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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> I like cream soda; I do not like Dr. Pepper. I'll probably never try
 RH> the combination tho.

 DD> My first go was when somoene handed me a bottle and I took a drink
 DD> withut paying attention - until it hit my mouth.

 RH> I'll ask what it is before drinking.

 DD> This was a relatively stick-in-the-mud typre event with no reasone to
 DD> exoect something n the "gotcha" category. But it sure go my attention.

 RH> I still try to peruse the available drinks or ask if offered one, what
 RH> it is. Did find out that Olive Garden has raspberry diet Coke when we
 RH> went there for lunch on Tuesday. I'm wondering if this means it will be
 RH> back as a choice in the "pick your own flavor" machines.

Once in a while I get surprised by something I didn't/wouldn't have asked
for and am made a convert to some degree. But not often.

     8<----- CLIP ----->8

 DD> All Ihave left of "odd" coinage is (if I remember where I put them)
 DD> some Loonies and Teonies (Canadian dollar/two dollar coins.

 RH> I don't have any of them but do have an assortment of European
 RH> countries coinage as we were stationed in Germany pre EU. I've got a
 RH> few Canadian pennies, Mexican pesoes, various Asian coinage, also some
 RH> Polish paper money.

I have a couple of Russian 10 rubble nots somewhere in all of my plunder.
when I last looked they were worth about 8c/Americn .....

 DD>  As they say "A pint's a pound, the world around." What we need is
 DD>  a good  five-cent nicklel.

 RH> Now more than ever, now that the penny is going away.

It will be a while before they disppear. But they have quit making new ones.

 DD> One of the lacals here quit doing pennies a could years ago. Roundibng
 DD> each transaction to the neareast nickel. And not doing paper dollarsa.

 RH> When we were stationed in Germany, both the (American) post office and
 RH> bank on post dealt with pennies, all other facilities rounded to the
 RH> nearest nickel. IIRC, I rolled maybe a dollar or so in pennies over the
 RH> almost 6 years we were over there.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Falscher Hase
 Categories: Beef, Meatloaf, Pork
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/2 lb Ground Beef; lean
    1/2 lb Ground Pork; lean
      1 md Onion; chopped
      3 tb Bread Crumbs
      3 tb Water; cold
      2 lg Eggs
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Paprika
      1 ts Prepared mustard
      2 tb Parsley; Chopped
      3 lg Hard cooked eggs; peeled
      4 sl Bacon
      4 tb Oil
      1 c  Beef Broth

MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE--------------------------------
    1/4 c  Water; Hot
    1/4 c  Water
      1 ts Cornstarch
    1/2 c  Sour Cream
 
  Thoroughly mix ground meats, onion, bread crumbs, 3 Tb cold water, and
  eggs. Flavor w/salt, praprika, mustard, & parsley. Blend ingredients
  thoroughly.
  
  Flatten out meat mixture in the shape of a square, (8" X 8"). Arrange
  whole hard-boiled eggs in a row along the middle of the meat. Fold
  sides of meat pattie over the eggs. Shape meat carefully into a loaf
  resembling a flat bread loaf.
  
  Occasionally rinse hands in cold water to prevent sticking.
  
  Cube 2 strips bacon; cook in a Dutch oven about 2 minutes. Carefully
  add the oil; heat. Place meatloaf in the Dutch oven and cook until
  browned on all sides. Cut remaining bacon strips in half and arrange
  over the top of the meatloaf.
  
  Place uncovered Dutch oven in a preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
  While meat is baking, gradually pour hot beef broth over the top of
  the meatloaf; brush occasionally with pan dripping.
  
  When done remove meat to a preheated platter and keep it warm. Add
  1/4 cup of hot water to pan and scrape all gribbens from the bottom.
  Bring to a gentle boil and add cornstarch that has been mixed with
  1/4 cup water. Cook until bubbly and thick.
  
  Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Reheat to warm. Season
  w/salt and pepper if desired.
  
  Serve the sauce separately.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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