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[troy2000]

Well, I haven't had occasion to count my bathroom floor tiles today. So that's good news. Still feel like garbage, but I'll deal. I took a half day off from work the last couple of days. I can't do that anymore, so I hope I'm ok tomorrow.

I made orange cookies anyway. I don't want them, but my Mother does. They are ok. Not enough orange flavor.

Orange cookies... I'm not a big sweet freak, but that sounds good. Do you have a recipe?

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

My boys putting the hurt down on the bad guys in Afghanistan.



They're still fighting, never forget.

 

[Varmintman]

Goodnight. I need to talk with my wife Mrs McClintock. ;-).

I love the John Wayne reference. Best fight ever on TV was in that show

 

[Leadgolem]

Orange cookies... I'm not a big sweet freak, but that sounds good. Do you have a recipe?

It's pretty simple. 2 cups sugar cookie dough. 2 tsp orange flavoring. 5 drops yellow food coloring. 2 drops red food coloring.

I'm not really happy with it right now. They aren't bad, but not enough orange flavor. Using the store bought sugar cookie dough is a nice time saver, but it needs more orange flavor. Maybe orange zest, or if you are making them from scratch orange juice in the dough?

I've made similar cookies before from scratch. I used sunkist orange dessert topping instead of corn syrup in the dough. Those were a little better.

For some reason, the dough reminded me a little bit of bubble gum before it was baked. Thankfully, that disappeared after it was cooked.

 

[Hobanon]

It's pretty simple. 2 cups sugar cookie dough. 2 tsp orange flavoring. 5 drops yellow food coloring. 2 drops red food coloring.

I'm not really happy with it right now. They aren't bad, but not enough orange flavor. Using the store bought sugar cookie dough is a nice time saver, but it needs more orange flavor. Maybe orange zest, or if you are making them from scratch orange juice in the dough?

I've made similar cookies before from scratch. I used sunkist orange dessert topping instead of corn syrup in the dough. Those were a little better.

For some reason, the dough reminded me a little bit of bubble gum before it was baked. Thankfully, that disappeared after it was cooked.

Add white chocolate. DO IIIIT

 

[passedpawn]

It's pretty simple. 2 cups sugar cookie dough. 2 tsp orange flavoring. 5 drops yellow food coloring. 2 drops red food coloring.

I'm not really happy with it right now. They aren't bad, but not enough orange flavor. Using the store bought sugar cookie dough is a nice time saver, but it needs more orange flavor. Maybe orange zest, or if you are making them from scratch orange juice in the dough?

I've made similar cookies before from scratch. I used sunkist orange dessert topping instead of corn syrup in the dough. Those were a little better.

For some reason, the dough reminded me a little bit of bubble gum before it was baked. Thankfully, that disappeared after it was cooked.

I make sandies, then add pecans and zest from kumquats (they grow in my yard). Do you all know what kumquats are? They are little thin-skinned tangerines. Delicious... you can eat the skin.

Here's a pic of them just as they are going into the oven. I make a dough, roll it up in wax paper, refrigerate, then cut into slices for cookies. I'll probably do this again in a week ( I just harvested kumquats from my tree... have a bunch).

 

[Melana]

That looks yummy.

 

[TNGabe]

I make sandies, then add pecans and zest from kumquats (they grow in my yard). Do you all know what kumquats are? They are little thin-skinned tangerines. Delicious... you can eat the skin. Here's a pic of them just as they are going into the oven. I make a dough, roll it up in wax paper, refrigerate, then cut into slices for cookies. I'll probably do this again in a week ( I just harvested kumquats from my tree... have a bunch).

Have you brewed with them? I'm waiting for my local Asian market to get me a box so I can make more Anchorage Galaxy white IPA clone. I'll probably use in a saison and Berliner as well.

 

[passedpawn]

Have you brewed with them? I'm waiting for my local Asian market to get me a box so I can make more Anchorage Galaxy white IPA clone. I'll probably use in a saison and Berliner as well.

I've got a Kumquat Wheat fermenting at this very moment. I thought about a Kumquat Cream Ale, but then decided that just didn't sound right

 

[passedpawn]

Have you brewed with them? I'm waiting for my local Asian market to get me a box so I can make more Anchorage Galaxy white IPA clone. I'll probably use in a saison and Berliner as well.

I put lime wedges in a Berliner weisse once. I thought it came out great.

 

[brewingmeister]

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[BobbiLynn]

hello! I forgot to say a couple days ago to v-man, missed you and great to hear updates on what's going on there!!!

I've been just growing things. Hubby hired a helper to take over his shop and said helper came by unexpected this morning. Later today, when I talked to the helper he said, jovially, "Wasn't it a little chilly to be out here without a shirt on?" Hubby thought it was funny. Told him to meet him at the shop or call first next time.

 

[emjay]

hello! I forgot to say a couple days ago to v-man, missed you and great to hear updates on what's going on there!!!

I've been just growing things. Hubby hired a helper to take over his shop and said helper came by unexpected this morning. Later today, when I talked to the helper he said, jovially, "Wasn't it a little chilly to be out here without a shirt on?" Hubby thought it was funny. Told him to meet him at the shop or call first next time.

Topless gardening, eh?

 

[brewingmeister]

a helper to take over his shop

Shop??

 

[BobbiLynn]

Shop??

The shop, the big barn, his barn, his shop, people used to take their stuff there to get fixed. He used to also invent things and fabricate things. He hasn't really worked in 2 years, since he first got sick but now he's been off chemo for months and his brain is coming back. I am starting to recognize bits of the old him, things are hopeful but trying not to get my hopes up too much. His old customers were still calling, after years, he decided to open the shop back up and hire someone to run it/help him. I think the whole scrap metal fiasco made him realize how broke we really are and that he had to do something. Otherwise, who knows what I might do for a little extra cash.

Topless gardening, eh?

That's how I replied to the guy after the shirt comment, as nonchalantly as I could, yep, just doing a little topless gardening. Make it sound like it's something normal.

 

[brewingmeister]

Good thing you didn't go scrapping in there then...

 

[beaksnbeer]

That's how I replied to the guy after the shirt comment, as nonchalantly as I could, yep, just doing a little topless gardening. Make it sound like it's something normal.[/QUOTE]

Pics, can get you a lifetime membership to save you money

 

[Stauffbier]

Howdy everyone!

I hope you're all having a good weekend!

We're having a very dark, cloudy day. It's only about 40F and they are calling for possible snow tonight. I decided to get some Christmas lights up outside. We do a lot of decorating, so I tend to get started early.

I had a couple IIPA's while hanging lights this morning. That made me tired, so I took a nap. Now I feel like a zombie, and I'm drinking coffee and smoking my pipe. I love how good strong coffee goes with pipe tobacco.

Yesterday I checked gravity on my peach wine. That batch is a beast! The gravity is at .988, which is the lowest reading I've ever seen on my hydrometer. That clocks it in at 14.8%.. I'll be shocked if it drops anymore. It tastes super hot right now, so I'm guessing I'll be aging that one for a long time!

Cheers friends! Have a good Saturday evening!

 

[BigHurt99]

Its about 22 F tonight and waiting to get the kids to bed then im gonna have some Theobroma.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

That's how I replied to the guy after the shirt comment, as nonchalantly as I could, yep, just doing a little topless gardening. Make it sound like it's something normal.

I check back into the "I Like this Time at Night" HBT thread and we're talking about topless gardening. Here's hoping no moobs were involved and it was an attractive and pleasant scene.

 

[Leadgolem]

Howdy everyone!

I hope you're all having a good weekend!

We're having a very dark, cloudy day. It's only about 40F and they are calling for possible snow tonight. I decided to get some Christmas lights up outside. We do a lot of decorating, so I tend to get started early.

I had a couple IIPA's while hanging lights this morning. That made me tired, so I took a nap. Now I feel like a zombie, and I'm drinking coffee and smoking my pipe. I love how good strong coffee goes with pipe tobacco.

Yesterday I checked gravity on my peach wine. That batch is a beast! The gravity is at .988, which is the lowest reading I've ever seen on my hydrometer. That clocks it in at 14.8%.. I'll be shocked if it drops anymore. It tastes super hot right now, so I'm guessing I'll be aging that one for a long time!

Cheers friends! Have a good Saturday evening!

if your yeasties were happy during fermentation, then 6 months should be sufficient. If they weren't then a year is probably about right.

Tonight it's bachelor nachos for me. AKA, a can of chili on chips with some extra seasoning and cheese melted on top. Not to bad actually.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Tonight it's bachelor nachos for me. AKA, a can of chili on chips with some extra seasoning and cheese melted on top. Not to bad actually.

Nice. I've been following the Chili thread and am thinking about firing up a batch. I've seen Frito Pie mentioned and that sounds like a wonderfully trashy decadence. I steer away from processed foods these days. But some day, if I fall off the wagon, this is what I'll be having.

I just had a nice smoked liverwurst sandwich on pumpernickel with sliced onion and horseradish mustard for dinner. Brings-tears-of-joy-to-my-eyes-and-curls-my-toes good.

Me and liver have a thing. I'm not sure what it is, but it is a special thing that most other people don't have with liver products. Forget crack; my drug of choice is liverwurst or chopped liver or just plain liver and bacon. There is something in it that makes me feel like Superman.

 

[snaps10]

Anyone have a good recipe for Egg Nog? I love it, but get the feeling I'm being short changes by the commercial stuff.

 

[Stauffbier]

Anyone have a good recipe for Egg Nog? I love it, but get the feeling I'm being short changes by the commercial stuff.

I've got a great recipe. I'll try to find it later today and post it..

 

[TNGabe]

Anyone have a good recipe for Egg Nog? I love it, but get the feeling I'm being short changes by the commercial stuff.

The Joy of Cooking recipe is good and available online. I'd suggest doing a half batch as it makes a ton. I tend to go on the lower end of the alcohol range, if you go on the higher end it is definitely 1950s strength. I wouldn't use store bought eggs as they are raw.

 

[Leadgolem]

The Joy of Cooking recipe is good and available online. I'd suggest doing a half batch as it makes a ton. I tend to go on the lower end of the alcohol range, if you go on the higher end it is definitely 1950s strength. I wouldn't use store bought eggs as they are raw.

If you are worried about salmonella, you can get pasteurized eggs.

 

[Dan]

If you are worried about salmonella, you can get pasteurized eggs.

Any idea where to find pasteurized eggs? I'd like to make the recipe but don't want salmonella for Christmas.

 

[TNGabe]

If you are worried about salmonella, you can get pasteurized eggs.

That's disgusting.

Any idea where to find pasteurized eggs? I'd like to make the recipe but don't want salmonella for Christmas.

Read up on the subject. I recall some sciencey folks innoculating a batch of eggnog with salmonella and leaving it in the fridge for several months and the bacteria never reached a point where it would be a health concern. People have been eating raw eggs as long or longer than we've had domesticated fowl. Surely you can find some fresh eggs from someone who raises chickens where you are.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Any idea where to find pasteurized eggs? I'd like to make the recipe but don't want salmonella for Christmas.

Just make sure everything is chilled and make the batch fresh, just before you serve it. Keep it in the fridge and it won't be a problem. It's tasty.