tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post7195810604027210415..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Tools of the Trade: Preserving Our MessPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-7271991383692081932012-05-19T09:07:05.986-08:002012-05-19T09:07:05.986-08:00Why thank you, kind ma'am :-) Few things I en...Why thank you, kind ma'am :-) Few things I enjoy more than hanging out with friends and telling stories. That's how I feel about Triple P: friends hanging out telling stories (prompted by our story leader - that would be you). Glad to be back, glad to be amongst friends and telling tales. Thank you for the kind words, too :-)Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-78900991648243383882012-05-17T13:17:59.088-08:002012-05-17T13:17:59.088-08:00Yay! Wally's back! I'm so glad that you&...Yay! Wally's back! I'm so glad that you're home again safe and sound.<br /><br />Thank you for your wonderful stories; as always, they add so much to these posts. Nothing is quite like hearing from someone who is out on the ocean in real time.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-49560292392826982482012-05-17T12:34:42.601-08:002012-05-17T12:34:42.601-08:00Of course, one more story. Bonus!! I was touring...Of course, one more story. Bonus!! I was touring the O'Fallon Brewery some years back with my (then) third wife's boy, Ben (who had just attained legal drinking age, and we were celebrating). The brewery is in O'Fallon (of course!), Missouri, and what a wonderful place! Small, homey, friendly. The owner/wife began our tour, but was called away. She asked the brewmaster to take over. Lucky us, said he, as she usually allowed two free samples. Proud of his product (prouduct? haha!), he invited us to sample as many as we liked. Being a proud Scotsman, I also enjoyed the "free" aspect of this tour. Ben and I sampled many products, but were unable to sample them all.... my fave recollection is of the brewmaster telling us about his new IPA which was so new it had not yet gone to market; he poured two from the tanks, and asked for our opinion. Good stuff!<br />So, Readers, anyone visiting Saint Louis or nearby areas - get some O'Fallon Beer. Wonderful Wheat and IPA, plus seasonal choices (such as Wheach - Peach flavored Wheat for the summer; really good!!). Nice people, good product, great tour.Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-66460871221126994782012-05-17T12:25:17.369-08:002012-05-17T12:25:17.369-08:00Ahh, five weeks and back ashore. I can attest to ...Ahh, five weeks and back ashore. I can attest to the fact that refrigeration works wonders on the availability of fine foodstuffs (and having a fine chef aboard is certainly a prize: Eating Brian's fine food last time resulted in me gaining seven pounds!! This time, more careful and proud of myself, I stayed even. Limited second helpings, and stopped having four desserts a day prolly had something to do with it ;-)<br /><br />Another fine method of preserving food when ice is scarce and refrigeration not an option is drying. I always keep a few bags of jerky in my helmet bag for those long boat ops which always seem to stretch across mealtime. I do indeed rotate them, but some have lasted for over a year (off topic a bit, but I once discovered a bag of red vine licorice under my truck seat, which had gone missing a few years before. Being essentially sweetened plastic, it was as good as the day it was produced!)<br /><br />Glad to be back, missed y'all :-) Congratulations on the new award, Pauline: most well-deserved!Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-66573543609521378162012-05-16T10:14:03.617-08:002012-05-16T10:14:03.617-08:00Well, after that probably a nap :)Well, after that probably a nap :)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-86390771549088892752012-05-15T22:24:56.902-08:002012-05-15T22:24:56.902-08:00Ahoy, Pauline! Bacon, butter and beer (not necessa...Ahoy, Pauline! Bacon, butter and beer (not necessarily in that order)... What more do you need?Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-7408629515803664642012-05-15T17:04:59.191-08:002012-05-15T17:04:59.191-08:00See, now, I've heard that too and it smacks va...See, now, I've heard that too and it smacks vaguely of the fundamentalist arguement that the wine Jesus was drinking was more like grape juice. <br /><br />Personally, I think a lot of our "modern" medical problems such as heart disease and cancer have more to do with genetics and longevity than they do with what we ingest, breathe, touch, etc. But that's just me (and I've yet to meet a doctor who likes my theories).<br /><br />All that said, I'm with you dear Undine. Another round of IPA for all!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-38151381341652357852012-05-15T15:14:39.585-08:002012-05-15T15:14:39.585-08:00Many people believe that salt our ancestors ate, i...Many people believe that salt our ancestors ate, in a more "natural" form was not at all unhealthy; they claim that it's the modern commercially processed versions that are bad. And, of course, even some scientists are now backtracking from the "salt is pure evil" hard line.<br /><br />Of course, I have no idea if that's true or not. I say, better stock up on that India Pale Ale, just in case. Can't be too careful.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.com