Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>>> If nothing else, Steve will find some neat gadget... 
 NB>  RH>> Undoubtedly. He's on a forum where all sorts of ideas are
 NB>  RH>> exchanged, including pictures. He's posted some of his work too.
 NB>  NB>> Good to share...  

 RH> Very much so, he enjoys it very much.

 NB> No surprise there...  

Very much like his dad in that respect.

 NB>  RH>>> like better but nothing can replace apples for some things.
 NB>  NB>>> Indeed.... tell me about it....!!!  Along with the plenty of
 NB>  NB>>> things that don't need the extra apple in them, there are all
 NB>  NB>>> those lovely apple things that I just can't have any more....
 NB>  NB>>> and pear or grape don't substitute for all of them....
 NB>  RH>> Pear worked well last year for the Waldorf type salad I made,
 NB>  RH>> the year before for the dessert Gail made. But, I know, it
 NB>  RH>> can't sub for everything, much as you would want it to
 NB>  RH>> sometimes. Grape is even less of a sub for some things, IMO.
 NB>  NB>> When the whole fruit is being used, pear is a better
 NB>  NB>> substitute... either works out pretty well when talking about
 NB>  NB>> apple juice... it does depend on what it is, though... 

 RH> I know, and that's the rub. We have to read labels for various
 RH> iterations of corn--that stuff is in almost every thing!

 NB> Quite a few things like that, actually... corn, apple, HFCS, MSG,
 NB> gluten, excessive salt, artificial sweeteners... depending on what the
 NB> sensitivity is to..... 

Or just pure don't like. When we go to a Thai place we don't get
anything with cilantro in it for Steve or coconut for me. Getting harder
to find those options now, and splitting an entree is almost impossible.

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Ruth
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