ZigZagMarquis

Vegemite is AWESOME Albeit it is an acquired taste : Vegemite is disgusting! Its not so bad, as so long as its used in moderation and mixed with lots of butter!

Well, since titties and beer aren't on the list... ---------------- Pennsylvania Dutch Pickled Eggs You can switch this recipe up by swapping out the rice vinegar for malt, sherry, or raspberry vinegars, throwing in a habanero pepper to the solution, adding bruised lemongrass, strong tea, star anise, garlic, etc. Those may or may not be delicious contributions to the art of pickling eggs—but they don’t make Pennsylvania Dutch Pickled Eggs. For those, this is the method to use. Peel and place two dozen “hard-cooked” eggs made according to the directions below in a large jar covered with water ~ keeps them from drying while you prepare the pickling solution. Procede with the pickle. Pickling solution 14-16 oz jar of sliced beets—beets and all 2 cups white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) 1.5 cups water 2 three-inch sticks of cinnamon 4 or 5 whole cloves 3 bay leaves 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns roughly cracked into 2-3 pieces each 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 5-6 peeled small red shallots (optional) Place all the ingredients except optional raw shallots in a nonreactive pot, bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to simmer for five minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to bloodwarm. Drain the eggs and add the crimson liquid and shallots (if using) to the jar with the eggs. Refrigerate. Eggs are ready to eat after full day and keep refrigerated up to three weeks, during which time the reddish color will more deeply penetrate the white. After that, they’ll grow kinda rubbery and too firm. Once pickled, the shallots are tasty with a piece of decent cheddar cheese and a chunk of good bread. Bit of a ploughman’s lunch as a treat for the cook. Hard-Cooked Eggs—Notes: 1. Place the fresh whole “extra large” chicken eggs in an accommodating sauce pan and cover with cold water exactly one-inch above the tops of the eggs. 2. Place the pan over HIGH heat and bring quickly to a full rolling boil. 3. Remove the pan from the heat and cover it with a lid. 4. Set a timer for 10 minutes (see more below). Prepare an ice slurry bath using plenty of ice and just enough cold water to allow the ice to move freely. 5. After the eggs have steeped for ten minutes, remove them quickly from the hot water with a large slotted spoon or a “spider,” and immediately plunge them into the ice bath. 6. Keep in ice water until ready to peel. More... The size of the eggs will determine the steeping time. USDA “Jumbo” = 12 minutes USDA “Extra Large” = 10 minutes USDA “Large” = 8 minutes USDA “Medium” = 7 minutes USDA “small” (aka “pullet eggs”) = 6 minutes More Helpful Hints Regarding Hard Cooking Eggs: If the number of hard cooked eggs wanted is 12, start with 13, and subtract one minute from the steeping time. So for example, when cooking USDA “extra-large” eggs, set the timer for nine minutes rather than ten. When the timer goes off, quickly remove ONE egg and place it onto a carving board, and deftly cleve it in half, shell and all - Wack!! This will serve as a test to determine whether to remove and plunge the remaining 12 into the ice bath, and immediately stir them about, so that the ice bath shock is quick and complete. If the yolk of the test egg is still runny, allow the remaining 12 to steep in the hot water for another minute, before proceedng with the ice bath shock.

That's not a hard landing. THIS... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIsbSz03WdU ... is a HARD landing!

Ladies, Y'all are TOTALLY overlooking Wendy's great advice up post!

"No, it's 'After opening, get control of YOUR canopy'."

I don't think I ever met Mongo, but I sure heard the stories around Cal City when I started there back in the early 90s. In fact, the last photo there looks like it was taken in front of the new hangar at Cal City, before the shop was added to the north side of the building? Anyway, Blue Skies Mongo.

Huh, that is pretty cool, but I have to admit when I read, "Every DZ needs this!" + Shah Thread... I thought = A stripper pole in the packing area! ... oh, strippers included.

There fixed it for ya!

I'm not moving there - just going on a 3-4 week assignment. It will seem longer...

Nat, you're moving to Louisiana AND getting current!!??! Anyway, I've heard good things about Gold Coast, but understand why a 4+ hour drive wouldn't be attractive. I'm having troubles with a 2ish hour drive to a DZ.

Ya think he got laid after that?

Wow. Kind of reminds me of the Lady Be Good. Hopefully they'll find the pilot's remains and give him a decent burial. Also, hopefully they’ll do something good to preserve the wreckage so it doesn’t turn into a hacked up pile of junk if the souvenir hunters get to it. Thanks for posting.

Huh?

Are you sure he hasn't been there passed out in the tree since 4/20 day? No, because Obama was at UC Boulder just a couple days ago, and the Secret Service would have yanked him out of the tree if he had been there then. Nah, the Secret Service Agents were too busy bangin' hookers at the hotel to notice a bear passed out in a tree.

... and making sure your legs are through your leg-straps inside your wingsuit.

Same here, just cost me beer.

She looks good in her new outfit. Thanks for posting!

25 April 2012: N121PM departed (HMV282035) at 19:34 GMT enroute to 17N (Cross Keys) for an estimated arrival at 18:33 EDT N121PM is expected to arrive at Cross Keys (17N) in 45 minutes at 18:13 EDT N121PM arrived at Cross Keys (17N) at 18:16 EDT from HMV282035 Hopefully someone will post a picture of her soon!

I guess he's finally pulled into Nazareth... Blue Skies Levon. Appreciate the work you did while you were here.

AND if you google skymama, you get results! ... but I digress. Back to Jessi & Kari!

... oh bother!

Wow! Except for the little bit of green and orange on the gear strut fairing, there'd be no clue in that picture that was N121PM. Skydive2, thanks for posting. Do you have / can you post more photos? Any idea what her "new-do" will be like?

Last I checked, both Kari and Jessi have boobies. So a vote for either or both, is a vote for boobies! QED

Okay ladies and gents, I need the highly scientific and accurate dropzone.com poll method to help settle something. Who hotter? Jessi Combs or Kari Byron... OR... are they equally Hot? Do a Google image search if y'all aren't familiar with either... I wouldn't want to skew the results by picking photos myself.

And here I hoped there would be boobie pics in this thread...