Roll the old chariot along..
Posted By matt on August 8, 2007
(In case you don't get the reference, it's an old sea shanty. To hear it performed, try this version courtesy of the good lads over at the Dragon's Landing Inn Podcast).
So…
Grabbed some pickling cukes from the garden and found that the leftover brine wasn't working anymore. It seems that you can reuse it once… maybe. So, I found this recipe for refrigerator bread and butter pickles. Now, one should note that these NEED a refrigerator – they are not designed for real canning or food preservation, but are merely a long term seasoning. I'll let folks know how they turn out.
Also, I've unburied the food dehydrator from the move and tossed a handful of chile peppers in it for drying and long term preservation. Those Super Chile peppers are indeed prolific and I'm getting 3 or 4 off the plant a day – which is more than I use (1 or 2 is plenty to spice up 1lb of meat for burgers). So, dry them out, stick in a baggie and they should keep for quite awhile.
Work has been a pain lately, especially today. Since I'm not going anywhere tonight, I figured I might have a pint or three to take off the hard edges. As I was headed to the fridge, I realized that I'd not visited any of the families Scotch or Whiskey lately. So, I opened the cabinet. Wow, I have quite a few in there…
Macallan Cask Strength (Scotch)
Ardbeg 10 year old (Scotch)
Balvenie (Scotch)
Jamesons (Whiskey)
Read Breast (Whiskey)
Knob Creek (Bourbon)
I want to say that there were more, though I don't recall what they were, and don't feel like walking up to check.
So, I poured myself a glass of the Balvenie, tossed in some ice and a squirt of water (I find that it lets the flavors dance on the tongue a little better) and I'm happily sipping away.
I'd forgotten how good that stuff was.
Hmm.. it would appear that the storm clouds rolling in will relegate my plans for tenderloin to the convection oven… That's a shame. Electric ovens don't impart the same flavor as about 45 minutes over charcoal with some applewood mixed in.
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