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I also made these last night, following the Friesencold recipe. They are edible, but I wouldn't make them again. If your diet doesn't include fats or sugars, I suppose they're fine. Healthy, certainly. However, you can make a far better cookie with the traditional addition of shortening or butter and some white or brown sugar. Sad reality. I think I'd rather eat a bowl of hot oatmeal with some dates and walnuts, even some ground flax seed thrown in, and a banana on the side. Each of these ingredients tastes fine on its own, but this combination does none of them justice.

Great job with the house and the yard. I like the clean lines, without shutters. Can understand the move, and hope you find great healing in the project. Your grandmother must be smiling.

I got a kick out of reading this. I don't live in an apartment, can't afford this bed ever, nor can I afford most of what I see on AT. But I still have fun reading about the stuff, and finding out what makes a quality mattress. Love those white gloves!

I would be careful about sticking the glass tray into water (or under the faucet) during the cleaning process. It needs to be hot water, not cold. The temperature change could break the glass. The same cautionary note holds for cleaning the glass shelves from the refrigerator (with the temp change in reverse). Perhaps to avoid the issues involved in moving boiling water (explosions, burning hands), and cleaning the tray, the boiled water should be left in the microwave for a while till it cools a bit. And resolve to keep items near the microwave to prevent splatters. I keep a roll of wax paper on top of the microwave to counter the I'll-just-do-it-this-once-because-I'm-too-lazy-to-walk-across-the-room factor. I also keep some old Corelle plates handy to put both under and over dishes likely to cause messes. As for microwaving a sponge, as an old timer, I remember when microwaves were first being marketed for home use. Since we were all very leery of these new-fangled inventions, the safety instructions stick in my mind. One was to avoid microwaving too small an item, which would not be sufficient to absorb those microwaves, and possibly damage the oven. I don't know how valid this advice is, but I would be inclined to microwave the sponge along with a Pyrex measuring cup of water. I've also read it is not a sure-fire way to clean a sponge.