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Skriven 2006-04-07 08:18:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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WN1593 ABQ BWI 0850 1420 73G 10AB

This was the continuation of a flight from Tucson, so it
was pretty full by the time we managed to get on. Carol,
eagle-eyed, did spot a double in the non-reclining row 10,
so we took it. It was an okay flight, the gent in the aisle
seat quite friendly, the FAs grumpy but efficient, and at
least they didn't sing! Nobody sang on any of the flights,
and few jokes were cracked. So that suited me. The plane
loaded up completely full. Same snack box as before, followed
by the same peanuts/pretzels service. As I'd picked up the
beginning of a cold, perhaps on the Southwest flight the
other day, which had sounded like the Mattapan Chronic
Disease Hospital, I just had a couple glasses of cranberry
juice and forgot about the booze. We landed on time; Carol
took the perishables and hied off home, while I waited for
my next leg as the proud owner of an A boarding pass.

WN1222 BWI PVD 1530 1635 73G 2F

And waited.

The guy in front of me was Gold on US Air; the guy behind
another frequent traveler. We made lots of snide commentary
about Southwest's maintenance standards, boarding practices,
false reputation for efficiency, false reputation for
friendliness, and clientele. Other people started talking
about the idiotic Northwest plan to charge for aisle seats
and exit rows, and in no time we had a little BBS forum
going on in the A line. A good thing that we had each other
to entertain us, because the gate agent was too busy
conferring with the pilots and mechanics to do so. After
boarding time had gone by and departure time had gone by,
someone announced that there was going to be a mechanical
delay; 45 seconds later, shortly after 4, someone else gave
permission to board. Plane was again totally packed, and it
took a while to get everyone in and settled. The captain
made an explanatory announcement, something about one of
the onboard computers having to be reset, and we took off
and landed a bit over half an hour late. The flight was okay,
what I witnessed of it. I spent much of my time snoozing.

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Raisin Scones
cat: bread
Serves: 12

2 c all-purpose flour
2 ts baking powder
1/2 ts baking soda
1/2 ts ground nutmeg
1/2 ts salt
8 Tb unsalted butter, cold & cut
1 c raisins
2 Tb granulated sugar
1 lg egg yolk
3/4 c buttermilk or plain yogurt
1 lg egg white
sugar

Heat oven to 375 F. Put flour, baking powder, baking soda,
nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl; stir to mix well. Add
butter and cut it with a pastry blender or rub in your
fingers, until the mixture looks like fine granules. Add
raisins and sugar; toss to distribute evenly. Add egg yolk
to buttermilk and whisk with a fork to blend. Pour over the
flour mixture and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms.
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and give 10
to 12 kneads. Cut dough in half. Knead each half briefly
into a ball; turn smooth side up and pat into a 6" circle.
Cut into 6 wedges, but do not separate wedges.

In a small bowl, beat the egg white with a fork until just
broken up. Brush the top of each scone with egg white and
sprinkle lightly with sugar. With a pancake turner,
carefully transfer the two cut circles to an ungreased
cookie sheet. If necessary, reshape circle so that the 6
wedges in each are touching. (This will keep the raisins
from burning.)

Bake 18 to 22 min, until medium brown. Cool on a wire rack;
after 5 minutes pull the wedges apart and cover loosely
with a dish towel. Note: Egg white and sugar can be added
before freezing the unbaked scones.

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