Subj : Smoker's Alley was: Greas
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Apr 10 2025 05:19:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> Or find out if your Legion/VFW post buys from GFS (their main schtick
DD> is as a restaurant food supplier) and tack a bacon norder on to their
DD> regular delivery. Bv)=
RH> Our Legion/VFW doesn't operate that way. They have a nice commercial
RH> kitchen (they rent it out during the week) but for meeting nights a
RH> member (they volunteer, Steve did the Legion meeting meal in March)
RH> that gets a good bit of use. It's also a dry post and a non smoking (in
RH> the building) one.
DD> All enclosed public spaces in Illinois are non-smoking by law. Which
DD> is a good thing. And tippling is, of course, voluntary. I don't have
RH> I think it's the same way in NC now. When we first got to WF in 2009,
RH> there were still some places that allowed smoking so we had to specify
RH> "as far away from the smoking section as possible". A couple of years
RH> into our time here, the law was changed so now I don't have to worry
RH> about it unless we go to a place that hasn't aired out since 2009. When
RH> Steve was initially in the Army, a lot of gatherings were heavy with
RH> smoke. During the time we were in AZ (mid to late 1990s, early 2000s)
RH> that changed from having a non smoking section at events to totally non
RH> smoking. In HI, we had a lot of meetings outside, in a pavillion so the
RH> breezes blew away all the smoke. Indoor meetings were all non smoking.
They ought to outlaw tobacco altogether using the rationale that it's a
known carcinogen. But there's too much money involved and tobacco execs
are big-time political donors ... and that's as far as I care to go with
that lest I get moderated. 8V)=
DD> any medical or religious strictures against having a sip now and
DD> then. But, I just don't have the "taste". Last time I had any
DD> alcohol was at one of the echo picnics at Dale Shipp's when Glen
DD> Jamieson was in attendance.
RH> That was the first picnic we attended, back in 2007. Finally got to a
RH> duty station (Savannah, Hunter Army Air Field) where we were close
RH> enough to go. I made a peach cobbler that vanished, also brought
RH> several home made jams.
8<----- CHOP ----->8
DD> When my mother passed one of the more valuable things (other than her
DD> Wurlitzer piano) was a 3' X 6' hanging mirror with an oil finished,
DD> hand rubbed walnut frame. Yikes! I had no idea it was that valuable
DD> until the antiques dealer made me an offer. Bv)=
RH> Did your jaw drop to the floor? (G) There's a Mennonite store in PA
RH> that we've gone to a few times that sells black walnut meats; Steve
RH> usually picks up a bag when we go.
No, not really. Although I mentally licked my chops but kept the mirror
for a couple of reasons. It was made by my grandfather from trees grown
on the family farm. And it was a family heirloom. When I downsized into
the mobile home the mirror went to nmy brother, Phil. It is currently in
the hands of his grandson, Connor.
Black walnut meats are/should be fairly expensive due to the hand labour
involved it their "harvesting" ... unlike English/European walnets which
are more pecan-like in taste and harvesting of the kernels.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Apple Black Walnut Cake
Categories: Fruits, Cakes, Nuts, Desserts
Yield: 12 Servings
Mrs. Roberta Johnson
1 c Sugar
3/4 c Cooking oil
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c Flour
1 c Black walnuts; chopped
1 ts Baking soda
1 ds Salt
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Unpeeled chopped apple
Mix sugar and oil. Add eggs, beat until fluffy. Sift dry
ingredients together and add to sugar, oil, and egg
mixture. Blend in vanilla.
Fold in black walnuts and chopped apples. Pour into a
well greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350.F/175.C
for 40 minutes.
ICING: Soften butter and blend with powdered sugar. Add
vanilla. Use cream to blend to a spreadable consistency.
Spread on cake.
NOTE: For holiday gift giving, I like to bake this
recipe in four miniature loaf pans, wrap in plastic wrap,
and tie with a bow. This is nice with a cup of hot tea.
Happy cooking.
Margaret Garland
Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of
: Texas, 1976.
Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
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... I finally made the ends meet. And they ganged up on me!
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