A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 06-29,30-02 Weekend

Billie

[philman_36]

I'm running late and the chow line is closed.
Rain check.

[whoever]

Rain checks are always good. Rain or shine.

[lodwick]

Fried Shrimp, anyone?

You're in luck my good man. ;-) Fried shrimp loaded up, and good to go.

[ofMagog]

The ditzy tourist had one of those big bird's nest massive "how-do-she" (She doesn't as it would mess up her hair..) hairdos with much too much spray, mostly gray, with some blue overtones. Mighta been a blond once, but it had apparently been dyed so many times, no tellling what the original color way. She had come ashore from one of those humongus floating sardine cans called a cruise ship, the kind where you see hundreds of them exiting at once like geriatric zombied ants. My autograph apparently made her day.

[philman_36]

Chow time! Uhmmm...Not meaning to be rude, but before I dig in...are they deveined? If not I'll help clean 'em and wait on the next batch to be fried up. I've spent a considerable amount of time at the sink with a fork on shrimp. It's well worth it.
I love seafood. Preparation is key.

Thanks for the raincheck whoever.

[whoever]

..Fried shrimp loaded up, and good to go. ..

Do you work for the Shrimp Council of the U.S.?

You have access to the finest shrimp anywere, anytime.

Thanks for those. yummmmm

[ofMagog]

LOL!

My favorite is Mighty Tree Shaker screaming, "SHOOT THE DOG!!!"

[whoever]

Speaking of dogs-------

DOG DUTIES

Is your dog a pampered pet?

Does he eat better than you?

Does he sit on your furniture?

Does he have the run of the house?

In days gone by dogs earned their keep.

Here are some suggestions to make your dog a useful member of your household.

Put him to work digging up your garden in the spring.

Make him fetch your mail and keep nosy neighbors away.

He can do dangerous work so you don't have to!

Or just give him general guard duty.

Send him out to check the weather.

Or make him help you cook the roast nice and slow for hours on that awful dog-torturing machine from the Middle Ages: the spit and treadmill!

But whatever you do, get him off that sofa, quit feeding him that gourmet food, and make him earn his keep, and then some!

Sincerely,
The CAT

[philman_36]

Shoot the dog and drown the cat,
Aquarium fish is where it's at.

Just being facetious. I've never had to shoot any of our dogs, they seem to get run over by cars or just run off, and I've never owned any cats to begin with.

[Diver Dave]

BUT FIRST...

BUT FIRST...first begins to manifest itself in the very young.

You will often hear them utter the words ... Yeah, But...

This is especially noticed in small children when confronted with an obvious wrong-doing.

It reaches epidemic proportions during the teenage years. If not corrected early with acceptance of ones responsibilities, the child and teenager will grow into whinning liberal adults or worse yet, a politician.

[blackie]

I was kidding, I don't give advice, I do a little coaching instead... :o)

[blackie]

"Ego food" isn't very filling...maybe... :o)

[lodwick]

The stolen shrimp appear to me to be both de-veined and butterflied, and maybe beer battered - I'm hoping now.

Like a painting chore, the prep time with shrimp is the most important. A lady from India clued me into the importance of husking them, prior to cooking and recommended to me
this handy dandy shelling de-veining tool .

One health note, the "vein" of the shrimp contains all sorts of healthy sea-found benefits, but at the cost of a bit of grit to the palate. That's why of late, we've been using the farm raised Tiger Shrimp whose farmers allow them a few days to cleanse themselves prior to market. No vein, easily peeled, boil, chill, enjoy. Voila

[whoever]

Do you chill the farm raised shrimp in salt water for a few hours first?

I find it improves the flavour. And I do love shrimp.

[philman_36]

The stolen shrimp appear to me to be both de-veined and butterflied, and maybe beer battered...
Excellent! >>>ignoring good manners, talking with a shrimp in the mouth<<<
>>>swallow<<<
BTW...You can do the same job with a fork as you can with that deveining tool and you don't have to go buy one seperately. Just use an outside tine.
Purged shrimp are okay, but I'd rather make sure though.
Purged crawfish are a must!

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping Who, your posts always make me smile!

[whoever]

I am so glad you stopped by. Please come and 'play' with us again soon.

[Billie]

I have already put your picture to good use, Mr. Hemingway. :) You must return tomorrow.

[lodwick]

I've not tried that method...yet. All the stuff we get here in Centex is "previously frozen" due to logistics. However we do have a large regional grocer HEB who is good enough to have knocked out Safeway, Piggley Wiggley, A & P, and just about everyone else - they sell good stuff at great prices.

I do not work for them, but I appreciate good business people.

What the devil was I talking about?

Oh yeah. Do you mean to soak the shrimp after they've been boiled?

After I've shelled them, into the boiling water, with cayanne pepper and other seasonings and a couple drops of olive oil, they go.

Just before I think they're done, about 1/3 knotted, I dump'em into a collander with cold running water. After a minute or so of this - off they go into the freezer to drop down the temp as quickly as I know how. Are you guys on the Food Network? You know lottsa tricks.

[firewalk]

Thank you for the ping Billie. This was a very nice thread!