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Thread Number: 32120
/ Tag: Conventions, Mini-Meets, Parties
2016 Vacuum Collectors Convention BEGINS |
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| Post# 353535 6/9/2016 at 16:11 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Rob Shore with his blue rubber gloves - so he didn't have to 'touch' a Hoover!
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| Post# 353536 , Reply# 1 6/9/2016 at 16:13 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Russ Riddering with the new "Volt" cordless Power Nozzle, hooked up to the Lakeside Green Kenmore KenKart. It gets the rug clean - for the first time EVER.
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| Post# 353537 , Reply# 2 6/9/2016 at 16:15 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Mike using the new Volt power nozzle.
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| Post# 353538 , Reply# 3 6/9/2016 at 16:16 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Craiger with the new Volt Power Nozzle hooked up to a canned ham Eureka.
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| Post# 353539 , Reply# 4 6/9/2016 at 16:17 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Bob Humphreys, Russ, and Robert Clow checking out Bob's box fan that he brought to keep everyone cool and comfortable.
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| Post# 353540 , Reply# 5 6/9/2016 at 16:18 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Chase Stewart, Joel Zambrano, and Robert Clow at the "for sale" pile belonging to Bob.
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| Post# 353541 , Reply# 6 6/9/2016 at 16:19 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Joel with the Hoover Self Propelled, given to him by Robert Clow. He forgot the rubber gloves.
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| Post# 353542 , Reply# 7 6/9/2016 at 16:20 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Jericho (12) with his brand new Simplicity S20D that he bought (with his own money).
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| Post# 353543 , Reply# 8 6/9/2016 at 16:22 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Jericho with the Simplicity/Maytag vacuums he owns. Cordless ULW, Maytag M500, Simplicity S20D (he just bought that), and a Simplicity Verve. Not bad for 12 years old.
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| Post# 353544 , Reply# 9 6/9/2016 at 16:23 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Joel with the "Perfect" canister. 120 inches of lift.
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| Post# 353545 , Reply# 10 6/9/2016 at 16:24 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Rob Shore with the Kirby Diamond Edition - "see ma, no rubber gloves".
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| Post# 353546 , Reply# 11 6/9/2016 at 16:25 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Jericho with the Kirby Diamond. First self propelled vacuum he's ever used.
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| Post# 353547 , Reply# 12 6/9/2016 at 16:26 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Miss Mercy and the Kirby Avalir - Luke Gebhart looks on approvingly
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| Post# 353548 , Reply# 13 6/9/2016 at 16:28 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Mike with the Rainbow model D, which features Rexair's first power nozzle, provided by the Awfulwreck Corp.
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| Post# 353549 , Reply# 14 6/9/2016 at 16:30 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Adam Mercer (Miss Mercy) using his brand new to him Rainbow Model D. Matt Casteel, who gave Adam the Rainbow, looks on.
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| Post# 353551 , Reply# 15 6/9/2016 at 16:38 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Greg Palmer using the Volt cordless power nozzle with the Riccar central vacuum.
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| Post# 353552 , Reply# 16 6/9/2016 at 16:39 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Bill Kirby with the Simplicity 7-series.
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| Post# 353553 , Reply# 17 6/9/2016 at 16:39 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Russ Riddering with the Vorwerk upright.
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| Post# 353554 , Reply# 18 6/9/2016 at 16:55 (2,871 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I wish we were there! Miss seeing everyone. | ||
| Post# 353556 , Reply# 19 6/9/2016 at 17:09 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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So Many Queens, so little time.
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| Post# 353557 , Reply# 20 6/9/2016 at 17:10 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Joel cleaning the Vacuum Cleaner Museum with the Aerus Electrolux Guardian Platinum. Such a great machine, I love it.
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| Post# 353558 , Reply# 21 6/9/2016 at 17:11 (2,871 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Russ teaching everyone how to buff up plastic to a 'brand new' shine.
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Post# 353563 , Reply# 22 6/9/2016 at 19:57 (2,871 days old) by Compactelectra  (Palm Springs) |
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Post# 353566 , Reply# 23 6/9/2016 at 21:44 (2,871 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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Post# 353567 , Reply# 24 6/9/2016 at 22:10 (2,871 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Tom & Co. | ||
| Post# 353569 , Reply# 25 6/10/2016 at 01:37 (2,871 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
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Post# 353573 , Reply# 26 6/10/2016 at 07:55 (2,871 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 353576 , Reply# 27 6/10/2016 at 09:59 (2,870 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR) | ||
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Regarding the first post: "Rob Shore with his blue rubber gloves - so he didn't have to 'touch' a Hoover!" (Post# 353535) Isn't that "Hoover" really a rebadged Tacony product? | ||
| Post# 353581 , Reply# 28 6/10/2016 at 11:14 (2,870 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The guys at Los Archos in Rolla, MO Who knew there was a 'black' tequila?
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| Post# 353582 , Reply# 29 6/10/2016 at 11:15 (2,870 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Having fun 'after hours'.
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| Post# 353591 , Reply# 30 6/10/2016 at 16:49 (2,870 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Owen Perkins and Joel Zambrano with Joel's 'new to him' Filtex Central Vac
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| Post# 353592 , Reply# 31 6/10/2016 at 16:50 (2,870 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Vacuum Museum's new Ohio Tuec central vac, thanks to Owen Perkins.
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| Post# 353593 , Reply# 32 6/10/2016 at 16:51 (2,870 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Adam Mercer and the Electrolux Model G
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| Post# 353594 , Reply# 33 6/10/2016 at 16:52 (2,870 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Adam, Robert, and Greg Palmer trying out the Volt attached to the Central Vac
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| Post# 353636 , Reply# 35 6/11/2016 at 15:28 (2,869 days old) by singerman (Missouri) | ||
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| Post# 353657 , Reply# 38 6/12/2016 at 05:03 (2,869 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 353685 , Reply# 40 6/12/2016 at 19:52 (2,868 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 353721 , Reply# 42 6/13/2016 at 11:16 (2,867 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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fragrance crystals Hey everyone, forgot to ask about this when I was at the convention. What were those vacuum crystals that make a bag smell better? I think some of those were in the bag that was in the Perfect vacuum I got, I wanted to get more of them for some of my other bags. | ||
| Post# 353801 , Reply# 43 6/14/2016 at 15:02 (2,866 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 353825 , Reply# 45 6/14/2016 at 21:08 (2,866 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Electrolux As well as Hoover Cadfillac . Sunbeam and a few of the Apex cleaners used their own motor. before 1958 Birtman built their own motors. | ||
| Post# 353834 , Reply# 46 6/15/2016 at 01:45 (2,866 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Great Pics Tom! | ||
| Post# 353844 , Reply# 47 6/15/2016 at 09:17 (2,865 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 353976 , Reply# 49 6/18/2016 at 02:38 (2,863 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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WONDERFUL CONVENTION!!!
I had so much fun at the convention!!!!! Lots of vacuums, great food, great people, tons of laughter, some drinking, education, some lawn mowing. Who could ask for more!!!
I submitted my final semester paper on Wednesday, June 8. Greg Palmer drove about 5 hours down to my house and we carpooled together in my car for 13 hours down to St. James, Missouri. A long drive but well worth it!! This was my first time to the museum ever!!! One of the first things to notice is the gorgeous brand new line of Tacony products!!! Riccar Prima, Simplicity Wonder, Simplicity Verve, Simplicity Gusto, the full Fuller Brush line, the full Maytag upright line. Lots of vacuums!!! Then of course is the museum collection itself with various rooms. I spent a lot of my time in the 1970s room. That's where I found many units of my passion--- power nozzle canister vacuums!!! Several Kenmore Magicord canisters, 2 Hoover Celebrity's including a similar model Celebrity II Elite to the one I own, several Royal power tanks, just a great room!! Thursday and Friday were both spent at the museum!! Greg filled my Subaru Forester with several Filter Queens that he bought off Tom Gasko at the museum!! One of them he used to clean our motel room with! | ||
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Post# 353977 , Reply# 50 6/18/2016 at 02:58 (2,863 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Saturday Luau!!!
Saturday was the Luau reception for Tom and Don having been married on May 4 of this year!! A very happy congratulations to the couple!!! I had their Thursday night meals added to my dinner check as part of the weekend celebration. I also had Evan Rogers meal added to my check that night as it was his actual birthday on June 9! Happy Birthday Evan!!!!!
Anyway, Saturday was great. Tom prepared pulled pork sandwiches, 2 large pineapple upside down cakes, 2 different potato salads, pasta salad, a wonderful alcoholic punch--can't remember actual name of it, was very very good though!! Everyone just seemed to have a great time running vacuums, eating, drinking, and socializing. | ||
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Post# 353978 , Reply# 51 6/18/2016 at 03:10 (2,863 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Generous Gifts!!
So Tom knows how much I enjoy Marinara sauce! He made a special batch of his Homemade Marinara Sauce just for me to take home!!! It is wonderful!! I've been enjoying little bits as a dip. But I'm probably gonna heat up some stuffed shells in a large amount of the sauce! We'll see!!
I'm a nut for tomato sauces. Whether one calls it gravy, Marinara, Pizza sauce, pasta sauce, Margherita, Arrabiata, Bolognese, Tomato Basil, it does't matter what variety I love them all!! I love it on pasta, pizza, lasagna, meatball parmigiana subs. But especially Marinara makes the best dip as far as taste and it's healthy as lycopene has been shown to help prevent cancer in addition to the many herbs in the sauce with other health benefits! Here's some of my favorite things for dipping in tomato sauces: French Fries Bread Sticks Chicken Tenders Pizza Crusts Breaded Ravioli Jalapeno Poppers Mozzarella Sticks Breaded Calamari Breaded Mushrooms Thanks so much Tom!!
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Post# 353980 , Reply# 52 6/18/2016 at 03:16 (2,863 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Another Generous Gift!!
Tom and Donnie also know that I love power head canisters!!
This Royal Procision RY3050 so far seems to fit me well!! It is very powerful, it is a deep navy blue, excellent suction/ airflow, excellent grooming, brush roll on/ off, headlight, swivel hose, attractive styling, pleasant sound. It's such a nice surprise to be gifted a vacuum cleaner!! Thanks very very much Tom and Donnie!!!
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| Post# 353982 , Reply# 53 6/18/2016 at 06:46 (2,863 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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A mimnute on the Lips, a year on the hips. | ||
| Post# 353988 , Reply# 54 6/18/2016 at 07:49 (2,863 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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You are most welcome Rob. It was so good to meet you, and have you join us both for the convention as well as our wedding reception. I learned the recipe for the marinara sauce from an old Italian woman. In St. Louis they bread and then deep fry the ravioli. This is the sauce they make for the fried ravioli.
The punch was called "hippie juice". It's a mixture of one fifth watermelon vodka, one fifth Caribbean rum, one fifth triple sec, strawberries, and since we are all watching our weight, diet 7-Up. This is an ongoing thing, the convention, always held the same second weekend in June at the same place. Making it very easy for people to plan to come. And with no registration fee, no banquet free, no membership fee, everyone is free to just have a nice easy and relaxing time.
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Post# 353994 , Reply# 56 6/18/2016 at 09:53 (2,862 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Andrea- | ||
| Post# 354004 , Reply# 57 6/18/2016 at 10:46 (2,862 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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I have one of every model Lewyt in my collection, this is the first time I ever heard of any Lewyt being sold by door to door salesman. You have a very nice model 55. This is what it would look like complete with hose and attachments.
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Post# 354008 , Reply# 58 6/18/2016 at 11:39 (2,862 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 354011 , Reply# 60 6/18/2016 at 11:55 (2,862 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR) | ||
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Rob Shore said: "Greg filled my Subaru Forester with several Filter Queens that he bought off Tom Gasko at the museum!! One of them he used to clean our motel room with!" Just curious, did the Filter Queen remove any significant amount of dirt from the rug and/or mattress? | ||
| Post# 354019 , Reply# 61 6/18/2016 at 15:45 (2,862 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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"Several Filter Queens". That's funny. Greg bought every single one I had, with the exception of the 65th anniversary model I use at home, and the vintage ones on display on the Museum's floor.
He got machines never to be seen again such as: Optima ElektraPure Ascention Empress Princess 1 (red/white) Princess 2 Princess 3 Chrome model 500 Tan model 500 Tan/beige model 33 Along with boxes of attachments, like the Filter Queen hair dryer and vibrator. Vintage filter cone mailing boxes. But MOST vintage of all, he got a model 200 that was sold to Western Electric for cleaning telephone lines. It was sold with a rubber hose as well as sold in a special metal box they could hoist up and down the phone poles. I even got him the documentation from Western Electric. Truly "one of a kind" stuff. | ||
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Post# 354033 , Reply# 63 6/18/2016 at 21:43 (2,862 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Ralph123--
He did a quick go over of the carpet. Didn't touch mattresses. Too much other exciting stuff to do besides vacuum a hotel room. LOL
There was about a handful of dirt in the bin. Our motel was using a premium WalMart $44 bagged Bissell PowerForce upright!!! Just an absolutely perfect commercial grade vacuum for a motel/ hotel!!! LOL LOL LOL | ||
| Post# 354059 , Reply# 64 6/19/2016 at 10:25 (2,861 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 354191 , Reply# 65 6/21/2016 at 01:08 (2,860 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Famous Missouri Marinara Sauce!!!
Not only is Tom Gasko a very knowledgeable vacuum expert, but he is a great cook!!
A few days ago, the memory of the taste of the special Marinara sauce batch that he made for me to take home made me think of how good it might be on a Chicken Parmigiana?? So tonights dinner I decided to make homemade Chicken Parmigiana with linguine, garlic bread and a salad. I was right!!! The Marinara brought out the taste of Chicken Parmigiana so well!!!!! Wonderful wonderul, it's one of my favorite dishes!! | ||
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Post# 354192 , Reply# 66 6/21/2016 at 01:12 (2,860 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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I really wanted to finish because it was SOOOO GOOOODD!! But I was too full! Here is the small leftover pan plus I still have more of this excellent Marinara sauce courtesy of Tom and Donnie!!!
I did lick the plate clean though---- can't waste any of this sauce. Don't worry about the plate licking either, it's going to run in the dishwasher with Cascasd | ||
| Post# 354220 , Reply# 67 6/21/2016 at 10:03 (2,859 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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So glad you liked our Special St. Louis style sauce. I learned it from an Italian woman on St. Louis's famous "Hill" section where the Italian immigrants lived in the city.
It was designed for dipping fried breaded ravioli in. That's why the sauce clings. I'll be happy to make more for you to take with you after NEXT YEAR's Vacuum Collectors Convention (not to be mistaken, EVER, for the VCCC). | ||
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