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Are either of them as good as A&W? Had a hard root beer once and thought they should have left well enough alone.

Crystal Lite to-nite. ?

Or just fry a bunch of bacon in it. ?

I've gotta disagree. When I've had really bad, crusty buildup I tried soap and it did jack up the seasoning. Also, anything acidic (tomatoes, lemon juice, etc.) will eat away at it. Mine's pretty much relegated to frying chicken these days so I don't encounter those problems.

Haven't seasoned mine in years. They stay seasoned and I don't cook anything in them that diminishes the seasoning.

Yeah -- surface looks perfect. I love my cast iron skillet.

So, I'm a streak eater, and last night I made the easy chicken and dumplings again. The night before, and on some previous occasions, I'll get one or two dumplings that don't puff up and end up being dough lumps. So, I noodled on it some and decided I'd do a couple things differently. After I mixed the Bisquick and milk (1 cup, 1/3 cup) I let the dough rest for about 15 minutes thinking that might help get it hydrated better. Then, I rolled them into little balls about the size of a grape before dropping them in the broth (rather than dropping in fairly randomly sized and shaped spoonfuls). Thirdly, I put in fewer so they weren't as crowded in the pot. And D, I covered the pot for the entire time, rather than the 10 uncovered, 10 covered suggested on the box. Well, the smaller, more hydrated, uncrowded balls puffed almost immediately and every one was perfectly cooked after 20 minutes covered. There's another great tip from ness' Test Kitchen.

I like the way she thinks!

Saw this the other day on Facebook:

Nah, it's pumpkin spice season!

Trout eat year 'round. For me the best time of year is when I can get down there, and when others shy away I try harder to get down there. Do you tend to catch mostly rainbows or browns or a mixture?

You're over thinking this ? You, the missus and me makes three. You don't want my Brittanys in the mix. They're worthless as duck dawgs. I'm more reliable.

I dunno. Never asked.

So I went to the store and bought some Everclear and Kool Aid. I'll keep you guys posted.

After reading Gavin's post, I wonder if the dude in the Budweiser poster isn't a dudette...

Let's get this back to alcohol. I apologize for my weak attempt at humor. Salut! Slanche! Cheers!

That bad boy could hold three easy ?

Rock was a handsome fellow. That's all I've got to say about that.

Don't know the experience level of you guys, but it sounds like you're hitting the right sections and the fly selection is ok. But I really think fly selection alone is overrated. Fish for feeding fish in the places feeding fish feed and feed the feeding fish things like what feeding fish feed on. It's that simple. . Give them a good drift and don't scare them.

I've got to circle back and try that Dales. I've eaten at Oskar Blues in Lyons a couple times, but don't think I've ever had their beer. They do a good job at the restaurant. I see the beer in the stores here.

My kinda chow right there. By the way, drove through your hometown weekend before last on the way to Eureka Springs. Quick chicken and dumplings for me tonight. Bisquick, broth, salad bar chicken.

Big 12 could use an 11th.

This is a Cynthiana (or, Norton) from Stonehaus Farm winery in Lee's Summit. Anybody in the KC area that likes good wine and a nice atmosphere should make a point of getting to this place.

Sounds like a good meal. I've never had turnip greens, but I like greens in general.

OK, that's cool.