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[belbbmfan]

And another 66 degree morning!

We have 2 Japanese exchange students arriving this evening, for a 10 day visit. It will be an adventure for all of us, I am sure!

L

Wow, Leslie, that does sound like an adventure. Have you had exchange students before?

And brown bread. ... 

Is brown bread a Maine thing?


Speaking of Maine, I thought a lot about you Leslie, while we were in Italy. Probably because my eldest daughter was running around wearing her favorite Maine t-shirt to protect her shoulders getting too much sun. 

[Jeff Wrangler]

Is brown bread a Maine thing?

I'd call it a New England thing. My office mate at work is from Massachusetts, and she loves brown bread. 

[MaineWriter]

I'd call it a New England thing. My office mate at work is from Massachusetts, and she loves brown bread. 

Yes, that is what I was going to say.

As for the exchange students:

We had a college student from France who stayed with us for a month back in 2001.

These two girls are from Portland's "sister city," -- Shinagawa (a suburb of Tokyo). They are 15 and 16 1/2. They have both been studying English--hopefully we can communicate! They'll be here for 10 days. I'll report on how it goes!

L

[southendmd]

I had this every Saturday night as a kid, with hamburg and beans.  Apparently, the B&M stands for Burnham & Morrill Co.:

[belbbmfan]

    

And here I was thinking that you were talking about bread, as in the thing you buy at the baker's. Like this

Turns out it's something from a can, a sixpack no less! WOW 

[southendmd]

Served warm, with lots of butter, it's actually pretty good.  It's molasses that makes it so brown.

[Kelda]

Its a fruit pudding?

we'd have that with a cooked english breakfast.

[Jeff Wrangler]

   

And here I was thinking that you were talking about bread, as in the thing you buy at the baker's. Like this

Turns out it's something from a can, a sixpack no less! WOW 

It is bread, though, very dark bread with lots of molasses in it. Yummy! 

[Jeff Wrangler]

Served warm, with lots of butter, it's actually pretty good.  It's molasses that makes it so brown.

My office mate likes it with cream cheese.

[southendmd]

Its a fruit pudding?

we'd have that with a cooked english breakfast.

I don't think it's as dense as a pudding, and it's sort of molasses-sweet and salty.  It comes with or without raisins.