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Vimm's Lair: Preserving the Classics. Chuckwagon Apple Fritters | Scarletta Bakes. I’ve been thinking about the Good Humor truck a lot lately. Like, a lot. This happens to me almost every summer. I get super hot. The sweating starts. The farmer’s tan shows up. The sweating continues. And I think about ice cream like it’s my job. Every summer when I was a kid, we would spend our days at the local pool. I was a champion eater. Around 11:19 a.m., I’d start to get excited. Waiting. And then, in the far-off distance, I heard it… Diddly ding da ding da ding ding-a-ling a ding dongggggggggggggg (Whatever. I have to be first in line. Wait – who is that chubby girl standing on curb, sobbing and clutching two melted Push Pops? Sigh. Why am I talking about the Good Humor truck? Seriously, these fritters are simple and simply amazing. I came into the kitchen and found A. sitting next to an empty fritter bowl.

M.: “Hey, what’s that chile sugar all over your face?” A.: “It’s not chile sugar. For reals. Chuckwagon Apple Fritters 1. Awesome milk trick!. Laurie McCanna's complete list of Photoshop tutorials. Building a PVC Instrument - NateTrue.com. Brought to you by NateTrue.com I’ve written this as a guide for anyone who wants to create his own tube-based instrument. I suggest you read the entire guide before proceeding to build the instrument, as it is not a step-by-step listing. Have you built your own PVC instrument? Send pictures and a description of your instrument to pvc@natetrue.com and it can be featured here! What’s New July 10, 2001: New section! See photos of the construction of my own PVC instrument!

July 7, 2001: More drumbone information and another PVC pic in the Appendix. July 7, 2001: Photo of pvcman’s PVC instrument is up in the Appendix. Phase I: Planning Deciding which notes to include Doing the math Deciding on a layout Microphones? Phase II: The tubes What to buy Cutting techniques Pipe elbows - the beautiful burden Tuning Phase III: The stand Wood Structural concerns Assemblage Phase IV: Finishing up Gluing Painting Phase V: Playing your new instrument Paddles Blue Man Group notes PVC IV melody Rods and Cones PVC basics Appendices. ‪Top 10 quirky science tricks for parties‬‏