CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

Hey you Sexy Lumberjack 🤗 I read above Cookie is doing better so how are you? 

I'm doing okay. Cleaned and brushed Cookie's rear end and tail again today. She actually seemed to be happy I was doing it... well... sort of. I was very careful not to pullout any tail hair (feathers) because her tail is soooo beautiful. 

No poop episodes today either.   I could really use a good uninterrupted night's sleep, though. Maybe tonight.  

[Page Scrawler]

5 hours ago, Headstall said:

 

Hi, Page.  

Hey, Gary.     I hope Cookie is recovering nicely.

[Marty]

23 hours ago, Marty said:

Whilst I was turning more ground for my vegetable plot, I came upon a buried arms cache.

I'm wondering whether it's a relic from the War of Independence that the Irish rebels were fighting against the British forces between 1919 and 1921...

 

23 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

That is cool Marty could be this one

A Smith and Wesson .38 calibre revolver

 

22 hours ago, clochette said:

Wow! That's both scary and kind of cool to have found something like that. Lot of mystery. Oooh maybe you'll find a pirate's safe! 

 

22 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Wow!!

 

22 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

I would hazard a guess at a .45 caliber. The barrel and the grip are wider, and the trigger guard is more squared than rounded.   

 

22 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

these are .45 cal pistols from those days

 

10 hours ago, dughlas said:

I would hazard a Wembley as that's a British weapon and more likely at hand after WWI.

 

22 hours ago, Marty said:

I'm considering contacting the authorities.

 

22 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

I think that is what you should do Marty plus think of the bad karma on that thing

 

21 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

  Good idea.  

 

21 hours ago, clochette said:

I think that'd be a good idea and probably what you should do - depending of the Irish law. Maybe after they check and register it  they'll say you can keep it as a nice souvenir of all the hard work you've put into this garden and house.

 

7 hours ago, Headstall said:

I think you should.   Morning, Marty.  

Sorry gang...

Although I really did think I'd dug up a genuine revolver, when I picked it up I found out it was a toy gun made of moulded plastic.

I have to admit though, that caked with who knows how many years of soil, it completely fooled me initially.  

 

Edited May 18, 2020 by Marty
Flipping typos!

[Marty]

7 hours ago, Headstall said:

Morning, Marty.  

Hi, Gary!  

Great to hear Cookie's on the mend.  

Edited May 18, 2020 by Marty

[Page Scrawler]

32 minutes ago, Marty said:

Sorry gang...

Although I really did think I'd dug up a genuine revolver, when I picked it up I found out it was a toy gun made of moulded plastic.

I have to admit though, that caked with who knows how many years of soil, it completely fooled me initially.  

Maybe the lad next-door misplaced his toys when he was a wee bairn.   

[Albert1434]

53 minutes ago, Marty said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry gang...

Although I really did think I'd dug up a genuine revolver, when I picked it up I found out it was a toy gun made of moulded plastic.

I have to admit though, that caked with who knows how many years of soil, it completely fooled me initially.  

 

Marty you are an evil man  You sure suck me in

[Albert1434]

Aloha All 

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Marty you are an evil man  You sure suck me in

You say the nicest things, Albert!

I think you weren't the only one to fall for it.

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Greetings, young Albert!

[Page Scrawler]

21 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hey, Bertie.     

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry gang...

Although I really did think I'd dug up a genuine revolver, when I picked it up I found out it was a toy gun made of moulded plastic.

I have to admit though, that caked with who knows how many years of soil, it completely fooled me initially.  

 

 

[Valkyrie]

I made "Golden soup" tonight for dinner, along with a grilled cheese sandwich on jalapeno cauli rounds.  I tweaked the recipe a little bit.  I used veggie stock instead of water and used 2 1/2 teaspoons of turmeric vs 1 tablespoon.  It was absolutely delicious.  I made enough to freeze some and I'll have it for lunch tomorrow too.   

https://pinchofyum.com/golden-soup

[Page Scrawler]

31 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Page

I made an apple pie on a sheet pan. The recipe is from 100daysofrealfood.com

It's so good! I used two Granny Smith apples, and three Jonagold; the crust is made with whole wheat flour. 

[Albert1434]

Were having

French Onion Chicken

with carrots and peas

[Page Scrawler]

We had Salisbury steak and roasted potato wedges.   

[Marty]

I'm about to have my cocoa, and then go to bed.

[Albert1434]

Nighty Night Marty

[Marty]

I just realised I forgot to bake my bread tonight. 

So I'm doing an Albert, and making no knead bread.

Actually, I've added all the ingredients to the breadmaker machine, and set it to actually bake the bread this time. Usually I put it on the Dough setting, and then give it a second knead before letting it rise again in a bread tin and baking it in the oven. I'll just have to suffer there being a hole in the bottom of the loaf after I remove the paddle this time, but at least I'll have bread ready for my breakfast in the morning.  

[Albert1434]

Read these recipes Marty 

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/no-knead-bread-recipes/

[Marty]

11 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Read these recipes Marty 

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/no-knead-bread-recipes/

Some of them look good, but I really expected Irish soda bread to be included!  

https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/brown-soda-bread-26868390.html

[Albert1434]

Here you go Marty

 

[Albert1434]

The tower at Victoria Beach, Laguna Beach, California

[clochette]

11 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Marty you are an evil man  You sure suck me in

Ah! I knew something kinky was happening between you two!

[Marty]

13 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Here you go Marty

 

Thanks, Albert.

Although I normally wouldn't add any fruit, nuts, or sugar to a soda bread mix, and certainly not egg or butter. What the recipe in this video seems to be making is a cake, rather than a loaf of bread.

I wonder if the narrator has ever eaten real Irish soda bread. After all, she compares what her recipe would turn out to be like a large scone. That's not what Irish soda bread is.

I counted around ten separate ingredients in the video. The recipe in the one I linked to has just four: flour, salt, bread soda (bicarbonate of soda), and buttermilk (or soured milk) - okay, five if you count the two types of flour separately.

Buttermilk is readily available in Ireland. It's not sold much in England, so my sister normally adds a tablespoon of lemon juice to fresh milk instead (to replace the natural acidity in buttermilk, which is needed to release the carbon dioxide from the bicarbonate of soda, and so make the bread rise in the oven).

Edited May 19, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up