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The new forum needs a little bit of humor to release the tension of the changeover, so I've started part 2 of the old thread so that we don't have to keep scrollong to the end of the old thread.
If it gets too long before the "go to the latest reply" issue is resolved, I can lock this thread and link to a part 3 thread.
What do you think?
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The toffee was a bit stale, however.
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I was researching historic candy packaging and found this fellow circa 1914. The cleanup took me nearly three hours.
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Thanks, @jane-e! Yes, it was for work, used in a presentation for a company, and it was fun, too.
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Mmmmmm, toffee. My favorite. 😍
CLASSIC BUTTER TOFFEE
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1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
* 1 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup toasted almonds (finely chopped)
Combine butter, sugar, salt in a large heavy sauce pan. Cook & stir over medium heat. Allow toffee mixture to boil and cook to the soft-crack stage -- a dark amber color, 285 degrees F (137 degrees C). Off heat.
Stir in vanilla and pour toffee into a prepared parchment-lined baking dish. Top with chocolate. Wait until chocolate softens and smooth with the back of a spoon. Top with chopped almonds and press slightly. Refrigerate until set. Break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.
YIELDS: 1 lb (16 servings) of toffee
* Sugar restricted: Substitute with Swerve™ and Keto chocolate chips.
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Perfect, Nancy, especially the toasted almonds. I am an anything-with-nuts fan. Maybe substitute dark chocolate chips and add a splash of espresso with the vanilla?
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Espresso might seize the candy and make it granular. But you could use half vanilla and half espresso liqueur -- Khalua, Copa De Oro or even Amaretto for sure. I'm all for variation. Now I've GOT to make some.
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Oh, the liqueur flavoring is a great idea, or I was just thinking a splash of leftover coffee from the morning press... (not that there IS any left over, lol).
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An unhinged Uber passenger tests the patience of a driver just trying to do his job.
Warning: adult language.
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According to (who cares?), “Here are the Top 10 familiar but problematic words and phrases that people want banished in 2022:”
I'd like to include with #4: Having said that...
Any phrases you want to add to the list? Now is the time to vent!
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11. Literally
12. I'm not lying
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11. Awesome
12. WTF
13. You/he/she/they disrespected me! (OK, maybe this should be #1)
14. I don't have time...
15. I have special needs.
16. I can't wear a mask because...
That said, I'll circle back, take a deep dive & ask a friend if they have more in the supply chain. 😁
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17. Perfect
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18. We'll see how it goes.
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19. Just saying
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20. You do you.
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21. Critical Race Theory (CRT)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory
In the US, the term CRT has been grossly politicized, abused, misused and is misunderstood by all who never attended 2nd or 3rd year law school where it's required criminal justice coursework.
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The phrase "I'll wait" that follows some sort of challege question on social media:
formatted something like this:
Who has never (insert behaviour here). I'll wait.
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Or someone posts an opinion that may or may not be controversial but they expect some people to get upset over, so they end their post with, "Fight me."
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Ugh, those sound awfully snarky, lol. Here's another one I hear a lot: “What's up with that?”
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"My bad" started out as a basketball player's "Sorry, my bad move," but fell into general use for whatever mistake was made. I don't hear it as much anymore. Does it come off as a quick dismissive type of apology to anyone here?
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Does it come off as a quick dismissive type of apology to anyone here?
By @gener7
It does, but I have heard it said by some who didn't mean it that way.
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The problem with trendy phrases is sometimes the well-meaning user might not be aware of what it comes off as. I got blasted as a young 'un using phrases from TV sitcoms.
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Yes, I hear “my bad” quite a bit and with the comeback, “you're good.” I guess to imply the offense wasn't THAT bad to begin with. I think it's the evolution of polite phrases. Sometimes for amusement when being introduced to someone, I'll say, “How do you do?” and I usually get a funny look.