Going out to eat has become a real treat, not a normal activity. There are still many folks who won’t even consider eating a meal in a restaurant. Not the Brewer’s. We don’t go out often, but we enjoy each occasion as something special, not a given. The safety and care of each restaurant we have visited has been most impressive. You are safer in a restaurant than at Lowe’s, I can vouch for … [Read more...]
Making Molasses Cookies
Every Christmas, my Aunt Lena made molasses cookies. When I was at Carolina, she would send me a tin of her homemade sugar cookies along with some molasses cookies. I kept them hidden from my suite mates so I could have them all to myself. Molasses cookies originated among the members of the Moravian Church. The Moravians are among the oldest Protestant denominations dating back to 15th century. … [Read more...]
Steak Burritos
More and more, I am cooking Mexican dishes, even though our set of bathroom scales sends out a mighty objection each following morning. I guess the stuff is so good that it makes me eat more, that and a 10-inch tortilla has 250 calories. Last week, I made some Steak Burritos and they were really good. I had already decided to do meat burritos – usually with ground meat – but I saw a pack of … [Read more...]
Ace Harrison
The world lost one of it’s great characters this week with the passing of Ralph “Ace” Harrison. Ralph, “Ace” as I called him, was an outstanding athlete and even a better coach, leading the Albemarle Patriot football team to three consecutive 10-0 seasons. He also coached golf and was a superior referee and umpire in his middle years. I first came to know him as an umpire. I was just starting … [Read more...]
No More Checking In Deer
The good old days of checking in a deer or a bear at a Game Checking Station are over. From now on, Virginia will go exclusively to electronic checking, and that’s a shame. Says the Wildlife Division: “Since 2004, DWR has offered some form of electronic harvest reporting, and beginning in 2019, electronic harvest reporting options were available for all game species for which reporting is … [Read more...]
Super Sea Bass
Amidst all the bally-ho of big stripers from the ocean come reports of outstanding sea bass action on the ocean wrecks. Parties aboard the Rudee Head Boats out of Virginia Beach are hammering the large and tasty sea bass - in my mind, the best eating fish in the ocean. The season for sea bass closes December 31st. Currently, any boats that can find decent weather to make the run out to the wrecks … [Read more...]
Toys to Remember
Toys have certainly changed since I was a boy. Everything is electronic today – and expensive. I was thinking back about Christmas toys I have received over the years and one of the first I can remember was a Slinky. Slinkies were wire coils that – if you started them off just right – would work their way down a flight of stairs. I expect I sent my Slinky down Mama Ida’s stairs a thousand times … [Read more...]
Gayle’s Country Hams
Lots of folks give hams this time of the year. If you haven’t bought one yet, or need a last minute gift, consider giving a Gayle’s Ham for that special someone. I used to spend lots of time fishing Mossy Creek, near Bridgewater in Augusta County. My drive over the Blue Ridge Mountains via Rt. 33 took me through Elkton, McGayheesville and Penn Laird before I turned off on Rt. 256, a bypass … [Read more...]
Attention Guys (Only)
Do not let your wives see this article. They think we are a bunch of dumb bunnies and can’t cook our way out of a Kroger’s grocery bag. We’ll show ‘em. About this time every year, ladies go into the kitchen to make special holiday stuff – jellies, cookies, cakes, candy and even fruit cake. They take out every possible pot and pan along with every spice in the rack to create their … [Read more...]
Save Big Bucks with VSGA Card
One of the knocks against golf these days is that it’s expensive. It can be, but it doesn’t have to be. My golfing Amigos and I have been wearing out our VSGA VIP cards, making the game a lot less expensive and a lot more fun since we’re playing lots of different courses. A VIP basically allows a golfer to have free greens fees with a cart rental. Looking back over the past few seasons, I have … [Read more...]
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