Terrierman

So. Where were you guys fishing?

I can't poop right and I blame you.

So you had an OK time?

There will be no further talk of frozen boats, boat ramps, breaking ice with boats, trying to break ice to get back to the ramp, having cold hands, cold feet, or just generally being cold in this thread. It all belongs in some waterfowling thread that Marty can post in and all I can do is say "yeah, back in my day we......"

First time I ever backed the boat and trailer far enough in the water to float the trailer before it thawed out and let go.

That stuff all was a PITA which we were able to overcome. Cause we're good, that's why. We're just good.

You're golden. You can have Tyler's spot.

I am bringing a big pot of posole. I know Matt is bringing deer and duck and mac and cheese. Got this feeling that we wont be in danger or starvation. #worriedaboutnosalad

You should make a guest appearance. It's a stupid good time.

I just had a glass of Evan Williams. Neat, like God intended it. This glass was black but like the green as well or maybe better. But the green is not quite as common. Bourbon. I love it.

This is going to be epic. Thanks Quillback for handling this for all of us.

Les usually makes hush puppies and really good ones. I've got some tartar sauce, a couple of big lemons, batter mix, stuff to make as much cocktail sauce as we could possibly ever need, coffee, raw sugar, half and half and that pot of posole. Matt is bringing chicken salad too.

Rick, Matt and Lane will be there Mid day Thursday.

Lane, his dad Matt and I will be there Thursday mid day. Tyler has baseball issues so he won't make it.

I'm bringing a pot of posole that's for whenever. I think Matt is going to bring some deer, duck and a macaroni and cheese bake. Not sure about what else.

So far, no Chicken of the Woods or oyster shelfs. The latter being my all time undefeated, untied favorite. They're not on the cover of the MDC mushroom guide for nothing. Still hopeful and looking around. It's sure warm enough. But dry!

They're OK as long as they stay dry. Any moisture that is inevitable on the river and they bind when reeling. Hate that and like you won't ever buy another Shimano spinning reel of any description. Don't buy Presidents anymore either. Like their better grade reels a lot though.

We had a big hen of the woods a few weeks ago. They really are wonderful mushrooms.

Nice looking Lab. Good hunting to you.

What's cooking now? A browned pound of boston burger, a loaf of velveeta, a can of rotel and a half cup of brown sugar all melty and melding in the crock pot waiting to be on a Frito when the time comes. Football dip don'cha know.

We had Turkey, Ham, Brisket, scalloped potatoes with fennel (recipe included 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream!), mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cheesy scalloped sweet potatoes, dressing, baguette - crisp and hot, wild rice and mushroom stuffing, a lovely thinnish gravy made from the turkey pan with some fresh made stock, grape salad, ambrosia salad, pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie, roughly a case of wine of various descriptions, lots of coffee, conversation, a fire in the backyard pit and finally, Chinese checkers. It was epic.

I have to tell you it's a sad state of affairs when the leader of the communist world can't afford a shirt.

Great Eight. It's fun to be in the right place at the right time!

Garlic mashed potatoes would be good for Thanksgiving!

13 lbs before trim. 9.5 after. They charged me $3.29 a lb. for the untrimmed brisket, trimmed and rubbed it out of the kindness of their Harter House hearts. I smoke mine for ten hours at 200. Foil and some savory liquid - not a lot, maybe 1/2 C - and back on at more or less the same temp - maybe up to 220 or 230 for another two or three hours. Kind of depends on how the wood burns. I smoke in an egg, use charcoal to get everything going and to last about maybe eight hours, heavily supplemented with hickory chunks about the size of your fist. After that fire burns down, I only use wood and control temp with air.