• trucks

    From JIM WELLER@1:135/392 to BILL SWISHER on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 22:14:00
    Quoting Bill Swisher to Ruth Haffly <=-

    my F-250 ... does ride rough, downright skitterish if not
    towing and on a rough road.

    They are designed to carry a load. If not towing something, throw in
    a snowmobile or a pile of cinder block!

    I ordered mine in Anchorage and had it delivered to a dealer in
    Seattle

    Clever!



    Cheers

    Jim


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  • From Bill Swisher@1:261/1466 to Jim Weller on Thursday, April 21, 2022 07:43:00
    JIM WELLER wrote to BILL SWISHER <=-

    I ordered mine in Anchorage and had it delivered to a dealer in
    Seattle

    Clever!

    My good friend was the past Service Manager at the local Ford dealer.
    He's the one who told me about that, the 2 dealers coordinated
    everything for me.
    He took me over and introduced me to the woman who handled fleet sales.
    I sat down with her, told her what options I wanted, she punched it
    into the computer and got the order ready. Later, when they were
    ready to actually start building that years vehicles* and had set
    prices, she called me and told me the price. I went to the credit
    union, got a certifed check, and paid for the truck. No haggling,
    this is the cost, we made $X profit. The next year Connie said
    "You got a new truck last year, where's my new car?" Back to see the
    woman at fleet sales, test drove a nice little red car for Connie,
    walking back to the office with the VIN and Connie spots a sporty
    looking silver one and says "Ohh, I LIKE that one!" We went in and
    bought it without driving it. Of course it was a replacement for a
    ex-Hertz rental car she'd been driving...when we bought that one we
    got a certified check to pay for it, the woman at the credit union
    asked what kind of car we'd bought...we looked at each other, then at
    her, and both said "Red". Had no clue, drove nice, and we liked the
    way it looked.

    *Probably one of the first trucks off the assembly line for that years
    models.

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    Title: Julia's Caesar
    Categories: Salads
    Yield: 4 to 6 servi

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    From : Burton Ford, Sat 19 Nov 94 22:20, Area: COOKING
    Earl, here's a recipe, from Wine Spectator, for Caesar salad. They
    say in the article that it was invented by restaurateur Caesar
    Cardini, an Italian immigrant, in 1924 at Caesar's Palace, Tijuana.
    The original had no anchovies, just the hint of anchovies from the
    Wocestershire Sauce. The recipe is by Julia Child, in consultation
    with Caesar's daughter Rosa. I haven't tried it, it just seems like
    something the echo would like to read about.
    2 lg large crisp heads Romaine
    ~lettuce
    2 lg cloves garlic
    1/2 t salt
    9 T olive oil
    2 c unseasoned croutons
    2 eggs
    1/4 c fresh grated parmesan
    ~juice of 1 lemon
    ~fresh ground black pepper
    ~Worcestershire sauce

    For each person select 6 to 8 whole leaves of Romaine, 3 to 7" long.
    Wash, drain, wrap in paper towels, and refrigerate until serving. Put
    garlic through a press and mix with 1/4 tsp salt and 3 Tbs oil.
    Strain into medium fry pan. Heat to warm and add croutons, toss until
    well coated and remove to a bowl.
    Coddle eggs by boiling one minute. (Burt: A bare minimum tip of the
    hat to the recent scare about raw eggs)
    To assemble salad, have all ingredients in small bowls surrounding a
    large salad bowl. Put romaine into large bowl and pour 4 Tbs olive
    oil over it. Toss. Add 1/4 tsp salt, 8 grinds of pepper, and 2 more
    Tbs oil, and toss again. Add lemon juice, 6 drops of Worcestershire
    sauce and the eggs, and toss. Add cheese and toss. Add croutons and
    toss twice more.
    To serve, arrange leaves on plates, stems out, w/sprinkling of
    croutons on side. Eat with fingers or forks and knives. (Burt: The
    original was eaten with the fingers.)
    CROUTONS: Cut baguette of french bread into 3/4" cubes. Toss in 1/4
    cup olive oil, and put on baking sheet. Bake at 350 f. for 20 to 25
    minutes, tossing a few times to brown evenly. Just before done (?)
    turn the oven off and let sit 15 minutes before removing. Makes
    about 4 1/2 cups.
    Recipe by Julia Child, with Rosa Cardini (Caesar's daughter).
    Typed by Burt Ford
    From Wine Spectator, July 31, 1994 pg 87

    Submitted By SALLIE KREBS Submitted By KAREN MINTZIAS

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Bill Swisher on Friday, April 22, 2022 01:59:08
    On 04-21-22 07:43, Bill Swisher <=-
    spoke to Jim Weller about Re: trucks <=-

    ready to actually start building that years vehicles* and had set
    prices, she called me and told me the price. I went to the credit
    union, got a certifed check, and paid for the truck. No haggling,
    this is the cost, we made $X profit. The next year Connie said

    When we bought our Subaru shortly after moving here in 2020, we simply
    paid with a personal check. They were ok with that.


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    Title: Brownie Treats
    Categories: Cookies, Easy, Xmas 2004
    Yield: 48 Servings

    1 pk Fudge brownie mix
    -13 x 9 inch pan size
    48 ea Striped chocolate kisses

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    Prepare brownie mix according to package directions for fudge like
    brownies.

    Fill paper lined miniature muffin cups two thirds full.

    Bake 18 - 21 minutes OR until a toothpick inserted in the center
    comes out clean.

    While treats are baking, unwrap chocolate "Hugs" and set aside.

    Immediately after taking muffin tins out of oven top each brownie
    muffin with the chocolate kiss, pressing candy into top of brownie.

    Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool
    completely.

    You can "swirl" the kiss design if you want to with the point of a
    toothpick.

    HINT To get chocolate kiss to "set" place in fridge or out in garage
    for 1/2 hour.

    Xmas 2004 - one set

    Taste of Home Quick Cooking Insert 2004

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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Dale Shipp on Friday, April 22, 2022 07:01:21
    Dale Shipp wrote to Bill Swisher <=-

    ready to actually start building that years vehicles* and had set
    prices, she called me and told me the price. I went to the credit
    union, got a certifed check, and paid for the truck. No haggling,
    this is the cost, we made $X profit. The next year Connie said

    When we bought our Subaru shortly after moving here in 2020, we simply paid with a personal check. They were ok with that.

    My chilli cooking buddy and good friend, Les, paid for his new Chrysler Pacifica with his Discover card. Then paid the card off at the next
    statement. Discover has a "cash back" deal they do. I dunno what he
    laid out for his van but it's pretty well tricked out so I'd guess it
    was north of U$36K. Probably near to U$40K. At a minimum he got a U$350 statement credit .... even after he's vut his best deal with the dealer.

    Heck, right now (this quarter) Discover is giving 5% "cash back" on
    gas stations and Target. At U$4 gasoline (not uncommon with the mess
    in Ukraine that's 20c/gallon. Next quarter is 5% spiff on restaurants.

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

    Title: CHILLI SUPPER MIX
    Categories: Spices, Chilli
    Yield: 1 Pound

    8 oz Barons #5640 chilli spice
    2 1/2 oz Ground cumin
    3 tb Brown sugar
    3 tb Onion powder
    1 1/2 tb Garlic powder
    1 1/2 tb Salt
    1 ts Dried oregano
    1 ts White pepper
    1 ts Worcestershire powder *

    * available from Penderey's (www.penderys.com)

    Mix well, store in an air tight container.

    Makes enough for a 5 gallon batch of chilli or two five
    pounds of meat batches.

    Les Eastep's chilli supper chilli mix

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Bill Swisher@1:261/1466 to Dale Shipp on Friday, April 22, 2022 07:37:00
    Dave Drum wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

    My chilli cooking buddy and good friend, Les, paid for his new Chrysler Pacifica with his Discover card. Then paid the card off at the next statement.

    A guy I knew did that with a Chevy Tahoe using his Alaska Air VISA
    card. He got 1 mile for each $, good enough for a ticket to Seattle.
    He and his wife took in foster children, all with severe underlying
    medical problems, so they spent a lot of time flying the kids down
    to Seattle for specialized medical care.

    When we paid the dealer for the truck it was only a block out of the
    way to stop in the CU for the check, no biggie.

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    Title: Kathy Pitt's Chicken Fried Steak
    Categories: Meats, Instruction
    Yield: 1 Serving

    1 Info

    Begin with a good-sized hunk of round steak, the steak should be at
    least 1/2 inch thick. Cut the steak into serving-sized pieces.

    Now the fun begins. I use a method of tenderizing the meat passed on
    to me by my father, who made great CFS -- first, score the exterior
    of the meat with tiny, diamond-shaped patterns (like you'd use to
    score the fat on a ham, but make the diamonds only about 1/4 inch
    long.) Do this to both sides of the meat. Then pound the heck out of
    the meat using the heaviest implement you can find (a heavy saucer,
    the handle of a BIG knife or -- my personal favorite -- a clean claw
    hammer).

    The meat should be pounded until it almost, but not quite, gives up
    and falls to pieces.

    Now mix up a quantity of seasoned flour (salt, pepper, maybe some
    paprika and garlic powder). Also beat a couple of whole eggs with a
    couple of tablespoons of water.

    Dip the pounded meat first in the flour, then in the egg, then back
    in the flour. For a really crisp crust, dip again in the egg, and
    back in the flour (this is optional, but I almost always do it, to
    me, the crust is the best part of the dish). Allow the breaded meat
    to sit for a few minutes to set up the breading.

    Melt some oil, bacon grease or lard in a heavy frying pan. Use enough
    to cover the pan to the depth of 1/4 inch. When the fat is hot, but
    not smoking, place some of the meat in the pan. Do not overcrowd,
    and do not allow the individual pieces of steak to touch.

    Cook on one side until nicely browned, turn and cook the second side.
    Remove the cooked steak to a warm place, and continue cooking the
    remainder until all is done. Add more fat to the pan as needed.

    Add 2 Tbsp. of flour to every 2 Tbsp. of fat left in the pan (stir to
    scrape up the little browned, crispy bits that are sticking to the
    pan, too). Cook this mixture briefly to get rid of the raw flour
    taste, but do not allow it to brown. Stir in milk (about 1 cup to
    each 2 Tbsp. of flour) to make a gravy. Season to taste with salt,
    black pepper (lots of black pepper), and serve gravy of the meat and
    the mashed potatoes you're going to serve on the side.

    Kathy in Bryan, TX... Never order chicken-fried steak in a place that
    doesn't have a jukebox

    U/l to NCE by Burt Ford 1/99 10/02.

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