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1.) DParker - 02/17/2016
Because of this year's mild winder, mud bugs are in season already, and apparently have been since around the end of December in some places (though likely too small to bother with at that point).
:grin:
:grin:
2.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
Are you a head sucker?
3.) DParker - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39535]Are you a head sucker?[/QUOTE]
AND a tail pincher.
AND a tail pincher.
4.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
Pinching tail never gets old.
5.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
I beg to differ...There has to be an upper limit on some things....:ek:
There just HAS to be! :jd:
There just HAS to be! :jd:
6.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
We just lost DP.
I hope I didn't put him off his dinner...LOL
I hope I didn't put him off his dinner...LOL
7.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
I need a Hazmat suit.
8.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
I'm waiting for CE to come along to give his opinion, and try to get validation from Billy...LOL
9.) DParker - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39539]We just lost DP.
I hope I didn't put him off his dinner...LOL[/QUOTE]
You sure know how to rain on a guy's parade.
I hope I didn't put him off his dinner...LOL[/QUOTE]
You sure know how to rain on a guy's parade.
10.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39538]I beg to differ...There has to be an upper limit on some things....:ek:
There just HAS to be! :jd:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=DParker;39542]You sure know how to rain on a guy's parade.[/QUOTE]
ROYGBIV :wink
There just HAS to be! :jd:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=DParker;39542]You sure know how to rain on a guy's parade.[/QUOTE]
ROYGBIV :wink
11.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
Ha! That's good! :laugh:
I had to look it up, though, proving once again that I'm no meteorologist.
DP---Bluecat started it...
I had to look it up, though, proving once again that I'm no meteorologist.
DP---Bluecat started it...
12.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
She's a violet extremist.
13.) DParker - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39545]She's a violet extremist.[/QUOTE]
I wish I hadn't red that. It really blue my mind.
I wish I hadn't red that. It really blue my mind.
14.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
Orange you sumpin!
15.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39545]She's a violet extremist.[/QUOTE]
It will be hard to taupe that, especially if we have to stick with rainbow colors.
It will be hard to taupe that, especially if we have to stick with rainbow colors.
16.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
:tu: :tu: for the both of you
17.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39538]I beg to differ...There has to be an upper limit on some things....:ek:
There just HAS to be! :jd:[/QUOTE]
Yertle the turtle (5th felon from the left) singing I could have danced all night.
There just HAS to be! :jd:[/QUOTE]
Yertle the turtle (5th felon from the left) singing I could have danced all night.
18.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39548]It will be hard to taupe that, especially if we have to stick with rainbow colors.[/QUOTE]
It is a vast white wing conspiracy.
It is a vast white wing conspiracy.
19.) DParker - 02/17/2016
You're just mad because I'm not a green with you.
20.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39538]I beg to differ...There has to be an upper limit on some things....:ek:
There just HAS to be! :jd:[/QUOTE]
Who let the dogs out? :grin:
There just HAS to be! :jd:[/QUOTE]
Who let the dogs out? :grin:
21.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;39552]You're just mad because I'm not a green with you.[/QUOTE]
:tu::tu::tu:
:tu::tu::tu:
22.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
If you think you're right, pink again.
23.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39551]It is a vast white wing conspiracy.[/QUOTE]
Dwelling in the past as she does, you wonder if she can look forward to the fuchsia.
Dwelling in the past as she does, you wonder if she can look forward to the fuchsia.
24.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
I'm running out of thumbs people! :tu::tu::tu::tu:
25.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
Stop it. You're making me blush.
26.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39558]Stop it. You're making me blush.[/QUOTE]
It was simply mauvelous.
It was simply mauvelous.
27.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
LOL...:tu:
Olive y'all on that note for just a little bit while I start supper.
Olive y'all on that note for just a little bit while I start supper.
28.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
I'm thinking maybe salmon...
29.) bluecat - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39560]LOL...:tu:
Olive y'all on that note for just a little bit while I start supper.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39561]I'm thinking maybe salmon...[/QUOTE]
That sounds drab.
Olive y'all on that note for just a little bit while I start supper.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39561]I'm thinking maybe salmon...[/QUOTE]
That sounds drab.
30.) DParker - 02/17/2016
Don't get khaki.
31.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39562]That sounds drab.[/QUOTE]
The way I cook it, it's a sherbet it won't be.
The way I cook it, it's a sherbet it won't be.
32.) Swamp Fox - 02/17/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;39563]Don't get khaki.[/QUOTE]
Almond ignore that. :wink
Almond ignore that. :wink
33.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;39563]Don't get khaki.[/QUOTE]
That was a grayte comeback.
That was a grayte comeback.
34.) DParker - 02/18/2016
Color me ready for a scotch.
35.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
So you're saying you're gonna get plaid?
36.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
If I want to get buff, I'll have to give up the amber...
It's unclear I can do it.
Just thinking about it is hurting my melon.
It's unclear I can do it.
Just thinking about it is hurting my melon.
37.) DParker - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39568]So you're saying you're gonna get plaid?[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube_share;w-X4PoQHn8A]http://youtu.be/w-X4PoQHn8A[/video]
[video=youtube_share;w-X4PoQHn8A]http://youtu.be/w-X4PoQHn8A[/video]
38.) DParker - 02/18/2016
Back on topic.
I look forward to this time of year like a kid looks forward to Christmas. Almost as much as I look forward to the opening weekend of hunting season. I defy you to sit around a table of people eating mud bugs and drinking good suds and not be happy. Go ahead...try it. You [b][i]can't[/i][/b]. I'm telling you, get the leaders of every country to a boil with some Zydeco music and a wet t-shirt contest and you'll have instant world peace.
I look forward to this time of year like a kid looks forward to Christmas. Almost as much as I look forward to the opening weekend of hunting season. I defy you to sit around a table of people eating mud bugs and drinking good suds and not be happy. Go ahead...try it. You [b][i]can't[/i][/b]. I'm telling you, get the leaders of every country to a boil with some Zydeco music and a wet t-shirt contest and you'll have instant world peace.
39.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
What a bunch of maroons.
40.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
You have some brass trying to re-hijack the thread. :wink
I always wanted to make it to one of the big crawfish festivals but it doesn't work out with turkey season. JB promised I'd meet a pretty Cajun girl if I visited, but after putting the idea in my head, he dropped out of the forum...
So I guess I'll have to paddle my own pirogue....
I just don't sienna point in him teasing me like that.
I always wanted to make it to one of the big crawfish festivals but it doesn't work out with turkey season. JB promised I'd meet a pretty Cajun girl if I visited, but after putting the idea in my head, he dropped out of the forum...
So I guess I'll have to paddle my own pirogue....
I just don't sienna point in him teasing me like that.
41.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
:applause:
42.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
So guys, what all is involved in a boil? Do you just fill up a pot of water, new potatoes, corn, rinsed mudbugs and old bay? I've been to one in my life. Excellent.
Is that an onion I see near the deep end?
Is that an onion I see near the deep end?
43.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
I know that people are fairly protective about their recipes, so I feel like I'm tiptoeing on eggshell. :wink
44.) DParker - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39577]So guys, what all is involved in a boil? Do you just fill up a pot of water, new potatoes, corn, rinsed mudbugs and old bay? I've been to one in my life. Excellent.
Is that an onion I see near the deep end?[/QUOTE]
Old Bay is for yankee seafood boils. Cajun crawfish boils involve a boat-load o' bugs (purged in clean water beforehand, of course) added to a big ol' pot of water that's been boiling with the aforementioned new potatoes and corn, but also onions (yep, that's what you see in the pic), a bunch of garlic cloves, andouille sausage, lemons and some liquid/powdered flavorings/spices. Some people also toss in extras like mushrooms, but I like to stick to the basics. As for the flavorings/spices, there are as many variants on that as there are Cajuns, but the most common (and my favorite, as it produces a good result AND is quite easy) is to use a combination of liquid and dry boil additives. My choices for those two are:
[QUOTE=bluecat;39579]I know that people are fairly protective about their recipes, so I feel like I'm tiptoeing on eggshell. :wink[/QUOTE]
I already gave out my chili and gumbo recipes...so I have nothing left to hide.
Is that an onion I see near the deep end?[/QUOTE]
Old Bay is for yankee seafood boils. Cajun crawfish boils involve a boat-load o' bugs (purged in clean water beforehand, of course) added to a big ol' pot of water that's been boiling with the aforementioned new potatoes and corn, but also onions (yep, that's what you see in the pic), a bunch of garlic cloves, andouille sausage, lemons and some liquid/powdered flavorings/spices. Some people also toss in extras like mushrooms, but I like to stick to the basics. As for the flavorings/spices, there are as many variants on that as there are Cajuns, but the most common (and my favorite, as it produces a good result AND is quite easy) is to use a combination of liquid and dry boil additives. My choices for those two are:
[QUOTE=bluecat;39579]I know that people are fairly protective about their recipes, so I feel like I'm tiptoeing on eggshell. :wink[/QUOTE]
I already gave out my chili and gumbo recipes...so I have nothing left to hide.
45.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
LOL...
I wondered if you were going to make that point about Old Bay.:grin:
Although to be fair, you can find it in plenty of kitchens here, by which I mean---from personal experience--from Richmond to Savannah. It's an east coast thang...LOL...Nowadays, anyway.
Back in the day, I think my New Orleans friends were about evenly split on using Old Bay or something else. That's my recollection, anyway. I remember one homemade mix (don't ask me what was in it besides the usual, just in different proportions) and some prepared Old Bay alternatives. Maybe Zatarains, maybe not.
Squeezed lemons, corn, potatoes and definitely onions.
Sometimes you get other stuff in a seafood boil, like mushrooms, but don't remember seeing them in an authentic Louisiana crawfish boil. That I can remember anyway.
It's a bit of a production to get crawfish here, so I'm sure there are lots of things that other people do that I have no idea, LOL.
I wondered if you were going to make that point about Old Bay.:grin:
Although to be fair, you can find it in plenty of kitchens here, by which I mean---from personal experience--from Richmond to Savannah. It's an east coast thang...LOL...Nowadays, anyway.
Back in the day, I think my New Orleans friends were about evenly split on using Old Bay or something else. That's my recollection, anyway. I remember one homemade mix (don't ask me what was in it besides the usual, just in different proportions) and some prepared Old Bay alternatives. Maybe Zatarains, maybe not.
Squeezed lemons, corn, potatoes and definitely onions.
Sometimes you get other stuff in a seafood boil, like mushrooms, but don't remember seeing them in an authentic Louisiana crawfish boil. That I can remember anyway.
It's a bit of a production to get crawfish here, so I'm sure there are lots of things that other people do that I have no idea, LOL.
46.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
At the boil I attended, all the contents were just poured out in little shallow boxes. You wouldn't want all that flavor sepia out.
47.) DParker - 02/18/2016
The problem with Old Bay for a bug boil isn't that it lacks flavor (or has bad flavor), it's that it lacks anything even remotely approaching the heat required for a Cajun character. You could certainly use Old Bay and then add your own cayenne (or other preferred heat source) to the mix. The Zatarain's boils already include that, so it's just easier. On the other hand, Old Bay does include some paprika (though it's dead last on the ingredients list, so it's probably not much), so if you find your boil lacking in that department you could add some. In fact, now that I think about it...I think I'm going to toss in some smoked paprika to my next boil (I buy it in bulk for chili anyway, so I always have plenty on hand).
48.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;39587]The problem with Old Bay for a bug boil isn't that it lacks flavor (or has bad flavor), it's that it lacks anything even remotely approaching the heat required for a Cajun character. [/QUOTE]
Agree completely with that.
Agree completely with that.
49.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39586]At the boil I attended, all the contents were just poured out in little shallow boxes. You wouldn't want all that flavor sepia out.[/QUOTE]
Well, I guess now I can't use my 3-Sepia joke that I had up my sleeve waiting for the right opportunity...Unless maybe I get 3-Sepia involved in stirring the cookpot...That would free up at least one human to drink more beer, thus taking a bit of the sting out of our conquest by the machines...
Well, I guess now I can't use my 3-Sepia joke that I had up my sleeve waiting for the right opportunity...Unless maybe I get 3-Sepia involved in stirring the cookpot...That would free up at least one human to drink more beer, thus taking a bit of the sting out of our conquest by the machines...
50.) DParker - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39589]Well, I guess now I can't use my 3-Sepia joke that I had up my sleeve waiting for the right opportunity...Unless maybe I get 3-Sepia involved in stirring the cookpot...That would free up at least one human to drink more beer, thus taking a bit of the sting out of our conquest by the machines...[/QUOTE]
51.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
LOL...
"Did you hear about Pluto? That's messed up."
"Did you hear about Pluto? That's messed up."
52.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39579]I know that people are fairly protective about their recipes, so I feel like I'm tiptoeing on eggshell. :wink[/QUOTE]
A lot of cooks would tell you to go pound sand.
A lot of cooks would tell you to go pound sand.
53.) bluecat - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39597]A lot of cooks would tell you to go pound sand.[/QUOTE]
Ya[B] gol d[/B]ang right they would! :wink
Ya[B] gol d[/B]ang right they would! :wink
54.) Swamp Fox - 02/18/2016
That's a dandelion!
LOL :tu:
LOL :tu:
55.) DParker - 02/18/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39598]Ya[B] gol d[/B]ang right they would! :wink[/QUOTE]
Gabby Johnson is right!!
Gabby Johnson is right!!
56.) Swamp Fox - 02/19/2016
"There's copper in them thar hills!" yelled the old prospector.
"That's comedy silver there, Mel! Silver!" observed Harvey, offstage.
"That's comedy silver there, Mel! Silver!" observed Harvey, offstage.
57.) DParker - 02/19/2016
They're impressively big for it being so early in the season (pack of saltines included for scale).
ETA: I found one even bigger at the bottom of the pile.
ETA: I found one even bigger at the bottom of the pile.
58.) Swamp Fox - 02/19/2016
Those are nice!
What are you paying there?
What are you paying there?
59.) DParker - 02/19/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39608]Those are nice!
What are you paying there?[/QUOTE]
Too much. $9.99 / lb at this place, though I can get them for $7 or so elsewhere (they just don't have their supply in until this weekend.)
So, I forked out $20 to start the season off. But I don't care...they put a smile on my face. Well, that and a bunch of boil.
What are you paying there?[/QUOTE]
Too much. $9.99 / lb at this place, though I can get them for $7 or so elsewhere (they just don't have their supply in until this weekend.)
So, I forked out $20 to start the season off. But I don't care...they put a smile on my face. Well, that and a bunch of boil.
60.) Swamp Fox - 02/19/2016
I guess that's not bad if they're doing the cooking. It's 100% DIY up here.
But that might be a good thing. I've seen $10 biscuits-and-gravy and $16 bowls of seafood gumbo served to people who you would think should know better.
I think I might hit up my grocery store again and see if they can get me some. They weren't willing to do it a few years ago. The big farmers' market isn't a big help, plus it's a project to get there. The two best seafood markets near me don't handle them, or if they'd be willing, I haven't talked to the right people yet.
I've bought some by mail a few times, but not in the last couple of years. I think I was looking at something around $7/lb for 10-15 pounds and under $6 (or maybe even 5) at 30 lb. That was live, field run (unrinsed). I remember a fairly painful air freight charge on one order, but more recently shipping wasn't horrible. I mean, all things considered. They are sending you tasty crawfish, after all! LOL
But that might be a good thing. I've seen $10 biscuits-and-gravy and $16 bowls of seafood gumbo served to people who you would think should know better.
I think I might hit up my grocery store again and see if they can get me some. They weren't willing to do it a few years ago. The big farmers' market isn't a big help, plus it's a project to get there. The two best seafood markets near me don't handle them, or if they'd be willing, I haven't talked to the right people yet.
I've bought some by mail a few times, but not in the last couple of years. I think I was looking at something around $7/lb for 10-15 pounds and under $6 (or maybe even 5) at 30 lb. That was live, field run (unrinsed). I remember a fairly painful air freight charge on one order, but more recently shipping wasn't horrible. I mean, all things considered. They are sending you tasty crawfish, after all! LOL
61.) DParker - 02/19/2016
I would imagine that shipping them that far from LA is what drives the bill up so high (we can usually buy 35 lb bags of live ones for about $3.50 / lb here, and they're readily available at several grocery store chains, fish markets and places that specialize in almosr nothing but crawfish). Hopefully, if you can find them, the low price of fuel this year will take some of the wind out of the price.
62.) Swamp Fox - 02/19/2016
That's what I was hoping, too, :pray: but you might have noticed it hasn't had any effect on airline ticket prices, LOL
I haven't shipped anything substantial for a while, but I'm guessing the ground carriers also haven't dropped their fuel surcharges (yet?).
I might make some phone calls tomorrow and see what I can do.
Damn you, DParker!
I haven't shipped anything substantial for a while, but I'm guessing the ground carriers also haven't dropped their fuel surcharges (yet?).
I might make some phone calls tomorrow and see what I can do.
Damn you, DParker!
63.) DParker - 02/19/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;39613]I haven't shipped anything substantial for a while, but I'm guessing the ground carriers also haven't dropped their fuel surcharges (yet?).[/quote]
I get most everything via Amazon Prime, so I don't have a clue what shipping is these days
[Quote]Damn you, DParker![/QUOTE]
Too late.
I get most everything via Amazon Prime, so I don't have a clue what shipping is these days
[Quote]Damn you, DParker![/QUOTE]
Too late.
64.) bluecat - 02/19/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;39605]Gabby Johnson is right!!
[/QUOTE]
LOL! Perfect.
[/QUOTE]LOL! Perfect.
65.) Forkie McRut - 02/19/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;39543]ROYGBIV :wink[/QUOTE]
Where the "V" stands for Vomiting
Where the "V" stands for Vomiting
66.) Forkie McRut - 02/19/2016
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[/URL]67.) Swamp Fox - 02/19/2016
LOL! Good one!
"We ain't gonna be in no fire! Not today!"
"We ain't gonna be in no fire! Not today!"
68.) DParker - 02/19/2016
Ain't nobody got time fo' dat!
69.) Swamp Fox - 02/19/2016
LOL...
I think Forkie McRut might have won the internet today...I'm still laughing...
I'm assuming everyone has seen the newer one from January or so...If not, see if you can dig it up. Keywords: "Not today"---LOL
I think Forkie McRut might have won the internet today...I'm still laughing...
I'm assuming everyone has seen the newer one from January or so...If not, see if you can dig it up. Keywords: "Not today"---LOL
70.) DParker - 02/20/2016
It's mid-February, and I'll be sleeping with a window open and the ceiling fan on tonight.
71.) Swamp Fox - 02/20/2016
Windows open right now!...Woo--Hoo!
Still just a little chilly to do it at night. At least for me. I'm not one of those people who likes to sleep cold. At least not when I have a perfectly good house with some type of heating system around me. Camping is different, LOL.
My youngest sister, on the other hand: Staying overnight there is like the Jack London story.
And she wonders why I don't visit more often, LOL.
Still just a little chilly to do it at night. At least for me. I'm not one of those people who likes to sleep cold. At least not when I have a perfectly good house with some type of heating system around me. Camping is different, LOL.
My youngest sister, on the other hand: Staying overnight there is like the Jack London story.
And she wonders why I don't visit more often, LOL.