The Lurker Thread

[FranC]

Good morning Fran
Pretty cold here too. Guess I’m not going to nap.

Last time I took a nap was a month or so ago. No idea why but I felt really bad that day. Weird cause I felt fine next day.

 

[daleron]

Last time I took a nap was a month or so ago. No idea why but I felt really bad that day. Weird cause I felt fine next day.

I remember that.

 

[FranC]

I remember that.

Me too. Hard to forget feeling that bad.

 

[FranC]

We’ll be starting to climb out of the deep freeze Monday.

 

[daleron]

We’ll be starting to climb out of the deep freeze Monday.

I’m sure you’ll be ready!
Flying through on my way to the tub

 

[Sara Love]

Good evening lurkers

brrrr!! I agree. Too dang cold but we will climb out of the frigid temps too. Every day a lil warmer. Next weekend, 40s. But I know that can and most likely will change

Instant pot alfredo with mushrooms for dinner. Got to use up some of my dehydrated mushrooms

crockpot short ribs on the menu for Sunday . I’ve never made any kind of ribs before.

Enjoy that warm up Dale

 

[daleron]

Hi Sara
Haven’t been able to get here for the longest

Looks like we’ll have rain again tomorrow, temps might hit 50.

DH wanted jalapeño cheddar cheese sausage dogs so that’s what we had, easy

Rub those ribs with yellow mustard, supposed to make them more tender.

And now it’s time for me to say good night, sleep well y’all

 

[daleron]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Dale

Those sausages sound amazing.

I have another Betty Crocker recipe But i will keep the mustard in mind for next time. We have a lot of ribs now.

 

[daleron]

Good morning Dale

Those sausages sound amazing.

I have another Betty Crocker recipe But i will keep the mustard in mind for next time. We have a lot of ribs now.

Good morning Sara
Ah you’ve got your beef

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Sara
Ah you’ve got your beef

It was more than I expected. We gave some to my parents. definitely will order again and now we are considering ordering a hog.

 

[daleron]

It was more than I expected. We gave some to my parents. definitely will order again and now we are considering ordering a hog.

Awesome
You need another freezer I bet

 

[FranC]

Many years back when the kids were young hubby 1 and I raised 2 pigs/hogs. When we had them butchered we had some smoked. We should have had it all smoked because we discovered we didn’t like fresh pork all that much.

 

[Sara Love]

Awesome
You need another freezer I bet

Oooh good idea, then I could fill it with more nicotine. kidding. Sadly can’t get that or anything else in NY anymore.

Many years back when the kids were young hubby 1 and I raised 2 pigs/hogs. When we had them butchered we had some smoked. We should have had it all smoked because we discovered we didn’t like fresh pork all that much.

Yep, that’s one of my concerns. We eat bacon, pork roasts and chops. Doesn’t make sense to order one unless we split with family. The place we ordered the cow from does have a smokehouse too. So that’s good to know. Make sure to have some of it smoked.

We did end up going with 1/2 cow. Probably would do the same for the pig or maybe 1/4.

 

[daleron]

Many years back when the kids were young hubby 1 and I raised 2 pigs/hogs. When we had them butchered we had some smoked. We should have had it all smoked because we discovered we didn’t like fresh pork all that much.

It’s definitely different.

Oooh good idea, then I could fill it with more nicotine. kidding. Sadly can’t get that or anything else in NY anymore.


Yep, that’s one of my concerns. We eat bacon, pork roasts and chops. Doesn’t make sense to order one unless we split with family. The place we ordered the cow from does have a smokehouse too. So that’s good to know. Make sure to have some of it smoked.

We did end up going with 1/2 cow. Probably would do the same for the pig or maybe 1/4.

Wow, I didn’t know that Sara ... you can’t order one from somewhere?

Personally 1/4 of a hog wouldn’t be worth much unless it was a huge one.

 

[Sara Love]

It’s definitely different.


Wow, I didn’t know that Sara ... you can’t order one from somewhere?

Personally 1/4 of a hog wouldn’t be worth much unless it was a huge one.

NY has a ban of online vaping supplies. Honestly I forget when it went into effect because I’ve been piddling away with what I have. Unflavored juice in my ego aio. It works but I really need to figure out all this other “stuff” I stocked up on. Lol. Pandemic would have been a great time but ya know.....procrastinator.

Good to know that 1/4 pig isn’t worth it. So we would need at least 1/2? In that case would def need to split with family.

Just curious on what makes a fresh pig/hog different? We usually buy our meat from the produce place but we have purchased from Wegman’s (grocer). We also have gotten vacuum sealed from the abattoir which is where we would order this from. Same place we got the cow.

I have noticed the ground beef seems wetter, if that makes any sense. But both the bacon and beef taste better. Roasts all taste the same, pretty much to me, although I’ve decided I like the chuck better. Not as dry after cooked.

 

[daleron]

NY has a ban of online vaping supplies. Honestly I forget when it went into effect because I’ve been piddling away with what I have. Unflavored juice in my ego aio. It works but I really need to figure out all this other “stuff” I stocked up on. Lol. Pandemic would have been a great time but ya know.....procrastinator.

Good to know that 1/4 pig isn’t worth it. So we would need at least 1/2? In that case would def need to split with family.

Just curious on what makes a fresh pig/hog different? We usually buy our meat from the produce place but we have purchased from Wegman’s (grocer). We also have gotten vacuum sealed from the abattoir which is where we would order this from. Same place we got the cow.

I have noticed the ground beef seems wetter, if that makes any sense. But both the bacon and beef taste better. Roasts all taste the same, pretty much to me, although I’ve decided I like the chuck better. Not as dry after cooked.

I meant another freezer, guess you were talking about vape supplies

‘Yeah at least a half would be better, it won’t be as much as a beef. As for the taste smoking makes a huge difference with the ham, shoulders and stuff not so much . Of course bacon has to be smoked or it’s not bacon but freshside, we don’t care for freshside. I started having our hams ground into sausage and ground pork back when we got them.
I could tell you why your ground beef seems wetter but you probably don’t want to know

 

[Sara Love]

I meant another freezer, guess you were talking about vape supplies

‘Yeah at least a half would be better, it won’t be as much as a beef. As for the taste smoking makes a huge difference with the ham, shoulders and stuff not so much . Of course bacon has to be smoked or it’s not bacon but freshside, we don’t care for freshside. I started having our hams ground into sausage and ground pork back when we got them.
I could tell you why your ground beef seems wetter but you probably don’t want to know

I am giggling for multiple reasons. Yes, i was talking about vaping supplies. Last I had heard, freezers were in short supply. We actually have a small amount of room in our freezer, but wouldn't be adding the pig til Spring, if at all.

Okay, I probably don’t want to know but school me anyway. I know the meat is fresher than what you would buy in the store, therefor more blood?? Just how long does the meat sit around at the store before you buy it?

yeahhh. I forgot to mention, Dh said people he was talking with get the pork ground into sausage and then we could add it to our meatloaf mix, breakfast casseroles, lasagna or just straight up sausage links. Also the folks he was talking to said to get the ham steaks because you can chop them into smaller pieces and add to soups, eggs, potatoes. They usually only get 1 ham which they eat at Christmas. We are definitely not a ham family.

 

[daleron]

I am giggling for multiple reasons. Yes, i was talking about vaping supplies. Last I had heard, freezers were in short supply. We actually have a small amount of room in our freezer, but wouldn't be adding the pig til Spring, if at all.

Okay, I probably don’t want to know but school me anyway. I know the meat is fresher than what you would buy in the store, therefor more blood?? Just how long does the meat sit around at the store before you buy it?

yeahhh. I forgot to mention, Dh said people he was talking with get the pork ground into sausage and then we could add it to our meatloaf mix, breakfast casseroles, lasagna or just straight up sausage links. Also the folks he was talking to said to get the ham steaks because you can chop them into smaller pieces and add to soups, eggs, potatoes. They usually only get 1 ham which they eat at Christmas. We are definitely not a ham family.

I’ve heard that about the freezers , we don’t have anywhere to put another one anyway... not even a bigger one.

Yeah there’s more blood which is why it tastes better to you. There’s no telling how old ground beef is but I doubt it’s terribly old ... it will have been previously frozen though. Frozen could be kept a long time.

Yeah ground pork and sausage can be as versatile as ground beef. Ham steaks are a good idea too. With beef I’ll get round steaks and make my own stew meat, fajita meat and such.


I’m calling it a day on here and going to read, good night Sara

 

[Sara Love]

Thanks for the info, Dale

sweet dreams