FidoGazette ** Volume I Number 1 ** 1 October 2007
The FidoGazette: An Alternative Fidonet Newsletter
Editor: Sean Dennis - 1:1/23 - sean@outpostbbs.net
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his
home." - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977
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Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
And Now For Something Completely Different ............... 1
2. FIDONET NEWS FLASH ....................................... 3
News from the IFDC FileGate ............... 3
3. ARTICLES ................................................. 4
The BBBS.FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ................ 4
4. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 15
Grandma's Apple Bread .................................... 15
Shepherd's Turkey Pie .................................... 15
5. REVIEWS .................................................. 17
Brick-Oven Baking with a Hearthkit ....................... 17
6. COORDINATORS CORNER ...................................... 19
Zone 1 News .............................................. 19
7. STATIC STUFF ............................................. 20
BBS Lists ................................................ 20
8. FIDOGAZETTE INFORMATION .................................. 21
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EDITORIAL
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Presenting The FidoGazette: An Intelligent Alternative
By Sean Dennis
I'd like to welcome everyone to the first issue of the FidoGazette.
The FidoGazette is NOT in any way an attempt to "usurp" the FidoNews
nor its editor, so please check your conspiracy theories at the door.
Now, you're probably wondering, "Who is this guy?".
Most of you know me, a few of you hate me (not that that matters).
I'm Sean Dennis, also known as 1:18/200 and now 1:1/23. I have been
a member of Fidonet since 1998 as an official node and 1996 as a
point. I am a former regional coordinator (Region 11). I am also
the author of the Cheepware line of freeware BBS doors and sysop
utilities. I am also a sysop, running Outpost BBS using Telegard/2
v3.09.g2-sp4/mL under eComStation 1.2MR. eComStation is a third
party version of OS/2 Warp. Yes, I'm a big OS/2 fan.
I am also a bit of a spitfire at times. I have a problem with
engaging my mouth before my brain at times, as quite a few of you
have so kindly pointed out to me, even as I type this. I will do my
very best to leave my personal views out of this publication, save
for the editorial page. I want this to be by the sysops, for
the sysops.
The main goal of the FidoGazette is to disseminate knowledge-useful
things that can help a sysop grow and learn in his hobby. There's
also room in here for humor and a small amount of constructive
criticism too, but no room for vulgarity, personal attacks, flames
or any sort of general malcontentment of any type. Before anyone
asks or whines, I will absolutely not publish anything that could
start a flame war or anything else in that catagory. Remember,
I am the editor. If you wish to vent, please do so in another
forum, not the FidoGazette.
You will find submission information at the end of the FidoGazette.
I encourage anyone who feels they have something to contribute to do
so. Even though you might not think it, someone out there might be
looking for that little tidbit of information. Experience counts in
this hobby and to share it is to give something of yourself back to
the community.
Again, welcome to the FidoGazette! We're glad you're here and we
hope to enjoy a long, continuous run with your help and support.
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
There will be a website up soon for the FidoGazette: stay tuned!
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FIDONET NEWS FLASH
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News from the IFDC FileGate
by Janis Kracht, 1:261/38, janis@filegate.net
International Coordinator, IFDC FileGate
Latest issue of filegate.zxx, was issued on September 16th, 2007.
Please see this week's update for more new information!
* FidoGazette * an "Alternate Fido Newsletter" will be introduced
this weekend, along with it's companion message echo, FIDOGAZETTE
News from previous issues:
August 19, 2007.
Sean Dennis has taken over TG_SUPPORT fdn, thanks Sean!
===
Due to intense hammering of my ftp server, I've closed anonymous ftp
at ftp.filegate.net. If you need to pick up a file via ftp rather
than the web, use my BBBS server at filegate.net on my port 2121.
Username: anonymous, password: your email address. BBBS lets me
restrict ip/domains a bit better, so if the jerk shows up, I'll be
able to cut him off easily. Please don't download whole directories!
If you want to mirror the filegate files at filegate.net, contact me
at janis@filegate.net or netmail to 1:261/38, and I'll be happy to
set you up with one of our sites that can handle the traffic :)
Thanks :)
===
September 1st, 2007.
The Ezycom Network FDN has returned to Active status. Thanks to
Robert Wolfe
===
Zone 4's FileGate Hub has changed - Thank you Renato Zambon for all
the years of reliable service while letting us use your system!
Welcome to our new HUB, Ioram Sette :)
===
Sept. 9th
HAM FDN is now coordinated by Mark Lewis, and re-added to the
'active' list. Thanks Mark!
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ARTICLES
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The BBBS.FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
by Janis Kracht, 1:261/38 (janis@filegate.net)
Please send corrections, additions to 1:261/38 or janis@filegate.net
This document is not meant to replace sysop.gui, but to complement
it.
Install Tips
DOS/Windows/OS/2
Linux
Install Notes for All versions
FidoNet
Multiple nodes/Daemons
Adding Message echos
Adding Bad Echo areas
Adding File Echos
Adding Bad tick areas
Tips for Netmail flavors/actions
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Install tips
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DOS/WINDOWS/OS2: To install bbbs for the first time, acquire the
proper archive for your operating system. Make a directory named
bbbs, and then change to that directory (cd \bbbs, etc.). Extract the
archive, run "bcfg4 0", and remember to press F1 at any time if you
are unsure what to put in a particular field. After you press F1, hit
enter on any highlighted word to take you to that subject. Take your
time! Go through each screen and check out it's purpose. Pressing
F1 on each field as you go is good idea, because bbbs has so many
features and many tips are buried in the documention :)
Some examples of running bcfg4 the first time:
DOS version:
MD BBBS
CD C:\BBBS
BCFG4 0
LINUX:
To install bbbs for the first time, acquire the proper archive,
and then create a user, bbbs, with a login password.
Type the following commands to do so:
adduser bbbs
then type:
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passwd bbbs
to set this user's password in /etc/passwd
cd to user bbbs' home directory, normally /home/bbbs,
and g-unzip/untar the bbbs archive:
tar xvzf filename.tar.gz
if it is a tar.gzip file as above, or
tar xf filename.tar
if it is a tar file.
If you do not have a path set for bbbs, then preface each bbbs
command with ./ for example: ./bcfg4 0 etc.
For the linux version with no path set to directory bbbs:
bbbs]$ cd /home/bbbs
bbbs]$ ./bcfg4 0
To see the path as it is currently set, type:
echo $PATH
[bbs@filegate ~]$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
To change the path to include bbbs, you can type this:
PATH=$PATH:/home/bbbs:.;export PATH
If you will be using a modem to dial out, then the Linux version also
needs user bbbs to own the device it will use to call out (modem):
crw------- 1 bbs tty 4, 65 Feb 16 16:04 ttyS1
As user root, you do this with the chown command (chown bbbs.tty
ttyS1)
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Fidonet:
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If you are running a fidonet system, you should fill out bcfg4's
GLOBAL:->FIDONET sections.
Most of the fields in the GLOBAL:->FIDONET section are
self-explanatory.. Your main node number should be the first one
listed whenever asked. In the FIDONET:->GENERAL screen, you can put
the string ^[1-6] to say that for this node, aka's should be used for
zones 1-6, etc. or for whatever zones you need to match.
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Node number AKA matching
0: 1:261/38.0 0: ^[1-6]
1: 1:261/100.0 1: ^[1-6]
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Multiple nodes/Daemons
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After you have run bcfg4 the first time with the 0 parameter and
filled in your name as Sysop, and you've filled in whatever necessary
info for fidonet, etc., in the Global and Local sections, you should
then type ./bcfg4 x, with x representing the other nodes you will be
running and have purchased, or with the digits 1 or 2 for the demo
version. You configure each of the nodes you will be using for
dialup or telnet, or TCPIP in the _local_ sections as opposed to
the_global_ sections which are all nodes.
So, if you are going to run 1 dialup (landline with modem) node, and
5 telnet nodes and 1 TCPIP node, you would first run bcfg4 0
(necessary to create sysop account), and then bcfg4 1, filling in the
modem information for node 1. For telnet nodes run bcfg4 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6 for the telnet nodes and then bcfg4 7 for the TCPIP node.
You can make any node you like a telnet node by calling up
./bcfg4 #
where # is the node number of the node that will be a telnet node.
Go to:
LOCAL:->GENERAL:->FD's DOBBS.BAT ___________ field and
put in the text "telnet" without the quotes.
for example:
[Local:->General:]
Logfile: /home/bbbs/main/log2
Spy file: spy2
FD's DOBBS.BAT: telnet_
[...]
If you are making a node a telnet node you should also make sure in
bcfg4 that you mark this:
LOCAL:->TOGGLES:-> [X]
(Slow protocols has an X in the entry field.)
For TCPIP nodes, leave the FD's DOBBS.BAT: __________ field blank.
At this point, BBBS is ready to run but there are many options that
you will want to add/change, etc., especially for fidonet mail/files,
and security.
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Getting the telnet/binkp/www interfaces of the bbs up and running.
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Under linux you'd use a shell script:
=====cut here======
#/bin/sh
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbsd 3 7 telnetd:23 httpd:8080 ftpd:2121 rawd:24555:binkp
"quiet" "fork" "uid:"bbs &
# The above line should be on one line :)
====cut here and save with the filename of your choice=======
You must specify the port when you call the daemons for bbbs such as
ftpd, httpd, etc. In the example above, you can see that for httpd,
ftpd and binkd I use non-standard ports since I use pure-ftpd, Apache
and Binkd on the standard ports.
In the example above, the call to bbbsd defines nodes 3 through 7 as
telnet nodes. On my system node 1 is on my dialup modem line, and I
use node 2 for my TCPIP node therefore nodes 1 and 2 are not included
in the bbbsd command line.
Under Windows or OS/2, your .bat or .cmd file will probably look like:
======cut here=======
c:\bbbs\bbbsd.exe 10 20 ftpd:21 telnetd:23 httpd:80
rawd:200:binkp quiet
(line wraps)
======cut here=======
To see other notes concerning Windows or OS/2 and BBBS or BBBSD, type
bag sysop.gui, and then press S to search, finally type OS/2 or
WINDOWS and you will see the relevant pages.
Under Linux, you can make the shell script executible with the
command:
chmod a+x filename
The examples above run telnet, httpd, ftp and binkp nodes for
_incoming_ traffic. To configure and use a node for _outgoing_
traffic you write a script or batch file using the TCPIP (must be
uppercase) keyword. Make sure you do not use one of the nodes you
have set up as an Incoming bbbsd node as in the line above. Use a
node that you have not included in the bbbsd daemon script. In this
example below, node 2, which is not used in the above bbbsd script
above, is used for TCPIP.
========cut here====================
#!/bin/sh
TZ=EDT4
export TZ
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# runppp.sh following thanks to Warren Hrach
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbs 1 2 TCPIP
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
# set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: Mail errorlevel
if [ $RC = 11 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/mailin.sh &
fi
# set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: User mail errl.
if [ $RC = 12 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/mailout.sh &
fi
if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi
reset
done
======================cut here===================
A Script for a dialup node: Again, thanks to Warren Hrach's
Howto.bbbs:
========cut here============run1.sh============
#!/bin/sh
# Run node 1. Modified by Janis Kracht Jan. 21, 1999.
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbs 1 1 /dev/modem
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
# set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: Mail errorlevel
if [ $RC = 11 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/mailin.sh &
fi
# set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: User mail errl.
if [ $RC = 12 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/mailout.sh &
fi
if [ $RC = 40 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/bbbs bnc 1 &
fi
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if [ $RC = 60 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/callmartin.sh &
fi
if [ $RC = 70 ];
then nohup /home/bbbs/mkfilelist &
fi
if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi
reset
done
========cut here===========end of run1.sh============
In run1.sh, I call a few other scripts. callmartin.sh is using bbbs'
ftp to pick up and send traffic to a node. You set up a .dat file
(can be named anything really) with the node information for this
link such as your username and password for ftp access, and ftp
commands to cd to different directories. You can use bftp's getdel
command to pick up waiting mail, and delete it from the remote site
when you've finished downloading it. You also can use bftp's put
command to upload traffic specifically for a node as in the
callmartin.dat file below. Callmartin.sh sets a flag to make sure
only one 'process' is running, then tells bbbs to remove hold status
for this nodes traffic (if it Hold status isn't removed, the traffic
will not be sent), and then calls the callmartin.dat file with the
bftp command.
===========cut here=========callmartin.sh=======
#!/bin/sh
cd /home/bbbs/
if [ -f login.bsy ]; then
exit 0
fi
touch loginphil.bsy
./bbbs bom ch 1:232/16 -H
./bbbs bftp callmartin.dat /home/bbbs/inbound > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f login.bsy
========cut here===========end callmartin.sh======
======cut here========callmartin.dat===========
somedomain.com
username
password
cd out
getdel *
cd ..
cd in
put 1:232/16
quit
===========cut here====callmartin.dat=============
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The mkfilelist script is used to make some bulletins, a newfiles
list, and an allfiles list:
=============cut here=======mkfilelist=====
#!/bin/sh
cd /home/bbbs
du -hc -X out.txt /home/ftp/pub > /home/bbbs/menus/bull5
# see out.txt below
./bbbs bfstat > /home/bbbs/menus/bull8
./bbbs bfileidx
./bbbs blist files.lst
./bbbs bnewf files.new
zip -jkl files.zip files.lst
zip -jkl newfile.zip files.new
unzip -o newfile.zip FILES.NEW
mv files.zip /home/ftp/pub/info
mv FILES.NEW /home/ftp/pub/info
rm newfile.zip
===========cut here====end mkfilelist=========
=======out.txt=======
index.html
dir2html.sh
ziplist
descript.ion
descript.ion~
dir2html.sh~
index.html~
files.bbs
lost+found
=======end out.txt======
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Adding Message areas: bcfg4->Global->Confs
====================================================================
When you install bbbs, a few message areas are created (local areas
and sysop areas, not fidonet message echo areas). These existing
areas are:
News ................this is news from the bbbs system to the sysop
Post Office .........this is a private message area used for the
sysop, and for comments to the sysop.
Main Board ..........this is a local message area where users and
the sysop can post.
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Adding a Netmail area:
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Press u to add an unnamed area, and then press enter on it.
Fill out the fields for this area:
BBBS is Copyright 1990-2007, Kim B. 'B' Heino and Tapani T. 'Z' Salmi.
.--.------------------+ Global: Conferences +----------------------.
|MI| |
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|MI| Name: NETMAIL |
|-I| Description: |
|--| Fidoname: - |
|--| NNTPname: |
|--| *.MSG dir: |
|--| Fido export: |
|--| [ ] Must for all |
|--| Moderator: 0:0/0.0 [ ] Invite users |
|--| Fido flags: S [ ] Alias allowed|
|--| NNTPhost: 0 [ ] Allow tagline|
|--| Fido group: X [X] Post conf. |
|--| Nodenumber: 0 [ ] Allow private|
|--| Origin: 0 Conf #00003 [ ] No reply |
|--| Msg scan: 50 [ ] No mark reset|
|--| BPC min: 300 Total: 3038 [X] Fido area |
|--| BPC max: 400 Post: 1 [ ] No Fido strip|
|--| Import: ISO Resume: 65535 [ ] AllFix |
|--| Export: ISO Fileinfo: 65535 [ ] NameFix |
|--| [ ] AGNET |
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You can add other message areas two ways:
Add them manually one at a time, in bcfg4's GLOBAL:->CONFS by going
to that screen and pressing
u
to add an unnamed entry. Press your arrow down to get to that newly
entered Unnamed area and then press on the 'unnamed' entry to
fill out the fields for that echo area's entry.
For example:
.----------------------------+ Conference Browser
+|MI------------ X00 News
||MI--P--------- X00 Post Office
||-I------------ X00 Main Board
||-------------- X00 [Unnamed]
Or:
You can add echomail areas from a list of echos all at once
(fidonet.na type file). On my system, I ran this once for each
"network" or groups of message echos. To add echos from a list echos,
put the file that contains the tag names and descriptions in your
bbbs directory. Then go into
./bcfg4:->GLOBAL:->CONFS: and press F5.
You will see a template that you need to fill out. Each one of the
echos in the list will have the attributes of the field entries in
that template (Fido export: perhaps your uplink and other nodes who
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want all new echos, Import/Export: the character set you want to use
with all your echos, etc.).
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Adding bad EchoMail areas from your uplink)
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After you start importing echomail, you may notice that your uplink
is sending your system new message echos that are new, and that you
don't have configured (these will be noted in your bbbs/main/log0
file). You can add them to your config easily by using the bad echo
function of bbbs. Here's an example of mine:
In External.bbb find or add a [badecho] section:
[badecho]
;uplink area {aka_list} {in_char out_char origin} group {area_prefix}
export 1:12/12 . 1:261/38 ISO ISO 0 X FIDO: 1:2600/290 2:34/999
2:263/950 2:280/1027
[- 1 -][2][- 3 -] [- 4-][5][6][7] [ -8- ]
In order, the above represents:
(1) authorized-uplink
(2) . means any-tag-name
(3) my aka(s)
(4) character-set (two fields for import/export) like ISO ISO but
they don't have to be the same.
(5) Origin to use
(6) group
(7) prefix for bbs display
(8) include-these-nodes-in-export-list
To then add echomail areas that are in your 'bad' directory, first
make sure that either all nodes are taken down (kill processnumber
under linux), or put semiphore files in your bbbs/work directory to
prevent users from loging in.
Once you are sure of the above, type ./bcfg4 bad, and then ./bbbs
bogus b. When you type bcfg4 bad, bcfg4 scans your bad echo area and
adds found new echomail areas to your config automatically, according
to the information you have listed in external.bbb's [bad echo]
section. Note, you must have enough 'Unnamed' areas in Global->Confs
to cover the number of areas you will be adding. I always leave
about 4 Unnamed areas available for this purpose. ./bbbs bogus b then
tosses the actual message packets from your bad directory to the
newly created echo areas.
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Adding File Echos:
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File Echos are added manually in the EXTERNAL.BBB file. You can also
use the badtick function of bbbs to add them, but I never have used
this feature because you lose some flexibility. Say you've already
got file echo directories on your hard drive, and you don't want to
type them all in.. there isn't a way to globally add the file echos
like you would with allfix, or filemanager. The easiest way to do it
in this case under linux is to type:
ls /home/ftp/pub/*/* -d -1 > filedirs
and then edit the file filedirs.
In DOS or OS/2 or Windows, you could do something similar with
dir C:\bbbs\pub >> filedirs
With a good editor that lets you use macros, it won't take terribly
long to create the file area definitions.
Or - you could beg a copy of the [ticks] section of someone's
external.bbb and then edit that with search and replace.
Here's the setup that you'd want to use for the Tick file areas:
[
F DIFFZIP /home/ftp/pub/diffzip/ 1:261/38 VA >H1:14/200
[wraps above]
====================================================================
Using the [badticks] section of external.bbb
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Here's the example from the documentation:
; For areas that originate from 2:210/27: do not generate areas
starting
; with the string "BBBS". Generate all the rest, with the origin aka
; 2:222/0, assign to file-echo group C and add the V (visible) flag.
Make
; the root directory /newtic and export files to 2:22/10 and
; 2:222/151.666, then give echos the default description of "New
Fido
; Echo":
2:210/27 ^BBBS -
2:210/27 . 2:222/0 C V newtic 2:22/10 2:222/151.666 /New Fido Echo
In other words, the first field is your node number. The second is
regexp defining areas to include or not include; the first line says
don't include any areas with "BBBS" in them, the second line says do
add "all the rest" because of it's position after the 'Not bbbs'
line.
As you can see, this doesn't let you specify a physical location
(starting directory) and use existing areas (oh kim... )
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2. Tips for Netmail flavors/actions:
These are the flags that bbbs uses to indicate different
flavors/actions of Netmail:
'!' Crash
'-' Hold
'?' Receipt Request
'>' File Attach
'<' File Request
'*' Immediate
'/' KillSent
For example, to send a crash/immediate netmail, join the netmail
conference (j netmail) and press e to enter a message:
(NETMAIL:0) Read Command (? for menu): e
Send message to: Janis Kracht
Subject of message: !*1:261/38 Crash/Immediate flavor
To create file attach message:
(NETMAIL:0) Read Command (? for menu): e
Send message to: Janis Kracht
Subject of message: >1:261/38 /home/bbbs/work/testfile.zip
To Create a File Request:
(NETMAIL:0) Read Command (? for menu): e
Send message to: Janis Kracht
Subject of message: <1:261/38 FILES.NEW
====================
Next time:
doors
smtp
news
inet.bbb
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Grandma's Apple Bread
By Janis Kracht, 1:261/38
Grandma Florence always kept a few loaves of this apple bread in her
freezer 'just in case' guests dropped by to visit.
Makes 2 loaves
4 cups diced fresh apples
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs beaten
3 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped raisins
Preheat oven to 350F
Grease two 9x5" bread pans
Combine apples, sugar and cinnamon and let stand for 30-35 minutes,
or until the juices run from the apples. Combine oil, vanilla, eggs
and add to the apple mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, soda
and 2 teaspoons cinnamon, salt and mix well into the apple mixture.
Stir in the raisins and chopped pecans. Pour into the prepared bread
pans. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out
clean.
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Shepherd's Turkey Pie
Submitted by Sean Dennis
This sounds quite good, but I'd be careful with this if you're
on a salt-restricted diet, like I am. This has been reformatted
to fit the FG publishing requirements.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Shepherd's Turkey Pie
Categories: Diabetic, Turkey, Vegetables, Pies, Crockpot
Yield: 6 Servings
2 Onions; sliced
2 tb Vegetable oil;
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4 c Turkey / chicken;
-cooked chopped
1/4 c Whole wheat flour;
2 c Chicken stock or broth;
2 c Carrots; sliced, steamed
2 c Tomato/canned peeled diced;
1/2 ts Dried thyme;
1/2 ts Dried rosemary;
6 Potatoes; cooked, mashed
In a large saucepan, saute the onions in the oil for 5 minutes.
Add the turkey (or chicken). Sprinkle in the flour, stir to
blend. Add the chicken stock, carrots, tomatoes, thyme,
and rosemary.
Cook over medium heat until thickened. Pour into a lightly oiled
3-quart casserole. Spread the potatoes over the top. Bake in a 375
F oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until browned.
1/6 recipe - 371 calories, 4 lean meat, 2 bread, 1 vegetable
exchange: 38 grams carbohydrate, 33 grams protein, 10 grams
fat 81 mg sodium, 1133 mg potassium, 71 mg cholesterol
Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook, by Betty Wedman 1986
Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93
MMMMM
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REVIEWS
=================================================================
Brick-Oven Baking with a Hearthkit
By Janis Kracht, 1:261/38
For Gas or Electric Ovens
You may have heard of this oven insert which simulates an
old-fashioned Brick Hearth oven, it's becoming more and more well
known. I purchased mine from Pleasant Hill Grain Company
(http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/hearth_kitchen_hearthkit.aspx) for
about $200.00. Shipping was free with no sales tax outside Nebraska.
The "Ceramic" insert is "manufactured from a blend of cordierite, a
specialized blend of earthen materials, bonded to create a ceramic
material. The HearthKit includes its own high quality chrome support
rack that is used for some baking and cooking". You select your oven
size, since the oven insert must fit in your individual oven. The
insert is actually three pieces, two side-wall pieces, and a bottom
piece that fit together to form an oven chamber inside your oven.
It's really easy to assemble. You leave it in the oven all the time
though you could remove it when you didn't want to use it.
For some ovens, you would take the insert out for automatic cleaning
ovens (those that have you remove oven racks before cleaning), for
the others, you leave the insert in during the normal cleaning cycle
(I like that ).
Day-to-Day Use:
You leave it in your oven all the time (under normal situations).. so
you really have to adjust most all of your favorite recipes.
Luckily, the insert comes with a number of excellent recipes in it's
use and care book so you'll have a good start :)
You preheat your oven to it's highest temperature for at least a
half-hour every time you bake or roast, and then you adjust the
temperature of your oven. For some foods like Roast Chicken, you
will be amazed at what a difference in flavor and evenness of cooking
the Hearthkit enables! In about 25 minutes, a 3 1/2 lb chicken
(unstuffed) is roasted to absolute perfection! For breads, the same
is true! You'll wonder why you fought with some things as I did in
the past, like cermaic tiles and steam contraptions in the bottom of
the oven, etc. The HearthKit really cooks most items in such a
superior way.
The Down-Side:
Well, if you're sensitive to heat, or you don't have airconditioning
in your kitchen, heating that oven up to 550F for a half hour might
drive you out of the kitchen during the preheating time .. time you
would normally spend preparing other things then could be a royal
pain .
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Other than that, you really have to be careful with delicate cakes
like Angel Food, and unfilled pie shells.. because the Hearthkit
cooks so fast, you will have to keep that in mind as you are
adjusting your recipes.
Overall Rating: 5 out 5 Stars ( * * * * *)
With a little bit of trial and error, we've come to love this insert
and think it's well worth the price!
HearthKit Oven Insert, manufactured by Hearth Kitchen Company
(http://www.hearthkitchen.com/)
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ZONE 1 NEWS:
By Janis Kracht, 1:1/0
This week we had applications in Zone 1's Region 14 for a number of
new and also returning nodes :)
Jeff Splain
Intrinsicfear BBS
Nicholas J Boie
Former DARK KNiGHT BBS
Gaylen Hintz
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Last week, we had one new node in R13:
Phil Taylor
Send in information regarding new nodes to FidoGazette's ZONE 1 NEWS
column to Janis Kracht (janis@filegate.net, or 1:261/38).
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BBS Lists
By Sean Dennis
TELNET/DIALUP BBS GUIDE
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If you're looking for a new BBS to try or are trying to find one from
the past that may still be around, here's a few places to try:
** The BBS Corner's Telnet and Dial-Up BBS Guide
Maintained by Dave Perrussel (1:275/89)
http://www.telnetbbsguide.com
Dave maintains one of the most up-to-date telnet and dial-up
BBS lists in the world. There are over 450 BBSes listed on
his site. You can get to the dial-up BBS guide by clicking
on the "Dial-Up BBS Guide" link on the left side of the page
under the "Other Useful Information" header.
If you know of another -actively maintained- BBS list, please feel
free to send me the information and I'll make sure it gets in here.
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