Screw Pompous Bowtie Man. We don't need to pay $5-6 month to get
helpful cooking/kitchen tips. I'm sure we can come up with enough on
our own. Here's a couple:

1. Tired of paying almost a buck each for those handy little yel/grn
Scotchbrite sponges that start smelling like Al Bundy's feet after
only a few uses? Extend the life of them suckers almost indefinitely
by this trick. After every use, thoroughly clean/rinse with hot soapy
water and then stick in your microwave and nuke for 1 minute on high,
then let dry. If you belong to Costco, you can get a whole crapload
of 'em for about $9 and forget this cheap ass trick altogether.

2. If you're like me and go just about ballistic watching that last
half ounce of rotgut get trapped behind one of those damn pour baffles
in those 1.75l bottles of cheap brandy, a basic corkscrew is perfect
for yanking the damn things. Just screw into the little center post
thingie and pull right out. Don't forget to suck 'em dry before
tossing.

nb

On 2006-03-24, Steve Wertz > wrote:

> have to wait for a 7-count to finally get a stiff drink.

It's that overly stiff half-count that keeps 'em in till the bottle's
almost empty.

nb

notbob wrote:

> Screw Pompous Bowtie Man. We don't need to pay $5-6 month to get
> helpful cooking/kitchen tips. I'm sure we can come up with enough on
> our own. Here's a couple:
>
> 1. Tired of paying almost a buck each for those handy little yel/grn
> Scotchbrite sponges that start smelling like Al Bundy's feet after
> only a few uses? Extend the life of them suckers almost indefinitely
> by this trick. After every use, thoroughly clean/rinse with hot soapy
> water and then stick in your microwave and nuke for 1 minute on high,
> then let dry. If you belong to Costco, you can get a whole crapload
> of 'em for about $9 and forget this cheap ass trick altogether.
>

Hmm, the dollar store sells a 12 pk for $1. Not a bad price and they
work just as good. They have an 8 pk of the mesh wrapped sponges too
for a buck.

> 2. If you're like me and go just about ballistic watching that last
> half ounce of rotgut get trapped behind one of those damn pour baffles
> in those 1.75l bottles of cheap brandy, a basic corkscrew is perfect
> for yanking the damn things. Just screw into the little center post
> thingie and pull right out. Don't forget to suck 'em dry before
> tossing.

Do you mean those plastic insert things as in food squirt bottles like
Worcestershire sauce? A knife under the edge will pry this thing out.
Our brandy doesn't come with one of those.
>
> nb

notbob wrote:

> 2. If you're like me and go just about ballistic watching that last
> half ounce of rotgut get trapped behind one of those damn pour baffles
> in those 1.75l bottles of cheap brandy, a basic corkscrew is perfect
> for yanking the damn things. Just screw into the little center post
> thingie and pull right out. Don't forget to suck 'em dry before
> tossing.

My bottle of Daniel Bouju doesn't have this problem.

Dean G.

On 2006-03-24, ~patches~ > wrote:


> Our brandy doesn't come with one of those.

So...whaterya trying to say, Patches? I drink cheap brandy!? Well, I
said that already. But, I drink cheap brandy soz I can afford good
gin (which has one of those thingies, too).

nb

On 2006-03-24, Dean G. > wrote:

> My bottle of Daniel Bouju doesn't have this problem.

Neither does my bottle of laundry bleach. So what? Go drop your
scrinched-up sphincter brand names where someone gives a damn.

nb

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:01:16 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>On 2006-03-24, Dean G. > wrote:
>
>> My bottle of Daniel Bouju doesn't have this problem.
>
>Neither does my bottle of laundry bleach. So what? Go drop your
>scrinched-up sphincter brand names where someone gives a damn.
>
>nb


Looks like time for a med change. See your shrink. You've dropped more
than a few names over time.


jim

On 2006-03-25, ensenadajim > wrote:

> Looks like time for a med change. See your shrink. You've dropped more
> than a few names over time.

Would you care to name a few, *ensenada*twit?

(ooh, I dropped a name!)

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
. ..
> On 2006-03-24, Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
> > have to wait for a 7-count to finally get a stiff drink.
>
> It's that overly stiff half-count that keeps 'em in till the bottle's
> almost empty.
>
> nb

I always pop that damn pour thing out of my cheap whisky, too. Give me the
full glug, dammit! (Besides, it's hard to sip in the car with that thing
in.) <g>

kili

kilikini wrote:

> "notbob" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>>On 2006-03-24, Steve Wertz > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>have to wait for a 7-count to finally get a stiff drink.
>>
>>It's that overly stiff half-count that keeps 'em in till the bottle's
>>almost empty.
>>
>>nb
>
>
> I always pop that damn pour thing out of my cheap whisky, too. Give me the
> full glug, dammit! (Besides, it's hard to sip in the car with that thing
> in.) <g>
>
> kili
>
>

One way to always pick out a Canadian in the US is how they order
*whiskey*. I had to stop and think - whiskey - oh yes she means rye.
Rye is our term for whiskey. We have a bottle of Hiram Walker Special
Old Rye Wiskey - that's how it's labeled - in the liquor cabinet. We
also have Crown Royal, Wisers (one of our kids designed the box), and
Canadian Club. Those are labeled as Canadian Whiskey. A popular drink
is rye & coke. That means you want the cheaper bar rye. If you ask for
CC & coke that means you want Canadian Club. DH can tell the difference
between the better ryes and the cheap bar rye. Now where this gets
interesting is when he orders a drink in the US. Unless the place is
close to the border and has had a lot of Canadian customers, they are
totally baffled by his request of a rye & coke. Another term difference
is pop vs soda. We, at least in this area, refer to it as pop.

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2006-03-24, Dean G. > wrote:
>
> > My bottle of Daniel Bouju doesn't have this problem.
>
> Neither does my bottle of laundry bleach. So what? Go drop your
> scrinched-up sphincter brand names where someone gives a damn.
>
> nb

You're getting a little touchy, Sweets. LOL!
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 3-21-2006 Hot Stuff!

"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

Unless the place is
> close to the border and has had a lot of Canadian customers, they are
> totally baffled by his request of a rye & coke. Another term difference
> is pop vs soda. We, at least in this area, refer to it as pop.

Don't know much about Canadian culture nor whiskey, but just want to add
that since I don't drink canned or bottled drinks I have not a clue as to
what they are called, except DH always says soda for both canned and bottled
drinks (he's from CT) and I've always said 'pop.' But I think that's because
that's the term they used long ago in the hills.

How do people order in restaurants -- I'll have a coke, or I'll have a
pepsi, is that the way you order? I KNOW I will not say, "What kind of pop
do you have?" Ha ha ahahahahah. You hillbilly, Dee!
Or would that be acceptable in Canada?
Dee Dee

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>
> Don't know much about Canadian culture nor whiskey, but just want to add
> that since I don't drink canned or bottled drinks I have not a clue as to
> what they are called, except DH always says soda for both canned and
> bottled drinks (he's from CT) and I've always said 'pop.' But I think
> that's because that's the term they used long ago in the hills.
>
> How do people order in restaurants -- I'll have a coke, or I'll have a
> pepsi, is that the way you order?

I think the original was soda pop, but different regions took to different
slang. You can also order a "tonic" in some New England regions. If I want
a cola, I'll ask for a Coke or Pepsi. Most places will tell you what brand
they carry and bring it. I've take to drinking water at most meals though.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>>
>> Don't know much about Canadian culture nor whiskey, but just want to add
>> that since I don't drink canned or bottled drinks I have not a clue as to
>> what they are called, except DH always says soda for both canned and
>> bottled drinks (he's from CT) and I've always said 'pop.' But I think
>> that's because that's the term they used long ago in the hills.
>>
>> How do people order in restaurants -- I'll have a coke, or I'll have a
>> pepsi, is that the way you order?
>
> I think the original was soda pop, but different regions took to different
> slang. You can also order a "tonic" in some New England regions. If I
> want a cola, I'll ask for a Coke or Pepsi. Most places will tell you what
> brand they carry and bring it. I've take to drinking water at most meals
> though.
I prefer wine or water with restaurant meals -- but if I order only water, I
presume some servers will think 'these cheap old folks, what kind of tip
will I get?" And then perhaps the service will match the "supposed" or
"imagined" forthcoming tip. I don't know that this is the case, but I am
starting to wonder (after reading some of ng's servers' opinions) if some
servers look at patrons as tip-producing diners -- tee hee. Oh well, not to
be contemplated at any length -- it's water or wine and water for me.

Oh, yes, I recall it being 'soda pop, too. And DH's relatives will say,
tonic -- although when I hear the word, 'tonic,' I think "alcohol."
Dee Dee

Dee Randall wrote:

> Unless the place is
>
>>close to the border and has had a lot of Canadian customers, they are
>>totally baffled by his request of a rye & coke. Another term difference
>>is pop vs soda. We, at least in this area, refer to it as pop.
>
>
> Don't know much about Canadian culture nor whiskey, but just want to add
> that since I don't drink canned or bottled drinks I have not a clue as to
> what they are called, except DH always says soda for both canned and bottled
> drinks (he's from CT) and I've always said 'pop.' But I think that's because
> that's the term they used long ago in the hills.
>
> How do people order in restaurants -- I'll have a coke, or I'll have a
> pepsi, is that the way you order? I KNOW I will not say, "What kind of pop
> do you have?" Ha ha ahahahahah. You hillbilly, Dee!
> Or would that be acceptable in Canada?
> Dee Dee
>
>
A common question in restaurants is "What kind of pop do you have?" The
only pop I drink is club soda so I will ask if they have that. Some
will ask specifically for Coke or Pepsi depending on their likes.

notbob wrote:

> On 2006-03-25, ensenadajim > wrote:
>
> > Looks like time for a med change. See your shrink. You've dropped more
> > than a few names over time.
>
> Would you care to name a few, *ensenada*twit?
>
> (ooh, I dropped a name!)


Lol...

--
Best
Greg

On the subject of whiskey, a cheap trick (learned this when I was a teen):
When the bottle looks empty there is about 1/2 ounce clinging to the bottle.
If you rub the bottle well with your hands it will run down to the bottom.

I live with virtually one foot in MN, the other in Ontario. My buddies like
to drink Wiser's. Speaking of Rye, I buy all of my bread in CA, all my
grains. Fresh rye bread at Safeway for $1.27 a loaf.
Lefty

Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

"~patches~" > wrote in message
...
> Dee Randall wrote:
>
> > Unless the place is
> >
> >>close to the border and has had a lot of Canadian customers, they are
> >>totally baffled by his request of a rye & coke. Another term difference
> >>is pop vs soda. We, at least in this area, refer to it as pop.
> >
> >
> > Don't know much about Canadian culture nor whiskey, but just want to add
> > that since I don't drink canned or bottled drinks I have not a clue as
to
> > what they are called, except DH always says soda for both canned and
bottled
> > drinks (he's from CT) and I've always said 'pop.' But I think that's
because
> > that's the term they used long ago in the hills.
> >
> > How do people order in restaurants -- I'll have a coke, or I'll have a
> > pepsi, is that the way you order? I KNOW I will not say, "What kind of
pop
> > do you have?" Ha ha ahahahahah. You hillbilly, Dee!
> > Or would that be acceptable in Canada?
> > Dee Dee
> >
> >
> A common question in restaurants is "What kind of pop do you have?" The
> only pop I drink is club soda so I will ask if they have that. Some
> will ask specifically for Coke or Pepsi depending on their likes.

Blair P. Houghton wrote:

> Totally coincidentally, I just finished a glass of Wild Turkey 101 Rye
> on the rocks. Great, great stuff.


Maybe that's why this post of yours is relatively cogent for a change,
Blair...

--
Best
Greg

Blair P. Houghton wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
>
>>One way to always pick out a Canadian in the US is how they order
>>*whiskey*. I had to stop and think - whiskey - oh yes she means rye.
>>Rye is our term for whiskey. We have a bottle of Hiram Walker Special
>>Old Rye Wiskey - that's how it's labeled -
>
> -
> Should be "Whisky" given that it's a Canadian brand. American brands
> are usually "Whiskey" except for Tennessee Whisky.

I wrote it exactly as it is on the label. I suspect Hiram Walker
Distillery labels it as they see fit.

>
>
>>in the liquor cabinet. We
>>also have Crown Royal, Wisers (one of our kids designed the box), and
>>Canadian Club. Those are labeled as Canadian Whiskey. A popular drink
>>is rye & coke. That means you want the cheaper bar rye. If you ask for
>>CC & coke that means you want Canadian Club. DH can tell the difference
>>between the better ryes and the cheap bar rye. Now where this gets
>>interesting is when he orders a drink in the US. Unless the place is
>>close to the border and has had a lot of Canadian customers, they are
>>totally baffled by his request of a rye & coke.
>
>
> That's ludicrous, unless it's a dump that never carries rye. Rye is
> the original American whiskey, though it's much less popular since
> Bourbon came along. Any place that has rye will do a rye and coke
> without batting an eye.

Nope, DH asked for a rye & coke at a casino in Vegas. The waitress had
no clue what it was. The next casino the same thing. That was the
general trend in Vegas that the waitresses did not know what rye was.
If he asked for CC & coke, that was a different story. This is not just
a Vegas thing either. It's happened over and over with the most recent
in Nashville. Since we don't frequent dumps, I have no idea how they
would react.

~patches~ wrote:
> Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>
> > ~patches~ wrote:
> >
> >>We have a bottle of Hiram Walker Special
> >>Old Rye Wiskey - that's how it's labeled -
> >
> > Should be "Whisky" given that it's a Canadian brand. American brands
> > are usually "Whiskey" except for Tennessee Whisky.
>
> I wrote it exactly as it is on the label. I suspect Hiram Walker
> Distillery labels it as they see fit.

Mind posting a picture? Because there are none elsewhere and it'd be
almost a unique piece of diction. The misspelling is never mentioned
along with Hiram Walker in any text, and by pure luck I found this
glass with the ordinary Canadian spelling at eBay

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfi49w.jpg

which might not be licensed merchandise and could be misspelled at any
rate.

> Nope, DH asked for a rye & coke at a casino in Vegas. The waitress had
> no clue what it was.

Not surprising. Casino bartenders are drones. Did the bar have those
magnetic switch collars on the bottles to meter the pours? Those make
them drones who don't need to know how to count.

Verify the bar has rye first. It doesn't get shelf space many places
since prohibition, and "if" the bar has it (didn't I say "if"?), you'll
be in.

--Blair