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It's time to stop what you're doing and give up on adding nostalgia filters to your Instagram photos because the past is making a triumphant return.

That's right, friends, Allen's is bringing back some of their all-time greatest lolly hits - including those currently out of production - and creating a new range of sweets for a Sydney pop-up store set to hit Sydney from today.

Yep, you read that right. Spearmint Leaves and Green Frogs are finally making a comeback after being retired in mid-2015.

When it comes to new creations, think four different flavours of the iconic funny teeth (risp apple-mint, fruity berry-mint, summery pineapple-mint or the original vanilla-mint); an Aussie Mix made up of boomerangs, kangaroos, koalas, Aussie maps and the Harbour Bridge; Choc & Creams (a twist on the classic Strawberries & Creams), and choc-coated bananas and raspberries to name but a few.

Allen's says the "ultimate corner store" pop-up, which is located on Level 2 of the CBD's Westfield Sydney, will allow shoppers to relive the Pick'n'Mix glory days of their childhood and create bespoke lolly jars just in time for the festive (read: acceptable period of weight gain) season.

"Lolly-lovers can personalise their very own labels, build their dream Allen's lolly combo or indulge in amazing one-off limited edition lollies only available at the Sydney Westfield pop-up,"Nestlé's head of confectionery, Martin Brown said following the announcement last week.

"With 125 years in confectionery, we know that listening is the key to creating lollies the nation loves," Brown continued. "We can't wait to see Sydney's creations at the Allen's Lolly Bar and to spread some sweet smiles this Christmas."

Did someone say impending sugar high?
The Allen's Lollies Pop-Up shop will be open from 29 November to 24 December. Find out more here.

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Run, don't walk: Allen's is bringing back your favourite childhood lollies today.

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It's time to stop what you're doing and give up on adding nostalgia filters to your Instagram photos because the past is making a triumphant return. That's right, friends, Allen's is bringing back some of their all-time greatest lolly hits - including those currently out of production - and creating a new range of sweets for a Sydney pop-up store set to hit Sydney from today.

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McDonald's Dinner Box promotion offers two Big Macs, two regular cheeseburgers, 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, and four small fries for $9.99.

Ordering the dinner box is $8 cheaper than purchasing the items individually. You can add drinks for just $1 each.

McDonald's also has two other boxes circulating around the US. One is the Ole Box, which is a World Cup promotion that features two Big Macs, a 20-piece Chicken McNuggets, two medium fries, and four medium drinks for $14.99.

The other, the Mickey D's Value Pack, contains four McChicken sandwiches, four cheeseburgers, a 20-piece McNuggets, and four medium drinks for $14.99.

A McDonald's spokesman said 6,500 US stores are offering some variation of bundle boxes.

How can McDonald's turn a profit on these outrageous deals?

The short answer: they probably aren't, at least not yet.

McDonald's is probably losing money in the short-term in order to gain customers over time, Sean O'Keefe, a professor in the Food Science department at Virginia Tech, told Business Insider.

"I expect this is a loss leader to get people into the store," O'Keefe said.

The fact that drinks aren't included in the deal will also help McDonald's make money, O'Keefe said.

Soft drinks cost typically cost just a few cents to make, but sell for about $2.

"I expect they break even with this or have a small profit, but the promotion gets McDonald's on people's radar and in the door," he said. "There appears to be a lot of buzz for this promotion...so it certainly is advertising to boot."

McDonald's profits slipped during the first-quarter of this calendar year, as sales declined by 1.7% in the US.

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How McDonald's Profits From Selling An Insane Amount Of Food For $9.99

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McDonald's Dinner Box promotion offers two Big Macs, two regular cheeseburgers, 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, and four small fries for $9.99. Ordering the dinner box is $8 cheaper than purchasing the items individually. You can add drinks for just $1 each. McDonald's also has two other boxes circulating around the US.

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A fantastic greasy bacon cheeseburger from the burger joint down the street * r/eatsandwiches

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281 points and 8 comments so far on reddit

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Johnny Mack's
1114 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (at 12th Street; map); 718-832-7961
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: A flavorful, juicy pub burger that's worth checking out in the neighborhood.
Want Fries with That? The burger comes with crispy skinny fries. I wish I could've eaten more of them.
Prices: Eight-ounce burger, $10.99; toppings +$1
I'm always a little wary when a friend who isn't on my list of "Trusted Food Lovers" recommends a burger to me. What if we have different burger preferences? What if I don't like the burger? What if I hate the burger? I'd have to demote the friend to the list of "People Not To Get Food Recs From, Ever," avoid the friend in fear of having to negatively answer the question, "SO, WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THAT BURGER?" and our friendship would be forever tarnished over a mere patty of meat in a bun.

Thankfully, that's not what happened when I ate at Johnny Mack's with a new friend. "It's just down the street from my apartment," he said. I wondered if it was preference-by-proximity more so than tastiness, but considering this was his first burger recommendation and I needed to start somewhere to determine whether he was food-trustworthy, I went for it. Autopsy shot after the jump.

The burgers are made of thick eight-ounce patties and come with lettuce, sliced raw onions, pickles, and tomato. I ordered mine medium rare with American cheese. The pink meat juice drippings that soaked into the bottom half of the bun made it look promising.

And burger success, I had. The patty was slightly charred on the outside, pink and juicy on the inside with a pleasingly coarse texture, and had an adequate amount of salt in it. Oh, glorious salt. I hate it when there isn't enough salt in my burger and meat that would otherwise taste great with that extra kick of sodium chloride falls flat.

My only objection to this burger was the top bun: it was friggin' fat and, while not at all stale, not cushy enough for me to ignore its heft and height. For my last few bites I removed the top bun to get a better ratio of bread-to-meat. Sometimes open face burger is the way to go. On the plus side, the bun was lightly grilled.

My friend went for the "pile loads of stuff on a burger" route: roasted red pepper, jalapeno, jack cheese, and sautéed onions. There was much accidental smearing of burger detritus on exposed skin, but it was worth the mess.

Overall, you wouldn't go out of your way for this burger, but it's a good choice if you're in Park Slope. I'd eat it again. (And yes, the friend is now on my "Trusted Food Lovers" list.)

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Juicy Burgers at Johnny Mack's in Park Slope

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Johnny Mack's 1114 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (at 12th Street; map); 718-832-7961 Cooking Method: Grilled Short Order: A flavorful, juicy pub burger that's worth checking out in the neighborhood. Want Fries with That? The burger comes with crispy skinny fries. I wish I could've eaten more of them.

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Story by Eve O. Schaub
" Once upon a time, I was healthy; at least I thought I was ", starts the story of Eve. She didn't have enough energy to get through the day. But the energy drink commercials targeting all tired Americans gave her comfort because she knew she was not suffering alone. Everyone in her family dreaded the cold season and coming flu but by January, everyone had developed a degree of germ phobia.

According to experts, Sugar is making many Americans sick and fat. When she heard this information, it greatly disturbed her and suddenly it started making more sense to her. One in every seven Americans was suffering from the metabolic syndrome, one among three is obese, diabetes rates are skyrocketing and the number one killer in America, is the cardiovascular disease. Their theory is that all this problems can be linked to one common toxic presence in what we eat...sugar.

With this newly found knowledge, she formulated an idea and wanted to see just how hard it could be if her family spent a whole year eating foods with no sugar. She decided that her husband, two children ( 6 and 11), and herself would cut out anything with added sweeteners; be it honey, sugar, maple syrup, molasses, fruit juice and agave. They also got rid from their diet anything made using sugar alcohols or fake sugar; unless the sweetness came naturally like from fruits, they didn't eat it.

On looking closely they found sugar in some amazing places; sausages, tortillas, chicken broth, cold cuts, salad dressings, mayonnaise, bread, bacon, crackers and baby food. " Why add all of this sugar? To make these items more palatable, add shelf life, and make packaged food production ever cheaper, "she says.

Avoiding sugar for an year, was a grand adventure for her. She wanted to know what would happen, how hard it could be, whether anything interesting would happen and how her shopping and cooking would change. After doing some research, she was convinced that by avoiding sugar, they would get more healthier. What she wasn't expecting was how it made her feel better in a real and tangible way.

The longer she went without the sugar, the more she felt better and energetic. But her doubts if any about this were removed during her husband's birthday.

During the year the family went without sugar, they had rules. In a month, they only had one sugar containing dessert. You chose what dessert to have on your birthday. By September, their tastes had changed and they slowly and with time started not enjoying their monthly treats. But she knew change was upon them during her husband's birthday. He had requested a multilayered banana cream pie. Not only did she not enjoy it, she could not finish it. She found it sickly sweet and it actually made her teeth hurt. Her head began pounding and her heart began to race. It was an awful feeling. It took her an hour of rest on the couch for her head to recover. "Geez," she thought, " has sugar always made me feel bad, but because it was everywhere, I just never noticed it before?"

After the year without sugar, she counted how many times her kids were absent from school that year and compared it to other years. She was surprised. Greta, her older daughter had only missed two days of school compared to 15 the year before.
Their grand adventure; one year without sugar is now over. They will occasionally indulge but their way of eating has changed. Sugar is appreciated in smaller amounts and they avoid it totally in everyday foods. They however save desserts for only truly special occasions. Her body, she says, is thanking her for the decision. She no longer runs out of energy and during the flu seasons, she doesn't have to hide in bed with her children. When they do come up with something their bodies are better equipped. They rarely get sick and get well so much faster. To her surprise, after the no-sugar life, they all feel stronger and healthier. There is nothing to sneeze at.

Eve O Schaub authored Year of No Sugar: A Memoir. She holds a BA and BFA from Cornell University and a MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
[Source: www.everydayhealth.com]

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This Family Ate No Sugar For A Whole Year. What They Found Out Was Shocking! - Unbelievable Facts

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Story by Eve O. Schaub "Once upon a time, I was healthy; at least I thought I was", starts the story of Eve. She didn't have enough energy to get through the day. But the energy drink commercials targeting all tired Americans gave her comfort because she knew she was not suffering alone.

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15 Alternative Uses Of Salt | Idea Digezt

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Salt is one of the most used condiments in the kitchen. However, did you know that the uses of salt extend far beyond your kitchen and food? In fact, the Salt Institute claims that there are about 14,000 different uses for salt. Salt has been around since at least the medieval times.

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A lollipop is a type of confectionery consisting of a sweetmeat of hard candy or water-ice mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc.[citation needed ] Lollipops are available in many flavors and shapes.

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Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Oconee County residents could begin having a glass of wine or beer with Sunday dinner as soon as Dec. 11, and pick up a six pack of beer on the way home.

Oconee County Commission Chairman Melvin Davis says that's when a new ordinance allowing restaurants to serve alcohol on Sunday is likely to become effective. Another ordinance allowing package sales by convenience stores, grocery stores and other retailers would go into effect the same day.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports voters approved both changes during Tuesday's election. But Oconee County commissioners must still approve the changes in order for the vote to become law.

Commissioners are likely to discuss the ordinance at the group's next agenda-setting meeting Nov. 29, then vote on it on Dec. 6. The next Sunday after that is Dec. 11.

(Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.)

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Sunday alcohol sales coming to Oconee County

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Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Oconee County residents could begin having a glass of wine or beer with Sunday dinner as soon as Dec. 11, and pick up a six pack of beer on the way home.

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