Erich saideth: <<<Why is it that 80% of the entries in my recipe file, which I created when I first began to subscribe to the list, seem to end "Cheers, Doug in BC"?>> Simple: cause they "cut to the chase", taste fabulous, and teach great techniques in the process. I flag and save every digest that has a Doug in BC recipe included. You just can't go wrong by trying what he comes up with. And Eric continued: <<And open that sucker up a little wider, it was like 42 (f) down here today; that just ain't right for January)>> Forgaddaboudit!! Leave it closed! Deb in Houston (where it is supposed to get to around 80F today)