Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Hope your thanksgiving was better than cheers.

Cheers Thanksgiving Gathering - YouTube

 

[Bird]

Bird, Yup that was a whole pineapple I cut just for the ham, even better than thecanned.

I guess I missed that. I just assumed it was canned like I used. Incidentally, many, many, many years ago my parents visited your state and they visited a pineapple farm or whatever they called it, and they were offered samples of the pineapple juice. I never forget my mother saying that she told the person there that she'd pass on the juice; that pineapple juice caused her some digestive problems (I've forgotten exactly what it was) and the person at the pineapple farm told her it was due to some preservative that the cannery added and that she would not be bothered by the fresh juice, and she said he was right; it was delicious and no problem.

 

[daugen]

Dennis, the Cheers video was simply marvelous. :thumbsup:

after going to UPS first thing this morning and shipping a heavy cedar birdfeeder to my sister in California and almost
having a heart attack when they said 63 dollars...:shocked: all I could think is they are sure socking it to the little folks and not Amazon...

then off to the xmas tree farm, that was a fun time, brought the tree home and put it up, went easily, little tree, and got it trimmed.
After six trips up and down basement steps with ornaments, legs and back are hurting and decided I could wait a day until making another birdhouse.
Went outside and turned the solar powered LED xmas lights on, have no idea what "mode" they are in, will find out when it gets dark.

somewhat distressed to see my iris already coming up. Supposed to be a warm winter but if not, they are toast in February.

that was entirely enough excitement for me and time for a nap.

 

[sodamo]

Don, if coffee grinder doesn’t work look at VitaMix dry/coarse blade.
I’ve ground coffee in ours.

Vitamix - High-Performance Blending Machines | Vitamix

 

[sodamo]

Bird. I use canned more often than not, but Soph picked up a fresh one at Costco ($3). All our home grown are gone for now. I must have cut more evenly than I thought.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, that looks invitingly homey.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

after going to UPS first thing this morning and shipping a heavy cedar birdfeeder to my sister in California and almost
having a heart attack when they said 63 dollars...:shocked: all I could think is they are sure socking it to the little folks and not Amazon...

I feel your pain, Drew. Amazon and FedEx shipping rates are outrageous, especially considering how fuel prices have dropped over the past year. TBN is having a Black Friday sale, and I ordered a Pat's Quick Hitch. Shipping was "only" $20, but I bet all that steel weighs more than your bird house. These days I go to the post office first and see if what I have will fit into one of their flat rate boxes. It's a "if it fits, it ships" deal, and weight doesn't figger into it.

 

[wngsprd]

Good afternoon! 65˚F all day and misting or light rain all day, a wet day, but still cannot get to the 10ths on the rain gauges still in the 100ths.
Day after Thanksgiving lunch is Cathy Fisher's "Straight UP Food" cookbook page 129, corn chowder, made in the Instant Pot (12min).
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Wngsprd, have you ever used your coffee grinder to make coarse ground cornmeal using field corn? We have not been able to get coarse ground locally since March. I was looking at this one for coffee and corn. Italian Hand Crank "Burr-Style" Coffee Grinder

Nope, never though about grinding corn with it. That's quite a nice looking hand grinder.

 

[Bird]

Bird. I use canned more often than not, but Soph picked up a fresh one at Costco ($3). All our home grown are gone for now. I must have cut more evenly than I thought.

David, I told you about my parents visiting Hawaii and eating the pineapple. Well, my Dad got curious when he heard how long it takes to produce a pineapple, and having started life as a farmer, he and his dad liked to experiment, so Dad produced a pineapple (indoors of course) in Anchorage and got his picture in the local Anchorage newspaper as a result.

 

[Popgadget]

after going to UPS first thing this morning and shipping a heavy cedar birdfeeder to my sister in California and almost
having a heart attack when they said 63 dollars.

I discovered that the “UPS Store” or other shipping centers severely mark up the actual shipping rate. And it’s even worse if they box it for you.
If you go to the UPS or FedEx sites, you can pay them directly and print your own label, then drop it off at the same place that wanted to gouge you.
I’ve also found that FedEx Home delivery is usually cheaper than UPS.