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Skriven 2015-04-14 20:40:58 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 25963 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Steamers was:move                                        [1]
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Hi Dave,


 DD> I've always been intrigued by the way the valves and rods and noisy,
 DD> rattley bits all worked together to move things forward. And by the
 DD> chuff-chuff of the escaping steam as well as the steam whistle. I'd

 RH> Steve would have too; I've seen his curiosity about such things quite
 RH> often. One year when we were in Switzerland, we took a tour that ended
 RH> in a boar ride of a couple hours. He shot so many pictures of the
 RH> engine that he had no film left to get pictures of the waterfalls we
 RH> passed. I'd have not taken quite as many pictures of the engine so I
 RH> could get some of the waterfalls.

 DD> Was it a paddle wheel boat? Once again the movement is the fascinating

Probably was, but I can't say for sure at this point.

 DD> part. Even though the walking beam arrangement is different from the
 DD> side-rods of the railroad locomotive. Propellor driven boats usually
 DD> use a less interesting arrangement.

Yes, but the relative open arraingement of whatever it was, fascinated
Steve. He likes to see how things work. (G)


 DD> have been in hog heaven in your situation. What did your brothers
 DD> think of it?

 RH> They grew into liking the engines over the years, but neither of them
 RH> are/were the enthusist Dad is.

 DD>  I used to think that it was a "guy" thing until a nice lady at the
 DD> Monticello & Sangamon Valley Railroad and Museum disabused me of that.
 DD> She was the team leader in the restoration of a 0-8-0 switch engine.
 DD> When I met her she was just crawling out of the fire door of the
 DD> boiler, having effected some "dirty work" inside.

Never know what kind of person will find something fascinating. Our QofV
group did a presentation to about 8 vets today, moving into a new
housing complex, getting off the streets. We had a young man with us
who's legally blind (and has other disabilities) but makes some stunning
quilts. He has some vision so (if I understood rightly), he and his mom
pick out the fabrics, she cuts it and he sews the quilt tops. His sister
challenged him to make a quilt; he's currently working on his 18th and
19th tops.

 RH> more interesting stuff elsewhere. As for line drying clothes, Mom got
 RH> her first dryer when I was in 8th grade so I've both hung plenty and
 RH> smelled plenty of line dryed stuff. The fresh air smell wasn't bad but
 RH> Mom used no fabric softener so everything was stiff and scratchy.

 DD> Depending on the item - cotton undershirts/pants weren't especially
 DD> stiff or scratchy. Bed linens were a bit stiff .... but not, as I
 DD> recall, "scratchy". Of course my mom ironed the sheets and pillowcases
 DD> on a "mangle" (iron)
 DD> http://tinyurl.com/MANGLE-IT for those who are clewless as to what a
 DD> "mangle" is.

 RH> My mom only ironed what she absolutely had to, and that did not include
 RH> bed linens, towels, under clothes, etc. Basically, she ironed Dad's
 RH> handkerchiefs and dress clothes, nothing like jeans or tee shirts.

 DD> Of course the stuff that had been through the Niagara starch bucket
 DD> was stiff and scratchy. And required ironing. Mom pounced on steam
 DD> irons when they first became available. No more sprinkler bottles.
 DD> Bv)=

 RH> I remember the old sprinkler bottle--IIRC, Mom's was an adapter top
 RH> thing to a Coke bottle.

 DD> My mom and grandmother both had similar. Mom used a Bubble-up bottle
 DD> (7-Up clone) and her mother used (IIRC) a Grapette bottle.

That was one good use for soda bottles. IIRC, you got only 2 cents back
for the small ones, a nickel for the larger bottles before they stopped
paying for returns.

 DD> My dad always knew he was in trouble if his boxers got starched.

 RH> (G) Just the thought of it..........................

 DD>       Title: Israeli Orange Chicken
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Citrus, Wine
 DD>       Yield: 8 Servings

 RH> I'd probably sub out chicken broth/stock for the wine but otherwise
 RH> looks good. I saw a similar recipe in the cook book we picked up on our
 RH> trip to Israel.

 DD> I thought you might use grape juice or de-alcoholed wine. I've made
 DD> similar dishes with "real" wine and with substitutes. All were very
 DD> good.

 RH> Grape juice has more carbs in it than chicken broth/stock. Depending on
 RH> the rest of the meal, I might use juice, I might use stock.

 DD> I recommend this one as well..........

 DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 DD>       Title: Orange Chicken w/Bacon
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Pork, Citrus, Marinades
 DD>       Yield: 8 Servings

 DD>       8    Un-skinned chicken breasts
 DD>      16 sl Bacon

 RH> Agreed, it does look good. Did it have any sort of nutritional
 RH> information with it?

 DD> I never save that sort of thing with my recipes - so, I went to
 DD> http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp and grabbed the
 DD> calculation:

 DD> 8 Servings: Amount Per Serving

 DD>   Calories 256.2; Total Fat 21.2 g; Saturated Fat 4.4 g;
 DD> Polyunsaturated Fat   2.4 g Monounsaturated Fat 6.2 g; Cholesterol
 DD> 73.7 mg; Sodium 888.8 mg;   Potassium 328.4 mg Total Carbohydrate 2.7
 DD> g; Dietary Fiber 0.3 g; Sugars   0.1 g; Protein 24.7 g

 DD> * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily
 DD> values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

 RH> OK, main thing I look for is carb count. That one is good, not sky high
 RH> and low enough I can enjoy other things without blowing a day's carb
 RH> count on one meal.

 DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 DD>       Title: Tom Cruise's Spaghetti Carbonara
 DD>  Categories: Pasta, Pork, Cheese, Dairy
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 DD>       1    1/2" olive oil; for pan
 DD>       2 cl Minced garlic
 DD>       1 lg Chopped onion
 DD>      12 sl Italian bacon; thick
 DD>       4 lg Eggs
 DD>       2    Packages spaghetti

That's a lot of spaghetti for 4 people, even if it's 8 ounce packages!
I'd probably cut the amount of pasta by about half and have a big green
salad & some sort of garlic bread on the side.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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