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I rang my dear friend bringing tiding’s of great joy we’re both delighted! such simple pleasures I’ve sourced some baking powder ... let baking commence! I’ve tried for many many weeks to get baking powder for my elderly friend, today I hit the jackpot and got the last 2 tubs, one for her one for me. Such a little thing but we were both over the moon. I know many people are spending more time baking now lock down has commenced, I was unable to get sugar for my friend the shelves were empty in our big supermaket but I managed to get it locally. 05/16/20

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Jack Horne

Date: 7/19/2020 10:20:00 AM

yes, it's such a wonderful feeling when we can get certain items again - for me, it was bubble bath, LOL. Sad, I know...

Anil Deo

Date: 5/18/2020 8:06:00 AM

Great local news, & getting back to some of the best of the PAST lifestyles. I do recall, fondly, Mom & "aunties" over the fence "borrowing of sugar, a cup of this & that." Jan, having less in the kitchen is such a CREATIVE blessing. (Not that I will relocate to the slums, LOL!) shalom

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 1:52:00 PM

thanks Anil, many people are getting creative in the kitchen my friend and i swap recipes which is a nice thing too:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/18/2020 12:38:00 AM

My daughter is baking a lot too and she said the same, they vanish immediately! I am glad you found your baking powder. I am making cornbread. xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 3:00:00 AM

I made lemon cakes yesterday and they were amazing and rose so beautifully with fresh baking powder:-) hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser

Date: 5/17/2020 1:44:00 PM

Sounds like fun now that you've got your sugar. Hope things get back to normal sooner than they predict. Stay well.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 1:54:00 PM

I got sugar for my friend and baking powder for the both of us today I made my lemon buns they are so light and fluffy they won't last till tomorrow we are all devouring them quickly!:-) hugs Jan xx

Jcb Brul

Date: 5/17/2020 12:07:00 PM

Wow!!! A very creative piece. The way it is written resembles a gas stove..a flame burning..I love it!!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 12:15:00 PM

thanks JCB... I've just made some cakes with the baking powder and they are amazing, we have each eaten two... i dont think there will be any left tomorrow!:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 5/17/2020 7:53:00 AM

Baking leads to happiness. I'm glad you found the staples. Great poem Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 8:11:00 AM

If you'd seen me yesterday you would have thought I;d won the lottery, such a little thing but Iwas overjoyed:-) hugs Jan xx

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 5/17/2020 5:04:00 AM

Happy baking ...

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 8:11:00 AM

I'm going to be making low calorie lemon muffins today:-) hugs Jan xx

Eileen Manassian

Date: 5/17/2020 3:02:00 AM

I'm glad for you... yes, these things count. Enjoy baking and get your mind off things. Love ya!!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 8:10:00 AM

I rang my friend in celebration lol:-) I have tins of sardines for her too i couldn't get them for her last time i went to a certain supermarket:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/16/2020 8:30:00 PM

yayyy for you finding baking powder. I wonder why it was so hard to find that. Soupmail.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 8:09:00 AM

everyone is baking, shortages of flour sugar and we are allowed 1 box of eggs :-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/16/2020 7:25:00 PM

I still have my WWII Ration book with most of the sugar stamps available, if that is any help to you! Aloha! Rico

Rico Leffanta
Date: 5/17/2020 1:52:00 PM

Rationing would certainly have helped manage rubbing alcohol and toilet paper! 3-months now sans rubbing alcohol! Good luck with that! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 8:08:00 AM

lol Rico perhaps they should bring back rationing of sugar here its difficult to get baking product at the moment, we are limited to 1 box of eggs:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 5/16/2020 5:06:00 PM

Scarcity makes even small things seem like gold! Luckily over here we seem to be able to find anything we want...so far...fingers crossed. Last week the authorities decided to start easing up on virus restrictions, now all of a sudden the numbers of positive cases are rising again! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 5:27:00 PM

oh what a surprise lockdown eases the case rate rises ... hmmm I wonder if there is a connection she says sarcastically!:-) hope everything is ok with you and the family:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/16/2020 2:45:00 PM

- We have no empty shelves in the store anymore ... people buy what they need ... as normal ... even toilet paper :) - Have a lovely weekend, Jan :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 2:52:00 PM

WE can get most things except baking items which seem to be in very short supply, its been many weeks for me to get the baking powder my friend asked me to get - the sign in our biggest supermarket said stocks are expected on 24th May so i was so happy to find it locally and much cheaper too!:-)Hope you are fully settled in your palace:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/16/2020 2:36:00 PM

my brother-in-law had the same experience with trying to locate flour for his bread-baking machine. he was thrilled to finally procure a 25 pound bag, much more than he actually needed. i'm sure many people will be able to relate to your poem, jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 2:44:00 PM

It took me weeks to find the baking powder and also spelt flour for my friend , when the health food store finally opened (1 customer in one out) and I was able to get flour for her bread machine - our friend is in her early 80's I try and get as much shopping for them as I can and do a BIG shop about every 10 days but we speak nearly every day so I know they are ok:-) hope all is well with you and your family:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/16/2020 2:23:00 PM

You were lucky Jan, everyone baking since this lockdown started, miller's are working overtime to keep up with demand. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 2:33:00 PM

I think many will continue baking after lock down has continued i know a friend's daughter is baking every day as stress relief and really enjoying it:-) hugs Jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 5/16/2020 12:44:00 PM

I think the flour, baking Powder and yeast we have will last us a good six months! At least we can bake bread and drink water. Wouldn't be the first time that the water has been shut off in our suburb - so, we have 25 bottles of water - each 5 litres - sorry to bring doom and gloom - food and water will be scarce over the next 10 years - says google! Couldn't find garbage bags for two weeks, fortunately we had a lot of plastic carrier bags from our shopping above! Stay safe Jan, Hugs, Jennifer.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 1:16:00 PM

We had panic buying and shortages to start off with but basically everything is pretty much back to normal but prices have risen! hope all is well with you:-) hugs Jan xx

Arturo Michael

Date: 5/16/2020 9:34:00 AM

Even I made bread... The times we're in

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 10:04:00 AM

I hope it was a great success Arturo, I think many are turning to baking and quite enjoying the process. i used to make bread rolls for my dad when I was younger:-)Hope you are keeping well:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 5/16/2020 8:38:00 AM

The yeast shortage here has made the news. Wonderful to know people are looking out for each other. xomo!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 10:00:00 AM

I think many will not go back to fast food having found such enjoyment in cooking from scratch I have a friend who does her own KFC feeds the family so much cheaper than a take away!:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/16/2020 9:05:00 AM

Giggles and hugs! This food insecurity has me seriously considering a pigeon coop. (having no problem eating what I love) ;),

Jan Allison
Date: 5/16/2020 8:41:00 AM

I get shopping for them almost every week - they are late 70's early 80s, we have been friends for over 22 years now:-) we can get yeast but sugar was like gold dust and baking powder has been off the shelves for about 6 weeks, I went in to get milk and saw the last 2 tubs of pb so i grabbed them and was smiling like a cheshire cat!:-) hugs Jan xx