Vimto

48 grams of sugar.

FORTY EIGHT grams of sugar!!

My mother seems able to ingest just about anything. Unfortunately for my grandson, he cannot.

So out they went, to give me some time to rest and get over a flu. Out to dinner, for shishlik and rice... and VIMTO.

I have just visited the Vimto website... It does ring a bell from my travels abroad. But even then, it wasn't something I was particularly determined to bring back to the States (unlike Marmite or Nutella).

The diarrhea is subsiding, and the heating pad is helping the cramps. He'll probably miss school tomorrow, and I will be having a little chat with his Gramma.

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Cena W. Nov 13, 2006, 1:09am EST

Ah grandma's.
I remember this conversation with the paternal grandmother. "I don't give them candy, only lifesavers and M & Ms".
She forgot to mention, unlimited access to sodas.
MacDonald's fries
MTV
But Grandma's are a precious commodity.

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Penina F. Nov 13, 2006, 1:20am EST

You betcha! Gramma is one of the reasons I am learning to tolerate Los Angeles! (I'm sure it'll grow on me, but in the meantime, I'm re-learning the meaning of 'interdependence')

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Eric G. Nov 13, 2006, 3:37pm EST

Hey, but it's got VIM! Hahaha.

Just thought I'd give you a heads up that trying to be healthy is unAmerican. You are supposed to eat as much meat, sugar and fat as is humanly possible. Didn't they teach you anything aty school?! 8)

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Penina F. Nov 13, 2006, 4:05pm EST

No Child Left Behind...

I mean, No Child Left Self-Reliant...

I mean... um...

8-O

(Hey Eric, has LV suburban sprawl caught up with you yet? I was there a couple of weeks ago, and was amazed!)

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Penina F. Nov 14, 2006, 11:44pm EST

Another case for supersaturation... at least I think that's how they do it. Gramma has promised she won't order it again, bless her.

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Julia Swancy Nov 16, 2006, 4:58pm EST

I had to check, Penina, and make sure you meant to write "her" grandson! you gave me quite the double-take there! ;) Zoinks, they must have to heat that stuff to get all that sugar to dissolve. I bet it would crystallize if you let it dry on the table... why don't the gp's just believe us the first time when we tell them? "don't feed the gremlins after midnight!"

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Penina F. Nov 16, 2006, 5:06pm EST

Well, Julia... I'm not allowed to divulge ANY details, but I do have a few adult step-children, and one I am very close to has just sent her semi-annual report on all family members. There is a *slight* chance I may at least become a "step-gramma" in the not-too-distant future. No more info forthcoming for quite some time, though!

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Penina F. Nov 16, 2006, 5:07pm EST

btw, what in tarnation's a gp?

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