San Francisco is my favorite city in the US too, but it's been many years
since I've been there, and given the choice, would probably be there living. I
loved the cable cars and Golden Gate Park. Wonderful memories. My Father
worked for the Navy on the island of Guam, so I spent my teenage years there in
the South Pacific. When the weather turns cold, snowy and icy here in
Pennsylvania, I think about the warmth of the islands. I even think about San
Francisco as the temperatures there are fairly constant. Have a wonderful,
Happy and Healthy New Year and may your problems with CML be less. I wish the
same for all of us. I guess this is why I put my mind on other things like
living day to day. I can only do that, and the future will be there tomorrow.
Hugs, Millie
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard H
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Happy Holidays
I was Navy but only served 3 years. I saw most of the major navy bases in
the far East being on a supply. San Francisco is my favorite US City, spent
time riding the cable car, visiting Golden Gate Park. I'm sure that the cake
in my story was used as a carrier for getting the booze through the gate for
her poor little boy having to stay aboard ship.
Happy New Year As I raise my glass of cider in salute to you for your service
to our country as a navy wife.
Richard H.
On Friday, December 27, 2013 11:21:13 PM UTC-6, millie wrote:
Hi Richard....So you were in the Navy. My husband spent 20 years in the
Navy, and I'm originally from San Francisco. I loved your story though, but I
don't think I had that much booze in my fruit cakes. I still soak a piece of
cheesecloth in the stuff, and wrap my fruit cakes, checking them from time to
time to make sure they don't dry out. I make them in October, as that's when
my Mother made them. I doubt it was ever enough to get someone drunk unless
they ate the whole thing, and then there might be a problem. I loved your
story though.
Happy New Year
Millie
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard H
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Happy Holidays
Hi Millie. I am enjoying your fruit cake stories. When I was a young
lad my Mother and Grandmother always had the no booze fruit cake and I loved
it. Since you sared a story while the family was in the service I would like
to share one I observed while I was serving aboard ship. We arrived in San
Francisco just before Christmas. A shipmate was restricted to the ship because
of his poor drinking habits. One day at Mail Call he received a package frome.
He disappeared below Deck to get his knife to open the package Moments later
he appeared and grabbed a glass, then proceeded to open the tin and cut a piece
of Fruit Cake. He picked up the piece of cake and instead of taking a bite he
put it over the glass and squeezed enough booze to have a shot ready to drink.
Thanks to his mother, his restriction to ship was extended for adfdfitional
time.
Richard H,
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1
0:52:41 PM UTC-6, millie wrote:
Hi Jeanie...I'd love to send you come cookies but my son and husband
won't let them leave the house :>).
I think my Mother made the cookies that tasted like fruit cake, but
don't have the recipe. As a kid, I didn't like them. I do, however, make the
world greatest fruit cake. I use very little citron in my cakes, and mostly
dried fruits, apple cider, and various other things. I sent one into work with
my son, and to be nice, the guys ate some and I had phone calls for weeks
afterwards wanting the recipe. It isn't cheap to make, but it is very good.
When I was in Morocco I couldn't get the regular fruit cake stuff, so used the
dried and also couldn't find the nuts I needed, so I ended up using mixed nuts
without the peanuts. I remember I could buy them in a huge can at the
commissary store and so that's what I had and used. I made a bunch of cakes
and wrapped them in cheese cloth that I soaked in Apricot Brandy. I then
wrapped them in foil and put them in the fridge. During that time my husband
had an accident, so we were back and forth to the hospital in Germany. At any
rate, those cakes set in the fridge soaking up the booze for weeks. When we
got back, the Chaplin stopped by to see us and I offered him a piece of the
cake. He ended up taking one home saying it was the best fruit cake he'd ever
had. I think he had a buzz on by then, but I didn't tell him how long they'd
been soaking in the brandy. I haven't made them in a few years, but perhaps
next year I'll do it. My son just loves them, and he doesn't drink at all. I
don't soak them forever either...only that one time. If I make them, I'll see
that you get one. I was going to make them this year, but didn't get to the
store where I buy all of the fruit for them.
I'm heading to bed, so am going to shut down. I do hope that your mini
vacation goes well. I hope that you're up to it. You go and have a wonderful
time and I'll talk to you when you return. I hope to sleep tonight...at least
some. Write when you get home.
Hugs and 18's,
Millie
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Happy Holidays
Hi Millie and send me some cookies. My sister use to bake a German
cookie that was hard and tasted a lot like fruitcake. They were delicious but
no one has the recipe. Have you ever heard of them. It seems she made them
early and let them harden.
I have eaten too much hehe.
Had a wonderful Christmas and my daughter has planned a mini vacation
in Key West with a 7-day cruise included. I hope I get to feeling better so I
can enjoy it.
We did have snow one year in FL, not much but enough to see it on the
orange trees, and my daughter made some snowballs. I think it was in the 70s.
I'm a FL Cracker, but we do get cold days here.
Stay warm and keep cooking.
Blessings,
Jeanie<3
In a message dated 12/17/2013 5:03:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hi...If you and Shelly lived closer, I'd run some of these over to
you. I have another bunch in the oven and more to go, and then tonight plan on
making more dough up and I'll keep going until I can't any more. I love doing
it, but this body doesn't always want to cooperate, so I do what I can.
We had a little more of that fluffy white stuff today, but nothing
much. We're on the edge of where they get the white stuff or ice. I hate the
ice. It's the worst as far as I'm concerned. I never was in the "White Stuff"
until I moved to the east coast. In the area of Calif I came from and the
south pacific where I spent years.....it never did any of that.
You and your family have a wonderful Holiday Season....
Hugs to all,
Millie
----- Original Message -----
From: Marty Gartenberg
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Happy Holidays
Hi Millie,
Those cookies sound yummy. Sure wish I were there to share some
with you.
I'm sorry to hear about all of that "white stuff" your getting
there. I am glad that you didn't mention that nasty four letter "S" word. Since
living down in south Florida I haven't seen any of that anymore, and frankly I
don't miss it at all.
When I lived in PA my driveway was over 100 feet long all
downhill. I had an atv with a "S" plow on it and would use it to clear off all
of that "S". Sometimes we would get 5 or 6 feet of it. Our home up there is in
a skii connunity and the elevation of the mountain is over 1,200 feet. There
was a time that the "S" was over the stop signs in the streets up there.
I wish you and everyone else a Merry Christmas and a healthy and
happy New Year.
18's
Marty
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 8:37 PM, C.M. Houtz <[email protected]> wrote:
I also want to wish every one a very Happy Holiday Season. I
have 4 batches of cookies to bake tomorrow. I made the dough today, so I'll
get to that when I get up. I am taking it easy and only doing as much as I
can. I wish you were all here to enjoy them with me.
Marty, we're getting some of that white stuff starting tonight
and into tomorrow with a couple more inches to shovel. We got at least 6
inches of it the other day, with ice, so it wasn't fun to get rid of. My
Chris went out and pushed the snow blower through it. Thank God we have a big
one, as anything smaller wouldn't have gone through the icy mess. It took him
3 hours to clear the driveway and the private road that goes past our house.
He only does a small section of that. Enough to get us in and out of our
driveway. As long as I stay inside, I can appreciate it. I don't want to get
out in it.
I must have some lazar surgery on both eyes this month. It's
from scar tissue from the cataract surgery. They'll do one on the 23rd, and
the other on the 30th, and hopefully, it will clear my vision up. It's really
been messed up lately. I have to take my glasses off to work on here.
Everyone have a wonderful holiday season, and I'll pray that
they will find a cure for this thing soon.
Hugs to all,
Millie
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