Quote Originally Posted by SandyLS View Post
I thought this was going to give me an excuse to eat Dove dark chocolate!
Di Bear, nothing better than fresh raspberries and rhubarb. You'd better start those other plants soon, you have a pretty short growing season up there. Still lots of snow up there?
Actually, our growing season doesn't seem to be that short. We've been having long, moderate weather seasons the last couple of years - 8 months of riding. I give credit to Lake Superior - we're surrounded by it here in the Keweenaw. The vegetation is so incredibly different up here compared to the rest of the UP. Lots of birch and maple trees up here . . . LOTS! I think our biggest problem is the soil - it's lacking.

I'll be moving some of my plants indoors - I have a sun room. :-)

alpinerabbit - actually, I was talking about all the added crap you find in American foods, but not in other countries, for example, high fructose corn syrup (I believe I read that this is banned in Europe), which is believed to cause us to eat more and more and more. It's in a lot of our foods, including soft drinks, which is why I quite drinking Coke. I've been told that if I buy Coke imported from Mexico, it will be made with real sugar. I'm looking for some.

Sometimes I cheat, but I generally buy organic cheese and shred it myself. Cheddar cheese is white. The stuff you buy in the supermarket, the yellow stuff, is dyed. I personally think that freshly shredded cheese has more flavor as well.

I was really happy to find that Heinz makes organic ketchup. It doesn't turn to a hard rubbery substance overnight like the regular stuff does. It tastes better as well. Makes ya think.