On Jan 31, 11:31 pm, Wayne Boatwright >
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> On Thu 31 Jan 2008 08:48:16p, Dee.Dee told us...
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> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> >> On Thu 31 Jan 2008 04:26:15p, Dee.Dee told us...
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> >>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message > At a
> >>> place where I used to work, I had an alcoholic coworker who routinely
> >>>> brought in a small cooler filled with canned martinis and a freezer
> >>>> gelpac. He sipped throughtout the day.
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> >>>> --
> >>>> Wayne Boatwright
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> >>> Not a "can you top this story," but here's mine:
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> >>> One morning I got to work and there was a fifth of some kind of hard
> >>> liquor in my drawer. I don't know whether this guy was trying to get
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> >>> fired, but I yelled out, "What's this?" etc. Seemed I wasn't the only
> >>> woman that this had happened to. I learned that he was an alcoholic and
> >>> kept a fifth in his drawer. About 6 months later, he blew his brains
> >>> out. He was second in command at this huge firm. Adios!
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> >>> Dee Dee
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> >> Well, it did sort of top my story! <g>
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> >> I have another one that is kind of cute but sad. On one of my first
> jobs
> >> we had an old cord-type telephone switchboard. Our receptionist/
> >> switchboard operator was an older lady who was very charming. She
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> >> kept one of those huge Stanley Thermos Bottles at her station. We had a
> >> full service cafeteria, so one day I asked her why she always brought a
> >> thermos. She confided that every morning she fill it with crushed ice,
> >> then poured it full of Southern Comfort. It was always empty by the end
> >> of the day.
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> >> OB Food: She once gave me a quick a simple pie recipe that I made many
> >> times. It was a nice little dessert... Mandarin Orange Pie
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> >> 1 3 oz. pkg. orange flavored gelatin (not sugar free)
> >> 1 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, well drained, liquid reserved
> >> boiling water
> >> 1 pint heavy whipping cream, divided
> >> 1 9-inch graham cracker pie crust, or baked pastry crust
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> >> Measure liquid from oranges and add sufficient water to make 1 cup.
> >> Bring liquid to boil and dissolve gelatin thoroughly.
> >> Put in refrigerator to chill until thick and syrupy, but not set.
> >> Meanwhile, cut each mandarin orange segment into 2-3 pieces and reserve.
> >> Whip one cup of the cream and refrigerate.
> >> When gelatin mixture is syrupy, beat with hand mixer on high speed until
> >> light and frothy.
> >> Add beaten cream, beating on low speed until thoroughly combined.
> >> Fold in orange pieces and pour into pie shell.
> >> Refrigerate until thoroughly set.
> >> Beat remaining cup of cream, sweeten slightly, then top pie with whipped
> >> cream.
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> >> Wayne Boatwright
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> > She was doing her best.
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> She really was doing her best, and she was a very sweet lady. Her drinking
> never "showed", and she was extremely nice to people who came through the
> reception area.
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Well if she was working in the reception area the Southern Comfort may
have been medicinal. Probably safer and cheaper than Prozac.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada