Note the leg room in this pic! Boy, those were the days of air travel! The pic didn't come out, but this plane also had bunks where one could sleep!!!! That's my biggest gripe about air travel now - it's so uncomfortable being crammed into a metal tube like a herd of cattle, legs pressed firmly into the seat in front of you until they ache. And there's always some short person in front of me who insists on reclining their seat the whole whopping two degrees it reclines, just so the back of their seat digs even further into my knees. I flew US Air to Washington for Ryan's wedding. Not only did they charge me $15 a bag (even though the price of fuel is down) but they wanted $2.50 for a soda on the plane. No service whatsoever!
Here's another recipe from Toby! Thanks Toby......and I'll get the others posted soon! Ratner's Cheesecake and plain cookies Ratner's was a Jewish dairy restaurant in the lower East Side of Manhattan. This recipe, from my disintegrating, no longer in print Ratner's cookbook, is the closest I've ever gotten to reproducing the rich, heavy cheesecake my mother made when I was a kid. It's worth the time it takes to prepare and every last calorie. Dough Can be prepared in advance. Makes enough for two cakes. Can be frozen or used to make cookies – see recipe below. 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1 cup butter 2 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients with hands. Refrigerate 3 -4 hours, or preferably overnight. Filling (for
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