In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:

> > I use chicken feet as often as I can to make chicken soup.
> > I bought some extra last time for my sister. She was delighted to be
> > able to introduce my brother in law and nephews to that delicacy. :-)
> >
> > Fortunately, she knew how to prepare them.
> >
> > I adore the darned things!
>
> The great Chicken Foot Gross-Out Rebellion happened on a family camping
> trip at Meramec State Park when I was a kid. My dad and uncles bought a
> package of chicken feet and backs to use as bait for fishing. Grandma,
> a woman who could pinch a penny 'til it screamed, was outraged and
> confiscated them to make soup. Then she got even madder when none of us
> youngsters were willing to eat her bait soup and our parents refused to
> force us.

<lol> That's too funny. :-)

I have a co-worker who's husband refuses to eat shrimp.
He considers it to be fish bait too!
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In article >,
PeterL2 > wrote:

> >> Chicken boobs around here are anywhere between $9-$15kg.
> >
> > Ow. That's insane.
> > Are y'all using Euros right now or £'s? I've not kept up.
>
>
>
> ROFLMAO!!!
>
> We use the good ole Aussie dollar.
>
> At the moment, 1 Aussie $ buys about .82c US.

Like I said, I've not kept up. :-)

Not my area of study so I'll admit to my ignorance as to what country
uses what denomination, and what it's worth. From what I understand, the
EU is growing and the Euro is what they use.

I don't travel.

> >> Ours are all 'split'.
> >
> > Hell, be cheaper to purchase the entire chook. That sometimes is true
> > here too so will purchase whole birds before I'll purchase breasts and
> > just quarter them if I want the white meat for now.
>
>
> Yep, sometimes we have whole birds on special for about $5 for a 1.2kg
> bird.
>
> Which, at the end of the day, is what I prefer to cook with anyways.

I like to spathcock them and cook them whole.
I get more even cooking pounded flat that way.

>
>
>
> > <lol> Bloody bastid. ;-D
>
>
>
> Only when I have to be ;-)
>
>
>
> > But, I know what you mean.
>
>
> Sure as shit if that old duck had got in front of me, she would have
> taken every last one and not had a second thought about it!!
>
>
> The same thing happens at the End of Financial Year, and post Christmas
> sales. Some of those old ducks are downright deadly in a CQB sales
> scrum!!

I'll bet.
I like to stock up on turkey over the holiday season for $.69 to $.79
per lb. Cheap eating and both dad and I LOVE turkey.
>
>
> >
> > Now that that Canadian bacon turned out so well, I'm wishing I'd
> > bought more of those $1.00 per lb. whole boneless pork loins...
>
>
>
> You snooze, you lose ;-P

Hell, I bought 3! It's just that I cut 2 of them into steaks and am
regretting it now that I'm playing with curing.
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In article >,
PeterL2 > wrote:

> > I'm actually reasonably awake at the moment. :-) Today is my sisters
> > birthday and I'm providing the food.
>
>
> Mine was on Sunday :-) So we're what......... 3 days apart?? ;-)

Many happy returns babe. :-)

>
> Tonight was the first meal I've cooked in just under 3 weeks. I've been
> down with injury, and the SO has been doing the meals ...... and she
> cooked everything for the birthday party she organised on Monday for 10
> of our friends and us.

Ok, what did you do to yourself this time?
Are you competing with me or something? <g>

>
> It's the very first time she's done something like it, and with me
> talking her through the 'tricky' parts, she did a pretty good job.
>
> I told her I expect a marked improvement for next year....... so she has
> to keep cooking to get the practice :-)

She might come to like it and kick you out of the kitchen!

>
>
> > I need to take a shower and go
> > shopping as soon as I know the fish counter at HEB is open. I was told
> > by the manager yesterday that Snow Crab would be on sale starting
> > today for $3.99 and that's what my sister requested.
> >
> > Plus, I'm out of dill weed for that Shark Steak that I want to grill.
>
>
> Hope it all turned out great :-)

I'm sure it will. I've not been out quite yet. My poor yard was
screaming for water and I had to take care of the pets first, then clean
up the kitchen. Taking a brief break before going out.

I've got plenty of time. Sis' prefers I come over in the afternoon.
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"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > Wow. Breasts were on sale earlier today for $.99.
> >
> > Chicken feet generally run around $1.39 or so.
> >
>
> Chicken feet in Louisiana are $1.89 per pound.
>
>
> Becca

We probably have a higher hispanic population... :-)

I bought Sweetbreads the other day for $1.29.
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Omelet wrote:
> Wow. Breasts were on sale earlier today for $.99.
>
> Chicken feet generally run around $1.39 or so.
>

Chicken feet in Louisiana are $1.89 per pound.


Becca

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-4FB784.09241326082009
@news-wc.giganews.com:

> In article >,
> PeterL2 > wrote:
>
>> >> Chicken boobs around here are anywhere between $9-$15kg.
>> >
>> > Ow. That's insane.
>> > Are y'all using Euros right now or £'s? I've not kept up.
>>
>>
>>
>> ROFLMAO!!!
>>
>> We use the good ole Aussie dollar.
>>
>> At the moment, 1 Aussie $ buys about .82c US.
>
> Like I said, I've not kept up. :-)
>
> Not my area of study so I'll admit to my ignorance as to what country
> uses what denomination, and what it's worth. From what I understand, the
> EU is growing and the Euro is what they use.
>
> I don't travel.


LOL!! You need to get out more!!


But as for currency conversions, try this.........


http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article >,
> PeterL2 > wrote:
>
>> > I'm actually reasonably awake at the moment. :-) Today is my
>> > sisters birthday and I'm providing the food.
>>
>>
>> Mine was on Sunday :-) So we're what......... 3 days apart?? ;-)
>
> Many happy returns babe. :-)


Schpank you.

This year was *very* low key......... apart from a house full of very
noisy friends till about 1am Tuesday morning!!

So is your sisters on the 26th??


>
>>
>> Tonight was the first meal I've cooked in just under 3 weeks. I've
>> been down with injury, and the SO has been doing the meals ...... and
>> she cooked everything for the birthday party she organised on Monday
>> for 10 of our friends and us.
>
> Ok, what did you do to yourself this time?



Did you get my new email address??

I'll have to check and see if I even sent it to you!! :-)



> Are you competing with me or something? <g>


No way in the frikken world do I want to compete in that....... I'm
getting to the stage in my life where I'm sick of pain.

It used to be the fuel that drove me to push harder....... but not
anymore. I've done my time.



>
>>
>> It's the very first time she's done something like it, and with me
>> talking her through the 'tricky' parts, she did a pretty good job.
>>
>> I told her I expect a marked improvement for next year....... so she
>> has to keep cooking to get the practice :-)
>
> She might come to like it and kick you out of the kitchen!


One can only hope ;-)

I have *always* maintained......... any meal I don't have to cook, is a
bloody good meal!!


>
> I've got plenty of time. Sis' prefers I come over in the afternoon.


Have fun.......... whenever that is.

In article > ,
PeterL2 > wrote:

> > Not my area of study so I'll admit to my ignorance as to what country
> > uses what denomination, and what it's worth. From what I understand, the
> > EU is growing and the Euro is what they use.
> >
> > I don't travel.
>
>
> LOL!! You need to get out more!!

Can't afford it.

>
>
> But as for currency conversions, try this.........
>
>
> http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Thanks!
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In article > ,
PeterL2 > wrote:

> > Many happy returns babe. :-)
>
>
> Schpank you.
>
> This year was *very* low key......... apart from a house full of very
> noisy friends till about 1am Tuesday morning!!

Sounds like fun!
>
> So is your sisters on the 26th??

Yes.
>
>
> >
> >>
> >> Tonight was the first meal I've cooked in just under 3 weeks. I've
> >> been down with injury, and the SO has been doing the meals ...... and
> >> she cooked everything for the birthday party she organised on Monday
> >> for 10 of our friends and us.
> >
> > Ok, what did you do to yourself this time?
>
>
>
> Did you get my new email address??
>
> I'll have to check and see if I even sent it to you!! :-)
>
>
> > Are you competing with me or something? <g>
>
>
> No way in the frikken world do I want to compete in that....... I'm
> getting to the stage in my life where I'm sick of pain.

Ditto.
If it were not for Airrosti, I'd be pretty disabled by now.

>
> It used to be the fuel that drove me to push harder....... but not
> anymore. I've done my time.
>
> >>
> >> It's the very first time she's done something like it, and with me
> >> talking her through the 'tricky' parts, she did a pretty good job.
> >>
> >> I told her I expect a marked improvement for next year....... so she
> >> has to keep cooking to get the practice :-)
> >
> > She might come to like it and kick you out of the kitchen!
>
>
> One can only hope ;-)
>
> I have *always* maintained......... any meal I don't have to cook, is a
> bloody good meal!!

<lol> So long as said person knows how to cook!
There are some things I just won't eat. <g>
>
>
> >
> > I've got plenty of time. Sis' prefers I come over in the afternoon.
>
>
> Have fun.......... whenever that is.

We shall. I'll have to peruse my movies and see if I can take over one
they've not seen yet.
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"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Kathleen > wrote:
>
>>> I use chicken feet as often as I can to make chicken soup.
>
>>>
>>> I adore the darned things!
>> The great Chicken Foot Gross-Out Rebellion happened on a family camping
>> trip at Meramec State Park when I was a kid. My dad and uncles bought a
>> package of chicken feet and backs to use as bait for fishing. Grandma,
>> a woman who could pinch a penny 'til it screamed, was outraged and
>> confiscated them to make soup. Then she got even madder when none of us
>> youngsters were willing to eat her bait soup and our parents refused to
>> force us.
>
> <lol> That's too funny. :-)
>
> I have a co-worker who's husband refuses to eat shrimp.
> He considers it to be fish bait too!

My husband took a co-worker J, a notorious bottomless pit, fishing in
Block Island Sound years ago. He took a leftover container of raw clam
necks for bait which had been frozen, thawed, frozen and used over and
over again.

About halfway through the trip husband reached for the container only to
find it empty.

Yep, J. had eaten it all with no evident ill effects.

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
> My husband took a co-worker J, a notorious bottomless pit, fishing in
> Block Island Sound years ago. He took a leftover container of raw
> clam necks for bait which had been frozen, thawed, frozen and used
> over and over again.
>
> About halfway through the trip husband reached for the container only
> to find it empty.
>
> Yep, J. had eaten it all with no evident ill effects.
>
> gloria p


We went fishing with my sister's first husband. Before we knew it the
bait shrimp were all gone, he ate all of them.


Becca

Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article > ,
> PeterL2 > wrote:
>
>> > Not my area of study so I'll admit to my ignorance as to what country
>> > uses what denomination, and what it's worth. From what I understand,
>> > the EU is growing and the Euro is what they use.


I meant to tell you that Australia is not part of the EU, even though (at
this point in time) we still have ties to England. Hopefully that will change
in the near future and we cut ties with them altogether.

"The European Union is composed of 27 sovereign member states: Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union


>> >
>> > I don't travel.
>>
>>
>> LOL!! You need to get out more!!
>
> Can't afford it.


Bummer :-(



Maybe this can change things........... :-)

http://www.dateamillionaire.com/?s=f...oogle&aff_pg=2
&aff_cp=GOO

http://tinyurl.com/69syj3

Apparently there's approx 6248 millionaire singles in the San Marcos/Texas
area!!


Go get'em girl!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Kathleen > wrote:
> >
> >>> I use chicken feet as often as I can to make chicken soup.
> >
> >>>
> >>> I adore the darned things!
> >> The great Chicken Foot Gross-Out Rebellion happened on a family camping
> >> trip at Meramec State Park when I was a kid. My dad and uncles bought a
> >> package of chicken feet and backs to use as bait for fishing. Grandma,
> >> a woman who could pinch a penny 'til it screamed, was outraged and
> >> confiscated them to make soup. Then she got even madder when none of us
> >> youngsters were willing to eat her bait soup and our parents refused to
> >> force us.
> >
> > <lol> That's too funny. :-)
> >
> > I have a co-worker who's husband refuses to eat shrimp.
> > He considers it to be fish bait too!
>
> My husband took a co-worker J, a notorious bottomless pit, fishing in
> Block Island Sound years ago. He took a leftover container of raw clam
> necks for bait which had been frozen, thawed, frozen and used over and
> over again.
>
> About halfway through the trip husband reached for the container only to
> find it empty.
>
> Yep, J. had eaten it all with no evident ill effects.
>
> gloria p

Oh that's just gross. <lol>
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In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
> > In article > ,
> > PeterL2 > wrote:
> >
> >> > Not my area of study so I'll admit to my ignorance as to what country
> >> > uses what denomination, and what it's worth. From what I understand,
> >> > the EU is growing and the Euro is what they use.
>
>
> I meant to tell you that Australia is not part of the EU, even though (at
> this point in time) we still have ties to England. Hopefully that will change
> in the near future and we cut ties with them altogether.
>
> "The European Union is composed of 27 sovereign member states: Austria,
> Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
> France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
> Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
> Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

I understand Turkey has applied.
Might cause a conflict with Cyprus.

> >> > I don't travel.
> >>
> >> LOL!! You need to get out more!!
> >
> > Can't afford it.
>
> Bummer :-(
>
> Maybe this can change things........... :-)
>
> http://www.dateamillionaire.com/?s=f...oogle&aff_pg=2
> &aff_cp=GOO
>
> http://tinyurl.com/69syj3
>
> Apparently there's approx 6248 millionaire singles in the San Marcos/Texas
> area!!
>
>
> Go get'em girl!!

<Chuckles>
Marrying just for money is generally a mistake. :-)

My morgage is paid off in two years. I should be able to (hopefully)
start stashing more money after that.
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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