Subdeacon Joe

There's an Air Force pilot driving from McChord to NAS Whidbey, and a Navy pilot driving from NAS Whidbey to McChord. In the middle of the night with no other cars on the road they hit each other head on and both cars go flying off in different directions. The Air Force pilot manages to climb out of his car and surveys the damage. He looks at his twisted car and says, "Man, I am really lucky to be alive!" Likewise the Navy pilot scrambles out of his car and looks at his wreckage. He too says to himself, "I can't believe I survived this wreck!" The Navy pilot walks over to the Air Force pilot and says, "Hey man, I think this is a sign from God that we should put away our petty differences and live as friends instead of arch rivals" The Air Force pilot thinks for a moment and says, "You know, you're absolutely right! We should be friends. Now I'm gonna see what else survived this wreck" So the Air Force pilot pops open his trunk and finds a full, unopened bottle of Jack Daniels. He says to the Navy pilot, "I think this is another sign from God that we should toast to our new found understanding and friendship" The Navy pilot replies, "You're damn right!" and he grabs the bottle and starts sucking down Jack Daniels. After putting away nearly half the bottle the Navy pilot hands it back to the Air Force pilot and says, "Your turn!" The Air Force pilot twists the cap back on the bottle and says, "Nahh, I think I'll wait for the cops to come." www.Sierrahotel.net

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SALAD As promised, the Start Of The Pinned Receipts Thread. To start with, I'm going to put a few simple rules in the starter post for this thread: 1.) Start the post with a category such as BREAD or CHILI, SOUPS, AND STEWS, MEAT MAIN DISH, EGGS, etc. to make it easier to find things using the Search function. 2.) Only one recipe per post, again, to make it easier to find. 3.) Use the LIKE and THANKS buttons rather than a reply of Sounds Good and such, this will limit the number of posts as I can see the thread getting unwieldly very quickly. Questions for clarification, critiques, possible modifications are fine. 4.) If you cut and paste a receipt please post the link also. This should avoid any copyright issues. While the INGREDIENTS of a recipe can't be copyrighted, the front matter, notes, and instructions can. So, onto the First Receipt, the idea of which is inspired by @Buckshot _Bob The receipt itself is an adaptation from a Weight Watchers recipe. Yes, recipes used to be called receipts. BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON, ONION, AND HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING. Ingredients 4 to 6 cups Broccoli, cut into small bite sized pieces Half a Red Onion or 2 Shallots thinly sliced. 4 slices Bacon, cut into half inch wide lardons 1/3 cup Golden Raisins (optional) 2 TBS Honey 2 – 4 TBS Grainy Mustard* Vinegar** Salt and Pepper to taste. Method In a large skillet over medium heat cook Bacon until crisp, remove from pan and drain on paper towels (or cloth towel). Reserve about 2 TBS of the bacon grease in pan Add Honey and stir until melted. Add mustard, vinegar, raisins, and onions. Stir to combine. Add Broccoli and toss to coat. Season with Salt and Pepper, remove from pan, add Bacon and toss. *Use almost any Mustard you like EXCEPT yellow mustard. That doesn't work well in most dressings. ** I like Cider Vinegar, but it works well with Red Wine Vinegar, Champaign Vinegar, White Vinegar, UNSEASONED Rice Vinegar. NOTE: by changing up the type of Mustard and Vinegar you use you can change the taste of this so it never gets boring.