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Hi Daniel--I dont know what kind of effect raisens will have in Dr Pepper--but--it sounds like that will taste good too--as I like both products anyway.

I like raisens much better in a bowl of cereal--like Rice Crispies and or Frosted Flakes and with Cheerios.

Or even better--I like Raisens with homemade trail mix.

Trail Mix Ingrediants:

Sunflower seeds
Raisins
peanuts
carob chips
dried banana chips
pecans
M&Ms
dried apple chips
almonds


Tha nuts are optional as well as any of the ingrediants. But--when I do eat trail mix--this is what I usually put in as the ingrediants.

In case one is wondering what Carob Chips are--its this: Carob Chips look and taste like Chocolate Chips--but are not made of Chocolate--they are made from the Carob Beans. They are also fat free as they have no suger in it and are naturally sweet, and they actually taste good.

[ 12. April 2003, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: C.Evans ]

 

Carl, I was only joking.

Raisins with Dr. Pepper...?

Warning, dont try this at home! Me and a friend tried to fry raisins once together with some French fries- it did not taste good.

Best regards/ Daniel

 

Hi Daniel--I wasnt--it might actually taste good. Yesterday though--I did get a bag of Peanuts and a bottle of Dr. Pepper--mixed them and drank it on the way home--ahhhhhhhhh that was refreshing

Dont worry--ill never mix Raisens with French Fries

My Fav Soda-- Frosty's ROOTBEER..... )

 

now this makes for an "interesting" evening...

Take those rock candy things (the ones that crackle in your mouth) and pull the same stunt that Homer did....tear that bag open, put as much in your mouth as you can and then take a swig of Coke or Pepsi (they work the best). Shut your mouth and try to keep it closed....tickles the roof of your mouth

DUCE

 

I remember seeing someone swallow 24 packets of peanuts and 6 cans of Pepsi. They broke wind and knocked 14 sparrows out the sky!

No.9

 

That must have been the Grapeshot effect

 

Grape-shot? Are you spelling that right?

No.9

[ 17. April 2003, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: No.9 ]

 

If it's the same "grapeshot" that I'm thinking...

He's reffering to a whiff of grapeshot, made famous by Napoleon. Basically it's just a bunch of junk, anything they could find from the street, and loaded it into a cannon. Then they fire.

DUCE

 

I refuse to enter into a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

No.9

 

Nr.9. what about Dr. Pepper and Salted Peanuts? Could almost be the same effect

PS: Just a typo.

 

Duce, actually grapeshot was a very specifically designed form of ammunition consisting of a 'cage' (often two cylindrical plates of wood with bars around them and small balls between inside). The cage fell apart not far from the muzzle of the cannon and spread the 'shot' which would tear apart ranks of advancing infantry at close range, rather like a large shot gun.

No.9, I have a hunch that the 'grape shot' that carl is talking about due to eating peanuts and Dr.Pepper is similar to the effect of eating two strong currys. Pebbledashing would perhapse be a better term

 

Well thanks to everyone, but I’m quite sure Carl and I know what grapeshot is.

And, the order to fire grapeshot did not necessarily mean firing pre-prepared loads, as Ducetta is saying.

“Dunnottar Castle's lower gunports were probably loaded with grapeshot (nails, chain, any handy small items of metal) whilst the higher ports could have covered any landings in Castle Haven, the bay to the North of the Castle.”

“At the battle of Colloden, the government fire rolled along the seven battalions of foot in the first government line again and again and as the artillery had switched from roundshot to grapeshot (nails, pieces of iron and suchlike) the effect on the charging clansmen was brutal.”

‘Caged Grape’ was also not the most prevalent used, ‘Rosary Grape’ was:



This being distinct from ‘Chain Shot’ which normally entailed only two solid balls chained together.

And, the preferred pre-prepared point-blank load was Canister.



And, I did not refer to ‘pebbledashing’ as this is very little know in the US, especially as so many houses are built of timber! But, if you want to explain a scratch coat and a dash coat and the difference between gravel, flint and Rougitte, please be my guest.

No.9

 

Carl, my anecdote was re the use of ‘O’ when it might have been ‘I’.

It’s like the man showing his friend a photo of his son at a university party. He’s wearing a top-hat, monocle, cravat, shirt-front, shirt cuffs, knee length polka dot underwear, suspenders, socks, army boots and nothing else. On the bottom of the photo he’s written; “Hi dad, here’s me dressed like a Count”. His father looks at his friend as says; “I’m paying for a college education and he can’t even spell?”

No.9

 

I stand corrected gentlemen!
Thanks for clearing it up.

DUCE

 

Heh heh Nr.9--luckily I wasnt drinking anything when I read your last posts--or it would have been all over the screen--thanks to laughing.

 

Very welcome Carl. As it's Easter, maybe we shouldn’t get into what you splash on your screen.

No.9

 

Nr.9--I feel like making some Egg Nog, now that ite Easter

 

Excellent idea. I’ll join you but be lazy and just add a shot of vanilla to an Advocaat.

Prost!


No.9

 

Prosit and Cheers.