What Are You Doing Today?

[Mary Stetler]

I rely on StillTasty.com as my shelf-life reference guide. I was surprised that capers expired at all. I figured anything in brine was pretty much preserved forever.

I need to figure out how long the smoked salmon is good for. The date on the package is the Packed Date (yesterday.) At least, I assume it is. All the dates on the 3 types of packaged salmon had just passed, and none said "Use By." None said "Packed On" either.

I get it vacuum packed. Very expensive but lasts a good amount of time considering I can eat the whole thing as soon as I open it.
Lox and bagels.....Yummmmm

 

[Mary Stetler]

Well today I finally settled on a new barn cat. The owner was moving in a trailer down to Kentucky. He is neutered and not declawed but can use a litter box which is good for the time he needs to be inside to get comfortable here. He will stay in our barnhouse for a while and then move to the chicken tractor in the barn after I am done using it for the new chickens.
He is a tan-ish red and shy, just now. Supposedly he scratches furniture but there is nothing that will be missed if he does in there.
His name is Mr Kitty.
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[Marie Miller]

Speaking of capers, we use them a lot here in our cooking. I keep forgetting to ask for a pickle with my sandwiches too as I do love them. Years ago there were served automatically.

Another pickled delicacy I cannot find anymore is lamb's tongue. They were delicious and when I got older, we'd be able to get them with a beer in a bar near our college.

Pickled lamb’s tongue is available on line. Some NY delis sell it.

 

[Krystal Shay]

Since it wasn’t windy this morning, we started to wash the vinyl deck and part of the house. We still have 3 buildings in the back yard we have to wash that are vinyl sided also. We have to wait until it isn’t windy, so the cleaning solution doesn’t blow back in our face. The house and deck looks nice and clean again. We will repeat it again in the Fall.

 

[John Brunner]

Pickled lamb’s tongue is available on line. Some NY delis sell it.

Interesting. I've had cow's tongue growing up, mainly in sandwiches, and have only seen it once in my adult life (at a Bolivian buffet.) I have never heard of having lamb's tongue, much less pickled.

 

[Marie Miller]

Interesting. I've had cow's tongue growing up, mainly in sandwiches, and have only seen it once in my adult life (at a Bolivian buffet.) I have never heard of having lamb's tongue, much less pickled.

You get cows tongue in deli salads or as meat in most German butcher shops. Also in the more northern US states.

 

[John Brunner]

You get cows tongue in deli salads or as meat in most German butcher shops. Also in the more northern US states.

There are 3 things I miss about living in a more urban area:
-Good restaurants
-Ethnic markets
-Museums

I was fortunate to have spent over 40 years of my life outside of DC, during a time when those things existed but before the hoards moved in. Lots of huge ethnic supermarkets. Great restaurants. Book lectures and fossil hunting trips with the Smithsonian less than 10 miles from home. I enjoyed many years in the Sweet Spot. But now you couldn't pay me to go back.

 

[Faye Fox]

I started my first day of house cleaning. Each day of the next 3 days, consist of 2 hours. That is all I can do without getting dizzy. Too much head movement and unpleasant positions.

 

[Marie Miller]

There are 3 things I miss about living in a more urban area:
-Good restaurants
-Ethnic markets
-Museums

I was fortunate to have spent over 40 years of my life outside of DC, during a time when those things existed but before the hoards moved in. Lots of huge ethnic supermarkets. Great restaurants. Book lectures and fossil hunting trips with the Smithsonian less than 10 miles from home. I enjoyed many years in the Sweet Spot. But now you couldn't pay me to go back.

We talked about this the other night. Waiting rush hour out on the dock. We had had parking within walking distance. Wading down to Union Street in the muck of flood waters for a Native and liver and onions. It has changed and not necessarily to the better. Do you remember the exhibits and sales at Department of Interior?

 

[John Brunner]

We talked about this the other night. Waiting rush hour out on the dock. We had had parking within walking distance. Wading down to Union Street in the muck of flood waters for a Native and liver and onions. It has changed and not necessarily to the better. Do you remember the exhibits and sales at Department of Interior?

I never visited the DOI. I spent most of my time on the Mall at the Smithsonian museums, the National Gallery of Art and the other art museum whose name escapes me now. I also used to just drive downtown on a warm summer evening during the week and sit at the base of the monuments, just to hang out.

 

[Hedi Mitchell]

Trying to keep from losing my cool. That is all I can say.

 

[Don Alaska]

I'm not a big salmon fan, either. It's the fish that's not really a fish when it comes to flavor and texture. But I do like lox.

side story: I was trying my hand at making salmon one night, and it was marinated in citrus juice. I figured if 4 hours was good, overnight was even better. Nope. It was sort of a poor man's ceviche, but not "cooked" enough to eat.

I was introduced to salmon as lox when I first came here. The only salmon I had ever had before was the canned pink salmon I got a a kid. It was awful. Lox are not bad. I eat a lot of salmon but I am not really a fan except for salmon patties and chowder. I will eat baked salmon if I am served it as it is something of the state dish of Alaska. I have become a real fan of half-smoked canned salmon salad now though. I have mentioned it in previous posts. Daughters and wife are big salmon fans, but me and the sons are not. salmon in soy sauce. A sweet marinade such as this one and grilled or baked is a good way for non-salmon fans. Be aware that farmed salmon is NOT anywhere near as good as the wild-caught stuff though.