"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

btb01 said:
Nice to see you back around these parts, AShearer AShearer !

That's a good-looking gun! I enjoy shooting sporting clays, but I've only ever done so casually. There was a great course in Mesa where I used to shoot when we lived in Arizona, but I haven't found a sporting clays course here in Minnesota yet.

(To give you an idea of how casual my enjoyment of sporting clays is, my go-to shotgun is a Remington 870 Wingmaster that I bought secondhand. :D)
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They all shoot shot out the end of the barrel @btb01 . I just can’t resist
 
joeradza said:
Good to hear from you again Alan. Hope all is well. I guess you passed near me this summer while you were in the LI Sound. I'm not much of a trap shooter although I did once shoot my way out of a trap.
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Alan. I guess I must have passed you in the sound. We stopped in Port Jeff and Mystic. Also Newport, but I guess that’s off Buzzards Bay?
 
AShearer said:
Alan. I guess I must have passed you in the sound. We stopped in Port Jeff and Mystic. Also Newport, but I guess that’s off Buzzards Bay?
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I'm just east of the Throgs Neck Bridge, next to the Merchant Marine Academy.
 
Fodderwing said:
A fall tradition here at home 150 lbs of rye grass and dessert, extra creamy. Woodpecker menu soon to follow. View attachment 1007039
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Dwight that post reminded me of something that happened years ago.

My grandfather who was also my hero had a fat little squirrel that hung out in his yard he had named Charlie. Now Pops hung a pine cone on a limb of the tree Charlie hung out in most of the time and would smear peanut butter on it. Well My grandfather and Charlie become fast friends to a point Charlie would come up on the porch where Pops would sit and stand in front of him and just chatter up a storm like he was talking. Now this relationship lasted for a long time with pops supplying Charlie with peanut butter and Charlie supplying pops with companionship.

At that time we lived on a 30 acre tract of family land That had four houses on it my grandparents, my great grandfathers, my aunt uncle and cousins and ours. Now being in such close proximity to each other we were a very close knit family and my cousins and I spent a lot of time at pops house. It was fall of the year I remember because the leaves had changed color and were beginning to fall off. As usual my cousin Doug and I were hanging out with pops when Charlie came up on the porch so my grandfather got Charlie's pine cone took it in the house to put some peanut butter on it. Next thing I knew my grandmother was giving pops what for in a loud, angry voice so naturally Doug and I went flying in the house to see what in the world was going on not to mention we loved seeing pops get in trouble with our grandmother. My grandmother was standing toe to toe with pops with that little finger in his face and that's when we saw the reason pops was in trouble because on the table sat the peanut butter with Charlies pine cone stuck in it. Now everyone had assumed my grandfather had taken peanut butter from the jar then rubbed it on the pine cone but that had not been the case. What he had been doing was sticking Charlies pine cone in the jar to fill it up with peanut butter and then promptly placed it back in the cabinet for them to use as they wanted. That was the day that Charlie started getting a jar of peanut butter of very his own and pops never again stuck his pine cone in the families jar of peanut butter.
 
r redden said:
Dwight that post reminded me of something that happened years ago.

My grandfather who was also my hero had a fat little squirrel that hung out in his yard he had named Charlie. Now Pops hung a pine cone on a limb of the tree Charlie hung out in most of the time and would smear peanut butter on it. Well My grandfather and Charlie become fast friends to a point Charlie would come up on the porch where Pops would sit and stand in front of him and just chatter up a storm like he was talking. Now this relationship lasted for a long time with pops supplying Charlie with peanut butter and Charlie supplying pops with companionship.

At that time we lived on a 30 acre tract of family land That had four houses on it my grandparents, my great grandfathers, my aunt uncle and cousins and ours. Now being in such close proximity to each other we were a very close knit family and my cousins and I spent a lot of time at pops house. It was fall of the year I remember because the leaves had changed color and were beginning to fall off. As usual my cousin Doug and I were hanging out with pops when Charlie came up on the porch so my grandfather got Charlie's pine cone took it in the house to put some peanut butter on it. Next thing I knew my grandmother was giving pops what for in a loud, angry voice so naturally Doug and I went flying in the house to see what in the world was going on not to mention we loved seeing pops get in trouble with our grandmother. My grandmother was standing toe to toe with pops with that little finger in his face and that's when we saw the reason pops was in trouble because on the table sat the peanut butter with Charlies pine cone stuck in it. Now everyone had assumed my grandfather had taken peanut butter from the jar then rubbed it on the pine cone but that had not been the case. What he had been doing was sticking Charlies pine cone in the jar to fill it up with peanut butter and then promptly placed it back in the cabinet for them to use as they wanted. That was the day that Charlie started getting a jar of peanut butter of very his own and pops never again stuck his pine cone in the families jar of peanut butter.
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Great story. I also got a chuckle from it.
 
Kevin's Chicken Chili

Took me about an hour to whip this up for my Mom this morning, I've won a couple cook-offs at work with this one so enjoy if you try it.

Ingredients:

(2) drained 10 oz cans fully cooked Hormel chunk chicken breast (or 1-1/4 lbs precooked chicken breast chunks)
(1) 10-1/2 oz Cream of Chicken Soup
(1) 10-1/2 oz Cream of Celery Soup
(1) 16 oz can drained and rinsed Great Northern Beans
(1) 4 oz can Diced Green Chiles (Mild or Hot depending on your taste)
(1) 4 oz can Diced Jalapenos (optional)
(2) Celery hearts diced to 1/4" widths (about 1 cup)
(0.5) Medium sized white onion diced 1/4" (about 3/4 cup)
(1) Teaspoon each: salt, pepper, cumin, garlic salt, minced garlic
(2) Teaspoons chili powder
3/4 Cup (1.5 sticks) Land O' Lakes real butter
3/4 Cup flour
1 quart of Half and Half brought to room temperature (not cold)

Start Cookin':

Melt butter in a 4.5 Quart (or bigger) stock pot, when it starts to simmer add the flour and mix together on medium heat with a whisk. It should turn into a creamy yellow paste texture. If you have never done this before, you just created your first "roux". Once the roux is bubbling/simmering, add the entire quart of half/half and stir with a whisk. Continue to stir every couple minutes on medium heat, the sauce should start to thicken after 12-14 minutes... don't worry if it seems too thick, we can thin it out no problem. Bam, you just made a bechamel sauce.

At the same time you start melting the butter, you can start cooking the diced celery, onions and minced garlic in a 12" sauce pan with either butter or olive oil. Simmer the onions/celery on medium-low heat until they are soft or to your liking and then mix in the drained cans of chunk chicken. Reduce heat and stir until the chicken is warmed though. Keep warm on low heat until sauce mixture is ready.

Once the bechamel sauce is thickened up, on medium heat still, add the cans of cream of celery and cream of chicken soup and stir until everything is mixed. Fill one of the empty cans of soup with warm water and stir that into the mix to thin things out a bit. Stir in the Great Northern beans, diced chiles, diced jalapenos (optional) and all of the remaining seasonings (salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder and garlic salt). Keep stirring to mix everything in well. Now you can add the chicken, onion, celery and minced garlic mixture; I usually use a slotted spoon so it drains some of the liquid off. Scoop all of the chicken mixture in, stir and heat on medium-low heat for 10 minutes while stirring occasionally. Touch up the flavor with garlic salt to your liking and you are done.

I like to serve it with shredded cheddar cheese and some oyster crackers or some french fried onions. Makes about 1 gallon of chili.

Generally the chili will be thick, if you would prefer it thinned out you can add more water and adjust seasoning as needed.

Let me know if you have any questions on it, enjoy.
 

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r redden said:
Dwight that post reminded me of something that happened years ago.

My grandfather who was also my hero had a fat little squirrel that hung out in his yard he had named Charlie. Now Pops hung a pine cone on a limb of the tree Charlie hung out in most of the time and would smear peanut butter on it. Well My grandfather and Charlie become fast friends to a point Charlie would come up on the porch where Pops would sit and stand in front of him and just chatter up a storm like he was talking. Now this relationship lasted for a long time with pops supplying Charlie with peanut butter and Charlie supplying pops with companionship.

At that time we lived on a 30 acre tract of family land That had four houses on it my grandparents, my great grandfathers, my aunt uncle and cousins and ours. Now being in such close proximity to each other we were a very close knit family and my cousins and I spent a lot of time at pops house. It was fall of the year I remember because the leaves had changed color and were beginning to fall off. As usual my cousin Doug and I were hanging out with pops when Charlie came up on the porch so my grandfather got Charlie's pine cone took it in the house to put some peanut butter on it. Next thing I knew my grandmother was giving pops what for in a loud, angry voice so naturally Doug and I went flying in the house to see what in the world was going on not to mention we loved seeing pops get in trouble with our grandmother. My grandmother was standing toe to toe with pops with that little finger in his face and that's when we saw the reason pops was in trouble because on the table sat the peanut butter with Charlies pine cone stuck in it. Now everyone had assumed my grandfather had taken peanut butter from the jar then rubbed it on the pine cone but that had not been the case. What he had been doing was sticking Charlies pine cone in the jar to fill it up with peanut butter and then promptly placed it back in the cabinet for them to use as they wanted. That was the day that Charlie started getting a jar of peanut butter of very his own and pops never again stuck his pine cone in the families jar of peanut butter.
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What a great story, Randy!
 
meako said:
Ooohhkaaay....what's going on here Dwight?
I'm intrigued ..
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It's a great way to draw the deer in Jon. Screw the lid off a jar of peanut butter and nail it to the tree, screw the jar back on the lid and cut out the bottom of the jar. Instant feeder. A deer standing in Central Park can smell this peanut butter and, if so inclined, can catch a direct flight to NW AR, or if in a hurry he could walk. Anyway it brings em. :cool: BTW no hunting going on here. :)
edit - I also sow about 2 acres of rye grass every fall and replenish the mineral wallow.
 
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