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I don't have any recipes, but I thought I'd point out that orange and rhubarb make a great combination. I've had this in a jam format, as Trappist Preserves makes a fantastic orange-rhubarb conserve. Perhaps you could google orange and rhubarb and see what comes up?

@Bitts: Actually, it's not normal behavior. Yes, children will have their meltdowns, but the behavior of children in public (or anywhere, really) has DEFINITELY gone way downhill and the extent to which parents do not discipline their children has gotten much worse even in just the last ten years.

You say that everyone has to eat, right? Well, guess what, so do I, the single lady with no kids. Why should it be that those with unruly children should expect to be able to impose their insanity, chaos, and disruption, on everyone else, and I can't expect to impose a little expectation of some relative peace at the store? Yes, I can understand that Junior might be having a bad day, but no, I can not understand that Mom would do absolutely nothing about it when there are other people around. To ignore your kid who is disturbing others (how can I do math or price comparing in my head when little Johnny'd dad is letting out warhoops next to me?) is incredibly selfish and rude. If the kid throws a tantrum, have some consideration for others and nip it in the bud. It's called putting your foot down. But then, it's self-centered parents that lead to self-centered kids...

It's one thing when a kid acts up. Heck, I was a kid that acted up. But when I was a kid, you can sure as bet my $%& was in deep trouble if I ever gave an outburst like the kind today's kids get by with. Actually, my parents would put the kabosh on it LONG before it could get that far. Seriously, everyone my age that I know was raised the same way. You were taught boundaries, and tantrums, screaming, etc. in the grocery store were a boundary you just did not cross. And you were taught that not everyone wanted to hear your whining/complaining/whatever because, *gasp* we were taught the world did not revolve around us.

And lest anyone say,"But you have no kids!" let me say that I do have eyes. I have plenty of friends with kids, and I can clearly see which ones discipline well and which ones don't and the resulting behavior of both.

The people who take FOREVER to decide what they want in the cold case with the door open. Um, thanks...I really wanted soup cream instead of ice cream.

Also, the people who take FOREVER to decide what they want when I am obviously standing there waiting to access whatever shelf/bin/case they are standing in front of. Like, really? I know exactly what I want and can grab it in half a second, and you won't even move when I say excuse me?

Wow. I can't even imagine being so rude as to ask a person why they are drinking/not drinking alcohol!

If someone asked me, I wouldn't give them an answer. It's nice to leave a little air of mystery about oneself sometimes.

Victoria in DC, I've got a Sergio Mendes station on Pandora, so I'm glad to hear I'm not alone either! :)

Nice to see the Little Apple represented!

It can also damage the cutting board -- sliding the sharp side of the blade over wood can cause splinters in the board.

Not sure I can explain the elderflower part, just that it's floweral. But St. Germain is not purely elderflower; there's also some citrus in it, I believe.

should be "take mine..."

These are great for homeowners, but how about how to shut off gas in your kitchen when you're in an apartment?