You can count me in for now. I'm currently driving nine hours from

here to

Williamsport, PA, each way on the first week of every month to work at our factory in Montgomery, PA. I just did a Google Maps check and I didn't realize I was so close to everyone! So since I know the route pretty

well and

it looks like I'd mainly be driving I-81, it shouldn't be too hard for

me to

leave on a Friday, visit over the weekend, and come back on Monday.

We're still not sure about the location but
check in here periodically.

That and I'm getting 40+ MPG in my Versa so it should be pretty cheap

for gas.

Excellent, but I see the prices creeping up again.

Ieatÿs Chinese Roast Pork, Siu Yuk, Sio Bak Recipe II
categories: Singaporean, main
yield: 3 to 4 lb

1 1/2 to 2 kg pork belly (fresh pork is best)
h - spice rub
2 Tb salt
1 Tb white pepper
2 ts five spice powder
2 Tb ground ginger powder
- sub half sand ginger powder
2 ts MSG
- or 2 Tb nam yu (fermented bean curd)
h - For brushing
1 Tb rice vinegar

Stab pork all over to produce hundreds of tiny
puncture holes in the skin. You can do this
after the blanching step or before and after if
you are kiasu (play safe) or if you just want
to vent your anger. It's quite therapeutic.

Update. You only need to stab it after blanching.
Blanching the skin first will make it easier to
stab the pork. Make sure you stab it deep enough
(at least 3 mm deep). What you are trying to do
is to make a hole past the epidermal layer (tough
skin layer) so that any air bubbles that develop
under the epidermis will escape during the
cooking process. If you don't do it properly,
the bubbles will lift the epidermis off the fat
layer and your crackling will not be even.

Prepare a water bath with a rack with the water
level just 1/2 cm higher than the rack.

Place the pork belly skin side down and cook for
3 min.

Thoroughly cool the meat under running water.

Make a slit across the bottom layer of the pork
belly. Cut across the grain so that the pork
will not curl up when it is roasting. It also
helps the spice rub to penetrate the meat.

Update. Dry the skin and apply the vinegar to
the skin surface at this stage (instead of
later) and lay it flat onto the cutting board
so that the skin absorbs the vinegar evenly.

Mix the spice rub and apply all over the meat
(not the skin). Leave to cure overnight in the
fridge. Cover loosely with baking paper so air
can circulate and dry the skin.

Update. Sprinkle 2 ts salt over the skin layer
before leaving it in the fridge

After curing overnight, use a paper towel to
brush off the excess salt. Then insert two
skewers crosswise through the meat. This will
prevent it from curling during the roasting
process.

Roast at 180C/350F for 70 min or until the meat
is cooked through.

Update. I now use a Miele Steam Combi oven to
roast the sio bak. I set the oven to 150C/300F,
80% humidity for 45 min followed by 180C/350F,
20% humidity for 45 min. This results in a very
juicy and tender sio bak! In a conventional
oven, use the same temperature settings but
start with 1 cm of water in the tray under
the rack. Remove the water after the first
45 min (if it hasn't already evaporated) and
turn the oven up to 180C/350F for 45 min.

Remove the pork from the oven and switch the
oven to grill mode at 250C/475F. Meanwhile brush
some rice vinegar on the skin side. Once the
grill is ready, grill the pork on the upper
shelf of the oven till the whole of the surface
of the skin has bubbled and there are areas of
char. This should take around 5 min.

Update. No need to brush the vinegar anymore.
It was already applied in the marinating stage.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 min.
Lower the temperature of the grill to 200C/400F.

Using a serrated knife, scrape of the top layer
of the rind. Brush on some cooking oil and sprinkle
1 ts salt evenly over the surface and return to the
oven and grill at 200C/400F until the rind is golden
brown.

Update. No need to add any more salt. Just use the
oil collected in the tray to brush the skin.

Allow to cool before chopping into 1 1/2 cm chunks
of crispy, juicy goodness. Enjoy!

Update 1 Oct 2015
The spice mix has been updated!

Update 6 May 2018
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Hello MICHAEL,

11 May 18 08:07 at you wrote to me:

We're still not sure about the location but
check in here periodically.

I guess what I had meant to say is that my adversity to driving (for me) a long day's drive is pretty much gone. I could make it up to northern New York -- in Nancy's neck of the woods -- within 12-13 hours. The longest part of the trip for me would be driving through Virginia on I-81.

Excellent, but I see the prices creeping up again.

Thankfully, I am now doing well enough financially to absorb a one-time expense for gas. I've been waiting 20 years now to go to an echo picnic. I'll make sure the price of gas isn't something I'll worry about too much (I hope; it's already $4 in California).

[No recipe as I'm connected remotely.]

Later,
Sean

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Quoting Sean Dennis to MICHAEL LOO <=-

I guess what I had meant to say is that my adversity to driving (for
me) a long day's drive is pretty much gone. I could make it up to northern New York -- in Nancy's neck of the woods -- within 12-13

Tell you what... Once a location is hammered out if I can also do it
in 12 hours I'm in. But Michael has to know you and I will argue about
something stupid. <G>)

[No recipe as I'm connected remotely.]

I'm just lazy.

Shawn

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Shawn Highfield wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Tell you what... Once a location is hammered out if I can also do it
in 12 hours I'm in. But Michael has to know you and I will argue
about something stupid. <G>)

I guess I can't whip out the Iron Fist in person, eh?

[No recipe as I'm connected remotely.]

I'm just lazy.

I am trying to figure out how I can fool the OS into letting me run DOS as another user...

(No recipes now but I'm working on it. Moved the laptop back to Slackware.)

--Sean


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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on 05-12-18 21:20 <=-

I guess what I had meant to say is that my adversity to driving (for
me) a long day's drive is pretty much gone. I could make it up to
northern New York -- in Nancy's neck of the woods -- within 12-13

Tell you what... Once a location is hammered out if I can also do it
in 12 hours I'm in.

If it ends up being here around Rochester and Newark (NY), you'll only
have to drive about 3 hours or so...

But Michael has to know you and I will argue about something stupid. <G>

You two will just have to behave yourselves... I'll be keeping tabs on
you both... <G>

ttyl neb

... I added chili powder; that's what makes it Mexican.

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on 16-May-2018 11:17 <=-
Quoting Sean Dennis to Shawn Highfield <=-

Actually from Tiny... ;) None of his messages left his system from
this packet... ttyl neb

I guess I can't whip out the Iron Fist in person, eh?

Well you can, but since we're both out of shape we'd probably end up winded and needing a nap. <Laugh>

I am trying to figure out how I can fool the OS into letting me run
DOS as another user...

I just use dosbox for bluewave. I do have the whole dosemu bit
configured as well, but for day to day, dosbox works for me. A cool
trick is put your offline mail directory in the cloud, then you have
it from any OS as dosbox has been ported to everything.

Shawn

... A mind is a terrible thing to ugh... I forgot...

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to NANCY BACKUS on 16-May-2018 11:23 <=-

You two will just have to behave yourselves... I'll be keeping tabs on
you both... <G>

I'm sure we will. ;)

No more than what I'd expect from you... ;)

And, back to the stuck messages.... it was just from this packet on the
16th... after that, your messages were going out just fine... I waited
a few days to see if these would show up eventually, but they never
did... hence my intervention... ;)

ttyl neb

... Cannibal Tip #102: First listen to sermon, THEN eat missionary.

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Quoting Nancy Backus to Shawn Highfield <=-

And, back to the stuck messages.... it was just from this packet on
the 16th... after that, your messages were going out just fine... I waited a few days to see if these would show up eventually, but they
never did... hence my intervention... ;)

Must have been a glitch. I'll just pretend it didn't happen. ;)

Shawn

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Hello Nancy,

19 May 18 20:00 at you wrote to me:

Quoting Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on 16-May-2018 11:17 <=-

Thank you! I'll let him know if you haven't already about the mail issues.

Later,
Sean

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Nancy Backus on 05-21-18 10:31 <=-

And, back to the stuck messages.... it was just from this packet on
the 16th... after that, your messages were going out just fine... I
waited a few days to see if these would show up eventually, but they
never did... hence my intervention... ;)

Must have been a glitch. I'll just pretend it didn't happen. ;)

Must have been... ;) Doesn't seem to need any further intervention... :)

ttyl neb

... Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?

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Quoting Sean Dennis to Nancy Backus on 05-21-18 13:14 <=-

19 May 18 20:00 at you wrote to me:

Quoting Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on 16-May-2018 11:17 <=-

Thank you! I'll let him know if you haven't already about the mail issues.

Oh, I did let him know... first thing, even, before moving the messages
on to the recipients... we've decided it was merely a glitch... :)
Hasn't happened since.... :)

ttyl neb

... Ham on rye -- a drunk radio operator.

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Hello NANCY,

22 May 18 21:14 at you wrote to me:

Oh, I did let him know... first thing, even, before moving the
messages on to the recipients... we've decided it was merely a
glitch... :) Hasn't happened since.... :)

Read: "I misconfigured something and I don't know what I did but it's working now!"

I know how a true sysop thinks. :D

... Ham on rye -- a drunk radio operator.

I have dealt with those types on the air before...

Later,
Sean

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Quoting Sean Dennis to NANCY BACKUS <=-

Read: "I misconfigured something and I don't know what I did but it's working now!"
I know how a true sysop thinks. :D

Or in this case "I did nothing to cause it, nothing to fix it, but now
all is well so it didn't happen." ;)

Shawn

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Shawn Highfield wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Or in this case "I did nothing to cause it, nothing to fix it, but
now
all is well so it didn't happen." ;)

It's not a bug, it's an unintended feature.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm)

Title: 4-Layer Blueberry Refrigertor Dessert
Categories: Fruit, Fridge, Dessert

1 1/2 c Flour
1 t Baking powder
1/4 c Sugar plus 2 Tablespoons
3/4 c Margarine, softened
1 c Pecans finely chopped
2 c Blueberries
2 tb Cornstarch
1/4 c Water
1 cn 8oz. Crushed pineapple,
Drained
1 pk 8oz.Cream cheese, softened
1 c Confectioners sugar, sifted
1 12oz.whipped topping, thawed


Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, baking powder and 2 tablespoon
sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. tir in 1/2
cup pecans. Press mixture into 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Bake in
preheated oven 15 minutes. Cool Completely. Combine cornstarch and
water in small saucepan. Add blueberries and 1/4c sugar. Cook,
stirring constantly, over low heat until thickened. Remove from heat.
Add pineapple. Cool. Beat cream cheese and confectioners sugar until
fluffy. Stir in 3 cups whipped topping. Spread over crust. Top with
cool blueberry mixture. Spread remaining whipped topping over
blueberries and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 c pecans. Refrigerate
until ready to serve. From: Dorothy Thompson Date: 01 Sep 94


MMMMM

--Sean

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