Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by MickR

Thanks for the welcome back Steph. And as to the farm Luke, it was just hot, hard slog. Spent my time chipping out about five acres of weeds. Went through a few waterbags full of good old bore water for drinking...Water might be good to get into ya guts on a hot day, but bore water just makes the throat dryer I reckon. Also tried to dig a short ditch between a couple of of paddocks seperated for machinery access, so that we could put in an underground wire for the electrics on the fences. Wouldn't you know it but the ground was too damn hard for the bob-cat, so I had to do it all with a mattock and shovel.
That was two days worth of work and on the third I had a relaxing day destroying all my arrows or just plain throwing them a long way away, lost for all eternity, or at least until someone with better eyes finds them, while out doing a bit of field archery with a few mates. That accounted for six hours of the day before deciding to make the return trip home. Totally and utterly knackered.

The only tea to be had in that whole time was 'Nerada' tea bags (wheres the little smiley vomiting into a toilet when you need one?!), but I was lucky enough to have a cup or three of some nicer 'Twinings English Breakfast' at my mates place when I went round there. I still can't grip my cups properly though. Hands are swollen from work. I'm getting too old or too soft I reckon .


Mick

It's about time you visit again...

That's what kids are for... Do we need to get you a sippy cup?

Sir NoseWarmer,
Have you ever tried Bacalhau? I'm second generation Azorean Portuguese and salted cod was always a treat for me growing up. On the islands, there are 365 recipes for salted cod, one for each day of the year. The Portuguese cod fishermen, in their dory boats, would hitch a ride with a mother ship to the North, and fish till they filled the boat. It became a staple for them. Now, I have a heck of a time finding it, and it has become a scarce thing. Kippers, heck yeah!! Couldn't go deer hunting without a tin of them! Love the darn things. My kids think I'm nuts, and, of course, find them revolting; but there's nothing better than Kipper Snacks!! Now, because of you, I need to wait till the store opens to go get some!! Well, at least you have done your part to help stimulate the economy of Gridley CA.

Have a great day, donv

Originally Posted by donv

Sir NoseWarmer,
Have you ever tried Bacalhau? I'm second generation Azorean Portuguese and salted cod was always a treat for me growing up. On the islands, there are 365 recipes for salted cod, one for each day of the year. The Portuguese cod fishermen, in their dory boats, would hitch a ride with a mother ship to the North, and fish till they filled the boat. It became a staple for them. Now, I have a heck of a time finding it, and it has become a scarce thing. Kippers, heck yeah!! Couldn't go deer hunting without a tin of them! Love the darn things. My kids think I'm nuts, and, of course, find them revolting; but there's nothing better than Kipper Snacks!! Now, because of you, I need to wait till the store opens to go get some!! Well, at least you have done your part to help stimulate the economy of Gridley CA.

Have a great day, donv

DonV... I can't say that I have had that... Sounds interesting... My wife and kids feel the same about Kippers so at least I know I'll have something to eat in the house...

So do I get voted in tomarrow? After all the economy will be growing today...

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

DonV... I can't say that I have had that... Sounds interesting... My wife and kids feel the same about Kippers so at least I know I'll have something to eat in the house...

So do I get voted in tomarrow? After all the economy will be growing today...

Seriously, would you want that job? If ya really do, you have my vote! Yeah, look up a recipe for Bacalhau, it sounds like it might be right for you. It takes a day to make, you need to soak the cod in fresh water and change it a few times to get the salt out. I've been trying to get some recipes from the old ladies out here for some of the traditional foods. Crazy. They don't have recipes, they just cook. When you ask, like, how much Cumin to put in, you get, "Well, it depends, some, more sometimes, but not too much". It's fun though, I got my daughter into cooking the old stuff, and she has fun doing it. I'll know at least I kept it going for another generation.
Catch ya later Phil, BTW, you have a surprise coming to you. donv

Originally Posted by donv

Seriously, would you want that job? If ya really do, you have my vote! Yeah, look up a recipe for Bacalhau, it sounds like it might be right for you. It takes a day to make, you need to soak the cod in fresh water and change it a few times to get the salt out. I've been trying to get some recipes from the old ladies out here for some of the traditional foods. Crazy. They don't have recipes, they just cook. When you ask, like, how much Cumin to put in, you get, "Well, it depends, some, more sometimes, but not too much". It's fun though, I got my daughter into cooking the old stuff, and she has fun doing it. I'll know at least I kept it going for another generation.

No I don't want the job...

I'll have to look it up can see what I can come up with... I do have a slice of cod in the freezer...

Tea: SWAN Black Tea

Breakfast: Oat's again... ;(

MMM....you guys are relentless when it comes to talkin food. Keep it up. Phil stupid but funny thing about yer oatmeal. I remember way back in the day being at a Bagpipe workshop in Cour D'alane Idaho,our instructor Pipe major Archie Cairns was giving us all a lecture on Piping history and made joking reference to the "Oatmeal savages huddled around their peat fires " .It made us all laugh. You may find you like the steelecut oates better and heres a little secret.Make a big batch and save some in a flat rectangle container. Then you can slice it up and gently fry the oatmeal cakes in a little butter or bacon fat for a wonderful breakfast of fried Oat cakes,Kippers and Eggs with Tea,Toast and Marmalade.......Dang ! I just made m'self hungry ! Mick.....you take care of yourself mate. You ain't gettin old now. Like ta see the younger gen do what ya do and not complain eh. Portuguese Kale soup with Linguica Don ? The salted Cod sounds awesome man ! Plus 1 on all you'se guys !!

Mr Nightblade, YES, love Kale Soup!! I've seen it called, "Portuguese penicillin". Another one I love, and have taught my daughter to make is Sopa de Funcho, fennel soup. We go out every spring and pick a bunch either West of town or out by the river. I usually pick way too much so I can take some to my Godmother. It was so rewarding to be able to take my girl out, pick a bunch of weeds, and turn it into a tasty healthy meal. Maybe that's why I'm too fat, Lingucia is on the top of my food pyramid!! Sorry for getting sidetracked from tea.

No worries Don....no worries at all. Let me add.... Sausage period is at the top of my food pyramid.

Well this following photo will be posted in POTD as well, but I thought I would be a little all inclusive with this shot since this and settling in with a good book was the order of the day this morning. I took the photo first so that I could just sit and read, drink, smoke and not have to think for a time.
I think this would be the perfect teapot for Carl to have. Make a man of him I reckon . I was thinking of you blokes when I knocked it off from the farm (I'll take it back next trip). It's too much a fire hazard to be making tea out in the bush at the moment. And there wasn't any tea worth drinking out there this time anyway. I'll remedy that little problem as well. Water is usually the order of the day when I'm working anyway. Tea is had after the days work back at the house. All very civilised, with an electric kettle.





Mick