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When I was a very small child, my mother was bedfast, and a fried egg sandwich was the ONLY thing my older knew how to cook. Consequently, I ate much more than my fair share and in my later adult years, I could not bear the thought of eating a "fried egg sandwich". However, your version has helped me move on and enjoy this simple, yet wonderful, staple of American life once again!!! Thank you.

The proper response to this quandary truly lies in the writer's relationship with the "hostess". Is she a good friend or a family member? If so , bake the daggone brownies she requested and go. If she is not a friend or family - tell her no, but don't expect to be invited for any more bbq's.

When one hears "Girl Scouts", the next immediate thought is "Cookies!!", so I can see why they may want to broaden their image a bit. That being said, there is no reason to simply stop cookies sales. The girls learn quite a bit from selling cookies - salesmanship, responsibility, etc. - and the rest of get to enjoy a variety of yummy cookies!!

I remember school milk that came in little glass bottles with a paper cap. I also remember saving the frozen oj "cans" and using them for hair rollers. My grandparents owned a neighborhood grocery and I remember filling a little brown bag with penny candy - my favorite were little flying saucer shaped things that melted like communion wafers and had little candies inside - and wax candy lips! I remember going to Hogan's meat market right next to my Grandma's store to get meat and 7-Up flavored pushups.

My husband and I were dining in a small mexican restaurant on the westside in Cincinnati, Ohio. They made the best taco salads (with ranch dressing!!!). My husband was just about finished with his usual - seafood burrito - when he found a long black hair underneath the last of the burrito on his plate. We showed it to the owner/manager and she just shrugged her shoulders and said since he had already eaten most of the burrito, she couldn't comp his meal. We left, never to return. Thankfully, they are no longer in business - at that location anyway!!