>>>>>>> blend....
>>>>>>>>>>>> C
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm probably one of the very few human beings that doesn't like
>>>>>>>>>>> M&M's. But no, I'm not weird. I do love most other kinds of
>>>>>>>>>>> chocolate.
>>>>>>>>>> I can definitely take them or leave them, all chocolate in fact,
>>>>>>>>>> save
>>>>>>>>>> perhaps some of the lovely Belgian ones. Give me a glass of
>>>>>>>>>> good,
>>>>>>>>>> red wine, anytime, any day rather than chocolate.
>>>>>>>>> Heck, I knew that LOL. Personally I like both.
>>>>>>>>> Publix, our "good" grocery store has had this ad for the last week
>>>>>>>>> advertising a packet of two slices of raspberry sacher torte cake
>>>>>>>>> slices. I tried and tried to resist, but I was in there today, the
>>>>>>>>> last
>>>>>>>>> day of the sale, and they were SOOOOO tempting, I succumbed.
>>>>>>>>> Currently
>>>>>>>>> they are hidden from Jim. I really only wanted one, but what can
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> do?? I hope it reminds me of holidays in Bavaria and the Tyrol.
>>>>>>>>> Gill
>>>>>>>> I don't mean to nitpick, but this is a genuine question. I always
>>>>>>>> thought sachertorte was by definition chocolate and apricot. If
>>>>>>>> raspberry is substituted, it's still delicious, but then is it
>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>> sachertorte? Or just a chocolate-raspberry torte?
>>>>>>>> IOW, isn't it the apricot that makes sachertorte what it is?
>>>>>>>> sue
>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachertorte
>>>>>> I will have to inform Publix! I LOVE marzipan, amaretto etc.
>>>>>> However this WAS sinfully good, and reminded me of some of those
>>>>>> wonderful pastry shops in Innsbruck!! Of course I was in my VERY
>>>>>> early
>>>>>> 20s then, and could eat everything and never gain weight. Sadly, that
>>>>>> changed.
>>>>>> Gill
>>>>> There is a local place that has really good desserts (and a few
>>>>> disappointing ones)....
>>>>> Cheryl
>>>> That;s one of the things I miss about living here. No good bakeries
>>>> at
>>>> all. There are a couple of bakeries that call themselves Italian, but
>>>> they
>>>> aren't very good.
>>>> Publix is okay for bread, pies and doughnuts, but in IMO not so great
>>>> on
>>>> cake. Albertson's is much worse, Winn Dixie I never get to and that's
>>>> all
>>>> there is.
>>>> Lucille
>>> Ah, Lucille - but you know if you just drove south a bit to Boca there
>>> are
>>> some fine bakeries there for all the transplants!
>>> Ellice
>> A bit south to Boca is an approximately 2 hour trip, provided I-95 has no
>> tie ups, which would be a miracle.
>> It hardly seems worth it for a piece of cake.
>> Lucille
> LOL - true. Although, around here, a 2 hour trip could just be a normal
> commute on a bad traffic day.
> When we finally go visit my family, I'll bring you some cake bake up!
> Ellice
That I can relate to. I remember when it took us 5 to 6 hours to make the
3 hour trip to the Poconos from Manhattan, or the nights my husband came
home from his normally 45 minute ride from work 2 hours late because he was
stuck on the Belt Pkwy.
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>>>
>>>> On 6/25/09 11:10 AM, in article urM0m.1155$NF6.515@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
>>>>
>>>>> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/25/09 10:13 AM, in article
>>>>>> fCL0m.263827$4p1.78307@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gillian Murray wrote:
>>>>>>>> lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Has anyone else tried the new Coconut M&M? I think they are too
>>>>>>>>>>> coconut....
>>>>>>>>>>> I've also seen some other "Transformers" flavors - a PB&J
>>>>>>>>>>> blend....
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> C
>>>>>>>>>> I'm probably one of the very few human beings that doesn't like
>>>>>>>>>> M&M's. But no, I'm not weird. I do love most other kinds of
>>>>>>>>>> chocolate.
>>>>>>>>> I can definitely take them or leave them, all chocolate in fact,
>>>>>>>>> save
>>>>>>>>> perhaps some of the lovely Belgian ones. Give me a glass of good,
>>>>>>>>> red wine, anytime, any day rather than chocolate.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Heck, I knew that LOL. Personally I like both.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Publix, our "good" grocery store has had this ad for the last week
>>>>>>>> advertising a packet of two slices of raspberry sacher torte cake
>>>>>>>> slices. I tried and tried to resist, but I was in there today, the
>>>>>>>> last
>>>>>>>> day of the sale, and they were SOOOOO tempting, I succumbed.
>>>>>>>> Currently
>>>>>>>> they are hidden from Jim. I really only wanted one, but what can you
>>>>>>>> do?? I hope it reminds me of holidays in Bavaria and the Tyrol.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gill
>>>>>>> I don't mean to nitpick, but this is a genuine question. I always
>>>>>>> thought sachertorte was by definition chocolate and apricot. If
>>>>>>> raspberry is substituted, it's still delicious, but then is it still
>>>>>>> sachertorte? Or just a chocolate-raspberry torte?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IOW, isn't it the apricot that makes sachertorte what it is?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> sue
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachertorte
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I will have to inform Publix! I LOVE marzipan, amaretto etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> However this WAS sinfully good, and reminded me of some of those
>>>>> wonderful pastry shops in Innsbruck!! Of course I was in my VERY early
>>>>> 20s then, and could eat everything and never gain weight. Sadly, that
>>>>> changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is a local place that has really good desserts (and a few
>>>> disappointing ones)....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheryl
>>>
>>> That;s one of the things I miss about living here. No good bakeries at
>>> all. There are a couple of bakeries that call themselves Italian, but
>>> they
>>> aren't very good.
>>>
>>> Publix is okay for bread, pies and doughnuts, but in IMO not so great on
>>> cake. Albertson's is much worse, Winn Dixie I never get to and that's
>>> all
>>> there is.
>>>
>>> Lucille
>>>
>>>
>> Ah, Lucille - but you know if you just drove south a bit to Boca there are
>> some fine bakeries there for all the transplants!
>>
>> Ellice
>>
> A bit south to Boca is an approximately 2 hour trip, provided I-95 has no
> tie ups, which would be a miracle.
>
> It hardly seems worth it for a piece of cake.
>
> Lucille
>