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Skriven 2010-08-09 14:44:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dale Shipp
Ärende: STICK SHIFTS, RIGHT 00809
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 -=> Quoting Dale Shipp to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> stick-shift, of course.  She only had trouble when we went back to the
 GJ> Philippines and she hired a car there, which had the steering wheel on
 GJ> the "wrong side", as she had learnt to sit on the right and change
 GJ> gears with her left hand.
 DS> 
 DS> When we lived in England, I bought an old British Vauxall -- three
 DS> speed on the column.  We also had a Pinto station wagon that was

My father had one, a 1949 model Vauxhall Wyvern.  Later, my mother
rolled it, although considerably damaged, it was still drivable.  I
drove it to the panel beater, and it was interesting how every other
motorist gave me right of way without any hesitation.
`
 DS> shipped over from the states -- four on the floor.  I did not have any
 DS> real problem teaching my left hand to do the three speed, and my right
 DS> hand remembered the four speed with no confusion.  If we had any
 DS> problem it was with taking turns too wide or too narrow, depending on
 DS> directions. 

My wife's big problem was misjudging the distance to the right side of
the left drive car, and so clipped a stationary car in Manila.

  MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Filipino Empanaditas (Meat-Filled Turnovers)
 Categories: Filipino, Pastry, Groundmeat
      Yield: 14 Servings
 
           Pastry:
     14 oz Package of double-crust
           Pastry or substitute
     14    Wonton wrappers
           Filling:
      1 tb Vegetable or corn oil
      2 tb Minced garlic
    1/4 c  Minced onion
    1/4 c  Minced tomatoes
      1 c  Ground veal
      1 c  Ground pork
      1 c  Ground or chopped chicken
           Salt and fresh ground
           Pepper
      5    Chopped hard-boiled eggs
      1 c  Chopped sweet pickles
 
  Flatten pastry to a thickness of 1/8 inch.  Cut into 4-inch squares.
  (If you are using wonton wrappers, you don't have to do this. They're
  already cut for you.).  Set aside.
  
  In a medium skillet, heat oil.  Saute garlic, onion, and tomatoes.
  Cook until garlic is brown and onions turn transparent.  Add veal,
  pork and chicken.  Season with salt and pepper.  Cook for 20 to 25
  minutes, until meat is done.  Add eggs and pickles.  Cook for 5
  minutes longer. Allow mixture to cool.
  
  Preheat oven to 400 F.  Fill each piece of dough with a spoonful of
  the mixture. Fold to form a triangle.  Wet edges with water and seal.
  Arrange on a cookie sheet and bake the pastries for 25 to 30 minutes.
  
  Recipe from Reynaldo Alejandro's The Philippine Cookbook
  
  Manong Ken
 
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