Afternoon all, the Niners won so all is right with the world. 
The last time I went to a dentist I had Delta Dental which paid 80%, and I had 7 teeth pulled and wound up in the ER on life support for a week before pulling myself out of it. Now I'm retired and have no dental coverage. Plus I have a great fear of going to the dentist! I have cavities but can live with them for now.
The last time I went to a dentist I had Delta Dental which paid 80%, and I had 7 teeth pulled and wound up in the ER on life support for a week before pulling myself out of it. Now I'm retired and have no dental coverage. Plus I have a great fear of going to the dentist! I have cavities but can live with them for now.
Got around to mixing some blackcurrant samples. Did the FA at 3%, SSA and WF at 1% because people said they were strong. Made 10ml SFTs, then dipped into those to make mixes of each combination of 2 blackcurrants. Now I have six 5ml samples ready to try as soon as I get some KFL’s set up. So far I can barely detect any aroma from the bottles.
Maybe I’ll get lucky and the %’s I used will work. If not then it’s more samples with higher %’s. Don’t even want to think about wrinkles like mixing 2 parts of one blackcurrant with 1 part of another. Then more samples with different meringues added. Then add stuff like cream and see how it goes. It’s a long laborious process.
The folks who do a lot of experimental mixing seem to have the ability to try a mix and figure out in their heads that what it needs is a touch more vanilla or whatever. I don’t seem to be able to do that.
Anyway, doing that reminded me why I disliked using syringes back when I used them. No choice though with the tiny quantities I needed. And the rubber plunger tips on my 1ml syringes were all rotted away. They broke apart when I tried to push them into the syringe or broke when I tried to pull them out leaving bits I couldn’t get to. Managed to make it work by dripping the flavoring into the top of a syringe and blowing it out into the bottle.
Maybe I’ll get lucky and the %’s I used will work. If not then it’s more samples with higher %’s. Don’t even want to think about wrinkles like mixing 2 parts of one blackcurrant with 1 part of another. Then more samples with different meringues added. Then add stuff like cream and see how it goes. It’s a long laborious process.
The folks who do a lot of experimental mixing seem to have the ability to try a mix and figure out in their heads that what it needs is a touch more vanilla or whatever. I don’t seem to be able to do that.
Anyway, doing that reminded me why I disliked using syringes back when I used them. No choice though with the tiny quantities I needed. And the rubber plunger tips on my 1ml syringes were all rotted away. They broke apart when I tried to push them into the syringe or broke when I tried to pull them out leaving bits I couldn’t get to. Managed to make it work by dripping the flavoring into the top of a syringe and blowing it out into the bottle.
Yes, covering the tip with a finger tip works, and unless high in VG gravity should be enough. Used to do that, before scale
I think those who have more experience cooking have an easier time mixing. Yup, can be a tedious challenge. Uh huh, a touch more vanilla, a touch less cream, a lot more bourbon.
Hope it holds ok until then!! And maybe enough time for your dentist to push through the paperwork...
Thank you. I hope it holds, too. Right now it doesn't hurt too bad.
Good evening. I survived Monday. Barely though. People were driving like idiots on the way home.
I gave my Mystery Soda in its original form with the SC soda base, and it's really good. It's like a fruit punch, but the Vanilla Swirl really adds to it, giving it a mouth feel without it actually tasting like a bakery recipe. I still haven't mixed the revised form yet. I plan on substituting FW citrus soda for the Soda Base.
Mystery Soda
Mystery flavor 4%
Lemon (TFA) 3%
Key Lime (TFA) 2%
Vanilla Swirl (TFA) 2%
Juicy Orange (Cap) 2%
Citrus Soda (FW) 2%
Mystery Soda
Mystery flavor 4%
Lemon (TFA) 3%
Key Lime (TFA) 2%
Vanilla Swirl (TFA) 2%
Juicy Orange (Cap) 2%
Citrus Soda (FW) 2%
Same here. I ordered from SM on 9/7 and no movement since the 10th. I'm not concerned though because my last few orders with them was pretty much the same and still they arrived. 30ish days later, but they came.
Good morning, random people. I fell asleep last night fully clothed and with all the lights on and the AC running. I still even had my contacts in. I didn't even have a chance to put on all my sleep apnea gear. Today I have some coming in to fix my kitchen light. The bulbs I put in only lasted a day. I think the ballast is bad. I need to get busy picking up in the living room and washing the dishes before they come. But first, I finish my coffee and vape.
Morning, mixers.
Well, looks to be time for the dreaded town run... so most of the day in the big city.
And I'm sure we'll observe some of those same "skillful" drivers.
Still no rain, and maybe a blip up to 80 today.
Well, looks to be time for the dreaded town run... so most of the day in the big city.
And I'm sure we'll observe some of those same "skillful" drivers.
Still no rain, and maybe a blip up to 80 today.
Work has totally sucked so far. I have a fairly tough repair to do this afternoon so don't see it getting much better.
I played a live poker tournament last night. $60 to enter, then I busted out and and paid another $60 to re-enter. I wound up coming in 11th and "won" $96 so I lost some money but had a real fun time. Today is 2 doctor appts with our new primary doctor and I feel like crap. I'm also supposed to get my truck to the dealer by 6pm but am trying to reschedule that. Whew.
It did go by fast but was not easy. As a matter of fact it was probably the hardest time I've had with this particular repair. I've done it a handful of times before but never had as much difficulty as I did with this one.
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