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No, frying does not have to be that exact. I use an enameled cast iron Dutch oven and clip a candy thermometer to the side. Each recipe will give you a temp for the oil. The oil temp will drop after you put the food in, so I usually turn my burner on higher till the recommended temperature is achieved again.

Back when I only drank girly drinks, my brother's girlfriend got me a cocktail recipe book, cocktail shaker, set of martini glasses, and all the fixins for cosmos. It's still one of the sweetest, most thoughtful gifts I've received.

Yep, definitely way too labor-intensive for me to make the balls, and I don't think it would be cost-effective to buy that much wool roving. You can buy the balls and string them yourself. You can find them here: http://www.ornamentea.com/feltballs.htm

I would have loved one of these and will file away for when I have kidlets.

@sherrme I wouldn't be at all surprised if she used the shelves as a ladder. My brother and I used to do that all the time. The top shelf of the linen closet is the best spot for Hide & Seek!

Ridiculous. You're a grownup; buy your own stuff. I understand that need to reconnect with your friends and get support from the people you love, but this is the most shallow, meaningless way I could think to do that.

I'm a millennial and there are a couple of reasons I don't own a home. The first is the one that a couple of commenters have hit on already: I can't afford it. I don't have a solid savings that could provide a good down payment, let alone one that would leave me with money leftover for the inevitable necessary repairs. Bring able to pay my landlord a steady sum each month and have all maintenance covered is a pretty sweet gig.

But really, even if I could afford it, I wouldn't buy a home because I'm not ready to stay in one place. I love where I live, but I want the freedom to leave if I need to for work. I know way too many people whose career options are limited because they own a home and they can't sell it.

I think that as a country, we've spent way too many years overemphasizing home ownership. I'm glad to see things swinging the other way a bit.

My boyfriend doesn't like candy, so I put little nips of liquor in his basket.

Neither/both. I use an Aeropress, which combines both methods. It's tasty and supereasy to cleanup.

My dad has ice cream after dinner every single night. It took me YEARS to break the habit and be able to skip dessert after dinner. Now I mostly just have it on special occasions, though I do occasionally buy my own ice cream. :)

Mmm, I had salted lemonade at a Vietnamese restaurant last time I was in NYC. They put a whole lemon in a blender with a bunch of salt and sugar and then added water. It was strange, but very good.