What can you expect in the Food Thread on PF?

[Astronuc]

scorpa's post about the slow cooker inspired me to make beef stew today. I was toying with the idea of a roast, but that'll have to wait until next weekend.

I wish I had some moose or elk to roast.

 

[Evo]

Got elk?

http://www.uselk.com/got_elk_real_elk.html

I found this site last night.

Don't ask.

 

[Astronuc]

Got elk?

http://www.uselk.com/got_elk_real_elk.html

That's great! Thanks for that!

I found this site last night.

Don't ask.

Hmmmm! Just concerned.


Actually, while wandering back to the kitchen for seconds - I got to thinking about

Lemon chicken
Curried chicken on rice
Mexican chicken on Spanish rice

and

Ham or pork with lentils

 

[turbo]

Mmm...I always use all the leftover chicken bones for making chicken soup (I add the meat too). I never have enough to bother with chicken stock to save.

If we want chicken soup, the meat gets added back into the broth after the carcass and scraps are boiled down, but we often save it as a starter for other types of soups, like the traditional "French soup" that my mother's family made - leeks, onions, canned tomatoes (home canned, of course) potatoes and rice. It's great with buttered Saltines - a luxury that her family could not have easily afforded during the Depression.

Anyway, we often get to save broth because my wife and I like to get inventive with the left-over chicken meat. Add it into a vegetable stir-fry to serve over rice, or maybe make up a spicy hot chicken filling with garlic, onions, and peppers to wrap in soft tortillas with some shredded cheese...just everyday cooking. Except for some breads and baked goods where proportions are essential to get the best results, we never use recipes - just grab whatever is on-hand and make something up.

I used to cook this way when I was single, too. I was sharing an apartment with another guy, and he brought over a few old friends late one night and they rousted me out of bed so I could play guitar with them. After a while, one of the guys said he was hungry enough to eat the south end of a north-bound skunk. There was some food in the refrigerator, but not enough to feed everybody, unless they all wanted something different, so I chopped and sauteed some onions and garlic with a pound of hamburg and some seasonings. When that was browned, I stirred in some left-over baked beans that I had made the day before, and when everything was heated up, I broke all of the eggs I had (maybe 6-8) into the pan and stirred until they were cooked. My roommate called the concoction "gross" until he saw how our friends were hogging it down, then after he tried a little of it, he heaped up his plate, and crabbed when the other guys beat him out of seconds. Weeks later, he kept hinting that I should make some of "that stuff" for him.

 

[Moridin]

I just ate two fast food hamburgers. I am not as disgusted as I though I would be.

 

[scorpa]

I have about 3/4 of a head of cabbage and I need to find something to make with it before it goes bad. Maybe I'll try to find a decent looking recipe for lazy cabbage rolls...midterm week so no time to try the real thing.

 

[Ouabache]

Scorpa, (in case you don't already do this) whenever you roast a chicken and your meal is over, cut the meat off the bones, then cut the big bones in two with a pair of poultry shears and simmer the bones, skin and other scraps in lightly salted water for a few hours. Strain out the scraps, bones, etc and store the liquid in your fridge or freezer. That makes a wonderful chicken stock - ideal for starting a chicken stew, but also great as a starter for home-made tomato soup - we have that quite a bit because I can't eat canned soups (the "natural flavors" and many other ingredients are primarily MSG and I'm very allergic to it.)

Good job on the chicken stock.. I also don't eat prepared foods because of food allergy. So I discovered the wonders of simmering up my own chicken stock, and using it in lots of other dishes. For example when cooking rice, use in replacement of water (like in a risotto).

If you enjoy chicken stock, try the same technique with a 'turkey' carcass, (bones, skin & scraps). I was amazed at the huge volume of stock that comes off a turkey. Sadly, I see many folks who just eat the turkey and throw away the carcass. I've asked if they tried making soup or stock. Their reply is that they don't have time to fool with that.

If you live by the coast and enjoy steaming up fresh lobsters and crabs. Save the shells and simmer them in water. It makes great stock and tastey in a seafood chowder or bisque.

Right now I'm finishing off a smoked ham and then the bone is going into a ham and bean soup.

Mmmm boy, ham and bean soup! My first taste of this hearty comfort food was at a small cafe I chanced, while passing through Utah. I've since worked at my own version. Smoked ham works great, I've also substituted smoked turkey or smoked ham hocks. I bet smoked moose or elk would work fine too. Besides the beans & aromatic veggies (mire poix) and seasoning, I like to toss in a handful of barley.

 

[turbo]

Good job on the chicken stock.. I also don't eat prepared foods because of food allergy. So I discovered the wonders of simmering up my own chicken stock, and using it in lots of other dishes. For example when cooking rice, use in replacement of water (like in a risotto).

If you enjoy chicken stock, try the same technique with a 'turkey' carcass, (bones, skin & scraps). I was amazed at the huge volume of stock that comes off a turkey. Sadly, I see many folks who just eat the turkey and throw away the carcass. I've asked if they tried making soup or stock. Their reply is that they don't have time to fool with that.

If you live by the coast and enjoy steaming up fresh lobsters and crabs. Save the shells and simmer them in water. It makes great stock and tastey in a seafood chowder or bisque.

Mmmm boy, ham and bean soup! My first taste of this hearty comfort food was at a small cafe I chanced, while passing through Utah. I've since worked at my own version. Smoked ham works great, I've also substituted smoked turkey or smoked ham hocks. I bet smoked moose or elk would work fine too. Besides the beans & aromatic veggies (mire poix) and seasoning, I like to toss in a handful of barley.

Many people are oblivious to the flavors and nutrition that they throw away when disposing of bones, marrow, skin, scraps, etc, after preparing a chicken, turkey, or maybe a roast. It's too bad, because soup stocks made from boiling these parts can be the bases for incredibly tasty meals.

I grew up in a French-Canadian family (on my mother's side) and my father's mother was a cook for a large woods operation driving pulp-wood down the local rivers to paper mills. When I was a kid, I never saw a ham-bone or poultry carcass that didn't get boiled in a stock-pot or simmered for hours in a stew before it was discarded. Even then, we used to scoop the marrow out of the bigger bones and eat that before the bones were tossed. The taste of the marrow from a ham bone that was simmered to make a nicely-seasoned yellow pea soup can take you to heaven!

 

[robphy]

King Cake

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(My favorite is from Antoine's Famous Cakes.)


Happy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Mardi_Gras"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5228675 (NPR, 2006)

 

[radou]

I'd rather die than eat this.

Anyways, degustibus. Only kidding.

 

[Evo]

I cannot tell a lie. Today I bought a "ham and water product" that "possibly contains ground ham". 38% water added.

I think I may regret this.

 

[Astronuc]

I cannot tell a lie. Today I bought a "ham and water product" that "possibly contains ground ham". 38% water added.

What were you thinking??

 

[Evo]

What were you thinking??

I don't know. It was on sale.

This is it.

http://www.farmlandfoods.com/products/boneless-smoked-ham-water-product.html

 

[Astronuc]

http://www.farmlandfoods.com/products/boneless-smoked-ham-water-product.html

Ummm -

Cooking Instructions
Oven: Heat oven to 325°F. Place ham in baking dish with 1/2 cup water.

OK - if this is a Ham & Water product, why do the cooking instruction suggest adding water?

Ingredients
Cured with water, salt, dextrose, corn syrup solids, carrageenan, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite

Yum -

 

[Evo]

Ingredients
Cured with water, salt, dextrose, corn syrup solids, carrageenan, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite

Don't let turbo see this, he'll lose all respect for me.

 

[turbo]

Don't let turbo see this, he'll lose all respect for me.

Not all respect, but perhaps a percentage of that respect that was left after you declared for TE. You simply HAVE to rent a copy of "Dead River Rough Cut"! As long as you ain't too prissy, I can have you hooked up in no time. I laid it out to you and Moonie before - if you can gut fish, process game, etc, you're in at par. If you're willing to pony up for a nice boat, motor, trailer, etc, you're prime marriagables. I need my normal fee up-front and a 50% share of your first moose and a standard remittance of 40# of brook trout and/or landlocked salmon payable in the first 5 years of your wedded bliss.

 

[Evo]

Not all respect, but perhaps a percentage of that respect that was left after you declared for TE. You simply HAVE to rent a copy of "Dead River Rough Cut"! As long as you ain't too prissy, I can have you hooked up in no time. I laid it out to you and Moonie before - if you can gut fish, process game, etc, you're in at par. If you're willing to pony up for a nice boat, motor, trailer, etc, you're prime marriagables. I need my normal fee up-front and a 50% share of your first moose and a standard remittance of 40# of brook trout and/or landlocked salmon payable in the first 5 years of your wedded bliss.

I'm saving up my money to buy the boat with motor, trailer, etc... I'm ready.

I had two types of homemade deer jerky this week. Very hot and spicy. All the guys around me hunt and are competing at making deer jerky. I am their test animal.

 

[turbo]

I'm saving up my money to buy the boat with motor, trailer, etc... I'm ready.

I had two types of homemade deer jerky this week. Very hot and spicy. All the guys around me hunt and are competing at making deer jerky. I am their test animal.

Lightweight! If you are not jerking the venison and smoking it yourself, you are eye candy at the best and maybe even last-resort companionship, (I hope we don't have to go there!). Darn! I hoped I could hook you up with a real guy. You may have to settle. Good luck.

 

[Math Is Hard]

...maybe even last-resort companionship, (I hope we don't have to go there!). Darn! I hoped I could hook you up with a real guy. You may have to settle. Good luck.

uh oh. what exactly do you get in a "last-resort companionship"? It's a serious inquiry. I don't have any skills except for fishing and building home-made air conditioners.

 

[Evo]

Lightweight! If you are not jerking the venison and smoking it yourself, you are eye candy at the best and maybe even last-resort companionship, (I hope we don't have to go there!). Darn! I hoped I could hook you up with a real guy. You may have to settle. Good luck.

It was tasty!

Actually his butcher grinds the venison, then he mixes it with a jerky mix he buys at Walmart shoots the mixture out of a jerky gun and then dries it in his dehydrator.

 

[Astronuc]

Maybe one could salvage the Ham & Water product with some pineapple.

Don't forget the 'fixins'!

 

[turbo]

It was tasty!

Actually his butcher grinds the venison, then he mixes it with a jerky mix he buys at Walmart shoots the mixture out of a jerky gun and then dries it in his dehydrator.

Wow! Dried, seasoned meat paste...yum! Doesn't anybody smoke and dry thin-sliced meat anymore? Is this the food thread? We need to start an "I wouldn't eat that on a bet" thread for Evo.

 

[turbo]

uh oh. what exactly do you get in a "last-resort companionship"? It's a serious inquiry. I don't have any skills except for fishing and building home-made air conditioners.

Well, let's say that a lady can't fly-cast, can't (or won't) hunt, dress and butcher game, etc... That kind of limits the opportunities for spending time together, doesn't it? Not the basis for a long-lasting relationship. More conducive to an on-again/off-again arrangement...

You should ask your video rental store to get in a copy of "Dead River Rough Cut" or get one of your friends with a Netflix plan to put it on the list. It's not a well-known movie, but for those of us who grew up in this area, it's a REAL trip down memory lane.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Well, let's say that a lady can't fly-cast, can't (or won't) hunt, dress and butcher game, etc... That kind of limits the opportunities for spending time together, doesn't it? Not the basis for a long-lasting relationship. More conducive to an on-again/off-again arrangement...

oh.. oh dear! I have really got to get some skills. All this time and money I've spent at UCLA and they haven't taught me any of the basics I need for a happy life.

You should ask your video rental store to get in a copy of "Dead River Rough Cut" or get one of your friends with a Netflix plan to put it on the list. It's not a well-known movie, but for those of us who grew up in this area, it's a REAL trip down memory lane.

I will look for that. I'm looking for something 'different' to watch. Nothing at the video store was exciting last week.

 

[Evo]

Well, let's say that a lady can't fly-cast, can't (or won't) hunt, dress and butcher game, etc... That kind of limits the opportunities for spending time together, doesn't it? Not the basis for a long-lasting relationship. More conducive to an on-again/off-again

oh.. oh dear! I have really got to get some skills. All this time and money I've spent at UCLA and they haven't taught me any of the basics I need for a happy life.

No wonder I've never been able to hold onto a man.

Help me turbo-1 kenobe, you're my only hope.

 

[Astronuc]

turbo-1 kenobe

Jack of all trades and matchmaker, among other things.

 

[turbo]

No wonder I've never been able to hold onto a man.

Help me turbo-1 kenobe, you're my only hope.

Think of it from the guy's point of view. The perfect lady (not in the etiquette sense perhaps) will share interests and want to share the favorite activities of her mate. My cousin loves to fish and hunt, and is a tough contender at archery competitions, and she uses her days off during October bowhunting for deer. She is a great shot with firearms, and she is also perhaps the sweetest person I have ever known. She might be 120# soaking wet and and has a great figure after raising 3 kids. If something should happen to her husband, I could get her married off without a boat easy! Though if Steve died, she'd have several nice boats/canoes/his-and-hers snowmobiles, a 4WD pickup and all kinds of guns, archery equipment (both competition and hunting) and fishing gear. Hell, I'd have to set up a lottery system with a stiff buy-in fee just to limit the number of applicants who'd want to meet her.

 

[turbo]

oh.. oh dear! I have really got to get some skills. All this time and money I've spent at UCLA and they haven't taught me any of the basics I need for a happy life.

Some of the stuff that makes for a happy life in no particular order:

1. Knowing how to handle a canoe and how to tie flies that are good enough to fool the trout, and how to present those flies to feeding fish in a way that is realistic. This leads to the supreme ecstasy of fighting a wild brookie on a light fly rod, and although I release many, a badly-hooked fish or one that appears stressed might get a quick neck-snap, leading to ecstasy #2 - pan-fried brookie served with some steamed fiddleheads on the side and maybe some potatoes fried in bacon-fat.

2. Knowing the behavior of animals, so you can see and enjoy them. Very necessary is skill at marksmanship, if you want to hunt animals for food. If I can't cleanly kill an animal with a single shot, I don't shoot. I only hunt with either a single shot rifle or a lever-action loaded with a single cartridge. The most sobering part of a hunt is the kill and the period of reflection on the life of the animal afterward. My native-american ancestors would point out that all life is connected, and that if we are to eat animals, we have a responsibility to respect and honor them. This leads to the ecstasy of pan-fried venison tenderloins, once again served with sides of potatoes and fiddleheads.

3. Knowing how to tend to the soil so that it tends to you. Soil is not some dirt to grow a lawn on. That is a perversion of land stewardship and a waste of resources. Learn to amend the soil with organic fertilizers, manure, peat moss, compost, etc, so that you can grow your own vegetables and fruits. There are too many ecstasies to list here, but some are: biting into a fresh vine-ripened tomato still warm from the sun, eating string beans raw from the plant (they are a great source of "crispyness" in a green salad), making bread-and-butter pickles, salsas, etc. There's nothing like a larder full of great condiments and sauces that you just can't get from a store. Best of all is the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your food is healthy, without pesticides, herbicide residue, etc.

4. Learning the night sky. There is perhaps nothing more humbling and mind-opening than recognizing that we are just little individuals living on a minor planet in orbit around a plain-vanilla sun in a non-descript spiral galaxy. There are (OOM) probably as many galaxies in our visible universe as there are stars in our home galaxy, and if the universe is infinite (it may well be!) our insignificance is staggering.

5. Recognizing that there are times when we can do very little to change a particular situation, and that there are times when a little bit of leverage can make a big difference so we can be a positive influence. This one is particularly valuable for your peace of mind and mental stability.

I could go on and on, but these are things that have made me happy (ier?) and might apply to others, too.

 

[scorpa]

Think of it from the guy's point of view. The perfect lady (not in the etiquette sense perhaps) will share interests and want to share the favorite activities of her mate. My cousin loves to fish and hunt, and is a tough contender at archery competitions, and she uses her days off during October bowhunting for deer. She is a great shot with firearms, and she is also perhaps the sweetest person I have ever known. She might be 120# soaking wet and and has a great figure after raising 3 kids. If something should happen to her husband, I could get her married off without a boat easy! Though if Steve died, she'd have several nice boats/canoes/his-and-hers snowmobiles, a 4WD pickup and all kinds of guns, archery equipment (both competition and hunting) and fishing gear. Hell, I'd have to set up a lottery system with a stiff buy-in fee just to limit the number of applicants who'd want to meet her.

Pffft I ride motorcycles, love pretty much anything with an engine, I can shoot and love "roughing it" in the outdoors and it hasn't helped me at all. I mention my hobbies to some of my guy friends and their eyes get all big and they ask me "but isn't that dangerous!?" No either I look in the wrong places or guys want some girl that loves pink and does nothing for fear of breaking a nail *Rant mode off*

 

[Evo]

Pffft I ride motorcycles, love pretty much anything with an engine, I can shoot and love "roughing it" in the outdoors and it hasn't helped me at all. I mention my hobbies to some of my guy friends and their eyes get all big and they ask me "but isn't that dangerous!?" No either I look in the wrong places or guys want some girl that loves pink and does nothing for fear of breaking a nail *Rant mode off*

You sound pretty good to me. I was never one of those foo-foo women with the fake nails. I love gardening and I was always always rooting around in the dirt with manure, blood meal, and other aromatic soil enhancers.

 

[Evo]

Hmmm, this looks good. I'm trying to find new foods to eat.

This is a Welsh cheese.

"Red Dragon, also known as Y-Fenni. This smooth, firm, tasty Cheddar is made with Welsh brown ale and mustard seeds. Red Dragon is a buttery and spicy cheese with plenty of bite, but is not too hot. Not only do the mustard seeds give Red Dragon its marvelous flavor, but also its texture. The brown ale makes the cheese moist and tangy."

http://www.cheesesupply.com/product_info.php/products_id/368

 

[Astronuc]

The perfect lady (not in the etiquette sense perhaps) will share interests and want to share the favorite activities of her mate.

Probably should read - the perfect mate . . . will share . . . .

A healthy relationship has to be mutual/reciprocal. It doesn't have to be the same interests all of the time, but it helps to share interests that allow for mutual enjoyment.

1. Knowing how to handle a canoe . . .
2. Knowing the behavior of animals, . . .
3. Knowing how to tend to the soil so that it tends to you. . . . . That is a perversion of land stewardship and a waste of resources.
4. Learning the night sky. . . . .
5. Recognizing that there are times when we can do very little to change a particular situation, and that there are times when a little bit of leverage can make a big difference so we can be a positive influence. This one is particularly valuable for your peace of mind and mental stability.

Same here.

I ride motorcycles, love pretty much anything with an engine, I can shoot and love "roughing it" in the outdoors and it hasn't helped me at all.

Sounds great to me!

I love gardening and I was always always rooting around in the dirt with manure, blood meal, and other aromatic soil enhancers.

I'm trying to find new foods to eat.

:!) That Red Dragon sounds really good! I like Monterrey Jack with jalapeño or habanero.

 

[turbo]

"Red Dragon" sounds great! Something to eat with hot mustard and sliced chiles on crackers!

 

[chaoseverlasting]

Pffft I ride motorcycles, love pretty much anything with an engine, I can shoot and love "roughing it" in the outdoors and it hasn't helped me at all. I mention my hobbies to some of my guy friends and their eyes get all big and they ask me "but isn't that dangerous!?" No either I look in the wrong places or guys want some girl that loves pink and does nothing for fear of breaking a nail *Rant mode off*

Where DO you live?:!)

 

[Math Is Hard]

Wise words, turbo!

 

[turbo]

Wise words, turbo!

Not so much wise as practical. I try to keep some perspective about the times I have been truly happy and fulfilled, and then do the things that enable those moments. Sometimes we can get detached from reality and forget the roots of things, and that can lead to some pretty unproductive behavior, frustration, and unhappiness.

One of my most satisfying moments was when my wife caught her first wild brook trout on the fly rod that I built just for her. She was whooping it up and grinning from ear-to-ear. Since then, she has been the driving force behind our camping trips and they always have to be in the vicinity of remote trout ponds. There isn't a person alive who could talk her into a cruise or a trip to some tourist-trap. It's so much nicer to spend a few quiet days camped in the woods with our tent, portable gas stove (so we don't need a fire permit), coolers, and some folding chairs. She brings mystery novels and I bring my fly-tying equipment for the times when the fishing is slow. You can't buy that kind of privacy and serenity, you have to seek it out. Once you've experienced it, you're hooked. I like the fact that she likes to "sleep in" while I get up at first light for some early morning fishing. If the breeze is right, I can smell frying bacon, onions, peppers, mushrooms, potatoes, etc from out in the canoe, and I know she's going to holler "breakfast" pretty soon. Heaven at sunrise!

 

[turbo]

Where DO you live?:!)

You see, Scorpa, you're just not looking for men in the right places. When I was your age, I would have been swept off my feet by a lady who loved motorcycles and camping, and who would take a summer job operating heavy equipment. You would fit right in at Unity College here in Maine. It offers courses that lead to degrees relevant to employment as game wardens, biologists, foresters, marine patrol, etc. You'd have no problem finding a decent guy there! My second cousin graduated from there and is now a state game warden. He and his wife recently sold their Harleys so they could buy a big sea-worthy fishing boat and indulge in that passion. His father (retired as chief of the warden service) owns a Road King and is a good friend, so we ride together frequently.

 

[scorpa]

You see, Scorpa, you're just not looking for men in the right places. When I was your age, I would have been swept off my feet by a lady who loved motorcycles and camping, and who would take a summer job operating heavy equipment. You would fit right in at Unity College here in Maine. It offers courses that lead to degrees relevant to employment as game wardens, biologists, foresters, marine patrol, etc. You'd have no problem finding a decent guy there! My second cousin graduated from there and is now a state game warden. He and his wife recently sold their Harleys so they could buy a big sea-worthy fishing boat and indulge in that passion. His father (retired as chief of the warden service) owns a Road King and is a good friend, so we ride together frequently.

Haha well maybe I should transfer!

 

[turbo]

Back on-topic (so soon?) The back deck was sunny and in the high 50's yesterday afternoon, so my wife and I grilled cheeseburgers and loaded them with our hot green tomato salsa. That stuff is going so fast that we might be out before the summer BBQ season gets here. We've only got another 5 jars of that left, but with about 20 jars of various red-tomato salsas, I guess we'll get by. This garden season, when folks are ripping out the tomato plants, I'm going to see if I can scavenge their green tomatoes and make more of the green salsa, so this doesn't happen again. Anyway, we've still got lots of jars of the 100% pepper batches. Some are 100% jalapeno, some are 100% habanero, and some are 50:50 blends of the two types.

Well so much for yesterday's spring-like weather. It is snowing heavily and has been for most of the morning.

 

[Evo]

I made ham jambalaya last night and it was incredible. I made it with Rotel tomatoes for a little extra kick and I will never make it any other way from now on.

 

[turbo]

I made ham jambalaya last night and it was incredible. I made it with Rotel tomatoes for a little extra kick and I will never make it any other way from now on.

I've never see Ro*Tel tomatoes and chilis up this way, though I haven't been inside a supermarket for years, and I suppose that they might be featured in with the ethnic foods. No matter, really, since we add our canned (or fresh in season) chilis to practically every casserole-type dish, anyway.

 

[turbo]

I just polished off a vegetarian dagwood. My sister-in-law makes sandwiches at the local grocery store, and her sandwiches are killer. She bakes a pizza crust, cuts it in half and splits it to make a pita-like pocket, then loads that half with tomato, onion, green pepper, black olives and sliced cheese with a little lettuce (not much!). She always loads mine with jalapenos, too. I don't even bother with mayo or oil or seasonings - it's just a big double-handful of great-tasting vegetables in a big but thin pocket of bread, and she always gives me enough jalapenos to make my scalp sweat.

 

[turbo]

Tonight, my wife and I had stir-fry of tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and green peppers with pasta and some tossed salad on the side. I opened a jar of our canned jalapenos (much hotter than the commercially-available stuff) and added some to both the salad and the pasta dish. I'm hooked! I don't think I'll eat tossed salad again without jalapenos. I can cut 'way back on dressings that way. My wife has stopped using dressings on salads and adds some of our bread-and-butter pickles instead - now she's going to start adding our canned jalapenos, as well. We'll have to raise a LOT more peppers this summer to keep up with the demand.

 

[Astronuc]

http://www.thepastrygarden.com/index.html

 

[Ouabache]

How about some nice healthy cashew nut butter cookies?
With the magic of internet video, we can watch how they're made.

How about making your own maple syrup to go with your next batch of buckwheat pancakes... video clip Turbo & Astronuc, perhaps you can appreciate the aesthetic appeal of this method.

 

[Evo]

Apparently it's turkey season? The limit is two. The guy that works across from me shot a turkey on his way to work this morning. I have pictures. It was pretty.

Most of the guys I work with shoot their own meat. Not that I'm complaining as long as I get my share of the goodies. These guys are great cooks.

I think we should erect an Alton Brown turkey frying derrick.

 

[Astronuc]

shot a turkey on his way to work

Hopefully he was well off the road. I would think that someone getting out of a truck (I presume a truck with a gun rack) with a gun might freak out other drivers if it was on a well-traveled roadway.

 

[Astronuc]

How about making your own maple syrup to go with your next batch of buckwheat pancakes... video clip Turbo & Astronuc, perhaps you can appreciate the aesthetic appeal of this method.

Hah! That's great! The narrator even sounds like me, although my voice is perhaps a little deeper. Nothing like a homemade fireplace. When I was very young, we had a 55 gal drum which served as a backyard furnace. I spent a lot of time building fires. When I visited my maternal grandparents, I'd spend hours chopping wood. It was fun as well as being good exercise.

 

[Evo]

Hopefully he was well of the road. I would think that someone getting out of a truck (I presume a truck with a gun rack) with a gun might freak out other drivers if it was on a well-traveled roadway.

He was hunting out in a field near his house.

I know the first thing I think about on my way to work is to stop and shoot a couple of turkeys.

 

[turbo]

He was hunting out in a field near his house.

I know the first thing I think about on my way to work is to stop and shoot a couple of turkeys.

I worked for years with a woman that hunted before and after work, weekends, etc, and arranged her vacation time to coincide with hunting seasons. She routinely brought in pictures of herself with turkeys, deer, grouse, and one time a bear that she had shot. She and her husband are avid hunters. I have a petite cousin who is deadly with a bow and she bags deer regularly with it. She's a teacher's aide.