Quoting Michael Loo to Ruth Haffly <=-

When was the last time you saw a
crank phone? I've seen some, over 50 years ago, but
I don't recall having used one.

I've used them. Our very first phone was the crank style. It was
replaced by a rotary phone when the local phone company was
swallowed up by Bell in the 1950s while I was in public school. I
still remember the old number: two long rings and two shorts. My
buddy who was on the same party line was 5 shorts. Because there
were over a dozen parties on our line, my calls were very infrequent
and restricted to one minute by my parents.

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Title: Chiles Toreados Roasted Jalapeno Salsa
Categories: Salsa, Mexican
Servings: 4

1 TB canola oil
8 jalapenos, stemmed and
roughly chopped
1 lg onion, roughly chopped
1/8 ts salt
1/8 ts pepper
3 TB soy sauce

A great salsa is made with simple and few ingredients. Nothing
fancy. Typically, a chile toreado is a raw jalapeno or Serrano
chile gently pressed and rolled in between the palms of your hands.
This releases the seeds and softens the veins from inside the chile
to intensify the heat. Chiles toreados are eaten in alternating
bites with a main meal. Whether it's a carne asada taco,
quesadilla, a brothy fideo or simply rolled in a corn tortilla.

A salsa made with chiles toreados is just as quick and simple as
rolling in between the palms of your hands. All it takes is salt,
pepper and a few drops of soy sauce. If you don't have soy sauce,
lime juice will do. To get the large marinated chile pieces, finish
off the salsa by mashing and serving the ingredients in your
molcajete (Mexican style mortar and pestle).

In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium high heat, add chopped
jalapenos and onions and fry until jalapeno skins begin to blister
and char. Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper and soy sauce. Stir and
transfer to molcajete (mortar and pestle). Grind ingredients in
molcajete to desired consistency. Serve over tacos or as an
accompaniment to grilled meats.

Ericka Sanchez

From: Nibblesandfeasts.Com

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JIM WELLER wrote to MICHAEL LOO <=-

When was the last time you saw a
crank phone? I've seen some, over 50 years ago, but
I don't recall having used one.

I've used them. Our very first phone was the crank style. It was
replaced by a rotary phone when the local phone company was
swallowed up by Bell in the 1950s while I was in public school. I
still remember the old number: two long rings and two shorts. My
buddy who was on the same party line was 5 shorts. Because there
were over a dozen parties on our line, my calls were very infrequent
and restricted to one minute by my parents.

My grandparents had one on the kitchen wall of their Sears/Craftsman
house. It was replaced in the late 1940s with a black "standard" sized
tabletop telephone w/no dial. My grandfather kept the old crank phone
and disassembled it to salvage the magneto that drove the ringer. Then
he showed my dad and me how it could be used for fishing so long as Mr.
Game Warden didn't see you at it. Bv)=

My aunts/uncles/cousins in Southern Illinois all had the hand cranked
wall phones - even after their TelCo installed more current equipment.
Since they all lived within a mile or so of each other they used the
obsoleted crank phones to form their own family telephone system. Pretty
neat, really. My cousin Robert Blair, Jr. came up with both the idea
and the execution of it.

The first phone I can remember at my house was a dial-less unit which
required you to lift the hand-piece and wait for an operator to intone
"Number puleeeeze?" and then connect you to the requested number. When
we moved to the big city in 1954 we had phones with rotary dials. Quite
a step up. And the numbers were five-digit. In '58 seven digit numbers
were introduced. But you still had to go through the long-distance
operator to place an out-of-town call.

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Title: Deep Fried Catfish
Categories: Seafood, Udd
Yield: 1 Serving

1/2 c Flour
1/2 c Yellow cornmeal
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1/2 c Milk or buttermilk
1 lb Whole catfish; skinned,
- gutted, beheaded
Oil (for deep frying)

Mix dry ingredients.

Heat oil to 365°F/185°C.

Dip fish in milk, then in flour mixture.

Deep Fry, about 4 minutes

Drain on paper towels.

Recipe by Dave Drum

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On 08-06-19 07:35, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Jim Weller about crank phones <=-

tabletop telephone w/no dial. My grandfather kept the old crank phone
and disassembled it to salvage the magneto that drove the ringer. Then
he showed my dad and me how it could be used for fishing so long as
Mr. Game Warden didn't see you at it. Bv)=

How does one use a magneto for fishing?


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Title: Blt Boats
Categories: Sandwich, Tuna
Yield: 3 Servings

6 oz Can Bumble Bee Chunk Light
-or Chunk White Tuna in
-water
1 tb Lemon juice
6 Strips bacon
1 md Tomato
1 Stalk celery, minced
1 md Green onion, thinly sliced
5 tb Sour cream or plain yogurt
3 Oblong hero or submarine
-sandwich rolls
3 tb Shredded lettuce
6 tb Shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat broiler Open can, discard lid. Hold a small wire mesh
strainer or colander over an empty sink; dump can of tuna into
strainer, hold over sink until all of the liquid has drained.

DS- Just use the lid to press down on the tuna over the sink.

(To be sure all of the liquid has drained, gently press on tuna
in strainer with the back of a spoon.)

Place tuna in a medium bowl, flake into small pieces with a fork.
Sprinkle with lemon juice, toss gently. Arrange bacon on a paper
towel-lined plate, cover with paper towels. Microwave on HIGH (100%) 4
to 5 minutes, turning plate every minute, until crisp.

DS- No need to turn plate if your Micro has a spinning table such as is
common these days.

Crumble 3 strips bacon into small pieces, set remaining 3 strips
aside. Cut tomato into quarters, scrape with a small spoon to remove
seeds and soft pulp. Chop into 1/4-inch pieces.

DS- I would not bother removing seeds and pulp. There would be no
flavor left.

Stir crumbled bacon, tomato, celery and green onion into tuna. Add
sour cream, stir until evenly mixed.

Cut one-quarter of the top off of each roll. Carefully pull out and
discard bread, leaving a 1/4-inch shell, so each roll resembles
a boat. Line bottom of each roll with 1 Tablespoon lettuce. Divide
tuna mixture between rolls, spreading evenly. Arrange 1 bacon strip
atop each roll, sprinkle with shredded cheddar. Place 4 to 5 inches
beneath broiler for 60 to 90 seconds, until cheese bubbles.

From: Fred Ball Date: 04-18-98
Cooking

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Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

tabletop telephone w/no dial. My grandfather kept the old crank phone
and disassembled it to salvage the magneto that drove the ringer. Then
he showed my dad and me how it could be used for fishing so long as
Mr. Game Warden didn't see you at it. Bv)=

How does one use a magneto for fishing?

Dangle the wires from the output posts for the magneto over the sides
of the boat and spin the crank. The fish have a "shocking experience"
and float to the surface where they may be harvested into the "live
well" or a bucket. Those left in the water soon recover and swim away.
A gummint surplus military field phone magneto should work also.

In Illinois it's an illegal method except for marine biologists doing
research.

Here's a link to a nice article:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-make-a-fish-shocker

They can also be used to harvest earthworms for fishing bait if doing
a more conventional manner of angling.

www.oldphoneman.com/FSMagnetos.htm

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Cape Shark Soup Delight
Categories: Soups, Seafood, Vegetables, Potatoes
Yield: 3 Servings

1 lb Cape shark; in bite-size
- pieces *
1/2 c Diced celery
1/4 c Stewed tomatoes
1 lg Russet potato; peeled, diced
1/4 c Olive oil
1 tb Parsley
1/2 c Diced carrot
4 c Water
Salt & pepper
2 c Water

In a sauce pan put vegetables, potato and olive oil. Add
4 cups water and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 10
minutes. Add last 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
Add the bite-sized fish bits and cook for 5 minutes
more.

* Cape Shark, are small sharks abundant in the western
Atlantic Ocean from the Mid-Atlantic states to
Newfoundland.

The most abundant species found in northeastern U.S.
coastal waters is the spiny Cape Shark which has a
characteristic sharp spine in front of each dorsal fin.
The second most abundant species is the smooth dogfish
which has no spines. Cape shark have a body shape similar
to other sharks and are brown to slate gray colored.
Unlike other sharks that have pointed razor sharp teeth,
cape shark have reduced and flattened teeth.

RECIPE FROM: The Taste of Gloucester; A Fisherman's Wife
Cooks - Written and complied by The Fishermen's Wives of
Gloucester & The Cape Ann League of Women Voters

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Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

How does one use a magneto for fishing?

It sends an electrical shock through the water thereby killing all fish near the magneto. I've seen this done before on salmon on the Oregon Coast.

Later,
Sean


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Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-

My grandfather kept the old crank phone / magneto / for fishing

Safer than dynamite but lower yielding. [g]

The last one of these:

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Title: Fish Salad
Categories: Fish, Spreads
Servings: 8

2 c flaked suckers
1 c diced celery
2 TB pickle relish
1 TB minced onion
1/2 c salad dressing

Combine fish, celery, onion, pickle relish and salad dressing. Toss
lightly. Serve with crackers.

From: Southendwalleyeslayer.Com/Sucker

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Cheers

Jim


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On 08-07-19 07:10, Dave Drum <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about crank phones <=-

How does one use a magneto for fishing?

Dangle the wires from the output posts for the magneto over the sides
of the boat and spin the crank. The fish have a "shocking experience"
and float to the surface where they may be harvested into the "live
well" or a bucket. Those left in the water soon recover and swim away.
A gummint surplus military field phone magneto should work also.

I had not heard of that. Your description makes it sound like a more
human method than tossing a lit stick of dynamite into the water, albeit
still a bit unfair.

They can also be used to harvest earthworms for fishing bait if doing
a more conventional manner of angling.

I have also heard that just stomping on the ground sometimes works, as
well as looking in your driveway/asphalt after a heavy rain. When I
used to fish in Wisconsin, I had a raised bed seeded with earthworms. I
fed them used coffee grounds and other stuff.


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Title: Pepperoni-Pizza Burgers
Categories: Meats, Sandwich, Quick and e
Yield: 6 servings

1 lb Lean ground beef
15 oz Pizza sauce -- canned
1 ts Dried oregano
1/2 Onion
1/2 Green bell pepper
1 oz Pepperoni slices
1/2 c Mozzarella cheese --
-shredded
1/2 c Sliced mushrooms
6 Hamburger buns -- split

In a skillet, brown ground beef; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and
oregano. In a food processor, chop onion, pepper, pepperoni; add to
beef mixture. Simmer 20-25 minutes.
Spoon onto buns, top with cheese and mushrooms. Serve immediately.

Serving Ideas : Make these for school pot-luck meetings -- kids love
them.

NOTES : The sauce can be made ahead and reheated when needed. It will
freeze well, up to three months.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

From: George Elting Date: 06-15-00
Cooking

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JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

My grandfather kept the old crank phone / magneto / for fishing

Safer than dynamite but lower yielding. [g]

And with the advantage that the un-harvested fishies soon recover and
swim on about their muttons.

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Title: Mutton Pies in Lamb Broth
Categories: Lamb/mutton, Pastry, Vegetables, Herbs
Yield: 6 Servings

MMMMM----------------------SHORTCRUST DOUGH---------------------------
1 ts Salt
2 c Flour
1 c Cold butter; in small pieces
1/2 c Ice water

MMMMM------------------------PIE FILLING-----------------------------
1 lb Stewing mutton; fine chopped
Salt & fresh ground pepper
1 lg Onion; in fine dice
2 Carrots; diced
3 ts Minced fresh thyme
+=OR=+
1 ts Dried thyme
1 lg Egg
+=BEATEN WITH=+
1 tb Milk

MMMMM-------------------------LAMB BROTH------------------------------
1 lb Lamb bones
Salt & pepper
Water to cover

DOUGH: In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt. With a
pastry blender, criss crossed knives or your fingers, work
the butter into the flour to the consistency of coarse
crumbs.

Gradually stir in water with a fork until moistened. Knead
the dough until you can form a ball.

Divide dough in half and form into a flattened disk. Cover
each with plastic wrap and refrigerate 20 - 30 minutes.

MUTTON MIXTURE: Season meat with salt and pepper.

Mix mutton, onion, carrots and thyme together in a bowl.

Preheat oven to 350°f/175°C. Grease a baking sheet.

On a floured board, roll out 1 disk of dough and, using a
small plate or bowl as a guide, cut into 6 rounds about 4"
in diameter

Spoon 1 to 2 tbl of mutton mixture into center of 3
rounds. Dampen edges with with a little milk or water.
Cover each with another disk and crimp edges with a fork
all around. Dampen edges again with a little milk or
water.

Brush some of the egg wash over the pies and cut a slit in
each to allow steam to escape.

Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

Place on prepared sheet. Bake until browned, about 1 hour.

Serve hot, at room temperature or reheated in lamb
broth.

BROTH: Place lamb bones in a large saucepan with water to
cover. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to simmer and cook, covered, for 1 hour.
Remove bones, place pies in the broth for 11 minutes to
heat.

Makes six pies

FROM: Patty Malloe; Nashua, NH

RECIPE FROM: http://www.grouprecipes.com

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Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

How does one use a magneto for fishing?

Dangle the wires from the output posts for the magneto over the sides
of the boat and spin the crank. The fish have a "shocking experience"
and float to the surface where they may be harvested into the "live
well" or a bucket. Those left in the water soon recover and swim away.
A gummint surplus military field phone magneto should work also.

I had not heard of that. Your description makes it sound like a more human method than tossing a lit stick of dynamite into the water,
albeit still a bit unfair.

Life isn't fair. If you're fishing for food - it's effective. If you're
fishing for sport - you wouldn't use it. As you wouldn't use a "trot"
line or traps.

They can also be used to harvest earthworms for fishing bait if doing
a more conventional manner of angling.

I have also heard that just stomping on the ground sometimes works, as well as looking in your driveway/asphalt after a heavy rain. When I
used to fish in Wisconsin, I had a raised bed seeded with earthworms.
I fed them used coffee grounds and other stuff.

I've never used a magneto to harvest worms. My usual method was to turn
up some dirt with a spading fork and sort through the broken down clump
for nice fat worms. I've also, as you note, harvested them from the top
of the ground or the driveway/sidewalk after a heavy rain.

Here's a link to a spading fork pixture(s) for those who have never
seen/used one. https://tinyurl.com/FORKING-SPADE

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Title: Worm Burgers
Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Dairy, Condiments, Sandwiches
Yield: 6 Servings

1 1/2 c Mung bean sprouts
1 lb Ground beef
1 lg Egg
Salt & pepper
Mayonnaise
Ketchup
6 Hamburger buns

MMMMM------------------------TOOLS NEEDED-----------------------------
Mixing bowl
lg Frying pan
Spatula
Aluminum foil
Platter

Wash sprout (worms) with warm water. Using clean hands,
mix one cup of the sprouts, the ground beef and the raw
egg together in a bowl. Reserve the remaining sprouts
until later.

Form burgers into six patties. Place in fry pan and
sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cook on medium heat until
they are well browned underneath. Carefully turn the
patties and season again. Cook until the second side
is well browned.

Place on open buns and serve with the worms sprinkled
on top as a garnish. Don't forget the pus and blood.

Serves 6 worm slurpers.

Sicko serving suggestion: Use a clean hole puncher to
punch holes in lettuce garnish.

From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House

Shared by Carolyn Shaw 10-95

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Quoting Sean Dennis to Dale Shipp <=-

How does one use a magneto for fishing?

It sends an electrical shock through the water thereby killing
all fish near the magneto.

Actually, unless a fish is very small and very close to the wires in
the water they are merely stunned briefly and recover within
minutes. Legit biologists use similar generators to do fish
population studies.

This has nothing to do with fish except for some miscellaneous
anchovies; it came up when I was checking out green salsas not long
ago. This one is Spanish not Mexican ...

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Title: Steak And Corn Salad With Spanish Salsa Verde
Categories: Beef, Steak, Salads, Salsa, Spanish
Servings: 4

FOR THE SALSA VERDE:
2 TB capers, drained and finely
minced
8 cornichons, finely minced
2 md cloves garlic, minced
1 c fresh parsley leaves, minced
plus more for garnish
1/2 c fresh mint leaves, minced,
plus more for garnish
6 anchovy fillets, minced
1 sm shallot, minced
2 ts Dijon mustard
2 TB sherry vinegar
1/2 c extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly
ground black pepper
FOR THE SALAD:
2 ears corn, in the husk
3/4 lb leftover steak, chilled,
thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced

For the Salsa Verde: Combine capers, cornichons, garlic, parsley,
mint, anchovies, shallot, mustard, and sherry vinegar in a large
bowl. Whisking constantly, drizzle in extra-virgin olive oil. Season
to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.

For the Salad: Shuck and grill corn over a hot grill or under the
broiler, turning frequently, until tender and charred in spots,
about 8 minutes total. Alternatively, place corn on a microwave-safe
plate and microwave until steamed and tender, about 7 minutes. Allow
to rest until cool enough to handle, then cut off kernels. Discard
cobs.

Combine corn, steak, and red onion in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of
the salsa verde and toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and
pepper. Transfer to a serving platter and spoon additional salsa
verde over. Garnish with parsley and mint leaves and serve
immediately. Extra salsa verde can be stored in a sealed container
in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

J. KENJI LOPEZ-ALT

From: Serious Eats

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Cheers

Jim


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JIM WELLER wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

Actually, unless a fish is very small and very close to the wires in
the water they are merely stunned briefly and recover within
minutes. Legit biologists use similar generators to do fish
population studies.

I've seen contraptions used, like a modified stun gun, that zap the bejesus
out of fish within a 10 foot radius (just don't find yourself in a metal
boat else you might get it too). To me, that's not fishing...but for the biologists' use, I can understand why.

This has nothing to do with fish except for some miscellaneous
anchovies; it came up when I was checking out green salsas not long
ago. This one is Spanish not Mexican ...

8 cornichons, finely minced

What are those?

Later,
Sean


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Quoting Sean Dennis to Jim Weller <=-

JIM WELLER wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

modified stun gun [...] To me, that's not fishing

It's certainly not sport fishing although it could be considered
efficient food harvesting I suppose. It is also illegal almost
everywhere.

8 cornichons, finely minced

What are those?

A French name and therefore a British one too for a small, very sour
gherkin pickle. (North American style gherkin pickles are usually
sweet.) And a gherkin of course is a variety of small cucumber
harvested when they are just 1 to 2 inches long and very skinny.

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Title: Sunshine Mushroom Soup
Categories: Soups, Beans, Chicken, Chilies, Mushrooms
Yield: 10 Servings

1 lb Dried yellow split peas
8 c Water
3 Chicken bouillon cubes
2 Tomatoes; peeled and
Chunked
1 c Sliced carrots
1 c Sliced celery
1 c Chopped onions
1 Garlic clove; minced
1 c Canned mushrooms;
-drained and sliced or
fresh mushrooms, sliced
3 tb Margarine
1 sm Bay leaf
1/4 ts Thyme
1 pn Cayenne
Salt and pepper

Wash peas thoroughly and combine with water. Stir in bouillon,
tomatoes, and carrots. Place margarine in skillet over medium
heat. Saute celery, onion, garlic, and mushrooms until onion is
golden. Add to soup. Add remaining seasoning. Simmer covered for
45 minutes or until peas are tender.

Recipe by: USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council
Source: www.pea-lentil.com
From: Pat Hanneman

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Jim


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Hello JIM.

12 Aug 19 22:58, you wrote to me:

It's certainly not sport fishing although it could be considered
efficient food harvesting I suppose. It is also illegal almost
everywhere.

I'd hope it'd be illegal.

A French name and therefore a British one too for a small, very sour gherkin pickle. (North American style gherkin pickles are usually
sweet.) And a gherkin of course is a variety of small cucumber
harvested when they are just 1 to 2 inches long and very skinny.

Oh, okay. I am not a pickle fan so I didn't know. Thanks!

Later,
Sean

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