suburban Hartford property values compare favorably
with those of the San Fran and San Diego suburb ones,
but there's one telling stat - houses in your neck
of the woods go for 2.5-ish times median income,
whereas for comparable California cities the number
is 6 or so.

Eep. Some do, prices do vary quite a lot. The average doesn't mean much.

They kind of do when compared with the mean
or median income - tells you what the vibe is
regarding the future of the neighborhoods in
question.

Not really. Timpanists are in a world unto
themselves.

They generally can't figure out how to operate in the regular one?

Neither can most folks.

...can't repair a microphone?

That implies that they have much to do
with microphone technology.

It's also a good excuse for the singing.

He wasn't that great a singer, but he was
quite a dynamic entertainer, plus he did
write some pretty good songs.

And ... ?

Classical types tend toward the tetched.

Oh? You're drawing conclusions based on a
sample of, say, one?

Sad - I used to date a woman, and looking her
up decades later found that she was teaching at
a certain college, where her Rate My Professors
reviews said something like, she's pretty hot
for her age but talks about having smoked pot as
though it were a big thing. Not realizing that
there was the day when smoking pot was a fairly
serious offense.

Once upon a century it was a demon weed. Kids these days only remember pot being legal in some states.

That's so. And someday, kids will go, you
mean to say that that sissy stuff used to
be illegal?

So is varnish, at least the original kinds.

I'll have to take your word for it.

As you would do well to do in almost anything.

When it comes to food, at least. When it comes to wine I have little choice.

And has, and will, pork producers of the
USA watch out.

They're bacon to be able to export the other way?

It's uncharted territory, and we're all loinin'.

And taking a ribbing for it, doubtless.

That's what you get for trying to ham
it up.

FUDGE-ALMOND MACAROONS

Gluten free too - no flour.

Most macaroons are g/f.

Not all, but most. Passover ones are supposed to be coconut, egg white, sugar and flavoring for the most part.

Were I a g/f person, I'd not risk eating
them unless they were certified, but that's
not really an issue.

Lemony Almond Macaroons
categories: Sephardic, sweet, hybrid
yield: 35

1 1/2 c shredded coconut flakes
1 1/2 c blanched skinless almond slivers
3/4 c granulated sugar
1 Tb fresh lemon juice
1 ts lemon zest
1 ts almond extract
1/2 ts vanilla
2 lg egg whites
1 pn salt

Preheat your oven to 325F. In this recipe, you can
use either grated fresh coconut or dried coconut
flakes. If using dried coconut, rehydrate it by
pouring it into a bowl and covering it with warm
water. Let the coconut soak for 5 min, then drain.
Squeeze all the excess liquid out firmly with your
fingers. Proceed with recipe. If using fresh
coconut, no need to prep it.

Place almond slivers and coconut in a food processor,
pulse into fine crumbs. Add 3/4 c sugar, lemon zest,
lemon juice, almond extract, vanilla, egg and salt.
Process 1 min until the mixture becomes a sticky
mixture of fine crumbles.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
Place rounded tablespoonfuls of the coconut mixture
onto the baking sheet, evenly spaced, forming the
mounds into haystack-like shapes.

Place the macaroons in the oven and let them bake for
30 to 40 min, till the tops of the haystacks turn
golden brown.

Remove the macaroons from the oven and allow to cool
directly on the baking sheet. Do not try to remove
them before they'll cool; when hot, they are
delicate and prone to crumbling. They become firmer
as they cool. When cooled completely, gently pull
them from the baking sheet. The bottoms should be
golden brown.

Store macaroons in a sealed, airtight plastic
container. When fresh from the oven, the macaroons
will be crisp on the outside, soft inside. They
become softer over time when stored in a sealed
container.

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of the woods go for 2.5-ish times median income,
whereas for comparable California cities the number
is 6 or so.

Eep. Some do, prices do vary quite a lot. The average doesn't mean

much.

They kind of do when compared with the mean
or median income - tells you what the vibe is
regarding the future of the neighborhoods in
question.

That makes me wonder.... We have some really overpriced apartments going
in, one of the reasons the entire town council was voted out last November. Those will be higher income renters if the apartments get rented. Home
prices here aren't that high, at least for this county.

Not really. Timpanists are in a world unto
themselves.

They generally can't figure out how to operate in the regular one?

Neither can most folks.

I know a bunch of drummers, but none of them play timpani.

...can't repair a microphone?

That implies that they have much to do
with microphone technology.

It's also a good excuse for the singing.

He wasn't that great a singer, but he was
quite a dynamic entertainer, plus he did
write some pretty good songs.

That makes up for a lot.

And ... ?

Classical types tend toward the tetched.

Oh? You're drawing conclusions based on a
sample of, say, one?

More like a dozen, if you include opera people.

there was the day when smoking pot was a fairly
serious offense.

Once upon a century it was a demon weed. Kids these days only

remember

pot being legal in some states.

That's so. And someday, kids will go, you
mean to say that that sissy stuff used to
be illegal?

Once upon a time, alcohol was banned. Not that it stopped anyone.

And has, and will, pork producers of the
USA watch out.

They're bacon to be able to export the other way?

It's uncharted territory, and we're all loinin'.

And taking a ribbing for it, doubtless.

That's what you get for trying to ham
it up.

We're going to get proscuitto-ed for this sooner or later, on charges of a- salt and blarney.

Most macaroons are g/f.

Not all, but most. Passover ones are supposed to be coconut, egg

white,

sugar and flavoring for the most part.

Were I a g/f person, I'd not risk eating
them unless they were certified, but that's
not really an issue.

Many are, come to think.
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