Sometimes I just don't know about me:

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marilynfl

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I was making caramel candies when the UPS truck drove up my steep driveway to drop off a package. I walked out on the porch to greet him and the following conversation took place:

Me: "Hi...thanks for braving the driveway. Would you like a piece of candy? I'm tempering chocolate."

UPS Guy: "You're tampering with chocolate?"

Me: "No! I'm tempering it."

UPS Guy: "Tampering?"

Me: "No! Tempe....I'm coating caramels with chocolate. Would you like one?"

UPS Guy: "Sure." (takes one and swallows it whole)

Me: "OH MY GOD! You're not diabetic, are you???"

This sudden panic arose because every doctor, walk-in clinic, or insurance person I've talked to here in NC has asked these questions first:

Do you--or have you ever--smoked?

Are you diabetic?

He wasn't so I managed not to kill off a UPS driver out of sheer stupidity.

 
Btw I failed at lemon bars today. First attempt who knew “bake till set” was so hard. Ina’s fault.

I kept waiting for them to set, and waiting, and waiting, and they got darker, and darker, until I finally took them out because they’re dead Jim.

Ina should’ve warned me or something. When I first checked them, which should been around the time most things needed to be taken out, a small shake set off a tsunami of waves! This thing wasn’t even remotely set. But still it had way way way way more shake then a cheesecake when I finally took it out. I kept checking it and watched it get too dark but I didn’t know what else to do – this thing was like a river In a snowmelt. Ina, you’ve never failed me before.till now. And with lemon! For shame!

 
How many times have I done that...her lemon bars are the best, and I always add

fresh lemon zest to the crusty first layer. I usually overcook. Cannot get it into my head that if you take out of oven, they continue to cook. Still good!

 
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