Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

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One of my stepfather's favorite "my childhood was worse than anything you'll ever experience" stories was having scrapple sandwich picnics with his siblings --- in the outhouse. Blech!

My question was always -> Why didn't you dummies just have your picnic in the yard?!?!? Of course, my question wasn't asked out loud. :)
 

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    Think cheap hamburger, only pork. The old fashioned way of making scrapple is : After the hog has been slaughtered and processed (ham, bacon, chops, chitins, feet, etc.) you take a snow shovel, scrape up all of the scraps, grind it up, pour into loaf bread pans and set up in a walk in cooler where the temp is below 50*F for at least three or four days to kill off the germs and bacteria. This will cause the ground pork scraps to gel into a small loaf.
    Then you slice thin and fry in lard or butter, I think some southerners call it "Sousa", but not sure on the term. Pennsylvania Amish may have coined the term "Scrapple".
    Can be served as a breakfast meat, or on toast w/ a touch of maple syrup. Just make sure it is cooked well.

    Good Stuff ! However, none today. Mamaw is cooking a Sausage Link/ Bell Pepper/ Onion Scrambler for breakfast. Wouldn't surprise me if some sort of potato is introduced.
    Scrapple sounds kinda like head cheese , snouts , brains and whatnot ground up and boiled with seasoning and put into loaf pans to gel , the only part of a pig that's wasted is the oink . :)
     

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    just got finished making about 8 lbs of boudin.. ( pronounced boo dan)
    the wifey suggested using long grain wild rice... not what I was expecting... a bit too crunchy for my liking but the flavor is pretty good... should have processed ( food processor kitchen aid) the rice a bit to reduce the size...
    at the moment its sitting in the steamer... and it smells awesome :)
    and so thats how my sunday went... :)
     

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    Good Monday Morning! Sipping on the first cup of coffee and munching a toasted PB&J.

    Mama Chak had me clean all the leftovers and extra food (gifts from visitors) out of the fridge. Too much for the two of us to eat. Gonna give it to a friend who does carpentry/yard work for us. He's got two teenagers that need extra energy.
     

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    One of my stepfather's favorite "my childhood was worse than anything you'll ever experience" stories was having scrapple sandwich picnics with his siblings --- in the outhouse. Blech!

    My question was always -> Why didn't you dummies just have your picnic in the yard?!?!? Of course, my question wasn't asked out loud. :)

    One of my dad's was, "We had to walk to school in the dead of winter, during blizzards with temperatures below Zero, uphill, both ways!" Yeah, right. Uphill both ways!

    Morning......

    I've been here! I swear it looks exactly like someplace I've been to here in Thailand, just can't place it. ;)
     

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    Daughter's Boyfriend (who is working hard to recover from Loser #5 and roofing fiasco) came over after the rains last week to dig and set posts for stair rails along front steps. With Judy 90% disabled on her right side (thank God she's left handed) the six steps were becoming an adventure. Then, in 95*F heat and humidity, he came over this weekend to finish the job. He did a nice job, too.
    I just finished coating the treated lumber with a clear satin finish Spar Urethane. That should protect the wood for at least several years.
     

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    Daughter's Boyfriend (who is working hard to recover from Loser #5 and roofing fiasco) came over after the rains last week to dig and set posts for stair rails along front steps. With Judy 90% disabled on her right side (thank God she's left handed) the six steps were becoming an adventure. Then, in 95*F heat and humidity, he came over this weekend to finish the job. He did a nice job, too.
    I just finished coating the treated lumber with a clear satin finish Spar Urethane. That should protect the wood for at least several years.
    At least Loser #5 recognizes he has some making up to do. :)
     

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    Daughter's Boyfriend (who is working hard to recover from Loser #5 and roofing fiasco) came over after the rains last week to dig and set posts for stair rails along front steps. With Judy 90% disabled on her right side (thank God she's left handed) the six steps were becoming an adventure. Then, in 95*F heat and humidity, he came over this weekend to finish the job. He did a nice job, too.
    I just finished coating the treated lumber with a clear satin finish Spar Urethane. That should protect the wood for at least several years.

    maybe 2 yrs.... treated lumber doesnt play well with Sparthane ... ( well at least down here it doesnt)
     

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