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Skriven 2009-04-04 19:55:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av STEPHEN HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: odz and enz againz!
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-=> Stephen Haffly wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

 SH> The specifications: 2009 Escape XLT with the Sun & SYNC Value Package
 SH> (Power moonroof and Ford SYNC) and the Cargo Package (Roof side rails
 SH> with crossbars, retractable cargo area cover and lockable wet trunk).
 SH> The color is Light Sage Metallic with Stone interior.  It has a 2.5L
 SH> I-4 engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission.  It is rated for 20
 SH> mpg city and 28 mpg highway.

Is it 2WD or 4WD? I drive a Ranger pick-up for work ... which is the same
platform (pretty much) as the Escape. The 2.5L Hi-Tech 4 is pretty peppy while
getting reasonable fuel economy. And the ergo in the Ford light trucks is much
better than in anything but the Honda line.

I was sort of shopping for a small SUV last year (before the economic
melt-down) and narrowed the possibilities down to the Escape and the Honda CRV.
Toyota's RAV-4 was in third by quite a bit ... and GM didn't have anything in
that range. The Korean SUV lines were far in the dust - with the KIA Sportage
being so far down the list that you would have had to staple on two sheets of
paper to get down to them.   Bv)=

The whole thing came down to styling. The mid-level Escape and CRV were within
a few $$$ on price. Mileage was VERY comparable. Driving them was hard to pick
one over the other. The ergonomics in the Honda was slightly better than in the
Ford ... but, not by a lot. Both had a big blind spot at the B-Pillar on the
driver's side. (Tip: buy one of the small square convex mirrors and mount it on
the fixed mirror mounting bracket for the driver's mirror - if you can see a
car in that mirror it's in your blind spot and DO NOT change lanes). I just
liked the styling on the Escape better than the updated CRV. If Honda had kept
the older (2008 and before) styling it would have come down to a coin flip or
how much "Buy American" I was feeling. (This is BEFORE I bought the Ford stock
- Bv)= )

 SH> I would have liked to go for the hybrid, but it would have cost
 SH> significantly more than the XLT without the cash incentives that the
 SH> one we purchased had.  I was not shopping for a car when we started
 SH> this adventure with the air bag system, but we felt that there was not
 SH> much of a choice as even the Ford engineers couldn't seem to figure
 SH> this one out.

You guys should do well with the Escape. Good choice.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Pumpkin Flan
 Categories: Squash, Desserts
      Yield: 8 servings
 
    1/3 c  Sugar
      5    Eggs
    3/4 c  Sugar
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/3 c  Water
      1 ts Cinnamon
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  Pumpkin purée
  1 1/2 c  Whole milk
 
  Flan is an elegant, incredibly delicious dessert that is
  fairly easy to put together. If you have no experience with
  the hot-water-bath cooking method, be sure to read the
  
  instructions carefully so that you have a complete grasp
  of the process. It isn't rocket science, but it's better
  to know what to do in advance than try to figure it out
  as you go.
  
  First, make a hot water bath for the flan by setting a 9"
  cake pan in a larger pan (like a roasting or broiler pan).
  Hold down the cake pan so it won't float, and add enough hot
  water to the larger pan to come three-quarters of the way
  up the outside of the cake pan. Then remove the cake pan
  and put the larger pan of water in a preheating 350°F oven
  while you mix the flan.
  
  Melt the 1/3 cup sugar directly in the cake pan the flan
  will be baked in. To melt evenly, hold the pan securely
  (wear a good oven mitt or use tongs) over or just resting
  on a burner. Shake and tilt the pan, rather than stirring
  the sugar. Watch carefully. Once melted, the sugar will
  caramelize and begin to brown quickly. As soon as it turns
  golden brown, tilt the pan so that the entire surface is
  covered. Remove from heat. The caramel will harden and
  crack, but that's okay.
  
  Beat together the eggs and the 3/4 cup sugar. Add the salt,
  water, cinnamon, vanilla, pumpkin and milk. Set the caramel-
  lined pan in the middle of the hot water pan in the oven.
  Carefully pour the egg mixture into the cake pan. Bake for
  25 minutes. Test doneness by gently pushing custard in center
  with back of a spoon -- when done a crevice about 3/8 inch
  deep will form.
  
  Carefully remove the flan from the hot water and chill at
  once. (As the flan cools, the caramel dissolves.) When cold,
  loosen custard edge with a knife, then cover pan with a
  rimmed serving plate. Holding plate in place, quickly invert.
  The flan will slowly slip free and the caramel sauce flow
  out. To serve, cut in wedges, spoon on sauce.
  
  Makes about 8 servings.
  
  FROM: Texas Cooking Online's Weekly E-mail
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum; 03 October 2008
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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