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[SG] concrete forms

Apologies for sending that previous message to the whole group. It's so
easy to hit "reply to" instead of "from"!

The springform pans that fancy kitchen shops sell, with the removable
bottoms, are available in a number of different sizes. Bakers use them for
cheesecakes, tortes and other delicious things. They are kind of
expensive, but I'm pretty sure they are available in 12", 14" and even
larger diameters. I have a couple of them in different sizes. I think one
is 8" and one is 10".

Kathycakes' suggestion of the Sara Lee cheesecake pans sounds promising,
but the ones I have seen would perhaps be too small to work as a stepping
stone. Kathleen, do these cheesecakes come larger than about 6 or 7" in
diam.? (What a pleasant chore, to buy and eat a number of cheesecakes so
you can have the pans!)

What would the minimum necessary diameter be, for a stepping stone, do you
all think? Unfortuately, the bigger they are the heavier they are, the
more of a pain they are to carry around, and the more dangerous if dropped
on one's toe. I just measured the one I bought in Peoria, and it's 11" in
diameter and frankly it seems a little small to me (I have big feet). And
it weighs a ton!

However, I have seen stepping stones in different sizes set in gravel or
some other kind of small stones to make a path, and the variation in sizes
was quite attractive. The Sara Lee pans could certainly be used for the
smallest ones.

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
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