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On 12/18/2024 1:35 PM, gm wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:16:02 +0000, Graham wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-12-18 12:15 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> I was feeling a little guilty about a serious lack of Christmas spirit
>>> but then it started to snow so I was inspired to come home and bake some
>>> mincemeat tarts. I had a jar of Robertson's mincemeat filling that I got
>>> at the end of the season last year.  I made two batches of dough, opened
>>> up the mincemeat and laced it with some brandy. I used to make small
>>> tarts but decided this year to make the bigger ones. It is probably
>>> because I am lazy and hate fiddling with the small tarts.
>>>
>>> The first batch is out and cooling and the second batch is in the oven,
>>> and then there is a third one for when that one is done. There was
>>> enough dough and mincemeat left to make one very large tart using a
>>> Pyrex ramekin.
>>
>> I have batches of almond tarts and vanilla sablés cooling now.
>> Yesterday I made chocolate crunch and GF choc chip cookies, the
>> latter to a NYT recipe that has proven to be popular. These are
>> for my BC family. On Monday I'll be making the same things for my
>> Calgary family.
> 
> 
> You should send a fancy box of your luscious treatz to President - elect
> TRUMP, Graham...
> 
> When he receives it, he'll exclaim, "OH, a lovely gift from Canada, our
> 51st state...!!!"
> 
> 🇺🇸 😎 🇺🇸
> 
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> GM
> 
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That deal is scheduled to close on 7-5-25 - 1:1 CAD/US dollar 
parity...51 states health care, etc...