Dear Colleen, I'm not familiar with the McBride book, but I love Long's.  Incidentally, there is a Revised Edition which I own -- it's copyrighted 2003.  The subtitle of Long's is LEARNING HOW TO LIVE THE CONSERVER LIFESTYLE.  Would you please give us a sentence about McBride's book?  I have 2 books from ...

Dear Frugal_Alaskan & All, I pray every day, "Please do not let our economy go 'belly-up' in our lifetimes or in teh lifetimes of our children or of our children's children."  Just a different perspective on the same issue.  Yours in Him, Deb

Dear Crystola, I want to apologize for not having read the part of your post that referred to your son's passing.  I am very sorry indeed to hear of that.  I have a first cousin who died young of cystic fibrosis, so I have some slight idea of what you've been going through.  Yours in Him, Deb

Dear All, One of our San Francisco local papers predicts that drivers will not curb their use of automobiles until gas reaches $5/gallon ....  Yours in Him, Deb

Dear Crystola, Wish I could acczept the praise for the phrase "black-belt tightwaddery."  But it was coined by Amy Dacyczyn ("Decision" is the pronunciation), of THE TIGHTWAD GAZETTE fame ....  Yours in Him, Deb

Love it, Colleen, "Scaling Mount Washmore."  At first I thought that you were on vacation, LOL!  Yours in Him, Deb

I wrote to you early this AM, Tracy, but can't find my post.  Ah!  I just remembered == I started a new "Home Energy Assistance Program ("HEAP") thread.  Please look for it.  Thanks!  Yours in Him, Deb

Dear Erika Mama's Job, I don't know whether you consider Nebraska to be in "the Midwest," but I've been prAying for some time (3 weeks?) for the victims of all the Midwestern tornadoes.  Guess to be accurate that I'll have to add, "the Great PlAIns ...."  Yours in Him, Deb

Wow!  JaneB, what a story!  That is just like why it is so much better to give contributions to charitable organizations & church/synagogues, than to give money to beggars on teh street.  The latter so often use their money for drugs or alcohol ....  Yours in Him, Deb

Dear Martha MFI, There is a vegan product called E-something that health food stores carry next to the cake mixes & flours.  Sorry that I can't remember the name.  Anyhow, it can be substituted in baked goods -- the results are better than with soy flour & water, & in casseroles.  The company has a website (but I ...