Glass Chatroom Board

JULIE, AMBER.. I'm going to let myself have key lime pie with raw sugar and not feel at all guilty about it. Yes, stevia and xylitol are natural but the taste is foul to me. I think maple syrup is good food unless overdone. Nothing is more natural and with Vermont syrup being readily available here, I've grown up with a love of the stuff. It even makes gluten free pancakes taste great! Especially if loaded with Maine blueberries! I consider that other syrup a mortal sin against nature. The only substitute for real maple syrup is good molasses.

I once stopped in at Cafe Nirvana and they had been terribly busy over the weekend. It was Monday a.m. and no deliveries yet -- and no sugar of any kind, and no cream, and no fabulous scones. SO, I had Sumatran coffee with whole organic milk and (are you ready?) a spoon of blackstrap molasses. It was fan-freaking-tastic! And the guy running the counter convinced me it was health food!!! He then sliced a thick slab of multi-seeded, multi-grained bread (really.. hardly any bread part... all crunch!) and he smeared real butter on it and sprinkled fresh ground cinnamon on it. I said "health food?" and he said "cinnamon is an anti-oxidant!"

I've been watching the tornado coverage (Tuttle, southwest Moore) and crossing my fingers that it just moves off. Fat chance. Tulsa has a warning, too. So very much violent weather lately. It's predicted to be the worst hurricane season in many years.
We'd better enjoy today - tomorrow is just not guaranteed.

Be safe, all you glassies! And have a great dessert this weekend! No substitutes... real whipped cream, real sugar, etc. And enjoy it to pieces!

Janice