i still have my waring...probably 45 years old if a day... still makes great hab-shakes! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nels Peterson Family" <npkp4jp@polarcomm.com> To: "Marilyn" <plantphreak@hotmail.com>; "Doug Irvine" <dougandmarie@shaw.ca> Cc: "Chileheads Lis t" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [CH] Meatballs > > > > I wonder how many of those old Waring blenders are still working > somewhere. > > Probably more than the disposable units you can buy these days. (Cheaper > to > > buy a new one than to fix the old one!) > > > > > We just quit using the blender we recieved as a wedding present (not quite > thirty years ago). My kid broke the jar: > > On a chile note --I used it to grind dried chiles and spices to make chile > powder every fall. My bride still leaves the house when I'm making chile > powder 'cause she says the dust makes her face burn. :) > > Nels in ND > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! ---