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Thanks for the maple syrup making lesson, Stitchawl. That's part of the fun of this Quiz thread, learning new stuff as we go.
PS - Do I get the prize for being the closest at 30 gallons? I'm hoping it's a gallon of "B Grade" . |
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Looking for longer ones, I find that there are enormous gibberish palindromes, but finding ones that make sense is hard. I'm almost tempted to get issue #4 of The Plalindromist, since I found this mention of one: Link: Quote:
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Maple syrup production is an annual activity here in Northern Wisconsin as well, though it is not famous for it like Vermont. I love maple sugar candy. Maybe because of a odd story from my childhood. At one point my mother decided that the family should go on a diet that limited bread products to those made from soy, substitution of carob for chocolate, and maple sugar as the only sweetener/candy. The first two are unappetizing but I still recall the delicious taste of little maple sugar candies just melting in my mouth. Maple sugar candy is hard to find now and damn expensive when it can be found. Oh, there is even a Pete Seeger song about maple syrup season, but I bet Stitchawl already knew that. |
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I was in Vermont a year ago last August for my son's wedding, and brought back a dozen boxes of Maple Sugar candy... all gone now... goooood stuff! It's funny, I don't use Maple Syrup on pancakes or waffles or anything really. (They didn't want to let me live in Vermont when they learned this...) I just like a spoonful of it now and then right out of the can! Maybe 2-3 times a year. But I can eat Maple Sugar candy anytime! Or 'Sugar on Snow!'
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I've never tried it, but I would like to try Alaskan Birch syrup. It is made like Maple syrup but from Birch trees. It takes twice as much sap to make a gallon of Birch syrup, and the window for gathering the syrup is smaller. It is also about 5 times more expensive, and the Alaskans only make around a 1,000 gallons of the stuff a year (compared to millions of gallons of Maple syrup).
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I was in Canada in the summer visiting my brother and his wife. They told me that the Canadian $100 note smells of maple syrup. Damn me if they weren't right! Seriously.
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I'll try a few questions about characters in books. Which character;
1. Started life in a book by another author altogether and has been involved in the Battle of Little Bighorn, the siege of Lucknow and the Charge of the Light Brigade? 2. Is a bit of a one-man A Team. He becomes the earth's last hope in a battle between unfathomable powers? 3. Is an ex military policeman who drinks far too much coffee and has no fixed abode? 4. Is first encountered as a tourist's guide and goes on to become an Egregious Professor Of Cruel And Unusual Geography? 5. Is a debatedly homosexual, drug addict master of disguise. I fear that this may be too easy for you lot, but I'll put it out there anyway. |
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1. Flashman?
3. Jack Reacher 4. Ford Prefect? 5. Sherlock Holmes? |
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