# Cake Day - A Sweet Treat in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 14, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886 "2022-11-14T09:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/301 "2022-11-21T00:32:55Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > 2 meter sphere of Unobtanium. _Avatar 4_ plot idea! > [@nelliebly](#): > > The day after my appointment last week, I got a tender swelling along some gums, and home measures aren’t doing anything. Have you tried salt water? It doesn’t work for everyone, something mouth chemistry being different, but it does work for others. Regardless, I hope you feel better soon. > [@nelliebly](#): > > I hope I don’t sound like a snoop. I just worry someone’s going to get hurt. We had a bad DV incident across the hall several years ago, so maybe this building is jinxed. Next time, please call as soon as it starts. There needs to be a record of the incidents. Should it come to it, it will help someone file for a restraining order. * * * We’re having a lazy day today. Not much to report. Happy Sunday! ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/302 "2022-11-21T02:15:28Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Make brownies to take. They travel well, plus I like brownies so you can think of me whilst munchin’ away. You sure are smarter than the average bear! Thank you so much for the suggestion. I’ll think about you while I’m making them too cause you made my life easy. After the thing in Phx, Mom will be staying here for a couple of weeks so that means I’m going to have to wash all the bedding on the cat’s bed because they are such dedicated shedders that they can shed all the way down to the mattress cover, which is a load all by itself. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I think everyone had lunch before coming - they hardly ate anything. Back when my sisters had young children, I would always forget that children eat like birds (small amounts often) and their parents tend to get into the same habit just because it was easier. It’s always disappointing when your guests don’t eat much, but I’m sure it wasn’t because they didn’t like the food. > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > I think the Piecakens look good. I think I would really enjoy a 1/4 inch thick slice and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I probably wouldn’t even be able to finish that much but the flavors are very complimentary. Way back when, Denny’s used to have a sundae made with vanilla ice cream, maple syrup and bacon. I ordered one because I needed to try it and it was really good. > [@missred](#): > > That may be an option for you tomorrow until you can get the furnace fixed. This is a good idea. The space heaters could also be useful later because if you buy some nice energy efficient oil-filled heaters, it is cheaper to heat the room you are spending your time in than to heat the entire house. Oil filled heaters don’t get hot enough to burn bare skin or set fur on fire and they shut off if they get knocked over. > [@nelliebly](#): > > Is there a Yeasts R Us store about You would be amazed at the things you can find online if you start looking. There are several brick and mortar stores in the Valley that stock popular yeasts, molds and bacteria but you really do have to go online to find the specialty stuff. Beer making is just like any other hobby. Some folks find their level of happiness by being able to do perfectly acceptable work. Other people go all out CDO over it. I’m not CDO over cheesemaking which is good because I have hit a ceiling. If I ever do cut into a good cheddar I’ll serve it with champers or something bubbly. Wanna talk floss and fabric? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/303 "2022-11-21T02:20:45Z")
Handegg and hockey were busts this weekend. But I cleaned, and napped. Got meatloaf and mashed potatoes with sauteed green beans and mushrooms going for dinner. And a Wisconsin Old Fashioned. 🥃 > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > All was good until I tried to turn my canvas over and saw that I had sewn my cat to the back. She wasn’t nearly as cooperative with the unstitching process. LMAO > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Hubs cooked beer today and says he’s going to cook again on Thursday because he’s found a new strain of yeast that is super fast and does what he wants so new toy! Nice! > [@nelliebly](#): > > Sorry I’m so full of this and not responding to posts. I’ll be better after a while. You’re being concerned. that’s what good neighbors do. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/304 "2022-11-21T05:28:05Z")
We have stainless steel cookware that are stored on a rack hubs hung on a wall. Sometimes passing cars will flash the rack with their headlights if we don’t have the blinds closed properly. GG has just learned that if he stands up and tags a pan, it makes all of the pans and lids swing around and make wonderful noise. Wanna guess who is looking at different window coverings? Geeze, Louise. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/305 "2022-11-21T05:47:15Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@swampbear](#): > > > > Make brownies to take. They travel well, plus I like brownies so you can think of me whilst munchin’ away. > > You sure are smarter than the average bear! Thank you so much for the suggestion. I’ll think about you while I’m making them too cause you made my life easy. PM if you’d like my sainted mother’s never fail recipe for saucepan brownie. Dense, moist and no dirty mixing to clean. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > because if you buy some nice energy efficient oil-filled heaters, it is cheaper to heat the room you are spending your time in than to heat the entire house. > > Oil filled heaters don’t get hot enough to burn bare skin or set fur on fire and they shut off if they get knocked over. Oil filled heaters are the best (and safest)! They radiate gentle warmth in a very soothing way. My roomie is currently hogging mine~she’s from Arkansas and needs her room to be 80 degrees. > [@dogbutler](#): > > Handegg and hockey were busts this weekend. Yep, at least college handegg in my neck of the Big 10. The WI Badgers beat the Cornhuskers by 1 point. At least the KC Chiefs won. Time for me to crawl into bed, after unplugging the electric throw that has been preheating it~oxygen safety and all that. I’’ll make an effort to read one of my mystery novels but rarely last 20 minutes. Then it’ll be time for my new friend the CPAP to join in. So far, so good. Sleep tight all. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/306 "2022-11-21T06:16:32Z")
I’m sure I remember that someone in here has at least one family member with a serious fondness for ramen. Apparently, at least one store (not sure of geographical area) is known to be limiting quantities on that. OTOH, [walmart.com](http://walmart.com) does not seem to be limiting quantities. As a test, I picked a random brand/flavor and they let me put 6 12-packs in my cart with no issue (didn’t actually buy them, I have plenty on hand). > [@They put a limit on how much ramen you can buy at the grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-put-a-limit-on-how-much-ramen-you-can-buy-at-the-grocery-store/975295): > > Thats got to be a bad sign for how the country as a whole is doing. They had a note saying people were only allowed 2 packages of Ramen each (packages as in single packages). People must be getting desperate and barely able to afford food. I’m lucky in the sense that I have income to buy food, but damn things must be getting bad if people are lining up to buy ramen (one of the cheapest form of easy to cook nutrition out there). They were 35 cents a pack. I remember around 2010 when you could som… ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886/307 "2022-11-22T07:15:16Z")
heh when I started eating ramen you could get 20 for a 1.25 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886.md?page=15)