Why HTML e-mail is evil

nospam@example.com (Manda) — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:05:45 +0100

A New England supermarket chain accepts orders for personalized cakes through e-mail... Do you see where this is going?

Essence of Ribena

nospam@example.com (Manda) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:48:08 +0100

"The mid-1990's vampire TV show Forever Knight used undiluted Ribena as prop blood, as it seemed to be of similar consistency." -Wikipedia

Heheh.. I'll see the show in a new light now!

I've heard Ribena mentioned in numerous TV shows, but this is the first time I'd bothered to look up just what it was. Mmm... blackcurrant!

I believe my first introduction to the flavor was many years ago when I was given some wine gums from the Toronto production of Phantom of the Opera (shaped like a mask, natch!) and one of the varieties was blackcurrant. Later I found some blackcurrant fruit roll-up type things at a truck stop in Australia. And of course there's blackcurrant tea which, at its best, is wonderfully soothing (stay away from Stash's Wild Blackcurrant tea, though - it's really nasty!) Next on my list is blackcurrant jam - I saw an 'out of stock' sticker for it on my last trip to Walmart, so apparently it's in high demand. I don't suppose one could find Ribena anywhere in these parts, but I'll surely keep an eye out for it!

Manda Mia - Food and Drink

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Essence of Ribena