This bread pudding recipe is similar to the dessert we had at the Irma Hotel in Cody at our buffet dinner there. I found this recipe in McCalls Magazine years ago and I've made it many times since. It's sooo good.
Lay bread pieces in an oiled 9" by 13" pan. Sprinkle sugar/cinn/raisin mixture on top. Pour liquid mixture on top of bread, pushing bread down when it begins to float. Soak bread well. Cover pan with foil. Place on sheet pan filled with water, in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until pudding is firm on top and no liquid is showing, up to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Take out of the oven, remove foil from pan, let cool and serve. Pudding may be refrigerated for about 2 days and reheated. Cover with plastic wrap only when storing in refrigerator. Do not refrigerate once reheated. Pudding may be served with fruit topping, brandy sauce, or chocolate sauce, if desired. Also from Bettie: I sold a roll of film to someone on the bus to Yellowstone. He or she paid me, but I know I didn't deliver. Now I can't remember to whom I owe $3! Help me out of this senior moment. Bettie Kennedy, 509 Sunnyslope Place, Loveland, CO 80537 or 970-667-5616 or hdbkennedy@aol.com.
As some of you know, Hobbes (our motorhome) had a little problem on the way to the Cody rally when, at 8:30 a.m., a deer came out of the brush at the right side of the road. This created a situation known in the insur-ance adjuster's language as RV vs. deer. We all battle the war of time and wear, but little can be done about the unexpected. We don't think it was more than a couple of seconds before it was all over. We stopped as safely as possible, got out to survey the damage, found coolant everywhere, and managed to back it onto a side road we had passed while braking. So here we were, 45 miles north of Kanab, UT (Hwy 89) in the middle of nowhere on the Sunday morning of Labor Day Week-end with no cell phone coverage. We definitely had visions of being there for the next month or two. A quick survey of damage showed the grille blasted into small pieces, the tranny cooler shoved into the a/c condenser, which went into the radiator, bending the radiator frame back at about a 15 degree angle. This shoved the fan shroud assembly down into the fan. The air compressor was ok but the regulator, filter, etc. just disappeared. But, hey, the bumper, windshields, and both headlight assemblies were ok. There was some fiberglass damage around the maw, but it was all there. The deer had somehow bounced back out the front and passed under the left side of the coach, taking out the fuel tank selector valve, so fuel was running out.
Just as we were surveying the damage a pickup truck stopped to help get the carcass off the road, and he gave me a ride back to the campground (21 miles) where they at least had a working phone. Good Sam was very helpful, and got a proper tow truck there in about 90 minutes. The campground owner took me back to the coach where Judy and Zander awaited me. The nearest RV repair facility was 90 miles away so we hauled it back to the campground pending further decisions. (The folks at Bauers' Canyon Ranch Camp-ground in Glendale, UT were very hospitable and helpful to us during this tough time.) By this time some of the feelings of helplessness had abated, so a tentative plan began to form. A call to the Pettits and some scrambling on their part brought our car and some other supplies to us the next day. Thank goodness they hadn't left home yet. BeBe and I tore the damaged goods out, restraightened the radiator frame, and bypassed the damaged air system and the fuel selector valve. Straightening the brackets that mount the radiator frame was interesting. Doug Bauer's horseshoeing anvil was indispensable for that task. I doubt that radiator removal would have been possible in the campground without BeBe's having already altered our radiator frame so that the bottom 6" would unbolt. Bebe and Nancy left the next morning and I took the radiator into Kanab. Now Kanab is a very nice town of about 5,000, but repair facilities are somewhat limited. We went on to Cody in our car and the radiator shop had a week plus to get it fixed. They determined we needed a new core. My old one was original, so that was understandable. A number of people at the Cody rally felt their cost was excessive, but at that point choices were few. Upon returning from Cody, I picked up the radiator on Thursday afternoon, and spent all of Friday morning putting as much of the coach back together as I could. I started it up and it ran! The radiator also leaked! So out came the radiator for a trip back into Kanab before the sidewalks were rolled up for the weekend. The leak was in one of the tubes of the new core. "I can't believe it," said the radiator man, "I checked it completely when I was done!" Yeah, right. So now I have brand new radiator with 4 tubes soldered shut. I was not a happy GMCer. I put the radiator back in and it did not leak. I finished up about dark. Doug Bauer came up with some hardware cloth for a "grille." Of course there was no fan shroud. I drove the 325 miles home the next day, learning that as long as you keep the speed above 40 mph, you're ok cooling wise. The coach ran normally otherwise. By now the insurance has been taken care of (Why did they keep asking me what I thought the coach was worth?), repair parts have been ordered and delivered, and one of these days, repairs may begin in earnest. Somewhere in
all this there must be some lessons to be learned. Avoid deer?
Sounds reasonable. Stay near a radiator shop? Somewhat limiting.
Stay tuned for whatever else I run into before this is all completed.
I do hope when it's all done, maybe some things will be better
than new, or at least better than 30 years old! My thanks to
Zay Brand and Fay Curtis for sending some parts back with me
from Cody, in case they were needed. They were not, but the comfort
factor was welcome.
A great Spring Rally is being planned for you. Mark your calendar for April 28 through May 3, 2003 and plan on being in Temecula, CA. Located in the heart of Southern California, Temecula is home to over 400 antique stores, museums, many first class wineries, and golf courses and is located within easy driving distance of San Diego's famous Wild Animal Park and Zoo, Balboa Park, and Sea World for those who want to extend their stay. We will be staying approximately two miles south of town at the beautiful Pechanga RV Resort and Ca-sino/Hotel which has full hookups, swimming pool and spas and two clubhouses for our exclusive use. We will have a great lineup of technical seminar presenters to bring you the latest information on care and mainte-nance of your GMC, a subject of which GMC owners never tire. Vendors will be on site for the entire rally to provide accessories and minor maintenance. For those of you who enjoy the Casino a free shuttle is available day or night to bring you to and from your RV site to the Hotel/Casino or it is within easy walking distance. Catered meals will be served and some special events are planned for your enjoyment. On Wednesday, April 30, High Tea will be served at the clubhouse with a speaker to show to us how a woman would prepare to go to tea in elegant days gone by. Bring your favorite tea cup and a small memento or life memory to share. On Thursday, May 1, an optional all day tour is planned, visiting the Deer Park Auto Museum and Winery, Old Town Temecula for antiquing or lunch and then on to more local wineries. On Friday, May 2, after the technical seminars of the day, there will be a Peddlers Market/Jam Session. Bring your fiddles, guitars, harmonicas, and musical saws to play. Sell or trade your great stuff, sit on the deck, sip a cool drink, and tell tall tales of GMC life. As more information
becomes available it will be posted on the GMCWS.org website
under events as well as in our newsletter. Other good websites
for information about the Temecula area are www.pechangarv.com and temecula.org.
Have all of you remembered to get your flu shots for the winter season? Don't be caught without this protection!
The photos of Claude, Frank, and Emery by their articles were taken by Marc Trubert. Photos labeled MM were taken by Marlene Meineken. The photo of the roast pig was taken by Mark Elmer. All others were taken by Mike or Judy Cherry. Look for a separate mailing from Western States in December for the purpose of renewing your membership for 2003.
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