Terrierman

I think the fish fry is good for Friday night. You can write me down for breakfast Friday - a big breakfast casserole. And breakfast Saturday - steak (deer loin mostly), hashbrowns and eggs. I'll bring OJ, milk and good coffee makings. And an apple crisp and a few mushrooms to fry on Friday too. That leaves dinner on Thursday evening and Saturday evening. If folks would rather have steak in the evening, that would be fine too, no worries. The main thing is a bunch of it is coming with me.

I will be there Thursday evening .

I had to make another batch so there would be enough to take for Thanksgiving.

I can't seem to bring myself to read things like that anymore. Too many dogs behind me now.

Quality fish and what a way to get them with your son. Nicely done sir.

Tyler is out. Be there Thursday afternoon. Looking forward to this in a big way.

That fryer is sickeningly nice. Plus he always brings new oil to this deal. Fish only gets so good and that thing sets the curve.

Call me a troglodyte, but the best meats I've cooked or eaten were cooked with wood. Wood includes charcoal of course.

I just made a batch of spiced pecans for pre snacking. 4 C pecan halves, 1/2 tsp curry powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp granulated garlic, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp. Worcestershire (Lea and Perrins only!) 1 tsp Louisiana hot sauce, 3 tbsp. butter. Melt the butter and add all the spices and sauces in a small sauce pan, let it meld for a few minutes, not too hot. Put the pecans in a large bowl and add the spice butter mixture, stir gently to coat the pecans. Put the pecans in a single layer on a large cookie sheet. Bake 30-40 minutes at 325 stirring about every five minutes. The pecans will get darker brown when they are done. Cool and then put in an airtight container. Trust me guys, those babies are good.

Write me down for an Apple Crisp for Friday night dessert. A breakfast casserole for one morning, hashbrowns, steak and eggs for another morning and some good coffee makings. Also have about a half gallon of chicken of the woods that will get thrown in a fryer.

You're always full of surprises.

I guess three chickens and a couple of bales of last year's hay is out of the running.

How many goats and what kind?

@WoundedOne - You will be welcome in my boat. It's a 48" Shawnee with a flat floor so exceptionally easy to get around in.

I'm now coming down Thursday evening and will be at the lodge Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Still uncertain about Tyler. Still bringing my boat.

Yes, it is.

What kind of goats?

My mother was in the very first graduating class of enlisted Navy Waves back in the big one. Spent the duration as a radio operator at NAS Jacksonville. The stories she has shared were incredible. My dad was a bombardier on B-24 in the Army Air Corps before there was such a thing as U.S. Air Force. He was lucky to get out alive, those bomber crews had bad statistics. Never heard one single word from him about what he went through. Had an uncle who was a Navy Corpsman in the South Pacific. He never said a word about it to any of us either. And another uncle who was USMC in North Africa. Not a peep from him either ever about what he did or saw. Those folks did some hard things.

Gosh that looks almost as good as the first time!

I was talking about everybody else except for you and me.

It's hard for me to understand a College junior choosing to go to a Birthday Party his buddies are throwing for him in KC instead of going fishing with a bunch of old coots but that's what he told me yesterday Lane is out. And his absence puts Tyler into question as well. But we'll see and should know for sure by Turkey day.

I'm jealous. Nice job. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Loved scrapple that my grandmother made. Boiled a hog's head all day, picked off the meat, spiced it up some and made mush with the liquid and mixed in the meat. I would give a lot to be back in that kitchen with her just one more time...

Salt, pepper, granulated garlic - the day before is best. Then on the egg at 500+. When both sides of a 2" thick steak have a little bark, it's perfect medium rare. Bring it in to rest a few minutes and then have at.

I won a Chiefs hat and six chickens on last years superbowl. Still no hat and no chickens. Your guy is better than mine were.