Get yourself a beverage....First round is on me...!!!
Gil
Get yourself a beverage....First round is on me...!!!
Gil
Its Sunday morning here, I'll take a flat white coffee, two eggs and crispy bacon :D
GentlemenThat ought to get you moving!
May I please have a tall glass of Coleman Fuel with a dash of Marvel Mystery Oil, and a 460 Steam Oil chaser! ;c)
Gentlemen
May I please have a tall glass of Coleman Fuel with a dash of Marvel Mystery Oil, and a 460 Steam Oil chaser! ;c)
GentlemenThat ought to get you moving!
May I please have a tall glass of Coleman Fuel with a dash of Marvel Mystery Oil, and a 460 Steam Oil chaser! ;c)
Oh geez .... here I am down at the Tavern for a nice "pick me up", and all I hear is people talking about the weather!
Doesn't anybody down here want to talk about something real, like Politics, Religion or maybe argue the advantages of Steam and External Combustion compared to those pesky newfangled Infernal Combustion H&M contraptions?!?!? ;c)
I am rather ready for some levity and fellowship with good friends over steam engines & the like. And YES...some crispy Bacon....lots of crispy bacon 😁👌
Mmmmm....must try that 🤗I am rather ready for some levity and fellowship with good friends over steam engines & the like. And YES...some crispy Bacon....lots of crispy bacon 😁👌
Some time back now I put some maple syrup in whilst frying the bacon....it elevates bacon to another level!
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Mmmmm....must try that 🤗I am rather ready for some levity and fellowship with good friends over steam engines & the like. And YES...some crispy Bacon....lots of crispy bacon 😁👌
Some time back now I put some maple syrup in whilst frying the bacon....it elevates bacon to another level!
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Mmmmm....must try that 🤗I am rather ready for some levity and fellowship with good friends over steam engines & the like. And YES...some crispy Bacon....lots of crispy bacon 😁👌
Some time back now I put some maple syrup in whilst frying the bacon....it elevates bacon to another level!
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I believe that there are some companies that make Maple Cured Bacon, and as I recall, it is quite good.
Bacon wrappedshrimpfor lunch then?!?!?
Mmmmm....must try that 🤗I am rather ready for some levity and fellowship with good friends over steam engines & the like. And YES...some crispy Bacon....lots of crispy bacon 😁👌
Some time back now I put some maple syrup in whilst frying the bacon....it elevates bacon to another level!
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I believe that there are some companies that make Maple Cured Bacon, and as I recall, it is quite good.
Bacon wrappedshrimpfor lunch then?!?!?
Bacon wrapped prawn for lunch then? Fixed :)
We caught a couple of kilo's of prawns the other night, never tried wrapping a couple in bacon.
Enjoy your 2nd Anniversary Celebrations one and all :)
Enjoy your 2nd Anniversary Celebrations one and all :)
We're going prawning tonight hon ;D
A dry Brut is a suitable libation to go with it .... just BTW!!!
😂 I’d be eating shrimp every night if I were you!
My record at the “Red Lobster” for “endless shrimp” is 210
Jeez! I don’t think I’m getting 200 of those suckers down!! 😂 That’s the size of the lobster tails they get $20 a piece for around here :o
No Thanks :D
They're King Prawns, depending on the size there would be about 15-20 to a kilo and in the seafood shops would be about $35 to $45.00 a kilo depending on the season.
They're King Prawns, depending on the size there would be about 15-20 to a kilo and in the seafood shops would be about $35 to $45.00 a kilo depending on the season.
I guess they’re not quite as big as I thought then... The ones we served were U-15’s (under 15 per pound) and 16-20’s for “early bird” dining (16-20 per pound).
The ones I ate 210 of were 45-50’s, so I ate about 4 pounds of shrimp and probably a pound of butter with it 😂
First off Jim, I've got to ask if there's any nice properties for sale in your vicinity these days?
Next off, I said shrimp and that is unfortunately what I meant. Nick summed it up well with the Lobster Tail comparison. Yes we do know about Prawns, but that's not what we generally get to be able to put on the Barbie.
Also, I don't think Paul misspoke either, as he likely wasn't trying to promote anything to you Aussies ... but rather he was sending a message to us 'mercans, and shrimp was likely a better choice for the message, a bit of "tongue in cheek there" I suspect, though clearly what he's holding doesn't qualify as shrimp .... not in my book anyway!!!
No Thanks :DI know I'm a little late to the conversation , but gotta agree with Nick , no thank you , thank you... But NO 🙈
I don't think that thing NEEDS big nippers, he's scary as he'll looking 😲First off Jim, I've got to ask if there's any nice properties for sale in your vicinity these days?
Next off, I said shrimp and that is unfortunately what I meant. Nick summed it up well with the Lobster Tail comparison. Yes we do know about Prawns, but that's not what we generally get to be able to put on the Barbie.
Also, I don't think Paul misspoke either, as he likely wasn't trying to promote anything to you Aussies ... but rather he was sending a message to us 'mercans, and shrimp was likely a better choice for the message, a bit of "tongue in cheek there" I suspect, though clearly what he's holding doesn't qualify as shrimp .... not in my book anyway!!!
There was quite a commotion when Hoge's (a truly famous Aussie who used to have an extremely funny comedy TV show called the Paul Hogan Show loooooong before Crocodile Dundee fame) called the humble Aussie prawn a 'shrimp'.
https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/why-australians-disown-the-phrase-put-another-shrimp-on-the-barbie/
Also another thing certain to confuse, lobsters are for the majority of Aussies called 'Crayfish' in Australia or 'Spiny Crayfish'. But are marketed overseas as Southern Rock Lobsters (mainly to Asian markets). They don't have those two big nippers that your American lobsters possess -
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P.s Daniel.....there's some vacant blocks of land for sale that owners moved on from after the fires. They have been cleaned up now.
As another aside, I used to dive for Abalone here off the Kaliphoney coast back in the day, and yes we were only allowed to snorkel after them too, but they are protected now as they are a favorite food of the also protected, and seriously booming sea otter population. Even if you could still go after them, good luck ever finding one on a single breath, as those greedy little otters have just about wiped them out now for sure.
As for eating Abs ... I did enjoy them, but don't think they were anything like the end all / be all of sea food in any way. Tough as shoe leather unless you pounded the holy hell out of them with a waffle faced mallet, I'd generally dip them in a little lemon juice, Teriyaki sauce and Hoisin sauce, before rolling them in cornmeal, and baking or pan frying. Damn good, but not to die for .... speaking of which ....
Last time I went after Abalone, they were already getting real scarce. Went up to dive off the Mendocino coast which was a very rugged coastline and very cold water. There was a goodly surge running, and after about an hour of moving around I found a long narrow crack between two huge rock faces. I let the surge carry me in and out of that crack half a dozen times checking out both walls for abs, slowly getting deeper and deeper with each breath. I came upon one of the biggest red abs I'd ever seen about as far in as the surge could take me, down near the bottom of the crack. Went back up for one last breath and bee-lined for that ab .... and just as the surge brought me even with it and I was carefully guiding my ab iron toward the edge of its shell, because I knew I'd only have the one shot at this big guy, I found myself staring at a face mask full of Moray Eel teeth, as one seemed to be living in the crevice just above the ab, and took aggressive offence at my proximity. It was all I could do to not try and take a huge breath, which would have been pure seawater of course, and retain my composure enough to get the heck out of there. Fortunately, because I was only in the crack that far due to the surge, and only at a pause for an instant, the surge took me right back out of that crack .... and I didn't bother trying to go back in again! That was the only ab I saw that whole trip, and that was the last time I went out for abalone. Yep, that eel did scare me some, but the reason I quit diving for abs, was there were no longer any abs to dive for!
Our crayfish are these little guys (5 gallon square bucket)
I caught these out by my grandpa’s place and they taste more like shrimp than lobster
Kind of small and you get hungrier eating them because it’s so much work for so little meat 😂
Our crayfish are these little guys (5 gallon square bucket)
I caught these out by my grandpa’s place and they taste more like shrimp than lobster
Kind of small and you get hungrier eating them because it’s so much work for so little meat 😂
Nick are they what you guys call 'crawfish' I've heard heaps of reference to crawfish in US movies and shows.
we call em' crawdads.Our crayfish are these little guys (5 gallon square bucket)
I caught these out by my grandpa’s place and they taste more like shrimp than lobster
Kind of small and you get hungrier eating them because it’s so much work for so little meat 😂
Nick are they what you guys call 'crawfish' I've heard heaps of reference to crawfish in US movies and shows.
We always say crayfish, I think down south they say crawfish/crawdad. I believe they suck the middle of them out too, I just eat the tiny tail
I have no idea what Root Beer tastes like. Its not sold down here.
Is it sarsaparilla? Does it taste like licorice which sarsaparilla does taste like?
No idea as I’ve never had sarsaparilla (had to google it)
Root beer is that to sassafras. It can't really be described well. It's earthy, unctuous and a little acidic with hints of vanilla and sassafras
The GPU is fast approaching.
The GPU is fast approaching.
That it is! ;D
AND I think I have a good theme for my table figured out :)
You could pull an all-nighter ;) :D
You could pull an all-nighter ;) :D
I will be...in my bed a - good 8-9 hours ;D
You could pull an all-nighter ;) :D
I will be...in my bed a - good 8-9 hours ;D
I think I’ve got about 16 more years before I’ll get an 8 to 9 hour night of sleep :D
I don't think your helping Jim 🤭You could pull an all-nighter ;) :D
I will be...in my bed a - good 8-9 hours ;D
I think I’ve got about 16 more years before I’ll get an 8 to 9 hour night of sleep :D
Just think.....you may have a 13 year gap between the last one ;)
An ice cold one of these pleaseI'd belly up to the steam bar with any of my good mates , with this fine Lager 😊
https://www.ebay.com/itm/STEAM-ENGINE-LAGER-BEER-Beer-Can-12-oz-Steamworks-Brewing-Co-Durango-CO/303896969035?hash=item46c1abbf4b:g:y98AAOSwh4Ra3jzI
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An ice cold one of these pleaseI'd belly up to the steam bar with any of my good mates , with this fine Lager 😊
https://www.ebay.com/itm/STEAM-ENGINE-LAGER-BEER-Beer-Can-12-oz-Steamworks-Brewing-Co-Durango-CO/303896969035?hash=item46c1abbf4b:g:y98AAOSwh4Ra3jzI
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I prefer this one: Burgdorfer Dampfbier -
cheers and raise your cups
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5 hours till the doors are unlocked!! Time to fill your boilers (and your glasses :D )
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5 hours till the doors are unlocked!! Time to fill your boilers (and your glasses :D )
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You guys wanna' catch up with Oz.....its coming up to midday Friday the 26th here :)