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Skriven 2007-06-05 23:22:52 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: MILITARY BRATS 79605
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->  RH> Me neither.  They're still running treadle sewing machines in some
-> 
-> I have seen rows of brand new, Chinese made treadle and hand cranked
-> sewing machines for sale in the Philippines and Indonesia.  Many
-> villages don't have electricity, so there is no alternative.  I have
-> often used a treadle machine; I had a nice Wertheim, which I used to
-> make a new hood for my 1925 Alvis sports car.

Cool.  I have one, my grandmother's 1912 White, but it hasn't been used in
40 years.  On the other hand, my 1950s Singer electic is chugging along
just fine.  I just finished a quilt on it.

-> During WW2 petrol was severely rationed in Australia, so horse-drawn
-> milk and baker's vans and brewery lorries were used a lot.  Also, a
-> couple of businesses used Foden and Thornicroft steam trucks. They were

I've heard of steam-powered road vehicles, but never seen one.

-> not fast, which was just as well, as they used solid rubber tyres, but
-> they were very quiet, ghosting along with a wisp of steam exhausting
-> near the top of the funnel, and a gentle clicking of the chain drives.

There were steam-powered cars too, if you go back far enough.
 
-> Bakers and milkmen made house deliveries in those days, and with the
-> assistance of the horse, the man would take his basket of (unwrapped)
-> bread from house to house while the horse moved along the street,

Autopilot!  K00l!

-> Cooper's brewery still has a couple of teams of magnificent draught
-> horses and drays, which put on a show at parades and other special
-> occasions.

Here, Budweiser is known for their clydesdale teams; it's about the only
thing that brewery produces that I can stand.
 
->  RH> Good idea - Jim Jones ran a cult down in Guyana, and he liked
putting
->  RH> poison in his.  Dunno how anyone knew the difference, Kool Aid
being
->  RH> poisonous on its own.
-> 
-> Right!  Now I recognise the reference.  I didn't know that he used Kool
-> Aid as the vehicle for administering his poison.

Whenever you see a reference to "drinking the Kool-aid" that's generally
where it comes from.  
 
-> Some people use it for strange purposes.
->       Title: Evaporated Milk For Ice Cream
->  Categories: Dessert, Ice cream
->       Yield: 1 Servings
->  
->   1 2/3 c  Evaporated milk -- tall can
->     2/3 c  Sugar
->       1 pk Kool Aid -- any kind
->  
->   Chill evaporated milk in ice cube trays or large mixing bowl until
->   frozen around edges of milk.  Chill beaters. Put ice cold evaporated
->   milk in chilled mixing bowl. Whip at high speed until fluffy. Add and
->   whip until stiff sugar and Kool Aid.  Pour into ice cube trays or 1
->   quart tray. Freeze until firm about 3 to 4 hours. Serve.
->   
Can I gag now?  What a thing to do to evaporated milk!  
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