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ive been up to niagra falls . * crammed ike over the top and into the froth . the smoky mountains are so far my favorite r & r destination . those truck sized rocks down the creek beds make my day .

* author may be a lying sack of crap .
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Captain, come see Niagara Falls and ride the Maid of the Mist. She is a tugboat that gets up close and personal at the base of the falls. Feel the mist and the thundering water and listen to the engines fight the currents.
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ive heard international flights are dirt cheap right now . i haveta get this d*mn pill felony fixed . my freakin pills , my everclear , not driving , it doesnt make sense ..
theres nothing in the states to see . the buildings are utiltarian , jails adorn the city entrances , the southwest is so hostile the plants grow claws . chicaggy is depicted in mailonline today with lightning striking three skyscrapers at once . theres 6 churches per square mile .
its a wonderful country to live in but lacks the charm of the old world .
america , drive it like you stole it ..
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We had potato pancakes, syrup, and bacon for dinner -- a meal neither my cardiologist nor my endocrinologist would approve. In my defense we had pickled beets to drag in another vegetable. :)

I'm fixing to mix up a batch of chocolate buttercream for the cake that just came out of the oven, so we did limit our portions at dinner ...
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Curses on whoever made that "man V food" programme i cant stop watching it and "diners,drive-in and dives".
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D*mn this post i am starving and have been very good i have 11 days to get into a bikini? Ok ill have some more tuna salad yawn! Would KILL for a pulled pork sandwich with barbecue sauce now im really drooling bet ill be dreaming about this all night! Pulled pork sandwich on ciabatta with coleslaw and barbecue sauce! YUMMY!
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Ha! cap youre a longtime dead! Ireland is just over the "pond". What about 400 dollars round trip? If youre waiting for a train to be built then forget it! Are you afraid of flying maybe? How do you plan to get to Germany? a balloon? I have family in Texas,Boston and Carolina so i will visit when i have more money. Been to Texas and SF oh and a short stop off in Chicaggy! Had planned to go to New Orleans but Katrina put a stop to that. Id love to go to New Orleans and the south im not really into the tourist places like LA nah not for me. I would love to win the lotto and just spend a year travelling the states and eat my way around it. I may do this when im 80 as i intend to eat all i can then.
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ya wouldnt want to kill the tree , it'd be even more dangerous .
id like to visit ireland when the chinese get the bullet train built over the bering strait . i plan to throw em off their shoddy a** train and take it for a spin myself . bet they arent looking that far ahead ..
* sigh * the reality is , va tomorrow . 14 visits in 4 months ..
you oughtta come to the usa , kaz . we could get drunk and shoot up some rural traffic signs ..
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According to insurance statistics, one of the most dangerous occupation is tree trimmer/tree surgeon. I saw that about the time my son went into the business. I kind of get it why they charge so much.

Hope you get the fridge sorted out soon, Boni!
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Yes Cap apparently mums insulin comes from a pig?? Anywhoo i not a big fan on Pork only the very slow cooked version like i see on TV i must slow roast a shoulder one day they say cook it in the oven for 12hours then a yummy pulled pork sandwich with barbecue sauce (homer simpson drooooooooooool) i would like to have this in my coffee shop but have to master it first!
Cap i think youre going to turn into a "chick" you love your chicken!!! Come to Ireland and have roast chicken with gravy and stuffing youll love it! I can make chicken liver pate yummy on toast.
Oh and tree surgeon came he cut HALF the tree down for 400 yes (p.ick) said hed come back and do the other 20ft for 350 told him ill tie a rope and pull it down myself. Now a friend is taking it down slowly bit by bit so its going! yeh they really are rip off guys. We dont have real men here like you Cap you would get lots of work here and youre not greedy!
Also do you know what can kill the tree? mums friends says "engine oil" may work? if not there is a type of posion? just worried about any posion with cat so will have to cover it up with rope and sheet?
I know alot of fuss and bother over a tree? but the roots are growing under the structure of the house im waiting for a tree to appear in my bedroom soon!!
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in the early days in the usa it was said that you eat everything on a pig but the squeal. the tail was often saved to lightly oil iron cookware with .
on an unrelated note , my son , the paramedic said if he rescues a person whos not responding he has the option of drilling a hole in the femur and firing up an iv in the bone marrow . i did not know that marrow and circulatory system were so closely linked .
i only know ill never pick up my battery operated drill again without being reminded of this sordid procedure ..
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Neighbor came home and had plenty of room for meat. Put 6 bags of ice in fridge to keep rest cold. Ice Cream is going fast. Mom and I both ate light, so we would have room! Thank's Y'all!
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as we on about sheep! i went to a lebanese resto in Paris the menu said "meatballs" when it arrived i thought HELLO? WHITE meatballs??? i called the waiter over and he said yes "sheeps balls". I can still taste that awful pee like smell UGH never again but i am glad i didnt order the "spinal cord" YEP a big speciality in Lebanon. Each to thier own i guess? we have an irish recipe pigeons in guinness? nah ill just stick to beef,chicken and lamb thanks and no organs please.
My ex was from New Zealand he loved sheeps brains on toast YUK! Nah im a not that adventurous. Octopus yes but animals organs NO.
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Well Cap only get haggis in scotland! I had it once thought it was lovely until i read the ingredients???? BAH never again sheeps lung?? UGH. Bought my bro a huge one back from scotland he was thrilled UNTIL he read the ingredients LOL
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JG, I don't eat meat, so didn't give that much thought... but ice cream ???? Now that's a problem....
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ladeeM, sometimes you do have to most sensible suggestions! :)
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Boni, just hurry up and eat the ice cream.....
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Oh dear! Boni, do you have neighbors who can store your food while you get this fixed?

The last time my fridge stopped working I got a repair guy out the next day who pointed out that the freezer had been shut off. $75, please. Grrrr ... the dial for setting the freezer temp was in an awkward spot and could be bumped as you put things in and took them out. He'd made many similar calls on that model.

Keep laughing.
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bummer boni . thats such an unexpected predicament that ill bet immediate neighbors / dam near complete strangers would lend you some freezer space .
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What happens when you stock up on grocery's, including a ton of meat and lots of Ice Cream??????
If you are ME......your refrigerator dies. Both Brothers are on vacation. I guess I'm going to have to handle this my self.
Maybe I should have posted this in the Whine thread. LOL (I have to or I'll cry)
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Too hot. For dinner, I am making reservations.
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Cap, you used to be able to find the MSG brand Accent in a red canister in the spice section. Maybe you still can ... I haven't looked for ages. Apparently at least some people react badly to it, so if your recipe works well without it and you are also sharing the stew with others (who might be sensitive) I'd just skip the expense of using it.
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lol , kaz
just read a story in aljazeera about haggis . it seems some of the ingredients are banned in the usa . it figures . just like marijuana , america bans anything that doesnt fit our thuggish economic interests .
chitterlings with pig s*it in the folds are ok but not sheep organs . get a life fda ..
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im going to boil some more chicken leg quarters tonight . somehow fried chicken all clinging to the bone and greasy just isnt appealing to me .
cooking isnt right around here yet . have a kitchen to remodel before i can work effeciently in there ..
the above stew probably calls for monosodium glutamate but ive yet to ever see it in the stores .
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Tuna,bean salad with herbs and garlic and red onion am getting used to the boring dark chocolate! mums eating a 99!!! (here in ireland thats an ice-cream in a cone with a chocolate flake on top)
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Thanks Cap, you made me think of Beef Bourguignonne that sounds much like your stew and I have Sangria to use up. I don't spend much time chopping up meat and veggies, use big chunks so the fork doesn't have to wrestle with them.
I use chuck roast, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, onions, thyme, beef consomme`, cornstarch, and Sangria. Usually have this with noodles but none in the cubbard now, may have to have it with spaghetti. Sometimes I make dumplings but don't have ingredients for those either.
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corn starch makes the glaze sticky . muriel catered this stew to some pretty high falootin gatherings . shes always been my role model . suck it rombauer sisters ..
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Jeanne's Kitchen Tip 2: Measuring salt with your hand

Have you ever seen a cook pour salt from a box into her hand, and then dump it in the pot? What's that about?

Pouring the salt into your hand first serves two purposes.
1) Holding an open container of salt or any seasoning over a cooking pot is like praying for a disaster and the kitchen gods will be more than happy to answer that particular prayer someday. If you are being a little more cautious and you are shaking it from a shaker, the steam from the cooking can clog up the holes or get to the seasoning. Putting it in your hand first helps prevent accidents.
2) It is a good way of measuring without getting out the measuring spoons. Train yourself this way: The next several times you need to put in a teaspoon of salt (or oregano or celery seeds, etc.) measure it with a spoon and pour it into your hand. You will soon be able to judge what a teaspoon of salt looks like in your hand. This is not a good method when you need a precise measurement, as you do in most baking. But for most savory dishes it is close enough and quick, handy (you never have to go looking for your hand), and easy to clean!
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i think if you cover it with foil it could melt down in a couple hours jeanne . a crock pot would never create the glaze that the oven does . i spect broiling it uncovered near the end would help with the glaze . " muriel " made it hot enough to burn you up but that was cool too . to continue eating something so fiery because it was so dam delicious ..
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Wow, that oven stew sounds good. Might be good in a crockpot, too, especially in hot weather. I would think it needs to cook a looooon time. Does it, captain?
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