Posts by SgtGoodie

Thanks. These are the ones I have been finding everywhere though. One size fits all with either valcro or elastic in the back. I've been looking around for one I'm almost sure I still have somewhere. If I find it I'll take some...

Maybe someone would know where I can get new beanies like the ones I had in the late 80's. The white beanie had a mesh top and rather than being 6" tall with an elastic or valcro back making it one size fits all, it was twice as...

In the galley after all of the ovens, machines, tables etc...were cleaned and inspected, the steam jacketed kettles would be filled and the water heated. The chief cook after pouring GP soap on the deck would pull 4 of the 8 drain...

The other branches of the service still have their food services operations in place. I don't know what the MC does when they go aboard ship for amphibious deployment if the cooking MOS has been phased out or severely limited. I...

I visited my old dining facility in 1990 just prior to being deployed to Desert Storm and they had already replaced the messmen that the grunt units supplied to work in the serving lines and various cleaning positions by civilians and...

Quote: Originally Posted by katbalou  Sgt. Goodie - my son is in the 1st MAR DIV  HQ BN, Camp Pendleton right now. is that where you were? I spent 5 years in a rotating grunt batallion in 1st Mar Div up...

Here are a few links to the marshmallow fondant I used my first time using fondant. I too wanted to make it taste good soit wouldn't be picked off and thrown away at the reception. I covered the cake with mocha gonasche under...

Quote: Originally Posted by katbalou  0311 is infantry. i would just put a lot of guns and Marine men, a couple of tanks, planes and ships will round it all out. Interrestingly enough, 0311 is infantry but...

    Quote: Originally Posted by chefelle  Boiled icing here (which I think now goes by seven minute frosting) is just a sugar syrup (with the addition of corn syrup) and egg whites and cream of tartar...

Many of the members on Cake Central are novice and home bakers making cute little cakes for the kids. But many are seasoned professionals as well. Many of the professionals followed by the food channel for the Oklahoma Sugar Art show...