FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 23 December 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AFGHANISTAN BOUND

U.S. Army soldiers board a Boeing 737 as they prepare to leave Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2011, for a deployment to Afghanistan. The 290 soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

TAJI TROOPS

U.S. Army military policemen conduct a dismounted patrol along a road outside Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2011. The policemen are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade, Company H, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kissta Feldner

RIFLEMAN REASSEMBLY

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Stowe reassembles an M240B medium machine gun aboard the USS Makin Island under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. Stowe is a rifleman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada

ARCTIC EXERCISE

U.S. Marines and sailors climb up the side of the USNS Arctic while conducting a simulated expanded, visit, board, search and seizure mission as part of a composite training exercise while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. The troops are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Platoon. U.S. Marine Corps

PATTERN IS FULL

F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an "elephant walk " formation as they taxi down a runway during an exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2011. The Falcons are assigned to the 8th and 419th Fighter Wings. The exercise showcased the participating aircrews' ability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas

PERFECT FIT

Ryan Blanck, a prosthetist and developer of the Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis brace, checks the fit after he adjusts one of his braces on Army 1st Lt. Matthew Anderson, an infantry platoon leader, at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Nov. 10, 2011. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

PATROL PALS

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jon Lyman hands a piece of candy to an Afghan child during a security patrol in Garmser District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2011. Lyman is a mortar man assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers met with local elders at a shura and built rapport with local children during the patrol. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

FLEET FLUTE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Clark, center, plays the flute beside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band musicians in front of an audience of more than 500 people at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fleet Theatre in Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 3, 2011. Clark is assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix

WADI CROSSING

U.S. Marines patrol across the Musa Qal`eh Wadi crossing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. The structure was built by U.S. troops in an effort to bridge the Musa Qal`eh district center to neighboring villages during the rainy season when the wadi, or seasonal river, is full.

HOVERING HAWKS

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for takeoff at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[TASMANIANRED]

Every day brings a lew milestone.

Kids change more in their first 3 years than they will the rest of their lives.

It’s like watching miracles unfold.

Wear your camera out during his visit.

And don’t forget to keep a burp cloth on your shoulder at all times.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy, Hugs.

[tillacum]

Kathy you are a true hero. You are faithful, always ready to give a hand to an active duty or a vet. May your years be blessed for your unfailing trust in our military. You are one of a kind. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening ElKabong, Hugs

Enjoy your Christmas with your Mom.

[TASMANIANRED]

Off Christmas Day, working Christmas Eve.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Deo, Hugs.

[SandRat]

G-Ma SR will Wear the camera out during his visit.

We have lots of “bu-URPPPP!” cloths.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

*hugs* to you too FRiend. How ya been? Got any special plans for Christmas?

[writer33]

For the troops to enjoy:

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[TASMANIANRED]

I was up until 4 am making blueberry and pinapple jam the other night.

Next morning the blueberry was firm but the pinapple sloshy.

It firmed up by the time I got off last night.

Pinapple Jam.

Double batch.

2 cans of Dole crushed pinapple in juice
need enough water to bring the total volume to 6 cups.

2 boxes of powdered sure gel.
6 cups of sugar.

Stir in the powered sure gel..bring to a rolling boil that you can’t stir down.

Add all the sugar stirring constantly until it comes back to a rolling boil.

1 TBS of butter will help keep the foaming down.

Boil stiring for 1 minute.

Remove from the heat and jar it.

Water bath process for 10 minutes.

It made 13 1/2 pints for me.

Just enough for my sisters and special friends.

Took the pot scrapings and made just 1 jar of blueberry/pinapple..Should have made more.

[tillacum]

What kind of pectin did you use. I don’t think pineapple has any pectin, at least not for me. Share the recipe?

[ConorMacNessa]

AMERICA – LAND OF THE FREE . . .

BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[tillacum]

Thank you for sharing Tasmanianred. I’m going to try it. In fact, I’m going to mix a small batch of the blueberry and pineapple.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Publius...((HUGS))...Christmas plans?

[luvie]

Howdy, Taz! (((hugs)))

How’s the weather there? They are predicting snow for us..for real!
I’m not convinced, but it will be interesting. And cold! :)

[TASMANIANRED]

The Bu URPPPP cloths are mandatory.

Used to be easier in the days of cloth diapers.

[TASMANIANRED]

Will be going to MIL’s house.

She always knocks herself out for dinner even when I offer to bring at least half of it.

[TASMANIANRED]

Just used the powdered sure gel.

Recipe at post 70.

[SandRat]

We still have a lot of those left over from raising our own 3 and someone of the feminine persuasion being a pack-rat. lol

[TASMANIANRED]

I thought about the combo before I made the jams.

I didn’t want to try something “innovative” when they were intended as gifts.

All food experiments get taste tested on Tazman first.