Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[Bird]

Here is a picture of one of my horse shot just before sunset.. This horse name is "smoke" sure miss him.. but the old saying.. money speaks louder than feeding a horse all winter.. or something like that.. Lou


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My last horse was a dappled grey mare named Smoky. But of course, it's been 58 years since I had a horse.:laughing:

 

[NativeSon]

GOOD BOOZE?!?! Only Lou drinks the good stuff. I drink the cheap stuff. Lou and I agree on one thing though, have to stay stocked up, so they don't send us to meetings! :laughing:

FG-- Out here in East Texas you sure don't want to run out, 'cause here in the Bible Belt it can be a long way to the Liquor or beer store, so we try to plan ahead. When heading back from the big city it's a good idea to stock up. Some more places are going wet so the shortest round trip for beer & wine is now 28 miles. Even farther for some Scotch or JD. So it's best to keep some back-up medicinal product in case of snake bite.

Charlie

 

[pacerron]

talking about that yummy food.

Kyle,
My wife informed me at lunch that the real secret to making good pie crusts, biscuits, etc. is keeping the grease cold and cutting it in with a pastry cutter till it is like little peas.
She said before 5-6 years ago Crisco was hard as a rock at room temperature. She still put chunks of ice in the cup with it to make it cold. Since water and grease don't mix, as the ice melted and brought the grease down to a low temperature for cutting in, she just poured off the water from the melted ice and cut the grease into the dry flower with a pastry cutter.
When Crisco changed the formula/process to make it soft and get rid of the hydrogenation process, there is no way to make it really hard by using ice. It remains soft even with ice in it. ( Try it).
So she started storing the unused Crisco in the frig to at least make it cold for cutting in and adjusted her recipes accordingly.
Crisco is all vegetable oils. The only bad one is some amount of Palm oil, which they don't reveal.
The polyunsaturated 6 grams and the Monounsaturated 2.5 grams is actually said to be beneficial to human hearts according to many medical theories. The truth about fats: bad and good
The theories change before the ink is dry, depending on who is selling what.

My theory, and I am not a doctor, but my doctor is amazed at my blood work every 6 months, is to eat in moderation, have a well balanced diet, and get some exercise. I use a home treadmill in the winter and am out doing
real physical work in the other seasons.
I don't follow my theory to the letter, but like rain, it averages out. The scales say it all.

Ron

 

[Lou66]

FG, I didn't drink till I retired,, Now I don't have a lot to do but set and watch the leaves fall off of a tree in the afternoon.. I don't go to bar, unless I am in Vegas.. then I can walk to it and walk back,, maybe.. I like Scotch.. but some people have told me that, that's the last thing they would drink,, I guess a good whiskey or scotch or wine or beer is one you like,, So I guess I am like Will Roger,, I Never tasted one I didn't like,, Will was talking about men..hum I wonder,,

Yea Ron that is my avatar.. Smoke,, If y'all keep talking about biscuits.. I may put one of those as my avatar..

Bird I got one horse left on the farm,, I use her to round up some cows every now and then.. but she getting to fast for me.. most time she going right and I am leaning left.. it's the easiest way I found to get cows out of the trees.. other than getting someone else to do it for you..

Charlie I will drank to that.. I keep me a bag of snakes just in case I need a drink.. Lou

 

[farmgirl19]

Native; My area was dry when I first moved here. One could go 18 miles to get beer or wine, or go 30 miles in the other direction to get to a liquor store for anything else. I learned to stock up then!

Lou; I actually do skip drinking several days in a row, sometimes, but it is usually that I am too tired to bother pouring it. I have had nights that I get home, and pour a glass, and then have no energy to drink it, so put it back for later. I have more time indoors at home in the winter, so drink more, and a larger variety of stuff then. I love my booze, but sometimes, work gets in the way of my fun.

On another note; I didn't even get online yesterday, and have done very little online today, but received a notice a few minutes ago that I had a post pulled, for being inappropriate. Everything I remember posting today is still there. :confused3:

 

[Western]

Weather looks great this week, Houston bound, so maybe get something done:thumbsup:

 

[Lou66]

Lou; [/B] I actually do skip drinking several days in a row, sometimes, but it is usually that I am too tired to bother pouring it. I have had nights that I get home, and pour a glass, and then have no energy to drink it, so put it back for later. I have more time indoors at home in the winter, so drink more, and a larger variety of stuff then. I love my booze, but sometimes, work gets in the way of my fun. QUOTE]

That's because you're not a pro yet.. Unlike myself,, I pace myself and save up the energy during the day.. I only have one real job that is watching trees and listen to music on the patio,, Talking about work it's getting close to leaf falling time.. All of my trees are trained.. They need my approval before they can drop a leaf.:shocked:. Dropping here boss,, go ahead.. Lou

 

[bindian]

:laughing:

Brandi, first you talk of you and FG meeting then you show pics of cows????

Kyle,
:laughing::laughing::laughing: Your the only one that caught that. Yes, I met Farmgirl19 yesterday. Yes, we took photos. No, those photos of the Longhorns are in fact.............Longhorns and not us. The photos FG and I took yesterday are in for special processing and handling. Your gonna have to wait to see them.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

On another note; I didn't even get online yesterday, and have done very little online today, but received a notice a few minutes ago that I had a post pulled, for being inappropriate. Everything I remember posting today is still there. :confused3:

FG,
Must be that darn chit chattin' thread.
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

Actually, I am one of those cows! :shocked:

 

[farmgirl19]

FG,
Must be that darn chit chattin' thread.
hugs, Brandi

I haven't posted on it, and the one we both posted pics on, I haven't been on in 2 weeks or more now. I think someone just likes to whine, and I get in trouble for it. Reminds me of little kids. What they don't realize is, when I am shoved, I push back. I'd rather just have fun, so whatever it was, I hope they got the bee out of their bonnet! *Sheesh*

 

[Bird]

FG-- Out here in East Texas you sure don't want to run out, 'cause here in the Bible Belt it can be a long way to the Liquor or beer store, so we try to plan ahead. When heading back from the big city it's a good idea to stock up. Some more places are going wet so the shortest round trip for beer & wine is now 28 miles. Even farther for some Scotch or JD. So it's best to keep some back-up medicinal product in case of snake bite.

Charlie

Dang, Charlie, there's lots of things I don't like about living in town, but it's less than 3 miles to a liquor store.:laughing: However, the one I prefer is closer to 10 miles.

 

[Bird]

My wife informed me at lunch that the real secret to making good pie crusts, biscuits, etc. is keeping the grease cold and cutting it in with a pastry cutter till it is like little peas.

Of course she's right, Ron, and she's right about the Crisco, too. So I use lard. That may cause txdon to have a heart attack, but it hasn't hurt me, yet.:laughing:

 

[Bird]

I like Scotch.. but some people have told me that, that's the last thing they would drink,, I guess a good whiskey or scotch or wine or beer is one you like

Lou, I still remember a friend telling me that Scotch was an acquired taste; that no one liked it at first. I think I was 21 at the time. And I was probably 26 when a neighbor invited me in for a drink; Johnny Walker Red Label. I never liked Kentucky or Tennessee whiskeys, but that first drink of Scotch convinced me that would be my drink. So I used to buy Johnny Walker Red, but later changed to a cheap Scotch, Clan MacGregor, for a number of years, before going to Chivas Regal. However, here on TBN some members talked about single malt Scotch, then a daughter and son-in-law gave me a bottle of Glenfiddich; much better than Chivas Regal, but also more expensive. And then last year another customer at the liquor store told me about MacGavins single malt and that's now my Scotch.:laughing:

I only drink Scotch and water, but way back in 1969, I had to work the Labor Day weekend, had some extra time off the next weekend, and my wife and I went to Carlsbad Caverns. When we got to Whites City, NM, that afternoon and got checked into the motel (only customers they had) we walked across the road to the White Buffalo Saloon and I ordered a Scotch and Soda that I'd heard so much about. I took one sip and told the bartender, "Now throw this away and bring me a Scotch and water.":laughing: And I haven't ruined any Scotch with Soda since.

 

[jinman]

Bird, as a bartender there are two drinks that I made on a regular basis that I just cringed every time somebody ordered them: Scotch and milk, Scotch and tonic. I love gin and tonic and bourbon and soda, but I can mix my bourbon with water or straight up on the rocks. I don't do shooters because it seems pointless. I don't drink to get loaded, just to relax and have something that's not sugary sweet.

 

[Bird]

Jim, I never tried, nor had any desire to try, Scotch with milk or tonic. I've had some gin and tonic at a friend's place that was really good, but never made that at home, never ordered it in a bar. Never cared much for bourbon in any way, but I do like Crown Royal in Coke Zero or in Sprite or 7-Up. I used to make margaritas at home, but quit doing that. I think I've had 3 margaritas this, each with dinner in a Mexican restaurant.

As a bartender, did you get many calls for Golden Cadillacs? That was a desert I sure liked, both at home and in restaurants years ago, but haven't had one in at least 35 years. Of course some bars make them with milk, light cream, or heavy cream, and I always passed on that; gotta be made with ice cream.:laughing:

 

[DABSGT]

I only drink Scotch and water, but way back in 1969, I had to work the Labor Day weekend, had some extra time off the next weekend, and my wife and I went to Carlsbad Caverns. When we got to Whites City, NM, that afternoon and got checked into the motel (only customers they had) we walked across the road to the White Buffalo Saloon and I ordered a Scotch and Soda that I'd heard so much about. I took one sip and told the bartender, "Now throw this away and bring me a Scotch and water.":laughing: And I haven't ruined any Scotch with Soda since.

Bird the only thing to put in "Good Scotch" is an ice cube. Give Spice Tree malt a try has a hint of clove, and ginger. It is a Scotland import.

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[Lou66]

I do like Chives and Johnny Walker red or double black or Glenfiddich and a few more,, I never mix them with ice or anything else.. good scotch is like a good wine let it set for awhile then a sip and chased with some ice water.. repeat.. until it's time to go to bed.. Lou

 

[Lou66]

Good night.. Lou

 

[two_bit_score]

Jim, I never tried, nor had any desire to try, Scotch with milk or tonic. I've had some gin and tonic at a friend's place that was really good, but never made that at home, never ordered it in a bar. Never cared much for bourbon in any way, but I do like Crown Royal in Coke Zero or in Sprite or 7-Up. I used to make margaritas at home, but quit doing that. I think I've had 3 margaritas this year, each with dinner in a Mexican restaurant.

As a bartender, did you get many calls for Golden Cadillacs? That was a desert I sure liked, both at home and in restaurants years ago, but haven't had one in at least 35 years. Of course some bars make them with milk, light cream, or heavy cream, and I always passed on that; gotta be made with ice cream.:laughing:

MacAllen 12 is the best scotch by far. well worth the price.