Hi Dave,

 RH> Unlike the Army where Steve went thru basic, language school and two
 RH> other schools, then assigned to Fort Hood and put right to work. He
 RH> spent the first 16 months of his enlistment in basic and schools.
 RH> Original plan was 4 years and out but the opportunity to go to Germany
 RH> for just short of 6 years made him decide to do 20. Then, at about
 RH> 18.5 years in, came the chance to go to Hawaii where he got promoted
 RH> and wanted to do 3 years at that rank for a better retirement check.
 RH> Four years turned into 26.

 DD> When my enlistment was nearly up I was receruted haavily to re-up. I'd
 DD> have been an E-7 before the end of the second hitch. But, I was (or I
 DD> thought I was) in love and didn't want to go to Pyrees Greece or
 DD> Spain. In retrospect I probably should have hung out for 30, took the
 DD> pension
 DD> and had a second, civilian, career.

20/20 hindsight. I was somewhat hesitant when Steve told me about it but
the longer he was in, the more I knew it was a smart choice and really
enjoyed a lot of it. Didn't like the separations of course but he never
did deploy to a war zone.


 RH> Thanks for the head's up. I've not done a lot of cooking with
 RH> cider/apple juice in any form tho I did get a recipe for apple cake
 RH> from a friend that starts by reducing a quart of cider down to about a
 RH> cup.

 DD> Sounds like an apple syrup. Now, that's a syrup I'd eat on my waffles.

 RH> Most anything fruity works well for waffles. (G)

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

 DD>       Title: Picnic Potatoes
 DD>  Categories: Potatoes, Soups, Casseroles
 DD>       Yield: 10 Servings

 RH> I've seen similar that have had a topping of crushed corn flakes so
 RH> have never tried it. Maybe try something like this, but in a smaller
 RH> quantity.

 DD> You could have subbed Wheaties, Grape-Nuts Flakes, or Bran Flakes for
 DD> the Kellog's. Whoops, just checked - Wheaties contains corn - so it's
 DD> a no-no. But Bran Flakes or All-Bran will work.

Or, use something like potato chips for a double potato dish.


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Ruth
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