Subj : Re: Eggs! To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Feb 25 2020 01:15:36 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 19-Feb-2020 09:37 <=- BM> They have a Peltier Junction (or Peltier Device) which when BM> electricity is applied on side gets hot and the other cold. From what BM> I have read 'only' is a roughly 20ø difference between the two sides BM> (and as I was typing that realized I don't know what scale). If BM> Fahrenheit "only" 20ø isn't bad for a heater or cooler: in the summer BM> 90ø down to 70ø would be welcomed. OTOH they also indicated it took a BM> lot of current. Plus the cool (or heat) from the 'wrong side' has to BM> go somewhere. More research needed.... ;) If it were 20 Celsius degrees difference, that would make the Fahrenheit spread 36 degrees.... so even more... BM>> OK -- didn't see Sue again yesterday nor the one I gave the printout BM>> to. OTOH may have found a local and convenient supplier. After grocery BM>> shopping went to get gas as my earlier-obtained points were going to BM>> expire. Go in to pay (perks card can be entered at the pump but I BM>> also had a paper coupon); gentleman in front of me was buying flavoured BM>> chewing tobacco. He did a quick chat with the cashier about flavours BM>> - he liked (IIRC) vanilla and cacoa but not coffee, she said she didn't BM>> chew but might like coffee-flavoured. ...My turn at the counter; BM>> somehow the cashier and I continue the chewing tomacco conversation; I BM>> mention about the coffee-flavoured M&Ms no longer available at the BM>> store (the grocery store is 'in charge' of the gas station even though BM>> about three miles apart). The cashier said she would try to order from BM>> her secondary supplier: primary is the Hy-Vee warehousing but when run BM>> out she uses her alternate supplier so would see if could order; pretty BM>> sure would sell to other customers also. NB>> If it's available there, even.... worth a try, though... :) BM> That's what I was thinking, especially as she wasn't concerned with me BM> being the only customer. True, lots of people do like coffee flavored things.... :) BM>>> ...And the thing with the coffee-flavoured M&Ms gets better!! BM>>> Hy-Vee's digital ad had M&Ms on sale - guess what the picture showed? BM>>> Yup: a package of the coffee-flavoured ones!!!! Did a screen shot of BM>>> that row of the digital ad, plus a close-up of the package, and BM>>> printed. Didn't see Sue yesterday but did see one who I think is in BM>>> charge of signing (checking the sale signs, replacing missing signes, BM>>> etc.) and she knew about my inquiry so I gave her the printout to give BM>>> to Sue -- she understood it was all a joke -- the item we were looking BM>>> for, no longer available, and that's the clipart they used. NB>>> Yes, that is humorous... :) Even funnier, sorta, if the coffee M&Ms NB>>> never are even made any more.... at least that they'd be using that NB>>> clipart.... sad that you'd never get them again.... BM>> Well as I mentioned above maybe at the gas station. Before talking to BM>> Sue I had checked to see if seasonal and found Amazon had them. NB>> Or at least had the picture of them.... Now you have me a little NB>> more curious... if I remember, I'll look to see if our store has NB>> them... I've seen caramel and mint, that I remember... since I NB>> wouldn't be getting coffee anything, hadn't really paid attention to NB>> that flavor... BM> I don't know if I'd like a whole (or half bag -- both eating!) of BM> caramel or mint flavoured M&M's. Between the two I'd go for caramel; BM> mint is rather sweetish, especially in the York Peppermint Patties. They last for months or more around here... ;) I forgot to check Friday, but maybe this week.... BM>>> It is 'funny' how the same recipe can come out differently. A little BM>>> more (or little less) butter/oil, A small pinch vs. large pinch of BM>>> salt.... NB>>> Cooking something just a bit longer or shorter.... or being just NB>>> a little more liberal with the main ingredient(s).... BM>> Yes: a lot of the 'tricks' with meats seems to be better quality than BM>> the consumer generally can buy: more marbling (fat --> flavour!), BM>> higher heat/more searing, basting in butter, etc. NB>> Yup. And another good reason for ordering things out that you'd NB>> not necessarily fix at home... :) BM> The restaurants have the right 'tools' -- not only kitchen equipment BM> but the ingredients. True.... NB>>>> ... Foods labeled as "cheese food" must now be labeled as "fake NB>>>> cheese" BM>>> I happened to glance at the lable of some smoked cheddar the other BM>>> night: it said 'cheese food'. Didn't take the time to find out why BM>>> but might later. NB>>> Generally it means that it was made from smoked cheese, but had other NB>>> things added to it for whatever reason... so it will spread instead NB>>> of needing to be cut.... to make it stretch... or whatever.... BM>> This cheese would rip toast if one attempted to spread it but is BM>> softer that regular cheddar cheese. NB>> If you let it come to room temp first would it still rip toast....? BM> I'm thinnking yes but haven't done the full experiment. Did let the BM> cheese food warm up a bit and it didn't seem to loose too much of its BM> solidness. They do say to let cheese warm up for at least an hour.... If it still isn't getting very spreadable, then maybe it wouldn't be... and the additives are only to make it stretch, not make it more spreadable... BM> ... The four cat food groups: Dry, Canned, Natural, Yours. How true... at least for some cats.... ;) ttyl neb .... 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