Just a short note to say thank you, so very much, for your responses to my fudge recipe request and for the info to get Tightwad Gazette books. You're all so kind. Judy Price sent one that sounds like the one I was looking for but, the others sound so good, I'm just going to have to try those too. My next request will most likely be - how to lose 10 or 20 pounds. Again, thank ou very much. You're very good friends.

-- Clare Baldwin (clare_baldwin@hoymail.com), March 16, 2001

Answers

Here's how I lost 10 lbs. I bought an old dairy barn with no electricity or running water. Then I filled it with 4 horses. Two of which require special soaked feed. Then I allowed winter to set in. So there I was hauling 10-12 gallons of water plus 2 five gallon pails of soaked feed twice a day. Add in breaking the ice on 3 water buckets with a hammer twice daily and you'll have an exercise regime rivaled by any health spa around. Oh yes, let's not forget throwing around all those bales of hay. Anyway, at 43 I have the best body I've ever had. The flip side is that I have obviosly lost my MIND to have ended up in such a dumb situation to begin with!!! :-)

-- teresa (teresam@ascent.net), March 17, 2001.

Teresa, thanks but I think I'll say "No thanks" to your exercise program. At 64, soon to be 65 in August, I'm not so sure how that would turn out. Also, don't have any doubts about your sanity. If I were your age, I'd try it all over again. It's kind of a case of "been there, done that". More power to you. I'm still in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in and I think it's because I used to live the life you're living now. If the farm we rented hadn't been sold, I'd probably still be there doing that. Wish you the best for all your hard work, bless you, Clare

-- Clare Baldwin (clare_baldwin@hotmail.com), March 17, 2001.

Carol.... how to lose??? Don't eat the fudge - sell it and make some $$ (just kidding, lol -)

-- Sue Diederich (willow666@rocketmail.com), March 19, 2001.