IowaDee

When we raised sheep, castrating was different. Little green rubber things that looked like Cherrios, were stretched by a special tool. The buck's "parts" were placed within the expanded Cherrios Tool released the thing and it began to squeeze. At this point my husband began to squirm Between the squeezing and the squirming, it was a grand old time on the farm. Within just a few minutes, the pain had stopped and the "parts" were numb. From there on out, it was just a matter of time before stuff shriveled and dropped off. Keeping this food related, old time farmers like to brag about how they just bit them off and had "the little lady fry 'um up." We also used the same method to dock the lambs. Kids used to find the shed tails and throw them at each other. TMI?

I love those ladies. It wasn't until we got the shows via Netflix that I really understood the term 'Binge Watching." What a hoot they were and what a crying shame the food networks can't produce anything like them.

So glad you didn't mix up your courses. Two tomato wedges= dinner. One tomato wedge=dessert.

I like any and every color of pepper. I especially love the packages of the little ones of every color. They are ideal for stuffing and look so pretty on a plate. And I agree, green ones are best eaten raw. One of my kids tells me that green peppers taste like dirt to her!

I read the entire thread and didn't find any mention of the hot cereal my Nana used to make for me Anyone else out there ever eat Zoom? I can see the word spelled out on a slant so it looked as if it were zooming along across the box. I liked it but that may have been because Nana was the best person in my life when I was a kid. Anything she did for me was "perfect".

I grew up eating meatloaf glazed with a combo of ketchup, mustard and brown sugar. As a kid, I thought it was really exotic. Come to think of it, compared to our usual stuff, it was!

Making tamales is often a big family tradition on Christmas Eve among Latinos. They get some pretty amazing assembly lines going and end up with a mountain of tamales in no time. Good Eats.

Nope, I've seen that and I'll take a pass. I saw a tour of a home somewhere, Palm Springs maybe, The owners had routed a small stream through their living room and out to the large fish pond. The indoor section was covered with glass and you could see koi swimming to and for. How would that be for a seafood restaurant? Okay, sorry to drag this off topic.

Maybe a sign..."No shirt, no shoes, no panties, no service I agree with the opaque glass for those who would feel more comfortable. As an example, you will never catch me out on that glass bridge thing at the Grand Canyon.

A tad off topic but I have almost the same meat pounder. The difference is that the points on mine are all almost flat. Many years ago I sent my then 3 year old daughter to the neighbor's to borrow her pounder. On the way back she found a row on ants. Now what little kid could resists squatting down and beating a few with the pounder? Not mine. I kept that one and bought a nice, new pointy one for the neighbor. Chicken fried steak was wonderful and I "know" the black specks in the gravy were from pepper, not ants.

Wow. $11.99 for that? Now if they threw in one of those goofy deals that lets you make square hard boiled eggs, it might be worth it. Nah, not even then. That thing is not drawer worthy in my kitchen!

I was a book reviewer for about five years and got several of those to read. When it was a well know author, I really, really wanted to turn a quick buck but my job would have gone up in a puff of smoke. I picked up a nice copy of Hungry Planet last week in the local Good Will store. And also a couple of pieces of Vision Ware.

That's why forks have pointy tines. You stab anyone who attempts to steal food off your plate. A couple of sets of punctures should cure them!

Now that's exactly how I drink wine. I have my very own, magical glass that never empties. Nice to see someone else has a glass from the same set. Cheers!

Oh God, my Mom did that with beer. A whole one was just too much but somehow two or more often four halves were just right. I guess using fractions doesn't make you as tipsy?

I've often wondered if Sandra served her Kwanzaa Cake at the Governor's Mansion in New York I'm sure she makes the most amazing tablescapes ever there. Got to hand it to her, she came along ways from her beginnings.

The turkeys will love the bread. Later, if they end up on your table, they will come pre-stuffed.

We have a running joke about what lurks between and under the stove and refrigerator. We suspect that if things get tight and food is scarce, all we need to do is pull out the appliances and scrape the floor and walls. We will be able to make enough soup to last us until the next pay day. A good long boil should destroy all the nasties in the leftovers.

Hee, hee it was me. And did you get the sale notice they sent today? Lots of wonderful runny, stinky cheeses for starters. Happy Shopping!

Are those bananas on the coffee cup?

Does anyone else think that squid looks like the bastard offspring of a Spiralizer?

We have had good luck with everything we've ordered from igourmet. The only problem we have is knowing when to stop clicking on stuff. Have not ordered Parmigiano-Reggiano but have been happy with all the cheeses we have ordered. And there are pages and pages of other tasty treats just calling out to me.

"Lol, my husband comes from a long line of "oven stashers". Took several near accidents to convince him to change his ways. Nothing like the smell of melting plastic to reform a person is there? I have always had double sinks and would have trouble with a single I think The dish pan might solve the problem Or better yet, a butler's pantry with a deep sink for soaking. Dream on says I.

I tend to think it might be called "butter" the same way we have peanut butter or apple butter. Basically a spread of some type and this one has dairy incorporated into it. Probably utterly off base too

Or stuff them with peanut butter, roll in bird seed and hang them up for the birds. I'm so curious to read more about the jam. It would wow all those folks who think corn cob jelly is "out there". They ain't seen nothin' yet!