I thought the distaste for milk chocolate came from the waxiness of mass produced cheap candy and the sourness of the butyric acid - aka the vomit chemical - used in American chocolate to make it last longer.

Marnie is the clear winner.  

Haha! I’d ask if you were my husband, but he went to work at a hardware store after he gave up his paper routes.

+1 for Thurl Ravenscroft <3

Not super snobby at all.  I live in Wisconsin - we’ve got a lot of good cheese - but I only buy Parmigiano Reggiano.  It’s worth it.  

This honestly sounds like the shit my now adopted (by me) 18 yo daughter went through with her bio mother and mom’s boyfriend.  They abused her and then fed the cops a line of bs when they showed up.  When CPS became involved, they just told her to go back home.  She’s safe now, but whenever she has any contact with…

Glad to see the inclusion of orange zest! Always been a fan of vanilla, but orange extract is the one I use for Scotchies. I’ll have to give this one a shot.

Well, hell.  What has this world come to, when a person can no longer satisfy their desire for a shitload of discount jelly beans.

There still is! It’s right off I94 in Pleasant Prairie, used to stop by every time I drove from WI to IN to visit family.

I use Miracle Whip for the sweetness, plus a shot of sweet pickle juice to thin it a little. And yellow mustard, of course.

Gotta keep your age in mind too. At 58, with daily exercise, I can’t eat more than 1500 - 1600/daily without creeping past 140. Thank God for bupropion, which was prescribed for depression but had the delightful side effect of almost completely eliminating the intermittent BED that has plagued me since my teens.

Check a Dollar General if there’s one in your area. They show caffeine free Coke AND Pepsi on their website.

Ding ding ding ding!  This is the correct answer.

I was cool with this article until the “scolding” at the end, telling us we shouldn’t feel what we feel in response to Trump’s COVID infection. Hmm, so we feel resentment? Because we feel powerless, and the person causing harm to us has experienced misfortune, in part due to exhibiting the kind of careless behavior he…

Holy shit this is deeply unsettling. Good on you guys for listening to your instincts...I feel this dude was a true menace. This should be the winner. Gah!

Norwegian University of Science and Technology has a pretty decent calculator:

Aimee, because pumpkin bread, the finest of all quick breads. Pumpkin donuts are pretty good too. And I am intrigued with the possibility of pumpkin spice cotton candy.  The pumpkin spice candle is a fave - but I ain’t eatin’ it.

Kinda sad, but understandable. My faves were always the Christmas flavors - especially a peppermint peep dipped in dark chocolate. The little 3-packs of those fit great in a Christmas stocking.  I’ll just have to wait.

Mixed marriage here. My husband loves Miracle Whip, I’m a mustard gal. When I do use the creamy condiment, I’m strictly a mayo user - preferably Duke’s - EXCEPT, for some reason, on a meatloaf sandwich, which requires Miracle Whip.

NGL, this sounds fucking amazing.  Thanks, Claire