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Traditional Food / Re: Liquid Pie & More

« Last post by doggoner on April 08, 2025, 10:13:47 AM »

For sure, Satan spawned a lot of grain based liquids. It was easier to transport several jugs of liquid corn squeezings instead of several wagons of dried corn to market in the 1700's especially over the almost non existent roads. It even led to a revolt called the whiskey rebellion in western PA. Taxes were not received well by the independent types on the frontier.

The meads my son has concocted are going to taste great. No grains involved except for his brain lube before the process started.

doggoner

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Traditional Food / Liquid Pie & More

« Last post by Hanshi on April 08, 2025, 09:04:50 AM »

This reminds me of what happened loooong ago at the beginning of time.  God showed to Adam and Eve great fields of grain and said, "this is wheat and can make great bread to eat".  Then he showed them several other fields covered in grains, vegetables and fruits.

Later that day Satan was talking with both Adam and Eve when the subject of food came up.  So Satan, in his infinite wisdom, said, "God was right, this rye grain especially makes good bread and is the most nutritious of the grains".  He paused and then continued.  "Reminds me, hang around a bit and I'll show you how rye can also make a good drink to wash that bread down with". 

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Traditional Food / Re: Liquid Apple Pie

« Last post by Hanshi on April 08, 2025, 08:52:58 AM »

If I were a bee I'd be furious!!

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Traditional Food / Re: Liquid Apple Pie

« Last post by hotfxr on April 05, 2025, 01:03:41 PM »

Grapes are self pollinating and give nothing to bees. No pollen, no nectar, too many chemicals, and bees will starve to death if a hive was set up in the middle of a large vineyard. And where I live, it's large vineyards as far as the eye can see. We have kept our yard as bee, butterfly, and bird friendly as we can.

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Open Topics / Re: Time to wake up

« Last post by Hanshi on April 05, 2025, 11:36:01 AM »

I've only been to two rondys and was only there for a morning & afternoon.  It was fun and I got to shoot, which is what it's about, and got a prize - for placing, not winning.  Fun seeing all these folks dressed up for history.

It snowed right up untill April fool day.  Still some snow talk but nothing so far since the end of March.  But I wouldn't put anything past Maine.

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Traditional Food / Re: Liquid Apple Pie

« Last post by Hanshi on April 05, 2025, 11:25:58 AM »

Thanks for the recipe!  While I generally prefer bourbon or rye I do like a good dark rum.  I've got a friend who produces mead every year and have, of course, sampled it.  But I don't have that much of a preference for mead.  Another friend makes gallons of beer constantly and I love some of his styles.

As a teen a friend and I robbed, or tried to, a wild bees nest.  It was in a huge tree and I'm not sure we got enough honey to make up for the stings we received.  ANother time I found a clump of bees hanging from a bush in the yard.  I cut the clump off and fixed up a "hive" in a big (as I recall) drum.  They were going good at first until ants destroyed the entire nest.  Never seen that happen before.  Can't remember if they were fire ants or what.  I never heard of fire ants doing that either.  I still have scars from fire ant stings.

Interesting read, guys.  I'll keep the recipe of course. 

Hotfxr, what's wrong with grapes?

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Open Topics / Re: Time to wake up

« Last post by doggoner on April 01, 2025, 10:58:00 AM »

Sounds like a good time was had by all. Those are the types of events worth going to. Thanks for the follow up report.

doggoner

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Traditional Food / Re: Liquid Apple Pie

« Last post by bmtshooter on April 01, 2025, 05:28:39 AM »

I am gonna have to try that one ......thanks.

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Traditional Food / Re: Liquid Apple Pie

« Last post by flintboomer on March 31, 2025, 05:58:25 PM »

I kept honeybees from the time I was about 14 until I left home. The biggest problem I had was that my mother and my little brother were both allergic to the stings so I had to be careful, but we all enjoyed the honey. I even worked for a commercial beekeeper for a while and I still enjoy seeing bees working.

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Open Topics / Re: Time to wake up

« Last post by flintboomer on March 31, 2025, 05:50:01 PM »

Spring rendesvous results:
 
We had a decent turnout with a fair number of campers and shooters.
The prizes were good and the raffle table was loaded with prizes thanks to club members, especially Al who donated about 10 "mystery box" prizes that were mostly small leathercraft projects with beadwork. I won a beaded tobacco pouch with a small pipe but I don't smoke. It is still a nice piece.

For the $25 entry fee you could do any or all of the available events which were Rifle, Pistol, Smoothbore and Novelty plus Knife, Hawk, Fire and Archery.