I am not a poster. I am a crispy critter.

[EsmeraldaA]

I have more!

[MNJohnnie]

Nestle miniatures

I bet most of the men never did forgive you.

Mmm, I guess I should of been specific. It was a truck load of Nestle Miniature Chocolate bars. $38,000 worth to be exact

[MNJohnnie]

Is that where they try to find an actress shorter than Tom Cruise when he is not wearing lifts?

HAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Now THAT is funny!

[Das Outsider]

Wait a minute ... I think you just did!

The model also accounts for the not-very-likely-but-eminently-possible sighting and/or encounter with spacemen. One can never plan too much in these situations. There will be units on board to store the 34.6 gallons of strawberry ice cream necessary to appease our extraterrestrial comrades should they show hostility.

[MNJohnnie]

That would be the area I live in.

Na, we would repatriate you. Figure one Freeper is worth 527 Moveon.org members.

[fanfan]

Good night everyone.

:-D

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Butter tarts:


Never Fail Pastry:
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 pound Tenderflake lard
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 egg, slightly beaten
Water

Filling:
2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
2 cups corn syrup
1/2 pound butter
8 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups raisins, washed and rinsed



Directions:

Pastry:
Cut lard into cubes (about 1 inch) and freeze. Mix together flour, salt, and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor.

After the lard is frozen, add to the food processor. Pulse until the flour mixture is crumbly and resembles small peas.

Combine vinegar and egg in a measuring cup and add enough water to make 1 cup. Add the liquid mixture through the feed tube. Continue until the mixture forms a ball.

Divide into four and form into flat disks. Chill for about 15 minutes. Roll out 1 piece of dough on a floured board until 1/8 inch thick. Cut to the appropriate size and line the tart tins.

While I am making the filling, I place the lined tart tins in the freezer. You get flakier pastry if you keep it chilled before baking.

Filling:
Mix the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and eggs in the food processor until smooth. Add salt and vanilla and mix well.

Place about 9 raisins in each tart shell. Add the syrup mixture til about 3/4 full.

Bake in a 400 degree F. oven for about 15 to 20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
Remove from oven and cool slightly before removing from tins. These do freeze well (that's if they last long enough). Makes 36 or more medium tarts.

[EsmeraldaA]

The patronizing older brother thing.

YOKES

Good luck with that. And patience.

hehe hehe

[Alice au Wonderland]

'Night Fan!

[MNJohnnie]

There will be units on board to store the 34.6 gallons of strawberry ice cream necessary to appease our extraterrestrial comrades should they show hostility

Hmm do you think that will be enough? After all we will have to demonstrate our good will by eating a bowl first to show them we mean no harm.

[sionnsar]

Nope. (That's Japanese, anyway.)

Each "box" represents a syllable, and a syllable always starts with a consonant followed by a vowel, with an optional closing syllable. But the first syllable, "a-n", has no opening consonant so they used "O" as a place-marker. "|-" is 'a', and "|__" is 'n'.

The second syllable "n-yo-ng" starts with "|__" again, followed by "=|" (yo) and "(=)" ( best I can do, 'ng').

Invented by King Won in the 1400s, they're quite proud of it. I was surprised when, looking at some text on a Samsung tower, I suddenly realized two particular characters in the string read "sam-sung."

[MNJohnnie]

Fan! You cannot go! You will miss the 2!

[EsmeraldaA]

But of course!

I have very good Lugs...

[sionnsar]

gamsa hamnida

de nada

[Das Outsider]

Great! Could you do a drawing of me? LOL!

Let's get the craft named first. After that, we will need photos (or pictures) to release to the press. That's where I come in.

[MNJohnnie]

Butter Tarts!!! For Breakfast?????

[Monkey Face]

LOL!

OK. I think I can wait for that...

[calrighty]

Maddox Pirate BUMP

[sionnsar]

'Night, IT!

[MNJohnnie]

I have very good Lugs... Now you KNOW it is not nice to tease me like that Esme!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

mine?