Yeah. Go Figure!
#83366 - 06/25/04 08:22 PM
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Bevvy
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Well, truth be told, I haven't had ADBs for months now. (I was on a sugaaaa-free kick, which unfortunately didn't last long enough.) The only chocolate I get is from the rare RKTs and Luna Bars.
Actually, hubby also got indigestion from the ADBs. Hey, I wonder if maybe my oil had gotten rancid.......?
The book I'm reading is about what it was like being raised a "Good German" in Berlin during Hitler's reign, quite a change from all the books on the Holocaust I usually read. It's so hard for me to understand how these people could have lived such closed lives, completely unaware that their fellow countrymen were being mass murdered.
Oh yeah, I'll have more nightmares tonight....
Thanks for your post. Sleep tight!
Bev
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Glad your tummy is feeling better Bev.  As for the chocolate - I am with you about not eating it. I crave it once a month and my favorite desert to make is Peppermint Fudge Cake. It is the only chocolate I will touch, but a limited amount. 
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Thanks, Doc!
#83410 - 06/26/04 06:23 AM
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Bevvy
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Hey, Barb!
I have a feeling the problem might have been the oil in the brownies -- a very old bottle of olive oil that had been sitting in the pantry for months. Seems to me I read somewhere once that once a bottle of oil is opened it has a shelf life of only 2 weeks.
The brownies did have a slightly odd taste that I never noticed in previous batches. Do you think rancid oil could have that kind of affect on the gut? Even the small amount that was in 2 brownies?
BTW, Doc, thanks for the suggestion on Nystatin cream. I think it's working already! (Makes a mess on my bras & shirts, but it works!) Thanks, Barb. You're THE BEST.
Bevvy
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Eeep!
#83412 - 06/26/04 06:29 AM
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atomic rose
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I've never heard that about oil. I actually have a bottle in my pantry that I've had for at least 2 years.  It doesn't smell rancid, so I keep using it. Hmm. I think I'd better make plans to replace that on the next shopping trip...
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No ADBs???
#83413 - 06/26/04 06:33 AM
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Kree
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Bev, I don't know how you'll survive. I truly hope it was your olive oil. I know how much you adore your ADBs.
I hope you keep on feeling better! It's so unfair when things that never bothered us before give us problems. I'm with you on the Luna Bars, though... those are a godsend for me! When I know I won't be home for a while I bring them along for a quick snack or lunch and they never bother me. Well, except the Nutz over Chocolate one you like... but that's because my body hates peanuts.  I looooove the chocolate mint one though!! 
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Hi Kree!
Gee, I haven't tried that flavor yet. I'll get some when we go to the grocery store today.
Kree, what do you know about the shelf life of oil (once opened)? I had heard it was only 2 weeks, but I've never tested it before. Frankly, I kinda forgot about the issue entirely -- until I made these brownies and got the indigestion from them. Then I recalled the odd taste, but figured it was just me. Just odd me.
Maybe it's not just me after all? Have you ever had oil go rancid on you? When you open your oil, where do you keep it? I buy the smallest bottle I can find, but I just don't use it often enough.
Yes, oil is going on my grocery list today too.
Fun stuff.  I really HATE grocery shopping....
I hate to give up my ADBs, but I'll just have to get my chocolate fix from the Luna Bars and RKTs. It's okay. Who needs the calories, anyway?!
Thanks for your post.
Bev
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I'm not sure about the shelf life of oils.. however, maybe you had a problem because you used olive oil instead of canola oil like the recipe calls for?!??
Anyways.. have you tried the peppermint fudge cake?!? I am OBSESSED.. it is phenomenal! so moist.. so chocolatey.. yuuuuuuuuuuum.. I'm thinking about trying it with almond extract next, but I dunno how that will taste.
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Bev, check out this nifty table: 
Table of Condiments that Periodically Go Bad
Cute, huh? I have one hanging in my kitchen. According to that olive oil has a shelf life of 6 months. Phew, I think mine's been there a lot longer than that! Scary. It sounds like that could be the culprit. I suppose I should replace mine soon too! 
As for the ADBs, oh yeah, the chocolate mint kicks butt. It's actually called Peppermint Stick or something like that. You should give it a try!!
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-- now I really don't know what's up with the ADBs and me. I guess I just can't tolerate chocolate anymore? My olive oil wasn't THAT old!
Okay, so it's Luna Bars for me. Peppermint stick, eh? I'll look for it.
Thanks!
Bev
P.S.: Great chart. I'm printing it out as we speak...
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Chef Ashley
#83440 - 06/26/04 08:04 AM
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Bevvy
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You know, Ashley, you're the second person who's raved about that cake. It's in Heather's book? I'll have to check it out.
You know, you might have something there. Olive oil instead of canola? That could explain the odd taste. I used up all my canola oil, so all I had was some olive oil -- so that's what I used. But yeah, that would explain the taste thing.
Since the shelf life is 6 months, then my oil wasn't rancid. So that means I just can't tolerate something else in the ADBs. It can't really be the chocolate since RKTs don't bother me (I add cocoa to mine).
I don't know; I'm totally baffled. I'll just have to limit my diet to Jack.
So how YUUUU doin', Girlfriend? How long has it been now? Are you feelin' any better? Is it getting any easier? Have you played any tennis? Met anyone new? What's happenin' w/you? Talk to us!
Bev
P.S.: How close are you to Queen Anne Lake? What's happening there now? Does anyone swim in the lake? Are there still shops down below with condos above?
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