The Bar... Volume#2

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:09 am

Happy Day everyone! Pinemom, sorry to hear about your egg nog incident, but if you're gonna hurl you could do a lot worse than egg nog I suppose though it's been awhile so my memory is a little clouded. I've already started on the beer or I'd go pick some up.

Death to Shop Zombies!
Cheers folks!
:+}

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:11 am

You would think that PBR would be more readily available in rural Georgia...

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:23 am

Gobble gobble

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:38 am

Target has a pretty good eggnog in light and traditional.
Both good.
Also pumpkin nog.
Avoid the chocolate mint.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:07 pm

Hi all! Looks like I'm in for the evening. Who wants to drink with me?

Long islands tonight!

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:53 pm

Cervasa, por favor.
The neighbor boy came home from war today, and there's a party in the street. The homeboys have got their charro music amped up.
I'm chowing down on leftover pecan pie from the Elk's community dinner today.

Yesterday, I had a turkey lunch at the Salvation Army and dinner at the Rescue Mission. The Mission had the best meal; candied yams, garlic mashed potatos, both ham and turkey, homemade rolls, greenbean casaroll, niblet corn. I chose pumpkin pie with real whipped cream.

Tomorrow night, the methodist church is having a community dinner. Saturday morning, the Church of the Homeless is having a service down by the river bottoms. That will make 5 community meals this week. I feel much better after sharing a meal with others instead of being alone. I have asked all the pastors to pray with me that I find a job soon. It's such a little thing really. I hope everyone the best this year. I'm working hard to get out of myself and have a better year in 2010.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:15 pm

Here you go Oldguy

Best wishes for 2010

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:01 pm

I'm probably being horribly nosy, Oldguy, but maybe you could have a weekly or monthly pot luck at your house. If it makes a big difference to you, it probably makes one to some neighbors.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:27 pm

Great idea Crypto....how are you tonight?

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:10 pm

OldGuy! Nice to see ya around here again! Hang in there man!

Cheers!

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:50 pm

Crypto wins the prize for the best suggestion of the day. Single folks or those who are alone on the holidays could band together and celebrate. And the once a month potluck is a wonderful idea. I'm thinking of taking that one on here. I hate eating alone and so I tend not to eat.

Hope you're all having a good day. I'm outta rum so I'm just having a bit of eggnog on its own which seems to be a good solution.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:25 pm

I'm cold. and whiny, apparently.

Just had dinner--a duck. Potatoes. mushrooms and sour cream and paprika. chestnuts.

Odd about chestnuts. WE have a song that starts with them. How many americans eat them? And how many of us really "get" what the european experience with chestnuts is? It's a sort of wacky novelty to us. It was a staple to them.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:26 pm

How are you, Sputnik? Deb?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:16 pm

I'm good Crypto. I remember a cousin of my mother's had a big chestnut tree in her yard and they would collect the nuts and bake them. They were good.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:22 pm

Now that's authentic.

To me they're pretty much some weird thing you buy at the supermarket or the farmer's market.

I think the pigs used run around the forest in the autumn and eat them and get fattened up.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:25 pm

I've been reading Our Own Devices, and it goes into interesting discussions about the connection between technologies and techniques for using them. It's not exactly about the chestnuts, but I can sort of fit them in.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:35 pm

Have never eaten chestnuts myself. There is a chestnut tree in the neighbourhood but I wouldn't know what to do with them. The song is about roasting them on an open fire. That sounds like fun.

How you doing Sputnik and Crypto?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:39 pm

As I recall Deb, we roasted the nuts in the oven and ate them as they were. I suppose there are many other ways to deal with the nut meat.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:39 pm

Happy Thanksgiving Bar Flies!

AIIZ

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:41 pm

Howdy, AIIZ.

That's interesting Sputnik. I wonder how you tell when they are finished baking? And what temperature. Guess I'll fish around on google and see what pops up.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:44 pm

I am just fascinated by google. It always has an answer!

The best way to roast chestnuts is over the coals, but if that's not practical Italians generally roast them over a gas burner, in a simple iron pan that has many holes punched through it to allow the flames to touch the chestnuts -- see my article for instruction. However, you may not have the pan (or want to sacrifice one to the cause) or may not have a gas burner. At this point the oven is your only option.

Preheat your oven to 425 F (210 C). Take your chestnuts and make a cut across the round side of each to keep them from exploding, and arrange them either on a rack or on a cookie sheet. Roast them until the skins have pulled back from the cuts and the nutmeats have softened (exactly how long will depend upon the chestnuts, but at least 15-20 minutes. Remove the nuts from the oven, make a mound of them in an old towel, wrap them up, squeeze them hard -- they should crackle -- and let them sit for a few minutes.

Open a bottle of vino Novello (or Beaujolais Nouveau), open the towel, pour yourself a glass, peel the skin off the first chestnut, and enjoy.

Now that guy knows how to enjoy something. The Beaujolais Nouveau sounds delightful.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:46 pm

I suspect there was wine involved, but I was far too young to imbibe at the time.

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:50 pm

Just got home form a big Thanksgiving dinner at my daughter's house . Lots of family to enjoy, ate too much, and now its time to wish you all a very ......

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:52 pm

Sounds like you enjoyed yourself, magicmarty.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:59 pm

gh wanders in for a quick cup before wandering out.

Dhestnuts are great, there use to be a farmer who brought them into the Reno farmers market and roast them, YMMMMMM.

Hope everyone had a great day.

cya in a few hours if your still up.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:05 pm

Hey Goathead, nice to see you. Hope you can keep the grinch under control tonight. Hey, maybe that's what you should go as for SantArchy.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:14 pm

we will see.

ohhhh going as much worse, with a bit of holiday flair.
already got the approval from gAWD for it.

Lets face it, I put up with being called Santa all year.
LMAO
Even I need a little break from it.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:21 pm

(((((((goathead)))))))

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:00 pm

Weren't chestnut trees a primary tree until they were mostly wiped out?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:42 pm

Eveninâ€™ all.

Just swinging through.

Weâ€™ve got some chestnuts in the back room drying out, actually. Karine had never seen them still in their prickly husk until this year. And I think it was the American chestnut that was almost wiped out. There were many at one time. You can run across old barn boards that are chestnut now and again. Many of the ones growing around now are a Chinese variety that was imported at some pointâ€¦ I think.