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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Rastus on November 24, 2016, 05:45:52 AM
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I am relegated to frying the turkey today. Thankfully just the turkey.
Except for the bacon and eggs I'm fixing to fry up.....
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Nope eating at my Sisters. ;D
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If I was back home in Louisiana I wouldn't be cooking either....
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Dressing and gravy plus I'm supervising my kids first turkey roast.
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Some close friends have invited us to their annual feast. I'm bringing oyster dressing, a good appetite, and plenty of thank-yous.
Crusader Rabbit
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Ready fer da bake!
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Top is regular, btm be sausage and portabella...
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I love too cook. Sadly this year it is just for me. Sarah is with here family and I had too much on my plate with work.
I have 4 contracts too get done by the end of the month... 2 are ada compliance reports. Which are always a pita as Iknow they can(and almost always are) used in big $$$ court cases. No one calls me before they get sued.
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Cooked the cornbread (four batches) last night..... had to have a big pan ready for the d-i-l to carry to the fire dept where our younger son is on duty for Thanksgiving.
Waiting on the final minutes of the bird to finish.
Switched to an oil-less fryer last Thanksgiving and it is the way to go. I got tired of frying a $10 turkey in $50 worth of oil. It's already paid for itself in oil savings.
The skin is just as crunchy, but I think the meat is actually juicier than oil frying. (YMMV)
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My mom is at my brother's house today so I'm eating all alone. I got a sliced smoked turkey breast from the honeybaked ham store. Not much glaze on it but it's enough to taste. It's delicious but not really worth it IMO. I never regret buying one of their hams and seriously thought about getting that instead. I've been eating turkey sandwiches for a couple of days and will have more today. I have some sharp cheddar cheese spread to go on them too. Nothing fancy for me.
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Instead of eggs I went with grits. Then I had to cook more bacon and grits for the wife.
Turkey is going to hit the fryer here around 3 PM.
Peg I have wondered about the oiless fryers...
Frank that Honeybaked stuff really is good...
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I'm stuffed!
Not gonna check my sugar tonight!
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couple of key lime pies and 4 gals of store bought ice tea
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I made myself a big old skillet breakfast!
Big meal is Sunday, so I'm sure I'll be doing scalped corn, and something with the taters then. Pies were ready, but I'm making sure she makes new ones for Sunday ;D
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And for desert....amongst other things......
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Peg was that storebought or ya'll did that?
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I have firsthand knowledge of Ms. Pegleg's abilities in baking, I can presume it ain't store bought!
Looks amazing..
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And for desert....amongst other things......
That looks like a Smith Island Cake to me. Or, a darned good copy.
The Smith Island Cakes originated on Smith Island in the Chesapeake and are like no other cakes. Legend has it they started with a competition among the Island wives as to who could get the most layers in a cake.
Folks heard about those cakes and started asking for them. The result was Smith Island Bakery that started on the Island but eventually moved across the Bay to the mainland where both supplies and shipping were easier.
You can order one of those cakes shipped to you, but they are on the pricey side.
I've never had the pleasure, but that sure looks good, Peg.
Crusader Rabbit
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Peg was that storebought or ya'll did that?
Mrs. Pegleg made it, indeed.
Just like my grandma used to make.
Twelve layers of yellow cake with cooked chocolate icing poured over each layer as it is stacked.
It's a goodness I can't adequately describe with words. :D
She makes a key lime cake that's so good the folks at church functions will fight to scrape the last crumbs off the plate.
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Considering how sweet Miss Amy is, no further description is necessary!
Give her our best, Chuck!
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Next Thanksgiving I'm visiting you guys for some home cooking.
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Considering how sweet Miss Amy is, no further description is necessary!
Give her our best, Chuck!
I will.
Next Thanksgiving I'm visiting you guys for some home cooking.
Come on down...one thing we can do well around here is feed folks.
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Mrs. Pegleg made it, indeed.
Just like my grandma used to make.
Twelve layers of yellow cake with cooked chocolate icing poured over each layer as it is stacked.
It's a goodness I can't adequately describe with words. :D
She makes a key lime cake that's so good the folks at church functions will fight to scrape the last crumbs off the plate.
Wow. I'm jealous. "So very jealous.", as Trump would say.
Wish you had church a little closer. Key lime cake....man, you gotta get that recipe out here somewhere....I've got a half dozen limes on the countertop right now.
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I'm with Frank on this one! I want to make the pilgrimage to Peg's house!
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Bring some firepower, Red! They have a hog problem in GA!
You can pack some ham for the trip home!
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Wow. I'm jealous. "So very jealous.", as Trump would say.
Wish you had church a little closer. Key lime cake....man, you gotta get that recipe out here somewhere....I've got a half dozen limes on the countertop right now.
I'm surrounded by cakes....and still managed to loose weight over the last year.
I'll see if she has the recipe written down.
Bring some firepower, Red! They have a hog problem in GA!
You can pack some ham for the trip home!
We got a cake for that too. ;D
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We got a cake for that too. ;D
Aw gee I have been around enough hog pens in my youth and slaughtered enough hogs to say,
"That just ain't right".
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I did not make my great grandparents chocolate cake this year( they owned a bakery) it is so rich, it always knocks peoples socks off, and its soaked in booze. ;D
Whats shocking is the cake itself is actually vegan( the frosting, not so much) the date on the recipe is 1906. About 10 years Go I scanned all of the idex cards that were hand written. The hard part is figuring out what some stuff is, they listed every thing by brand name, not what it is. Somethings we don't know what it is, others I have been able to track down. Example, jackon, saw it in a lot of places, googlefu failed, finally saw a bottle from a bottle collector, it was a backstrap molasses with spices( no clue what)
Sadly every one that worked there or all of thier 13 kids all passed on.
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Rastus... if you don't get the cake recipe...key lime pie... 9" Graham cracker crust (I find the +2 slice version gives me just the right depth of filling)... 1/2 cup key lime juice ( I use Nellie and Joe's and this is basically their recipe with an extra egg yolk)... 1 can sweetened condensed milk (I use Borden's)... 4 egg yolks (only)... pre heat 350 and bake for about 23-25 minutes (slightly longer than recipe on the bottle)... I usually double the recipe and make two...I like to top with Cool Whip or Reddi Whip... enjoy
key lime pie is NOT green
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Check your messages, Rastus.
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I am going to have to try the key lime pie too. I see Amazon had Nellie & Joe's so I'll be good going authentic. Extra egg yolk should be good for extra twang...
I think this and the cake together are going to be really cool...
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I see a couple of things that could be posted in the cooking and recipes forum. :P
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I see a couple of things that could be posted in the cooking and recipes forum. :P
I'll see what I can do.