Topic: Hodge Podge
I slept, like many of you probably did? And had a pretty strange dream too.
One of my favorite times, on any given weekend, is when I wake up early and the rest of my crew is still sleeping. I creep downstairs and make some coffee and then get on the computer, peacefully. Steaming hot coffee beside me. The extra hour today is giving me an extra hour of this favorite time and I’m loving it! Both Kevin and Samantha are behind on sleep – so they just might sleep the morning away. Kevin’s due to work and Samantha’s due to a sleepover.One of my aunts birthdays is today and I just realized this morning that she gets a special extra hour on her birthday! How cool is that? Better than having your birthday on Leap Year, if you ask me. Happy Birthday to You!
I am still getting this big house put together – but of course I love decorating, so I’m really enjoying it. It is looking gorgeous, if I do say so myself. I will be sending interior pictures just as soon as I can get Kevin to show me how to download the pics from the digital onto this computer we are using right now. I know how to do it on his computer, and on mine, but we are using his computer #2 and I have no idea how to do it. Way too many computers and electronics in this house, I tell you…. Kevin is an electronic junky – his passion!I can tell you one thing that I didn’t do with my extra hour…. That would be frying coke. (How strange is this?)
NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters Life) - A new fast food is making it's debut at US Fairs this fall -- fried Coke. Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe -- a batter mix made with Coca-Cola syrup, a drissle of strawberry syrup and some strawberries.
Balls of the batter are then deep-fried, ending up like ping-pong ball sized doughnuts which are then served in a cup, topped with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry on the top."It tastes great," said Sue Gooding, a spokeswoman for the State Fair of Texas where Gonzales' fried Coke made its debut this fall. "It was a huge success."Gonzales ran two stands at the State Fair of Texas and sold up to 35,000 fried Cokes over 24 days for $4.50 each -- and won a prize for coming up with "most creative" new fair food.
Now other fairs in North Carolina and Arizona are following the trend, and other people are trying to emulate Gonzales' recipe. Gonzales gave no indication of the calories in his creation and said he would not patent it."The best I can hope for is that it's the original and hopefully the best fried Coke out there," he said.But Gonzales said the success of his fried Coke had inspired him. Next year's fair-goers can look forward to fried Sprite or -- for those watching their weight -- fried diet Coke."We are trying to cut a lot of the sugar out of it. It has less calories but it's still very, very sweet," he said.Ray Crockett, a spokesman for Coca-Cola Co., said: "We're constantly amazed at the creative ways folks find to enjoy their Coke and make it part of celebrations like fairs and festivals. This is one is definitely different!"
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Updated: Tuesday, 28 November 2006 6:51 PM EST