Re: [CH] open fields, 2006...
NECM (northeast.chileman@gmail.com)
Tue, 7 Nov 2006 21:59:34 -0500
It was a great pleasure to meet with you again this year Bill.
Your synopsis of this years event was succinct & to the point.
It's too bad we had so much rain that turned the fields into a quagmire.
See you next year!
NECM
On 9/26/06, KnoxBill <knoxbill@comcast.net> wrote:
> back home, almost rested up...still feeling good from all the great food
> and friendship that was in abundance at open fields...
>
> smaller crowd, mainly the diehards who are there every year and don't
> let little things like tornado warnings and hurricanes to deter them...
>
> friday night was both funny hat night and 'food on a stick' night...the
> food was outstanding (any night that begins two minutes after arrival
> with ms hobby farmer handing you a lamb kabob is going to be an
> outstanding evening...), with lambs and chickens and crawdads and
> shrimps and beefs having given their all to participate...light rain,
> but not enough to drive us into tents or back to our hotels...
>
> saturday was rainy off and on, the fields were mudpits, but there were
> still a bunch of people filling buckets and bags (pickin' and
> grinnin')... this group was prepared with mud boots and slogged thru
> the muck to gather the prizes...
>
> still more food than could be believed...i am not even going to try to
> name all the dishes, but everything i tasted (tasted -- ha! -- 'pigged
> out on' is more like it) was delicious...the spam jerky was --dare i use
> this word?-- excellent this year...
>
> jim was disappointed that there were 'only' 7,000 plants in the field.
> the rest of us were disappointed that we had to leave a few tons of
> chiles on the vine...
>
> the rain showed up in the late afternoon, and the weather reports were
> calling for severe weather, so many of us headed for jim's for more food
> and libation...abby was at the door, welcoming us to their home, and
> taking us on a tour of the layout...with a couple hours notice (from the
> weatherman) she had prepared the house to accomodate thirty
> (forty?...fifty?...) people, and make them all feel at home...
>
> sunday morning was the weather we were hoping for on friday and
> saturday...arriving at the field, we saw that several folks had struck
> their tents and headed home, but there were still several that were
> setting up their grills and smokers and preparing food...but butch's rv
> was the center attraction of the hour, and we gathered there for a cajun
> breakfast of fried catfish, slaw and boudin balls...
>
> then, handshakes and hugs, promises to meet again next year, and we were
> off...headed back to knoxville...had a mystery leak in the car about 100
> miles from home, stopped and tried to figure out what it was, decided to
> limp into the next town, only to find that if i kept the speed below 70,
> there was no smoke...and none of the fluids was low, so we decided to
> try making it home without seeking (probably non-existant at 8:00 pm)
> professional advice...made it home without smoke or problems...
>
> now drying chimayos, got the roasted green chiles bagged and frozen, and
> turned the habs to mash...am ready for another year of good eatin'...
>
> again, thanks to everyone who participated in making 2006 open fields
> such a great experience...i encourage everyone who hasn't been to try to
> make it to next year's event...and of course, to everyone who has been
> there, come back...it isn't just about chiles folks, it is about the
> people and the good times...
>
> --
>
> knoxbill
>
>
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