The Bar... Volume#2

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:15 am

Deb Prothero wrote: As for OED, I already mailed his toilet paper - he didn't believe me that you can buy 100% post-consumer 1 ply in a grocery store so I'm doing that to prove a point - not because he's full of it!

REcent news article (I'm thinking it was in the daily little digest of news we get sent at work) about how americans' penchant for soft toilet tissue is clear cutting forests. Or something.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:30 am

It shouldn't take more pulp to make soft paper.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:35 am

Happy Festivus, my burner fiends!

Wassail is a hot, spiced punch often associated with Christmas. Particularly popular in Germanic countries, the term itself is a contraction of the Middle English phrase wÃ¦s hÃ¦il, meaning "be healthy". The origins of the practice of wassailing are closely connected with the history of the wassail.

I make iced spider (spiced cider) and spike it with brandy to share with friends. Won't you have some with me this season?

While the beverage typically served as "wassail" at modern holiday feasts with a medieval theme most closely resembles mulled cider, historical wassail drinks were completely different, more likely to be mulled beer or mead. Sugar, ale, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon would be placed in a bowl, heated, and topped with slices of toast as sops.

Hence the first stanza of the traditional carol the Gloucestershire Wassail dating back to the Middle Ages:

Wassail! wassail! all over the town,
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown;
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree;
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee.

At Carhampton, near Minehead, the Apple Orchard Wassailing is held on the Old Twelfth Night (17 January). The villagers form a circle around the largest apple tree, hang pieces of toast soaked in cider in the branches for the robins, who represent the 'good spirits' of the tree. A shotgun is fired overhead to scare away evil spirits and the group sings, the following being the last verse:

Old Apple tree, old apple tree;
We've come to wassail thee;
To bear and to bow apples enow;
Hats full, caps full, three bushel bags full;
Barn floors full and a little heap under the stairs.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:38 am

Wassail to you to Ugly Dougly. A bit of cider would be nice.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:45 am

gh wanders in.

Coffee, kids, yule logs, oh my....

What have I missed.

Congrats KV.

I just made it home, need to get a shower and take my sweetie out
to do a little Christmas shopping for our nieces and nephews.
I might even have Christmas off, "crossing fingers and toes"...

grabs a cup of coffee and a little Hmmmm sweetener, "Bushmills"
singing x-rated Christmas dittys out the door.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:40 am

oops, missed Goathead. was going to give him a peck on the cheek under Risky's mistletoe!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:56 pm

* hanging out under mistletoe, hoping yg comes in sometime soon ..... *

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:24 pm

~~ moves Risky's mistletoe to hang over the L.I.C.K.~~

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:43 pm

Ugly Dougly, the Spiced Cider sounds delish. Hope it's not too late for a bit of a sip.

Festivus, a holiday for the rest of us

Cheers

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:38 pm

Merry Christams EVE!!!

Yes, Im very big on the stocking thing! I love to wrap each gift individually so the kids have more things to unwrap.

Its always fun to watch, when we're still negotiating the morning cofee is perfect for the kids to yell out OMG how cut or man i totally wanted one of these!

Alas all the children but Burnerbaby are grown and moved out. But this year I chose to bring back stocking importance, and I sent out stockings full of fun stuff to the out of town kids and the rest are due here in the mid-morning for egg's bene and mimosa's. And yes, they all have stockings.

The HOUSE gift, aka Titwi and I decided that a Game system like WEEEEEEE would be fun.
Yes, It never even made it to wrapping paper! WEEE hooked her right up, and Ill tell ya...hats off to those 2 lil' Japanese guys for finally coming up with a game system that gets you moving!!!

I love it!

Sorry I never made it in here this morning to pour libations...I was being truely lazy, we decided to do a brunch for Christmas day, and the dinner last night so we could have one day in the middle of doing nuttin!
Prime rib, sweet potato's salad and green beans...oh yum yum!
Steak sandwich tonight!

Merriest of holidays to all and to all a goodnight!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:55 am

merry christmas! hope everyone has a great day!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:11 am

*wanders in*

nice fire, and eggnog, thanks LF

*pours coffee, adds eggnog*.......

*wanders over into dark booth in corner*

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:11 am

~~~grabs Risky's mistletoe and ducks into the dark booth and plants a big smoooooooch on ygmir's cheek~~~

Merry Christmas, everyone. May the peace, hope, joy and love of this season wrap its arms around you.

zachass · Post by **zachass** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:13 am

I've always wanted to wander in to a bar and have everyone shout

"NOOOOORRRRMMMMM!!!!"

Even though my name's not Norm.

Merry Christmas everyone.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:15 am

Yay for egg nog!!

I have decided there is no such thing as too much cinnamon in egg nog. (until I choke on the clouds wafting off the top anyway!)
And allspice seems to work in all egg nog too.
I've quit adding nutmeg.

Merry Christmas!

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:34 am

There is no such thing as too much cinnamon, period.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:41 am

Kinetic V wrote:There is no such thing as too much cinnamon, period.

Yeah. I've been snorting it for years.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:53 am

Merry Christmas

I can't believe I am HOME...

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:59 am

~~~~grabs the mistletoe and rushes to give Goathead a christmas peck on the cheek~~~~

Glad you get to spend some time with your sweetie!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:29 pm

I like mulled wine heated with a hot iron.
Hopefully I get a chance to have some new year's.

Has anyone had glogg?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:24 pm

Deb Prothero wrote:~~~grabs Risky's mistletoe and ducks into the dark booth and plants a big smoooooooch on ygmir's cheek~~~

Merry Christmas, everyone. May the peace, hope, joy and love of this season wrap its arms around you.

*turns red..*

aaahh, garwsh...........

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:21 pm

~~~smooches gyre on the cheek~~~

Haven't had any glogg this year, gyre but I have tried it. It seems to be a bit of an acquired taste as when I served it some really enjoyed it and others didn't take to it very well.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:25 pm

*notes frisky Deb running all over smooching people*

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:30 pm

Might be a Canadian custom, ygmir, but at this time of year we smooch everyone on the cheek, sometimes three times - left, right and then left again. Gets the frisk out all at once so we can be polite Canadians through the rest of the year!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:34 pm

see, I don't quite get it......
left, right, left.......nice,
but,

left, right, center......well.........

just sayin'........

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:38 pm

left, right, centre is for very special people (ssshh, don't you remember)

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:41 pm

Deb Prothero wrote:left, right, centre is for very special people (ssshh, don't you remember)

the centre is my favorite..........

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:44 pm

now who's being frisky?

~~~takes a rest on the lounge, tired of chasing all round the interweb boards~~~

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:56 pm

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geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:16 pm

1943 - damn that was a good year.