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from David....

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This is Clark Randell, -- BO Randell's nephew.
He stood and visited some time w/ us. Telling us all sorts of stories about Bo.
A captivating man.
Thanks,
DM"

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^very neat Sir. Randall aint too far from where i am. still dont own one yet though.:)
 
It was so entertaining listening to Clark.
We had a great day and handed out lots of newsletters and Buck catalogs. People were pleasant and wanting to visit. DM
 
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Ok, shows over folks. Go back to your lives citizens.
We had a great time talking Buck knives and net working. I did not have a break until 1pm
from the time we arrived at the show. By then I was very hungry and took my sandwich outside to eat. Otherwise I would have been interrupted and not gotten that break. So, Leesa ran the show and took orders & names which were waiting on me when I returned. Jim stopped by who was Bob Loveless right hand man in his shop in California and we talked knifes. Well, kinda. He talked while I was bent over
a crystalline stone wearing a Opti-Visor. A great knife maker who had years in the cutlery business that knew a lot about knives and steels.
Time flew by and it was 3pm and vendors were packing up to head home. We pulled off the show without incident and had a great time seeing
old friends and made many new ones. DM
 
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David Martin said:
Ok, shows over folks. Go back to your lives citizens.
We had a great time talking Buck knives and net working. I did not have a break until 1pm
from the time we arrived at the show. By then I was very hungry and took my sandwich outside to eat. Otherwise I would have been interrupted and not gotten that break. So, Leesa ran the show and took orders & names which were waiting on me when I returned. Jim stopped by who was Bob Loveless right hand man in his shop in California and we talked knifes. Well, kinda. He talked while I was bent over
a crystalline stone wearing a Opti-Visor. A great knife maker who had years in the cutlery business that knew a lot about knives and steels.
Time flew by and it was 3pm and vendors were packing up to head home. We pulled off the show without incident and had a great time seeing
old friends and made many new ones. DM
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wow quite a show. randall relative, loveless apprentice ......lots of bucks.......three of the best knifemakers representing stories and knowledge. sounds like a great show, Sir. safe travels back home.......
 
Purchases of Randall knives are being scheduled for shipment in approximately 5 years. An inside connection might be advantageous!

I had corn beef and cabbage today with carrots and potatoes. Delicious. :)

Yours brisket looked fantastic David. mmmmm. I'm glad you had a good show, the Buck world thanks you for your efforts. I'm happy you and your wife both enjoy and share in these activities together! You can't ask for more than that!
 
Does your wife have a special recipe for her corned beef? We are looking for one that doesn't use salt peter. If she does, hopefully she can share it and not have to kill us after telling! :)
 
My daughter had us over for St. Pat’s dinner on Saturday. The brisket was great. She put carrots and onions in with the cabbage and potatoes. The kicker was some hot Soda bread and Jameson whiskey. Not enough Holidays on the calendar.
 
Not all cures have salt peter. Look at Morton's Quick Cure and some others. They will contain nitrite or nitrates as the curing agent. Nitrite is a short term cure and nitrate is used for dry curing. i.e. Slim Jims. You can also merely brine it over night in Kosher salt then cook it with coriander seeds and no curing agent. It comes out perfect every time. Be sure to rinse after removing it from the brine. DM
 
You're welcome.
Do you know what saltpeter is? It is used in making gun powder. A deadly poison. It's chemical name is potassium nitrate. The use of this chemical was Greatly limited by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1975. Potassium nitrate is no longer allowed for curing meat and hasn't been for
45 years. But the misinformation continues.
Use instead Prague # 1 with a salt carrier. Which is 1 ounce of sodium nitrite to 1 lb. of salt. Which will cure 25lbs. of meat. (hams, bacon, corned beef, ect.) This will disipate in about 3 days in meat. Spend it's energy. The meat is then stored, frozen, cooked and eaten. Prague #2
has the sodium nitrate in it. .64 ozs. / one pound of salt. This is used to dry cure meats and should not be used for later cooking bacon.
This doesn't dissipate quickly and can cure up to 6 mos.. These are the 2 cures and are used to destroy botulism, impart flavors and prolong preservation. Further education can be found in reading, 'Great Sausage Recipes And Meat Curing by Rytek Kutas
 
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David Martin said:
... Do you know what saltpeter is? It is used in making gun powder. ...
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In answer to your question, Yes. I know exactly what saltpeter is, and I know what livestock they get it from. (mainly horses, but cattle provid some, as well.)
Besides making black powder,
it is also used to make a linstock fuse for firing muzzle loading canon.
When I did Civil War Reenactments, (I was in an artillery unit) we soaked cotton clothes line (just the outer braid) in saltpeter for our linstock fuse. If memory serves, our burn rate was around 1 foot an hour.
I don't know if you can still buy saltpeter/dried horse p and sulfer from Walgreens.
:)
 
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