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I'm not a fan of cold weather. I was ready for winter to end when the 1st of January rolled around, but sadly, it lasted for almost another month.
Deb wrote:but.....why did anyone settle here in the first place????
Every year, I wonder the same thing. Minnesota must be an awesome place the rest of the year, to justify putting up with those winters.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Chicken feet? I make stock from them. Tex, pigs also roll around in whatever they can find, manure or not. You still eat pork and bacon don't you? Wash the feet well, although you usually get them pretty clean. I bring the water to the boil, pour it out, trim the nails off the feet, and then fill with clean water and simmer for hours,
If I can get them I use heads too. Backs, necks and giblets add a lot, and are great to feed the dog.
I wish I could eat the stock I make. I give it to a friend and cook with it for my son.
Lesley wrote:Tex, pigs also roll around in whatever they can find, manure or not. You still eat pork and bacon don't you?
Actually that's not true, and even if it were, hog hide keeps the pork and bacon clean, and I don't eat their feet.
The reality is, pigs are quite sanitary. They've been given a bum rap by people who see them cooling off by wallowing around in a mud hole, and those arm chair experts just assume that the pigs are wallowing in their own feces. That's a totally false assumption, however. Pigs can't sweat, so they have to be able to cool off in water or cool mud, during the hot part of summer days. Otherwise they will have a heat stroke.
Hogs are probably the most sanitary animals I can think of. You won't find hog manure scattered all over the pen the way that most other animals live. Every last one of them does their business in one corner of the pen, keeping the rest of their living area clean. How about that?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I had Pozole (I've seen it spelled with a z) today halfway around the golf course. It was 75 degrees And a lovely day. Let me know when it warms up in the Midwest as I need to fly to Missouri soon.
Christine
You're quite correct. The correct Mexican spelling is pozolé. Posole is just the gringo bastardization of the name, because "z" is pronounced sort of like "s" en español.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex, we get colder weather by Monday....so enjoy that stew then!! I'm enjoying this warm weather though it got a little hot yesterday. I'm tired of this rollercoaster weather. And hoping to say bye bye to lows in the 40's soon....lol! Can't handle anything cooler than that. I would never be able to live up north...not even in Dallas!
Terri
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis in July, 2012 then with Celiac in November, 2012.
Terri wrote:I would never be able to live up north...not even in Dallas!
Yep, as far as I'm concerned, Dallas is too near the North Pole.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
The positively nastiest part of the chicken feet is the waggling of the toes when I drop them into the water and then stirring the pot occasionally. It is a kind of "mind over matter" task that I do because it has to get done. As far as clipping toenails--the nails on the chicken feet I buy have already been trimmed and cleaned. I would really not be able to do that!!
I am a nurse and have done some unbelievably gross tasks in my life and I do not consider myself squeamish, but when it comes to chicken feet---well, I just can't seem to help myself.
Jane
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis 12/19/12
"When it gets dark enough,you can see the stars."
Charles A. Beard
can't eat corn!!
