On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> >On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
> >>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
> >>>> coffee or tea????
> >>>>
> >>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
> >>>
> >> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
> >
> >Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
> >with good food.
> Translation: it's cheap!

I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
used to, and I don't need those empty calories.

OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 10:52:07 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> >On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> >> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>> >>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>> >>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>> >>>> coffee or tea????
>> >>>>
>> >>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>> >>>
>> >> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>> >
>> >Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>> >with good food.
>> Translation: it's cheap!
>
>I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
>used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>
>OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?

Wine or beer. But that's my answer to all food, unless it's breakfast.

On 07/01/2021 18:52, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>>>>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>>>>>> coffee or tea????
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>>>>>
>>>> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>>>
>>> Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>>> with good food.
>> Translation: it's cheap!
>
> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>
> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>
A mimosa?

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?


A Bloody Mary, natch...!!!

--
Best
Greg

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:52:11 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >
> > >On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > >> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
> > >>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
> > >>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
> > >>>> coffee or tea????
> > >>>>
> > >>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
> > >>>
> > >> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
> > >
> > >Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
> > >with good food.
> > Translation: it's cheap!
> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>
> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>
Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

--Bryan

On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:52:11 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>> > On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>> >
>> > >On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> > >> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>> > >>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>> > >>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>> > >>>> coffee or tea????
>> > >>>>
>> > >>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>> > >>>
>> > >> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>> > >
>> > >Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>> > >with good food.
>> > Translation: it's cheap!
>> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
>> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>>
>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>>
>Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.

Are you sure you're not a woman?

Master Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 10:52:07 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>>>>>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>>>>>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>>>>>>> coffee or tea????
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>>>>
>>>> Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>>>> with good food.
>>> Translation: it's cheap!
>>
>> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
>> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>>
>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>
> Wine or beer. But that's my answer to all food, unless it's breakfast.
>

Only because yoose too cheap to buy crystal palace.

Master Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:52:11 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>>>>>>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>>>>>>>> coffee or tea????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>>>>>
>>>>> Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>>>>> with good food.
>>>> Translation: it's cheap!
>>> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
>>> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>>>
>>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>>>
>> Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>> or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>> Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>
> Are you sure you're not a woman?
>

Hell master, why not sniff him and see. Either way, you'll love it.

writes:
>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> >On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> >> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>> >>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>> >>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>> >>>> coffee or tea????
>> >>>>
>> >>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>> >>>
>> >> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>> >
>> >Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>> >with good food.
>> Translation: it's cheap!
>
>I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
>used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>
>OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>
>Cindy Hamilton

coffee

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:52:11 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> > >> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
> >> > >>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
> >> > >>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
> >> > >>>> coffee or tea????
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
> >> > >
> >> > >Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
> >> > >with good food.
> >> > Translation: it's cheap!
> >> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
> >> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
> >>
> >> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
> >> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
> >>
> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
> Are you sure you're not a woman?

I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.

--Bryan

On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 14:21:56 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>
>> Are you sure you're not a woman?
>
>I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
>I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
>against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.
>
lol, yuck
>

On 1/7/2021 2:31 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 07/01/2021 18:52, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>>>>>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>>>>>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured
>>>>>>> "juice",lemonade,
>>>>>>> coffee or tea????
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>>>>
>>>> Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>>>> with good food.
>>> Translation: it's cheap!
>>
>> I usually drink plain water myself.Â* I don't have the alcohol
>> tolerance that I
>> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>>
>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by
>> drinking
>> wine or beer with them.Â* What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>>
> A mimosa?
>
>
Only if at brunch

Jill

On 1/7/2021 4:43 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
> writes:
>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>>>>>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>>>>>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured "juice",lemonade,
>>>>>>> coffee or tea????
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>>>>
>>>> Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral drink to go
>>>> with good food.
>>> Translation: it's cheap!
>>
>> I usually drink plain water myself. I don't have the alcohol tolerance that I
>> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>>
>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> coffee
>
Milk

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/7/2021 4:43 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
>> writes:
>>> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:54:51 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce
>>> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:47:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/6/2021 7:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/6/2021 4:59 PM, wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:37:55 AM UTC-6, Dave
>>>>>>> Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What beverage would be appropriate to have with a meal?
>>>>>>>> Milk, sickening sweet soda pop, artificially flavoured
>>>>>>>> "juice",lemonade,
>>>>>>>> coffee or tea????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm a fan of just plain water myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Water is good. I like it cold, so ice water.
>>>>>
>>>>> Same with me. Just plain water with meals. A good neutral
>>>>> drink to go
>>>>> with good food.
>>>> Translation: it's cheap!
>>>
>>> I usually drink plain water myself.* I don't have the alcohol
>>> tolerance that I
>>> used to, and I don't need those empty calories.
>>>
>>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved
>>> by drinking
>>> wine or beer with them.* What do you pair with scrambled eggs
>>> and toast?
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> coffee
>>
> Milk
>
> Jill

crystal palace and breast milk

Popeye

Gary wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> > If I was boiling the crab I'd have added beer to the water along
> > with crab boil seasonings.
>
> You should try 50/50 water and vinegar (plus Old Bay seasoning)
> Good for crab and shrimp. But you don't like shrimp.
>
> >
> > > Also...you steamed those crabs live so you had a mess when eating
> > > them? That's about as evil as it gets...steaming live crabs.
> > >
> > I must have missed where he said he steamed them. Boiled, steamed,
> > doesn't matter. What would you expect him to do? Surely you know
> > freshly caught crab is cooked alive.
>
> I found a better way. Told by local commercial crabbers in the area.
> I start with still alive crabs and kill each one by hand. lol It's
> more personal but it's more humane.
>
> I kill and clean them right before cooking. This way, the seasoning
> goes right on the meat and no mess to open and eat them later.

Don 'piths' them just before cooking. He actually has a tool for it
that looks like a long thin sharpend nail on a wood handle.

<https://www.instructables.com/Live-C...ntly-and-Human
ely-Cooki/>

That one is a lot bigger but same process only he just does the head
then steams them.

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 4:23:44 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 14:21:56 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> >> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
> >> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
> >> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
> >
> >> Are you sure you're not a woman?
> >
> >I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
> >I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
> >against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.
> >
> lol, yuck
> >
I ate a grapefruit today with no added sweetener. I felt very Spartan.

--Bryan

On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 18:33:32 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 4:23:44 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 14:21:56 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>> >> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>> >> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>> >
>> >> Are you sure you're not a woman?
>> >
>> >I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
>> >I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
>> >against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.
>> >
>> lol, yuck
>> >
>I ate a grapefruit today with no added sweetener. I felt very Spartan.
>
Whereas I don't feel Spartan at all when I drink dry white wine
without sweetener. It's pure hedonism.
>

On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 18:33:32 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 4:23:44 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 14:21:56 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>>>> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>>>> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>>>
>>>> Are you sure you're not a woman?
>>>
>>>I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
>>>I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
>>>against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.
>>>
>> lol, yuck
>>>
> I ate a grapefruit today with no added sweetener. I felt very Spartan.
>
> --Bryan

I perfer them that way.

On Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:42:07 +1100, Master Bruce wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 18:33:32 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 4:23:44 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 14:21:56 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>> >> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>>> >> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>>> >> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>>> >
>>> >> Are you sure you're not a woman?
>>> >
>>> >I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
>>> >I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
>>> >against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.
>>> >
>>> lol, yuck
>>> >
>>I ate a grapefruit today with no added sweetener. I felt very Spartan.
>>
> Whereas I don't feel Spartan at all when I drink dry white wine
> without sweetener. It's pure hedonism.
>>

So is a good Sauternes - with foie gras of course:-)

On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:38:25 -0600, Hank Rogers wrote:

> Master Bruce wrote:

>> Are you sure you're not a woman?

> Hell master, why not sniff him and see. Either way, you'll love it.

Do you remember, Hank, how ****ed-off the two 'B' biddies were at us when
you asked for transparency regarding Drucilla's chromosome complement and
I remarked that the buff-sniffer posted text with a '***' accent?

I guess what's good for the Gruce isn't always good for the grander.

Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:38:25 -0600, Hank Rogers wrote:
>
>> Master Bruce wrote:
>
>>> Are you sure you're not a woman?
>
>> Hell master, why not sniff him and see. Either way, you'll love it.
>
> Do you remember, Hank, how ****ed-off the two 'B' biddies were at us when
> you asked for transparency regarding Drucilla's chromosome complement and
> I remarked that the buff-sniffer posted text with a '***' accent?
>
> I guess what's good for the Gruce isn't always good for the grander.
>

The master often commits the same infractions he has whined about a
few days earlier

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 9:33:35 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 4:23:44 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 14:21:56 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55:13 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> > >> On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 11:40:35 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > >> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
> > >> >or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
> > >> >Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
> > >
> > >> Are you sure you're not a woman?
> > >
> > >I like girly drinks, liquers and sweet wine, but I also like strong, hoppy beer.
> > >I detest gin, dislike whisky, and don't even really like rum. I have nothing
> > >against dry wine, as I have a big packet of sucralose.
> > >
> > lol, yuck
> > >
> I ate a grapefruit today with no added sweetener. I felt very Spartan.
>
> --Bryan

I usually sprinkle them with salt.

Cindy Hamilton

On 1/7/2021 9:29 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> If I was boiling the crab I'd have added beer to the water along
>>> with crab boil seasonings.
>>
>> You should try 50/50 water and vinegar (plus Old Bay seasoning)
>> Good for crab and shrimp. But you don't like shrimp.
>>
>>>
>>>> Also...you steamed those crabs live so you had a mess when eating
>>>> them? That's about as evil as it gets...steaming live crabs.
>>>>
>>> I must have missed where he said he steamed them. Boiled, steamed,
>>> doesn't matter. What would you expect him to do? Surely you know
>>> freshly caught crab is cooked alive.
>>
>> I found a better way. Told by local commercial crabbers in the area.
>> I start with still alive crabs and kill each one by hand. lol It's
>> more personal but it's more humane.
>>
>> I kill and clean them right before cooking. This way, the seasoning
>> goes right on the meat and no mess to open and eat them later.
>
> Don 'piths' them just before cooking. He actually has a tool for it
> that looks like a long thin sharpend nail on a wood handle.
>
> <https://www.instructables.com/Live-C...ntly-and-Human
> ely-Cooki/>
>
> That one is a lot bigger but same process only he just does the head
> then steams them.
>

That's a very odd method to kill live crabs, imo.

I rip off the shell (that kills them immediately), then run a finger
down the gut trench, and rip off the face. Very dead crab in less than 2
seconds. Finally, remove the apron on the bottom.

Season, then steam the batch. No messy eating when done.

On 1/7/2021 2:35 PM, GM wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>
>
> A Bloody Mary, natch...!!!

Add a few hot peppers to that and you'll be Steve. lol

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?

> Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
> or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
> Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.

No Bud Light? That would be a nice mild breakfast beverage.

On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 8:02:25 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
> >> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>
> > Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
> > or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
> > Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
> No Bud Light? That would be a nice mild breakfast beverage.

I don't drink ****water beer. I would probably not drink any alcoholic beverage
with breakfast. Usually it's milk, icewater, milk with a little espresso added, or
even diet ginger ale. I was just answering the question as to what would *taste
good* with eggs and toast.

--Bryan

Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 8:02:25 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> OTOH, I generally don't eat things that would be much improved by drinking
>>>> wine or beer with them. What do you pair with scrambled eggs and toast?
>>
>>> Lightly mixed vodka drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail, grapefruit juice cocktail
>>> or tomato juice mixed with decent, moderately priced vodka such as New
>>> Amsterdam, Svedka or Finlandia. Another possibility is sangria.
>> No Bud Light? That would be a nice mild breakfast beverage.
>
> I don't drink ****water beer. I would probably not drink any alcoholic beverage
> with breakfast. Usually it's milk, icewater, milk with a little espresso added, or
> even diet ginger ale. I was just answering the question as to what would *taste
> good* with eggs and toast.
>
> --Bryan
>

You are a beer connoisseur (and snob) But it reminds me ...

I remember back in the 1970's when president carter's brother billy
started selling his own brand of beer.

There was a joke:

Did you know billy beer won't be available?

No, what happened?

His horse died.

Gary wrote:

> On 1/7/2021 9:29 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Gary wrote:
> >
> > > jmcquown wrote:
> > > > If I was boiling the crab I'd have added beer to the water along
> > > > with crab boil seasonings.
> > >
> > > You should try 50/50 water and vinegar (plus Old Bay seasoning)
> > > Good for crab and shrimp. But you don't like shrimp.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > Also...you steamed those crabs live so you had a mess when
> > > > > eating them? That's about as evil as it gets...steaming live
> > > > > crabs.
> > > > >
> > > > I must have missed where he said he steamed them. Boiled,
> > > > steamed, doesn't matter. What would you expect him to do?
> > > > Surely you know freshly caught crab is cooked alive.
> > >
> > > I found a better way. Told by local commercial crabbers in the
> > > area. I start with still alive crabs and kill each one by hand.
> > > lol It's more personal but it's more humane.
> > >
> > > I kill and clean them right before cooking. This way, the
> > > seasoning goes right on the meat and no mess to open and eat them
> > > later.
> >
> > Don 'piths' them just before cooking. He actually has a tool for it
> > that looks like a long thin sharpend nail on a wood handle.
> >
> >
<https://www.instructables.com/Live-C...ntly-and-Human
> > ely-Cooki/>
> >
> > That one is a lot bigger but same process only he just does the head
> > then steams them.
> >
>
> That's a very odd method to kill live crabs, imo.
>
> I rip off the shell (that kills them immediately), then run a finger
> down the gut trench, and rip off the face. Very dead crab in less
> than 2 seconds. Finally, remove the apron on the bottom.
>
> Season, then steam the batch. No messy eating when done.

It's humane and immediate.

On 1/8/2021 8:59 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 1/7/2021 9:29 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> If I was boiling the crab I'd have added beer to the water along
>>>> with crab boil seasonings.
>>>
>>> You should try 50/50 water and vinegar (plus Old Bay seasoning)
>>> Good for crab and shrimp. But you don't like shrimp.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Also...you steamed those crabs live so you had a mess when eating
>>>>> them? That's about as evil as it gets...steaming live crabs.
>>>>>
>>>> I must have missed where he said he steamed them.* Boiled, steamed,
>>>> doesn't matter.* What would you expect him to do?* Surely you know
>>>> freshly caught crab is cooked alive.
>>>
>>> I found a better way. Told by local commercial crabbers in the area.
>>> I start with still alive crabs and kill each one by hand. lol* It's
>>> more personal but it's more humane.
>>>
>>> I kill and clean them right before cooking. This way, the seasoning
>>> goes right on the meat and no mess to open and eat them later.
>>
>> Don 'piths' them just before cooking.* He actually has a tool for it
>> that looks like a long thin sharpend nail on a wood handle.
>>
>> <https://www.instructables.com/Live-C...ntly-and-Human
>> ely-Cooki/>
>>
>> That one is a lot bigger but same process only he just does the head
>> then steams them.
>>
>
> That's a very odd method to kill live crabs, imo.
>
> I rip off the shell (that kills them immediately), then run a finger
> down the gut trench, and rip off the face. Very dead crab in less than 2
> seconds. Finally, remove the apron on the bottom.
>
> Season, then steam the batch. No messy eating when done.
>
Sounds horrific. I don't buy live crab. I haven't actually helped cook
any freshly caught blue crab since the late 1980's. I don't go looking
for live crabs.

The type of crab I prefer the *taste of* is definitely from the Pacific
northwest. Much colder water. Alaskan Snow crab claws and legs come up
from time to time at the seafood counter. For me, they are a very rare
treat. Of course they are already cooked and on ice. Can be served
cold but I prefer to steam them to heat them up a little.

Of course, I happen to have crab crackers and crab piks and I know how
to use a small crab fork to cut right down a crab leg and fold it back
to get to the meat.

Jill