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Subject: [Leica] now bean bag
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Tue Aug 9 16:17:09 2005
References: <DB8AA994F7DCAA478C487B62AA1C816A07E942D1@gsnmp02es.firmwide.corp.gs.com> <42F7DB7D.4010003@adrenaline.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20050808183212.05de0198@mail.rhtc.net> <ccd9a7b2b340d09754e073bef4a07e0f@ncable.net.au> <6.2.3.4.2.20050808195532.05dd2258@mail.rhtc.net> <6ff3ff6e43e1a8537f9af0072e8726c1@ncable.net.au> <002901c59c9e$1334f250$1ae76c18@ted> <ff1d1d0ee683ede83962699d6a72e9ed@ncable.net.au> <002b01c59cee$d36b9600$1ae76c18@ted>

If I wanted to add alcohol, I'd take Helen's famous fruit cake: come to 
think of it, that might make good filling ;-)

On 10/08/2005, at 12:30 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Alastair Firkin said:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] now bean bag
>
>
>> I like the mobile snack idea: don't those rasins get "pounded" i 
>> response to:
>>
>> On 09/08/2005, at 2:51 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>>> Alastair,
>>> My practical bean bag of many years is a Ziploc bag half filled with 
>>> raisins! Yep raisins, preferably Thompson raisins and it works just 
>>> fine. Not only that if you get hungry you have a built in quick 
>>> snack! <<<<<<<<
>
> Hi Alastair,
> It depends on how long you keep them in the bag and used as a bean 
> bag. I've found good raisins are OK sealed in a Ziploc bag for about 3 
> months in a shoulder bag before they try to escape. ;-) But usually 
> they are changed several times due to eating before the 3 months are 
> up.:-)
>
> I might mention if one is inclined to add " a little alcohol 
> flavouring to them" ;-) It doesn't work! ;-) Trust me a couple of my 
> shooter friends during the Olympics have tried it on several occasions 
> and although it smells interesting upon opening the bag after a week 
> or so, the taste experience is beyond description! :-)
>
> ted
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