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Army Sgt. Terrance Mobley is trained to be a tough guy. But he turns sentimental in a second when asked what it's like to be at war during the holidays. "When you're over there away from everyone you love and everyone who loves you, you kind of feel all alone," said Mobley, 34, a supply sergeant at Fort Huachuca, southeast of Tucson. Mobley, who has been overseas three times in recent years, remembers sitting on his bunk in Iraq and marveling at the Christmas cookies, cards and heartfelt letters he received from people back home whom he didn't even know....

In about a month, the Minnesota State Fair starts. I love the Fair but at the same time, I hate it - because it sounds the end of summer. Anyway, I digress. I occasionally enter in the baking competition. I try to compete against the blue-hair crowd, you know the types who enter 30 different items every Fair. This year, I'm planning on possibly changing the type of flour I'm using. I always use whole wheat flour for my bread recipe. There are a lot of different whole wheat flours out there. You know, the specialty ones. What would you...

I have a recipe for baking amaranth bread. The recipe calls for the use of sea salt Can I substitute regular table salt? Or will that ruin the recipe? Hell, is there even a noticeable difference between table salt and sea salt? I'd appreciate any Freeper input on this. Thank you!