Galley
Food, Beverages, Recipes and Rum.
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Oooooooohhhhh... Beginner with good questions... Okay, for a bigger batch... I am a VERY BIG advocate of using glass over plastic containers. So my strongest suggestion is to go to the local homebrew or winemaking stor (which are often enough the same place, but not always) and buy a 5 or 6 gallon (19 to 22 litre) glass carboy.... But I know a lot of people getting into it prefer to spend less money up front, and upgrade their gear later (which is more expensive in the long run), but in that case, a hard plastic 5 gallon (19 litre) water cooler bottle will do. I recently tried using a soft flexible plastic 2.5 gallon (9 litre) water jug, and almost lost the batch for…
Last reply by Coastie04, -
You can learn alot about a person from what they eat, atleast I've heard that somewhere . Well, whats the last thing you put in your pie-whole? Or what yea'be eating right now? For me, toast, it's 5:33am so I had toast.
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We're having Chicken Tortilla Soup tonight. With the passing of Apollo, Janelle wants only comfort food for the next few days, and I'll oblige her as she wishes. :)
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The scuttlebutt is our little red cat loves toast. Maybe she needs one of these? Toast's up!
Last reply by Silkie McDonough, -
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OK.... what are you doing.... What are you eating.... BUT what are you drinking........ now that be somethin close ter any Pyrate's durty black heart..... (and it also explaines why we sometime type soo dang poorly) Right now..... a glass O' Port.... I bar-b-qued a chunka dead cow (a really good chunk tho).... and beer just wasn't right........
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Coffee or tea? 1 2 3 4 9
by JohnnyTarr- 221 replies
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Ok while some of us can drink our rum at all hours, I sit here in the early morning with me cup of coffee. Rum just doesn't help me wake up like it used to. I got a blend of French roast coffee beans and chickory that I made myself and I like a lot. What else do you all imbid in?
Last reply by Red Cat Jenny, -
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Oh, this is so weird yet funny. You know you think too much about piracy and too much of a pirate... when you think about Davy Jones and the first thing that comes to mind... is gotta get something to eat at Long John Silvers... and grab the fish planks, shrimp, clams dinner with the lobster bites! Anyone have those twisted piratical moments? ~Lady B
Last reply by lady snow, -
Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest. Not bad, 5.5%, coppery, delicious after reading "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to my minions . . . Your turn . . .
Last reply by Oscar Henry, -
so i was sitting here thinking about hardtack and wondered if there were any records of what was aboard any of the ships of the era for food.. (pirate, merchant or naval) and what a daily alotment would have actually been. we all know about the rations of rum, but i mean how many pounds of barrelled pork, how many pieces of biscuit. were there dried beans or rice aboard? now before anyone jumps in and says pirates would have taken it off a captured ship, well yeah- but what is documented that they took. I'm looking for things like blackbeards treasure that was on board the adventure as recorded by maynard. a few pounds each of sugar, cocoa, coffee or tea and some meats…
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Ok as you all know I am tring to become a self-sufficent sailor. I am making my own boat and I will make my own sail. I doubt that I will make my own line as their is much better out there than I could make. I know that a man can only live so long on saltwater alone. So as I am in drydock now I would like to know about your tastes in Rum. I have tried Captain Morgan's, and Pyrat both straight. Now in one of my magazines I find Pusser's Rum and this past weekend I went to the store and found a sea of rum for sale. I know that this has been talked about before and I will set out for those waters soon, but I would like an updated opinion on rums. So there you go.
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Gold Age Food 1 2 3
by Jib- 66 replies
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I would assume that hard tack and fish would be part of a pirates diet but what else? Any of the historical pirates ever 'dine in period style'?
Last reply by Fox, -
Rats! rats! yum!! 1 2 3
by Rats- 64 replies
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Rats rats yum! Rats rats yum! They're munchy, crunchy, munchy, crunchy, Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! One of the wonderful things about Rats, is "I'm the only one!" I'm the only one! See what happens when they take away the rum rat-ions??!
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YOUR drink! 1 2 3
by LadyBarbossa- 63 replies
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I'm sure this was asked before but the thread 's either been lost or something else. So... here's the question... If you could have a drink made for ya, named after you... what would be in it and what would it be called? Example... Siren's Plunder Me Cherry which is simply Rum (Captain Morgan mind ya) and cherries with optional grenadine. Mine... Well, I've been pondering it. So... here 's a couple: 2 shots Hot Sex and 2 shots Godiva chocolate liquer optional drizzle of chocolate syrup served on the rocks. The name? Not sure yet. maybe the Sweet Kiss. Or a bolder mix which is 2 shots Hot Sex, half shot Irish Cream, half shot Cask and Cream, 1 shot Godiva choc…
Last reply by Ransom, -
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For all you rum aficionados out there; we all know there's more to rum that Capt. Morgan's (blasphemy, I know!) but has anyone ever done a lengthy rum comparison test? Fer example, the Puerto Rican Rums seem to be mellower than most, the Jamaican rums have more scent and the French Caribbean (Martinique) rum just plain hurts, IMO. in more ways than one. Dark Hawaiian rum tends to be thicker in texture than other dark rums. So let's hit the virtual pub and do a taste test, shall we? What's in YOUR rum?
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We started a batch of honey mead a couple of months ago following this recipe for simple mead. I would highly reccommend it to anyone interested in trying something like it. We sampled it immediately after it started fermenting, and were not horribly impressed (but the recipe warned that would be the case). Now, about two months later -- I really shoulda kept better track -- it's some right tasty stuff. Personally, I'd put it up against any other mead available on the market. We have two additional batches going (one with cinnamon and one with strawberries) that have finished fermenting, but not clarified well just yet. We should be well-stocked for TRF, methinks.…
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Pyracy Brew Crew 1 2
by Pew- 48 replies
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So maybe we're not all rum drinkers. How about a simple DIY beer review guide for those flavors you favor most. So what beer are you drinking now and what's your opinion of it? We just finished a 6'er of Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Goode, but pales in comparison to Anchor Steam's Christmas Ale. I feel, the best of the holiday seasonals so far. A friend gave us a bottle of Sam Adams Chocolate Bock for Christmas. Can't wait to break open it tonight....
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For a long time now I have been looking for the earliest reference to a "tin kitchen", a kind of half-round reflector oven. To date I have only been able to find references to around the time of the Revolution. That is until tonight. On the 18th Century Material Culture's Facebook page I found two paintings dating to the late 1600's with clear depictions of the "tin kitchen." "The Cook, 1657-1667" and an untitled work dated sometime prior to 1678. So now I will buy a tin kitchen and use it secure in the knowledge that it is at least period. Now, can anyone find a reference to one of these, or something similar, being aboard a ship?
Last reply by William Brand, -
If I have to explain it any further, you obviously don't understand.
Last reply by jendobyns, -
'Tis 'bout time for a Friday morn beverage discussion: Ales, Stouts, Lagers, Pilsners . . . jus' to name a few. Any brands worth mentioning that aren't made by Bud or Coors? What ale be ye imbibin' at yer local fest? I wanna know wot be available that I need a pirate out west ta ship me, (any you Colorado folks, I be likin' the LeftHand Brown Ale, or Fat Tire's Amber Ale. ) Meself be takin to a MackesonXXX or Young's Double Chocolate Stout, 'ere on the east coast. McHenry's not a bad brew, nor DeGroens, both of which made 'ere in Baltimore. Try the Fordham, if'n ye be at the Ram's 'ead Tavern 'ere in Maryland. .
Last reply by Pew, -
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Lots of small run rum makers are now selling product on a local level. Just curious what your favorite rum is to drink straight without ice or a mix? Mine? Goslings Black Seal.
Last reply by Red-Handed Jill, -
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This might be apropriate in a different section, but... What kinds of cheese was around at this time? I can assume Cheddar and Swiss, but there are so many different types of cheese out there... However all those other choices weren't around then. What other 'common food' was there? Aboard ships we talk about salt beef and pork, beans, rice, peas, ships biscuits and cheese. Rarely do I hear of chicken, goose, rabbit, goat or lamb. But there was livestock on many a ship to feed the crew...
Last reply by CrazyCholeBlack, -
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Alright...I'm getting too drunk on Bacardi tonight to follow any stories. I'm wonderin' what the heck everyone's having tonight. I'm downing Bacardi and Pepsi's tonight. Forgot that I stashed my brandy down stairs. DANNGIT!
Last reply by kass, -
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I've seen quite a few recipes for punches and such that involve rum, but I am curious about the rum itself. In the greater selection of rums there are today, which modern gets closest to the kind of rum the common sailor and pirate would have had access to (both at a cheap tavern and on ship)? I understand that this common stuff might choke modern drinkers, but I'm okay with that. I want to get an idea of what these guys had to put up with. Also, if you can, provide evidence for why it's closer to the original.
Last reply by Quartermaster James, -
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After I saw something about a "Plunder My Cherry" drink, I thought I might start this thread. No, not basic stuff like rum 'n' water, 'r rum 'n' coke. Got some fancy things here that our fellow privateers may like t' try? I would personally prefer it if the name of the drink was listed first, then the recipe follows in the body of the message. Although, knowin' pyrates don't follow rules ver' well.....
Last reply by Black Syren, -
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It is a proven, and verifiable fact, that the moment a rum bottle is uncorked, uncapped, unscrewed, disembunged, or otherwise opened, that the alcohol inside begins to evaporate....... this, combined with an entire crew of rummed up scalawags can lead to depleted rum stores, but fantastic stories of what the lightweights did while inebriated...... this is why it is advisable to drink it all as quickly as possible, because either way, it's gonna be gone before you know it......it never lasts
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