Fruitcake

@mom210 Thanks, she was very well known for her Christmas or Fruit Cake.

Sounds like she had it down to perfection. I would have loved to try some.

That is funny, most young children do love their fruit, now vegetables, that is a different story.

@mom210 YEP, but at least vegetables are great to one's health

thank you, I hope to keep it under control.

Are you sure? People say that until they start seeing the cash in front of them. I hope they get your meds right, it is no fun being switched back and forth.

@mom210 Yes, I am very sure! IDK what is in fruitcake but I am allergic to something in it. I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing another one! Yeah, me, too. I am taking two tablets of Clonidine twice a day, once when I wake up and again when I go to bed. For some reason, about two hours after taking it in the morning, my blood pressure nose dives, making me dizzy and I feel sick. That is about my first break time at work, so I go sit in the breakroom for 15 minutes and I feel fine when I get back to work. (very strange!)

@mom210 True. I really should shed some pounds to bring my blood pressure down instead of relying on pills, but I LOVE to eat!

@just4him thank you. I hope yours is wonderful as well.

Thank you, you are right it was not how I like to spend a vacation and I am not a good patient either. So that does not help.

@mom210 At least it's behind you. Happy New Year, and I hope it's a Healthy and Prosperous one too.

Are you on meds for your BP? Are they working for ya?

Yes, I have been on meds for years. I take 360 - 420 mg a day depending on how high it gets. It sucks thats why they wanted me to move to sea level in the hopes that it will regulate a little better.

@mom210 I am sorry, I take Diltiazem, I am allergic to all bp meds but these have the least affect on me. I have found that stress makes mine much worse, if I get upset it jumps, if I have an infection anywhere in my body it goes up. Could be in a tooth, sinus, anything makes it go up. I really have to watch my salt intake, I am only allowed 1000 gr a day which is nothing considering everything has got sodium in it. Cucumbers are good and I do deep breathing if mine gets really bad. Let me know if I can help you out, like I said, I have been dealing with mine for years. The new doc here said she is willing to try Zolof or some kind of anxiety pill with me because she said a lot of times that helps. Also, don't take things with decongestants in them if you don't have to, that will raise it as well.

@mom210 Yes, I wish the prices were lower too!

I love fresh fruit as well, wish it was a little more reasonably priced.

Thank you, yes they can be very tasty when made correctly

@mom210 My sister puts a lot of rum in her fruit cake.

@marlina yes a lot of people do that for both run cake and rum balls. Maybe they should be called VERY rum balls and VERY rum cake

@mom210 Nothing ready made is as good as what we make at home.

@LadyDuck that is very very true

I agree the ones at the store are not nearly as good.

It is still a struggle. I hope for a solution soon.

@mom210 I hope you will find a solution and you must take care. :-)

Yes, that can be really good also. Good to see you.

I agree the run cakes can be quite good. I hope everything is going well with you.

@mom210 thank you! you too!

thank you. I missed you all here.

@mom210 Hope to see more of you!!!!

That is very true, it depends on how moist it is, if it has the booze in it. Mine did use the candies, the kids like them.

@mom210 I'm a big fan of Alton Brown's Free Range Fruitcake recipe. I'm allergic to pecans though, so I leave them out.

It is true they are very cheap to buy. Indeed a little bit does go a long way. Have a wonderful new year.

@mom210 You too, take care.

oh yes, I agree I do not like the hard ones at all.

I am still working on something that will work long term, I have many natural things that work for a short time.

@mom210 yes most docs seem to have their own agenda. but you can only hope they don't feel the need to cut down their clients/ resources

Yes that is very high. I am the same way, I feel bad when it gets to high, and even worse when I take their pills. Somehow I am just suppose to forget what those pills did to me and just on board with new ones. Sometimes I am just not sure the Dr has MY best interest in mind.

I know, those little fruits are so good, such big taste in little tiny pieces.

Thank you, my husband is the same way, he has been on the same meds with no problems for years. It is put up, I will dig it out for ya.

they are not that hard, it mostly depends on your own tastes since so many people have different ideas on what a good one needs.