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kgd said:
Cool fish Yorkshire Boy (man I think pudding every time I see your handle).

Here is my wife working some fuzzies with the RC-3
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WoooHooo I have an excuse to buy another one!!!!
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You have a really cool wife.:)

I sent this traditional family recipe to an American on another website.

YORKSHIRE PUDDING

Traditionally a savoury pudding was served with gravy before the meat to take the edge off the appetite. In large hungry families the saying was "Them as has most pudding can have most meat".

Yorkshire Pudding was baked in a dripping pan underneath the beef as it roasted above the fire. As the juices dripped from the joint they were absorbed into the pudding. This can be done in the oven if the beef is put on a stand or grid in a roasting tray, and the batter is poured in about 20 minutes before the beef is ready.

Every Yorkshire family has its own method of making this traditional dish - but however it is made, it should be at least 1 inch thick (big ones can be up to 4 inches thick) and crisp at the edges. It is best to prepare the batter when you put the beef in the oven, as it improves if left to stand.

Serves 8

6oz flour (175g) plain flour
A pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 pint (600ml or 2 1/2 cups) milk

Sift the flour and salt into a mixing basing and make a well in the centre. Break the eggs into the well and draw in some of the flour from the sides.

Gradually add the milk, beating well between each addiion, until the batter is smooth and free from lumps.

Allow to stand for at least 1 hour.

Half an hour before the joint of beef will be ready put a little dripping from the roast into a baking tin.

Preheat the tin in the oven until the fat is smoking.

Pour in the batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes at the top of the oven until the pudding is crisp at the edges and golden brown.

Serve the Yorkshire Pudding with thick gravy made from the meat juices, or with onion gravy.

Oven: 400 F/200 C Gas Mark 6
 
Ok, so I wanted to try and make a little necker to hold me over until the izula comes. I slotted and skeletonized the tang, then decided it would feel better with a handle. This handle is all epoxy. I cut the green liners to match the slotting, cut grooves into the black paper micarta, then covered and filled all the gaps with epoxy. I think it will hold pretty well. There is alot of epoxy on the inside. There are still a few scratchs on the tang, I may or may not, sand out. It's only cosmetic and this is my knife, so who cares. It feels really good in hand. 1/8" O-1, full convex grind. Now she needs some kydex pants.
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Thanks for lookin.
 
i remember seeing a while back about a contest of building a survival kit around a rat knife. i am just 2-4 days away from getting a 3 and a 4 and i wanted to know if that particular contest is still going on? i can't wait to get my first rats and i am probably going to get a 6(maybe even a 5 sere also) next year. i also signed up for the rat 6 passaround. if anybody knows about the survival kit contest or if it is already ended, please drop me a line. thanks:jerkit:
 
Contest is over...but we will have another one soon I'm sure ;)
 
I can see it now. After a long haul into the jungle, everyone is sitting around, and Jeff comes flying in over the trees with his Jetpack. That would be classic. Could really shorten the trip though. :D You could even get the RC logo painted on the side, with a cool jumpsuit.
 
Not a damn thing to do with knives... but I know that some of us are preparedness minded and this is an exceptional deal. :)

If anyone is looking for a NOAA weather/all hazard radio, this price ($8.49 + shipping) is almost unbelievable. I have a Midland WR100B (paid 30 bucks for it in 2006) and it has been a great radio. The WR300 uses S.A.M.E. technology so you can program to give alerts for only the areas that you wish to monitor.

The vendor is Target and it can be purchased through Target.com or Amazon.com.

Here's the link to the item on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Midland-WR-300-MID...859&sr=1-11

The low price for this radio is no longer in effect. Moderators can delete this post if so desired.
 
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Grump said:
Not a damn thing to do with knives... but I know that some of us are preparedness minded and this is an exceptional deal. :)

If anyone is looking for a NOAA weather/all hazard radio, this price ($8.49 + shipping) is almost unbelievable. I have a Midland WR100B (paid 30 bucks for it in 2006) and it has been a great radio. The WR300 uses S.A.M.E. technology so you can program to give alerts for only the areas that you wish to monitor.

The vendor is Target and it can be purchased through Target.com or Amazon.com.

Here's the link to the item on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Midland-WR-300-MID...859&sr=1-11

The low price for this radio is no longer in effect. Moderators can delete this post if so desired.
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Thanks for the link. Info like this is why I startd the Rat chat, and anything else. Thanks for sharing.
 
cool...I picked up a portable 200 channel scanner w/WX,fire,marine dedicated channels I just need to find an updated scanner book.
 
Hey guys , I wont be logging on for a week or so , heading up to the mountains to freeze my tail off. I’ll be taking the RC-4 and Izula, so I should have some pics of them on the trail . I’ll post a few of them when I get back. … Later Guys
 
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Hey I loved that sarpnt folder. It was a neat and large knife. I might recommend the smaller one, depending on what you want to use it for. The name is based on a river monster in the Allegheny River.

GNAR.
 
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