brainstorming...

[Leslie]

Partly for Pam and Carolyn, but would like input from others as well.

I am working on the web page and have gotten quite a bit done in the food section.

There still is a lot to be done, but mostly what I would like you to look at are the articles. While rereading these, it seems to me a lot of this info is out of date now. The original articles were written over 2 years ago, and the updates over a year ago.

A couple of ideas..

1. Have the author of the article rewrite the articles with current information.

2. Have an "archived articles" section in which those articles will be placed along with a comments section where visitors can add to the original info. For instance:

from Carolyn's grocery shopping article

-The main chains are ICA (pronounced E-ka), Konsum, Vivo and B&W (pronounced
Bee oh Vee). Know also that a lot of these stores, at least in the larger
cities, have shelves of American foods, leaning heavily towards Old El Paso
brand Mexican food, even offering at least medium heat chopped green chilies,
not just the mild, a break-through to those of us from the Southwest......



Then visitors could comment something like:

*B&W was changed to Coop Forum in November of 2001-Jane Doe
*Another great store is Willy's. They have really cheap food.-Josiah B. Turnbull
*Don't Forget PrisXtra. They have a great mexican food section with much more than just Old ElPaso. - Lolly McFooh
* Smart Club is another great one and no longer requires a membership. - Joan C. Visitor


etc....

That way the article doesn't have to be rewritten every year and visitors get current info. Not to mention info from various others who might have found something the author hasn't.

Or possibly someone here has a better idea. I am open to suggestions. I just feel like a pest asking the author's of the current articles to rewrite them every time a small detail changes. Yet I don't want visitor's to be misinformed.

And as always, we welcome all contributions for new articles. I have many ideas for articles I would like to write myself, but first need to get the webpage back up and put together.

The recipes section is what I have worked most on recently. I think it is looking good though I have a lot of work left on it. When you click on a recipe you will see it on a white background. That isn't what the final format will look like. So keep that in mind. But other than that I welcome suggestions on how it could be made better...more categories, etc. Oh and I will be adding a vegetarian category as well.

Hmm...so I think that is all I wanted to say. Anyway, check it out and let me know your ideas.

www.geocities.com/positively_sweden/food2.htm

[Leslie]

Just wanted to add....Check out the Got Mjölk section and let me know if you see any foods we might have missed. I see quite a few already that should be there. So will try to add mine soon. ;D

[Carolyn]

Les, I'm more than willing to do rewrites if you like, but I like the ability to add on as well.

I didn't even know B&W changed its name, but I'll probably always call it that, just like the way people give directions in small towns. You know, "Let's see, to get to the library, you go down to where the old B&W used to be and turn left."

I've got to run to town, but when I get back and get a few minutes, I'll have a look at the food section too.

[Leslie]

LOL! Yeah, I still call it BW too! And I never can decide on one thing to call Coop forum. I want to say Co-op, but Swedes say it like the chicken coop. So i try to say coop when speaking to Swedes and Co-op when speaking to Americans but I get confused and say both! HA!

[Carolyn]

Leslie, one thing I noticed, the food prices under "Costs" are from July 2000, so you might want to see about updating those?

Oh, and cream of tartar. It's not used much, but often asked about. I know you can get it at a wine and beer making store and at the apoteket and that it's a by-product of the brewing industry, but I can't remember the Swedish name right now? Cake Guru, help me out here.

[Leslie]

Yeah the food costs was one of the articles I was talking about that needed updating. Most of the stuff there needs updating.

[Brandy]

Cream of Tartar - vinsten, as in vin+sten.