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Skriven 2011-02-17 03:27:00 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Burton Ford
Ärende: Re: COPING
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 -=> On 02-16-11  14:48,  Burton Ford <=-
 -=> spoke to Glen Jamieson about COPING <=-

 gj-> That is scary!  If I lived in such a place I would like to have some
 gj-> arrangement to allow me to escape from an upstairs bedroom, even if it
 gj-> was just a rope ladder that could be thrown out of a window.

 BF> If I remember an old Consumer Reports article from years ago, most
 BF> people are unable to use a rope ladder.  It sticks too close to the
 BF> house for folks to get a purchase.  Dunno for sure 'cause I never tried
 BF> or even saw one.

 BF> Of course a fire might encourage one no end, but still.... 

After we had a fire in our bedroom, we got chain ladders.  They had
props to hold them slightly away from the house.  Fortunately, never had
opportunity to have to test out how well they might have worked.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies
 Categories: Dessert, Cookie
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      2 c  All-purpose flour
    3/4 c  Hershey's Cocoa
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
  1 1/4 c  Butter or margarine,
           Softened
      2 c  Sugar
      2    Eggs
      2 ts Vanilla extract
     10 oz Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
 
  Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Stir together flour, cocoa,
  baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with
  electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat
  well.  Gradually add flour mixture, beating well. Stir in peanut
  butter chips. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie
  sheet. Bake 8 to 9 minutes. (Do not overbake; cookies will be
  soft. They will puff while baking and flatten while cooling.) Cool
  slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
  About 4-1/2 dozen cookies.
  
  Pan Recipe: Spread batter in greased 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly-
  roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit 20 minutes or until set.
  Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars. About 4 dozen
  bars.
  Ice Cream Sandwich: Prepare CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES as directed;
  cool. Press small scoop of vanilla ice cream between flat sides
  of cookie. Wrap and freeze.
  
  High Altitude Directions
  
  Increase flour to 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons.
  Decrease baking soda to 3/4 teaspoon.
  Decrease sugar to 1-2/3 cups.
  Add 2 teaspoons water with flour mixture.
  Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, 7 to 8 minutes.
  Yield increases to about 6 dozen.
  
  Hershey's and Reese's are registered trademarks of Hershey
  Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey
  Kitchens.
  
  From: Dan Klepach                     Date: 11-13
  Cooking Ä
 
MMMMM



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