Re: [CH] Let me just get the dominoes
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:48:07 -0400
Bunch of knuckledragging old farts.
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:24:32 -0400, linsubs wrote
> Jeez! <shaking ma head here>
> This is what it's come to? Where in chilepeppa is your fire, folks?
> El Grande surely must be filled with sorrow at such neglect.
>
> It's a sorry commentary on a list when the only thing that can bring
> it to *life* is mention of an old contentious experience shared by
> old-timers, leading only to more reminiscing of way back when. Next
> thing ya know, you'll be pulling out the dominoes to play fer a
> couple hours afore you go home and take another nap. <VBEG>
>
> Chileheads list used to be as lively as the peppers that drew people
> together. Oh, I got nothing against fond memories n' all -- right
> fine stuff on occassion. Give everone the warm fuzzies. But what
> happened to discussion of chiles? ... and sharing of recipes and
> cooking? As salaciously entertaining as Rael's nubile-navel-lickin'
> stories can be, there *were* other enjoyable discussions not
> involving navels or toes ;-) I am not an old-timer but even I
> remember that much. Now it seems all you wanna talk about the old
> days. And who's bin around the longest.
>
> Whaaat? No one has a new smoker or is trying a new technique? No
> one found a new killer hot sauce to rave about? No one wants to
> tell the list about a new way to cook a chile or two? Or has a
> pepper tale to tell? Have we really said it all?
>
> Or are ya just too pooped to do anything but graze on what you
> already said? Heck, are you even eating chiles?
>
> Well, let's find out if ya got anything left.
>
> Anyone using a stovetop smoker? What did you make there that was
> worth telling about? Ya did make somethin', didn' ya? I just bought
> both the regular and mini from Cameron. My first run at it, smoking
> jals, wasn't so great. Afraid I darn killed the jals (and criminy,
> were they a hot bunch! I know they were jals but they aspired to
> more). Boring problem with lid (promptly replaced by Cameron), so
> don't yet have a tale or recipe worth sharing.
>
> Has anyone tried a kamada smoker? and if so, what's the best thing
> you're doing with the bugger?
>
> I read an article briefly mentioning where some guy built a smoker
> from two clay plant pots (based on Alton Brown instructions) and said
> it worked great. Never heard of it myself. Anyone tried that?
>
> Anyone found a good source for sugar chile seed? chimayo chile
> pepper seed? Anybody besides Jim growing peppers? Me, I haven't yet
> tried growing peppers cuz of a black thumb. Death on wheels to
> plants so far. That sugar chlie sounds tempting, though.
>
> I see joemama and Linda H are at least cooking these days, and
> willing to share their recipes with the rest of us. (thanks, by the
> way, you two)
>
> Am I at least riling you? Wanna throw tomatoes at me? Good, do it!
> Give it your best shot, but by heaven, send 'em with chiles --
> remember where you are! Even rotten tomaters be better than the
> stinkin' death smell of a CH list dying on its vine.
>
> Ah, c'mon, El Grande deserves better, doesn't She?
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=Mark
http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens