MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES

[laffite]

Well, I see that MissWonderly has called The Breakfast Club to order.

Do they still have Grape Nuts? Loved to pour the milk and let set for a minute or two. The only cereal under the sun that you can do that.

Au contraire! There other cereals whose taste improves when soggy . . . IMO. Rice Krispies is one of them. Rice Chex and Corn Chex are two more. And yes, Grape-Nuts are still around.

There is a KEDEM sweet biscuit that I measure out, put them a Zip-Lock bag and squish them into little pieces, pour milk on them, and eat like a cereal. Pretty, pretty, pretty, Good.

You mean Kedem Tea Biscuits, yes?


There was a breakfast cereal discussion on the TCM Message Boards last year. I'll repeat my eternal craving and undying yearning for Alpha-Bits. Since Post retired it, life just hasn't been the same.

Dem is it ! (as in Ke~~~) My favorite is the Whole Wheat. With tea yes, but I also with low carb shakes. The biscuits are crisp, not too sweet (as tea biscuits are not meant to be.)

When Alpha-bits bit the dust, why not attack Cheerios for your grief. Cheerios were certainly King of Oats and you didn't see them fold. Coke was created, Pepsi simply existed. Cheerios were created, Alpha-Bits existed. Cheerios are the "Real Thing."



Au contraire none of those other cereals you mentioned had quite the staying power of Grape Nuts. Even if the the sogginess were of equal value, GN would be edible, the other worthy of the bin. Sogginess in Cereal is the worst catastrophe in Cerealdom.

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a cursor that is black. I can't see my cursor any more, or difficult. I swirl it around and around and it takes awhile to catch it. I am virtually blind in one eye but the other one is good. I thought I would mention it and now is a good time since I'm answering here one of our premier encyclopedic minds.

[MissWonderly]

What kind of milk? Certainly you had milk or the whole idea won’t work. What about sugar, did you top the bananas off with a little sugar?

Although I have a "sweet tooth" as they used to refer to people who like sweet food ( doughnuts ! cheesecake ! chocolate covered almonds ! Bailey's Irish Cream !), I never add sugar to cereal. Doesn't seem to need it, IMO. Of course I did add milk. I hate to be boring, but it was virtuous low-fat 1%. Is that what Americans call 1% milk? I never use skim milk, that's too virtuous.

[txfilmfan]

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a cursor that is black. I can't see my cursor any more, or difficult. I swirl it around and around and it takes awhile to catch it. I am virtually blind in one eye but the other one is good. I thought I would mention it and now is a good time since I'm answering here one of our premier encyclopedic minds.

You should be able to change both the size and color of your mouse pointer. If you're running Windows, search for "Ease of Access" and then look for "Vision" You'll see options for adjusting the Display, Mouse pointer, etc. You might want to consider High Contrast settings as well.

My mom had MD and was legally blind the last 7 or 8 years of her life. She found high contrast helped her the most. When we e-mailed her, we'd use 16pt or 20pt fonts, black text on a yellow background. This was the easiest for her to read.

[MissWonderly]

Abrupt change of topic, sorry: Anyone here like Rice Krispies? I just finished a bowl of them, with some banana slices. I hadn't had Rice Krispies in ages, I'd forgotten they're pretty good.

Did you enjoy the soundtrack? Snap, crackle, and pop? If not, your experience may have bee severely diminished.

I can only have small amounts of cereals. Do they still have Grape Nuts? Loved to pour the milk and let set for a minute or two. The only cereal under the sun that you can do that.

There is a KEDEM sweet biscuit that I measure out, put them a Zip-Lock bag and squish them into little pieces, pour milk on them, and eat like a cereal. Pretty, pretty, pretty, Good.

I do like the snap crackle pop sound of Rice Krispies, so no diminishment there. I don't know if Grape Nuts are still around, but I certainly remember them. Not bad.
Never heard of Kedem biscuits, maybe they're not available in Canada. The way you describe them reminds me of this cereal back when I was a kid, called "Muffets". Big rolls of whole wheat cereal, looked like hay bales. Very healthy, supposedly. You were supposed to soak them in hot milk for a minute or so before eating .

[laffite]

Man, I shacked up with a girl who ate a bowl of Grape Nuts every single morning. I could never figure out why anybody would ever want to eat rocks for breakfast.

Haven't you been paying attention. I don't think you read my post. Ya gotta soak'm a l'il bit. Formally rocks, they have become a conglomeration of stuck together rocks and soft as to fit to eat. Try it, you'll like it.

[laffite]

Abrupt change of topic, sorry: Anyone here like Rice Krispies? I just finished a bowl of them, with some banana slices. I hadn't had Rice Krispies in ages, I'd forgotten they're pretty good.

Did you enjoy the soundtrack? Snap, crackle, and pop? If not, your experience may have bee severely diminished.

I can only have small amounts of cereals. Do they still have Grape Nuts? Loved to pour the milk and let set for a minute or two. The only cereal under the sun that you can do that.

There is a KEDEM sweet biscuit that I measure out, put them a Zip-Lock bag and squish them into little pieces, pour milk on them, and eat like a cereal. Pretty, pretty, pretty, Good.

I do like the snap crackle pop sound of Rice Krispies, so no diminishment there. I don't know if Grape Nuts are still around, but I certainly remember them. Not bad.
Never heard of Kedem biscuits, maybe they're not available in Canada. The way you describe them reminds me of this cereal back when I was a kid, called "Muffets". Big rolls of whole wheat cereal, looked like hay bales. Very healthy, supposedly. You were supposed to soak them in hot milk for a minute or so before eating .

You can order Kedem Tea Biscuits online. Or check you local market. One doesn't need find a specialty store, although a Jewish would be useful They com 10 to a shipment. I don't know what the situation is in Canada along these lines. They are certainly worth a try.

Those 'Muffets" of yours sounds a lot like what we call "Shredded Wheat." A classic fave, been around ever since I was a kid and before. Now that's staying power.

[Andree]

Flashback : As a boy of about seven, I thought it was hilarious when I scraped some unwanted cottage cheese into a garbage receptacle. i was giggling like a damn fool when my father walked in. Corporeal punishment, cruel even. If I was supposed to have learned a lesson out of that, it didn't take. Unless it was to hate my father even more. Not that I don't throw food out once in a while but I did not develop some creepy aversion or the desire to go out and kill people in my sleep.

I remember eating a little cottage cheese as a kid and it didn't appeal to me. I should buy a small container and see if I like it
any better now. Being a finnicky eater I never throw out food. Maybe that makes up for all the hot cereal I tossed as a kid.

[EP Millstone]

. . . When Alpha-bits bit the dust, why not attack Cheerios for your grief

That's like saying, "Marilyn Monroe bit the dust, why not attack Imogene Coca?"

There's simply no comparison to, and no substitute for, sheer ambrosia, laffite. Alpha-Bits: Food of the gods!

Au contraire none of those other cereals you mentioned had quite the staying power of Grape Nuts. Even if the the sogginess were of equal value, GN would be edible, the other worthy of the bin. Sogginess in Cereal is the worst catastrophe in Cerealdom.

Chacun à son goût, as the Frenchies say.

I like Grape-Nuts (How Post gets their little legs apart is a baffling mystery for The Great Holmes! And who knew grapes had legs . . . and nuts?!). I can stand 'em soggy, but I prefer 'em crunchy . . . and with LOTS of sugar (otherwise, it's like eating gravel)!

[laffite]

Also, I know this will be of great interest to many, I have broken the third and fourth toe on my right foot. It happened this morning walking outside to take a leak. Now this is not a bad thing really, a painful thing absolutely, but these broken toes (I diagnose my own sh1t) have taken away the other pains, which I was really getting sick of, the pancreas pain in particular . I’ve harped on this before, but you can only feel one pain at a time.

Dear Thompson,

Please consider not drinking for a day or two or three and go see a doctor. I, for one, would like to see you do this for yourself.

Thanks.

Laffite

[laffite]

Also, I know this will be of great interest to many, I have broken the third and fourth toe on my right foot. It happened this morning walking outside to take a leak. Now this is not a bad thing really, a painful thing absolutely, but these broken toes (I diagnose my own sh1t) have taken away the other pains, which I was really getting sick of, the pancreas pain in particular . I’ve harped on this before, but you can only feel one pain at a time.

Dear Thompson,

Please consider not drinking for a day or two or three and go see a doctor. I, for one, would like to see you do this for yourself.

Thanks.

Laffite

Then how do I deal with the pain, Laffite? Eat a bowl of Grape Nuts soaked overnight in soy milk? If I go into hospital I do not come out.

I assume you don't have a diagnosis. Unless pancreatitis. Even so with that, you will come out. They will have a look at you and give you something for pain. Go see a doctor. Just do it. I'm pushing you but just try.

[laffite]

I’m a story teller Laffite, don’t ever take me serious. I just try to be funny. 🕰. I’m not always funny, but every once in a while I get a good one off. Not tonight though. My two broken toes are a bother.

I see.

[laffite]

. . . When Alpha-bits bit the dust, why not attack Cheerios for your grief

That's like saying, "Marilyn Monroe bit the dust, why not attack Imogene Coca?"

I would never attack Imogene. She is the future for next great cereal. Coca-bits.

Since the food theme has not been interrupted (well, a little) I would like to sustain the current trend by announcing

I Love JELL-0:

[EP Millstone]

. . . I would never attack Imogene. She is the future for next great cereal. Coca-bits.

Sounds as though your cuckoo for Coca.

Since the food theme has not been interrupted (well, a little) I would like to sustain the current trend by announcing
I Love JELL-0:

I loved Jello when I used to eat it. But after becoming a vegetarian, it's off my menu.

[Andree]

Jell-O? Hell-No. Even as a kid I wasn't very fond of this jiggling, shaky dessert. The best use for Jell-O is in the old
saying about the futility of nailing Jell-O to the wall. As a substitute I suggest a grape slush.

[laffite]

I don't seem to be able to strike an agreeable chord with my Jell-o.