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This is how much 15,811,000 US single men spend on average according to the government in 2006.   Also I include stats for 2,923,000 san francisco 'consumer units' and the 118,843,000 US consumer units.  I think I'll do a chart of this data after I make sense of it.  I'm thinking one chart will say why SF is a spend-a-lot area versus the US average and the other chart will compare something and US single men.  I don't know what the something is yet - maybe over time?  don't know.    Food away from home  includes all meals (breakfast and brunch, lunch, dinner and snacks and nonalcoholic beverages) including tips at fast food, take-out, delivery, concession stands, buffet and cafeteria, at full-service restaurants, and at vending machines and mobile vendors. Also included are board (including at school), meals as pay, special catered affairs, such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, and confirmations, school lunches, and meals away from home on trips. 1 man avg: 1,880 US a...

Kynthia's buttermilk buscuit recipe

Kynthia's buttermilk buscuit recipe: makes 10-12 biscuits, depending on how big you cut them preheat oven to 450. combine in a good-sized mixing bowl: scant 2 c. flour 1 Tbsp. baking powder (4 tsp. if you’re at a high altitude) 1 1/2 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar (it makes them fluffier) 1/2 tsp. salt cut in, with pastry blender, knives, fork, whatever’s your pleasure, until uniformly crumbly with butter the size of small peas or thereabouts: 1/2 c. butter, cold make a well in the center and add: about 2/3 c. cold milk (better less than more) mix just until it starts to stick together, then use your hands to form a ball and turn it onto a floured surface, kneading a very few times so as to help with the butter distribution but not encourage it in melting. roll (or pat, i usually just pat) out to about 3/4″ thick, and cut with a biscuit cutter or top of a glass. place on ungreased baking sheet and bake in your preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. you may have to ...