Turns out no adjustments are need to the fudge recipe! Once it sits, cools and solidifies enough, more flavors come out which are less obvious before that point. So, I have successfully replicated my grandmother's recipe! Yay! Hard to believe I can remember it well enough but it was so distinctive it cannot be forgotten. Also hard to believe it has been 43 years since I had it. Could have been last week.
Feeling a little better tonight. Had a headache this morning. Been short tempered all week. I think it helps most if I keep my weight slightly up fairly consistently for several consecutive days. Otherwise toxins stay in my system from muscle wasting and serum ammonia levels remain elevated. Which causes a small amount of brain swelling. That would also explain mild respiratory problems. Right now I'm at 160. Still going to take in as many calories as possible before bed to keep overnight weight loss to a minimum.
May seem like I am obsessive about health issues at times but it's necessary. I keep having different issues come up which require immediate attention. I'd be really happy if I had more leeway where things were less urgent. Maybe I can get back to that point in the next few weeks if I make intense efforts. Keep thinking I'm getting there and then run into another wall. Blech.
Learned something I didn't know tonight. Seems joint compound (premixed wall plaster) can spoil. I opened a partial, almost full bucket I've had for some time to try and patch the ceilings. It turned colors, like it has veins of mold through it and it smells like vomit. Not patching any walls until I get a new bucket. That's okay. Need a couple of 1x2's. Had hoped the tape would hold it but it wouldn't, so I need to use short pieces of wood to keep them in place. Really only have to use one screw for each patch, then use plaster and tape.
Feeling a little better tonight. Had a headache this morning. Been short tempered all week. I think it helps most if I keep my weight slightly up fairly consistently for several consecutive days. Otherwise toxins stay in my system from muscle wasting and serum ammonia levels remain elevated. Which causes a small amount of brain swelling. That would also explain mild respiratory problems. Right now I'm at 160. Still going to take in as many calories as possible before bed to keep overnight weight loss to a minimum.
May seem like I am obsessive about health issues at times but it's necessary. I keep having different issues come up which require immediate attention. I'd be really happy if I had more leeway where things were less urgent. Maybe I can get back to that point in the next few weeks if I make intense efforts. Keep thinking I'm getting there and then run into another wall. Blech.
Learned something I didn't know tonight. Seems joint compound (premixed wall plaster) can spoil. I opened a partial, almost full bucket I've had for some time to try and patch the ceilings. It turned colors, like it has veins of mold through it and it smells like vomit. Not patching any walls until I get a new bucket. That's okay. Need a couple of 1x2's. Had hoped the tape would hold it but it wouldn't, so I need to use short pieces of wood to keep them in place. Really only have to use one screw for each patch, then use plaster and tape.
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