Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

That's a youngster who has too much time on the computer and needs supervision and is most likely being a jokesters as well. Obnoxious...

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Split pea soup on a key board leads to a missing "L" you see Blooie.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Creamed cucs in the summer and creamed cabbage in winter. They go through the same process. I think it's a German thing my Grandma Gertie taught Ma and she taught us girls. But we go through creamed cucs faster than a bag of chips here. Peel and slice medium sized cucumbers into chips. Add slivers of white onion throughout. Salt to taste, good amount of pepper ( remember it's German) and allow the cucumbers to wilt in the salt. (About an hour) In a seperated bowl take heavy whipping cream and add a tbsp or two of white vinegar to thicken. Then pour over top of wilted cucumbers. Serve with Mashed potatoes and gravy and a roast beef ( my personal favorite). Creamed cabbage is about as good. And of course garden cucs are better than store bought.

Blooie shared chislic with me last winter. And my family inhales it. I sprinkle course kosher salt on ours. And there's something about drinking a beer with it... It rounds it off nicely. Delish.

Never had a name for it, but have been eating it all my life. You can also sub in Miracle Whip for the cream and it gives a thicker sauce and a little tanginess too. Being German, I am sure you are right on the origins

 

[Bogtown Chick]

If I don't have the whipping cream...well Gramma Gert would turn over in her grave... I use ranch dressing and it disappears just about as fast. I haven't had the miracle whip. That would be a little different than this recipe... I think. But German is all over it...

 

[Minniechickmama]

Yup, sour vinegar with veggies. Mmmmm.

 

[scandiafowl]

PICA - characterized by the appetite for items largely non-nutritious. In the DSM5.

Just had to add my nerdy two cents worth about the sock eating rooster.

 

[scandiafowl]

If I don't have the whipping cream...well Gramma Gert would turn over in her grave... I use ranch dressing and it disappears just about as fast. I haven't had the miracle whip. That would be a little different than this recipe... I think. But German is all over it...

My German mother used sour cream or plain yoghurt. We use that recipe for cukes as well.

 

[scandiafowl]

http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3907324.shtml

A bit of my world. I'm not a flyer but support those who do.

 

[lalaland]

huh! chislic and creamed cucs, who would have guessed? how did I miss out on that?


I am still reading about bobwhites, and found the reason they aren't native up past the metro area in minnesota has to do with the snow depths. They don't make it with heavy snow, and apparently windborn southern mn has enough open areas scoured by the wind that the snow depth isn't so bad, and the scrubby brush/low evergreens/stands of sumac, brambles, etc provides some cover during the winter.

That explains why the quail dumped by these people last winter made it, at least a third of them - remember we had very little snow last year.

So....even wtih a good habitat here I couldn't release them and expect any survival. that answers one question I had!

If those roosters are going to go beserk once breeding season comes, I'm going to need to plan ahead and extend the run and make separate quarters just in case it is needed. I could have four groups. Heck thats a lot of work! and it should be done this fall because you know how spring goes, way to much to do and too little time.

 

[KlopKlop]

An alumni of the redneck club for sure... Taken on I35 north of forest lake haha