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Amanda —

That's ridiculous! You can get a townhouse almost 3 times as big for half the price of this listing. :)

We are looking forward to your visit this weekend!

Mom —

I have often wondered if anyone actually lives in the properties they themselves own in the bay area. If not for tax breaks and income from property rental, my guess is that few people could afford to live in their own home! When I was a child a 10 X 10 bedroom was okay for a little kid, because there was no technology available in the children's own room. All we had were single size beds, a little dresser and shelves in our rooms and TV's were in the lifing room if we were lucky, and usually we each had a box of our own that we could hide secret items in under the bed. In the house you grew up in, you also had no technology in your bedroom, it was reserved for the family room and living room. That 10 X 10 bedroom you speak of would be difficult to rent out to anyone now a days, wouldn't it? 300K is lower than the average for the bay area, I wonder what is really wrong with it, besides being small?

Mom —

Eric, I just looked at your Viet Nam slideshow in the photo section and it is great, this is the first chance I have had to do a comprehensive look-see. Kaitlin has an awesome family, and she is very beautiful! I loved the little children in the bright red Santa outfits at Christmas, and the group photo with Bill Clinton is priceless! And just look at those shrimp and crabs for dinner! Wowie!

Mom —

Susan’s Caramel Corn
You will need:
Oven mits or other heat protective gear
1 can of non-stick cooking spray
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/4 c. light Karo corn syrup
1 stick of butter (tastes better than margarine)1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda
4 quarts (16 cups) of popped popcorn, unpopped seeds removed
Preheat oven to 350
Spray a large cookie sheet with non stick spray and set aside.
Spray one large size grocery store sized paper sack on the inside with non-stick spray, being sure to cover every inch of the bag or the popcorn will stick and burn in that spot. Put the popped corn in the bag. In a large cooking pan sprayed with non-stick spray, cook Brown sugar, Karo syrup, butter and salt on top of the stove on medium heat until the ingredients are all melted then cook while gently stirring for about another three minutes. At the end of the three minutes add the baking soda (all at once) and stir gently to mix through the mixture will foam, and while foamy pour the mixture over the popcorn, stirring it quickly all the way to the bottom of the bag to coat all of the popcorn. Place paper sack containing the popcorn in the pre-heated oven to cook for about 15 minutes, removing the bag for stirring and shaking about every 5 minutes, this baking will crisp the popcorn. If the popcorn feels too damp, put it back in the oven for another ten minutes, humidity causes variations in baking time. In Tucson the oven may not be needed at all :-) Pour the popcorn onto the prepared cookie sheet and cool; store in an air tight container for 15 minutes, or until all eaten up, whichever is first. Enjoy!

steve —

Thanks! I have been wanting this recipe for a long time. This is the best caramel corn I've ever had.

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