Hi Bron the copy & paster.......LOL

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Sure, you save yourself time. That's a great idea Bron!

Donna

 

southernflower wrote:

P.S. Donna and PT, in the interest of timesaving, would it be okay for me to

copy and paste my post here to ?

 

Hugs,

Bron

 

 

On 12/22/05, southernflower <southernflower wrote:

>

> I'll just pop in and say " hey " to everybody for a minute. :>) The

> pineapple bread sounds luscious, and I think I've got the ingredients in my

> cabinets right now! I think I'll try and make it later on today.

>

> I'm making all my Christmas cards and it's a very time-consuming (though

> very, very enjoyable!) process. This is why I haven't said anything (or even

> been online) for days and days, and won't be much until after Dec. 25. I

> plan to make my teacakes...making them vegan...for presents to hand out at

> church on Christmas, as well as the cards.

>

> For an early Christmas self-gifting, I bought the following two books,

> have just finished reading both of them--and they have made me really

> rethink the whole concept and commitment to being vegan:

>

> Matthew Scully's " Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals,

> and the Call to Mercy " (I literally stayed up all night last night to read

> this book, and the conclusions it draws are magnetically compelling--if you

> have even one drop of conscience/love/mercy in your heart, you cannot escape

> the call to veganism, nor do you want to! There are no photographs, but

> plenty of haunting word pictures that will fill your mind. Mr. Scully is a

> Christian and so very eloquent in his case for the animals, and indeed for

> we humans. A MUST-read, IMHO.)

>

> Bob and Jenna Torres's " Vegan Freak: Being Vegan In A Non-Vegan World "

> (I would add that this book has some bad language in it, but if you can

> ignore that, this is a great book--surprisingly hilarious, laugh-out-loud

> and fall-in-the-floor guffawing is inescapable. As well as the overall witty

> tone, there are many tips for dealing with non-vegans in a nonconfrontative

> way, surviving meals with omnivores, getting along with vegetarians who

> think you're wacko for going vegan, etc. etc. They show you how to strike a

> balance between " I'm vegan and you should be too and if you're not you're an

> idiot and a murderer " and " the shy vegan " --which they say they were once, as

> well as shy vegetarians. They're very understanding of the different stops

> on the path leading from vegetarianism to veganism, having made most of

> these stops themselves. Very reassuring. Plus LOTS of general info websites,

> as well as blogs and stores online, and support groups too--also online.

> HIGHLY recommended for anybody with even a bit of curiosity about vegans and

> how they live in this world.)

>

> Okay, well, my table full of card scrap and stamps is calling me now, and

> I must adjourn <g>. Hope everyone is " sim-m-mply ha-a-aving a Wonderful

> Christmas Time! " right about now--

>

> Merry Christmas!

>

> Bron

>

>

> On 12/22/05, ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

> >

> > *Amy <sandpiperhiker> asked:

> > " " God rest ye merry pagan folk " ? Don't pagans not

> > believe in God? Or is it that they believe in lots of

> > gods? I don't know and was curious! "

> >

> > ~ Good questions with likely many answers as there

> > are different types of pagans.

> > For myself, i just use the terms gods and goddess'

> > symbolically to represent the masculine and feminine

> > divine that i experience in all nature... The Lord & Lady.

> >

> > *Donna shared this recipe:

> > " Made this for the potluck today. Wonderful pineapple

> > flavor and a good textured bread. It's only 6am and one

> > loaf is already gone. Pineapple Bread "

> >

> > ~ LOL! Gone? Oh my... that totally explains why i woke

> > up so early this morning. My brain knew i had to hurry

> > up before you ate all the yummy pineapple bread; i must

> > have smelled it baking all the way up here in Oregon!

> > This recipe sounds wonderful, and i think i have everything

> > to make it in my house now. Have i ever shared my

> > pineapple squares recipe with you here? My family request

> > that dessert so often that my pantry is never without

> > crushed pineapple for long. i'll post it right along today.

> >

> > *Jenni wrote re: oat pancakes:

> > " OOH, and this recipe would easily render itself vegan.

> > use 4 tsp flax meal and 4 tbsp water for the egg,

> > and use any non dairy milk (Soy woudl be great... as

> > would almond, oat, rice) for the milk!

> > =) I love oat pancakes!

> > great idea , with the recipe for a digest replies, PT>>

> > you are brilliant! "

> >

> > ~ Yes, i bet it would veganize so easily. You just won't

> > believe how buttery they taste! If you share them with

> > other vegans they my become suspicious of you. *lol*

> >

> >

> > ~ pt ~

> >

> > Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things,

> > but just look what they do when they stick together.

> > ~ Verna M. Kelly

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