Hi Ben,

Re-reading the schematics, this radio only does AM and shortwave,
which rules out the "church" transmitters. Here's a photo of the
radio:

Ou church did that during the summer and fall of 2020. During the
initial lock down, we had just 10 people in the building (pastor,
musicians and techies plus me--married to one of the tech guys). We
linked into facebook. Then we moved outside for about 3 months, never
had rain during service (a couple of times soon after it ended). We
continued linking into f'book plus did the low power transmission into
car radios. I "attended" that way several times. In the fall, when we
moved back inside, we continued the linking into f'book--very convenient
when we were travelling as we could link into our home church service
and keep up with the sermon series, what events were cominug up, etc.
The last few months tho, we've been working on a merger with another congregation and AFAIK, they don't broadcast/link in their service
anywhere.

Title: Bluenose Strawberry Soup
Categories: Microwave, Soups/stews
Yield: 6 Servings

How did "bluenose" get into the title? I don't see anywhere where it
would be related to what is in it except maybe the brandy--something
only affordable to the upper classes? Srawberry season will be coming in
a few months; I'll consider making this, leaving out the brandy.


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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sat Jan 18 2025 13:23:18

I "attended" that way several times. In the fall, when we
The last few months tho, we've been working on a merger with another congregation and AFAIK, they don't broadcast/link in their service anywhere.

How'd drive-in style service treat you?

I used to attend a spiritual community in Eugene that gave dharma talks.
During COVID they set up cameras and a large screen so that others
could attend over the Internet. It was a huge success for the community
and they grew in size.

However, i couldn't adjust to it. I did not like being on camera. For community, meditation, philosophy, song, etc. i strongly prefer it to be
a small, in-person group. For me, the Internet sucks the joy out of
that stuff.

Title: Bluenose Strawberry Soup

How did "bluenose" get into the title? I don't see anywhere where it
would be related to what is in it except maybe the brandy--something
only affordable to the upper classes? Srawberry season will be coming in
a few months; I'll consider making this, leaving out the brandy.

Dave asked the same thing, and the best i could come up with was the
following theory:

The recipe came from a cookbook titled The Strawberry Connection and it was
in a series of cookbooks that began with The Blueberry Connection. My
guess is that it began as a blueberry recipe and was adapted for
strawberries.

<https://nimbus.ca/store/blueberry-connection.html>


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Title: Date Pudding
Categories: Puddings
Yield: 1 Pudding

1 1/2 c Dates; pitted
1/2 c Milk
1 c Nuts; chopped
1 c Sugar
3 Eggs
1 c Flour
2 tb Butter
1 ts Banilla
1 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt

Mix the butter and sugar and add the beaten eggs and milk. Sift the
dry ingredients and add them to the liquid mixture, reserving enough
flour to coat the dates and nuts. Add them and the vanilla. Bake in a
shallow greased pan in a very slow oven (250°F) for 1 hour and 45
minutes, until set in the center. Cut in squares and serve with
whipped cream.

Recipe by Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes 1976

Recipe FROM: <https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/65379>

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Hi Ben,

I "attended" that way several times. In the fall, when we
The last few months tho, we've been working on a merger with another congregation and AFAIK, they don't broadcast/link in their service anywhere.

How'd drive-in style service treat you?

I'd rather have been out on the lawn with the other people. (G) At the
time I was fighting bronchitis and thought it best not to be around
other people. BTW, found out that the church we're merging with does a broadcast link with f'book so we can keep up with services while
travelling.

I used to attend a spiritual community in Eugene that gave dharma
talks. During COVID they set up cameras and a large screen so that
others
could attend over the Internet. It was a huge success for the
community and they grew in size.

However, i couldn't adjust to it. I did not like being on camera.
For community, meditation, philosophy, song, etc. i strongly prefer it
to be a small, in-person group. For me, the Internet sucks the joy
out of
that stuff.

I can understand, the personal interaction is important. We went from a congregation of about 30 to one of 100+/- so we're trying to learn a lot
of new names/faces and figure out where we can fit in with the new organisation. Found that their music preference is LOUD so we've been
sitting in the overflow room to cut the volume level somewhat.

Title: Bluenose Strawberry Soup

How did "bluenose" get into the title? I don't see anywhere where it
would be related to what is in it except maybe the brandy--something
only affordable to the upper classes? Srawberry season will be coming in
a few months; I'll consider making this, leaving out the brandy.

Dave asked the same thing, and the best i could come up with was the following theory:

The recipe came from a cookbook titled The Strawberry Connection and
it was in a series of cookbooks that began with The Blueberry
Connection. My
guess is that it began as a blueberry recipe and was adapted for strawberries.

Sounds logical to me. What other fruits are in the series? Peach would
be a good one.


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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Tue Jan 21 2025 12:27:04

Found that their music preference is LOUD so we've been
sitting in the overflow room to cut the volume level somewhat.

Sound volume preferences are also a challenge. I used to attend an
ecstatic dance in Eugene. When i started, they played a lot of world
music. Then after a DJ change, they played a lot of soulless EDM,
raised the volume about 400%, raised the admission fee, and started
selling earplugs at the entrance. Ironically i am hard of earing but
the sound volume was painful for me. No thanks!

Sounds logical to me. What other fruits are in the series? Peach would
be a good one.

Unfortunately, i could not find The Peach Connection.

From: <https://nimbus.ca/book-author/beatrice-buszek>

The Apple Connection
The Blueberry Connection
The Strawberry Connection
The Sugar Bush Connection (Maple Syrup)

And here's a sweet recipe for you...

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Title: Yogurt Honey Cream Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 1 Pie

4 1/2 ts Unflavored gelatin
1/2 c Water
3 c Strawberry; lemon, vanilla,
- or apricot yogurt
1/2 c Honey
1 ds Salt
Food coloring (optional)
1 1/2 c Heavy cream; whipped

MMMMM--------------------TOASTY OAT PIE CRUST-------------------------
1 c Oats; uncooked
1/3 c Nuts; finely chopped
1/3 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
3 tb Butter; up to 4 tb, melted
1/2 ts Cinnamon

Toasty Oat Pie Crust:

Combine all crust ingredients; mix well. Press onto bottom and sides
of very lightly oiled 9" pie plate. Bake in preheated moderate oven
(375°F) for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Chill.

Variation:

Substitute 1/3 c uncooked quick oats, wheat germ, or unprocessed bran
for nuts.

Filling:

Soften gelatin in water; stir over low heat until dissolved. Combine
yogurt, honey, salt, and food coloring, mixing until well blended.
Gradually add dissolved gelatin; mix well. Chill about 15 minutes or
until slightly thickened. Fold in whipped cream. Chill 45 minutes or
until mixture mounds when dropped from spoon; mound into Toasty Oat
Crust. Chill 4 hours or until firm.

Recipe by Quaker Oats Wholegrain Cookbook

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Hi Ben,

Found that their music preference is LOUD so we've been
sitting in the overflow room to cut the volume level somewhat.

Sound volume preferences are also a challenge. I used to attend an ecstatic dance in Eugene. When i started, they played a lot of world

Are you based in Oregon? That, and North Dakota are the only 2 states
I've yet to visit. One of these days I'll get to them.

music. Then after a DJ change, they played a lot of soulless EDM,
raised the volume about 400%, raised the admission fee, and started selling earplugs at the entrance. Ironically i am hard of earing but
the sound volume was painful for me. No thanks!

Sounds like all good reasons to stop going to that event. The church
that ours is merging with has a lot of young families and young singles;
we are old enough to be parents and grandparents of most of them, great grandparents to their children. Steve has a partial hearing loss and
tinnitus from his time in the Army but the music is painfully loud,
even for him.

Sounds logical to me. What other fruits are in the series? Peach

would RH> be a good one.

Unfortunately, i could not find The Peach Connection.

From: <https://nimbus.ca/book-author/beatrice-buszek>

The Apple Connection
The Blueberry Connection
The Strawberry Connection
The Sugar Bush Connection (Maple Syrup)

The last one sounds extra good. (G) I was raised on NY State maple syrup
and it was all we bought after getting married. I had to convert Steve
but it wasn't a hard job. Back in 2015 we made our first of now 6
mission trips with our church to Vermont and, since we were very low on
syrup, bought some up there. We've continued getting it there on
subsequent trips, don't know how the merger will affect that. We were
also introduced to maple creemees, a Vermont specialty where maple syrup
is blended with soft serve ice cream, decadent but yummy.

And here's a sweet recipe for you...

Title: Yogurt Honey Cream Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 1 Pie

It does look good. The toasted oat crust is something I've never tried
but may, with something like this instead of a graham cracker crust.


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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Fri Jan 24 2025 14:16:21

Hi Ruth,

Are you based in Oregon? That, and North Dakota are the only 2 states
I've yet to visit. One of these days I'll get to them.

Yes, i am based in Oregon. I would be game for meeting up if you make it
out here.

We were
also introduced to maple creemees, a Vermont specialty where maple syrup
is blended with soft serve ice cream, decadent but yummy.

I've seen articles about Canada's strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, and
sometimes i have difficulty telling whether they are serious. ;)

I'd love to try a maple creemee some day. I've had family and friends with
ice cream makers, but i've never tried my hand at making it myself. I read that it can be easy to do using a mason jar in the freezer.

Here's another sweet recipe. We have a seasonal treat made in Washington called Applets and Cotlets. It is basically the same thing referred to in
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Narnia Book 1) as Turkish Delight.
If it were me, i'd skip the coloring and add some fruit juice, preserves,
etc.

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Title: Turkish Paste (Turkish Delight)
Categories: Candy
Yield: 1 Batch

3 tb Gelatin
1/2 c Water; cold
1 lb Sugar
1/2 c Water; hot
1/4 ts Salt
3 tb Lemon juice
Green coloring
Mint flavoring
1 c Nuts; finely chopped

Soften the gelatin in the cold water for 5 minutes. Bring the hot
water and sugar to the boiling point. Add the salt and gelatin, stir
until the gelatin has dissolved, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove
from the fire and when cool add the lemon juice, coloring, and mint
flavoring. Stir in the nuts and allow the mixture to stand until it
begins to thicken. Stir again before pouring into a wet pan and have
the layer of paste about 1" thick. Let stand overnight in a cool
place.

Moisten a sharp knife in boiling water, cut the candy in cubes, and
roll in powdered sugar.

Recipe by Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes 1931

Recipe FROM: <https://archive.org/details/auntsammysradior1931unit>

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Hi Ben,

Are you based in Oregon? That, and North Dakota are the only 2 states
I've yet to visit. One of these days I'll get to them.

Yes, i am based in Oregon. I would be game for meeting up if you make
it out here.

One of these days, we just might make it. Oregon is one of the states
our daughter in AZ has mentioned she might want to move to, now that
she's retired from active duty with the National Guard. She has 2 boys,
one on the autism spectrum and she mentioned that the state is good for education. Don't know what she was basing that on but.......

We were
also introduced to maple creemees, a Vermont specialty where maple syrup
is blended with soft serve ice cream, decadent but yummy.

I've seen articles about Canada's strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, and sometimes i have difficulty telling whether they are serious. ;)

It's hard to tell, something like that may actully exsist or some
Canadians are just pulling our leg.

I'd love to try a maple creemee some day. I've had family and friends with ice cream makers, but i've never tried my hand at making it
myself. I read that it can be easy to do using a mason jar in the freezer.

We found that not all parts of Vermont do the creemees. Several years
ago we were camping near Manchester, finally found a stand that served
us some soft serve ice cream with maple syrup poured over it. Not quite
the same but close enough for that night. A couple of days later, we
moved up to Washington, and knew we could get (and did) creemees in
Barre, about 15 minutes away.

Here's another sweet recipe. We have a seasonal treat made in BC>

Washington called Applets and Cotlets. It is basically the same thing

referred to in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Narnia Book

1) BC> as Turkish Delight. If it were me, i'd skip the coloring and add
some BC> fruit juice, preserves, etc.

OK, I'd wondered, when I read the book, what Turkish Delight was. I was thinking that it might be something like the old candy, Turkish Taffy.
I'd skip the artificial coloring, and maybe try it with raw sugar as we
don't keep refined sugar in the house.

Title: Turkish Paste (Turkish Delight)
Categories: Candy
Yield: 1 Batch

3 tb Gelatin
1/2 c Water; cold
1 lb Sugar
1/2 c Water; hot
1/4 ts Salt
3 tb Lemon juice
Green coloring
Mint flavoring
1 c Nuts; finely chopped

Can I leave the nuts out? I like some nuts, but don't really like nuts
in most foods.


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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sun Jan 26 2025 19:12:10

One of these days, we just might make it. Oregon is one of the states
our daughter in AZ has mentioned she might want to move to, now that
she's retired from active duty with the National Guard. She has 2 boys,
one on the autism spectrum and she mentioned that the state is good for education. Don't know what she was basing that on but...

From my perspective my educational experience was good, but my friend's
kids in Eugene had even better, going to charter schools, until the
Covid thing. Abruptly shifting to distance learning was hard on them,
and i personally think that folks aren't aware just how harmful that
was. I don't know about autism, but a friend of a friend is a teacher in Seattle, and she said that nearly 100% of her students have a diagnosis
of some kind, autism, A.D.D., depression, etc. and that most of them are
on a prescription of some kind. Some things are better, like classes
teaching about communication, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal
skils (wish *I* had learned those as a kid), and some things are far
worse.

We found that not all parts of Vermont do the creemees. Several years
ago we were camping near Manchester, finally found a stand that served
us some soft serve ice cream with maple syrup poured over it. Not quite
the same but close enough for that night. A couple of days later, we
moved up to Washington, and knew we could get (and did) creemees in
Barre, about 15 minutes away.

Maple syrup poured on soft-serve icecream reminds me of Laura Ingalls
book Little House In The Woods where they poured maple syrup on the snow
to harden it into a frozen candy. I'd eat that. :9

OK, I'd wondered, when I read the book, what Turkish Delight was. I was thinking that it might be something like the old candy, Turkish Taffy.
I'd skip the artificial coloring, and maybe try it with raw sugar as we don't keep refined sugar in the house.
Can I leave the nuts out? I like some nuts, but don't really like nuts
in most foods.

Yes you can leave out the nuts. Aplets and cotlets always have nuts, but
i've had other varieties that are nutless.

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Title: Cider Gelatin Salad
Categories: Jello, Salads
Yield: 1 Salad

2 1/2 c Clear cider
2 tb Gelatin
1/2 c Celery; finely chopped
1/4 ts Salt
1 tb Parsley or green pepper;
- finely chopped
2 tb Pimiento; finely chopped

Soak the gelatin in onchalf cup of the cold cider. Heat the remainder
of the cider to the boiling point, pour into the gelatin, stir until
dissolved, drain, and chill. When the gelatin mixture begins to set,
stir in the vegetables and salt, and pour into individual molds,
which have been rinsed in cold water. When set turn out on lettuce
leaves and serve with French or mayonnaise dressing.

Recipe by Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes 1931

Recipe FROM: <https://archive.org/details/auntsammysradior1931unit>

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Hi Ben,

One of these days, we just might make it. Oregon is one of the states
our daughter in AZ has mentioned she might want to move to, now that
she's retired from active duty with the National Guard. She has 2 boys,
one on the autism spectrum and she mentioned that the state is good for education. Don't know what she was basing that on but...

From my perspective my educational experience was good, but my
friend's kids in Eugene had even better, going to charter schools,
until the
Covid thing. Abruptly shifting to distance learning was hard on them,
and i personally think that folks aren't aware just how harmful that

Covid threw a major curve ball at a lot of kids. Here in NC a lot of
kids were distant learning via cell phone; we donated several net books,
note books and other small computers to a local drive--helped clean out
some of our unused stuff. Steve put a basic internet program on each of
them before donating. One down side, a lot of school systems are now
calling snow days "remote learning", taking away the fun of an
unexpected day off to play in the snow.

was. I don't know about autism, but a friend of a friend is a teacher
in Seattle, and she said that nearly 100% of her students have a
diagnosis of some kind, autism, A.D.D., depression, etc. and that most
of them are on a prescription of some kind. Some things are better,
like classes
teaching about communication, emotional intelligence, and
interpersonal skils (wish *I* had learned those as a kid), and some
things are far worse.

Seems now more kids have learning labels now than when we were growing
up. Our older daughter is a teacher in a private chain (Challenger, I
know they have schools in Oregon). When she was taking her education
classes, she had to learn about how to develop Individual Education
Plans (IEPs) for students. She taught public school for several years
and had to implement them, something that our teachers never knew about,
all kids learned the same thing, altho some were a bit slower on the
"uptake". There was "special ed." for those kids that had obvious
learning challenges but most kids were mainstreamed.

We found that not all parts of Vermont do the creemees. Several

years RH> ago we were camping near Manchester, finally found a stand
that served RH> us some soft serve ice cream with maple syrup poured
over it. Not quite RH> the same but close enough for that night. A
couple of days later, we RH> moved up to Washington, and knew we could
get (and did) creemees in RH> Barre, about 15 minutes away.

Maple syrup poured on soft-serve icecream reminds me of Laura Ingalls
book Little House In The Woods where they poured maple syrup on the
snow to harden it into a frozen candy. I'd eat that. :9

That's known by different names, Jack's Wax is the name I learned for
it. You have to boil the syrup down to a concentrate for it to work. One
of my friends in college made it one year; I think she boiled the syrup
down to maybe a third of what she started out with--IOW, a gallon was
boiled into just a bit over a quart.

There's also snow ice cream where eggs, sugar and milk are stirred
together, then snow is stirred into that mix. Never had any of that.

OK, I'd wondered, when I read the book, what Turkish Delight was. I

was RH> thinking that it might be something like the old candy, Turkish
Taffy. RH> I'd skip the artificial coloring, and maybe try it with raw
sugar as we RH> don't keep refined sugar in the house. RH> Can I leave
the nuts out? I like some nuts, but don't really like nuts RH> in most
foods.

Yes you can leave out the nuts. Aplets and cotlets always have nuts,
but i've had other varieties that are nutless.

Sometimes you feel like a nut..................

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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Tue Jan 28 2025 12:26:34

... we donated several net books,
note books and other small computers to a local drive--helped clean out some of our unused stuff. Steve put a basic internet program on each of them before donating.

How cool is that! I like reading about old equipment being put to use.

Here's a link to an article that was posted in FSXNET.

<https://orato.world/2024/11/25/cybercirujas-bridges-digital- divide-empowers-underserved-communities-with-refurbished-computers/>

That's known by different names, Jack's Wax is the name I learned for
it. You have to boil the syrup down to a concentrate for it to work. One
of my friends in college made it one year; I think she boiled the syrup down to maybe a third of what she started out with--IOW, a gallon was boiled into just a bit over a quart.

Thanks! I'll file that away in my memory banks for later.

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Hey i remember watching that jingle on broadcast TV when i was a kid...

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Title: Homemade Mounds Bars
Categories: Candy, Copycat
Yield: 1 Batch

5 oz Sweetened condensed milk
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Powdered sugar
14 oz Flaked coconut
24 oz Semisweet chocolate chips

Blend the milk and the vanilla. Add the sugar a little at a time
until smooth. Stir in the coconut. The mixture should be firm. Pat
firmly into a 9x13" pan and chill until firm. Cut into bars and dip
into melted chocolate and let cool on waxed paper for several hours.

Recipe by cilee@alaska.net

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Hi Ben,

... we donated several net books,
note books and other small computers to a local drive--helped clean out some of our unused stuff. Steve put a basic internet program on each of them before donating.

How cool is that! I like reading about old equipment being put to
use.

And it cleared some unused but still good stuff out of our house. Last
night I heard Steve talking about Commodore 64 computers with someone on
line. We had one for 10 years, rehomed it about 4 years after we
upgraded to PCs and had orders to move. We had to make a weight
allowance so rehoming anything like that, that was not being used,
helped us meet it. Anyway, Steve and the other guy were commiserating
with each other about getting rid of the C-64, sort of wishing they
still had them. I don't know if we still have the emulator program that
we had at one time.

That's known by different names, Jack's Wax is the name I learned for
it. You have to boil the syrup down to a concentrate for it to work. One
of my friends in college made it one year; I think she boiled the syrup down to maybe a third of what she started out with--IOW, a gallon was boiled into just a bit over a quart.

Thanks! I'll file that away in my memory banks for later.

For the next time you get significant (clean) snow and have maple syrup
on hand? We had 1.25" of snow last week, not enough to harvest. Enough
to shut down the area for a couple of days tho. (G)

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Hey i remember watching that jingle on broadcast TV when i was a
kid...

I remember it too. We got our first TV when I was in 4th grade, only one channel. A few years later my dad reworked the lead in (no antenna, just
a wire from the main line) wire and we got 2 channels. When I came home
from college for Easter break, my folks had tied into the NYC cable,
with one local channel. IIRC, the ads for Almond Joy and Mounds were in
the days when we got just 2 channels.

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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Thu Jan 30 2025 13:39:58

And it cleared some unused but still good stuff out of our house. Last night I heard Steve talking about Commodore 64 computers with someone on line. We had one for 10 years, rehomed it about 4 years after we
upgraded to PCs and had orders to move. We had to make a weight
allowance so rehoming anything like that, that was not being used,
helped us meet it. Anyway, Steve and the other guy were commiserating
with each other about getting rid of the C-64, sort of wishing they
still had them. I don't know if we still have the emulator program that
we had at one time.

I know an online musician who runs special software to operate the C=64 as
a synthesizer. You can see screenshots in the first few pages of the user manuals.

<https://mssiah.com/files/MSSIAH_MonoSynthesizer.pdf>

<https://mssiah.com/files/MSSIAH_Bassline.pdf>

If i were going to emulate a C=64, i'd probably go with VICE.

<https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/>

I remember loading arcade games from cassette tape onto a VIC-20. I also remember two friends playing games on a C=64, and i didn't get as much
screen time on the C=64 as on the VIC-20. One friend had a floppy drive
and the other was using cassette tape only. But he was given a HUGE set
of cassette tapes. Whoever owned that C=64 before him collected a lot!

For the next time you get significant (clean) snow and have maple syrup
on hand? We had 1.25" of snow last week, not enough to harvest. Enough
to shut down the area for a couple of days tho. (G)

Exactly. So far this winter we had a dusting of snow one day. I happened
to bicycle through it to a dentist appointment. Sadly for that dentist's business there was not enough snow to make candy in.

I remember it too. We got our first TV when I was in 4th grade, only one channel. A few years later my dad reworked the lead in (no antenna, just
a wire from the main line) wire and we got 2 channels. When I came home from college for Easter break, my folks had tied into the NYC cable,
with one local channel. IIRC, the ads for Almond Joy and Mounds were in
the days when we got just 2 channels.

When i was a kid, my parents went without a TV because they thought it was
a bad influence. But we brought a TV in the house for that VIC-20, and
slowly began to use it as a TV too. I personally think it was good for me
to have had limited exposure to media, but i didn't see it that way when i
was a kid. :-)

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Title: TV Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 Batch

1 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
1 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs; beaten
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Flour; sifted
1 ts Soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Quick oatmeal
2 c Rice Krispies
1 c Coconut
1/2 c Nuts

Cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, flour, soda,
baking powder, and salt. Add cereals, coconut, and nuts. Blend and
drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake at 350°F.

Recipe by Randy Rigg

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Hi Ben,

And it cleared some unused but still good stuff out of our house. Last night I heard Steve talking about Commodore 64 computers with someone on line. We had one for 10 years, rehomed it about 4 years after we
upgraded to PCs and had orders to move. We had to make a weight
allowance so rehoming anything like that, that was not being used,
helped us meet it. Anyway, Steve and the other guy were commiserating
with each other about getting rid of the C-64, sort of wishing they
still had them. I don't know if we still have the emulator program that
we had at one time.

I know an online musician who runs special software to operate the
C=64 as a synthesizer. You can see screenshots in the first few pages
of the user manuals.

Still some life left in the old system. Back around 1985 my parents were visiting us at Fort Hood, TX. Dad had started a computer based services (bookkeeping, payroll, etc) business the year before. I know he was
using Tandy products, don't remember what one at the time but he'd
started around 1979 with a TS-80. He was quite impressed with what the
C-64 could do--but not enough to go out and buy one.

If i were going to emulate a C=64, i'd probably go with VICE.

<https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/>

I've no idea what Steve uses as I do nothing that requires a C-64 or
emulator.

I remember loading arcade games from cassette tape onto a VIC-20. I
also remember two friends playing games on a C=64, and i didn't get as much
screen time on the C=64 as on the VIC-20. One friend had a floppy
drive and the other was using cassette tape only. But he was given a
HUGE set of cassette tapes. Whoever owned that C=64 before him
collected a lot!

Steve started out with the datasette, typing in programs from "Compute's Gazette" and other magazines. It was a cost saver, an Army SPC4 pay
meant we still had to watch our spending. The computer (and a microwave
oven) came from our tax refunds. After a 3 month temporary duty (TDY) in Germany in early 1985, he was able to buy the floppy drive. IIRC, he
bought his first monitor about that time, after starting out using our
one and only tv.

For the next time you get significant (clean) snow and have maple

syrup RH> on hand? We had 1.25" of snow last week, not enough to
harvest. Enough RH> to shut down the area for a couple of days tho. (G)

Exactly. So far this winter we had a dusting of snow one day. I
happened to bicycle through it to a dentist appointment. Sadly for
that dentist's business there was not enough snow to make candy in.

We're in the beginning days of a warm spell (60s and low 70s) but it
looks like it'll be cooling off again in about 10 days. Not enough for
snow before my next dental visit tho, can't make Jack's Wax to "gum up"
my teeth before seeing him.

I remember it too. We got our first TV when I was in 4th grade, only

one RH> channel. A few years later my dad reworked the lead in (no
antenna, just RH> a wire from the main line) wire and we got 2 channels.
When I came home RH> from college for Easter break, my folks had tied
into the NYC cable, RH> with one local channel. IIRC, the ads for Almond
Joy and Mounds were in RH> the days when we got just 2 channels.

When i was a kid, my parents went without a TV because they thought it
was a bad influence. But we brought a TV in the house for that
VIC-20, and slowly began to use it as a TV too. I personally think it
was good for me to have had limited exposure to media, but i didn't
see it that way when i was a kid. :-)

My parents had one the first year we were married, then gave it to my
mom's family when they (mom & dad) moved to an area where they couldn't
get any sort of reception. That was the set they (grandparents) gave
back to us when they got their first color set. It was only black and
white but I can remember seeing ads for Shake and Bake, M&Ms (plain,
peanut and almond [!]), Almond Joy (and Mounds), etc as well as the ad
for Alka-Seltzer, featuring people poking other's bellies, with the tag
line "no matter what shape your stomach is in, Alka Seltzer will make it
feel better" (not sure on the last phrase).

Title: TV Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 Batch

Would be interesting to know the origin of that name.

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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sat Feb 01 2025 13:32:27

visiting us at Fort Hood, TX. Dad had started a computer based services (bookkeeping, payroll, etc) business the year before. I know he was
using Tandy products, don't remember what one at the time but he'd
started around 1979 with a TS-80.

I remember using a TRS-80 in my school library. By that time it was the
lowest spec'ed computer in the entire school. I guess i was into retro
from the get-go.

Would be interesting to know the origin of that name.

Unfortunately my search-fu was not strong enough to discover the origin
of this recipe, although i can write that it was posted by Randy Rigg in December, 1995.

On the topic of kitchen equipment motherboard repair, here is a post
about burning alcohol to fix an iBook back in 2007.

<http://www.geektechnique.org/projectlab/726/ diy-obsolete-ibook-logic-board-repair.html>

And an obligatory radio recipe...

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Title: Steamed Apricot Pudding
Categories: Puddings
Yield: 1 Pudding

1/2 lb Dried apricots
1 1/2 c Soft wheat flour; sifted
1/4 c Butter or other fat
1/2 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Milk

Wash the apricots, chop fine, and mix with 2 tb of the flour. Sift the
remaining flour with the baking powder and salt. Cream the fat, add
the sugar, and well-beaten eggs, and add alternately with the milk to
the sifted dry ingredients. Stir in the apricots. Pour into a greased
mold, cover, and steam for 2 hours. Serve hot with hard sauce.

Recipe by Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes 1931

Recipe FROM: <https://archive.org/details/auntsammysradior1931unit>

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Ben Collver <=-

A more appropriate one around our house would be Ham and Chips. (G)

Q: What do you call a drunk amateur radio operator?
A: Ham on rye.

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Title: Crockpot Chicken and Noodles
Categories: Crockpot, Chicken, Main dishes
Yield: 1 Servings

2 Stalks celery; cut up
2 Carrots; cut up
1 lg Onion; sliced
2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1 ts Dried basil
4 c Uncooked noodles
1 Chicken; cut up

Place the veggies on the bottom of the pot, put the chicken on
top, followed by the seasonings. Pour 3 cups of water over. Set it
on low and cook for 8-10 hrs. Take chicken out (carefully, because
it will come off the bones) and put noodles in the broth, turning it
up to high. Let the noodles cook for 45 min., while you take the meat
off the bones. Mix the me in. This is like a very thick chicken soup
and the basil makes this delicious!

Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #110

Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 01:03:07 -0400

From: Lestat6663@aol.com

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Hi Ben,

Hi Ruth,

It was the latest and greatest when it came out. Complete with a
game--how many kids played Pong for hours on end with the family
computer?

I remember seeing an electronic Pong machine at a yard sale. They had
it hooked up to a TV, so i played it with a friend. So i can write
that i actually experienced that bit of history.

We played it a couple of times at my parent's house. I think our
daughters all time favorites were "Cave of the Word Wizard" (a spelling
game) and "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego". Both of these were
for the C-64; the sound effects on the Word Wizard were really
outstanding.

We've never had an iBook. Our first PCs were ones Steve cobbled together from various places--

I've built my share of Frankenpooters. The best thing is getting a
highly functional computer for a low cost. The worst thing i remember
off the cuff is using OEM motherboards with non-standard, cost-cutting design decisions and limited availability of documentation and
drivers.

A more appropriate one around our house would be Ham and Chips. (G)

Alas, my personal recipe collection doesn't include Ham and Chips.

Here's a recipe for Granola Pie, which strikes me as ecclectic.

Title: Granola Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 1 Pie

I'd have to sub something else for the brandy. However, the crust would
be really good for something like a pecan pie; I'll have to keep it in
mind next time I make one.

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Ruth
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Hi Sean,

A more appropriate one around our house would be Ham and Chips. (G)

Q: What do you call a drunk amateur radio operator?
A: Ham on rye.

That wouldn't happen at our house. We have a small amount (Maybe one
pint) of boxed red and white to use in cooking. Last time I made beef
stew, I put in a couple of "glugs" of red--didm't taste it in the stew
but it added a nice flavor. Usually I add just one "glug"; this time it
came out a bit faster and I got 2. (G)

BTW, when you referred to tthe University of Arizona to Ben, did you
mean Tucson?

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Ruth
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Hi Ben,

visiting us at Fort Hood, TX. Dad had started a computer based services (bookkeeping, payroll, etc) business the year before. I know he was
using Tandy products, don't remember what one at the time but he'd
started around 1979 with a TS-80.

I remember using a TRS-80 in my school library. By that time it was
the lowest spec'ed computer in the entire school. I guess i was into retro from the get-go.

It was the latest and greatest when it came out. Complete with a
game--how many kids played Pong for hours on end with the family
computer?

Would be interesting to know the origin of that name.

Unfortunately my search-fu was not strong enough to discover the
origin of this recipe, although i can write that it was posted by
Randy Rigg in December, 1995.

Randy posted a lot of recipies back then. A good number of them were of
the 5 ingredient or less, not counting things like salt and pepper,
type.

On the topic of kitchen equipment motherboard repair, here is a post
about burning alcohol to fix an iBook back in 2007.

<http://www.geektechnique.org/projectlab/726/ diy-obsolete-ibook-logic-board-repair.html>

We've never had an iBook. Our first PCs were ones Steve cobbled together
from various places--got a phone survey once asking about home
computers. When I said we had one, the next question was--"who made it"?
I said that the CPU was from X (forgot the various manufactorers),
keyboard was from Y, printer from Z and monitor was A. Threw that
surveryor for a good loop! (G)

And an obligatory radio recipe...

Title: Steamed Apricot Pudding
Categories: Puddings
Yield: 1 Pudding

A more appropriate one around our house would be Ham and Chips. (G)

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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Re: Participation (oven baked motherboards)
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Mon Feb 03 2025 15:53:31

Hi Ruth,

It was the latest and greatest when it came out. Complete with a
game--how many kids played Pong for hours on end with the family
computer?

I remember seeing an electronic Pong machine at a yard sale. They had it hooked up to a TV, so i played it with a friend. So i can write that i
actually experienced that bit of history.

We've never had an iBook. Our first PCs were ones Steve cobbled together from various places--

I've built my share of Frankenpooters. The best thing is getting a highly functional computer for a low cost. The worst thing i remember off the cuff
is using OEM motherboards with non-standard, cost-cutting design decisions
and limited availability of documentation and drivers.

A more appropriate one around our house would be Ham and Chips. (G)

Alas, my personal recipe collection doesn't include Ham and Chips.

Here's a recipe for Granola Pie, which strikes me as ecclectic.

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

Title: Granola Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 1 Pie

Granola Pastry *

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1 c Dark corn syrup
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Brandy
1/4 c Butter; melted
3 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
2 c Granola
Sweetened whipped cream

Granola Pastry:

Use your normal recipe for one 9" pie crust, except stir in 1/2 c
crushed granola before adding liquid ingredients.

Granola Pie:

Heat oven to 375°F. Prepare granola pastry. Beat corn syrup, sugar,
brandy, butter, eggs, vanilla, and salt with hand beater. Stir in
granola. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Cover edge with a 2 to 3"
strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil
during last 10 minutes of baking. Bake until set, 40 to 45 minutes.
Serve with sweetened whipped cream.

Recipe by Betty Crocker granola recipe pamphlet, 1981

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