Well, I roasted the beef ribs yesterday (6 lbs. of them for $.99 per
lb.). Started them at 275 and set a timer for 3 hours. I also put 5
turkey legs in the roaster for dad as he refuses to eat beef.

I expected to take the turkey legs out after one hour. No way. They were
still mostly raw, so I cranked the temp up to 325 and left them in the
entire 2 hours.

The turkey came out fine and I put them aside for dad.

Now for my beef ribs... I'd seasoned them with soy sauce and some salt
free fajita seasoning. I cut one and it was texture perfect, falling off
the bone tender, but it ended up braised so tasted like stew meat. :-(
Not what I was after at all!

HEB puts cooking instructions on all their meat packing labels. This one
said "braise then grill". So, what the heck? I did not originally want
to smoke these but they are just not right, so I'm starting up my smoker
for the first time in many months. Hackberry kindling and some mesquite
wood.

Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! I started the fire in the
smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
clear out and not get cooked.

I'll re-season the ribs a bit and smoke them curve up since there seems
to still be plenty of fat on that side to baste them.

I also took out more turkey drumsticks from the freezer since wood fires
last a long time, and 4 ground beef patties.

I'll smoke the ribs and drumsticks for an hour or so and see what
happens.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Omelet wrote:
> Well, I roasted the beef ribs yesterday (6 lbs. of them for $.99 per
> lb.). Started them at 275 and set a timer for 3 hours. I also put 5
> turkey legs in the roaster for dad as he refuses to eat beef.
>
> I expected to take the turkey legs out after one hour. No way. They were
> still mostly raw, so I cranked the temp up to 325 and left them in the
> entire 2 hours.
>
> The turkey came out fine and I put them aside for dad.
>
> Now for my beef ribs... I'd seasoned them with soy sauce and some salt
> free fajita seasoning. I cut one and it was texture perfect, falling off
> the bone tender, but it ended up braised so tasted like stew meat. :-(
> Not what I was after at all!
>
> HEB puts cooking instructions on all their meat packing labels. This one
> said "braise then grill". So, what the heck? I did not originally want
> to smoke these but they are just not right, so I'm starting up my smoker
> for the first time in many months. Hackberry kindling and some mesquite
> wood.
>
> Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! I started the fire in the
> smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> clear out and not get cooked.

LOL! Every time I want to use the gas grill or the electric smoker I
have to thump them a couple of times so the Asian geckos will leave and
not get cooked. Persistent little devils.

We love our lizards though, have Texas anoles, Asian geckos, grey fence
lizards, skinks, and one I haven't seen enough of to identify as yet.
The geckos work the night shift scarfing bugs and the rest do the day
shift. Good critters to have around.

>
> I'll re-season the ribs a bit and smoke them curve up since there seems
> to still be plenty of fat on that side to baste them.
>
> I also took out more turkey drumsticks from the freezer since wood fires
> last a long time, and 4 ground beef patties.
>
> I'll smoke the ribs and drumsticks for an hour or so and see what
> happens.

What time do we eat? My mouth is watering, now I'm going to have to
figure out what to have for supper tonight that can be cooked outside.
It's starting out as a lovely day, sunshine, a little warm and humid but
fine at any rate. Another day in SW Louisiana.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> > Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> > chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! I started the fire in the
> > smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> > clear out and not get cooked.
>
> LOL! Every time I want to use the gas grill or the electric smoker I
> have to thump them a couple of times so the Asian geckos will leave and
> not get cooked. Persistent little devils.

They are indeed. :-) I also generally check for gecko eggs.
Their eggs are HUGE compared to the size of even an adult gecko.

>
> We love our lizards though, have Texas anoles, Asian geckos, grey fence
> lizards, skinks, and one I haven't seen enough of to identify as yet.
> The geckos work the night shift scarfing bugs and the rest do the day
> shift. Good critters to have around.

I have all those too. Mostly geckos, anoles and western fence lizards
(blue bellies), but I've only ever seen one skink. I was delighted to
see it as they are pretty little things.

Lots of toads here too to work the "night shift"!

I love to have those predators around and avoid pesticides as much as I
can. I also have plenty of assassin bugs and some praying mantises, as
well as ladybird beetles.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-120052.09005626042009
@news-wc.giganews.com:


> Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least!


As an aside to this........ 1975 in Malaya, we used to have a mobile food
'van' come around to our barracks. The dude cycling it couldn't speak much
Engrish, but he had these things that looked like the good old Australian
meat pie, except smaller. So we used to buy them and eat them with gusto.
Well, the other guys did, until they finally got the name out of the vendor.

"Gecko pies".

And if we had bothered to look closely, you could see the different parts of
the Geckos body. BTW, Geckos over there grow to be *huge*!!

I enjoyed Gecko pies for the whole time I was there. It used to gross out the
rest of the guys in my Section/Platoon :-)


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In article > ,
PeterL > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-120052.09005626042009
> @news-wc.giganews.com:
>
>
> > Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> > chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least!
>
>
> As an aside to this........ 1975 in Malaya, we used to have a mobile food
> 'van' come around to our barracks. The dude cycling it couldn't speak much
> Engrish, but he had these things that looked like the good old Australian
> meat pie, except smaller. So we used to buy them and eat them with gusto.
> Well, the other guys did, until they finally got the name out of the vendor.
>
> "Gecko pies".
>
> And if we had bothered to look closely, you could see the different parts of
> the Geckos body. BTW, Geckos over there grow to be *huge*!!
>
> I enjoyed Gecko pies for the whole time I was there. It used to gross out the
> rest of the guys in my Section/Platoon :-)

<lol> You'd have to use at least 100 Mediterranean geckos from here to
make a pie!

<http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...z.com/Graphics
/Lizards/HEMTUR-05.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.reptilesofaz.com/Lizards-Subp
ages/h-h-turcicus.html&h=412&w=640&sz=142&tbnid=A14Qm_l7bNK HbM::&tbnh=88&
tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmediterranean%2Bgecko&hl=en&usg=__B2Q MmC72nkk
JN9778f7YD57mkko=&ei=jXL0SZ_3MNKLtgeG1OnBDw&sa=X&o i=image_result&resnum=1
&ct=image>

Or:

<http://tinyurl.com/chnb57>

But, I have seen some other very large Geckos for sale in the pet shops
of various species.

I'd rather try Iguana. More efficient. <g>
And they make nice boots. I have a pair of Iguana Justin cowboy boots
I've had for several years.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article > ,
> PeterL > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in
>> newsmpomelet-120052.09005626042009 @news-wc.giganews.com:
>>
>>
>> > Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
>> > chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least!
>>
>>
>> As an aside to this........ 1975 in Malaya, we used to have a mobile
>> food 'van' come around to our barracks. The dude cycling it couldn't
>> speak much Engrish, but he had these things that looked like the good
>> old Australian meat pie, except smaller. So we used to buy them and eat
>> them with gusto. Well, the other guys did, until they finally got the
>> name out of the vendor.
>>
>> "Gecko pies".
>>
>> And if we had bothered to look closely, you could see the different
>> parts of the Geckos body. BTW, Geckos over there grow to be *huge*!!
>>
>> I enjoyed Gecko pies for the whole time I was there. It used to gross
>> out the rest of the guys in my Section/Platoon :-)
>
> <lol> You'd have to use at least 100 Mediterranean geckos from here to
> make a pie!
>

>
> <http://tinyurl.com/chnb57>


Small buggers.


Samesame for the geckos here. But SEAsia has some huge suckers!!


>
> But, I have seen some other very large Geckos for sale in the pet shops
> of various species.
>
> I'd rather try Iguana. More efficient. <g>


Mmmmmmmmmm, more meat. When we were on the boat from our resort to the local
eating places in KL, one trip there we had to slow down because this bloody
great lizard was swimming across the canal in front of us!!

I was taking a video at the time, so I'll have to go in and find it and put
it up on the web.



> And they make nice boots. I have a pair of Iguana Justin cowboy boots
> I've had for several years.


Next you'll tell me you're into 'boot-scootin' line dancin'!!


But talking animals........ I like shark skin on my knife handles.


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On Apr 26, 10:00*am, Omelet > wrote:

> Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! *I started the fire in the
> smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> clear out and not get cooked.
>
I've heard of, but not tried, lizard as food. A friend from down that
way makes a mean rattlesnake stew. So you're could have legs...
;-)
maxine in ri

In article > ,
PeterL > wrote:

> > <http://tinyurl.com/chnb57>
>
>
> Small buggers.

A full grown one is maybe 4" (8cm) long including the tail.
>
>
> Samesame for the geckos here. But SEAsia has some huge suckers!!
>
>
> >
> > But, I have seen some other very large Geckos for sale in the pet shops
> > of various species.
> >
> > I'd rather try Iguana. More efficient. <g>
>
>
> Mmmmmmmmmm, more meat. When we were on the boat from our resort to the local
> eating places in KL, one trip there we had to slow down because this bloody
> great lizard was swimming across the canal in front of us!!
>
> I was taking a video at the time, so I'll have to go in and find it and put
> it up on the web.
>
I really would not mind trying Iguana. I understand that it's a gourmet
item in Japan, shipped from Brazil. They are trying to get people around
the rainforests to farm them instead of cattle as the natural
environment can be preserved that way.

Then there are iguanas in Florida too. <g> They fall out of the trees
during serious cold snaps.

>
> > And they make nice boots. I have a pair of Iguana Justin cowboy boots
> > I've had for several years.
>
>
> Next you'll tell me you're into 'boot-scootin' line dancin'!!

<lol> I've never done line dancing. But it looks like fun.

>
>
> But talking animals........ I like shark skin on my knife handles.
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

Ostrich hide is cool too.
And Ostrich is delicious!
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article
>,
maxine > wrote:

> On Apr 26, 10:00*am, Omelet > wrote:
>
> > Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> > chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! *I started the fire in the
> > smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> > clear out and not get cooked.
> >
> I've heard of, but not tried, lizard as food. A friend from down that
> way makes a mean rattlesnake stew. So you're could have legs...
> ;-)
> maxine in ri

<lol> Geckos are way to little to bother with!
I've had rattlesnake. It's a Texas thang. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

On Apr 26, 12:31*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> *maxine > wrote:
> > On Apr 26, 10:00*am, Omelet > wrote:
>
> > > Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> > > chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! *I started the fire in the
> > > smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> > > clear out and not get cooked.
>
> > I've heard of, but not tried, lizard as food. *A friend from down that
> > way makes a mean rattlesnake stew. *So you're could have legs...
> > ;-)
> > maxine in ri
>
> <lol> Geckos are way to little to bother with!
> I've had rattlesnake. *It's a Texas thang. <g>

I knew someone who smoked a lizard. The following is quoted from
alt.punk:

"He put the lizard in a wire mesh popcorn popper, and killed it by
smoke inhalation. He spent what seemed like a half hour or whole hour
drying it over the fire. He put it in this one guy's tobacco pipe and
lit it, puffing until he produced puffy lizard smoke. Then he took a
huge hit and blew it out in everyone's face who was there. Except
me. I knew him well, and suspected that he was going to attempt to
share the experience. I had backed away.

When I asked him what it tasted like, he shrugged in a matter of fact
way and said, 'Lizard.'"
--May 9, 2007 on alt.punk

The guy was the drummer for Drunks With Guns, an insane St. Louis post-
hardcore band.

> --
> Peace! Om

--Bryan
Visit Bobo Bonobo's Mortuary and Sausage Emporium
On the web @ http://MySpace.com/BoboBonobo

In article
>,
Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

> > <lol> Geckos are way to little to bother with!
> > I've had rattlesnake. *It's a Texas thang. <g>
>
> I knew someone who smoked a lizard. The following is quoted from
> alt.punk:
>
> "He put the lizard in a wire mesh popcorn popper, and killed it by
> smoke inhalation. He spent what seemed like a half hour or whole hour
> drying it over the fire. He put it in this one guy's tobacco pipe and
> lit it, puffing until he produced puffy lizard smoke. Then he took a
> huge hit and blew it out in everyone's face who was there. Except
> me. I knew him well, and suspected that he was going to attempt to
> share the experience. I had backed away.
>
> When I asked him what it tasted like, he shrugged in a matter of fact
> way and said, 'Lizard.'"
> --May 9, 2007 on alt.punk
>
> The guy was the drummer for Drunks With Guns, an insane St. Louis post-
> hardcore band.
>
> > --
> > Peace! Om
>
> --Bryan

<lol> Ok, I think I'll pass. :-)
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Omelet > wrote:

> Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! I started the fire in the
> smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> clear out and not get cooked.

A bit of the lyrics from "Mexican Radio" that has been
going around in my head since Friday . . .

I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio

I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbequed iguana
I'd take requests on the telephone
I'm on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can't understand just what does he say?


Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

In article >, wrote:

> Omelet > wrote:
>
> > Had to remove lots of cobwebs (and yes it's got a cover over it) and
> > chase out all the geckos. Hopefully at least! I started the fire in the
> > smoke box and left the lids up. Hopefully any left hiding in there will
> > clear out and not get cooked.
>
> A bit of the lyrics from "Mexican Radio" that has been
> going around in my head since Friday . . .
>
> I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
> I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
>
> I wish I was in Tijuana
> Eating barbequed iguana
> I'd take requests on the telephone
> I'm on a wavelength far from home
> I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
> I dial it in from south of the border
> I hear the talking of the DJ
> Can't understand just what does he say?
>
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

I really would like to try iguana one of these days. :-)
Rattlesnake is most excellent.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.