I also have quite a bit of linen thread which is pretty hard to find these days, and it is sized in the same 20/30/40 system that crochet cotton is.
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Huh, now that’s pretty interesting (to me)!
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Help! Need ideas for soft foods while my tooth problems are getting resolved. Mashed potatoes and soup is getting old!
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Are you allowed foods with bits? Or just purees?
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savoury oats?
scrambled eggs?
tuna salad?
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Between an infant with 3 teeth and a father with about 8 teeth, I have many recommendations for soft foods that can be mashed with gums. However, many have bits.
What kind of soups have you been doing btw? Might be able to help brainstorm some different flavors.
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Yogurt
Applesauce
Rice + sauce
ETA: pudding (US kind, not UK kind), custard, ice cream, smoothies
From my own experience - I do not recommend peanut butter - I had had a tooth pulled and an abscess. I could barely open my mouth (and couldn’t use a straw). The peanut butter stuck EVERYWHERE (even though it was in a sandwich), and just a pain.
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A scoop of hummus in the hollow of an avocado half is surprisingly yummy.
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Oh dang
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Bits are ok, so that opens up some possibilities.
Thanks for getting some ideas flowing. Avocado and hummus sounds amazing right now
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My experience: if the avocado is slightly past ripe and so a bit muddy tasting the hummus makes it very muddy tasting. A bit of extra lemon juice can brighten it up.
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Rice pudding/ vermicelli pudding
Overcooked spaghetti or mac and cheese or alfredo or carbonara
Really soft risotto or spankarizo
You can curry potatoes or spinach and paneer and have it really well cooked (you can also buy takeout and then cook it down with a few TBSP of water until it is mashably soft
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Chili is actually pretty soft, and there are some pureed/less chunky versions that have fewer bits.
Split pea soup.
Tapioca pudding.
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Oatmeal with peanut butter (real or powdered) and mashed banana.
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Hi.
I have two very random and unrelated questions that I need adultier adults to weigh in on. The second is kinda gross?:
- Is this tofu ok? I usually buy the type in either a box or a plastic tub, not a bag- and this bag is like a balloon it has so much air in it. It’s not even near expiration and it’s not from a salvage grocery or anything.
- Am I destined to need a new toilet?
I’ve replaced the ring and I clean it very regularly but my toilet still smells (like pee) to me. Could it be the bidet attachment? I also soak that in bleach and scrub it, but it’s plastic 
and 7 years old. The toilet does have parts in the bowl where the enamel is worn through. I know I’m sensitive to smells, but I still think it’s too stinky to live with currently. I can’t brush my teeth in there without gagging (it’s a very small room).
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- I’d open it and give it a sniff - tofu will Let You Know if it’s no longer good. That said, I have a strong stomach, generally trust the sniff test over expiration dates, etc, and would probably make sure to cook it thoroughly rather than eat it in a raw/lightly cooked setting.
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Sometimes tofu packaging is just puffy. Idk why.
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Try a pet pee enzyme cleaner on the toilet and bidet.
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If the enamel is damaged down to the underlying porcelain/ceramic, the ceramic is porus and probably what is retaining the smell. I would try the enzyme cleaner/odoban or something, and see how effective that is for you. Odoban is what got the mothball smell out of my washing machine, ymmv. I don’t know how long it takes for the enamel to continue wearing after being damaged, but maybe add a replacement as a long term savings goal, or if the other cleaning approaches don’t work. I don’t find bleach particularly effective for smells, but there may be other cleaning options!
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Mine is always puffy and I don’t trust Keurig pods that are flat on top. JJ - what’s your altitude? Any chance the tofu just came from a noticeably lower one and expanded en route as the air pressure dropped outside the package?
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