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 Author  Topic: Earl Richmond
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THANK YOU FRANK FOR THE PAT ON THE BACK.SO GLAD IT TURNED OUT OK AND YOU ENJOYED IT.AS I SAID,IT TAKES PRACTICE.GOOD STUFF INTHE HOT SIMMERTIME.I WILL POST OTHER RECIPES AS I GO ALONG.MAY GIVE YOU A TREAT.HERE AND THERE EARL

HERE,S ONE FOR DOUGHNUTS
22 OZ SUGAR
6 0Z LARD
1/2 TEASPOON SALT
6 POWDERED EGGS-BEAT TILL PASTE WITH WATER
2 CANS CREAM
1/2 CUP WATER
3 1/2 LB FLOUR
7 OZ BAKING POWDER
BLEND

BRING GREASE TO A BOIL BEFORE DROPPING DOUGHNUTS IN
USE LARD OR SHORTNING.DO NOT USE BUTTER OR MARGARINE

MIX GRANULATED SUGAR AND CINNAMIN OR POWDERED SUGAR FOR COVERING .ALSO CAN MIX AN ICING OF VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE
MAKES ABOUT 80I DOUGHNUTS



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SORRY,MAKES ABOUT 80 DOUGHNUTS.SAID MY EYES WERE BAD

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Earl

This is so much fun learning from someone who cooked for a PT BOAT CREW. I can't wait to try the different recipes, or should I say my wife ( I can't boil water ). If the donuts taste as good as the ICE CREME, I am in for a treat. As I said, I hope the other guys try this to see first hand how some crews got to eat. Thanks Earl for taking the time to do this, it means a lot to me and others.


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Weevily bread, sounds just what was served on HMS Surprise in the movie "Master and Commander." Thank you, CJ and Earl, keep these stories coming.

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This is one of the reasons we won the war. The Japanese were eating insect infected rice and Pros like Earl were making Doughnuts for our guys . Thanks Earl for your contributions , service and cooking skills.
Earl tell us about how you negotiated with various supply people for the items you used.

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thank you allan but don,t give me too much credit.i had a job to do and i did it the best way i could withn what i had.the crew and passengers lliked most of what i made for one reason they were always hungry for more.when we were at base,pier or buoy or anchor there was not much we had to do after we did our regular chores so we made up the spare time playing cards,sleeping or eating.
as to getting the food.i was told if we were to have passengers and then made up a menue.i went to base galley for my provisions.did have to finagle a little though.we cooks tried to beat each other out and get all we could.sometimes the skipper or exec officed would help out some by bringing some things back from officers mess on the beach.most of the time the officers ate on the boat the same time as the rest of the crew.if work got out that anything was available like barges unloading ships and anchoring in the lagoon we tried to negotiate with the marines guarding the supplies.other times we tried to hail ships and swap tales,cigarettes or rides for fresh stuff.
by the way, i did not make doughnuts that often.they got stale pretty quick in that heat and humidity.did not mean to give that impression

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My fater told me that the 359 kept a monkey on board most of the time as the monkey ate most of the roaches and bugs.

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PT 374 also had a MONKEY on board. Wallace McNeish gave me several pictures of the Crew and 2 of them have that darn Monkey in them. Wallace said the Monkey was a little devil and would throw the Crews things around the boat. One time he grabbed a few items and dashed from the boat onto another boat. Guess he was fun to have around and like Dick said, they would eat any bugs found on the boat. Wallace thought some of the crew would shoot the Monkey one day when he took all the drying clothes strung out topside and threw them around the boat and into the water..........


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WE HAD A ROACH PROBLEM ON THE BOAT AND EVERYONE TO TO GET READY FOR ROACH DETAI.I WENT BELOW AND SET OFF INSECT BOMBS AND THE REST OF THE CREW SROOD TOPSIDE WITH BROOMS AND WHATEVER THEY COULD "SWEEP" WITH.I CLOSED THEHATCH AND WAQITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN OPENED THE HATCH ABOVE THE GALLEY.THE ROACHES CAME SWARNMING OUT AND EVERYONE SWEPT THEM OVER THE SIDE.THEY ATTRACTED A RASH OF FISH AND THEY WENT CRAZY EATING THEM. THIS ALSO SENT /MICE/RATS OUT TOO.IF THEY WERE THERE.
HERE.S A RECIPE FOR FIELD OVEN BAKED BREAD(NO WEAVILS)
HEARTH BREAD
12 ,LBS SIFTED FLOUR MIX WITH 4 OZ SHORTNING
3 OZ SALT
7 OZ SUGAR DISOLVE BEFORE ADDING TO DOUGH
4 OZ YEASTY
45 MINUTES PUNCHING IN BETWEEN EACH dough rise 45 MINUTES TO BAKE
--MIX YEAST AND WATER AND WHEN DONE ADD SALT AND SUGAR+
THIS WAS DONE ON BASE AND WE PICKED UP THE FINISHED BREAD AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE BOATS

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Earl

My wife bought a deep fryer last week and bought the ingrediants needed for the doughnuts. She will cut down on the amount of ingrediants as she said we do not need 80 doughnuts in the house. I know this will be a trial and error thing, but we have nothing else to do this weekend as a SNOW STORM is expected to hit us sometime Friday night. Ok, so the ICE CREAM was a success. I will let you guys know how we did on the doughnuts. COME ON GUYS GIVE THESE A TRY........


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