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In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB)  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Our Recollections of 400 Shows.

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• Sentimental Journey - The Best Places on Earth

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)

• Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

• Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars

• Description

• In this life, I have 3 desserts that rock my world.  #1 is carrot cake, #2 is Cheesecake… and #3 is Key Lime pie.  This dessert, which is perfect for your Easter meal, scratches my top 2 favorite desserts off that list in one tasty little dessert!

• Ingredients

• 1 cup and 2 tbsp. flour

• 2 cups sugar, divided

• 1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1/2 tsp. Ground Nutmeg

• 1/4 tsp. salt

• 2/3 cup vegetable oil

• 4 eggs (divided)

• 2 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract

• 1 1/2 cups finely grated carrots

• 3 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened

• 1/4 cup milk

• 1 tsp. Pure Lemon Extract

• Directions

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix 1 cup each of the flour and sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Add oil, 2 of the eggs, vanilla extract and carrots; mix well. Spread 1/2 of the batter into greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan. Reserve remaining batter. Set aside. Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 cup sugar in another large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add milk, remaining 2 tablespoons flour and lemon extract; beat until well blended. Add remaining 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture and reserved carrot cake batter, alternately, over the carrot cake batter in pan. Cut through several times with knife for marble effect. Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.

• Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner

• Cadbury Creme Egg Shots

• Description

• Continuing on with the Easter theme… how about turning a Cadbury Creme Egg into a Shot Glass?  Russ loves the Cadbury Creme Eggs (I’m not a fan), but I might change my mind using this recipe!

• Ingredients

• 6 large Cadbury eggs (NOT the Caramel ones!)

• 2oz Irish cream

• 2oz White Creme de cacao (dark will work in a pinch)

• 2oz Heavy Cream (milk will work in a pinch)

• Directions

• Unwrap the Cadbury eggs at least halfway (or take the foil wrapping completely off) and place on a cutting board. Boil some water and stick the blade of a serrated knife into the water, giving the blade time to get very hot.  Dry the blade off quickly and use it to cut the top off the Cadbury Egg (you’ll want to cut just a little over 1/3 of the top of the egg off, leaving enough room to scoop out the contents).  Be careful when using a “sawing motion” to cut off the top of the egg, or the egg may crack, rendering it unusable. Scoop out the creamy center of each egg and place in a small bowl.  Pour the Irish cream, White Creme de Cacao and Heavy Cream into a cocktail shaker.  Add the creamy center mixture from the Cadbury eggs into the shaker. Secure with a lid and shake, shake, shake! Pour into the hollowed out chocolate eggs and ENJOY! Strawberry or Caramel Irish Cream bumps this up to the next level of yum!

• Russ’s Drink Corner

• Kirk and Sweeney Gran Reserva Rum

• Description

• Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, this rum adheres to the very strict regulations to be called “Dominican Rum”. The process begins with hand harvested, high quality sugarcane that is pure. The byproduct of the sugarcane, “Blackstrap Molasses” is then carefully fermented and distilled. The rum is then aged in a variety of American and French oak barrels, with the distiller conducting various steps of dumping, blending and re-barreling through the years. The final blend is a selection of variously aged rums between 5 and 20 years, painstakingly hand selected, this is indeed a rum well worth pursuing. It delivers an intriguing range of aromas, from intense vanillas to faint notes of sherry and raisins–all built upon a notable undercurrent of roasted cane sugars.

• Details

• Mashbill: 100% Sugar

• Proof: 80 (40% ABV)

• Region: Dominican Republic

• Color: Reddish Amber

• Nose: This full-bodied rum delivers an intriguing range of aromas, from intense vanillas to faint notes of sherry and raisins–all built upon a notable undercurrent of roasted cane sugars.

• Taste: Expert blending comes to life with the first taste, revealing a deep vanilla flavor, followed by dried fruits, nutmeg, cinnamon spices and a hint of oak.

• Finish: Immensely smooth all the way through, this rum unwinds with a gently wavering sensation of oak, sherry and raisin.

• Price: $50 (750ml)

• Rating: 81

• Bill’s Whatever Corner

• Pendleton 1910 Rye 12 Year

• Pendleton® 1910 is a rare 100% rye whisky distilled in Canada and is oak-barrel aged a minimum of 12 years. Featuring round, rich notes of tobacco, charred oak and butterscotch with a spicy rye kick and peppery heat, Pendleton® 1910 Rye Whisky is rounded out by the smoothness of maple and sweet cherry to provide a weighty and balanced, yet complex, flavor profile. The 1910 name pays homage to the year of the first-ever Pendleton Round-Up and comes packaged in an iconic 750ml bottle with unique and intricately embossed detailing reminiscent of tooling on a saddle and features the famous Pendleton Round-Up bucking horse. It is a work of art sure to be a favorite in any connoisseur’s spirits collection.

• $30 - $40 (750mL)

Segment 3 (Announcements & Feedback)

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• Ted, WA0EIR

 My dad passed while I was at a very young age but through my mom, I learned that he was a Lancaster bomber pilot in England during WW2. I remember asking her questions but she did not know much as he spoke of his time in the war very little. 

What I did know was he was a commercial pilot in Ireland and then joined the Air Force during the war. At the time he was asked to train as a tail gunner as at the time there were too many pilots and not enough Lancaster aircraft. He completed his training but never sat in the tail gunner turret as he was called up as a pilot. That's all I know of his military time but I have always had an interest in that part of his life. When I lived in Ontario just outside Toronto is the home of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. They have one of the very few flying Lancaster bomber aircraft. In the book the sound of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engines of the Lancaster were often mentioned. I can somewhat understand this, when the museums Lancaster was out flying as it did often you could hear the rich sound of the 4 engines.

This brings me to the book I just finished reading called Bacon and Eggs the story of a Lancaster bomber crew. It is a fictional story based on real crew and actual events. This book goes over the events of the formation, training and missions of one Lancaster crew. It's a short read and is available on Amazon as a book and ebook. If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited then it is a free read. In closing, after reading the book I look at sitting down to a meal of bacon and eggs in a different light now.