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[jinman]

Of course if I were going up to the Arbuckles, I'd have to stop for some Arbuckle Mountain Fried Pies. Your taste may differ, but to me they're the best I've found. And I thought that before I learned a cousin of mine manages that place, the cabins, and RV park.:laughing:

Bird, we'll have to stop in on the way back home. Maybe we can buy some frozen ones and cook them at home. A hot fried peach pie covered with fresh sliced peaches might make me hurt myself. I'm sure a scoop of vanilla ice cream would enhance the flavor too.:laughing:

 

[Western]

floating pump so we could go to any of the boat launching ramps and pump pretty clean water from the lake into the fire trucks.

I've never seen the floating one used, but I have heard about them. The last few places I worked as LEO, they where lucky enough to afford a pumper!!

I have watched the Helicopters and that is neat!


Jim, that sounds like a nice drive, been up there a couple of times (Arbuckle) years ago. Dinosaur valley is a neat place for kids and they can swim there too!

 

[brin]

Bird, we'll have to stop in on the way back home. Maybe we can buy some frozen ones and cook them at home. A hot fried peach pie covered with fresh sliced peaches might make me hurt myself. I'm sure a scoop of vanilla ice cream would enhance the flavor too.:laughing:

Jim - How many pounds would you gain from such a desert ? Just sayin' :laughing:

 

[Bird]

Bird, we'll have to stop in on the way back home. Maybe we can buy some frozen ones and cook them at home. A hot fried peach pie covered with fresh sliced peaches might make me hurt myself. I'm sure a scoop of vanilla ice cream would enhance the flavor too.:laughing:

Jim, I know they had frozen ones, but I just assumed they were cooked, then frozen, so I didn't even think about them being frozen for you to cook at home, so I didn't ask any questions about the frozen ones. When I bought fresh fried ones by the dozen, we put them in the refrigerator at home and re-heated them later in the microwave, but they didn't last long enough for us to freeze any.:laughing:

 

[foreman Etexas]

Well it seems like the hogs are back game camera.Time to get the hog dogs out!!!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Somehow the subject matter waivers from desert to dessert.

The grass around here is dying. It is looking like the sahara. Many ponds are down to empty or nearly empty. Cattle are being sold but the price is still high. A 750lb calf still brings $600 around here. The cows that are still around just sit in the shade all day. We had no corn crop unless irrigated. No relief in sight. Outlook is not good through out the rest of the year. Weathermen and others are saying the best thing for us is if a tropical storm could come in below Corpus Christi, move north and stall on top of us.

Lake Travis and Buchannan(sp?) are down to 50% full or empty take your pick.

 

[jinman]

Jim, I know they had frozen ones, but I just assumed they were cooked, then frozen, so I didn't even think about them being frozen for you to cook at home, so I didn't ask any questions about the frozen ones. When I bought fresh fried ones by the dozen, we put them in the refrigerator at home and re-heated them later in the microwave, but they didn't last long enough for us to freeze any.:laughing:

Bird, I think I remember you mentioning frozen, so I thought that was how they were sold. It makes sense that they are pre-fried because not everyone at home would have a fryer to cook them. If they have non-frozen pies, those are probably the one's we'll get.

Brin: I believe in the rule that if you can get somebody else to eat twice as many as you, then your calories don't count.:licking:

 

[pacerron]

Jim,
Since peaches are in season down there, here is an opportunity for your wife to make more of you to love...
The secret is in keeping the dough cold while mixing and cutting in the
butter instead of mixing. A skillet is all that is needed to fry them. Up here we'd probably cut the dough circles 5-6" that way we could say, "well we only ate 2," which sounds better than 4.
Relive summer with flaky fried peach pies - food - TODAY.com

A stop in OK to get some for comparison would be part of the plan.
Ron

 

[dmccarty]

Dennis, when I lived in the west end of Navarro County, I was right across the road from Navarro Mills Lake. I was on the board of directors for our water co-op and I was on the volunteer fire department. There were a number of places the water lines could be flushed and a key for the locks was in the fire trucks, so they could refill there anytime. And then we bought a gasoline powered floating pump so we could go to any of the boat launching ramps and pump pretty clean water from the lake into the fire trucks.

A few years ago our county Fire Marshal did some outstanding work. He pulled together a map of all of the ponds in the county. He then asked the landowners if the VFDs and FDs could use those ponds as a water supply if they needed to put out a fire. If the landowner agreed, the put up a little sign near the access point for the pond and added it to the map.

You can see those little signs all over the place. :thumbsup:

Fire insurance rates decreased, or should have, because of the improved access for water. Very little of the county has water lines and hydrants.

The fire marshal did a great job.

Later,
Dan

 

[Bird]

The secret is in keeping the dough cold

Ron, that looks like a pretty good recipe. You know nearly all pie crust recipes call for cold water and I think the mistake many make is to just draw water from the cold water faucet. I see the recipe in your link specifies "ice" water and that's what you need. But many many years ago I just happened to see a chef (don't remember who it was) on TV who said if you want a better pie crust, use lemon juice instead of water, and if you want the best pie crust, use 7-Up instead of water or lemon juice. In any case, you do want it ice cold.

Also many many years ago, my wife made a pie without noticing that she was using self-rising flour.:laughing: As you would expect, it did rise and pushed the filling right out to make a big mess in the oven, and ever since then she buys the ready made frozen pie crusts.:laughing: