Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Craig
On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:45:22 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Had beef stroganoff for supper! MM Oh yeah, and some perry from Uncle John's in St. John MI. Tomorrow is some scrumpy form Jim Koan over by flint, MI. Perry? Scrumpy? You'll have to explain ... Craig

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread LWB250
to spend Christmas eve? To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 8:03 PM Nope, good old NY state. The Polish part is the soup and pierogi, the lasagnia I have no clue where that worked in, it's from my mom's side and as far as I  know there's

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Dieselhead
Perry is like bubbly hard cider, only it is made with pear juice, not apple juice. Scrumpy is a brand of organic hard cider made by Jim Koan in MI. Scrumpy is an old English slang word for (hard) cider or cyder. On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:45:22 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Peter Frederick
Perry is wonderful. Hard to find, but delicious. Hard cider is pretty good too! Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread John Reames
I spent some time replacing the fuel line o-rings on one of the W210.025's (if you pull the washer fluid bottle and the fuel filter, you can just do it without pulling the intake manifold) I made a batch of spritz, just for Ethan to be able to use the cookie press and decorate them (it's one

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve? Why with mushroom soup of course!

2010-12-25 Thread Rich Thomas
Thanks, I'll have to give that a try. There was a restaurant in Lexington MA called Bel Canto, that had an awesome mushroom soup. It had some ingredient I could never quite figure out, I think it might have been sherry or cognac. I'll have to give a little shot of that a try in some of this

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Rich Thomas
My daughter's friends brew a lot of beer, I was visiting her a coupla weeks ago and we went over to their house while they were bottling some beer, and they had some pear brew they had been fermenting too. (One of the guys got a bushel or two of pears at his grandmother's funeral, I think she

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve? Why with mushroom soup of course!

2010-12-25 Thread Walt Zarnoch
It's very much personal preference what mushrooms are used, we use bolete because we pick them local and it's what we've always used. I'd think the wood ears would give it a good flavor, maybe the chinese ones as well. Just err on the side of a little less till you're sure how they flavor it,

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Craig
On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:45:22 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I did all my MB wrenching a couple of days ago. Spent this afternoon/evening mixing several kinds of cookie dough, and brought the proof cabinet ($0 pickup) around to the kitchen and loaded a dozen sheet pans in it.

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Dieselhead
John, I have your excellent writeup, along with Herr Doktor's comments and my notes concerning OM603. You are right, that any MB with the 33 spline DV uses the same orings and copper seals, and I think the springs are all the same too. Let me know if you want a copy of your write-up. I

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-25 Thread Craig
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:58:06 -0500 John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote: Looks like I might be (re)doing DV seals; they only seem to last 60-70k with the ULSD we run now. I guess I need to find the write-up that I did a few years ago (for the OM606/W210); it was long enough ago that the

[MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
How is everyone spending Christmas eve? Me? Well all afternoon I have been finishing up the engine install on the SD, Im ready to try and start it but just waiting for the battery to charge. I will try it in about an hour. If it runs, then I will finish up the little things under the hood

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: How is everyone spending Christmas eve? Me? Well all afternoon I have been finishing up the engine install on the SD, Im ready to try and start it but just waiting for the battery to charge. I will try it in about an hour. If it runs, then I will finish up the

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
She has a working car, she is now in the 90 300D after I replaced the ball joints. I would still like to do the complete front end and rear links on that car eventually. On 12/24/2010 6:08 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: How is everyone spending Christmas eve? Me? Well all

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Peter Frederick
Cook and clean. I inherited the holiday spread job a couple years ago, so do a couple roast turkeys a year now, been baking all day. Then a nice shot of good bourbon and early to bed, gotta get up at 5 and stuff the bird and start some dinner rolls. Eating is a good thing! Peter

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Walt Zarnoch
We've got the traditional mushroom soup and pierogi, as well as the christmas lasagnia. Walt On Dec 24, 2010 7:28 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Peter Frederick
You don't live in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario do you? Sounds like dinner there! My whole nieghborhood was Italian. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Nope, good old NY state. The Polish part is the soup and pierogi, the lasagnia I have no clue where that worked in, it's from my mom's side and as far as I know there's no Italian in the lineage. I'm just waiting to get into the homemade cheesecake, and the cheese balls... Walt On Dec 24, 2010

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread OK Don
Well, since you asked, suffering from a cold (which I getr just before Christmas every other year), watching wife and daughter make pies, pre-make the turkey stuffing, etc. Daughter will head to the airport to pick up her sister and husband in an hour or so. Worked a little JT65a on 20 meters

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Oh, my MB content, forgot to put it in. Bumped head on left front tire of the Ram50 the 617 is going into(it's on the lift still), looked at the engine on the stand, contemplating if I want to replace the main bearings when I end up removing the crank to do the rear seal... maybe cryo the crank

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Bob Rentfro
Gonna have a few cocktails while sitting in the spa, then climb out, sit by the fire pit and make Christmasy s'mores. Then more spa time and cocktails, then wrap gifts. Making a nice vegan spread tomorrow (except for the obligitory small ham), then prolly driving up to my dads in the snow in

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Rich Thomas
Send soup recipe! --R On 12/24/2010 8:03 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote: Nope, good old NY state. The Polish part is the soup and pierogi, the lasagnia I have no clue where that worked in, it's from my mom's side and as far as I know there's no Italian in the lineage. I'm just waiting to get into

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve? Why with mushroom soup of course!

2010-12-24 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Ok, ok, you twisted my arm. :) 1/4 oz dried polish mushrooms(bolete) 4 1# packages white mushrooms 1 cup water 1/4 cup white vinegar 3 pints heavy cream 1 quart half half Salt Pepper to taste Bring vinegar, water, and dried mushrooms to near boil. Slice white mushrooms, add and simmer till

Re: [MBZ] How to spend Christmas eve?

2010-12-24 Thread Dieselhead
I did all my MB wrenching a couple of days ago. Spent this afternoon/evening mixing several kinds of cookie dough, and brought the proof cabinet ($0 pickup) around to the kitchen and loaded a dozen sheet pans in it. Then rolled, cut out, and baked sugar cookies. THe hobart mixer is out in