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ducati650 |
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Posted on: Feb 29, 2008 - 1:35pm
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Frank Sr.
You need to open a snack counter in your exhibit that serves only PT Boat chow.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Feb 29, 2008 - 3:46pm
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Ed
I certainly will give it some thought, providing my wife doesn't kill me first. Tonight is the first round in making the first batch of doughnuts. My wife said we could begin in about one hour, so we shall see how they come out. I will let you know if my snack counter becomes a reality or if I will demoted to peeling potatoes....
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EARL RICHMOND
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Posted on: Feb 29, 2008 - 4:28pm
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FRANK MY WIFE WENT THRU THIS MANY YEARS AGO.SOME TURNED AND SOME DIDN,T. WHEN THEY DIDN,T SHE JUST GAVE ME A LOOK AND WENT ON TO OTHER THINGS.SHE PASSED ON LAST AUGUST BUT I ONLY HAD A HAM THROWN AT ME ONCE.SHE MISSED.WE HAD A VERY HAPPY LIFE,ALL CONSIDERING.IF YOUR WIFE TRIES AND THJEY DO OR DONT TURN OUT TAKE HER OUT TO DINNER EITHER WAY AND LET HER KNOW HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATED HER EFFORTS.KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED. THAT YOU CAN ENJOY.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Feb 29, 2008 - 7:48pm
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OK GUYS HERE GOES NOTHING.
MY WIFE ARMED WITH ALL THE INGREDIANTS TO MAKE THE DONUTS, CLEARED THE KITCHEN TABLE SO WE COULD BEGIN THE PROCESS OF MAKING WHAT I CALL PT BOAT CREW DONUTS. NOW, THE HARDEST THING TO DO WAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT USED TO MAKE ABOUT 20 OF THESE TASTY TREATS. THERE WAS NO WAY MY WIFE WAS GOING TO LET ME HAVE 80 DONUTS, EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO TELL HER THEY WOULD NOT GO TO WASTE.
MY WIFE MIXED THE FIRST BATCH, SINKING THESE ANCHORS INTO THE DEEP FRYER FOR A SPELL. WHEN SHE THOUGHT THEY WERE READY, UP CAME THE STAINLESS STEEL HOLDER AND SHE PUT THEM INTO PAPER TOWELS TO ABSORB THE GREESE. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO, WE COULD PICK UP THE DONUTS, WHICH REALLY LOOKED MORE LIKE DOG POOP THEN ANYTHING ELSE. SHE HAD MIXED UP A BOWL OF WHITE FROSTING ( HOMEMADE ) AND WE FROSTED THEM. AFTER WAITING ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OR SO, I BECAME THE DONUT TESTER. THERE I WAS WITH MY FROSTY COLD GLASS OF MILK AND I DOVE INTO THE TASY TREATS.
THE FIRST BITE DREW AN INSTANT REACTION OF SURPRISE. 'THEY TASTED PRETY GOOD' ALTHOUGH A BIT CRISPY (BECUSE DONUTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO CRUCNH), I FINISHED OFF THE FIRST ONE, DIVING INTO THE SECOND ONE WITH GUSTO. THE SECOND ONE WENT DOWN EVEN BETTER THEN THE FIRST. MY EYES WIDE OPEN, I JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO GRAB A THIRD ONE. UMM UMM GOOD. I GOT THAT WIFE LOOK THAT HUSBANDS CAN IDENTIFY WITH WHEN I TRIED TO REACH FOR MY FOURTH ONE. SHE SAID TAKE IT EASY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FINISH THEM ALL IN ONE NIGHT. I TOLD HER THAT 80 OF THESE WOULD NOT GO TO WASTE IN OUR HOUSEHOLD.
SO, WITH THE MESS CLEANED UP AND MY NEW PT BOAT CREW DONUTS TUCKED AWAY UNDER A GLASS COVER, I CAN REPORT TO YOU HERE ON THE MESSAGE BOARD THAT I HAVE NOW MADE AND EATEN 2 TREATS SERVED ONBOARD OUR WWII PT BOATS. BY THE WAY, I CAN'T WAIT TILL SHE FALLS ASLEEP SO I CAN GRAB A COUPLE MORE..............
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ducati650
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Posted on: Feb 29, 2008 - 9:09pm
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You are too much. Loved your story. Wish I had a donut.
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Randy Willis |
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Posted on: Feb 29, 2008 - 10:02pm
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While we are on the topic of food, it would be interesting to have C.J. and Earl share any experiences about receiving food from the states during the war. We can send care packages to the troops in Iraq in a couple of days. Did you guys ever get any goodies from home?
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EARL RICHMOND
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2008 - 7:02am
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FRAK THANK YOU SO MUCH.AS I SAID,TAKE YOUR WIFE OUT TO A GOOD DINNER.SHE DESERVES IT FOR BEING SO BRAVE AND TRYING OUT THE RECIOES.SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE DONUTS.WE HAD THEM OFTEN AT HOME IN OUR EARLIER YEARS.YOU CAN MAKE THE 80 WHEN YOU HAVE SPECIAL COMPANY.
YAES, I DID HET A COUPLE OF PKGS FROM HOME FROM MY MOTHER AND,AT THE TIME,GIRLFRIEND.THEY CONTAINED COOKIES,CANNED FRUIT,SOME HARD CANDIES.SOAP,WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE SOME BABY WIPES, WASH CLOTHS,PERSONAL CLEANING EFFECTS,TOOTHPASTE,TOOTH BRUSH,COMBS,FOOT POWDER,BANDAIDES,BRASS RAZOR AND DOUBLE EDGE BLADES,SOME GOT CAKES BUT IT TAKE THE SHIPPING AND WEATHER TOO WELL,WRITING PAPER,PENS,ENVELOPES,WE HAD SPECIAL MAIL SUPPLIES TO SEND SHORT LETTERS AND THEY DIDN,T NEED STAMPS,BIBLES,LETTERS,PHOTOS AND LOTS OF LOVE.IT WAS NICE TO GET A PACKAGE AND OPEN IT.IF YOU CLOSED YOUR EYES IT ALMOST SEEMD TO BEING HOME RIGHT THERE. GUESS C.J. CAN ADD A LOT TO THIS ONE.
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Randy Willis
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2008 - 10:25am
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Frank,
You and your wife deserve a good recipe for all your effort so I'm going to share with you one of my favorites in honor of Earl and C.J. It might change their opinion of ... orange marmalade.
Salmon with Orange Marmalade
2 single portion salmon filets with skin removed
1/2 cup orange marmalade
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 green onion chopped
toasted sesame seeds
Mix the marmalade, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and vinegar and baste both sides of the salmon reserving a little for basting later. Grill the salmon on foil using the rest of the marinade when turning the salmon. When done sprinkle the salmon with the onion and sesame seeds before serving.
Serve your donuts for dessert!!
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CJ Willis
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2008 - 10:44am
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My Mom was a great cook and living on a dairy farm had all the ingredients for baking. She would send me homemade cookies, gingerbread etc. I would share these goodies with other members of our crew and they would do likewise. It usually took a month or more to receive packages from home. Letters sometimes might take only a week and other times a month. Sometimes we might get a dozen letters at one time. My Mom made a raisin cookie which she remembered I liked. In December 1944 she mailed me a good size box of raisin cookies so I would have them about Christmas time. She didn't know that our crew had been relieved after 15 months of over seas duty on P.T. 242 and was on our way home for R and R. After 30 days leave at home I reported to Melville then to Boston Fargo Bldg for 2 months then troop train to Shoemaker, Ca. then troop ship to Samar, Philippines and P.T. Base 17. Sometime in May 1945 the package of cookies finally caught up with me. I had followed me all the way. Two times half way around the world. The box was really beat up and the cookies were just crumbs with raisins mixed in. Just had to throw them in the trash.
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EARL RICHMOND
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2008 - 12:03pm
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RANDY THAT RECIPE SOUNDS DELISHIOUS.WROTE IT DOWN AND WILL SURLEY TRY IT OUT ON THE GRILL WHEN IT GETS A LITTTLE WARM,ER OUT.THANKS.
C.J. I WAS ON BASE 17 WHEN YOU WERE THERE.I WAS COOKING AND HAD MY TENT JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE GALLEY.YOU PROBLY REMEBER THE LAUNDRY SHACK ASIDE THE MAIN ROAD AND THE LITTLE BARIO JUST ACROSS THE RIVER BRIDGE.AND THE BOMBED OUT CHURCH WHERE IT SEEMS THERE WAS A BEAT UP WIND UP RECORD PLAYER GOING ALL THE TIME.I WAS THERE IN ,45 AND LEFT IN DECEMBER FOR HOME.AH THE MEMORIES THERE.
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