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I hope this message finds all of you getting ready for (or enjoying!)
quality time with friends and family in the spirit of the holiday. With death and illness clouding this year's celebrations, I am reminded how little time we have here with each other, and how important it is to make the most of it. So I am really "on task" this season. I am off to fire up the smoker to get a nice ham ready for tomorrow. Can't beat a nice bone in ham shank slow smoked over oak and pecan, finished with a clove/butter/brown sugar/bourbon sauce. Should be finished early morning, about the time the coffee is ready. Turkey... too boring. Got taters to peel for garlic/dill mashed potatoes. Lots of things to chop up for green beans with sun dried tomatoes, caramelized garlic, mushrooms and toasted almonds. Mexican style helote con chili goes great with all the contrasting flavors, so that goes on the menu as well. The only traditional item on the menu is cranberry sauce. That only leaves bread to bake and coffee to roast. Pies, cookies, brownies, and bread pudding are in the works, but not my department. They will be on the ready though, looking like they came from a magazine when LOL finishes. All finished treats look to be presentation material; that's because all the "duds" go in a zip lock for me! We will have a house full tomorrow, and even more Saturday, and it will be a lot of fun. So * cheers * and bottoms up, to all of you. May your holidays be a good ones as well. Merry Christmas! Robert |
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So * cheers * and bottoms up, to all of you. May your holidays be a good ones as well. Sounds like the food prep is a major part of your holiday celebratioin. To you and yours, the BEST. Lew |
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Merry Christmas Robert!
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Back at ya and have a goood one.
tom On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:34:41 -0800 (PST), " wrote: I hope this message finds all of you getting ready for (or enjoying!) quality time with friends and family in the spirit of the holiday. With death and illness clouding this year's celebrations, I am reminded how little time we have here with each other, and how important it is to make the most of it. So I am really "on task" this season. I am off to fire up the smoker to get a nice ham ready for tomorrow. Can't beat a nice bone in ham shank slow smoked over oak and pecan, finished with a clove/butter/brown sugar/bourbon sauce. Should be finished early morning, about the time the coffee is ready. Turkey... too boring. Got taters to peel for garlic/dill mashed potatoes. Lots of things to chop up for green beans with sun dried tomatoes, caramelized garlic, mushrooms and toasted almonds. Mexican style helote con chili goes great with all the contrasting flavors, so that goes on the menu as well. The only traditional item on the menu is cranberry sauce. That only leaves bread to bake and coffee to roast. Pies, cookies, brownies, and bread pudding are in the works, but not my department. They will be on the ready though, looking like they came from a magazine when LOL finishes. All finished treats look to be presentation material; that's because all the "duds" go in a zip lock for me! We will have a house full tomorrow, and even more Saturday, and it will be a lot of fun. So * cheers * and bottoms up, to all of you. May your holidays be a good ones as well. Merry Christmas! Robert Regards, Tom Watson http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ |
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On Dec 24, 2:34*pm, "
wrote: [snip] So ** cheers * and bottoms up, to all of you. *May your holidays be a good ones as well. Merry Christmas! Robert Same to you and yours. Enjoy, and stay safe. r 'n a |
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wrote in message ... I hope this message finds all of you getting ready for (or enjoying!) quality time with friends and family in the spirit of the holiday. With death and illness clouding this year's celebrations, I am reminded how little time we have here with each other, and how important it is to make the most of it. So I am really "on task" this season. I am off to fire up the smoker to get a nice ham ready for tomorrow. Can't beat a nice bone in ham shank slow smoked over oak and pecan, finished with a clove/butter/brown sugar/bourbon sauce. Should be finished early morning, about the time the coffee is ready. Turkey... too boring. Got taters to peel for garlic/dill mashed potatoes. Lots of things to chop up for green beans with sun dried tomatoes, caramelized garlic, mushrooms and toasted almonds. Mexican style helote con chili goes great with all the contrasting flavors, so that goes on the menu as well. The only traditional item on the menu is cranberry sauce. That only leaves bread to bake and coffee to roast. Pies, cookies, brownies, and bread pudding are in the works, but not my department. They will be on the ready though, looking like they came from a magazine when LOL finishes. All finished treats look to be presentation material; that's because all the "duds" go in a zip lock for me! We will have a house full tomorrow, and even more Saturday, and it will be a lot of fun. So * cheers * and bottoms up, to all of you. May your holidays be a good ones as well. Merry Christmas! Likewise, one and all. All the best for 2009. Dave in Houston |
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Merry Christmas to you too, Robert!!
And to everyone else on the rec.ww Merry Chrismas!! -- All the Best Dale Miller Tennessee ASP since February 2005 (cut the spam to reply) VOTE TO REBUILD! www.twintowersalliance.com ---- |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:53:25 -0800, Larry Blanchard cast forth these pearls
of wisdom...: On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:34:41 -0800, wrote: Can't beat a nice bone in ham shank slow smoked over oak and pecan, finished with a clove/butter/brown sugar/bourbon sauce. Yes I can. A nice Southern salt-cured ham. Beats sugar cured any day according to my taste buds :-). You hadda go and do that didn't you Larry? You do realize that nothing we have today will be quite satisfying now, don't you? -- -Mike- |
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"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:34:41 -0800, wrote: Can't beat a nice bone in ham shank slow smoked over oak and pecan, finished with a clove/butter/brown sugar/bourbon sauce. Yes I can. A nice Southern salt-cured ham. Beats sugar cured any day according to my taste buds :-). I'd rather have 'fast food' with roughed grouse being my preference.... ;~) |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:34:41 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: Back at ya, Robert.. Hope you survive all that good food and can still fit in the shop door! Feliz Navidad I hope this message finds all of you getting ready for (or enjoying!) quality time with friends and family in the spirit of the holiday. With death and illness clouding this year's celebrations, I am reminded how little time we have here with each other, and how important it is to make the most of it. So I am really "on task" this season. I am off to fire up the smoker to get a nice ham ready for tomorrow. Can't beat a nice bone in ham shank slow smoked over oak and pecan, finished with a clove/butter/brown sugar/bourbon sauce. Should be finished early morning, about the time the coffee is ready. Turkey... too boring. Got taters to peel for garlic/dill mashed potatoes. Lots of things to chop up for green beans with sun dried tomatoes, caramelized garlic, mushrooms and toasted almonds. Mexican style helote con chili goes great with all the contrasting flavors, so that goes on the menu as well. The only traditional item on the menu is cranberry sauce. That only leaves bread to bake and coffee to roast. Pies, cookies, brownies, and bread pudding are in the works, but not my department. They will be on the ready though, looking like they came from a magazine when LOL finishes. All finished treats look to be presentation material; that's because all the "duds" go in a zip lock for me! We will have a house full tomorrow, and even more Saturday, and it will be a lot of fun. So * cheers * and bottoms up, to all of you. May your holidays be a good ones as well. Merry Christmas! Robert mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:20:55 -0500, Mike Marlow wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:53:25 -0800, Larry Blanchard cast forth these pearls of wisdom...: Yes I can. A nice Southern salt-cured ham. Beats sugar cured any day according to my taste buds :-). You hadda go and do that didn't you Larry? You do realize that nothing we have today will be quite satisfying now, don't you? Sorry 'bout that :-). But to add a little levity to your Xmas, here's the story of my Xmas dinner. About 11 years ago I had a heart attack (OK Doc, a myocardial infarction). It was a mild one, but it made me give up ciggarettes and start eating rabbit food. After a few years of this, I was getting pretty tired of my healthy diet My lovely Linda pointed out that it would be OK to splurge for Xmas, and asked me what I really, really wanted. My brain went into overload as I scanned the memory banks. I wanted grease! Lovely grease! So naturally I came up with Spam and fried potatoes (fried in the Spam grease) :-). It has become a tradition. So while you're sitting down to a scrumptious ham or turkey dinner with all the trimmings, I'll be enjoying my Spam and fried potatoes. And I'll be just as happily stuffed as you :-). Have a merry Xmas, happy Hanukkah, splendiferous Saturnalia, and/or snowy solstice! |
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wrote in message ... I hope this message finds all of you getting ready for (or enjoying!) quality time with friends and family in the spirit of the holiday. With death and illness clouding this year's celebrations, I am reminded how little time we have here with each other, and how important it is to make the most of it. So I am really "on task" this season. only leaves bread to bake and coffee to roast. Damnit, you left out one point.......your address!!!!! |
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"Larry Blanchard" wrote:
I came up with Spam and fried potatoes (fried in the Spam grease) :-). If you want the best of both worlds (Spam and rabbit food together), go to the Spam web site and download the primavera recipe. I sub smoked sausage for Spam. Frozen veggies, pasta, smoked sausage and Parmesan. Works for me. Lew |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "Larry Blanchard" wrote: I came up with Spam and fried potatoes (fried in the Spam grease) :-). If you want the best of both worlds (Spam and rabbit food together), go to the Spam web site and download the primavera recipe. I sub smoked sausage for Spam. Frozen veggies, pasta, smoked sausage and Parmesan. Works for me. Romano! Parmesan is for sissies. |
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:20:55 -0500, Mike Marlow wrote: On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:53:25 -0800, Larry Blanchard cast forth these pearls of wisdom...: Yes I can. A nice Southern salt-cured ham. Beats sugar cured any day according to my taste buds :-). You hadda go and do that didn't you Larry? You do realize that nothing we have today will be quite satisfying now, don't you? Sorry 'bout that :-). But to add a little levity to your Xmas, here's the story of my Xmas dinner. About 11 years ago I had a heart attack (OK Doc, a myocardial infarction). It was a mild one, but it made me give up ciggarettes and start eating rabbit food. After a few years of this, I was getting pretty tired of my healthy diet My lovely Linda pointed out that it would be OK to splurge for Xmas, and asked me what I really, really wanted. My brain went into overload as I scanned the memory banks. I wanted grease! Lovely grease! So naturally I came up with Spam and fried potatoes (fried in the Spam grease) :-). It has become a tradition. So while you're sitting down to a scrumptious ham or turkey dinner with all the trimmings, I'll be enjoying my Spam and fried potatoes. And I'll be just as happily stuffed as you :-). Have a merry Xmas, happy Hanukkah, splendiferous Saturnalia, and/or snowy solstice! Wrap the Spam in bacon, extra grease can only help. ;-) Then do the Spam and bacon with Cheeze Whiz, in bread, and grill it with extra butter, in the remaining Spam and bacon grease. I'll see you in the next life. -- Froz... |
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John Grossbohlin wrote:
I'd rather have 'fast food' with roughed grouse being my preference.... ;~) I've been chased by those while mountain biking on Jiminy Peak. That would have shown it, if I got it on my plate! G |
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"B A R R Y" wrote in message ... John Grossbohlin wrote: I'd rather have 'fast food' with roughed grouse being my preference.... ;~) I've been chased by those while mountain biking on Jiminy Peak. That would have shown it, if I got it on my plate! G They can be very distracting... especially when they explode right under your wheel/feet. ;~) John |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "Larry Blanchard" wrote: I came up with Spam and fried potatoes (fried in the Spam grease) :-). If you want the best of both worlds (Spam and rabbit food together), go to the Spam web site and download the primavera recipe. I sub smoked sausage for Spam. Frozen veggies, pasta, smoked sausage and Parmesan. Works for me. Lew This year my wife was tired of ham and turkey, and with just the two of us. it always leaves lots of left overs. Living on the mid east coast, I have really good access to fresh seafood. I fried fresh large juicy sea scallops with sides of mashed potatoes and peas. For lunch we had soft shell crab sandwiches, These were frozen as not in season, but were really good fixed on my new panneni (SP) grill I had thought about baking a spam with a mustard and brown sugar glaze for me, wife won't eat spam, but I let it go :) knowing what she would say about it to me LOL CC |
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On Dec 25, 8:15*pm, "CC" wrote:
I had thought about baking a spam with a mustard and brown sugar glaze for me, wife won't eat spam, but I let it go :) knowing what she would say about it to me LOL CC Angela runs a heart & stroke prevention clinic at the local hospital. If I were brave enough to smuggle a tin of Hormel's finest into the house, she'd wouldn't stop me from frying up a few slabs to the point of medium brown semi-crispy perfection...... but somehow... her 'look' would make all the flavour dissipate somehow.... naaaa.. wouldn't be worth it. *shaking my head* How DOES she do that? |
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I had thought about baking a spam with a mustard and brown sugar glaze for me, wife won't eat spam, but I let it go :) knowing what she would say about it to me LOL Picture the following: You are in the North Channel (Lake Huron, Ontario), on a sailboat that is safely tied off a short dinghy ride from shore. You have spent the evening around the campfire testing LOTS of Canada's finest. Around midnight you return to the boat hungry. Check out a couple of lockers and find a can of Spam and a bottle of BBQ sauce. Slices of Spam, browned in a cast iron skillet and smothered with BBQ sauce. You had to be there to truly appreciate the moment. Lew |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "CC" wrote: I had thought about baking a spam with a mustard and brown sugar glaze for me, wife won't eat spam, but I let it go :) knowing what she would say about it to me LOL Picture the following: You are in the North Channel (Lake Huron, Ontario), on a sailboat that is safely tied off a short dinghy ride from shore. You have spent the evening around the campfire testing LOTS of Canada's finest. Around midnight you return to the boat hungry. Check out a couple of lockers and find a can of Spam and a bottle of BBQ sauce. Slices of Spam, browned in a cast iron skillet and smothered with BBQ sauce. You had to be there to truly appreciate the moment. Lew It's been my experience that after spending the day on the water, anything you fix tastes wonderful Merry Christmas CC |
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On Dec 25, 9:17*pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
"CC" wrote: I had thought about baking a spam with a mustard and brown sugar glaze for me, wife won't eat spam, but I let it go :) knowing what she would say about it to me LOL Picture the following: You are in the North Channel (Lake Huron, Ontario), on a sailboat that is safely tied off a short dinghy ride from shore. You have spent the evening around the campfire testing LOTS of Canada's finest. Around midnight you return to the boat hungry. Check out a couple of lockers and find a can of Spam and a bottle of BBQ sauce. Slices of Spam, browned in a cast iron skillet and smothered with BBQ sauce. You had to be there to truly appreciate the moment. Lew In a similar vein, I have been known to enjoy a few of Canada's finest and then, as a late-night snack, encouraged by the herb, a slab of Maple Leaf bologna, cut from the chub, 3/4" thick, fried in a pan and affectionately known as a Newfie Steak. Just like that. No additional encoutrements required. Perhaps a quick rinse with Newfie Screech. ****, that's more than 30 years ago... |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote "CC" wrote: I had thought about baking a spam with a mustard and brown sugar glaze for me, wife won't eat spam, but I let it go :) knowing what she would say about it to me LOL Picture the following: You are in the North Channel (Lake Huron, Ontario), on a sailboat that is safely tied off a short dinghy ride from shore. You have spent the evening around the campfire testing LOTS of Canada's finest. Around midnight you return to the boat hungry. Check out a couple of lockers and find a can of Spam and a bottle of BBQ sauce. Slices of Spam, browned in a cast iron skillet and smothered with BBQ sauce. You had to be there to truly appreciate the moment. Funny how this comes up every year at this time: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.w...3fe63cd390857e -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) \ |
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For a product that gets canned in Minnesota, always wondered why the highest per capita consumption is in Hawaii? Lew |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote Subject For a product that gets canned in Minnesota, always wondered why the highest per capita consumption is in Hawaii? I would think it has something to do with the high number of pigs on the islands. Both domestic and wild. And since the local folks eat a large amount of pork in their diet anyway, spam just fits right in. Spam being made from pork and all. |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... Subject For a product that gets canned in Minnesota, always wondered why the highest per capita consumption is in Hawaii? Lew It goes back to WWII when the soldiers introduced Spam to the locals. It took off from there and has been a favorite since. You can even get it in McDonalds and Burger King. They also have different varieties such as Bacon Spam and Honey Spam. The fact that it is a meat easily stored with no refrigeration helped too. In much of the Pacific, power was non-existent or unreliable. |
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John Grossbohlin wrote:
"B A R R Y" wrote in message ... John Grossbohlin wrote: I'd rather have 'fast food' with roughed grouse being my preference.... ;~) I've been chased by those while mountain biking on Jiminy Peak. That would have shown it, if I got it on my plate! G They can be very distracting... especially when they explode right under your wheel/feet. ;~) John On Jiminy, several of them would chase me, staying just a few feet behind. If I stopped, they'd stop. If I took a step toward them, they'd back up by exactly the same amount, as we stared eye to eye. Very ballsy birds! |
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It goes back to WWII when the soldiers introduced Spam to the locals. It took off from there and has been a favorite since. You can even get it in McDonalds and Burger King. They also have different varieties such as Bacon Spam and Honey Spam. The fact that it is a meat easily stored with no refrigeration helped too. Spam is meat???? |
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"B A R R Y" wrote in message ... John Grossbohlin wrote: "B A R R Y" wrote in message ... John Grossbohlin wrote: I'd rather have 'fast food' with roughed grouse being my preference.... ;~) I've been chased by those while mountain biking on Jiminy Peak. That would have shown it, if I got it on my plate! G They can be very distracting... especially when they explode right under your wheel/feet. ;~) John On Jiminy, several of them would chase me, staying just a few feet behind. If I stopped, they'd stop. If I took a step toward them, they'd back up by exactly the same amount, as we stared eye to eye. Very ballsy birds! Yes they are! The 11/14/08 issue of New York Outdoor News has a photo of a ruffed grouse (just realized I spelled it wrong above... not getting enough sleep these days!) sitting on a guy's nocked arrow as he was about to take a shot at a whitetail. Seems this bird would visit him in his tree stand regularly and got way to friendly! John |
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
It goes back to WWII when the soldiers introduced Spam to the locals. It took off from there and has been a favorite since. You can even get it in McDonalds and Burger King. They also have different varieties such as Bacon Spam and Honey Spam. The fact that it is a meat easily stored with no refrigeration helped too. In much of the Pacific, power was non-existent or unreliable. I suspected that WWII had something to do with it, especially since Spam was a WWII developed product and Hawaii had such a large military establishment. Lew |
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Spam is meat???? Soylent Green is People!! -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Dec 26, 12:27*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
Spam is meat???? Soylent Green is People!! -- * -MIKE- * "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" * * *--Elvin Jones *(1927-2004) * -- *http://mikedrums.com * * ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply I once read that the quality control for canned dog food is more stringent than those parameters set for Spam, Klik etc. IOW, it is okay for uncle Fred to hurl his guts out at the party, but Fluffy is safe. |
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"Lew Hodgett" writes:
For a product that gets canned in Minnesota, always wondered why the highest per capita consumption is in Hawaii? Compared to poi, SPAM is haught cuisine! |
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On Dec 26, 3:33*pm, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
Robatoy wrote in news:b6df6c0a-9172-4155-a6dc- : I once read that the quality control for canned dog food is more stringent than those parameters set for Spam, Klik etc. IOW, it is okay for uncle Fred to hurl his guts out at the party, but Fluffy is safe. IANAL, don't play one on TV, but have seen William Shatner act. *It seems to me that if Uncle Fred eats bad Spam and dies, his family could sue for millions. *However, if Fluffy dies, the family is entitled to whatever they paid for the dog. It sorta makes sense from an economic standpoint... The company that makes human food wants to avoid lawsuits so they have more QC, but the company that makes dog food doesn't care, so they have less QC and have to have additional QC forced upon them by the governments. Puckdropper -- On Usenet, no one can hear you laugh. *That's a good thing, though, as some writers are incorrigible. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm Dog food is supposed to be subject to more stringent controls. |
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