Are you ready for a virtual Thanksgiving feast?

[Integral]

I'd like a piece of EACH, please! :!)
That Cherry/berry sounds AWESOME! Can you bring a piece to dinner next weekend? :shy:

You don't know what you are asking! That is my FAVORITE pie, to leave a piece setting arround for a whole WEEK! It would take an act of god.

Sandy's solution is that we have the makings for another one, how 'bout we stop by our place after dinner, next week and have desert?

 

[Tsu]

You don't know what you are asking! That is my FAVORITE pie, to leave a piece setting arround for a whole WEEK! It would take an act of god.

Sandy's solution is that we have the makings for another one, how 'bout we stop by our place after dinner, next week and have desert?

I LOVE YOUR WIFE! :!) :!) God BLESS her sweet face!

Should we bring the ice cream? Whipped cream??

 

[Integral]

This party is getting pretty big. Maybe we need more turkey!
http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/turkey.JPG

Tsu,
Whip Cream sounds GREAT! looking forward to it.

 

[Math Is Hard]

could someone please pass the chestnut stuffing? i haven't had quite enough. some more giblet gravy would be nice, too..

 

[Tsu]

Whipped creme it is! Good looking turkey, too! I'll take a piece of that!

Here's your chestnut stuffing, MIH. <passes stuffing> And gravy. <passes gravy> Now, if you would, please pass me some of that SAUSAGE stuffing. That's my FAVORITE! Gravy, too, please. Thank you. YUM!

 

[Tsu]

Integral! That's a really cute teapot that you and Sandy have! But, did you HAVE to turn THAT end toward the turkey?

 

[Math Is Hard]

I'm glad we thought to have several kinds of stuffing here - something for everyone!
I brought my own mincemeat pie, because I know I'm the only one who likes it.

 

[Math Is Hard]

So what's everyone thankful for this year? I am thankful for my friends, and having a good job, and always having enough to eat (especially today).

 

[Tsu]

That pretty much covers it! But I'm also thankful for having such a wonderful family. Although I have some pretty whacky cyber-sisters , I also have an angel for a step-mom. I'm so lucky!

 

[tumor]

So what's everyone thankful for this year? I am thankful for my friends, and having a good job, and always having enough to eat (especially today).

I'm thankful to our proud God fearing and just forefathers for killin enuff injuns.

 

[Moonbear]

I'm thankful I have friends I can invite to dinner and who prefer a toast over a prayer before dinner!

I'm just reporting in from the non-virtual feast over here. The turkey came out just right...yay! I'm always nervous about that, since I don't believe in plastic turkey poppers, so have to hope I judge the look of the turkey right. Everything was nice and juicy. I made a very simple sweet potato dish...just cut up sweet potatoes, a splash of olive oil, some rosemary and thyme and baked it...that was a big hit. Evo, you'll appreciate that we have kindred spirits who don't like sugar and marshmallows on sweet potatoes. I tried a tiny variation on my stuffing, which was to add some cranberries. I like that variation...keeps it from looking so plain brown.

And the pumpkin pie was a big hit. Hope you guys are enjoying the one I sent to the virtual feast. The crust came out light and flaky (same recipe I always use, but I must have managed to avoid overworking the dough and kept it light). I really had made two pies, thinking I'd have one left for myself...they found the second one in the fridge and had seconds! One of my guests brought a very tasty orange muscat wine that was surprisingly good with pumpkin pie! I'll have to remember that one.

I'm still trying to figure out how 7 people drank 5 bottles of wine, when one person was drinking beer, and one not drinking! Then again, it was about 5 hours of eating, so I guess that makes more sense than I thought at first (mostly because several of us are serious lightweights when it comes to drinking, so we should be passed out on the floor drinking the equivalent of a bottle of wine each).

They all brought very tasty dishes too. And I know everyone enjoyed the meal, because they all begged to take home leftovers!

Evo's daughter, nice to finally meet you! Glad you were able to make it over to spend the day with your mom!

So, who wants leftover turkey sandwiches? Or sammiches, as Tsu calls them.

 

[tumor]

This party is getting pretty big. Maybe we need more turkey!
http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/turkey.JPG

Tsu,
Whip Cream sounds GREAT! looking forward to it.

How can you eat this corpse, few days ago this was a living, breathing,being?

 

[Moonbear]

How can you eat this corpse, few days ago this was a living, breathing,being?

Oh, it's quite simple. Cut a piece off using a knife, then stab that piece with a fork, raise fork to your mouth, use mouth to remove piece from fork, chew thoroughly, swallow. Yummy.

 

[check]

I'm thankful that after I'm done this stupid term paper, and do my exam, I'm never going to take a stupid evolution class again.
Urg, you'd think a book called "The evolution of the amphibian auditory system" would have at least one completed diagram of a primative amphibian ear. URG!
Ok, I don't hate the class, just my essay topic.

 

[Tsu]

I got a D, which they tell me is the worst score that can be made without being a total failure.

Hey, it was my first time!

Yeah, well, you never WERE all that coordinated... Heck. You'd fall over just picking up your hopscotch marker.

 

[Tsu]

Moonbear, your pie was absolutely delicious! Thanks for sending it over! I'm sorry your 'friends' got to YOUR pie. Wish WE had saved you a piece! There is ONE piece of Integral's (wifes) pumpkin pie left. Here. You can have it! <stuffs last piece of pumpkin pie into computer> Sorry there's no more cherry/berry pie left. Integral took that one out pretty fast. No whipped creme, either. OOPS! Wait! There IS whipped creme! HERE! ... Errrr... Well, never mind. It's not that easy stuffing whipped creme into a computer... Dang. This is a MESS! Rats. OK. Now we know. Don't send whipped creme to each other via the internet...

 

[Tsu]

Well. It sure was a great first PF Pot Luck. Thanks to all who attended. Good night!

 

[humanino]

I tasted pumpkin for the first time yesterday
You are no longer allowed to make fun of people eating snails
At least, I won't forget this pie

 

[Moonbear]

I tasted pumpkin for the first time yesterday
You are no longer allowed to make fun of people eating snails
At least, I won't forget this pie

Humanino, pumpkin pie is delicious! Did you have a pie or just try to eat pumpkin as a vegetable as is more typical outside the US? My friend from France, one of the folks here yesterday, when he tasted pumpkin pie for the first time declared he couldn't imagine such a wonderful dessert could be made from a vegetable. He's the one who raided the fridge and located the second pie to have more this year. Pumpkin itself is quite horrid as a vegetable. I got some on my finger as I was mixing the ingredients and licked it off... Or if you only had one of those store-bought frozen pies that you then just cook and some people serve, then that's a bad example of what good pumpkin pie tastes like. Think of the comparison like that of comparing American chocolate , to French chocolate, YUM

 

[tumor]

Oh, it's quite simple. Cut a piece off using a knife, then stab that piece with a fork, raise fork to your mouth, use mouth to remove piece from fork, chew thoroughly, swallow. Yummy.

I still could not do it.

Anyway guys,.. this CIRCuSS has ended and now only a month left till another starts.

 

[Tsu]

I tasted pumpkin for the first time yesterday
You are no longer allowed to make fun of people eating snails
At least, I won't forget this pie

I LOVE escargot! MAJOR yum! And Moonbear is right, humanino. Pumpkin alone is gross. Pumpkin pie is delicious. We'll serve some real pumpkin pie at your wedding! :!) Will you bring me some escargot?

Look at it this way. Would you just pick up a snail and eat it without proper preparation?? Same thing with pumpkin...

 

[Evo]

I made a very simple sweet potato dish...just cut up sweet potatoes, a splash of olive oil, some rosemary and thyme and baked it...that was a big hit. Evo, you'll appreciate that we have kindred spirits who don't like sugar and marshmallows on sweet potatoes.

Moonbear, that sounds delicious! Just the type of thing I'd like!

So, who wants leftover turkey sandwiches? Or sammiches, as Tsu calls them.

I call them sammiches also.

Poor humanino, he's trying to prepare himself to be Americanized and his first taste of pumpkin turns out bad. I told him next year I'll make sure he has some real pumpkin pie.

I'm with you Tsu, escargot bourguignon, mmmmm. I make it sometimes just for the garlic sauce alone, some french bread to soak it up. Pure heaven!

 

[Moonbear]

I'm with you Tsu, escargot bourguignon, mmmmm. I make it sometimes just for the garlic sauce alone, some french bread to soak it up. Pure heaven!

Can you leave the snails out of mine? French bread dipped in garlic sauce sounds yummy!

I've never tried escargot. If they didn't serve the snails in the shells and wrapped them in something so I couldn't see they were snails, then I might be willing to give them a taste. It sounds sort of like eating squid the first time and being served a clump of tentacles. I like it, and am a big fan of calamari, but getting over taking a bite out of tentacles the first time was tough.

 

[tribdog]

Isn't escargot french for garlic flavored mud? That's what mine tasted like.

 

[Evo]

Isn't escargot french for garlic flavored mud? That's what mine tasted like.

You're not supposed to eat them straight out of the garden. (wonders where tribdog ate snails)

Escargot Bourguignon - Tender French snails simmered in white wine and shallots then baked in café de Paris butter with garlic and fresh herbs

 

[Moonbear]

Isn't escargot french for garlic flavored mud? That's what mine tasted like.

I was watching one of those shows on PBS with that geek that travels all over and gives travel advice. He found some "restaurant" in Italy or Spain (I can't recall), where they have a special that isn't on the menu, but only served when it rains...snails! The cook collects them on rainy days and cooks them. If I'm going to eat snails, I want to have the illusion they've at least been farm-raised and haven't just been picked up off the street behind the dumpster! Are there snail farms?

 

[Evo]

Hmmm, snails are supposed to be allowed to poop for a couple of days first to clean themselves out. My mother taught me this. I remember the outdoor markets in France would have snails crawling in cages.

Moonbear, I love the new avatar!

 

[Moonbear]

Hmmm, snails are supposed to be allowed to poop for a couple of days first to clean themselves out. My mother taught me this. I remember the outdoor markets in France would have snails crawling in cages.

That's not really helping convince me to try eating them! What if they're a little backed up and don't poop for a few days?

Moonbear, I love the new avatar!

Thanks. I was inspired by that link to the seaslug forum someone posted recently. I've always thought jellyfish are really cool looking critters, especially the fluorescent ones when maintained under a black light (the aquarium in Baltimore does that, or did last time I was there many years ago).

 

[tribdog]

I was watching one of those shows on PBS with that geek that travels all over and gives travel advice. He found some "restaurant" in Italy or Spain (I can't recall), where they have a special that isn't on the menu, but only served when it rains...snails! The cook collects them on rainy days and cooks them. If I'm going to eat snails, I want to have the illusion they've at least been farm-raised and haven't just been picked up off the street behind the dumpster! Are there snail farms?

They are called snail ranches. It's big business. I was going to become a "snailboy" going on round ups, herding them, things like that sounded like fun. I just couldn't get the hang of roping them while I was in the saddle. I could rope them standing still, but as soon as I got on my turtle I couldn't do it. bit of trivia, did you know we branded them with salt? It can be a dangerous job too. I remember the stampede of '02, what a mess.

 

[Moonbear]

They are called snail ranches. It's big business. I was going to become a "snailboy" going on round ups, herding them, things like that sounded like fun. I just couldn't get the hang of roping them while I was in the saddle. I could rope them standing still, but as soon as I got on my turtle I couldn't do it. bit of trivia, did you know we branded them with salt? It can be a dangerous job too. I remember the stampede of '02, what a mess.

LOL! Ride 'em snailboy!

I actually did find a link...more than you ever wanted to know about farming snails:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb96-05.htm