<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello,<div>To the person who said to live life on your terms and not worry about needing sighted help, amen. I completely agree with you and will absolutely use my fingers to guide food onto a utensi£ if I need to. As for panc@kes, this might sound a bit unconvention@l, but what I usually do is put whatever I want on the pancake and then fold it in half and eat it like a sandwich without cutting it up. For cake, my personal rule is if it stays together when you pick it up, there's nothing wrong with picking it up and eating it like that. i know others might disagree on this, but everyone has their own opinion and I think we should not judge others for using methods that work best for them, even if they might seem unconventional. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 23, 2024, at 3:58 PM, Justin McDevitt <jusliz@outlook.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First time posting to this group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eating pancakes can be a hassle. What helps me to some extent, as it does in eating other types of food is to guide the food onto the fork using a knife held in my left hand: a standard eating practice for
many folks, blind or sighted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The issue that I have with pancakes is making them: knowing when to flip them over to keep each side from burning or becoming over-cooked. Audio cues help somewhat and I can certainly smell when a pancake
is burning. Yet, I don’t make them very often for a lack of confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best Regards, Justin <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 22, 2024 7:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB In The Kitchen <nfb-inthekitchen@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] tips for making/eating pancakes/waffles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, here's the thing. If you are having difficulty in getting things onto the fork, just use your fingers... as little as you an to see where they are. That's what I do and I am not ashamed of it. Personally, I am tired of blind people
experiencing stigma because some of us need cited help with things that others don't. Cake in the same way. Just keep some of those rapped wet wipes with you for after for your hands. Live life on your terms and don't apologize for your needs. Good luck. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:04<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Madison Martin <<a href="mailto:madison.martin2000@outlook.com">madison.martin2000@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">I love pancakes and waffles but it seems like whenever I eat them they just fall apart which of course makes it very hard for me to eat
them, I almost always have to get sighted help to get what pieces there are onto my fork which is very frustrating/annoying. I know that there’s nothing that can be done about restaurant ones but is there anything that we can do when making them at home so
that they don’t just fall apart (or at least make it less likely to happen) when I try and eat them? Any tips for eating any crumbly food (I also have a lot of trouble eating cake) would also be greatly appreciated. Look forward to reading whatever anyone
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Madison</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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