The 50 Plus Cafe, Pub, All-Nite Greasy Spoon and Dive Bar

[Lilianna23]

Yep... beaver excretion...sounds so much better...

They use synthetic vanilla now...
Look up bugs in strawberry ice cream

I like the vanilla from the bean pods.

 

[Lilianna23]

Happy Birthday, this thread!!!!


It's One today.


And averaging 1000 posts per week.


Makes me tired, so it's off to read.

Happy birthday to all of us. And many, many thanks to @Wonderer67 for starting it!

 

[Lilianna23]

Happy Saturday, everyone
aaaand, off we go

Thanks

Children aka Little Petrie Dishes of Death
Sickest I've ever been so far? Top 3 were bugs shared by small children

See? Told ya
Hope she feels better soon!!!

Fellow Celt reporting in... sounds on-brand to me
(Good chance of Saxon, too... Teutonic if by way of the British Isles)

Helpful - even in dreamland
Impressive

Side trip to WI... MN sells 151 Proof, but not 190 Proof.
For that you have to visit WI or a few other states
Everclear Legal States

Sad News -
I was almost done with a big catch-up... and I lost it all
sometimes the Cyber Gods of Refresh smile upon you
and sometimes they do not

This was a good one, nonetheless!

 

[likes2watchU]

I've heard Blue Bunny is good.

We have Blue Bunny in the Midwest.
Read the ingredients - some of theirs uses HFCS and some do not.
Their 32 oz. containers make really nice ice hoppers for the freezer IMO.

 

[Lilianna23]

Is this Mayberry?
The reason mayberry was so peaceful was because nobody was married, Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Ernest t Bass, Helen, Thelma lou, Clara, and Opie we're all single!
The only married person was otis and he stayed drunk!

Maybe it is!

 

[Lilianna23]

My mom liked those... I like pecans (plain). And lots of other nuts and seeds - plain or roasted, unsalted.

Milk chocolate is too sweet for me. Heck, "standard dark chocolate" (60% cacao) is too sweet for me.

I like a good dark chocolate nut cluster, but prefer to make my own with 82% - 90% cacao dark chocolate.

My sister makes her own candy. I should try it.

 

[Lilianna23]

All this chocolate talk makes me want to make some chocolate molten lava cakes!

Make enough for all of us, please!

 

[likes2watchU]

My sister makes her own candy. I should try it.

Check in w/ sis for some tips and see if you can borrow some of her tools, molds, etc. Try some out to see what you like. Can be expensive start-up if you don't have any of the equipment to start. That's assuming you're getting fancy and not just "heat, mix, drop, cool" like me.

 

[Lilianna23]

Or you grow into it.

I've grown to match my wife's bullheadedness. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

Partners do grow together if they're lucky and stay together long enough.

 

[Lilianna23]

Very rich. Lots of yolk.

I would love them, I think!

 

[Lilianna23]

Lili - lovely to see you
Means I may be up a tad late, but it's Saturday, so...

And if we're lucky our loved ones from the other side stop in for a visit. I love those dreams the most... b/c I miss those folks the most.

Genius!! I need to get a couple of those!
I'm a known over-packer
First vacation this year? My checked bag was 2 pounds over the limit. I opened the suitcase to see what I could jettison for the trip. Lifted a pack of brownies up - and it was exactly 2 pounds lighter. Made 2 young ladies at the bag check station very happy.
And I still had 3 more packs of brownies for my friends at the destination.

Quiet in an argument is counterintuitive but can be very effective.

I use an epilator all the time... I have an esthetician for waxing, too. I often see him before a trip for a more thorough attention to detail. Plus, some spots are easier for him to get than for me.
Never heard of using a sander on the legs though... heels, toenails, not legs. Huh!

The sander is good for removing the last bit of fine hairs and any dead, dry skin cells. It helps your skin produce collagen!

 

[likes2watchU]

Partners do grow together if they're lucky and stay together long enough.

It's the growing together that can be tricky

I would love them, I think!

Sit by me - you can have mine

 

[dkak001]

Partners do grow together if they're lucky and stay together long enough.

So long it feels like FOREVER, right?

That's our running joke. Very seriously we say it feels like we've been together forever... Then we laugh... followed by a little cry...

 

[dkak001]

Getting out of here for the night.

Good night!

 

[likes2watchU]

So long it feels like FOREVER, right?

That's our running joke. Very seriously we say it feels like we've been together forever... Then we laugh... followed by a little cry...

That's a beautiful thing IMO...
Night, @dkak001 , sleep well

 

[Boat1]

I have to limit myself by using smaaalllllll bowls!

Ice cream is my weakness....
Blue Bell Buttercrunch (laced throughout, with crumbled up Butterfinger bar) is awesome.

I can do the small bowls... I often use a dinner plate for a honeybun, vanilla, and chocolate ice cream... covered with cherry pie filling. Lol.
If my metabolism ever changes, I'm screwed.

 

[Boat1]

Getting out of here for the night.

Good night!

Sorry I missed you... Goodnight and rest well!

 

[Boat1]

My dad had one of these in Hunter Green and my brother repainted it Metal Flake Sky Blue

I took my driver's license test in a '57

 

[Boat1]

I like the vanilla from the bean pods.

Aunt Margie ALWAYS had a jar of vanilla bean soaking in vodka in her kitchen.

 

[likes2watchU]

Aunt Margie ALWAYS had a jar of vanilla bean soaking in vodka in her kitchen.

That's exactly what I'm doing... I have 4 small mason jars in my kitchen cabinet. I shake them once a week. They should be ready for first use around 4th of July.
Not cheap - but so easy and so much less expensive than what you can find nowadays.

 

[Boat1]

I can't always see it in the moment but I'm always willing to listen.

I'm not a volatile person. When I'm angry, I'm more of a cold stealth bitch. I've been told it's scary. I just think it's more civilized than screaming and throwing things in anger.

It also sometimes takes me a while to process my feelings. I've learned to own them and not place blame on my partner for them. While I'm processing, I tend to withdraw. When I'm ready, a productive conversation can take place.

We are quite philosophical this weekend, aren't we?

IMHO, there's a fine line, between trying to help "grow together" and trying to change the core of the one that a person fell in love with...

 

[Boat1]

That's exactly what I'm doing... I have 4 small mason jars in my kitchen cabinet. I shake them once a week. They should be ready for first use around 4th of July.
Not cheap - but so easy and so much less expensive than what you can find nowadays.

That's awesome!
You just put a smile on my face!

 

[likes2watchU]

That's awesome!
You just put a smile on my face!

Not sure if your auntie did this, too... but from what I read, you continue to use every bit of the vanilla bean pod until it's entirely consumed.

Split and soak in vodka to make extract
Soak for @ 6 months
Then start to use & continue to "feed" the jars - more beans and vodka.
Every time you add a new bean, take an old one out. Dry it out, then put it in a small jar w/ sugar. It then infuses and makes vanilla sugar (great for coffee and baking).
When it's infused the sugar thoroughly, take the bean and grind into powder and use as vanilla powder for baking.

You can do all these things independent of each other or in a succession. But bottom line is to thoroughly and completely use every spec of the bean.

I that idea of zero waste. Plus - vanilla is darn tasty!!

 

[Boat1]

Not sure if your auntie did this, too... but from what I read, you continue to use every bit of the vanilla bean pod until it's entirely consumed.

Split and soak in vodka to make extract
Soak for @ 6 months
Then start to use & continue to "feed" the jars - more beans and vodka.
Every time you add a new bean, take an old one out. Dry it out, then put it in a small jar w/ sugar. It then infuses and makes vanilla sugar (great for coffee and baking).
When it's infused the sugar thoroughly, take the bean and grind into powder and use as vanilla powder for baking.

You can do all these things independent of each other or in a succession. But bottom line is to thoroughly and completely use every spec of the bean.

I that idea of zero waste. Plus - vanilla is darn tasty!!

I can't remember all of the details of what she did, but I thank you for the great info!
I'm bookmarking this and saving a screenshot as well!

 

[likes2watchU]

I can't remember all of the details of what she did, but I thank you for the great info!
I'm bookmarking this and saving a screenshot as well!

Goodness... in that case, let me drop a few online resources from some folk who have done this before since I'm a newbie

Food 52: 6 Ways to Repurpose Leftover Vanilla Bean Pods

Cheatin' Wheat: Eight Ways to Use a Vanilla Bean

Serious Eats: What to Do With Leftover Vanilla Bean Pods

Wiki How: How to Make Vanilla Extract
(this one doesn't like to link, so here's the URL: https://www.wikihow (dot)life
/Make-Vanilla-Extract
remove the space, change (dot) to a dot, and take out the line break for the full URL. Not sure why Lit is being glitchy with this one)

Wiki How: How to Use a Vanilla Bean

Lots more sites and videos out there, but these are the ones I kept coming back to when I decided to try my hand at the extract.