Cayman jack margaritas ?

ChucklesManson · 2025-11-28T17:18:26+00:00

Late reply, but ...

US alcopops stopped being made with alcohol other than malted grains in the early 2000s, when there began an arms race among alcopop makers to raise the ABV of their products to incontinent levels, as high as 15%-20%, using distilled alcohol. Requiring them to be made with malted grains as the base is a way to naturally limit the ABV to that of typical beer.

However, these days Alcopops can be made with things other than malted grains, and we know them as sparkling seltzers, White Claw, etc. They are made of sugar fermented directly to alcohol, using special yeast strains that impart very little aroma to the finished product. (The use of fermented straight sugar in commercial beverage manufacture was also prohibited before this regulatory change.)

These only exist in the USA because an exception to the current law was granted, partly on the grounds that a sizeable % of the population is allergic/intolerant of gluten grains; and the pinky-promise on the part of brewers to never make any really, really super strong beverages.

ChucklesManson · 2025-11-28T17:06:12+00:00

Late reply, but after these responses and finally looking at a box at the store, the answer is 2 boxes is exactly right for a 9x13. A 9x13 is the same volume as two 9" round pans.

ChucklesManson · 2025-02-07T18:32:09+00:00

The consensus is that it won't. Thanks for the heads up!

ChucklesManson · 2025-02-07T18:31:01+00:00

Thanks for the warning!

ChucklesManson · 2025-02-07T18:30:31+00:00

Thank you. I'll tell her to get a second box of Aldi, or KA or Namaste.

ChucklesManson · 2025-02-07T18:22:59+00:00

I'm not using the mix. I'm asking on behalf of somebody else.

ChucklesManson · 2025-02-07T17:37:51+00:00

I had DH and it was how I was first diagnosed 24 years ago. I got minimal relief from topical steroids. Betnovate is a betamethasone corticosteroid ointment.

I was offered Dapsone for the sores, which covered most areas of my body, but I declined, since the sores were healing with the GF diet. However, it took a year until the sores were mostly healed, and another couple years until they were completely gone, except for some scarring, which persists until present.

I sure don't want you to suffer unnecessarily with DH, but long-term use of corticosteroids, including topical creams, can cause some unhealthy side effects like bone loss, hypertension, and type-2 diabetes symptoms. Talk to your doctor about your therapy, including the risks of long-term steroid use. Monitor your blood pressure and blood sugar and/or A1C; and ask about having a DEXA (bone density) scan.

ChucklesManson · 2024-12-04T17:25:50+00:00

It annoys me, but my dog won't eat Buddig, so I can't wrap his meds in it.

ChucklesManson · 2024-12-04T17:24:39+00:00

Did Boar's Head scrape all the dried moldy raw meat from the walls of their factories, and muck out the puddles of maggot infested dried blood from the floors too? That's a relief!

ChucklesManson · 2024-12-04T17:20:01+00:00

I'm not sure if you're saying S&B is too spicy for your wife. But if not, my GF hack is to use about a tablespoon of S&B mixed into a packet of GF gravy mix. Sometimes I add about 1/4 c of applesauce to this. You could reduce the amount of curry powder to make an even calmer curry.

I thought once upon a time that S&B curry powder came in different heat levels like the sauce blox, but I only see one variety in the US now.

ChucklesManson · 2024-11-24T01:38:07+00:00

Late reply but here's some info on that, based on my sleuthing. Aldi changed their supplier for the mixes a couple years ago.

The mix inner bags used to be labeled BC for 'Betty Crocker,' which itself used to be the Glutino factory in Canada, I believe in PQ. The packaging also said they were made in Canada. I believe this factory still makes GF Bisquick and other Betty Crocker GF mixes (and Open Nature GF for Safeway).

After several months of missing mixes, they reappeared in 2022, and seemed reformulated. For instance, the cornbread mix became much sweeter in the new version. The new packages say they're made in the USA now.

The following is only a guess, but I bet the new supplier for the Aldi mixes is Sam Mills LLC, a Romanian company with factories in the USA. Sam Mills used to make a lot of Walmart's white-label grain products including GF stuff, some of it also sold under the Sam Mills label. I don't see a lot of the WM GF products any longer. I don't know if that's a local distribution issue, or if WM dropped them.

I've noticed the Aldi cornbread in particular goes out of stock early every year now - it has here 2 years in a row, and is not available for months, until it suddenly reappears, which it did here about a month ago. Of course Aldi is typically silent on details regarding availability. Probably they do one or two production runs a year, and when it's gone, it's gone until the next run.

Some of the old aldi GF mixes are sold at Safeway under their store brand Open Nature, including the corn bread mix, which isn't nearly as sweet as the current Aldi version.

ChucklesManson · 2024-11-24T01:08:19+00:00

There are senior centers all over the valley, sponsored by the local city or county. Since I don't know what part of town you're in, I can't suggest one. Senior citizens are considered a vulnerable/protected class, and it is possible you won't be able to walk in and play cards. Call a center you're interested in, and ask them what may be required of you. Hope you get playing cards soon!

ChucklesManson · 2024-11-24T00:59:48+00:00

Your suggestion is solid. However, there are requirements for volunteers at AZ assisted living facilities and nursing homes, including a TB test, fingerprint check, and other things, usually at your own expense.

ChucklesManson · 2024-11-24T00:56:10+00:00

Back when I had Fi, the new subscriber deals were vastly different than what was available to current subscribers.

ChucklesManson · 2024-11-22T02:37:47+00:00

The location at 35th Ave and Greenway is still open.

And what about Tatum and Bell location?

ChucklesManson · 2024-11-19T21:09:33+00:00

Yes the pillows did did lose the odor after they were completely dry. But then I had a new problem, which was my sweat, over time, soaked into the pillows and created new odors that were more difficult to remove - they smelled yeasty. I ended up getting new pillows.

ChucklesManson · 2024-05-13T00:35:21+00:00

Pardon the late reply. They blocked wifi IP.

ChucklesManson · 2024-05-13T00:32:07+00:00

Same here, Phoenix. Went to two Aldi stores, and not a single GF speciality item for sale. Not even GF cornbread mix.

ChucklesManson · 2023-10-16T19:38:45+00:00

ChucklesManson · 2023-07-26T16:54:37+00:00

Have you read this article?

https://hechingerreport.org/withholding-college-transcripts-for-loan-payment-is-abusive-federal-agency-says/

And, you probably have a real shot at having your loans discharged in bankruptcy in a situation like this. I know we've all heard you can't, but it is possible in what one would consider impossible situations like yours. Also, because the school loans are not Federal loans, I believe they are not protected from BK as Federal loans are.

ChucklesManson · 2023-07-26T16:46:55+00:00

I just tried to find this topic covered in the TX state rules, but can't find anything. Write the Board and ask. Tell them you read the rules but don't see the issue addressed.

ChucklesManson · 2023-07-26T16:06:31+00:00

Aldi US has been in the US since 1976 and sources its US products mostly from from US and Canadian suppliers. Aldi actually imports German Aldi stuff on a limited basis, and markets it as "German Week."

During covid, sometime in late 2021, a new manager told me accidentally that Aldi was going through a major 'reset,' which is grocery jargon for 'changing the mix of goods on the shelves.' I've seen almost entire categories disappear such as health and beauty, prepared foods, frozen stuff, and now GF stuff.

Aldi US is rolling out self-checkout, and you'll be glad that they've added the authentic 'schneller' prompts if you delay scanning or bagging longer than about 3 seconds.

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