Holiday Dinner Tonight

Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
[snip]

Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
[snip]

Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

nancy

Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
For me, it will be sauerkraut with thin pork chops and some small
ribs. Also boiled potatoes and Cherry Cheese Strudel and a wine,
which I have not chosen as yet.

hey... for me everyday is Halloween, so for my "holiday dinner" i'm
having mushroom/swiss hamburger steaks w/ a shallot & garlic red wine
reduction.. field peas and snaps... pan seared okra, caprese and a
Shiraz. kev

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 12:48:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

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Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
[snip]

Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

I don't know, either. Today is also Candlemas Day, and tomorrow is
National Carrot Cake Day, but I rather doubt that Margaret meant either of
those.

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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BIOYA

Our holiday menu is a nice green salad, some crusty bread and a nice
wedge of cheese.

Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
For me, it will be sauerkraut with thin pork chops and some small
ribs. Also boiled potatoes and Cherry Cheese Strudel and a wine,
which I have not chosen as yet.

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 12:48:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

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"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Margaret Suran wrote:

>What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
>[snip]

Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

I don't know, either. Today is also Candlemas Day, and tomorrow is
National Carrot Cake Day, but I rather doubt that Margaret meant either of
those.

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

Of course I meant Groundhog Day. It is such a nice holiday, quietly
innocuous, no families fighting over who should visit whom for dinner,
I just love it.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY TO ALL!!!!

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 12:48:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

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Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

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I don't know, either. Today is also Candlemas Day, and tomorrow is
National Carrot Cake Day, but I rather doubt that Margaret meant either
of those.

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

Of course I meant Groundhog Day. It is such a nice holiday, quietly
innocuous, no families fighting over who should visit whom for dinner, I
just love it.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY TO ALL!!!!

(laugh!) Here I'm thinking it some heretofore unknown religious
holiday. What's for dinner on Groundhog day just has a ... road
kill ring to it, don't you think?

(smile) Well, seems there is bickering among the various
groundhogs who cannot agree about the 6 weeks of winter.
We'll see.

nancy

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 02:36:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Margaret
Suran?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 12:48:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

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"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote

>Margaret Suran wrote:
>
>>What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
>>[snip]
>
>Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

I don't know, either. Today is also Candlemas Day, and tomorrow is
National Carrot Cake Day, but I rather doubt that Margaret meant either
of those.

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

Of course I meant Groundhog Day. It is such a nice holiday, quietly
innocuous, no families fighting over who should visit whom for dinner,
I just love it.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY TO ALL!!!!

But you're not serving groundhog!

Your menu sounds better!

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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BIOYA

Nancy Young wrote on 02 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking

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"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
[snip]

Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

nancy

Do they make Chinese Ground Hog?

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 03:33:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr Libido
Incognito?

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Nancy Young wrote on 02 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking

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"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Margaret Suran wrote:
> What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
> [snip]

Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

nancy

Do they make Chinese Ground Hog?

You might never know. It can be hard to tell what some Chinese restaurants
are serving. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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BIOYA

Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
For me, it will be sauerkraut with thin pork chops and some small
ribs. Also boiled potatoes and Cherry Cheese Strudel and a wine,
which I have not chosen as yet.

Copied from a post by Juggy D Beerman on "The BBQ Forum"

Posted by Juggy D Beerman on February 02, 2006 at 16:16:44:
In honor of this holiday I am cooking up some ground hog today and I
thought I would share with all of you how I cook groundhog on the
smoker.

Most old timers will tell you that you want a good young woodchuck as
the older ones aren't so much tougher as they are fatter. If the
groundhog you harvest has a lot of fat, you will want to parboil them
before you put them on the smoker. But we aren't even ready for that
step yet.

Once the varmit has been gutted and skinned, cool the carcass with
cold water. Make sure you remove the scent glands from the forelegs
and the small of the back. These are little nodule sacs that must be
removed or if you don't, there is no point in reading the rest of this
recipe as the meat will be ruined anyway.......

Once the meat has been cooled and scent glands removed, package and
freeze for future use or place meat in container with salt water
overnight inside refrigertor.

Now some folks like to cook the carcass whole and this works fine for
a big groundhog which around my part of the woods goes about 8-10
pounds. On the smaller groundhogs, I just cut the legs off and cook
them like I would rabbit or squirrel parts, this allows me to cut off
the fat without parboiling too.

If you are cooking the carcass whole, you will want to parboil it to
remove some of the excess fat. Make sure that you pour the water off
the carcass while it is still in the pot instead of removing the
carcass from the water. This way you aren't dragging the meat through
the grease you are trying to get rid of in the first place. Depending
on the size of the critter, 30 minutes is usually long enough boiling
time.

Once the meat is ready for the grill use the rub of your choice. I
like to cook the meat at about 250ºF until the meat is almost falling
off the bone. If I am cooking the whole carcass, I will place it on a
platter before putting it on the smoker. The woodchuck is done when
you can easily pull a leg from the carcass.

Once the meat has been removed from the smoker, just pull it or debone
it like you would with a pork butt or a raccoon carcass. Place the
deboned meat in a pan and cover with a mixture of apple juice and BBQ
sauce of your choice. Place pan back on smoker for another 20 minutes
or longer to reheat or if necessary, cook a little longer. Once meat
is back up to serving temp, break out the white bread and serve it up
just like a pulled (whistle) pig sandwich. Enjoy!

Lager,

Juggy
Who is having ground hog burgers tonight instead.

Sounds good to me!

BOB
--
Raw Meat Should NOT Have An Ingredients List

Margaret Suran said:

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Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

Of course I meant Groundhog Day. It is such a nice holiday, quietly
innocuous, no families fighting over who should visit whom for dinner,
I just love it.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY TO ALL!!!!

I got you, babe.

modom

Wayne Boatwright wrote on 02 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking

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You might never know. It can be hard to tell what some Chinese
restaurants are serving. :-)

The number 2 ....dinner for 4 plus moo-shoo ground hog?

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
For me, it will be sauerkraut with thin pork chops and some small
ribs. Also boiled potatoes and Cherry Cheese Strudel and a wine,
which I have not chosen as yet.

Yes, but the real question is, will you be serving it again tommorrow,
and the next day, and the next day...........

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Margaret Suran said:

What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
For me, it will be sauerkraut with thin pork chops and some small
ribs. Also boiled potatoes and Cherry Cheese Strudel and a wine,
which I have not chosen as yet.

Yes, but the real question is, will you be serving it again tommorrow,
and the next day, and the next day...........

(laughing) Now I know I'm tired, I read that three times
before I figured out what the heck you were talking about.
funny

nancy

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 12:48:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

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"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote

>Margaret Suran wrote:
>
>>What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner?
>>[snip]
>
>Okay, I'll bite. What holiday is it? -aem

Somehow I don't think Margaret means Groundhog Day.

Happy whatever it is, Margaret! I'm thinking of ordering
Chinese food.

I don't know, either. Today is also Candlemas Day, and tomorrow is
National Carrot Cake Day, but I rather doubt that Margaret meant either

of

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those.

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

Of course I meant Groundhog Day. It is such a nice holiday, quietly
innocuous, no families fighting over who should visit whom for dinner,
I just love it.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY TO ALL!!!!

LOL - Happy Groundhog Day to you also, Margaret.

Believe it or not, when I first read this, I was thinking you were
celebrating Tet a few days late!

I celebrated in the traditional way...I watched the movie. 😉

Lisa Ann

Wayne said:

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

Well, Margaret's already clarified, but in any case I doubt that she'd
celebrate a Jewish holiday by cooking up pork chops and ribs.

Bob

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 09:18:02p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Bob
Terwilliger?

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Wayne said:

I can't place any Jewish holiday on this date, but I don't know all of
them.

Well, Margaret's already clarified, but in any case I doubt that she'd
celebrate a Jewish holiday by cooking up pork chops and ribs.

Yes, highly doubtful.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What special dishes are you planning for tonight's holiday dinner? For me,
it will be sauerkraut with thin pork chops and some small ribs. Also
boiled potatoes and Cherry Cheese Strudel and a wine, which I have not
chosen as yet.

Mine consisted of beef tacos, Spanish rice, and a glass of the new black
cherry vanilla diet coke. Not bad, but not much different than cherry coke!

kimberly