Subj : Losing Out
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Jul 11 2023 08:00:12

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

 RH> I try to keep things in logical spots but somebody else seems to have a
 RH> different logic to himself as to where some things should go.  When we
 RH> were in HI, some friends helped me unpack the kitchen after I broke my
 RH> elbow just after moving in to post housing. Later on, I went thru,
 RH> organising the shelves and making lists of what was in each cabinet,
 RH> top or bottom shelf. Taped those lists to the inside cabinet door--a
 RH> big help in finding things over the next 5 years or so. Did it again in
 RH> Savannah but haven't in either place in WF.

Of course what logical to one is total madness to another.  Bv)=

 DD> Fortunately I've not had to do that. If I had more cabinet space, then
 DD> perhaps.

 RH> It helps when you move multiple times, especially after you've spent a
 RH> long time in one place. We were in AZ 8 years before going to HI, 5 1/2
 RH> in HI before going to GA. Lots of time to become familiar with what was
 RH> where. But, I still occaisionally look for something where it was in a
 RH> (sometimes several) place(s) past. (G)

I sometimes find myself looking for something I had when I lived in the tin-can. Then I realise "The black mold gor it".

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 DD> the old desk phone that I kept and find a telephone jack to plug it
 DD> in. Then it worked fine .... the telephone company has its own power
 DD> source.

 RH> And a privatly owned telephone company (where I grew up) has its own
 RH> quirks. Wasn't until I was in 4th, maybe 5th grade that they got rid of
 RH> the operator except for long distance calls; that took several more
 RH> years before we could dial it ourselves.

I think all (or nearly) of the small TelCo operations have been brought un the ATT (Ma Bell) or ITT (General Telephone) umbrella.

I remember the first phone of which I was aware. The one phone in the house hung on the wall, did not have even a rotary dial, and did have a crank on the side which spun a magneto. I was too short at the time to be able to use it without standing on a chair. Then we got all modern and had a "desk" phone - still sans dial. When you picked up the hand set and put it to your ear after a few seconds you'd hear a nasal query of "Number please". Phones in those days (after the wooden wall phones) were like Ford motorcars used to be. Any colour you'd like as long as it was black.   Bv)=

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

      Title: Cell Phone Cake
 Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Candies
      Yield: 15 Servings

      1    Box Betty Crocker SuperMoist
           - white cake mix
           Tray or cardboard; 18" x 16"
           - covered
  1 1/2    Containers (1 lb ea) Betty
           - Crocker+« Rich & Creamy
           - white frosting
           Pink paste or gel food color
           Decorating bag with tips
     12    White candy-coated chewing
           - gum squares (Chiclets)
 3 3/16 oz Pkg marshmallow flowers
      3    Oval licorice candies
      1    Candy straw

  Heat oven to 350+|F/175+|C (325+|F for dark or nonstick
  pan). Spray bottom only of 13" x 9" pan with baking
  spray with flour.

  Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13" x
  9" pan, using water, oil and egg whites. Cool 10
  minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack.

  Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

  Cut 1 1/4" strip from each long side of cake. Trim
  each corner of cake to round off, making cell phone
  shape. (Discard pieces trimmed from cake or reserve
  for another use.) On tray, place cake. Freeze 1 hour.

  Divide 1 container of white frosting in half (about
  3/4 cup each). Stir food color into half of frosting
  to tint pink.

  Spread pink frosting over bottom half of cake. Spread
  white frosting over top half of cake.

  From 1/2 container of frosting, reserve about 2 tb
  white frosting. Tint about 1/4 cup of the frosting
  pink.

  Onto center of white-frosted half of cake, spread some
  of the pink frosting in square shape for message screen.
  Place remaining pink frosting in decorating bag with
  writing tip.

  Pipe pink frosting along edge of white-frosted cake.
  Arrange gum on cake for number buttons; pipe on numbers
  with pink frosting.

  With reserved white frosting, pipe desired message on
  message screen. Add marshmallow flowers and licorice
  candies. Add candy straw for antenna.

  High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude
  directions on cake mix box for 13" x 9" pan.

  Kitchen Tips: Look for paste or gel food color in cake
  decorating departments of craft stores.

  Instead of using a decorating bag and tip, place the
  frosting in a resealable food-storage plastic bag, cut
  a tiny hole in one corner and use to pipe the frosting.
  Use different bags for different colors.

  From: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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