Rummy Rum Rum Cake November 26, 2008
Posted by Jennie Roth in Bricks.Tags: Rum, thanksgiving
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Here’s an amazing recipe you’re sure to thank me for for years to come…
Rum Cake
1 C chopped pecans or walnuts18 1/2 oz. package of yellow cake mix
3 3/4 oz. package of vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 C cold water
1/2 C vegetable oil
1/2 C dark rum
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan or 12 C bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix together cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil and rum. Pour batter over nuts. Bake according to cake mix directions. Cool; invert on serving plate. Prick top and drizzle glaze evenly over sides and top. Allow cake to absorb glaze.
Glaze
1/4 lb. Butter1/3 C water
1 C sugar
1/2 C dark rum
Melt butter in sauce pan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum.
You’re welcome.
Happy Thanksgiving :)
You left your family on the platform, but your Momma’s a pretty thing. November 26, 2008
Posted by Anthony Closkey in Boxes.Tags: family, guitar heroes, Joey Santiago, Johnny Marr, Music, thanksgiving, The Pixies, The Smiths, Video
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Seeing Jennie’s posts at the top of our site gives me an itch to post. This is healthy, I think.
So that’s enough Bricks action and enough Hip Hop, for now. Time for the crunch and jangle. I deliver to you more “random” video.
It’s Thanksgiving and many people are visiting relatives. This comes with its share of groans over dealing with family. I live in my hometown, get along very well with my family, and will spend the day with them just as I do for most Steelers games. Really, all we do is add the bird, pineapple and marshmallows.
There were a few years when I was away for college and would have to travel for holidays. One return visit in college I dug through my older sisters’ vinyl records and found The Smiths.
If you don’t know The Smiths, they are a Manchester band from the 80’s; and you should crawl out of your cave. Lead singer Morrissey gets a lot of the attention, but for my money, Johnny Marr defines their greatness. (Johnny Marr’s website includes a cool gallery of his guitar collection.) You’ve probably heard Marr on the latest Modest Mouse album. He is one of my guitar heroes.
If you’re “suffering” your family, I’d like to offer a verse from The Smith’s “Rubber Ring”
The passing of time
And all of its crimes
Is making me sad again
The passing of time
And all of its sickening crimes
Is making me sad again
But dont forget the songs
That made you cry
And the songs that saved your life
Yes, you’re older now
And you’re a clever swine
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you
This is “London” put to footage from the movie “Billy Liar.“
In my head, I sometimes chew over whether my biggest guitar hero is Johnny Marr or Joey Santiago, of The Pixies. This performance of “Vamos” may finally put that to rest.
That’s how it is done, kids. Tell us who your guitar hero is.
Happy Thanksgiving,
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