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Comment by T-Lynn on October 10, 2009 at 9:06am

I heard that the cookies that don't make it are called "Crumbled Cookies" and every bite is still eaten. Thanks for all the information for sending cookies and brownies. Add my congrats to Anti M and to Carol and Anita. Hugs to all. Have a delightful morning. TLynn PS Sorry some of his cookies were stolen, just hope this doesn't happen often.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on October 10, 2009 at 7:11am

I send cookies in freezer ziploc bags. Last APO/FPO Priority Mail Flat Rate box took just under a week to get to Katie from MI to Sasebo. I also sent some bread - small sized aluminum loaf pans - first wrapped in wax paper and then in foil. Also sent her a 'first anniversary' (entered the navy 10/8/08) 8x8 brownie wrapped the same way. Katie had asked for her Navy dress pumps and dress blue skirt for the Navy Ball on the 9th, so that was used as packing along with a few other items. She said they arrived fine. Some of the softer cookies don't always travel as well.

Comment by Anti M on October 9, 2009 at 10:57am

Val, glad to meet other survivors. 18 years, yay! I am just five years out, in fact, last month I stopped taking Tamoxifen and am very "unsettled" still. I also had colon cancer the same year, weird and unrelated. A colon carcinoid, which is fairly rare type. I count myself as extremely lucky; I've lost two brothers to cancer already, colon cancer and multiple myeloma.

Comment by Anti M on October 9, 2009 at 10:45am

T-Lynn, thyroid, that's not fun. They checked mine over and over again, and were going to treat me for chronic fatigue when I figured out the preservative connection. A Foot Reflexologist is likely a good idea, but I bet there's not one nearby, and I'm a hundred percent sure Tricare wouldn't cover it. Lazy? Yeah, backsliding is easy. I can eat practically nothing, but if I don't move, I don't lose. I guess the answer is don't get old.

Christy, perhaps a rack pack? These are curtains with pockets for the ship's bunks. Anyone have the link?

Comment by T-Lynn on October 9, 2009 at 9:53am

Anti M,
Ouch. My major problem - dealing with a thyroid. And it is like a cat - for a while one thing will work and then it will change it's mind in a flash and you have to figure out what to do again. So I tried to go deep into my self and see if that work. It did, but you have to keep up with it - I'm lazy. Can you find a Foot Reflexologist? That might be a real help to your entire body? I would suggest something else, but I'm tired of being burned at stake. If I hurt anyones feelings - was not the intent. I just was honestly shairng. Any answers out there for Christy? I'm wondering where her sailor is? When my son was getting ready to leave for his first long spring tour - his entire ship was sending SOS messages to their families for care packages of food items. I sent him 5 and he received 3 more from family. He said by the time that ship was ready to leave - they couldn't find places to store all the stuff that was sent. Well, that ship made back to home base ok. Must have been all the chips. crackers, cookies ,etc that they threw over board . A snack food trail instead of bread crumbs :). Ok - I'll stop and drink some more coffee.. Good Morning TLynn

Comment by Anti M on October 9, 2009 at 1:09am

I do a lot of scratch baking, but I get the mixes on sale at the commissary sometimes, just to keep down in the pantry for quick things. I make sweet potato pie from a can, baking and skinning the sweet potatoes is a ton of work. I use pumpkin all year; I make a great pumpkin-coconut soup.

Diet sodas make me quite ill, they all have sodium benzoate in them. That preservative gives me flu-like symptoms; fatigue, congestion, body aches and swollen lymph nodes. Potassium benzoate is just a bad. I have lost weight with slimfast; but can't have it anymore, I'm not supposed to have much soy as my breast cancer was estrogen receptor positive. Knocksout most protien bars too. That, and the milk in slimfasts aggravate my arthritis. I'm very aware of what foods I can and cannot eat. The one that really kills me is nightshades, they make my arthritic joints flare with pain. So no potatoes, tomatoes or eggplant. BOO! Took me years to figure all this out.

I'm struggling, I have arthritis in my feet, which makes most exercise difficult.

Comment by T-Lynn on October 8, 2009 at 10:10pm

Pie, cake, cookies, candy only adds to your sweetnest, not weight. :)
Everyone - the sweetest and non fattening dreams :) TLynn

Comment by T-Lynn on October 8, 2009 at 9:12pm

Anti M thank you. Again - tunnel vision for me. I think it is more "tunnel thinking". I so appreicate the advice. I've been infomred that relatives will be coming from TN. As are many of my sons friends for Moms birthday. With your ideas of using box mixes and how to - I'll be experiementing the weekend. Most of my baking is by scratch - then I can control the salt amounts. OH - Val - the sweet you make - is it sweet potatoe pie ? I never had one, but I have been told - it is awesome. Do you use sugar or molasses or sorgum? I agree too - the hosue smells wonderful And please - why? Diet sodas and Kbars? I know everyone is going to respond after I share this. I was able to get my self to loose some weight by positive and meditative thinking. Years back I learn some self hyponsis - I would repeat simple statements: " Pops taste like bad cough medicines" , " to many salted chips - nuts make my tongue blisters", " Only dark chocolate taste good", etc. Well I lost 20 pounds and was able to exercise. And to this day I only can drink small amounts - more like sips of pops - I eat only small amounts of chips or my tongus does blister and now only eat dark cholcoate. Then I read this book: :"Jumpstart your Metabolism" by Pam Grout. All about breathing techinques. I would still love to lose some weight and be firmer in places. But I'm lazy. ( Carol thanks for spelling guacamole) Question: How long do you bake those huge cookies for the ice cream sandwiches? And do you use a serving spoon size to drop the cookie on the sheet? and has anyone heard from 1-2-3? Has the baby arrived? Ok - I'm going through gossip redrawl - help Have a good evening TLynn PS Almost forgot - my sailor emailed. His ship stayed in port and left after storm passed. He said - it was a fizzle.

Comment by Anti M on October 8, 2009 at 6:31pm

@sandy, usually some melted or softened butter and an egg mixed with the mix will make cookies. Just don't add oil or all the liquid most mixes call for. Throw in some chips or nuts, drop spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, bake at 350 for 9~13 minutes. I cover my bake sheets with baking parchment instead of grease or butter, makes them less oily for packing.

Comment by Anti M on October 8, 2009 at 6:20pm

Stores such as Whole Foods or Trader Joes carry crystallized ginger too, many health food stores do. Oddly, at times Ross has ginger candy in the kitchen section.

T-Lynn, I use pumpkin quick bread mix from Costco as the basis for my cookies. In a pinch, cake and brownie mixes can be made into cookies. I like both dark and golden raisins, I'm a huge fan of both kinds. Chopped dates are good too, and so are craisins.

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